BF 250 Avalanche 230

The Honda Empire Strikes back

The Avalanche 230 fitted with a BF250 motor is not only Honda’s flagship engine, but it’s their warship boat too! Avalanche has been available for six years - and having done enough proving hours for Honda means that this is the true Leader of the Empire…
The outboard-powered Avalanche 230 has been available in South Africa since 2008. In my opinion, she is the most underrated product (and South African built at that) since the Biltong slicer.
In fact, she first caught my eye in the beginning of 2009 due to the fact that she had a brilliantly designed deck which saw the amount of space on board being like the inside of the Death Star! Added to that was her on-the-water performance - which was pretty electric! But things have changed and time has moved on… She could be the high-school sweetheart which, after a few years, has become vegan and lives in a trailer park! I keep an open mind as I meet up with this old flame for a review in Port Alfred.

Deck layout

I’m glad to report that there seems to have only really been slight tweaks made to this craft since we last met. She’s got long, sleek lines to complement her 23 feet of length and the quality, additional wake tower shows her sporty side.
Inside the craft there’s oodles of space for passengers and gear and you can look forward to seating 10 of your friends for comfy sundowners come summer evenings...