Overview
About this vessel
The SLR 690 Hard Top is a versatile fibreglass hardtop tailored for Kiwi conditions, combining bluewater capability with family-friendly comfort in a true turn-key package. At just under seven metres with a generous 2.5-metre beam, it delivers a stable, soft-riding platform for coastal fishing, diving and cruising, with a fully moulded hardtop and safety glass windscreen providing excellent protection from the elements.
This model features polyurethane underfloor foam for extra buoyancy, a strong hand-laid fibreglass hull with foam-core stringers, and an integrally bonded internal liner with non-slip, easy-clean flooring. Practical deck and cockpit design includes a walk-through transom with door, large underfloor storage locker, full-width moulded bow sprit, separated anchor locker and easy access foredeck via a cabin hatch. Comfort is enhanced by deluxe upholstered cabin squabs and linings, vinyl-trimmed cockpit side panels, folding rear lounge, Softrider pedestal seats and extensive storage in large cockpit side pockets.
For serious anglers, the 690 Hard Top is equipped with multiple stainless steel rod holders, a rocket launcher on the hard top with grab rails, a live bait tank (not plumbed), ski pole, boarding ladder and large safety deck rails mounted on the foredeck. The underfloor fuel tank of approximately 250 litres supports extended days on the water, while navigation and fish-finding capability comes via a Garmin 95SV sounder/plotter package and VHF radio with aerial. Hydraulic steering, quality stainless steel deck fittings, upgraded nose fairlead roller and an electric bilge pump complete a well-specified and ready-to-launch package.
- Hull construction: Strong hand-laid woven roving fibreglass hull with foam core stringers
- Bouyancy: Polyurethane underfloor foam for extra buoyancy
- Superstructure: Hard top with sliding windows and safety glass windscreen
- Deck & fittings: Full-width moulded bow sprit, separated deck-accessed anchor locker, upgraded stainless steel nose fairlead roller, stainless steel deck fittings, large safety bow rails and foredeck rails, large cockpit side pockets, walk-through transom with door, swim platforms moulded into deck
- Interior & comfort: Deluxe upholstered cabin squabs and linings, vinyl-trimmed cockpit side panels, integrally bonded internal liner with non-slip floor and easy-clean sides, folding rear lounge seat with backrest, back-to-back deluxe bolster seat on port side, twin Softrider pedestals with upholstered bolster seats on sliders
- Fishing features: Stainless steel rod holders (including extra pairs), rocket launcher on hard top with grab rails and rod holders, live bait tank (not plumbed), generous cockpit for fishing space
- Helm & controls: Rotary steering as standard with hydraulic steering upgrade fitted, ergonomic helm layout under hard top
- Electrics & systems: Electric bilge pump, battery box and isolation switch, navigation lights, drum anchor winch with rope and chain
- Flooring: Nu-Deck cockpit flooring to transom and deck
- Fuel: Approximate 250-litre underfloor fuel tank
- Trailer: Deluxe tandem multi-roller braked trailer upgraded to a tandem axle unit with stainless steel brakes, extra rollers and alloy wheels
