The Makau 23 Beats Comparably Sized Boats
In Value-Related Structural Quality

Price is what we pay for something. Cost is what we pay for our purchases over time. Buy a cheap car and you are likely to have bigger service bills, more inconvenience and earlier replacement.

Everyone has to define value in his or her own terms, but there are things you should know about standards and durability.  For instance, in most cases the Makau has 25% more hull and deck construction materials alone than boats of similar size and purpose. No matter where the competitive boats are built. 

This dedication to strength, resilience and enduring components is also readily apparent in wiring, plumbing systems and hardware. You name it.

The Makau 23 is simply a tougher, longer lasting, more robust boat than typical competitive models.

Comparably finished boats manufactured on the mainland routinely start at prices 25% higher, before shipping.  And even if price were not a consideration, they aren’t designed for Hawaiian waters. So a large percentage of Hawai‘i fishing boat buyers have traditionally looked first to local builders. Unfortunately, they haven’t often found appropriate boats that are equal in detailing, features and appointments to the mass-produced products of California and Florida.

Until now.

TAKE THE RIDE! 
What Island Harbor do You Want the Makau 23 to Visit?
Name the Key Marina Most Convenient for You and We’ll Qualify You for
the Test Drive List!

Makau 23 sightings are escalating daily as new owners fish, dive and work escort for ocean sports events. But not everyone has directly experienced the boat designed by Hawai‘i’s fishermen. So we’re going to tour harbors statewide in coming months with a brand new Makau Express Hardtop powered by twin Suzuki 150 O/Bs. Want to take the ride? Drop us an e-mail or give us a call with your name, address, phone, e-mail and favorite harbor. Get on the list! Test drive Makau 23!


The Most Value for the Money.
That’s What we Deliver.

Brookins Boatworks has worthy Hawai‘i competitors with substantial and long-standing reputations. Though we don’t think anyone today builds more value into a recreational fishing boat, we want you to check.  Thoroughly.

See if anyone delivers a drier, more maneuverable, or more stable high-payload vessel, better suited to local waters.  Find out who uses plywood and splatter coat instead of foam-cored fiberglass, smooth-finish gelcoat, and integrally molded non-skid surfaces.  Check on work deck space, the potential for bolt-on up-grades and the details that make the Makau 23 wildly innovative and easily customized. Lastly, compare the Makau’s serviceability, ease of access to every compartment, and stress-free maintenance features.

Then remember, Hawai‘i fishermen have been looking over our shoulders since Day One.

Finally, Let’s Discuss the Economy.

We don’t claim to be experts on the economy. For that matter, there’s ample evidence that the experts on the economy aren’t very expert.  But based on what we have seen since late 2007, just in the pricing of petroleum-based materials for boat manufacturing, the cost of utilities, and shipping charges for everything, new recreational fishing boats are not likely to ever be priced less than they are today.

We wish that weren’t the case, but we think it’s the truth.

So, you need to be looking harder than ever at the economic consideration that’s every bit as important as the bottom line. You need to be looking at value. 

We are experts at value.

Call Gary Brookins at (808) 216-2972.
Discuss the Growing List of Makau 23 Standard Features. Review Your Needs. 
And Discover the True Meaning of Value.

NOTE:  Come back and visit the Makau 23 web site again. We’re about to launch a major overhaul to include much more detailed photography, updated specifications, and a Build-a-Makau feature to help you in selecting options and figuring your budget. Plus, a Gary Brookins Blog. It’s all coming soon!