About Moana III - Private Charter Boat - Marlin Fishing Boat

Moana III Private Charter Boat is operated by Captain Daniel McCarthy from Big Fish Down Under.
Moana III was launched late in 2006 to specialise in Game Fishing, Giant Black & Blue Marlin Fishing, Cairns Fishing Charters, Light Tackle Sportsfishing, Reef and Deep Sea Fishing to Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea.
The name Moana means "the vast beauty of the mother ocean" in Polynesian.
At 47ft of sheer game fishing machine, Moana III Private Charter Boat certainly is the flagship of the Cairns based charter fleet and is Queensland 2B surveyed for operations to 200 NM from the coastline. She is surveyed to comfortably carry up to 12 passengers for day trips, 6 overnight and 4 for extended charters.

Moana III (Mow-are-nar) was designed and custom built to skipper Daniel McCarthy's and the owner's specifications by Master Boat Builder, Mr Dick Ward and his team at Cairns Boat Builders.

Moana III specialises in liveaboard overnight or extended charters or day trips for:

Heavy Tackle Giant Black and Blue Marlin Fishing

Game Fishing, Reef & Deep Sea Fishing on Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea

Remote Expeditions to Cape York and Gulf of Carpentaria for ultimate fishing adventures

Light Tackle Sportsfishing trips

Private Scuba Diving Charters and/or Snorkelling Charters to the Coral Sea, including the world famous Lizard Island, Cod Hole, Holmes, Bougainville, Shark and Osprey Reefs.

Barramundi Expeditions to remote locations

Luxury Private Charters for Corporate Functions, Day Cruising with family & friends and Honeymoon Getaways

Features of Moana III - Private Charter and Game Fishing Boat

Fully air conditioned

Private stateroom with TV/DVD and ensuite

4 single bunks, 1 extra double and 2 crew bunks

Beautiful modern fit out

2 showers, 2 toilets

TV, DVD and CD Stereo

240V Power

Convection Microwave Oven

Cooktop

2 Refrigerators and 3 freezers

Desalinator - 120 ltrs fresh water per hour

Fishing Gear - Moana III Fishing Charters Cairns

Moana III is decked out for serious Heavy and Light Tackle sports fishing!

Full set of fully custom built world class Laurie Casey Rods and Penn International and Shimano Reels

Furuno 1100L Depth Sounder/Fish finder with twin 2kw transducers (50and 200kHz)

Furuno Nav Net VX2 Chart Plotter with 12kw 72 NM radar

Wesmar 110khz 360" scanning Sonar

ICOM HF and VHF radios

Intercom system

9ft ridged hull inflatable tender

Brine Tank

2 Back Deck Freezers

Engineering Department - Moana III Private Charter Boat

The engineering fit out is nothing short of brilliant but still simple:

Cruise Speed 25kts, max speed 32 kts

Twin Disc 5114A Quick Shift gear boxes and ES300 Controls

13.5kva Isuzu/Zenth Genset

Travelling with the experts Daniel and his crew on the magnificant Moana III Private Charter Boat, certainly is the best way to experience Giant Black Marlin Fishing, Sports fishing and Game Fishing on the Great Barrier Reef, Lizard Island, the Coral Sea and in fact anywhere in Northern Australia.

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