PowerPower NewsNews NEWSLETTER OF POWER EQUIPMENT PTY LTD - AUSTRALIA Issue 26, September 2005 There’s A Commotion In The Ocean ! Dynamic Duo: Yanmar’s New 3YM30 & Gori’s Recently Released 3 Blade Overdrive Propeller Continue To Impress! SEAWIND 1160 - 2005 WINNER SAILBOAT OF THE YEAR (Non Trailerable) eawind Catamarans are Australia’s Slargest manufacturer of cruising catamarans and have been established for 23 years as a leading multihull producer, being responsible for the very successful Seawind 1000 (150 now sold), Seawind 1200, Seawind 1050 Resort, plus the more recent Seawind Venturer 38 and 44 power cats. The new 38ft Seawind 1160 won the 2005 AMIF (Australian Marine Industry Federation) Sailing Boat of the Year Award in the non-trailerable category. Managing Director Richard Ward proudly accepted the prize at the 2005 Australian Marine Boating Awards gala dinner which was hosted at the Marriot in Surfers Paradise in conjuction with the Sanctuary Cove Boat Show in May this year. In his speech he thanked the dedicated Seawind crew for all the hard work that has gone into this innovative new catamaran. Following the successful launch of the 38ft Seawind 1160 at the Sydney International Boat Show in July 2004 orders came thick and fast for this new breed of cruising catamaran. After the past couple of years in development, the long wait was well worth it with many improvements resulting, from merging some of the best features of both the Seawind 1000 and Seawind 1200. Apart from the island queen size beds, self tacking jib, large bathroom/head, opening forward windows, and modern interior fitout, the TRI-FOLDING DOORS were above all the biggest hit providing an unequalled living space in the Seawind Saloon. Only days after the 2005 Sanctuary Cove boat show wound up in June the Sea Wind Catamaran Sales staff had already signed contracts on 4 new vessels with several more expected to be confirmed. This adds to an already substantial back order book with production slots currently booked into 2006 and provides re-assurance that the plans to increase production capacity at their NSW production facility are more than justified. 2005 Sailboat The QLD based Sanctuary Cove International Boat Show effectively is the first major boat show on the 2005 national circuit and the excellent interest shown at this event was repeated at the Sydney Of The Year International Boat show which had just finalized at the time of going to print with this story. With vessels already delivered to the USA Has A Yanmar and Korea and more export orders under construction it is obvious that the Australian boat fraternity is not the only market that has been impressed with this award winning design. Page • 2 Heart! Propulsion Package The engine of choice for the Seawind 1160 is the new generation Yanmar 3YM30C / SD20 sail drive package which has a rated power output of 29hp @3600rpm. The Yanmar sail drive engine range (from 9hp to 75hp) is a clear market leader in Australia with over 69% of sail drive equipped vessels sold in the last 12 month’s being specified with Yanmar power. What makes this 29hp package unique over the many other installations of the Yanmar sail drive is Seawind Catamarans are the first Australian production boat builder to specify the recently released 3 blade “overdrive” gori sail drive folding propeller as standard equipment. This is exciting news for Power Equipment (Australian distributor for Gori Propeller) as it is testament to the efforts of our staff in recent times in promoting the benefits that this premium priced propeller option can deliver for both the boat builder and vessel owners alike. Sea Wind Catamarans chief delivery and commissioning skipper Mr Royce Black typifies the comment commonly heard by experi- Yanmar 3YM30C enced operators and owners of the 3-blade overdrive prop. “I was a bit sceptical at first but it really does work, during deliveries I do not have the luxury of waiting for good sailing conditions so the 3 blade Gori makes the difference between missing my deadline (and return flight home) and being on schedule. The low fuel usage and reduced noise of the Yanmar / Gori 3 blade package when motor sailing and motoring is an added bonus. I find myself motoring on only one engine more often than not due to it’s phenomenal performance and as such the fuel range possible with the Seawind 1160 is incredible.” In addition to the 3 blade Gori Propeller, Power Equipment supply a customised installation kit (from exhaust system to controls) to Seawinds Catamarans to facilitate their build / supply process for every engine package. This has been developed in close consultation with our NSW Sales Manager, Mr Mike Egan, who has enjoyed working closely with this account for many years. The new Yanmar YM series since its launch late last year has continued to impress boat owners with its quiet and smoke clean free operation. Boat builders alike have praised the new compact design instrument panel, electric shut off system and factory supplied optional 80amp alternator’s which all form part of the 3 new YM models ranging from 14hp to 29hp. Gori 3 Blade Overdrive Propeller Congratulations to all the team at Seawind Catamarans for the AMIF Sailing boat of the year award from all of us here at Power Equipment, one that is well justified and one that Power Equipment , Yanmar Engines and Gori propellers are very proud to be chosen to be part of. Seawind 1160 Trifold Door By stowing the trifolding saloon doors securely into the targa, a huge living space is created with the combined Page • 3 saloon and cockpit. CRUISIN’CRUISIN’ WITHWITH YANMARYANMAR The very successful boat building team at ZF301C in-line marine transmission. Kevin Dick and Son is located in Noosaville, on the Sunshine Coast of This is a single engine installation Queensland. Kevin Dick originally and Geoff uses the vessel regularly completed his apprenticeship on the on Morton Bay. He is extremely banks of the Norman Creek, located at pleased with the vessels Bulimba in Brisbane’s South side, while performance, the engines smooth working for a well respected traditional quiet operation, the reliability and wooden boat builder Fred Fleming in the most importantly, its excellent early sixties. Kevin has been building economical fuel consumption. The traditional style vessels in his own vessel has a cruise speed of around business since 1965. 16 knots at 2500rpm with 23 knots at maximum RPM’s. Now days Kevin and his son Clinton head the specialised boat builder team building For more information the Kellick 33. They will still build Timber contact Kevin Dick design vessels but approximately six years and Son. on ago with the strong demand for this vessel ph.07-54740300. they produced a set of fiberglass moulds and now specialize in building in hand laid fiberglass. Kevin has advised that they will be releasing a larger vessel along similar lines as the Kellick 33 soon. The vessel shown belongs to Geoff Hamilton a recreational boatie based in Yanmar’s 6LY2A-STP. Brisbane. Geoff had ordered a Kellick 33 The installation is and with the assistance of both Kevin and excellent due to its flat Clinton he selected the Yanmar model top and its narrow profile. 6LY2A-STP rated at 420hp at 3300rpm propulsion engine close coupled to the Page • 4 Happy Harvesting With Yanmar TNE’s. Kingaroy Engineering Works (KEW) Pty Ltd, based in Kingaroy agricutural industry. The use of readily accessible components Qld, have been manufacturing agricultural machinery for should minimise downtime and reduce maintenance numerous years. expenditure. Their main machinery line consists of small Plot Harvesters , Plot In the last twenty years they have produced over 180 Plot Peanut Threshers and self propelled Forage Harvesters. Harvesters and since 1998 have been using the Yanmar models 4TNE88SA and 4TNE84TSA (pic below). With small The HR Plot Harvesters are available with Air Conditioned Cabs windows of opportunity available for harvesting, the reliability of and weighing equipment and are designed to provide optimal the engine is utmost. performance in the harshest of Australian farming conditions while harvesting crops such as Corn, Wheat, Sorgum and Rice......in fact Kingaroy Engineering chose Yanmar because of their legendry any crop. reliability, fuel economy and parts and service backup. The lightweight construction of the machine permits an ease of Another reason for choosing Yanmar was because of the Work mobility. Combining a dry weight of 1.86 tonnes and an array of Place Health and Safety laws that made it necessary to keep permanent tie-down securing points, the machine can safely be noise levels to a safe standard. transported between applications on a tandem trailer. These Harvesters are sold all over Australia and are now being The HR Plot Harevester produces clean independent product shipped to the US. For further information contact Barry Clark on through a fully pneumatic sampling system. The ease of access 07 41622091 or email [email protected] to the threshing system permits low maintenance cleaning and a guarantee of a contamination free envrionment. The aim of KEW in manufacturing the HR Series Plot Harvester was to incorporate standard marketplace components of the highest quality into the design process. All belts, bearings, chains, sprockets and pulleys are commonly used within the Australian Page • 5 New Cheviot 32 From The Wooden Boatshop Tim Phillips With First Mate Matilda Aboard Rough Up. In Power News Issue 20 – November 2002 we touched on an exciting new design on the drawing board from the Wooden Boat Shop of Sorrento Victoria, Australia’s premier builder of The course sailed by wooden boats and a leading dealer and installer Michael Blackburn on of Yanmar products for over 20 years.