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Tough Kiwi Platey | Makaira Boats

March 22, 2022
|In Articles
|By daniel

Makaira Boats founder and Director Allan Shaw gives The Captain magazine an honest interview about the state of the New Zealand Marine Industry. Allan also talks about the history of Makaira Boats and why they are arguably the toughest aluminium boats. Read the full article in the link below.

 

TOUGH KIWI PLATEY | MAKAIRA BOATS

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