REAL PLATE BOATS…

Bar Crusher boats are real ‘plate’ boats, using cutting-edge technology in their design and construction. They’re not pressed and ‘tacked’ together like cheaper mass-produced aluminium boats...

In the past, boat manufacturers have had to compromise by building flatter hulls to achieve the required stability at rest. As we all know, a flatter hull shape means a hard, pounding ride. (You may have ridden in another aluminium boat on a windy day and found the ride to be almost unbearable).

The Bar Crusher design uses a deep-V hull for superior ride and an innovative water ballast system for stability at rest. Enter QuickFlowTM water ballast technology...

Running along the full length of the keel, there is a cavity in the bottom of the hull open at the transom. When the boat stops, this fills, becomes ballast, lowers the chines into the water and provides tremendous stability. The moment the boat moves forward, the water ballast is jettisoned from the hull allowing the boat to fly up onto the plane. Interestingly, there is no lag when accelerating, just a smooth and fast transition onto the plane.

The reality is that boat manufacturers use very different design technology and accordingly perform very differently on the water.