BUCCANEER 650 ESPRITE REVIEW It’s almost 20 years since Buccaneer released the 635 DC and it’s replacement, the 635 Esprite is long overdue. Barry Thompson checks out what’s so different. PACIFIC POWERBOAT NOVEMBER / DECEMBER 2015 The new 650 Esprite may look a lot like the 635 it replaces, but there are a lot of differenc

IN late 1996 Buccaneer released the 635 DC, which while I always saw it as a bowrider, designer/builder Gerry Gerrand always called it a DC - Dual Console boat. Whatever way you want to describe it, I loved it from the start, so much so that in 1998 we had one for the magazine boat. Over the next 12 years, I drove that boat with a variety of engines, in many different sea conditions, at a whole lot of different speed and for so many reasons, I could never remember them all. However, if there is one thing I can remember is that I was extremely sad to see the boat go when I sold it. Bringing up...

1. The dash is spacious and is now a separate moulding. 2.The bow section is much the same but comes with a few extras.The full grp inner liner means a little more space in the cockpit. 3. Check out the Fusion sounds on the wake tower. 4. The Maxwell RC6 is standard. 5. Nice tow vehicle.

stereo, plus the controls for the tabs and winch. Overall a big dash for all you extras. NEW SEATING Another big change from the 635 to the 650 is the seating. While there is still a single swivelling bucket seat for the driver and king/queen on the passenger side, they are now quite different. The sliding and swivelling drivers seat comes with a fold up base that forms a bolster seat. This makes it very versatile, allowing you to stand, sit or squat to drive. The new passenger seat is much wider than the previous model, which will easily cater for two children or an adult and child. There is...