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Source:
Go Boating Australia
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| WATER TESTS |
One of the great characteristics of the Sunrunner range is the they run flat without dragging their stern in the water, a common problem that adds to fuel consumption, something we boat owns we never like to see increased. The hull has been designed by Sunrunner’s naval architect and exhibits beautiful characteristics of being stable, responsive, soft and quiet. There are no rattles or banging that you sometimes come across in a production model boat, especially a boat so new (hull number 2). Throw the 2800 into some tight turns and you immediately notice that the stern doesn’t want to slide out of the turn to unstick the boat. It realistically handles like a 28ft ski boat and there will be no doubt be some owners who might like to tow a tube behind them for the kids. While we didn’t have the opportunity to explore outside on the day of our test, as the Gold Coast Seaway wasn’t workable, cutting back across the wake of other boats’ wash indicated that the hull was quite dry.
Sunrunner have built the 2800 to Class E offshore certification meaning the 2800 can carry up to eight people offshore. The main reason for this is that all boats are being build for export must comply with these standards. Let’s face it, we can’t always be fair weather sailors and while some of Australia’s waters can be very demanding on our boats there are also a number of places throughout the world that have very demanding boating conditions.
Depending on your personally preference, you can either elect to walk through the armour plated windscreen up onto the forward deck or walk around the side to the 2800. Sunrunner have made it easy to do both as they have moulded fiberglass steps up to the walk through windscreen while at the same time moulding steps for the walk around. There are also grab rails on each side of the targa providing the deckhand with something to hold onto while moving forward.
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