Hydra sport boats1/8/2024 ![]() Keep in mind that there are other boats by the manufacturer in older models. The are three main models for the HydraSports, though there will be the larger 60’ in later in the year. Boats which are older than 2015 will have 300s equipped as the 350HP did not come about till that time. However, when you get to the Siesta and the larger outboard engines you find the trip and quad engine configuration. On the smaller vessels you will tend to find a single and twin mount. Like many of the boat companies which work out of Florida, the boats are primarily powered by Yamaha engines (though you may find some which have upgraded to a Seven Marine engine). The 2300 would be equally at home fishing deep water, puttering up the river or anchored in Herring Bay.HydraSports boats are known for the power of the outboard engines. There is something for all the family here. The results were all good: the sharp entry and 20 degree deadrise provided soft landings, and the reverse chines threw the spray out absolutely flat. We had two accompanying boats so were able to organise wakes to give us some sizeable lumps to power over. This boat provides a lot of fun, and despite the amount of equipment built in does it with the minimum of fuss: not a rattle or a groan. We had only a modest sea so were able to use the speed for decadent quantities of playing around. It was unquestionably adequate, taking this by no means lightweight boat to a trace under 40 knots in seconds. Our 2300 had the recommended 250hp, provided by the big block V6 Yamaha four-stroke. There could not be many of those with a Simrad sounder plotter already in place, and a high powered stereo system wired to speakers throughout the boat. The dash has plenty happening on it but still with room for any electronics you might wish to add. Sitting, standing or perched on the bolster, an adjustable steering wheel ensures a comfortable stance for a driving position that gives good sightlines in all directions. A magnificent Bimini cantilevers forward from the massive Targa that also provides hand holds for standing passengers. USA-sourced boats generally have a naked bow, but this one now has a bowsprit backed up by a power windlass. The importer of Hydra-Sports boats, Chivers Marine, has rigged the 2300 with the items Western Australians want and Americans apparently do not. There is also enough stability to allow the rail to be packed with anglers with negligible list. Circulating bait tank, bait board, more rod holders on the Targa, deck wash, and high padded coamings. The moulding that houses the sink behind the driver’s seat has drawers, including a tackle drawer, hopper lockers open from the rear bulwarks, and if space runs out there is a further locker within the transom.įishability is not just a cosmetic feature of the 2300 all the wanted features are here. These will absorb skis, surf boards and scuba gear, and have dedicated racks for fishing rods. The starboard console holds as much as the average boat’s total, and the under deck bins even more. A clever piece of dual use allows the transom door to be removed and brought up here to form a table solves the common table storage problem. The bow cockpit has three seats, with insulated bins beneath them, and good legroom. To port there are back to back to back seats, providing an observer for skiing, and by pulling the right catch they slide out to form a daybed. Some boats overdo the seating, but the 2300’s layout leaves plenty of space in the main cockpit for fishing. There are individual seats for eight and they are all beauties – the driver’s is an armchair with lifting bolster. It is housed in the port console but is in no way cramped Tardis-like it easily accommodates a flushing toilet, a wash basin, a thick stack of magazines and plenty of deck space. One of the keys to versatility is that toilet: there are a great many people who will not go afloat without one, and this leaves the usual chemical job in the shade.
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