Upon his visit to test the Trusty 23, Stuart Field discovers a ‘little ship’ to rekindle the fire in an old sailor’s loins.
Over the years, we have learned that there is no such thing as a ‘typical’ Boat Mart reader’s boat. Indeed our readers are as diverse as the boats they own and yet I’m certain that this feature will strike a chord with every one of us, because the Trusty...

Stuart Field takes a first look at the Mariner 700, the hotly anticipated new prototype fisher from ABC Marine.
The Mariner 700 Sport Fisher was first seen at the 2010 Birmingham Boat Show, where it towered over the Kruger boats also exhibited by ABC Marine. It inevitably aroused a hell of a lot of customer interest, so when an invitation arrived to give the pre-production prototype its first...

The 59 SC majors on style, but is there substance beneath the swagger of Finnmaster’s latest open boat? Boat Mart sent Alex Smith to find out. There’s something gratifyingly simple about an open sports boat. In this boat there’s none of the bulk or weight of a cabin. There’s no hard top to catch the wind, clutter the deck, wallow in the turns or trap the engine noise. With boats like these...

Thinking of buying a boat? Stuart Field heads for Portland to test a boat from a renowned American builder you might not have heard from before. While Pro-Line may not be a name that springs immediately to mind when thinking of sports fishers, these boats have been built in America since 1968 when fishermen Dan Atwood and his father founded the boating company. Just a couple of years later, the...

Stuart Field gets the exclusive UK test of the debut fisher from Sprint Boats.
Over the decades we’ve tested literally dozens of new boats from first time builders. Sadly, many of these boats together with their builders have disappeared into the mists of time, never to be heard from again. But if the Nord Fisher 170 is anything to go by, I’m pretty sure that one new builder,...

Featuring Suziki’s Lean Burn Fuel Control technology three new outboards, announced earlier this year, will be on show for the first time at this year’s Southampton Boat Show continuing the update of existing engines. First seen at the Miami Boat Show the...

Although we frequently carry news of the latest Yamaha outboards we rarely get to hear of other revelations from this multi faceted manufacturer. So try the following for size. Great music is all about light and shade and Yamaha look set to top the colour charts...

C A Clase, the UK's leading distributor of marine electronics, will present the Nauticomp Infinity II and Infinity PRO marine monitors at the PSP Southampton Boat Show for the first time. Combining cutting-edge display technology with an easy to use interface,...

For some reason, the lightweight aluminium boats sold by Quicksilver seldom get mentioned in boating articles - and that’s a great shame because these tough all-purpose craft represent remarkably good value for money.
Quicksilver’s V Hull boats have...

Smartwave AV3500
When it comes to budget boats that really perform (and which are absolutely bombproof) you have to go a long way to beat the Kiwi-built Smartwave craft. In just a few years, these roto-moulded polyethylene boats have attracted a strong...

The three GRP issues
Despite its excellent suitability as a boat-building material, GRP has three important characteristics. Firstly, to a greater or lesser extent, all resins used in boatbuilding are permeable, which means they will allow water to enter;...