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title: Melbourne Boat Show specials on new Bar Crushers
description: Making their Melbourne Boat Show debut, Bar Crusher’s new 490C and 490WR will turn plenty of heads – as will the competitive pricing! Special offer!
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# [Melbourne Boat Show specials on new Bar Crushers](https://www.barcrusher.com.au/blog/melbourne-boat-show-specials-on-new-bar-crushers/)

 Written by [Bar Crusher Boats](https://www.barcrusher.com.au/blog/author/bar-crusher-boats) | May 12, 2015 12:07:00 PM

**Making their Melbourne Boat Show debut, [Bar Crusher’s](https://www.barcrusher.com.au/) new [490C](https://www.barcrusher.com.au/series/c-models/) and [490WR](https://www.barcrusher.com.au/series/wr-models/) will turn plenty of heads – as will the competitive pricing!**

Aimed squarely at entry-level boat buyers and those looking to step-up from pressed-aluminium tinnies, the 490 hull series brings Bar Crusher’s renowned quality and performance within reach of more people with its mid-$30k price tag.

Measuring 4.90m LOA, with a 2.00m beam, the 490C and 490WR are built on Bar Crusher’s industry-leading [Gen2®](https://www.barcrusher.com.au/technology/gen2) hull design with Delta Flare®. The high-tech [Waveslicer®](https://www.barcrusher.com.au/technology/waveslicer-smooth-riding-hull-design) non-pounding, deep-V hull delivers an ultra-smooth ride, the expertly-engineered [Rigideck®](https://www.barcrusher.com.au/technology/rigideck-the-toughest-sub-floor-system-in-the-world) sub-floor system creates maximum hull strength and Bar Crusher’s exclusive [Quickflow®](https://www.barcrusher.com.au/technology/quickflow-water-ballast-technology) water ballast technology ensures the boats are extremely stable at rest.

Lending itself to family fishing, the 490C is a tough all-round cuddy cabin boat that will handle the punishment first-time boaters often inadvertently dish-out to their boats. Great performance, easy to tow, launch/retrieve and maintain, it’s destined to ensure people stay involved in boating too.

The walk-around centre console 490WR will prove popular among lure casters and trollers. Freshwater, estuary and inshore, it’s the baby Bar Crusher many anglers have been waiting for!

Incorporating a 60L underfloor fuel tank and rated to carry a 40-70hp outboard, dry tow weights of the 490C and 490WR are 840kg and 800kg respectively, ensuring the boats are easily towable by smaller vehicles. Each boat is also packaged on a custom-designed trailer, which ensures towing, launching and retrieving is a breeze. Self-centering and aligning perfectly every time, Bar Crusher’s innovative Bar Catch® system also allows for single-handed launch and retrieve.

Among the range of other Bar Crusher models on display at the 2015 Melbourne Boat Show – including the popular folding-roof [cuddy cabin (C) series](https://www.barcrusher.com.au/series/c-models/) and award-winning [hard top (HT) offshore series](https://www.barcrusher.com.au/series/ht-models/) – will be updated colour schemes, new seating arrangements/options and other innovations designed to further improve your boating and fishing experience.

Whether you’re a first-time boat buyer or have owned 10 boats and you’re looking for your next one, drop by and say g’day to the team (stand C4) and pick-up a copy of Bar Crusher’s boat buyer’s guide to assist with your research. We love boats and fishing as much as you do… and look forward to having a chat!

**SPECIAL OFFER!**

If you’re planning to visit the Melbourne Boat Show (12-15 June 2015), buy your tickets online using our special boat show promo code and you’ll save 25% on the price!

Simply visit [www.melbourneinternationalboatshow.com.au](http://www.melbourneinternationalboatshow.com.au), click the ‘buy now’ button, enter the promo code **BARCRUSHER** and select the tickets you want to buy.

See you at the boat show!

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