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He's also a very shrewd and
experienced Cylinder manufacturer
with a hell of a good team up there
in Caloundra, more than able to
build the Cylinders to an extremely
high level of quality control which is
not easy using thin sheet aluminium
when you make Cylinders — the
construction process is fraught with
difficulties as the welding has to be
absolutely spot on — and the pun is
intended.
Mike will make just about anything
in Cylinders for anybody — and if
you'd like it delivered to the
Antarctic, he's your man! He likes a
challenge, loves his craft and he's
very good at it — so if you are
looking for something that is quite
out of the normal, but you know
exactly what you want, using Mike
Jessop is the way to get it.
His Ocean Craft are outstanding,
and we particularly like the deep
vee principle he uses wherein the
boats when planing,
lift the cylinders
virtually out of the
water altogether but
as the boat settles,
the cylinders pick up
the displacement and
provide the
unbelievable stability
these craft have. And
that's the Ocean Craft
story — incredible
stability, an
extraordinarily soft
ride, rough water
handling that allows
them to go anywhere,
anytime — and the
only downside as we've noted
elsewhere, is the normal loss of
space that true Cylinder craft must
suffer.
But thinking outside the square
can overcome even those issues
with an outcome that is literally
exceptional.
For further in formation give Mike a
call (MOB) 0416 293 686
F&B Fisherman & Boatowner article September 2011
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see also OCEAN CRAFT 6000 Caloundra Class 6 Metre
and OCEAN CRAFT 3300 Spearo Craft 3.3 Metre HEAVY DUTY
www.sealibrary.com.au
F&B Fisherman & Boatowner article September 2011
www.seamedia.com
OCEAN CRAFT
Mike Jessop's
Ocean Craft in
Caloundra on the
Sunshine Coast, is
well known to the
F&B team; we have
tested many OC's
over the years.
Slowing him down
sometimes can be
a problem, but hell,
there's nothing
wrong with a bloke
being mad keen
about his craft, and
you'll not find a
keener 'cylinder'
enthusiast on the
planet than Mike Jessop!
Email: sales[ AT ]oceancraft.com.au
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