Trailer boats always a key focus of On Water Boat Show

New Zealand trailer boat manufacturers exhibiting at the 2015 Auckland On Water Boat Show describe the domestic market as very buoyant.

“Ninety per cent of trailer power boats sold in New Zealand are made in New Zealand,” says Peter Busfield, executive director of the New Zealand Marine Industry Association (NZ Marine) which owns and runs the show. “So it’s very encouraging for this sector that they are seeing such consumer confidence.”

Lance Fink of Hamilton’s Tristram Marine, one of the top two or three fibreglass trailer powerboat manufacturers in New Zealand, has 13 boats on display at the Auckland On Water Boat Show with a combined retail value of $2.28 million.

“This show has the right atmosphere; we’re delighted with the very strong leads gained in the first day and a half of the show and we’ve got a lot of quotes to do next week,” Fink says. “We’re seeing that some people are looking to a large trailerboat, rather than a launch – there’s less maintenance and they’re out on the water quickly. For our popular models we’re taking orders for production after Christmas and see that our most recent model, the 701 Offshore and Vanquish models are selling particularly well.”

As well as the huge array of trailer powerboats on display, the Auckland On Water Boat Show visitors can go aboard more than 80 sail and motor yachts on the purpose-built marina and see a wide array of inboard and outboard engines, safety equipment, electronics and navigation systems, fishing equipment, kayaks and paddleboards, marine chandlery and more at the show. A free seminar series offers advice on preparing yachts for offshore cruising, how to get into sailing, fishing tips and kayak fishing.

More information is available on the show’s website www.auckland-boatshow.com with regular updates on the show’s Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram and YouTube pages.

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