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 Girls love their Hondas
Extra unplanned advertising is always welcome, a good recent example being when these ladies dropped anchors together out on the Knysna lagoon. As you’ll see from the photo, these ladies certainly love their Hondas. What’s more if you have the courage, a bottle of sparkling soda, and a Honda outboard powering your steed, they might perhaps let you join them, even if only for a brief moment…
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 Leisure Boating makes a pit stop in Knysna
Dean Castle, the editor of Leisure Boating, South Africa’s premier boating magazine, recently visited the shop and tested 4 exciting and fairly diverse boats (see above and at the top), so be sure to get future copies of the mag to check out his findings.
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 Development Work on the Shop’s Workhorse continues
To speed up boat delivery/ retrieval time much work has been going on to improve the aerodynamics of our workhorse bakkie. We feel that the fitment of an overhead wing in the shape of a ‘Whisper’ boat will create the additional downforce required to increase cornering speeds, whilst the attachment of a ‘Tarpon’ twin mounted rudder system will greatly improve directional stability on both Long Street and Waterfront Drive! Rest assured that our extensive R & D programme will continue until the ultimate solution is found…
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 Join us on the Honda Marine Knysna FACEBOOK Page
For all the latest updates on what’s happening at Honda Marine Knysna, please join us on our Facebook Page. There you will find a host of information from New Product Arrivals to Second Hand Boats to Marine Accessories, Promotions, Competitions, Events, Special Pricing offers and lots more. What’s more you can 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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 ‘Have Your Say’ on our Blog
Check out our BLOG which is 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’ on this additional communication forum.
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| PRODUCT NEWS |
 Electric Engines now available
Recently arrived at the shop are some transom mounted ‘Motorguide’ Energy Series Trolling (Electric) motors. These engines are ideal for fishing and cruising in both protected and sheltered waters due to their quiet, smooth and environmentally friendly operation.
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| MAY PRODUCT SPECIALS |
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Fazer 17
This 2003 Fazer 17 is powered by a Yamaha 2-stroke V4 115HP outboard and is in good condition. The Fazer was one of the most popular boats to come out of the Angler Boats factory and at 17ft with plenty of power, she’s both quick and highly manoeuvrable, making her an excellent speed/ ski boat option. She’s been well looked after and comes with a good array of standard features making her an excellent overall buy.
PRICE : R89 000 (incl.VAT)
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 | WATER PUMP – WB30XT DRX
Honda water pumps have been designed to move water, and lots of it. A quick clean out port and easy maintenance features ensure long service life, perfect for all applications.
PRICE : R3 560 (incl.VAT)
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 | Bay Runner 150
This Bay Runner 150 is a superbly crafted boat from the African Skiff stable. She’s only got 8 hours on her high performance and extremely fuel efficient Honda BF60 HP and represents a much sought after inland and sea-going fishing vessel. This Bay Runner 150 is a full wet deck and comes with a high level of specifications ranging from Hydraulic Steering, to a Garmin Fishfinder 140, a 29Mhz Radio, a Marine Sound System and lots more. With lots of deck space and all these extras, this boat is ideal from which to pursue your fishing ambitions.
Price : R149 000 (incl.VAT)
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| PRESS RELEASES |
 Castrol Honda Returns to World Superbike Championship
Those that watch motorcycle racing will have noticed the latest incarnation of an iconic team returning to the World Superbike championship in the form of the Castrol Honda team, with the global lubricants brand announcing title sponsorship of Honda’s superbike effort for the 2011 season.
The new team features riders Jonathan Rea and Ruben Xaus campaigning Hondas CBR1000RR Fireblade, with the squad being run by the Netherlands based Ten Kate Racing outfit, who have led Honda’s World Superbike effort since 2004.
Castrol’s association with Honda’s motorcycle racing activities goes all the way back to the Japanese manufacturer’s first foray into the sport at the Isle of Man TT in 1959, with the two companies going on to celebrate 50 years of racing together in 2009.
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| BOATING TIP OF THE MONTH |
 | Pets On Board
The best way to introduce your pet to boating is to spend some time together on the boat when it’s tied up to the dock. Some animals have an innate fear of the water and will never be comfortable on a boat. If your pet trembles at the site of water, you may have to leave him or her home when you go boating.
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However, if your pet seems comfortable on the boat when secured at the dock, the sound of the engines may drive them nuts (then again if they are Hondas, they won’t hear them anyway!). Before leaving the dock, test this by running the engines. Animals hear a wider range of sounds than humans do and may be more sensitive to engine noises than you are.
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| NAUTICAL INFO |
 | Earth's Dust and Plankton from Space: New Views from Envisat Satellite
ScienceDaily (Apr. 17, 2011) — Europe's Envisat satellite has captured dust and sand from the Algerian Sahara Desert located in northern Africa, blowing west across the Atlantic Ocean.
Stretching across the eastern Atlantic, strong winds carry the plume over the northwestern tip of the Iberian Peninsula (bottom), the western tip of France, the southwestern tip of England (top right) and the southwestern coast of Ireland (top left).
Dust from the Sahara Desert – the world’s largest desert, encompassing around 8.6 million sq km – can be transported over thousands of kilometres by atmospheric convection currents. These convection currents form when warm, lighter air rises and cold, heavier air sinks.
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| CUSTOMER FEEDBACK |
We warmly welcome the following new boat owners to our Honda Marine Knysna family:
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| Mr & Mrs Alan Crocker |
Mr & Mrs More |
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| The Skinner Family |
The Russouw Family |
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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