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BOATLAND WINNELLIE in cooperation with
HORIZON ALUMINIUM BOATS & STEYR MOTORS AUSTRALIA
is proud to present the
580 Sports Fisher SD
in store now!!!A 5.8m aluminium walk around centre cab powered by a 165hp STEYR diesel.
For more on the 580 Sports Fisher SD & STEYR MOTORS come in and see us at
Boatland Winnellie 524 Stuart Highway, Winnellie
www.boatlandwinnellie.com.au or phone 8984 3277
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Steyr’s a really good sport
With the engine weighing only 258kg, the Steyr Motors power package represents the perfect combination,with the 580 Sportfisher making 35knots (65kph) at wide-open throttle
STEYR Motors is an Austrianmanufacturer that has long beenknown as a provider of commercialand military engines.
In fact, Steyr Motors is often seenin the Darwin area, being thepower plant behind the Zodiac Ribtenders on the Navy’s ArmidaleClass of vessels. The ribs see a sub-stantial amount of action, particul-arly in their use as border-protec-tion and asylum-seeker retrievalvessels.
While it may come as a surpriseto some, Steyr Motors also has astrong background in the pleasuremarine market.
Steyr Motors has a range of en-gines from 50 to 295hp and theseare available to suit shaft, sternand jet drive.
All the Steyr Motors engines arepurpose-built for marine appli-cations and are based on the sameunique Monoblock design.
The Monoblock is based on thepremise that the block and cylin-der head are cast as one piece, elim-inating the need for gaskets withtheir inherent lifespan and leakageproblems.
The Darwin community can seethe latest Steyr Motors pleasure ap-plication at Boatland Winnelliewith its new Horizon Easy Fisher.
Built to order, the 580 Sportfisheris powered by the Steyr MotorsMO174, 165hp, four-cylinder,through a MerCruiser Bravo 1drive.
With the engine weighing only
258kg, the Steyr Motors powerpackage represents the perfectcombination, with the 580 Sportfi-sher making 35knots (65kph) atwide-open throttle.
Steyr Motors offers a range offour-cylinder and six-cylinder en-gines in the Stern drive category.
On top of the turbocharged and
intercooled four-cylinderMO174V40, there are also three-and six-cylinder Stern drivemodels available.
These include the 230hpMO236K42, the 250hp MO256H45and the 280hp MO286H43.
In addition, Steyr Motors is theonly engine manufacturer that of-
fers a wide range of Stern DriveConversion kits, making them per-fect for engine-only replacements.
On the vessel side, the HorizonEasy Fisher is designed to cater forall markets and represents greatvalue for money.
Built on Horizon’s smooth-ridingHydrolift hull, with a deep vee
from bow to stern to slice throughchop, the vessel has a wide beamfor stability at rest.
Key features of the Horizon 580Sportfisher include a large anchorwell, side pockets, bow and siderails with bowsprit, rear step withrail, 3mm smooth top sides and4mm bottoms, and extruded fullywelded side decks.
Steyr Motors Australia has over35 trained and authorised dealersacross the country and is repre-sented in Darwin by Boatland Win-nellie.
For more information, contactWayne Ross at Boatland Winnellieon (08) 8947 0310.