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For the Stabicraft Marine team, design is an evolutionary process as we seek
to marry advances in capability to the ever-changing needs of our customers. We
are always researching new design concepts to enhance the performance, safety
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Our design team continually researches and refines the hull to ensure we lead
the market with breakthrough innovations. Following a process of testing and
refinement, the Generation II hull was introduced into the production line in
the late 1990s. Its deeper cross-section gave most Stabicraft greater freeboard
(higher sides) than before. The slimmer pontoon shape also provided increased
internal beam. The overall effect was more room, more storage and more
protection from the elements, yet with improved traditional Stabicraft benefits
of buoyancy and stability. This was possible because of a unique and technically
advanced Stabicraft process in which the pontoon sections were extruded with
exacting precision, rather than cut and rolled. |
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In 2008 we launched the GIII pontoon on the 759 Supercab Sport - providing the
same sort of advance in styling as the Generation II had given nearly a decade
earlier. Using the technology advances we were able to gain an extra 20cm in the
internal beam and lose 5cm in the external beam. |
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Both Generation II and GIII pontoon designs have stepped chines to provide
improved lift, more responsive cornering and a drier ride. Inside or out,
Generation II and Generation III pontoons give you a better performing, roomier and safer
Stabicraft. |
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There's room for concealed internal cable ducting on the inside, and a means to
neatly and professionally clip fendering to the outer hull on the outside.
Advantages of the Generation II and Generation III pontoons
- Tighter tolerance
- Higher rigidity and lateral strength
- Cable ducting on inside and the means to clip fendering to the outside
- Improved handling
- No compromise to buoyancy
The Stabicraft team is intensely proud that our innovative and superior
quality boats are designed right here in New Zealand, as part of our long-term
commitment to our country.
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Stabicraft uses the American Yacht and Boat Council's (ABYC) standard of
measurement for length over all (LOA). Section S-8 defines LOA as 'the straight
line measurement from the foremost part of the boat to the aftermost part of the
boat, measured parallel to the centreline and to the design waterline.
Integrally forms, moulded, or welded components and appendages, such as bow
pulpits, swim platforms, attachments structures for the propulsion systems, and
structural rub rails installed by the builder are included in the length'. |
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