Amphibious, Hardtop and Sport Open Aluminium Boats, Built in New Zealand
Engineered to perform.
Built to impress.
High-performance aluminium amphibious boats, built to a premium standard for family adventure, serious fishing and watersports enthusiasts, hand-built in Papamoa Beach, New Zealand
Find the Flyfin built for your kind of day on the water
Every Flyfin is hand-built in Papamoa Beach, using an approach to aluminium boat building few others attempt. We’re an exclusive New Zealand manufacturer with a simple standard: every boat that leaves Papamoa Beach has to be one we’d be proud to own ourselves.
- Our Models
Three Ranges, One Standard
Flyfin designs and builds three ranges of aluminium boats, Amphibious, Hardtop and Sport Open, from 4.9m to 8.6m, for families, watersports enthusiasts and serious fishing.
Amphibious
The Amphibious range launches from any beach or shoreline. No ramp required. Simple to operate, built to last, powered by Tectrax electrical wheel-system.
Hardtop
All-weather confidence for family trips and serious offshore fishing alike. Stable in chop, dry at speed and finished to match the way it performs.
Sport Open
Easy to tow, easy to launch, easy to love. The Sport Open range is built for the family that wants one boat for everything and values convenience.
- Why Flyfin boats?
Exceptional Design and Performance on Water
NZ built, Design to Finish
Around 90% of every Flyfin is designed, cut, welded and finished in our own workshop.
Continuous Innovation
The design never stops evolving, it's how amphibious boats came to be.
Offshore Performance
Built to handle open water. Stable and able to cut through waves in rough conditions.
Customised for You
Configured around your local waters, activities and personal purpose for a boat.
Purposeful Aesthetics
Clean lines, uncluttered layouts and a premium finish define every Flyfin.
Comfort without Limitations
Comfortable enough for the family, capable enough for serious fishing.
Your Boat for Serious Fishing and Days Out with the Family
- powered by the Tectrax system
Amphibious Technology
An amphibious boat drives itself out of the water. No ramp, no trailer reversing, no towing vehicle waiting at the top of the ramp. Flyfin’s Amphibious range runs on the Tectrax T3000 and T4000 Gen2 wheel systems, engineered into the hull from the first design. At the push of a button, the wheels deploy and drive you straight up the beach or shoreline, giving you access to water most boats simply can’t reach.
- Craftmanship
Premium boats hand-welded in Papamoa Beach
Every Flyfin is designed and built at our workshop in Papamoa Beach, not mass-produced, we build 90% in-house for highest quality. It’s a deliberate choice that shows in the ride, the finish and the way these boats hold up season after season.
Design & Configure
Every boat starts with a conversation. Whether it's family days on the water or serious fishing trips, we customise the boat for your personal purpose.
Cut & Form
Each panel is cut and formed on our own CNC router, to the exact shape the design calls for to be welded together afterwards.
Weld & Build
The hull is welded together by hand, panel by panel. Every weld sits exactly where it was designed to.
Fit & Finish
The boat is faired, finished and fitted out under our own roof. Only paint and upholstery leave the building. Everything else is done under our own roof.
- Accessories
Your Flyfin, Your Choices
Every Flyfin can be set up around the way you use it, from trailers and seating to decking, bait stations and filleting boards.
Matched to your Flyfin aluminium boat.
Comfort for long days on the water.
Finished underfoot for comfort everywhere.
Set up for a real day's fishing.
Bring the catch home ready for the table.
Our Partner
Our Story
Nick Fenton, owner and designer of Flyfin boats, has lived and breathed boats since his early childhood. For Nick, a boat has only ever needed to do two things properly: perform and look neat.
The name Flyfin, the two F’s, came from friends and family, and the first boat off the line was built for a cousin. It’s been the same brief ever since: build it like it’s going to someone you love without giving up an ounce of performance.
- Client stories
Hear from Flyfin Owners
Frequently Asked Questions
Flyfin Boats is based in Papamoa Beach, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand, where all boats are designed and built.
Aluminium is the better choice for most New Zealand boating. It shrugs off the impact you don't see coming, a rock, a log, a hard landing, without cracking or splitting the way fibreglass can. It doesn't blister or delaminate over time, needs less cosmetic upkeep, and holds its value better over a working life on the water. Fibreglass has its place, but aluminium is what the NZ market runs on, and it's why we made the switch ourselves after starting out in fibreglass.
Flyfin builds three ranges. The Amphibious range (700HTA to 850HTA) uses the Tectrax T3000 Gen2 and T4000 Gen2 wheel systems. The Hardtop range (2050HT to 2600HT) is built for offshore fishing and family use. The Sport Open range (1600 to 1900) has a more open, compact layout. Flyfin also builds the aluminium trailers its boats travel on.
An amphibious boat is one that can move between land and water under its own power, usually with retractable wheels built into the hull. It removes the need for a trailer and ramp at the water's edge. For road travel, Flyfin amphibious boats still go on a Flyfin Aluminium Trailer.
A trailer boat is launched and retrieved using a trailer and a ramp. An amphibious boat has its own wheels built into the hull, so it can move between water and shore under its own power without a ramp. Flyfin's Amphibious range uses the Tectrax wheel system to do this.
No. Amphibious boats like Flyfin's move between the shoreline and the water on their own wheels, but they aren't road-legal vehicles and aren't driven on public roads.
Generally, yes. Aluminium doesn't blister or delaminate the way fibreglass can over time, so a well-maintained aluminium boat typically keeps more of its value.
Flyfin boats are designed and built in-house at Papamoa Beach, Bay of Plenty, by Nick Fenton and the Flyfin team. Nick oversees each boat from initial design through to final fit-out.
Yes. Flyfin Boats is the trading name of Tino Marine Limited, founded in 2015 and based in Papamoa Beach, Bay of Plenty. All boats are designed and built in New Zealand.
A hardtop boat has a fixed roof over the helm and cabin area, giving shelter from sun, wind and rain. An open boat has no fixed roof, which usually means a lighter, more compact layout with more open deck space.
Aluminium hulls generally need less frequent antifouling than fibreglass, though this depends on how the boat is used and stored. Boats kept in the water long-term still need appropriate hull treatment to prevent marine growth and, on aluminium specifically, to manage galvanic corrosion risk.