Zodiac Hurricane

RIB Magazine Article:Bear conquers the north west passage

admin — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 11:04:51 +0000

Battling through ice and extreme sea conditions en route, adventurer Bear Grylls has led the fi rst team ever to take a RIB through Canada’s notorious North-West Passage.

Powerboat & RIB Magazine published a new article about it. Click on this link to view the article as a PDF file.

RIB Magazine Article: the day after yersterday

admin — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 10:59:42 +0000

Powerboat & RIB Magazine published a new article about the development process of our tenders and adventure RIBS. Click on this link to view the article as a PDF file.

RIB Magazine Article: RIBS on Test

admin — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 10:50:04 +0000

Powerboat & RIB Magazine published a new article about our RIBS, with performance and features comparison. Click on this link to view the article as a PDF file.

Testimonial: Captain Brett Fillis

admin — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 09:39:49 +0000

We have had a Zodiac Hurricane Proluxe 630 tender onboard Anastasia as our rescue tender and general work boat since 2008. It has proven to be a very sea worthy and reliable work horse which has done hundreds of hours with crew and guests.

Through Zodiacs representative we were able to semi customize the tender to our specific requirements and the result was a great success.

Captain Brett Fillis

Testimonial: 1st Officer Randall Bower

admin — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 07:23:09 +0000

We have had a Zodiac Hurricane Proluxe 630 Diesel sterndrive on board since the Yacht was first built in 1998. The Owner liked it so much, he ordered another identical one in 2008. It’s a rugged and reliable tender that is heavily used for crew, guest beach landing & water sports. The first season we have purchase Zodiac Hurricane Proluxe 630 Diesel we managed to clock up 350hours with no problems.
We also have a limo type of tender but the Zodiac gets used much more. I would recommend Zodiac Hurricane products as the after sales service is good. We get spare parts sent to us from the factory wherever we are.

Randall Bower 1st Officer, M/y Diamond A (ex Ultima III)

Testimonial: Captain Brian Chick

admin — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 07:21:53 +0000

I purchased one of the first Zodiac Hurricane 6.7m SOLAS rescue boats for the 50m motoryacht Mosaique, a busy charter boat. It had to double as the owner’s tender as well as our mandatory MOB boat. I worked with the Hurricane factory thru their rep and was able to customize the boat to provide the yachts owner with the features that I know he wanted whilst keeping within the SOLAS type approval certificate.
It turned out well; plenty of comfortable seating for guests, a nice deep V hull for a soft and dry ride . The Zodiac looks great, is well built and I was impressed with its rugged construction.

Captain Brian Chick

Testimonial: Captain Craig W Franks

admin — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 07:20:57 +0000

We have had 3 Zodiac Hurricane highly customised tenders for M/Y Northern Star since she was launched in 2009. 2 are currently onboard; a 9m GRP diesel sterndrive and a 7m aluminium diesel waterjet.
They are solid and reliable tenders and work perfectly well in conjunction with our Hinckley to provide the Owner, Guests and crew a choice of platforms to support their busy schedules and activities.We often operate in remote areas of the Globe and depend heavily on our Hurricanes. I would not hesitate to recommend them to others.

Captain Craig W Franks, Captain of M/Y Northern Star.

Zodiac Hurricane develops folding covered bimini for Adventure Tender

admin — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 05:56:57 +0000

Zodiac developed an enclosed folding bimini for an Adventure Tender that is stored in the Yacht’s very low garage. The Owner’s brief was to have the persons occupying the 4 main (suspension) seats behind the steering console to be fully protected from the weather at all speeds.

Zodiac, working with a local subcontractor, was able to design and manufacture a polished stainless steel frame supporting a soft bimini cover that folded flat, along with a folding console and windshield. The 1700mm height constraint was a severe challenge but ultimely achieved.

Zodiac Hurricane rebuilds a law enforcement RIB into a luxury dive tender

admin — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 05:55:07 +0000

Zodiac recently delivered a diesel powered 8m luxury dive tender to its Owner in the Hawaiian Islands. Originally built as a pre-series test boat for the new generation of US Coastguard law and enforcement vessels, this twin stepped hull ,powered by a 480 hp Cummins diesel, was an ideal platform to convert to a dive tender for a 3 time Hurricane Owner who did not have the time to wait for a new one.

The 8.3m Hurricane 779 maxs out at 46 knots with a 500 kg load thanks to its Hamilton 292 waterjet drive which is an ideal system for a dive boat. All the military comm./nav equipment was removed and replaced by seating, dive racks and a complete folding bimini. It went from law enforcement to recreational diving in a record time. The refit took 2 months form contract signature to delivery in Hawaii.

Zodiac Hurricane fits new high speed drive to Custom yacht tender.

admin — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 05:53:11 +0000

Zodiac is installing a new high speed sterndrive to a 10m Custom Yacht tender that will be delivered in 2012. the Konrad 560 Twin Prop is one of the few drives able to take the torque from the Volvo D6 435hp diesel engine. The Owner’s main purpose is to achieve high speeds with maximum comfort in this aluminium hulled yacht tender.

That is why it is also fitted with ultra comfortable high speed suspension seating. The Konrad 560 is a proven unit for speed and reliability as its also used in military applications for high speed craft. This is the first time that such a unit has been put into a recreational craft and sea trials are set for late December 2010