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 2011 is upon us…
Well the New Year is already here and it’s back to the coalface we all go (that’s if you ever left!). Just to wish everyone a prosperous, successful and healthy 2011. As Henry Ward Beecher once said, “Every man should be born again on the first day of January. Start with a fresh page. Take up one hole more in the buckle if necessary, or let down one, according to circumstances; but on the first of January let every man gird himself once more, with his face to the front, and take no interest in the things that were and are past.” |
 Honda Marine Knysna FACEBOOK Page up and running
Now fully up and running, our all new ‘Honda Marine Knysna’ Facebook Page which features a host of information from New Product Arrivals to Second Hand Boats to Marine Accessories, Promotions, Competitions, Events, Special Pricing offers and lots more, is receiving many hits. Please use this Facebook Page to interact with us by voicing your views and opinions. Just go to the link below and join our exciting new community.
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 Time to BLOG
As mentioned previously, together with Facebook we’ve also set up a BLOG which will be readily accessible via our Website, Facebook, Newsletter and our new E-mail stationery link. Articles relevant to Honda Marine will be posted on the Blog so please have a look and ‘Have Your Say’ - give your point of view and get feedback as we develop this important additional communication forum.
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Servicing of Boats to Re-commence
With the peak season now behind us, the servicing of Honda outboard engines re-commenced from Monday, 03 January, 2011. Please contact James, our Workshop Manager, on Tel: 044 382 4090 or e-mail: james@hondamarineknysna.co.za
Please remember to bring your ‘Maintenance Booklet’ so that it can be stamped once the service has been carried out.
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| PRODUCT NEWS |
 Benguela 530 Cat CC
Angler Boats, known for the top quality and excellence of their leisure boats, has now manufactured their first ski-boat, the Benguela 530 Cat Centre Console. This superbly designed and finished Benguela 530 fits directly into a very competitive range of available fishing boats, so the highly impressive initial sea trials combined with the way in which the knowledgeable boating public has received the boat, can only give credibility to the fact that the Benguela 530 Cat is more than worthy of being added to the Angler Boat range.
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| JANUARY PRODUCT SPECIALS |
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Celebrity 175
This Celebrity 175 powered by a Honda BF90HP VTEC is in immaculate condition having only been run for 5 hours. She comes with a good level of specifications including hydraulic steering, a built-in fuel tank, stainless steel ski bar and lots more. Not only is this 175 very rapid, she’s also highly manoeuvrable, making her an absolute delight whether for watersports, cruising or fishing.
RETAIL PRICE : R189 000 (incl.VAT)
JANUARY SPECIAL PRICE : R179 000 (incl.VAT)
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 | EP2500CX Generator
Features:
Rated AC output, 2.0kVA
Fuel tank capacity, 15.0 litres
Dry weight, 45kg
RETAIL PRICE : R5 621 (incl.VAT)
JANUARY SPECIAL PRICE : R5 228 (incl.VAT)
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 | Honwave 3m with Aluminium Floor (T30-AE2)
Model: T30AE2
Floor: Aluminium
Net Weight (kg): 54
Length: 3.0m
Max HP: 15
Passenger Capacity: 4
RETAIL PRICE : R12 500 (incl.VAT)
JANUARY SPECIAL PRICE : R11 875 (incl.VAT)
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| PRESS RELEASES |
 Honda Achieves First Flight of FAA-Conforming HondaJet
Greensboro, North Carolina, U.S.A., December 21, 2010 – Honda Aircraft Company, Inc., announced that it has successfully completed the first flight of its FAA-conforming HondaJet advanced light business jet. The event is a significant step in Honda's aerospace program leading to delivery of aircraft in 2012.
The first conforming HondaJet lifted off on December 20, 2010, from Honda Aircraft Company's world headquarters facility at the Piedmont Triad International Airport in Greensboro, North Carolina. The HondaJet remained aloft for 51 minutes, during which time the aircraft's flight characteristics and performance were analyzed and systems checks were conducted. Various test data gathered during the flight were transmitted real-time to Honda's flight test telemetry operations base within the company's world headquarters facility.
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| BOATING TIP OF THE MONTH |
 | Some Docking Tips
". . . I have just bought a new boat and struggle with getting her onto her jetty mooring, any comments or suggestions? Unfortunately I am in the middle of the rows of moorings, so I cannot just taxi in but must make a hard right turn. I keep bumping into the slips on the next dock over."
The best way to get good at docking is practice, practice, practice. With repetition, you start to get a feel for wind and current. First, don't get discouraged. You were not born knowing how to drive a boat just as you were not born knowing how to drive a car. You had to learn. And because boats don't drive like cars, it is another learning experience. A boat steers from the stern and pivots on its axis. So, when you steer to the right, for example, the stern of your boat moves to the left (which may be why you are bumping into the slips on the next dock over). Try visualizing "pushing" your boat in to the slip (somewhat like a shopping cart on ice).
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| NAUTICAL INFO |
 | Sardine Run: Headlong Race for Survival of the Species
ScienceDaily (Dec. 28, 2010) — Between May and July each year, millions of sardine move northward along the East coast of South Africa to reach spawning sites where they release their eggs. This is the spectacular Sardine Run. The migrating fish come under relentless attack from dolphins, sea lions, whales, tuna, birds and fishermen during their headlong, even suicidal race. Why do the sardine brave such formidable dangers? How did this dogged migration arise?
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 | Knysna Hillclimb Promotional Film
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| EVENTS & SPONSORSHIPS |
Following the recent articles on overfishing in the Knysna Lagoon, we are once again running the one page ‘Recreational Fishing Regulations and Information’ map. Please keep this on your boat at all times, so that at least you know what is and isn’t allowed. Please pass a copy of this map on to your friends
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| BOAT TEST |
 | The Review of the 650 Odyssey powered by a 300HP Mercruiser inboard/outboard is brought to you by 'Leisure Boating', SA's premier monthly boating magazine.
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| CUSTOMER FEEDBACK |
We warmly welcome the following new boat owners to our Honda Marine Knysna family:
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| Graham & Margaret Michael |
Paul Cuthbert |
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| Mark Phillips & Khathutshelo Nelukalo from SANParks |
Shaun with Arthur Winter & his 2 daughters |
| Obituary - Johann Cloete |
 | It is with great sadness that we have to inform you that Johan Cloete passed away in his sleep on 26 December 2010. Johann was a well known local seaman and businessman, and a great longterm friend of Honda Marine Knysna. His whalewatching boat, Lazy Turtle could always be seen taking tourists out the Knysna Heads, with Johann’s distinctive figure at the helm. Only good words and compliments about his stories and his tremendous knowledge of the sea were always to be heard around town. Huge in stature, gentle in nature, caring about people and always smiling, he was truly a big man and we and all who knew him will really miss him. Our sincere condolences go to Margaret and all the family.
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NB. We sincerely hope that you are enjoying our regular monthly Newsletter. With this in mind should you have a friend or 10 whom you would like to introduce to the world of Honda Marine Knysna then please send us their email addresses… Thank YOU!
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