Hugo Andreae and Alex Smith host Series 2, Episode 9 of Boat Nuts (sponsored by Sleipner) from Swanwick Marina.

On the menu today:

• A sea trial review of the all-new 46-knot Axopar 38 Cross Cabin
• A lively debate over the 200hp Yamaha CrossWave hybrid
• And why wireless kill cords are essential for saving lives on the water.

As ever we are thankful for the folks over at Sleipner for their continued support.

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Welcome to Series 2, Episode 8 of Boat Nuts, the podcast about all things boaty, brought to you in association with marine technology company Sleipner!

This week, Hugo Andreae and Alex Smith return to the sportbridge of a £3M Princess S65 at Swanwick Marina. The boys take a look at the massive Prestige M8 Evo power catamaran, dive into game-changing battery-based generator alternatives, and break down smart, cost-effective alternatives to outright boat ownership.

In this episode:

00:00 - Intro

03:04 - Boat of the Week: The Prestige M8 Evo

18:14 - Product of the Week: Battery-based alternatives to generators

26:21 - Issue of the Day: Alternative ways into boating

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Welcome to Series 2, Episode 7 of Boat Nuts – brought to you in association with Sleipner – and back after a brief hiatus

This week, Hugo Andreae and Alex Smith are at Swanwick Marina aboard a £3 million Princess S65. The boys dive into one of the most unusual, radical boat designs on the water today, the Galeon 430 Explorer, test the latest portable electric pumps, and tackle a massive, ticking time-bomb facing British waterways: what do we do with old fiberglass boats?

In this episode:

00:00 - Intro.

02:04 Boat of the Week: The Galeon 430 Explorer. Alex reports back from Gdansk on testing this bold, blunt-nosed, transformer-style boat!

09:35 Product of the Week: Rechargeable Portable SUP Air Pumps. Hugo shares the results of his group test, revealing why the Airbank Puffer Pro took top honours.

14:04 Issue of the Day: What do we do with abandoned fibreglass boats? With 60,000+ boats reaching end-of-life in Europe each year, Hugo and Alex explore the environmental crisis of decaying hulls,.

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