Askeladden P79 Weekend m/Suzuki DF300BTX 

In Scandinavia they are called Askeladden In the rest of Europe: Parker Poland In the US they are called "Skamander" The boats seem to be the same - similarly specced - but differently priced. Askeladden by far the most expensive - because Askeladden used to be a Norwegian quality brand. I assume there are boat buyers who want to buy a "Norwegian" quality boat rather than a "Polish bathtub" and are willing to pay more for the brand name. I find that just a little bit racist ;o) - and rather ironic because there is absolutely no difference in the hull and basic layout - and the boats themselves seem to be of better than average quality. Australia: ? - dont think they market these boats in Australia (yet). But you can go to their home page: www.parkerpoland.eu/ and drop them a line and try to persuade them. PS - I believe they come with a hard-top option.

@@carstenf279 Thanks very much for clarifying these details! I was sure they were the same boats and had been on each sellers website. Yes I really do like the entire range from all the sellers rebadges. The boat industry is having problems in Aus (probably world wide with covid) boat shows cancelled year after year. Huge interest from the people but no way to reach their customers. I will be going to parker poland after I finally get the chance to sit in one and check it out hands on. (when ever that will be, I eagerly look fwd to that day as I do not want to b pressured into a lesser brand due to a lack of options). Many thanks again for your informative input.