Orca 6m Aluminium Pontoon Boat in rough seas

[@oldfartbutwatchit]

Aha ! That`s Papa Aroha , Coromandel , it`s a camping ground . My wife and my youngest son and I , took our 4.3 metre stabicraft out to those islands in the distance , to do a bit of fishing ; anyway , didn`t catch any after about two hours fishing and decided to go back in as it was blowing about 20- 25 knots. The chop was just a little bit less than what you see in the video , pretty scary , but I had to make it into that creek entrance also , or we would end up bouncing up onto the beach outside . Was I pretty relieved our little stabi made it , the missus was too and said " never again " but I had a lot of confidence in that little hull , strong as.

[@BBBYpsi]

Yep I hear those Stabicraft's are amazing stable boats. I just put money down on a 2017 1650 fisher. Looking forward to do some Great Lakes fishing here in Michigan.

[@shawncweed]

Pretty ballsy move! Well done...

[@Alfonsebrowncapone]

Experience beats the waves

[@downtowndusky]

that boat and its captain is gangsta yo!

[@jasonhenn7345]

Nice surfing in, it's about having good balance

[@SingleBreath]

I was contemplating buying a pontoon, but wasn't too sure of its handling in rough seas. Thanks to you, now I'm gonna contact Orca Eng. to ask about their fleet & prices. You my friend should be paid a commission ;) Regardless, that nut case behind the wheel must have gone in there to save those people he brought back. Hats off to him. Excellent stuff.

[@matthewhouser8349]

Ashraf Ahmed Saleh not a pontoon boat buddy

[@CornerCamper]

This is clearly a routine thing for him.

[@elizacoey1980]

Wow God was watching over these men.

[@thesevenseas]

Nice footage!! Is it possible for me to use and share this footage on my youtube page? I share footage from all kind of activities on our ocean. Cargo ships in the 1960s till now, oil rigs, fishing vessels, etc. Of course full credit will be given to the owner of the footage. Looking forward to your reply. Kind regards. Cheers.

[@Dav123xyz]

why isn't the motor trimmed in?

[@Kalocals]

australian for pontoon! nice job!

[@reeceagodwin]

not australia this is new zealand but is a pontoon boat

[@maxszhao]

For people who only knows traditional pontoon boats for lakes, this boat has pontoons integrated into a traditional V hull. visit stabicraft.co.nz and see for yourself.

[@theeabster1983]

That sure didn't look like a pontoon boat to me

[@reeceagodwin]

One guy goes out and half a dozen come back in, was this a rescue mission? this looks like a stabicraft alloy pontoon, unsinkable boats, made here in new zealand, they handle rough weather easily, wouldnt be able to do this in a mono hull of that size easily or wouldnt dare to myself

[@mtl-ss1538]

Made by Orca Engineering & Marine Ltd from Rotorua

[@flyingfox10001]

don't be fooled the most dangerous part is coming in with the waves behind you, if you let one come too close from behind you it'll swing you around and over in a second. game over. they put a lot of trust in a single engine, I would have twins or not at all.

[@plasticapple7]

Not wearing life jackets in that kind of weather? They must be "tough guys" that think they could survive if they fell overboard. Good luck.

[@kingachybraky]

Maybe they are smart guys that know several floatation device coats will keep you warm and afloat if you fall in. They are also more comfortable than life jackets.

[@GeorgeBonez]

Oh thank God we have you to point out safety concerns on every YT video.

[@gregroth4696]

Stabicraft!

[@madcrackerone]

thats not a boat its a bath tub with a motor on the back of it

[@scottrupley7845]

Thats not a pontoon its a V bottom

[@matthewbolton1563]

go stabicraft

[@luukeluketer1024]

its a v hull boat not pontoon..........

[@mattticehurst8928]

no its an ali pontoon hull with vee bottom,thousands of them in nz