5 September 2019, Company News Kingfisher 820 Powercat The latest photos of the Kingfisher 820 Powercat rigged with the new Honda BF250D engines with drive by wire control system. This boat will be on display at the Auckland On the Water Boat Show 3 -6 October. Read more
25 April 2019, Company News Kingfisher 1200 Displacement Powercat launch The 4th addition of the Kingfisher 1200 Displacement Powercat has been launched. Powered by 230hp FPT engines. This extremely efficient hull design makes for economical cruising. Read more
20 January 2019, Company News Kingfisher 1200 workboat for sale – new and in survey This Kingfisher 1200 just needs outboards and electronics and could be put to work. Large cockpit means suitable for charter fishing, crayfishing, sightseeing or general workboat. Price on application. Hull Length 11m, LOA 12.3m, beam 4.1m, draft 1.0m with outboards down Dry weight 6000kg with 350hp outboards Hull bottom 6mm Hull sides 5mm Keel doublers… Read more
3 November 2018, Company News Stylish 510 minicat a perfect match for a Minn Kota It’s becoming a popular trend with fishers – the use of electric trolling motors on trailer craft to either silently stalk fish in the shallows, or ‘anchor’ over hot spots. This recent launching of a Kingfisher 510 minicat shows how seamlessly a Minn Kota fits on the boat and how the generous decking created by… Read more
25 October 2018, Company News New builds keep skilled staff busy Alloy Cats design and build aluminium boats from 3.7m minicats to 18m luxury pleasure craft – and the demand has never been higher. New boats in the minicat range are leaving the yard one after the other right now while larger designs by both Kingfisher and Roger Hill have floor space stretched to capacity. There… Read more
13 May 2018, Company News Stewart Island Sightseeing Ferry launched Powered by twin 315 hp Yanmars on vee drives, this Kingfisher cat is the third commercial vessel to the same design. The vessel can carry 45 passengers. Read more
26 April 2018, Company News Another Naiad Coastguard vessel launched Alloy Cats Ltd have a proud relationship with Naiad Design and are delighted with the performance of the latest vessel to be launched – a 9.5 metre Coastguard RIB for Whangamata. Powered by twin 250 Yamaha outboards the craft reached 45 knots in seatrials and gave the kind of soft ride most boaties can only… Read more
24 December 2017, Company News Latest powercat launching This 10m Kingfisher powercat is powered by twin Yanmar 315hp diesels with outdrives. It is highly specced with and set up for fishing with Garmin electronics, multiple electric reel sockets, livebait tank, tuna tubes and gamefishing accessories. The vessel has a custom Kingfisher alloy launching trailer. The Nissan is not the normal tow vehicle –… Read more
4 November 2017, Company News Commercial cray boat launched A Kingfishercat 1200 has just been launched, destined for commercial crayfishing off the Wairarapa coast. It is powered by twin Yamaha 350 hp outboards and will be beach launched from its own customised trailer on a daily basis. Read more
9 April 2017, Company News Another 12m Displacement Powercat launched Destined for Auckland, this cat is powered by twin 270hp Hyundai diesels giving a top dispacement speed of 25 knots. These 6 cylinder engines are much quieter and smoother than the 4 cylinder versions powering the first 12m launched, though speed and fuel consumption are very similar. The interior is more highly specified with mahogany… Read more
20 February 2017, Company News Now under construction Currently the workshop is very busy. Have a look at what we’re working on at the moment. Read more
19 February 2017, Company News We love our cats, but still build monos Push biking home from the beach shop by Ohope Top Ten holiday park I was reflecting on how my exercise campaign was not really working. We were on our summer holiday at Ohope Top Ten Holiday Park. Rochelle commented rather too often that I had beefed up a bit over the Christmas period and she… Read more
Sam P - 510 Owner
