There are two ways to buy a Kingfisher, and both go through one of our Australian dealers.
Buy a stock boat. Our dealers carry finished boats — rigged, commissioned and ready to go on the water. What’s on the floor changes constantly, so it’s always worth asking what’s available right now.
Or have one built to your spec. Your dealer places the order and we build it in our Tauranga workshop: your configuration, your engine, your fitout, your trailer. Allow six to eight months for a custom build. Our range runs from 3.9m to 7.3m, all trailerable.
Either way your dealer handles the sale, the paperwork and the handover — which also means you’ve got someone local when you need them. Most people come in thinking they want one and leave having chosen the other.
Our dealers hold stock, and they’re the ones who know what’s available — it moves week to week, and they’ll often know about a boat before it’s finished.
A stock boat makes sense if:
The trade-off is that the spec is whatever the dealer ordered. That’s usually a sensibly specified, well-sorted package — dealers know their market and they don’t order boats that don’t sell — but if you have strong views about engines, electronics or layout, having one built may suit you better.
Tell us what you’re after and we’ll put you in touch with whoever’s closest and best stocked.
Allow six to eight months. That’s the honest number for a boat specified from scratch, and it moves with the model and with where the order book sits when you order. If that doesn’t suit your timing, say so early — your dealer may have stock, or something already in build that’s close to what you want.
1. Work out what you need, not what you want. Where you launch, whether you cross a bar, how far offshore you go, who’s coming with you, what you tow with. A 510 and a 670 are both good boats; which one is right for you depends on all of the above. Have a read of how a catamaran hull handles the water and what you get at 3.9m to 5.7m if you’re still working out hull type and size.
2. Get on one. This is the step people skip and then regret skipping. A powercat feels different from a monohull — at rest, in chop, on the trailer. Your dealer will have stock boats or a demonstrator you can get out on. Most of our owners made up their minds on the water, not on a website.
3. Spec it up with your dealer. Your dealer will work through the configuration, engine, trailer and fitout with you, then quote you a firm price for the boat you’ve actually specified. They know their own market and they’re the ones packaging it, so the number they give you is a real one. They’ll also give you a realistic delivery date based on where the order book sits at the time.
4. Your dealer places the order. Once you’ve agreed the spec and the price, your dealer handles the paperwork and the deposit and books the build slot with us. From there the boat is yours — we’re building it to your order, not to a shelf.
5. We build it. CNC-cut, welded and fitted out in plate aluminium at our Tauranga workshop. Your dealer will keep you posted throughout.
6. Handover. Your dealer does the handover, the rigging and the commissioning, and walks you through the boat. Trailers are built in-house alongside the boats, so the package arrives matched rather than cobbled together.
We don’t publish prices, because our dealers package and price boats for their own markets and we’d rather you got a real number than a misleading one. But these are the things that move it, in roughly the order they matter:
If you give your dealer a budget to work to, they’ll tell you honestly what it buys. That’s a more useful conversation than a list price.
Our dealers arrange both.
If you’re financing, your dealer can sort it as part of the package rather than leaving you to organise it separately. And if you’ve got a boat to move on, they’ll talk to you about taking it in trade — worth raising early in the conversation, because what your current boat is worth changes what’s realistic on the new one.
Small — 3.9m to 5.7m 390 · 450 Tiller · 450 Side Console · 450 Centre Console · 450 Cuddy · 510 Centre Console · 510 Cuddy · 570
Larger — 6.7m to 7.3m 670 · 730
We sell through a dealer network across Australia.
Send us an enquiry and we’ll route it to the right dealer for your state.
No dealer near you? Get in touch anyway. Australia is a big country and our network doesn’t reach every corner of it yet. Sometimes the answer is a dealer further afield who’s happy to deliver, and sometimes it’s us arranging freight — we’ve sent boats to places a very long way from the nearest dealer. Tell us where you are and we’ll find a way to get you on the water.
Do you have any boats in stock? Our dealers do. We don’t keep finished boats at the factory — everything we build is built to an order — but dealer stock and demonstrators change week to week, so it’s always worth asking. Tell us where you are and we’ll point you at whoever’s best stocked near you.
How long does a build take? For a boat custom ordered from scratch, six to eight months. It moves with the model and with where the order book sits when you order, and your dealer will give you a firm date before you commit to anything. If that doesn’t suit your timing, ask about stock boats — dealers often have something available a lot sooner.
Should I buy a stock boat or have one built? It usually comes down to timing. A custom build is six to eight months, so if you want to be fishing this summer rather than next, stock is the answer — dealers specify sensible packages and you can stand on the boat before you commit. If you have firm views on engines, layout or fitout and you can wait, have one built and get exactly what you want. Plenty of people walk in intending one and leave having chosen the other, which is why it’s worth talking it through with a dealer rather than deciding from a website.
How much does a Kingfisher cost? Your dealer will quote you, whether it’s a stock boat or a new build, because they package the boat with the engine, trailer and fitout and they price for their own market. The main things that move the number are hull size, configuration, engine choice and fitout level. Give your dealer a budget and they’ll tell you straight what it buys.
Can I finance a Kingfisher? Yes — our dealers arrange finance and can package it with the boat rather than leaving you to organise it separately. Ask your dealer what the options look like for your situation.
Will you take my old boat in trade? Our dealers do take trade-ins. Worth raising early in the conversation, because what your current boat is worth changes what’s realistic on the new one.
Where are Kingfisher boats made? In Tauranga, New Zealand. Designed, CNC-cut, welded and fitted out in plate aluminium at our own workshop, then shipped to our Australian dealers.
Can I have one built to my own spec? Yes — that’s the normal way we work rather than the exception. Talk to your dealer about what you’re after and they’ll spec it up with you and place the order. Within a model, almost everything above the hull is a choice.
Can I see one before I buy? Yes, and you should. Ask your dealer what’s on the floor and whether there’s a demonstrator you can get out on. A powercat is one of those things that makes its own argument once you’re standing on it in a bit of chop.
What if there’s no dealer in my area? Get in touch and we’ll work it out. Depending on where you are, that might be a dealer further afield who’s happy to deliver, or us arranging freight. Tell us where you are and what you’re after and we’ll come back to you with the best option.
