Hello everyone,
My family and I bought our Success Craft in February 2000 brand new, with it’s new home now in Cairns in Far Northern Queensland. Our model, “Astra” is now obsolete and in our first year of ownership, we were brave (idiotic) enough to endure the Tinaroo Dam winters, taking the boat up as often as we could with family and friends. We have been up there in almost every type of conditions, sometimes with around 11 other boats roaring around a little bay on some of the popular holidays. And, I must say that the old girl most certainly handled the task easily, and with comfort. The performance has been nothing short of exceptional with, after 9 years of ownership no work having to be done on the engine at all, and never missing a beat, you could say that it’s now part of the family. All in all, I would definitely buy another Success Craft because of the comfort, reliability and performance. Feel free to use the attached photos for your website. Tim Nolan, Cairns (March 2009)

Australia Day 2009 - The Brauers Marine team made the trip out to St George for the long weekend. Here are the boys practicing their seaworld auditions.

May long weekend -2008. A magic day at Leslie Dam near warwick. An icy start to a great warm day with glassy water.

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Hello everyone,
I purchased this success craft about 4 years ago It lives in Sydney now and tears up the Port Hacking river often. Feel free to use this pic for ur website. Cheers, Mick and Marty. May 2008

Hi Malcolm,
We bought this boat in October last year second hand. The 350 chev only had 7 hours on it after being tuned up. (We have done a lot more hours than that.) At Easter we decided to go to Coolamunda Dam ( Inglewood ) one day we easily pulled 4 single skiers out and ran solidly every day. Most days were calm except the last day which wasn't to bad. Lachlan Althaus, Millmerran March 2008

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Hi Malcolm,
Hard to believe, but 6 weeks have passed since we took delivery of our new ' Nova Diva'. Even with the limited amount of time that we have had to get out on the water we have still managed to clock up around 11 hrs of use. Most of the time the water has been calm until our last trip when the water was quite rough. The ' Nova Diva ' has proven very capable of providing a safe, comfortable ride in all these conditions. Not only does it look great but it is exceptional when it comes to its turning abilities. Friends that have come skiing with us are impressed with how well the boat has been finished off. They like the colours and its sleek lines. The combination of the 315hp PCM engine with the gearbox and the upgrade to the 16 degree Acme Prop has proven very successful. We have found that there is an enormous amount of torque and pull out of the water coupled with an ability to still run over 50+ mph at top speed with 3 adults on board. The boat is quite capable of further speeds but will have to wait till the engine has had more time to run in. ( During testing the boat was taken to around 55 mph for a very short period. ) What can I say, a brilliant ski boat at a good price worth every penny and more. Shane Rankine, Highfields - November 2007

Hi Malcolm,
We took the new boat up to Tinaroo Dam on Friday and Sunday. All went well with no problems and 6.5 hrs now on meter having performed the run in as per the PCM manual. It performed and handled well. We had varying conditions across the lake to test it in. Engine and prop set up and selection performs really well with great pull out of the water and a bit over 53 mph top speed at the moment with 2 people and bimini top on board. I'll hopefully put 4 skiers behind it next time to see how it goes but not much accelerator is required to pull two skiers out at the moment. We have had a lot of good comments so far as to the colour, finish and design of the boat. On our second trip out there was not a breath of wind. I hope you can use these photos. Mitchell Millett, Cairns - August 2007

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September 2007 - Three Success Craft take to the Perseverance Dam for a season opener. The Pro 2000 and Nova inboards as well as the Meteor outboard.

Hi Guys,
The new web site looks great. Have attached some photos of our 2001 Meteor. The 200 EFI Mercury and the High Five Prop give a great flat smooth wake which is what us barefooters like. This boat was ordered through Ski-Wake boats and we love it. I have fitted a custom High Pole and rear speedo for the observer as shown in the photos. This boat has been used to train the Womens Australian Barefoot Champion and the ACT Sub Junior boys champion to mention just a few. With the high power to weight ratio we can tow 2 footers at over 80km/h trimmed in. Thanks and keep footn Mick Musson Wandandian NSW

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