Powerboats Yorkshire UK

Powerboats Yorkshire is crammed with sports boats and engines. It's just like a new car showroom. Everything on show is clean and ready to be sold, there's no dirty hulls and tatty boats here.

Regardless of whether you're after a new boat, engine or a used rig, if there isn't one in stock he'll find you one. However, with the choice of new and used Bayliners, Bayliner Cruisers, Crownline Boats, Quicksilver inflatables plus Mariner outboards it's more than likely he can fix you up on the spot.

There's a fully equipped workshop and the dealership has been appointed Mercruiser service dealers for over fourteen years. Having found a boat you can gear yourself up with trendy clobber, Jobe Skis or enjoy yourself looking through the chandlery stores. Here is one of those "one stop" boat centres, if you can't get it here then you don't need it. This is one of those real boat dealers who'll take you out to a nearby lake to show you how to use your new boat, organise finance deals and take anything from another boat to a moterbike in part exchange.

A visit to Powerboats Yorkshire is a worthwhile experience, even if you just come to look you'll come away with something, and you'll go back again… everyone does.

Trophy Fishing Boats

A rigid framework of fibreglass one-piece stringers bonded to the hull and deck from a single structure, giving durability and smooth performance. Tops are mounted on sturdy welded aluminium structures, bolted through into aluminium plates laminated into the stringers.

Stainless steel deck fittings secured through backing plates and stainless steel fasteners to withstand extreme conditions. The fuel tank mountings are also integrated with the stringers, protecting the cross-linked polyethylene fuel tank. This is safe and rust-free. Solidly engineered hulls, grp textured decking, DRS drainage response systems to shed water, PVC wiring conduit for wiring and hoses are all backed by a 10 year limited warranty.

Bayliner 3488 Motoryachts

Bayliner 3488 Motoryachts boast reliable contruction and nimble handling, thanks to a novel control system.

Bayliner, of Arlington USA, meets the needs of pleasureboaters worldwide. Dependable quality at the right price has always been central to the popularity of Bayliner boats, but with the introduction of the 3488 Motoryachts, the builder has taken reliable workmanship to a new level.

The first yacht built using Bayliner’s modular production system, the 3488 is assembled from several precisely constructed sections that were developed using advanced software and Computer Aided Design (CAD). Such extensive computer modelling enabled Bayliner to determine an optimum hull shape and devise the best configurations for electrical circuitry and mechanical equipment, plus exploit normally unused interior spaces.

A deep-V hull is the result. Its hand-laid fibreglass is protected from osmosis blistering by vinylester resin applied over the gelcoat. The engine room module is bonded to the hull with strong urethane adhesive, and when the module consisting of the forward stateroom, head, and midcabin is added, its electrical and mechanical systems are already in, waiting only to be linked to the likewise “plug-and-play” saloon module.

Such precision is evident as soon as you enter the 3488’s saloon and see how seamlessly her parts are joined. The design of the air conditioning systems has been incorporated into the moulded headliner. Although the air handler is beneath the flybridge console, it can be serviced through a panel in the overhead, and its ducting is integrated into the headliner in a broad arc for highly efficient distribution.

It’s clear that the space it cools will be easily maintained over the many years of enjoyment the 3488 should provide. The comfortable settees (perhaps covered in optional Luxor leather), the moulded-fibreglass dash, the L-shape countertop in the galley... all these durable surfaces clean up quickly and with minimal effort. As a further testament to the exactness of modular construction, the soles here and forward drop snugly into place like puzzle pieces. Should the carpet need replacing after a few seasons of cruising, simply lift out the panels, wheel them up to your SUV on a dock cart, and drop them off for recovering. You could do the same if eventually you wanted to refinish the teak and holly sole of the galley.

The comforts of the saloon are commensurate with the conveniences of the teak-trimmed galley, which include a Norcold below-counter refrigerator, a stainless steel double sink, two-burner stove (LPG or electric), and microwave/convection oven. When meals are ready, you can extend the leaves and raise the teak table to dining level before the port-side settee. Stowage beneath this settee is ample, with deep compartments taking full advantage of available space. Likewise, there is plenty of room for belongings in the forward stateroom in hull-side shelves, a starboard hanging locker, three drawers built into the double berth, and a compartment beneath the mattress. The common-access head with shower and optional VacuFlush MSD is port of a midcabin with a recessed double berth that kids should enjoy for its novelty and adults should appreciate for its roominess.

Access to the engine compartment is through a hatch in the saloon sole that drops you in between the twin powerplants. You may feel cramped when doing work on the outboard sides of the engines, but you can go at them comfortably when taking care of routine maintenance on the inboard sides. For major jobs, two more hatches open directly above each engine.

It is an option to have a lower helm to starboard in the saloon in place of the second settee on standard models. Visibility from it is good. There is a good view astern through the sliding glass door. Boaters in sunnier climes may be more than satisfied with the standard flybridge helms. At that station, with the 3488’s dimensions in clear sight fore and aft, you’ll feel high and mighty.

The boat’s niftiest option is the Integrated Control System (ICS) for close-quarter manoeuvering. Including bow and stern thrusters controlled by a hull-shaped module at the helm, the ICS might bring skippers about as close as you can get nowadays to point-and-click docking. Push the “bow” of the module to port, and you activate the bow thruster, causing the boat itself to mimic the motion of the module. Push the stern over, and the aft thruster kicks in. If you rotate the hull shape firmly clockwise, both thrusters go to work in opposite directions and the 3488 spins on a sixpence. Push the module laterally, and the thrusters work together to walk the boat sideways. It’s as simple as that ...perhaps the greatest onboard stress reliever since the invention of the dock-side beer.

Mariner outboards

Owners of Mariner outboards have revelled in the rewards of dependability derived from quality engineering.

Now, for 2008, Mariner outbaords add new sparkle with an extended range of quality outboards spanning 2.5 hp to 300 hp.

Most notable are the smooth and powerful Verado 200 and 300 hp together with the new 20 hp four-stroke.

Mariner OptiMax outboards

OptiMax fans are catered for with a range of “next generation” outboards.

Mariner’s legendary but fuel-efficient OptiMax range delivers.

Mariner engineers have focused heavily on durability, reliability, noise reduction and overall ease of operation to further refine the range of OptiMax outboards.

Quicksilver inflatables

Quicksilver inflatables is one of the largest inflatable boat companies in the world and part of Mercury Marine, global leader in pleasure boat propulsion, parts, and boating accessories. Mercury Marine has been established over 60 years.