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Trust the Swedes to come up with that solution. Nimbus has been producing boats since 1968, and in the 1970s began working closely with its compatriots at Volvo Penta to design craft which would complement the engines. The result was the popular Nimbus 26, and the company’s been producing a range of small cruisers and ‘commuter boats’ ever since.

The Nimbus 305 and 365 Coupés have proved popular in New Zealand over the past few years, and now another of their bigger sisters, the 405 Coupé, has arrived. She’s the third 405 in New Zealand (first of the new generation), and her new home is at Whitianga on the Coromandel.

The 405 shares some similarities with its siblings:

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