Fiberglass Boats are Trembling ! All Aluminum Makaira 8M (Seattle Boat Show 2023)

[@mikemoore1821]

Those down under folks sure build a nice boat!

[@dileepnaik1312]

This is the best Alluminium boat I have seen. To get such beautiful finish and to provide such outstanding facilities and features the builder in NZ has put in lots of hours on the board and on floor. The lines look amazingly sea friendly. Will ride like a butter knife in sea

[@ericshaffer7088]

Great video. Beautiful boat!

[@siviunative5241]

I still have my dad's aluminum boat, no rust, no nothing from 33 years ago. My son will eventually take over soon.😁🤝

[@pauljoseph8338]

Freaking beautifully designed boat…but, built like a tank! Love all the metalworking and perfect weld beads. Thanks for showing, Alfred!

[@robertlaird6746]

That's a very nice boat! That's actually the nicest boat that I've ever seen in that size.

[@Adroit1911]

This boat is so well put together

[@nicholaswirth1011]

NZ sure put out top tier alloy boats. There are a few manufacturers over there producing the goods! Stabi, Makira, Machina, innovision, Dickies etc.

[@duncanjames914]

I love welded aluminum fishing boats for open ocean fishing. The specs on this are impressive! 8mm hull. Wow!

[@johngauntlett4915]

Alfred, awesome looking boat. Top notch construction.

[@pieterhoekstra9887]

Beautiful boat. That bow is top notch, unlike too many others that turn downwards and end up submarining in a choppy sea.

[@elcajondavid1]

Another great boat Alfred. Well done and showing very well built and practical boats.

[@brunocoppola2639]

What a Beautiful 26 Boat

[@herberthill9425]

That boat is built to last!!! Hope it finds a good market here. Hey Alfred it’s supposed to get up to 47 degrees today. Of course you are becoming acclimated to these temps after your trip up the east coast. LOL ♥️💞🙏

[@clayreynolds5502]

Nice west coast fishing boat

[@Z-Bart]

It has that drop down gunnel a mid ship just like a Grady White. Beautiful boat.

[@Mark-op7zt]

The hull has what we call Carolina flare in NC. Very nice boat.

[@jeffreypinder9398]

Exactly what I thought.

[@mikehutchinson8808]

Lovely boat. What I struggle to understand is how boats of around 26ft cost more than a house?

[@slange455]

Yeah nice boat 300k does open the options that might not make this boat your first or top 10 selection

[@seearress]

Rule #1 of boating. Don't ever buy a new boat.

[@jimardizoni3453]

You want a boat ? You need a house !

[@lifeliver9000]

6months to 12 months labour hence price

[@geozantrox666]

@@lifeliver9000 years you mean?

[@ronaldwilkinson4330]

Years ago I worked several boat shows. Tapping hulls is as old as time. We called them "Boat Thumpers"

[@davidparadis490]

Beautiful classic profile on this boat...like a mini viking

[@itsplax3832]

The ultimate Jon boat

[@shovelhead4558]

Love the boat last a lifetime they build a lovely boat 😊

[@lightning334-]

Beautiful boat bring it to Miami

[@akLeanne]

Bering yachts have the same type of finish. It's awesome.. loving that king fisher behind it.

[@jeffreypinder9398]

The welds on that boat are amazing. The aft station is very nice but the controls on the right side would be more convenient. Great weekend boat.

[@jb243wp]

Lol... 😃 😀 😄 😃 How do you get up the front? For us "down under," we don't use the front like you guys do in America with your centre consoles going out to the sand bar and laying around in bean bags. The conditions are entirely different for us, mostly going to fish out wide out on the shelf, coming back in and doing overnighters in sheltered coastal bays, and then heading back out the following day. The centre console design offers very limited protection from some of the harsh elements and big seas we endure, especially down south.

[@Bwill-hn2pc]

This boat is gorgeous

[@Carlos_1983]

Beautiful boat.

[@mikem8093]

Badass boat!! Great review!!

[@EMan-bl4ug]

I know I’m a year late but y am I falling in love with these boats? I honestly never considered aluminum made like this.

[@darwonboyful]

Such a gorgeous boat!

[@TalonID]

Perfection!

[@ermannodibenedetto3064]

If u hit a rock...It wont crack like fiberglass will, it's lighter than fiberglass so u need a smaller engine to run It the direct consequence il less gas consumption....what can be better?

[@jonathangrimm2782]

Galvanic isolaters super important as older boats, and some new are not properly grounded when using shore power in marina. Look at older articles with Marinette actually dissolving copper pennies on the hull do to dissimilar metals, love this boat, but aluminum hulls must me monitored and maintained, alot more care the FRP.

[@licence1001011]

DUDE...thats a nice little boat man. I'd totally be down for one!!!!!

[@OffshoreSlimster]

Impressive

[@forrestshadow]

Nice ride.

[@eddiezorro1]

I LOVE IT

[@guntman6084]

Nice boat.

[@707SLAYER]

Super sweet frito ...

[@nolanmailhos1470]

I have done spent thirty years in the Gulf of Mexico. In and around working on aluminum boats . After I've seen what electrolysis does to so many of them. Not to mention. The way at luminum boat rides. You can totally keep a aluminum!

[@MrSamrobz]

Have to agree there, the ride is terrible in aluminium boats. I have owned ali boats and I currently own a fibreglass boat. There is no comparison as far as I'm concerned. Only my opinion though.

[@nolanmailhos1470]

Aluminum boats with beat you to death.

[@JohnSmith-yv6eq]

Electrolysis is controllable with the right electrical "bonding" and anodes which, of course...need to be maintained...... Those boats you worked on...did they keep a good deal of fuel on board.. and when the fuel was being depleted was the weight replaced with cargo e.g. a catch of fish? Did any of the boats have deep V hulls, cat or tri hulls, deep strakes, trim tabs or stabilisers?

[@dj.petesmooth3576]

WOW!!!! WHAT A BADA$$ BOAT! Thank you for showing us this beautiful boat. BATTLESHIP BARBIE. I'm thinking of trading in my boat for this.

[@stevens6293]

You going to the Boston boat show this weekend?

[@Rem1061]

Bit of trivia. The beginnings of the "Jet Pump" were from a New Zealander by the name of Bill Hamilton. He invented the jet pump, and ended up selling the patent for it to Buehler Turbocraft. All of the Berkley, Jaccuzi etc jet boats came long after his invention.

[@ericshaffer7088]

I have an old Beuhler. 1968 327 chev. powered.

[@joesantos3717]

Spot on, hence the " Hamilton jet drive" 👌

[@Rem1061]

@@joesantos3717 I still have a three stage Hamilton turbine sitting in my shop.

[@benbyth4724]

My fibreglass boat isn't scared.

[@bwatson7586]

Nice, battleship Barbie

[@JohnSmith-yv6eq]

If you want a less expensive but still very seaworthy NZ aluminium boat have a look at Stabicraft from the southern most part of New Zealand. Stabicraft have also opened a factory in Port Angeles, Washington State. Good YT vids showing the conditions these boats have to be designed to encounter. (The front doesn't fall off).

[@leathers970]

Thats a perfect boat.

[@fishing8503]

Beautiful boat and design. Needs twin motors though.

[@benskai2475akurfishing]

bagus sekali perahu pancingnya senior

[@FishingWithFonu]

Kiwis build the best Ali boats in the world full stop.

[@vaughanscott7308]

Im from australia and youll get no argument from me.

[@vaughanscott7308]

Its not a boat its a work of art!

[@vaughanscott7308]

You missed the engine!!!!

[@slange455]

Nice boat I’ve been watching some Aussie videos and wondering if the aluminum boats would catch on here like the “overlanding” trend …seems like some are testing the market

[@jmpersonal2402]

The other New Zealand builder Stabicraft delivers into WA - a different style and class of vessels... NZ boats are extraordinary, and the Southern Ocean is a mean teacher... Kiwis know boats... The team at Makaira is the best in NZ at this time.

[@miguelboricuapatientlongsu1855]

Nice ✌🏼

[@miked8227]

Another boat I can’t afford, let me know when you walk through a 16ft Tracker 😆

[@harrycrannell7895]

I want to hammer down the throttle and see how it handles the waves

[@fishypictures]

Working the San Francisco waterfront I ran across an old guy with a long wooden , low to the water diesel boat. It had a beautiful but well worn cabin . The old boat had thick paint , many layers . The rails were heavy wood as well as all the trim. I would guess it was built in the forties or fifties. A putt putt for sure but it was one of the coolest boats I’ve ever seen. The old guy was a very scary character so I didn’t ask too many questions…. Seemed like a mob guy. That was thirty years ago, but I don’t forget.

[@JonathanLyon]

great story, struggling with the relevance though :-)

[@jamesedward6209]

no words just WOW!!!👌😍

[@hankcuccina5260]

Take a look at that welding!!

[@seanb2604]

Aluminum has it's advantages but disadvantages too....your use will dictate what's better.

[@josecalderon-gb4ic]

What is the thickness on bottom, side, an all

[@gordonminns8838]

It might be more than a price of a house in America but these are made in New Zealand and are at least half the price of a house in

[@tintdr]

The issue with aluminum boats is the weight. They tend to not have the weight needed to crush the waves needed for true offshore fishing when the seas get hairy and get blown around . They ride more like a tin can onto the water rather then in the water. Also electrolysis eventually gets them no matter how diligent you are with your zincs in a salt water environment. With boating you have enough to worry about corroding, last thing you want to worry about is the boat disintegrating. I personally own 4 aluminum boats. There great in a smaller application for fresh water fishing and inside bay salt water fishing when being trailered or staying in the water for a weekend at a time. Keeping them in the water all season is a major no no.

[@danb8877]

8mm plate boat built to this standard will weigh about the same as a glass boat of the same size. Theres a 28 foot long 9 foot wide center console near me that's weight with full fuel is 4.5t. The internal stringer systems on these boats is insane. As for keeping it in the water. Yes it can be done. Yes u better be careful. If an option of a boat lift is available u use it, swing morings should be fine. And best not to paint them so u can actually see what's going on with the metal.

[@DanielWebbon]

Every guide in Alaska would disagree with you. Aluminum is the material of choice year-round in the PNW.

[@danb8877]

@@DanielWebbon Australian commercial boats are all ally. we build them strong and heavy . there are definitely some very light recreational ally boats that pound.

[@jeffreystorer4966]

It's a very heavy duty trailer boat

[@John_Williams421]

Well bud that’s why they’re aluminum they’re supposed to be trailered after every trip

[@ermannodibenedetto3064]

A kevlar boat...😁😁😁💪

[@davidpituk5750]

What propulsion system do they use with the inboard? Jet or I/o ?

[@dylanlaakea]

I would need a huge fish box maybe 2 side by side so I can fit 8 or 10 100lb ahi yellow fin tunas aloha from Hawaii.

[@JohnSmith-yv6eq]

Have a look at Stabicraft also from New Zealand and built tough for recreational fishing in the Roaring 40s latitude waters...

[@davidradke5170]

Man I wish I was rich That would make a great Grate lakes boat

[@A.Matt7]

Cool boat but expensive.

[@jakethetool698]

On a quiet night, you can hear an aluminum boat corroding, after use in the saltwater

[@siviunative5241]

I still have my dad's aluminum boat from 33yrs ago. Maybe American aluminum comes from China?

[@jeffreystorer4966]

The tin cans with outboards built a n USA maybe,I've a mate in Australia who's a craftsman shipwright,he won't work repairs on American fibreglass boat's, because they are lightweight builds,our sea conditions chew em up , driveway show pony's at best , Tasmania and new Zealand built boats are the strongest of the lot ,west coast Australian not to shabby either ,any boat is only as good as the tradesmen on the tools

[@brentsutherland6385]

Yeah, I would just assume that boat is fibreglass.

[@titedrag9463]

Wonder if you can put a fly bridge on it?

[@harryvanhoo7235]

Is that periwinkle then?

[@pupraf]

A wall Infront of the wheel,you can't see what's ahead?

[@rickydee5863]

The outside wheel is mainly used when gamefishing or docking .

[@jc2478]

They have lost their minds on that price. Faster to build, cheaper material, and they want as much as a 40 foot grady white.😂 Not a chance. Not ever.

[@kevinmorin7965]

1200 manhours!!! Yikes it should look good! 6x the metal work in a 'normal' welded aluminum boat this size! Wow! a gem, but at gem stone prices.

[@jc2478]

1200 man hours is nothing. Even if they were charging 200 per man hour that's only 240k and its got 30k worth of aluninum and parts and another 15k in engine. This is a rip off. This boat should be 110-130 depending on options MAX. they even said it only take 100 hours on the jig to build the hull. That's nothing in the world of boats. At least a hand laid sports fisher that sells for millions can justify all the labor that went in it.

[@lightning9279]

If they are going for the deep pocket buyers great. But, there is absolutely no need to fare the hull like a superyacht. Either leave the hull bare aluminum or put a wrap on it. Then pass that savings on to the purchaser at a lower price point. Just because we are Americans doesn't mean everyone is super rich. Our markets need the NZ style boats with their sturdiness and seaworthiness but at an attainable price point. US boat manufacturers are so slow to adapt.

[@juandieguez543]

A pilot house in Florida......definitely needs A/C

[@Makaira_Boats]

Hey Alfred - We would like to get you down to New Zealand, are you able to contact us. Cheers Dan

[@AlfredMontaner]

Send me an email [e-mail]

[@Makaira_Boats]

@@AlfredMontaner 👍

[@threepalmsrealty]

Any AC in the cabin?

[@JohnSmith-yv6eq]

Harden up that man.......

[@jimdelarosa9776]

RV'ers want fiberglass and boaters want Aluminum. What the heck is going on around here?

[@JohnSmith-yv6eq]

Imagine an all-welded RV shell....no rivets separating out, no leaks....

[@jenniferstewarts4851]

i don't know why it just... feels small for a 26'er. i guess at 26' i just "expect" a full head in a separate room.

[@2fast4you25]

I guess it will find its market for the people that want it, but for me a no, way more work if you need to fix it, welding etc. Fiberglass is a much easy fix. 😏😏😏👌👌👌

[@patricknolan1096]

Hey Yanks...it's A L U M I N I U M.

[@jboogie9940]

How much?

[@JohnSmith-yv6eq]

$363k .....

[@akLeanne]

Shes a beauty

[@sammcvea1069]

A little more flare and yall will so knock the ball out of the park. Beautiful boat 🚢

[@accowie3381]

Alfred, did you sell that boat?

[@AlfredMontaner]

I only film them call the manufacture to find out

[@sebastianimages]

Drive train?

[@JohnSmith-yv6eq]

See the outboard motor on the stern????

[@GaryRitter-f8w]

Salt will destroy all al. boats.

[@jimquantic]

Can you buy one in the US?

[@AlfredMontaner]

Yes they will be at the Seattle Boat Show in 2024

[@jimquantic]

I'm ready to be set straight by people who are more currrent than I. But a Merc is not a turn-on, not with the enormous cost of this boat. I see Honda, or Yamaha, or Suzuki--yeah, I am prejudiced to Japanize design and engineering execution.

[@geozantrox666]

Such a nice boat and then.....you mount a bloody outboard on it?!

[@JohnSmith-yv6eq]

More room inside; engine is easily upgradeable...you know...for those owners that need maximum HP or the latest trendy engine?

[@geozantrox666]

@@JohnSmith-yv6eq on a fishing boat i do not need any of that. (Ok, maybe the room inside) 99% of the time the engine is idle or min anyway, i do not need speed at all. I prefer a dislocating boat, not a planing one (is that the right word?). My inboard diesel yanmars are as old as me, nearly 40 yo, with zero electronics. I can disconnect the batteries once they are working and they will continue. I can fix them with hammer and spanner. This is what i like in a boat

[@geozantrox666]

Don t take me wrong, that boat is amazing, but i would not want it

[@JohnSmith-yv6eq]

@@geozantrox666 No probs. I think you mean a displacement hull....slower speed and the hull never rises out of the water... The boat on show is meant mainly for recreation/speed...not hard work/long distance/off shore like your boat....

[@artlife6210]

Galvanic corrosion is a hell of a drug

[@JohnSmith-yv6eq]

Magnesium or zinc anodes depending on water type (fresh or salt) is a hell of a way to counter galvanic action....

[@jakerazmataz852]

I'm sorry, $363,000 for a boat that size, yikes. Anyone know what it would be if it were fiberglass?

[@jc2478]

Not 363k.

[@theroofguy625]

363.000.00 Wha the fuc.....???

[@jc2478]

You all should go see what you can get from Grady white for 400k and see the difference. They can keep their overpriced aluminum😂

[@thestormrunners]

360k for an aluminum boat LOLOLOL

[@WillieWalnuts]

26 foot boat lmao this shits legit insane.

[@MaxtheQAQCguy]

Says mate lol wrong country bud.

[@JohnSmith-yv6eq]

We in New Zealand also say "mate"......

[@ondaspot]

Sikkk

[@garyday4356]

interrupt much?

[@geraf33]

Battleships are not made from alloy sorry, this boat is worth $85k max. I've worked on Super Yachts, I know all the process and labor involved in and $363k ain't it son lol.

[@JohnSmith-yv6eq]

British warships had aluminium superstructue to reduce top weight.....

[@jc2478]

Yep

[@sizzlechest6070]

Sorry that your in Seattle. That city doesn’t represent the best parts of the U.S. in fact it’s one of the worst.