Zarpa 23 II (7m)
After only being available in Japan, Yanmar Marine International Asia has introduced a new style of pleasure fishing boat to Oceania shore.
Yanmar, known as a reliable diesel engine maker, has until now only circulated their extensive range of boats in Japan. Equipped with 50 years of development that evolved to suit anglers in Japan, Yanmar pleasure craft will introduce the lineup from 7.5m (23 ft) to 12.4m (38ft) to serve Kiwi fishermen and family boating. As a maker of traditional fishing boats in the 1970s, Yanmar kept evolving from professional commercial fishing and widened its series to more family-friendly while retaining its core values as a fishing craft. Yanmar’s range features 17 models from 7m through 14m, in console, walkaround, cabin, flybridge, and sedan.
The centre console and walkaround design cater to seasonal and veteran fishermen to maximise space for fishing. At the same time, the cabin has enough space to offer weather protection and overnighting availability in some models.
Other features include a sail system to help stability while fishing offshore, a fin keel, and Yanmar diesel engine power options in shaft or multi-drive.
Yanmar will bring a VF23AZ (7.5m) and VX30B (9.57m) to the Hutchwilco New Zealand Boats Show. Yanmar Marine International Asia are currently looking for local NZ distributor who are curious and looking for opportunity to expand their business.
Look for a full review of one of these interesting Japanese style fishing boats in a future issue of Pacific PowerBoat.
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