From the helm

FROM THE HELM DECEMBER 2009

If you’re in the market for a new boat, TrailerBoat

issue 252 is the magazine for you. We’ve compiled 35 pages of the best boat buys for 2009, to help you with the decision making. There’s also a four-page guide to what’s new on the bass boat market.

We also test two new Commodore Abrolhos boats, take readers for a run in a Goldstar Excalibur 7000, and review the latest from Kiwi-built Fi-Glass boats.

And it’s not only new boats that get a look in this month… there’s a comprehensive guide to safety gear, and we look at what’s new in the way of ski and wakeboarding accessories.

Plus, for those into DIY boat maintenance, we give readers step-by-step instructions on how to install and maintain Durahub bearing protectors on your boat trailer and take a close look at installing the latest Smart Switch bilgepump system.

It’s a bumper summer issue with more than 200 pages of trailerboat information and it’ll be a great read over the holiday season. Make sure you pick up a copy at your local newsagency and enjoy the read.

Ian Macrae
Editor at Large