Whittley Cruiser 2600

Just one year after the Cruiser 2800 flagship starred at last year's show, Whittley said the Cruiser 2600 delivers similar European-inspired style in a brand new "pocket cruiser".

With its styling, luxurious standard equipment, and single-level living and sleeping, WMG said it has delivered another classic Cruiser with outstanding space, equipment and performance.

The Cruiser 2600 replaces the award winning CR2590 model in the range.

Whittley co-owner and managing director, Neville Whittley, said designers had taken the CR2590 single-level floor plan and refined it using knowledge gained from the CR2800 program.

"Our designers use CAD software to digitally sculpt the new exterior shape, and all tooling is CNC machined ensuring the highest quality and surface finish," said Whittley.

"We believe our customers will be more than impressed with the result.

"People sometimes compare our boats and our engineering with top-class cars, but we like to think we set our own standard - the Whittley of boats, you might say, rather than the BMW of boats," Whittley said.

The new Cruiser 2600 has an overall length of 8.05m and is powered by a MerCruiser sterndrive of up to 320hp.

It provides spacious day cruising for eight and berths for four, all with the industry-leading quality of fit and finish for which the brand are famous, said the boatbuilder.

Standard features include sun roof, pressurised hot water, fridge-freezer, toilet, shower, and full clears and camper covers, said WMG.

The company said that with a total weight of around three tonnes for boat, motor and trailer means it can be towed easily behind a 4WD.

WMG said it is Australia's largest and most awarded builder of trailerable fibreglass boats, with a production capacity of more than 1600 boats per year at its Australian and American plants in Campbellfield, Victoria, and Willacoochee, Georgia.

For more info, phone (03) 9358 9600 or visit www.whittley.com.au