Tasman 80 Boat Reviews

Boat Review Date: 3 May 2025
Author: Dans Boat Life

Overview

If you want a boat that does it all without overtaking the rest of your life with maintenance and storage dramas then this is the boat for you! This is a go anywhere - do anything - built like a tank and behaves in a predictable and safe manner in whatever the Southern Ocean can throw at her! Pocket Game boat is a fair description yet you could expand that to include classy day boat, adventure boat and ultimate trailer boat in my opinion. What i love about this hull is she is no-nonsense. She's got water ballast, shaft drive power and a bunch of sensible design details that just make sense for anyone who wants to go boating a lot and enjoy a platform that will keep delivering. She's a real step up for anyone coming from a half cabin fishing boat but I can actually see many guys who have owned larger vessels seeing great value in this. She is easily managed solo and has excellent range and offshore capability that she feels a lot bigger than she actually is. Even the aft cockpit feels so much more spacious than her length would suggest. I'm going to make a prediction now and say that the Tasman 80 will be a future cult classic in Australia and to any of my American mates reading this you should take a look too because the Aussie dollar makes this an even cheaper boat for you right now!

About the Author: Dan Jones is a retired boat salesman of 20 years who is creating real world independent boat tests for his YouTube Channel, Dans Boat Life. He has personally sold and delivered over 450 power and sailing boats and has 30 years’ experience with yacht racing, cruising sailing and power boats of all types. Dan has trained hundreds of owners on the operation of their new boats and is a specialist in coaching new boat owners on how to confidently park their boat in a marina berth.