I found the aesthetic styling and beefy look to the 591 appealing. At 5.95 metres in length and having a full 2.5-metre beam, high sides, a shmick looking centre cab with hard-top and 150 horsepower four-stroke, they most certainly portray a boat destined for serious fishing and big offshore runs.
In the rough heading back to Urangan the 591 beast quartered the chop and 25-knot-plus NW like a soldier going to battle. The big flared bow does a good job at pushing water, while maintaining a comfortable ride.
Overall, the Gold Coast produced plate boat is designed primarily to suit in- and off-shore fishing, also being a decent family boat with suited options fitted. The Makocraft boast a sturdy build with a four millimetre bottom and sides and are good value for money.
Advertised price is a base package/standard features with no extra factory options:
591 Island Cab hull
Mercury 150hp with rigging.
Dunbier 6.2 Loader Pro Series 2200 atm tandem axle
Optional Features:
Transom door
Colour paint
Bait board
Live bait tanks
Kill tank
Rear lounge and back rest
Cabin bunk infill
Cabin bunk extension to make 1.8m bunks
Checker plate welded self-draining floor
Footrest off bunks
Alloy rod holders - riveted in
Alloy rod holders - welded in
5mm 5083 high tensile bottom sheets and transom