The Lateral Line custom boat build #3

New Zealand has more than 15,000 km of beautiful coastline, making it a popular place to spend time on a boat.

Heading out to the Noises in the Hauraki Gulf we put the boat through its paces to see what it could do.

“How about we blast out to Penguin Shoals for a fish?” Offered Ryan Carmichael, Sales Manager for Tauranga’s Master Tech Marine. This guy is talking my language, I thought. A brand-new boat, the Buccaneer 565 Billfisher, pushed by a sweet engine package in the Suzuki DF115A, heading out a to fishing spot I was yet to visit.

Great advice on how to tie an anchor when jet ski fishing.

Many people stow away their boat over winter, however proper care and inspection is essential to ensure springtime does't become an expensive repair exercise.

Being completely different to big boats, a good deal of planning needs to be done to kit out your small boat properly and travel in comfort. Forsyth Thompson explains.

Many people stow away their boat over winter, however proper care and inspection is essential to ensure springtime doesn’t become an expensive repair exercise.

The immaculately maintained Dickey Semifly 32 'Dida' is for sale. Supporting our mates at Dickey Boats, we thought we'd let the NZFW community know.