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Marine Sailing

Yanmar Yet Again Based on Experience

  Blue Dolphin

Commercial boat owner and operator, Peter Lynch of Blue Dolphin Tours in Harvey Bay has been operating his own charter boat business for a relatively short time, but already he has owned three boats, all Yanmar powered. Read more...

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Submerged Yanmars Fire Back to Life in Remote North Pacific Yanmar Diesel-A Proven Partner For record Breakers
  Submerged

Two years ago the Barrie family were much like any other family on a camping holiday, dreaming of cruising the world, hopping from island to island.  Read more...

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Jessica Watson-Start 

Jessica Watson from Queensland's Sunshine Coast is no doubt one 16 year old that is going places! Read more...

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Jessica Homeward Bound After 24,000nm Yanmar Brings Jessica Home
Jessica Watson Homeward Bound 

Jessica Watson's voyage and record breaking attempt to be the youngest person to sail solo around the world is gathering pace. Read more...

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Jessica Final 

Jessica Watson sailed around the globe to international acclaim.   And after passing through Sydney Heads, she dropped the sails and turned the key switch on Ella's Pink Lady's Yanmar 3YM30 to motor up Sydney Harbour. Read more...

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Seawind Chooses Yanmar For New 1250 Model Yanmar Diesels Keep Their Cook for Water Taxi Fleet
Seawind 

Large cruising catamarans are purchased by a special breed, a customer who demands high quality, is fastidious about an exceptional finish and one who wants the very best in appointments and equipment. Read more...

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Water Taxi

Melbourne's unique water taxi service relies on Yanmar marine diesels to power their fleet of limousine-style cruising vessels. From wedding functions to corporate events, the Melbourne Water Taxi fleet provides a first class chauffer service throughout Melbourne's rivers. Readmore... 

Related Engine: JH5 Series Shaftdrive

Yanmar Innovation Powers a LightWave Yacht Wooden Boat Legend Gets a New Yanmar
Lightwave 

Greg and Janie Page are living the retired couples dream onboard their new Yanmar powered Lightwave cruising catamaran 'Skedaddle'. Read more....

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Stormbay 

Highly regarded wooden boat craftsmen Tim Phillips of the Wooden Boat Shop in Sorrento is all smiles after recently fitting a new 110mhp Yanmar 4JH4-HTE engine into his classically restored Tasmanian couta boat 'Storm Bay'. Read more...

Related Engine: JH3/4(T) Series Shaftdrive

Wooden Boat Craftsman Works in a Dea of Yanmar
Woodenboat craftman 

Highly respected Wooden Boat Shop owner Tim Phillips could well be mistaken for taking brand loyalty too far with his wooden boat restoration facility loaded to the hilt with Yanmar powered boats. Read more...

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Pleasure Craft

Yanmar Powers Opulent Cat

Yanmar Powers Opulent

In Queensland boaters don't come with a much bigger profile than flamboyant hairdressing entrepreneur, Steve "Stefan" Ackerie.  Read more...Related info

Yanmar Powers A Passion

Yanmar Power of Choice for New Steber Twin Cab

Origin

Richard Pozzey is a passionate fishing and boating enthusiast. His passion has led him to build and customise this magnificent Origin 8.0m boat to meet a market looking for a serious offshore fishing and lifestyle boating experience. Read more...

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Steber Twin Cab 

Up on the north coast of NSW, tucked away in the idyllic riverside town of Taree, the Steber family is already gearing up for the surge of Australian built fibreglass boats in the post GFC era.  Read more...

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Yanmar Powers Steber For Marine Rescue NSW First Delivered Three On the Way Efficient By Name & Nature
  NSW Rescue

Two of the most formidable entities in commercial boating have combined once again to deliver the latest vessel for Marine Rescue NSW. Read more...

Related Engine: LY3 Series

Efficent 44 

Building a 44 timber launch in the current era dominated by fibreglass, composites and a wealth of exotic materials takes enormous courage. Read more...

Related Engine:6CX530

Yanmar Power For New Timber Classic Yanmar Gives Fisherman His Mojo Back
  Timber Classic

Gladly the time honoured art of wooden boat building is not totally lost.    The Wooden Boat Shop of Sorrento, Victoria has launched the Cheviot 32 (Series II); an absolute modern classic, built in timber all the way from the keel up but powered by the latest Yanmar 6BY2 marine diesel engine. Read more...

Related Engine: BY2 Series Shaftdrive

Mojo 

By any measure Mark Parkes is a fishing tragic.   Mark openly acknowledges that he is obsessed by the lure of heading offshore to enjoy the solitude of the open ocean in his quest to land blue water game fish.  Read more...

Related Engine: LPA Series Sterndrive

"Smooth, Powerful&Economical" the Pwner Says Dual Yanmar 4BY2's Power Breakthrough Compact Game Boat
  Smooth, Powerful 8SY

Lifetime boater Grant Burley is no stranger to Yanmar.  In 1999 he repowered a 12m sports boat with a pair of Yanmar 6LP-STE 300hp engines, halving the fuel bill in the process. Read more...

Related Engine: 8SY Series

Dual Yanmar 

Every now and then a designer backs his hunch and steps outside the accepted design parameters to build and market a fresh design. Chris Headley is one such man who has invested in a breathtaking new concept. Read more...

Related Engine: BY Series Shaftdrive

First Twin Yanmar ZT350 Drives Fitted To Aussie Boat Yanmar Re-Power Gives Big Power Gain with No Weight Penalty
  TwinZT350

The first pair of Yanmar's new ZT350 diesel sterndrives have been installed to an Australian built boat, the luxury Sea Quest 3600 Sports Bridge. Read more...

Related Engine: BY2 Series Sterndrive

Re-power Give Big Power 

Every so often a boater arrives at Yanmar, keen to re-power their boat for reasons other than the existing engines being worn ragged.  Richard Wilson is one such customer who recently re-powered his luxury 53' Ocean Alexander with a pair of Yanmar's new release 8SY-900M diesel engines. Read more...

Related Engine: SY Series

Yanmar Hunt 24At Centre Of Yanmar ZT350 Sterndrive Program Quickshift Transmissions Transform Traning Vessel
 Hunt24

A strikingly different powerboat has rolled into the Power Equipment's Lynbrook warehouse in Victoria. Read more...

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 Vicboy

A pair of new Yanmar 6CX-GTYE diesel marine engines mated to the recently released and revolutionary Twin Disc QuickShift transmissions have contributed to a remarkable makeover for Vic Goy, and his Geelong (VIC) based training vessel.  Read more...

Related Engine: CX Series Shaftdrive

Yanmar Unveils New Generation BY2 Series Diesels Quickshift Transmissions Transform Traning Vessel
BY2 Release 

Can the latest and best marine diesel be made even better? Yes it can, according to Yanmar Marine. Read more...

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  Vicboy

A pair of new Yanmar 6CX-GTYE diesel marine engines mated to the recently released and revolutionary Twin Disc QuickShift transmissions have contributed to a remarkable makeover for Vic Goy, and his Geelong (VIC) based training vessel.  Read more...

Related Engine: CX Series Shaftdrive

White-Wash With Yanmar Lightweight Electronic Control Diesel Joins-6CX530
 Conde

Ron Conde has been playing around with boats virtually all of his life. The passion started out with a yacht and then quite a few more followed. Read more...

Related Engine:LPA Series Shaftdrive

CX530 release 

THE 6CX530 is the latest addition to Yanmar Marine's range of big power electronic diesels. It is much lighter than anything the comĀ­petition can offer, at just 855 kilograms dry weight - well over 200 kilos less than some comparable-size engines. Read more...

Related Engine: 6CX530

New BY Yanmar Engines Unleash a Whole New Animal Scomitar Customer Demands Big Yanmar BY Series Power
Spiteri 

When Joe Spiteri went looking for a new boat to replace his trusty 26 foot Bertram-Caribbean, he never anticipated that all his homework would lead him to a sophisticated engine re-power with Yanmar. Read more

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Crimitar 

A general rule of thumb in the boat building business is that manufactures determine the optimum power for a boat, and then prefer to build to this standard factory specification. Read more...

Related Engine: BY Series Shaftdrive

Commerical Engine

Pro Fisherman Puts His Trust In Commercial Yanmar Marine Diesel

Cimmercial Cat Logs Big Hours in Double Quick Time

 Rocky

Professional fishermen Rocky Musumeci of Bermagui knows performance, economy and reliability are essential when choosing a commercial marine engine... Read more 

Related Engine: CH Series

commercial cat 

In just seven months of operation, Freedom Monarch has logged up a massive 1788 hours on the Yanmar 6AYM-GTE engines...   Read more...

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Nako Fisheries Powers Ahead With Yanmar World First for Yanmar in New Zealand
Nako 

Milne Bay Province in Papua New Guinea is not usually an area associated with commercial boat building. Nako Fisheries which is located in the idyllic location of Alotau, is showing what can be achieved. Read more...

Related Engine:CH Series

NZ Sprite 

The three-masted barquentine Spirit of New Zealand is believed to be probably the world's busiest youth ship. Commissioned in 1986, the 'Spirit' spends around 340 days at sea. Read more...

Related Engine: 6AY Series

Another Yanmar Repower Success Story Dive Operator Repowers With Yanmar For 25% Fuel Saving & 100% Reliablity
NZ 6AY Sucess 

Real Journeys is New Zealand's largest marine tourism operator, and operates 32 vessels under survey. The 40 metre, 693 gross tonnage Fiordland Navigator is one of six major ships in the fleet, all built in Southland New Zealand. Read more...

Related Engine: 6AY Series

Calypso 

Operating a recreational dive charter boat business from the idyllic Mission Beach coastal village in Far North Queensland is no less demanding an operation than a commercial fisherman operating in Bass Strait. Read more...

Related Engine: 6HY Series

Dual Yanmar's Deliver Ferry Power Yanmar - The Smart Choice for Professional Fishermen
Dual Ferry 

Yanmar marine diesel engines have been used to power a Brisbane built ferry destined for tourist work in New Caledonia.  Dual Yanmar 6HYM-ETE engines each rated at 650 MHP, are mated to ZF transmissions in the all-alloy sea going catamaran hull.Read more..

Related Engine: 6HY Series

Grassby HA2 

Based in Lakes Entrance on Victoria's picturesque Gippsland Lakes region, Owen recently repowered his commercial fishing boat with a new 350 mhp Yanmar 6HA2 marine diesel and has since recorded a stunning result in overall boat performance and fuel economy. Read more...

Related Engine: 6HA2 Series

Touch of Yanmar Class For Sydney Charter Boat Icon New 6AY Series-Adaptable, Dependable and Economical
Island Bob HA2 

When Sydney based high profile corporate events specialist Bob Stanton went looking for marine diesels to re-power his corporate charter vessel, local marine surveyors and naval architects pointed him to one brand for his beloved 'Island Club' luxury cruiser- Yanmar. Read more...

Related Engine: 6HA2 Series

6AY Introduce 

Yanmar delivers an intelligent marine diesel solution for commercial applications with the new 6AY Series offering a long list of economical advantages. Read more...

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I Like Purpose Built Marine Diesel Engines in My Boats

First Yanmar 6HY-ETE owner in Australia has No Regrets
Karl

Likeable, affable, capable and very much a straight shooter, Karl together with his wife Fiona come from Tassie families steeped in fishing and earning a living from the sea. Read more...

Related Engine: 6HA2 Series

The First owner 6HY 

Rarely do you see an engine that has clocked up 6000 hours in a commercial fishing boat, and the engine looks just as fresh and clean as the day it was bolted into the bearers. Read more...

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