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Bar Crusher will test consumer interest in its one-off
560XS Tournament model at the Melbourne
International Boat & Lifestyle Festival.
20 January 2010
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Special Bar Crusher heads for Docklands
Bar Crusher Boats will test consumer interest in
a special one-off barra fishing model at the
Melbourne International Boat & Lifestyle
Festival early next month.
Developed in collaboration with Navico
Australia's Dave Silva, the 560XS Tournament
model is designed around Dave's passion for
tournament barra fishing in the Top End.
The 560XS Tournament, to be displayed at
Docklands from 5 to 7 February, is built on Bar
Crusher’s heavy-duty plate aluminium 6.1
metre 560 hull.
It features Waveslicer™ non-pounding hull,
Rigideck™ sub-floor and Quickflow™ water
ballast technology to cope easily with messy
conditions on the move and provide a stable casting platform at rest.
Bar Crusher developed the new boat from its existing 560XS Reef Sport, moving the console to the
starboard side and converting the portside pocket into a locker for rods and tackle.
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The large forward casting platform is covered with 10mm high-density foam and carpeted to help
reduce fatigue, with spacious below-floor storage plus a plumbed fish well big enough to handle a
metre-plus barra.
Further casting space has been incorporated aft, with spigots to fit three seats when needed, and
special equipment includes Lowrance HDS (High-Definition System) electronics, with a Lowrance
HDS-10 on the console, another in the portside rear corner, and a single HDS-7 at the bow.
Bar Crusher will gauge customer interest at the Boat & Lifestyle Festival, and may add the 560XS
Tournament to its regular range if there is sufficient demand.
Melbourne International Boat & Lifestyle Festival is organised by the Boating Industry Association
of Victoria (BIA) and runs from Friday 5 February to Sunday 7 February, 2010. Opening hours are
10am to 6pm daily except Friday, when the show closes at 8pm.
Tickets to the on-water show are just $15 for adults and $8 for children under 16 and concession
holders, and families of up to 2 adults and 3 children are $35.
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Media inquiries and images:
Greg Shoemark
0412 316 928 or (03) 9898 5570
greg@shoemarkandking.com.au
2010 Melbourne International Boat & Lifestyle Festival
NewQuay and Waterfront City Marina, Docklands Drive, Docklands (Melway Map 2E Ref 4E/F)
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
5
February
6
February
7
February
10.00 am - 8.00 pm
10.00 am - 6.00 pm
10.00 am - 6.00 pm
Admission: Adults $15; Kids under 16 & Pensioner Concession Card Holders $8 (with ID); Family (up to 2
adults and 3 children) $35
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