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Aluka 823 Walkaround
The high-roofed pilothouse-style cabin with forward-sloping windows is certainly different to most traditional enclosed cabin boats, while the striking black paintwork and bold graphics add to the impression that this boat means serious business.
Founder of Aluka Boats, Blair Stapleton, has owned boats for many years but was never quite happy with their configuration. He wanted a boat with a large family-friendly cabin space, and a high-sided walk-around layout. Fishing would be the boat’s main function, so it needed to have good access around the cockpit, but with child-friendly high sides. At the same time, performance was key – time spent getting to and from the magical spot-X is wasted time, so he wanted a boat that could get up and go when required.
Since he could not find the boat of his dreams, he decided to design and build it himself. He engaged naval architect Noah Thompson to
