Les takes a custom 510 Sea Spirit from Quintrex out for a spin
This boat is STACKED !!!!! with extras ... just wait until you see it.
Quintrex is hoping to win over young families and budget-conscious anglers with the release of its entry-level, no-nonsense Sea Spirit cuddy cabin range.
Unveiled a few weeks ago, the Sea Spirits are available with Quintrex’s 510, 530 and 570 model hulls. Each boat will have the new Quintrex variable deadrise “Blade” hull bottom and a more compact transom design which increases interior cockpit space by around 180mm.
The Sea Spirit range will sit alongside the regular Spirit half cabins and the purpose-built Trident offshore cabin boats.
For this test report we were able to secure the launch model, the 530 Sea Spirit.
PRICE AND EQUIPMENT
- Built to a price-point, but can be dressed up with lots of options
Offering a budget priced boat range can often be a risk for a boat manufacturer as the product can be seen as sub-standard and of reduced quality. There can be a fine line between what you would describe as "cheap and cheerful" and what is simply "cheap and nasty". Sadly, some boat builders produce craft that fall into the latter category.
Quintrex is not one those companies. The new Sea Spirits are very well crafted and built boats, and they share exactly the same hulls as the deluxe models in the range.
The only real difference is in the number of standard inclusions -- and most of the kit that isn’t part of the standard Sea Spirit inventory is available as an option. The point here is that you can dress a Sea Spirit up to suit your specific requirements. Just tick the appropriate options during the order process and you’ll receive a boat with the gear and equipment you want -- and not the stuff you don’t need (and don’t want to pay for).
Having noted the above, we have tested plenty of boats with fewer features than the new Sea Spirits. The 530 model on test did not have cabin berth cushions nd the basic alloy dash was a bit plain,but otherwise it was reasonably well equipped for a 17-oot boat in the $40k price range.
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7 сен 2024