Prowler 9000

Featuring space, comfort, seaworthiness and fuel economy to die for, the handy passagemaking Prowler 9000 is the cat that got the cream, writes David Lockwood

LIGHT AND FASTWIDE BODYTWO HULLS are BETTER THAN ONEHEART OF GOLDCOASTAL PASSAGEMAKER

HIGHS

Fuel efficiency and seaworthiness
Clever use of space and big decks
Shallow draft with protected props lets you explore skinny waterways
Loads of beds for a nine-metre boat
More amenities than a caravan

LOWS

Broad beam means restricted berthing at marinas
Sensitive to passenger loading
Acrylic windscreen distorts oncoming navigation lights and shows scratches
Limited market and big-city sex appeal

PROWLER 9000

PRICE AS TESTED About $246,019 w/ Honda 50hp outboards and options

OPTIONS FITTED

Gas hot water heater, windlass, colour plotter, autopilot, stainless-steel props, boarding ladder, fender and lines, safety gear, solar panel and more

PRICED FROM About $229,900 w/ Honda 50hp four-stroke outboards

GENERAL

Material: Vacuum-bagged balsa-core

Type: Semi-displacement power catamaran

Length overall: 9.00m

Beam: 5.10m max

Draft: About 40cm (max)

Deadrise: n/a

Weight: Around 2700kg (dry w/ standard engines)

CAPACITIES

Berths: Eight

Fuel: 280lt

Water: 200lt

Waste: 97ltt

ENGINE

Make/model: Honda 50hp outboards

Type: Petrol four-stroke three-cylinder outboard with single overhead cam

Rated hp: 50 @ 5750rpm (max)

Displacement: 808cc

Weight: About 90kg

Gearboxes (make/ratio): 2.09:1

Props: Stainless Steel

SUPPLIED BY Prowler Australia, 135 Tomago Road, Tomago, NSW 2322, tel 0407 402 140

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