Australia · Tier 2
Polycraft
The tender that will not mark your topsides
The brand
Polycraft is one of the strongest alternatives to aluminium because polyethylene behaves completely differently alongside a yacht. Unlike bare aluminium it is comparatively kind to gelcoat, painted topsides, pontoons and marina structures, and it does not corrode. The original Tuff Tender was designed specifically as a tender for larger craft, then became popular with fishermen for its stability and shallow draft.
Australian-built polyethylene boats.
Our take
The 300 Tuffy is the single most sensible hard tender in Australia for an owner who is tired of patching tubes and scuffing gelcoat.
Editorial fit scores
Brand-level scores against each job. Individual models are scored separately — see any model page. Methodology.
Polycraft
Polycraft range
The current polyethylene family from tender to 6 m centre console.
| Model | Length | Max power | Persons | Hull weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 300 Tuffy Fishing-oriented storage and deck improvements over the original Tuff Tender | 3.00 m | — | — | — |
| 300 Tuff Tender Originally designed as a tender for larger craft | 3.00 m | — | — | — |
| 410 Challenger | 4.10 m | — | — | — |
| 450 Drifter | 4.50 m | — | — | — |
| 480 Brumby | 4.80 m | — | — | — |
| 530 Warrior | 5.30 m | — | — | — |
| 599 Frontier | 5.99 m | — | — | — |
Keep researching
Compare against the rest of the market
Buyer type
Best Fishing Dinghies Under 3.5 m
Car-topper territory.
Buyer type
Best Fishing Dinghies 3.5 to 4.2 m
The size where a dinghy stops being a car topper and becomes a proper small fishing boat: three or four aboard, a real outboard, and enough freeboard to be comfortable in a chop on an open estuary..