Project Date
May 2022
Client
MPF Engineering
Location
MPF Workshop, Tauranga
Project Description
This project involved the design and fabrication of a 5.5 metre centre console aluminium fishing boat, developed as part of MPF Engineering’s specialist marine fabrication division, Future Boats.
The vessel features a fully sealed pontoon hull, pressure tested in-house to ensure integrity and leak-free performance. An in-house designed T-top was fabricated to suit the vessel’s layout and intended offshore fishing use.
Designed, built, and tested in Tauranga, New Zealand, the boat has been proven in real-world conditions across New Zealand waters, from Cape Reinga through to the East Cape.
Standards & Quality Assurance
- Length: 5.6 m (18.5 ft)
- Maximum persons: 6
- Maximum engine rating: 115 hp (or 220 kg)
- Hull thickness: 5 mm aluminium
- Deadrise: 15 degrees
- Underfloor fuel capacity: 120 L
- External beam: 2330 mm
- Internal beam: 1765 mm
- Floor to gunnel height: 850 mm
- Total sealed volume (approx.): 1200 L
- Boat height (approx.): 1450 mm
- Fully sealed pontoon hull, pressure tested
Design & Fabrication Capability
Future Boats are engineered and manufactured in Tauranga by a team with over 20 years’ experience in fabrication and welding across mining, oil and gas, heavy industry, pressure vessels, and pipe welding.
This depth of industrial experience is applied directly to aluminium boat manufacturing, delivering robust, well-engineered vessels designed for performance, safety, and longevity.
