Performance Boatbuilding

21/09/2025

A nice carbon bonnet done for a HQ drag ute, took the original fiberglass bonnet which weighed in at 11.2kg took a mold off that and incorporated the cowl vent panel in to fill in all the gaps on the hood and to create a factory look. The new carbon bonnet come in at 4.8kg, could have potentially gone lighter but we wanted it stiff enough that it was self supporting around the cutout for the blower. 🏁

06/09/2025

Haven't been very vocal on here lately but there has been plenty going on in the workshop! A lot of variety, have a look through the photo dump and see the captions for a bit of detail. Weve just finished a full respray on a 1750 Bullet and has come out great so weve thrown a little teaser in there. Ill be doing a full post on that once the boat has been through to the sign writers as we think it is going to look quite the part! Cheers 🍻

30/05/2025

Boat is off the trailer and set up on the floor spent a good couple days fitting up the cell and structure. Dash and cell floor/back wall mocked up we'll make these parts before heading back down to start installing stuff permanently 🏁👌

26/05/2025

1st cell top done, this one is for the childsplay. The boat is loaded up with all the parts as we head down the country to start piecing things together 🏁👌

16/05/2025

Few bits and pieces starting to stack up for the Childsplay, Cell and longitudinal structure is under vac and being prepared to infuse. New deck made, managed to cut the weight in half of the old deck which sat at 26kg, new deck is 13kgs. Couple more frames to do but we're starting to look good for assembly soon 🏁🍻👌

01/05/2025

Not a common thing to see down this part of the world, both in for the same treatment, both at varying stages. Very fortunate to be a part of both builds 🏁🍻

22/04/2025

Its been a long time coming but we have a website! It will be a work in progress as i upskill...

20/03/2025

Nice work Mason Dunlop your a true peddler 🏁🍻

The 2025 REDHOT Marine Racing Formula V Series wrapped up over the weekend at the Wellington Powerboat Regatta, following rounds in Wanganui, Manawatu, Wairarapa, and Arapuni before the final showdown in Wellington. The competition saw three different round winners: Mason Dunlop claimed victories in Wanganui and Manawatu, Bayden Sprozen took the top spot in Wairarapa, with Luke Dunlop making a strong late charge in the final two rounds. However, it wasn’t quite enough to surpass Mason Dunlop, who secured the overall title, to become the 2025 REDHOT Marine Formula V Champion.

Full Results:
🥇 Kausin Havoc - Mason Dunlop
🥈 Snaggletooth - Luke Dunlop
🥉 Scary - Bayden Sprozen
4th Book Choy - Scott Watson
5th Assassin - Jake Burgess
6th You Get That - Jono Elliot
7th Dux Nuts - Dion Hunter
8th Game Changer - Dave Cassidy
9th Redemption - Owen Wilson
10th Touché - Andrew Speedie
11th Redline - Jayden Lowe
12th Tangaroa - Mark Taiatini
13th Noisy Boy - Clint Stewart

12/03/2025

GP6/57 back on the trailer and now ready for the boys to rig and get down to the next round of the Hydro Thunder and re-run of the Masport cup 🏆🏁

06/03/2025

GP6/57 is nearing completion, having completed all the repairs, we now move on to paint in the coming days, you'll also notice the wrap has been removed, she'll be looking better than new for the Masport and the man Andrew Tate behind the wheel 🏁

19/02/2025

making progress on the GP6/57 repairs. Back corner is ready for the outside skin, we've chased the damage and cleaned up the area around the tank to the back of the cell ready to start the reconstruction

13/02/2025

GP6 /57 is off the trailer and on the Dolley ready for some repairs after a bit of a touch up at the weekend 😬