MOTORHOMES & CARAVANS DEALER LOGIN REVIEW: GRADY-WHITE CANYON 376 1 Search news & reviews Type Presented by Marine Sub Type Boats Make Select a Make Demand for centre console fishing boats is on the rise, especially so among the hardcore fishing fraternity. The niche centre console "clan" are dedicated (and probably selfish anglers) like myself, who like to believe that their boats are family­friendly. This may be true – to a degree – but when it comes to asking the family the same question, they would most certainly disagree – and I speak from experience. So is it possible to create the perfect centre console that not only serves as an offshore game­fishing weapon, but also as an entertaining boat that family and friends can enjoy

The 11.15m Grady­White Canyon 376 has a typical centre console layout of open bow and stern decks with a console mounted in approximately the centre of the hull. When boarding via the rear platform and door onto the rear deck, you get the feeling that you have just stepped into a big­dollar rig – that’s just how luxurious it feels. With a larger than usual centre console, its gunwales are higher than standard with wide coamings, full bolstered trims all round, and loaded with slick internal mouldings with plenty of rod­rack storage front and rear. It’s trimmed with recessed grabrails which host things like drinkholders and mounted speakers. The false transom section has...

After having Eric Sorenson from Grady­White give a spectacular display for the photos, I had a good idea on how it performed. Eric literally made the Grady­White 376 look like a high­performance trailerboat being thrown around – tight turns at high speed, WOT runs in all directions to the swell – you name it, he did it. And not once did I see anyone having to hang on for dear life. It only takes five minutes to gain full driving confidence on this machine. Having the full demo prior to driving I gave it my hardest and can only report that it is an absolute beauty to drive. The low down and top end torque of the motors is phenomenal and yet the...

PRICED FROM $555,000 GENERAL MATERIAL GRP TYPE Monohull centre console LENGTH 11.15m BEAM 4.01m WEIGHT 5850kg CAPACITIES BERTHS Double plus bunk REC. HP 700 REC. MAX HP 1050 FUEL 1476lt WATER 204lt ENGINE MAKE/MODEL Twin Yamaha F350 outboards TYPE Four­stroke, 32­valve DOHC Direct Action 60° V8 outboard motor RATED HP 350 (each) WEIGHT 373kg (each) DISPLACEMENT 5330cc (each) GEAR RATIO 1.73:1 PROPELLER 16.25 x 15 SWS XL SDS SUPPLIED BY GAME & LEISURE BOATS Factory 1, 147 Bayview Street, Runaway Bay, QLD, 4216 PHONE 07 5577 5811 EMAIL [email protected] WEB gandlb.com.au See the full version of this review in Trade­A­Boat #455, July / August 2014. Why not subscribe today?...