Fun factor
When I reviewed the Rae Line 205 a while ago, I was rambling on about the bowrider thing and how it reminded me of the Wella Woman, glossy magazines and Florida.
When Ben from Sports Marine rolled into the carpark with the latest version of the Rae Line 180 XS hitched on the back I wanted to yell “Move over Wella Woman and don’t forget your shampoo… James Bond has arrived!”
The gleaming black hull and faux-leather trim with the sleek look only an inboard configuration can achieve had 007 written all over it. It would have been easy to stop there and be mesmerised by the looks, but if I squinted and concentrated hard I could see underneath
