ALL THE ABOVE RIDE
Ride, says Jonathan, seems to be a secondary consideration for some trailer boat manufacturers. Other attributes – internal volume, interior layout, styling, stability at rest, ease of manufacture and price – tend to be higher on the list of priorities for many. But for the Offshore 650, Jonathan wanted a robust trailer boat that first and foremost travelled well. It needed to deliver comfortable, safe performance on the water.
The Offshore 650 is a completely new design, available in soft top (Pro Dive Series), centre-console and hardtop versions. It’s not a development of an existing model, nor a stretched version of something else, says Jonathan, who was a commercial diver earlier in life.
The underwater lines are optimised for ride quality, but with plenty of buoyancy forward, 18° of deadrise at the transom and a unique folded chine profile.
Most notably, the hull is constructed using 8mm aluminium
