Yanmar Media Releases

View the latest media releases from Yanmar below:

 
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First Twin Yanmar ZT350 Drives Fitted To Aussie Boat
The first pair of Yanmar’s new ZT350 diesel sterndrives have been installed to an Australian built boat, the luxury Sea Quest 3600 Sports Bridge.

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World’s Fastest Diesel Teams up with Power Equipment
JCB, the UK based manufacturing giant of construction and agricultural machinery, has appointed Power Equipment as the exclusive Distributor of their range of premium quality JCB DieselMax engines

 
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Yanmar Re-Power Gives Big Power Gain with No Weight Penalty
Every so often a boater arrives at Yanmar, keen to re-power their boat for reasons other than the existing engines being worn ragged.  Richard Wilson is one such customer....

 
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Yanmar Hunt 24 At Centre Of Yanmar ZT350 Sterndrive Program
A strikingly different powerboat has rolled into the Power Equipment’s Lynbrook warehouse in Victoria. 

       
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Yanmar Diesels Keep Their Cool For Water Taxi Fleet
Melbourne’s unique water taxi service relies on Yanmar marine diesels to power their fleet of limousine-style cruising vessels.

 
  New Yanmar 6HY Series Delivers Clean, Adaptive and Dependable Power
Yanmar has unleashed a new generation of marine diesel engines for commercial marine applications where dependability is a must and long service intervals, low fuel consumption and ease of maintenance are highly sought after.
 
 

I like Purpose Built Marine Diesel Engines in My Boats
What you see with Tasmanian fisherman Karl Krause is precisely what you get. Likeable, affable, capable and very much a straight shooter, Karl together with his wife Fiona come from Tassie families steeped in fishing and earning a living from the sea.

 
  My Yanmar 6LY Series Engine Uses Bugger All Fuel
Mick Cooke is a weather-hardened pro fisherman. He has been at sea most of his life, fishing in Bass Strait from more boats with different engines than he cares to remember.
 
 

Commercial Power on Pleasure Craft
As a thoroughbred fishing boat the Yanmar powered Steber 28 is about as good as they get. The Steber 28 Commercial/Utility/Recreation features a full lock up cabin while the aft cockpit is absolutely vast.

 
 

Yanmar Repower Slashes Fuel Bills
Bermagui pro fisherman Dominic Puglisi has re-powered his fishing trawler with a Yanmar 6KYM series engine and slashed more than $45,000 from his annual fuel bill.

 
  Yanmar 'SOLAS-Compliant' in Delivering Aussie First
Leading Yanmar dealer Britton Marine has recently made waves with the delivery to the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) of the first of 14 new RHIBs that feature a SOLAS compliant Yanmar 6LPA-STP marine diesel engine.
 
  Customs Delivery Sets New Record For Steber
Taree (NSW) based big boat builder Steber International has established a new company record for boat delivery when the first of four patrol boats was delivered to the Australian Customs Service.
 
 

Yanmar Power For Oceanic Offshore's New Multi-Cat
Commercial diving company Oceanic Offshore has looked to Power Equipment for their main propulsion and onboard generating power for their recently commissioned specialist offshore diving vessel ‘Mary V’.

 

New 6AY Series - Adaptable, Dependable and Economical
Yanmar delivers an intelligent marine diesel solution for commercial applications with the new 6AY Series offering a long list of economical advantages.

 

New BY Yanmar Engines Unleash A Whole New Animal
When Joe Spiteri went looking for a new boat to replace his trusty 26 foot Bertram-Caribbean, he never anticipated that all his homework would lead him to a sophisticated engine re-power with Yanmar.

Touch of Yanmar Class For Sydney Charter Boat Icon
When Sydney based high profile corporate events specialist Bob Stanton went looking for marine diesels to re-power his vessel, local marine surveyors pointed him to one brand for his beloved ‘Island Club’ luxury cruiser- Yanmar.

             
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Yanmar Innovation Powers a LightWave Yacht
Greg and Janie Page are living the retired couples dream onboard their new Yanmar powered Lightwave cruising catamaran ‘Skedaddle’.

 
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Yanmar Still The #1 Choice
The latest industry figures released by the independent Equipment Research Group (ERG) authority has confirmed that Yanmar continues to be the brand of choice and is once again Australia’s leading brand of diesel engine.

             

Wooden Boat Craftsman Works in a Sea of Yanmar
Highly respected Wooden Boat Shop owner Tim Phillips could well be mistaken for taking brand loyalty too far with his wooden boat restoration facility loaded to the hilt with Yanmar powered boats.

 
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Yanmar Unveils All New Sterndrive
Yanmar has announced a new chapter in their marine product development with the unveiling of their latest innovation - the ZT350 sterndrive.

             

Yanmar- The Smart Choice for Professional Fishermen
Based in Lakes Entrance on Victoria’s picturesque Gippsland Lakes region, Owen recently repowered his commercial fishing boat with a new 350 mhp Yanmar 6HA2 marine diesel and has since recorded a stunning result in overall boat performance and fuel economy.

 
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Lightweight Electronic Control Diesel Joins Yanmar’s Pleasurecraft Engine Line-Up
THE 6CX530 is the latest addition to Yanmar Marine's range of big power electronic diesels.

             
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Yanmar Unveils New Generation BY2 Series Diesels
Can the latest and best marine diesel be made even better? Yes it can, according to Yanmar Marine.

 
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Yanmar Re-Power – Going Quicker on Less Fuel
When pro fisherman Paul Sullivan decided to move up from his trusty aluminium trailer boat to a genuine sea going commercial fishing boat, he factored in an engine re-power from the outset.

             
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Dual Yanmar’s Deliver Ferry Power
Yanmar marine diesel engines have been used to power a Brisbane built ferry destined for tourist work in New Caledonia.  Dual Yanmar 6HYM-ETE engines each rated at 650 MHP, are mated to ZF transmissions in the all-alloy sea going catamaran hull.

 
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New Yanmar Engines & Twin Disc “QuickShift” Transmissions Transform Training Vessel
A pair of new Yanmar 6CX-GTYE diesel marine engines mated to the recently released and revolutionary Twin Disc QuickShift transmissions

             
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Seasoned Boater Repowers with Yanmar
Cairns boater Greg Hawtin is the kind of bloke who almost has salt water running through his veins. Growing up in far North Queensland when it was genuinely a remote part of Australia, Greg spent his youth fishing, hunting and exploring.

 
  Scimitar Customer Demands Big Yanmar BY Series Power
A general rule of thumb in the boat building business is that manufactures determine the optimum power for a boat, and then prefer to build to this standard factory specification.
             
 

Yanmar Powered Clinker Putt Putts across Bass Strait
Paynesville wooden boat builders Frecheville Heaney put their recently crafted wooden boat project to the ultimate test by travelling across Bass Strait in their Yanmar powered 6m wooden clinker hull.

 
 

Hooked on New Yanmar BY Series Diesel Power
When a quality boat builder puts a company demonstrator boat together he has the ultimate choice of engine brand and models to power his rig. So when John Margetts of Hooker Boats in Cairns purchased a Yanmar diesel for his first ever stern drive, it’s time to take special notice.

             
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Australia’s First Yanmar BY Engine Backed Up
Following much international fanfare surrounding the launch of the new Yanmar BY series of engines, Adelaide boat builder Jim Theodore was the first to order and install a Yanmar 6BY… and then following sea trials immediately ordered a second.

 
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  Performance Upgrade For Yanmar Lightweight
Yanmar’s lightweight 4JH4E diesel engine has recently received an upgrade to become the more fuel efficient Yanmar 4JH4AE.
             
  Yanmar Safety Recall in Hand
Power Equipment, the Australian distributor of Yanmar marine and industrial engines in Australia, has advised that the global safety recall announced by Yanmar Marine International has minimal impact in the Australian market.
 
 

Steber International Selects Electronic Yanmar Marine Diesels
When the owner of a boat building company crafts a new release cruiser, commits to own the boat as a display and demonstrator boat for a full year, he also has the full gamut of the marine industry when it comes to choosing an engine.

             
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Yanmar - Xponentially Better
Like many who earn their living from working on the water, Tim Hull has zero tolerance for on-board malfunctions. As a Hobart based charter boat operator, Tim Hull’s operation has to perform perfectly on cue, every time the mooring lines are slipped.

 
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  Yanmar Technology Strikes Harmony with Nepean Launch Classic
A hand-crafted timber boat, crafted to a classic design, has been paired with the latest in marine diesel technology from Yanmar Marine.
             
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Luxury New Brava Uses Yanmar Power Exclusively
The latest release model Brava 42 Sports has been launched with stunning success at the Sanctuary Cove Boat Show. Part of the acclaim is attributed to the exceptional performance delivered by the pair of Yanmar marine diesel engines slotted into each of the cat hulls.

 
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  Marine Diesel Brilliance Yanmar Release Electronic Control 6LY3 Series Yanmar
Yanmar Diesel has released the first model from an entirely new series of Electronically Controlled marine diesel engines.
             
 

White Wash with Yanmar
Ron Conde has been playing around with boats virtually all of his life. The passion started out with a yacht and then quite a few more followed.

       
             
             
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Twilight Racing Brings Success For Yanmar Enthusiast
It was sweet success for Gary Mulroyan as he was crowned winner of the Yanmar sponsored Sandringham Yacht Club ‘Twilight Series’ event as skipper of his triumphant Cavalier 350 yacht, Barinya.

 
 

Yanmar Diesel Intelligence Delivers Endless Electricity
Yanmar has launched a sophisticated integrated flywheel generator for onboard electricity. This unit suits a range of Yanmar diesel marine engines which can now deliver sought after AC power solutions for boat owners worldwide.

             
 

Yanmar Powers The Champions Of The Sydney To Hobart Fleets
Over the past 61 years, the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race has become an icon of Australia’s summer sport, ranking in public interest with such national events as the Melbourne Cup horse race, the Davis Cup tennis and the cricket tests between Australia and England.

 
 

Helps Launch S&S 'Constellation' Yanmar Release Finance Program
One of the worlds most respected and innovative marine diesel engine manufacturers, Yanmar Diesel, has sponsored the official launch of the Sparkman & Stephens (S&S) 34 racing yacht built using world-first Vacuum Infusion technology.

             
 

Wooden Boat Legend Gets a New Yanmar
Highly regarded wooden boat craftsmen Tim Phillips of the Wooden Boat Shop in Sorrento is all smiles after recently fitting a new 110mhp Yanmar 4JH4-HTE engine into his classically restored Tasmanian couta boat ‘Storm Bay’.

 
 

Global Sailing Champion & Antarctic Adventurer Relies on Yanmar
Sailing world record holder and Antarctic adventurer, Tony Mowbray, relies on a Yanmar diesel engine as he visits some of the most remote and rugged sailing locations in the world.

             
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Yanmar Diesel - A Proven Partner for Record Breakers
Jessica Watson from Queensland’s Sunshine Coast is no doubt one 16 year old that is going places!

       
             
             
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New Yanmar LN Series Gets Green Tick
One of hardest working small diesel engines in Australia has received a green makeover with Yanmar unveiling the powerful and more environmentally friendly L-N Series air-cooled diesel engine.

 
 

Yanmar Guard Makes Workplace Safer
The popular Yanmar TF series of diesel work engines has been upgraded with the addition of a factory fitted safety guard.

             
 

Here With A Vengeance Yanmar Delivers The Good Oil
Power equipment manufacturers are embracing newly refined V-Twin engine technology delivered by a global name of reliability and performance- Yanmar Diesel.

 
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New Phase of YEG Generators from Yanmar
Yanmar has unveiled the new YEG Series of diesel and gas engine powered generators that offer quiet, safe and reliable power at minimal cost to both the environment and the hip pocket.

             
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Yanmar Invertor Generator A First
Yanmar has again led the world with the release of the industry leading diesel powered eG100i inverter type generator set rated up to 7.5KVA standby.

       
             
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Minards Diesel Finds A New Home
Highly regarded Yanmar diesel engine and spare parts specialist Minards Diesel has relocated to a new and significantly larger premises to accommodate their ever expanding Yanmar sales and service business.

 
 

Power Equipment Appointed Yanmar Distributor in Pacific
The authorised Australian distributor of Yanmar diesel engines, Power Equipment, has had their distribution territory expanded. Yanmar has officially appointed Power Equipment as the authorised marine engine distributor for Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, New Caledonia and Fiji.

             
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Genuine Yanmar Parts - Genuine Engine Protection
Yanmar has launched a campaign that encourages the owners of Yanmar marine diesel engines to insist upon genuine Yanmar parts.

 
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  Yanmar Appoints Gun Kiwi To Head WA Sales
Power Equipment has appointed Brian Macken to the position of Marine Sales Engineer to oversee future growth of their range of products in Western Australia and the Northern Territory.
             
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Yanmar and Seapower Australia Join Forces for WA Boaters
Longstanding marine engine specialist Seapower Australia has become an authorised Dealer for the well-respected Yanmar brand of marine diesel engines.

 

Yanmar Opens New Lynbrook Facility
Power Equipment, the Australian and Pacific distributor of Yanmar diesel engines, has re-located to a brand new purpose built facility which is now fully operational.

             
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Management Restructure at Power Equipment
The sole authorised Australian Distributor for Yanmar diesel engines, Power Equipment, has announced a re-structuring of the senior management positions within the company.

 
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Yanmar Appoints Experienced Diesel Man To NSW Post
Power Equipment has announced the appointment of Ian Mills to the position of NSW State Manager – Marine.  Ian who has achieved an impressive track record with diesel engines, will be replacing Mike Egan who is due to retire on the 1st of August 2009.

             
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Yanmar – Continues to Lead the Pack
Data recently published by the independent auditing group, ERG International, has confirmed the absolute dominance of the Yanmar brand in the Australian marketplace.

       
             
             
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4 Times Smoother With New Release Gori
Gori Propeller has proudly supported the global sailing industry by manufacturing low-drag folding propellers since 1975. In 2005, Gori celebrated three decades of design excellence and to mark the occasion has released a new 4-blade folding propeller to suit bigger yachts and larger engine applications.

     

             
             
 
 

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