Overview
About this vessel
505 KIWI KRAFT CUDDY is a 5.05 m aluminium pontoon cuddy-cabin trailer boat designed for inshore and coastal fishing and general family boating. Built with 3 mm alloy hull and pontoons and a 4 mm alloy floor, it offers a robust, stable platform with the reserve buoyancy of welded pontoons. With a 2.00 m beam, 18° deadrise and generous floor-to-gunwale height, it is aimed at providing a safe, dry and predictable ride for up to four people, powered by outboards up to 60 hp.
The layout combines a compact forward cuddy for storage and shelter with an open cockpit that can be configured with removable or bench seating and optional side console. Multiple grab rails, swim platforms and a boarding ladder support easy boarding and movement around the boat, while standard rod holders and optional live bait tank and casting platform cater to fishing-focused owners.
Key construction and design characteristics
- Aluminium pontoon-hull construction for high stability and buoyancy.
- 3 mm hull and 3 mm pontoons with 4 mm floor for added strength underfoot.
- 18° deadrise hull for a balance of soft ride and at-rest stability.
- Generous floor-to-gunwale height around 600–650 mm for security in the cockpit.
- Forward cuddy area providing protected seating/storage.
- Outboard-powered transom with pod and twin swim platforms.
Typical use cases
- Day fishing for up to four people with rod holders and optional live bait tank.
- Family cruising and general recreational boating with secure, high sides.
- Estuary, lake and inshore coastal work where a compact but capable alloy pontoon boat is desired.
Specifications
- LOA: 5050 mm
- Beam: 2000 mm
- Internal Beam: 1350 mm
- Deadrise: 18°
- Hull thickness: 3 mm
- Pontoon thickness: 3 mm
- Floor thickness: 4 mm
- Floor to gunwale height: 600–650 mm (two measurements quoted)
- Maximum engine power: 60 hp (outboard)
- Capacity: 4 persons
- Approximate hull weight: 450 kg
Standard features
- Front fairlead for anchoring and mooring.
- Scuppers to assist self-draining of the cockpit.
- Single removable seat.
- Front grab rails for security moving forward.
- Internal rail for passenger support.
- Rear cleats for tying up at the dock.
- Outboard pod for engine mounting.
- Swim platforms at the transom.
- Front storage/seat in the cuddy area.
- Battery mount.
- 2 x rod holders.
Optional extras
- Additional single seat.
- Bench seat.
- Anchor bulkhead.
- Full length bow and grab rail external.
- Bollard.
- Extra cleats.
- Side console (bolt/weld-on).
- Fuel tank tie-down.
- Additional swim platform.
- Boarding ladder.
- Live bait tank.
- Front casting platform.
- Extra rod holders.
- Mount for drum winch.
- Side console option (noted twice in list – available as a configurable helm layout).
Notes
Specifications can change without prior notice.
