Render – final photos to followFire 510 Aluminium Centre Console
A 5.1 m × 2.2 m fully welded aluminium centre console with higher gunwales and a sweeping shear line, designed and built in eMalahleni, Mpumalanga. Now taking orders.
R255,000 incl. VAT — on trailer
Trailer included. The first builds are nearing completion and we are taking orders now.
Aluminium Centre Console Boat, Built for Fishing and Family Days
The Fire 510 is a 5.1 m aluminium centre console built on the same modified-V hull with reverse chines as our Fury 500. We added higher gunwales and a sweeping shear line inspired by aluminium bay boats, for a drier, more secure ride with up to six people on board.
With a 2.2 m beam and a 60–115 hp rating, it is at home tiger fishing, in estuaries, on freshwater dams and along the coast, and it suits lodges and guides across Southern Africa as well as private owners.
The Fire 510 is designed and built by Morgan in eMalahleni, Mpumalanga, as part of the Drakōn Boats range of fully welded aluminium boats. Purpose-built hardware and components are available in our shop.
How we build our boats
Every Drakōn hull is fully welded from marine-grade aluminium, structure first. Here is a short look at a hull being fabricated.
More on our YouTube channel.
Hull and Deck
The modified-V hull with reverse chines is the same proven platform as the Fury 500. Reverse chines add stability at rest and help keep spray down when running.
Higher gunwales and a sweeping shear line, inspired by aluminium bay boats, give more freeboard and a secure, comfortable cockpit for crew and passengers.
A shorter front deck carries a stainless steel swivel casting-seat base, and a short rear deck sits over the fuel tank, leaving an open cockpit around the centre console.
Why aluminium?
The Fire 510 is built from fully welded marine-grade aluminium because it suits the way Southern African anglers really use a boat: rough slipways, rocky banks, sandbanks, big dams and the coast. Here's what that means on the water:
- Built tough: 4 mm hull and deck plating and an 8 mm transom, fully welded, made to take knocks from rocks, stumps, jetties and slipways, and repairable by a competent aluminium welder.
- No rot, no soak: SPX closed-cell flotation doesn't absorb water, so there's nothing hidden to rot.
- Efficient power: rated for 60–115 hp outboards, so you can run a sensible motor that costs less to buy, fuel and service.
- Light to tow: a 400 kg hull is easy to tow and launch.
- Room for six: the 2.2 m beam and open centre-console layout carry up to six people.
If you want a tough, efficient, low-maintenance centre console, come and see the Fire 510.
Layout and Storage
- Centre console with a skipper’s swivel seat behind it, on a stainless base.
- Shorter front deck with a stainless steel swivel casting-seat base installed.
- Large full-width front-deck hatch.
- Two more front-deck hatches with pull-out boxes.
- Anchor hatch in the bow triangle.
- Short rear deck over the fuel tank.
- Cup holders included.
Power & Efficiency
- Rated for 60–115 hp outboards.
- Same efficient modified-V hull as the Fury 500, for planing and cruising on modest power.
- A smaller outboard costs less to buy, fuel and service.
Construction & Materials
- Fully welded marine-grade aluminium hull and deck.
- 4 mm hull and deck plating; 8 mm transom.
- SPX closed-cell flotation that doesn’t absorb water.
- No timber in the structure, so nothing to rot.
- Components are available in the Drakōn Boats shop.
Specifications
| Length overall | 5.1 m |
|---|---|
| Beam | 2.2 m |
| Layout | Centre console |
| Hull | Modified-V with reverse chines (same hull as the Fury 500), higher gunwales, sweeping shear line |
| Hull and deck plating | 4 mm marine-grade aluminium |
| Transom | 8 mm marine-grade aluminium |
| Construction | Fully welded marine-grade aluminium |
| Power | 60–115 hp outboard |
| Fuel tank | 70 L built in, under the rear deck |
| Hull weight (boat only) | 400 kg |
| Max persons | 6 |
| Flotation | SPX closed-cell flotation |
| Deck and cockpit finish | Marine carpet, EVA decking or Marinekote |
| Colour | Any RAL colour |
| Trailer | Included |
| Warranty | 10-year structural weld warranty, transferable to later owners |
| Price | R255,000 incl. VAT, on trailer |
Choose your finish
Deck and cockpit
- Marine carpet: durable marine carpet, soft and quiet underfoot.
- EVA decking: cushioned EVA foam decking.
- Marinekote: a polyurethane deck coating with non-slip particles.
Colour
Choose any RAL colour for your hull. The boat pictured is in Sea Foam, a pale green, with marine carpet.
What's included and options
Included
- Fully welded 4 mm aluminium hull and deck, 8 mm transom
- SPX closed-cell flotation
- Trailer
- 70 L fuel tank under the short rear deck
- Centre console and skipper's swivel seat on a stainless base
- Stainless steel swivel casting-seat base on the front deck
- Full-width front-deck hatch, two hatches with pull-out boxes and a bow anchor hatch
- Cup holders
- Your choice of deck finish (marine carpet, EVA decking or Marinekote) and any RAL colour
Options
Fitted to your requirements, at extra cost:
- Rod holders
- Canopy
- T-Top
WhatsApp us or book a demo to talk through your options.
10-year structural weld warranty
We build every Drakōn hull to last, and we stand behind our welds. Every Drakōn boat carries a 10-year structural weld warranty, and it transfers to subsequent owners for the rest of the 10-year term. If a structural weld on the hull, transom or deck structure fails through a defect in materials or workmanship, we will repair it at no cost to you.
The warranty doesn't cover damage from impact, grounding, collision, accidents, misuse, overpowering beyond the rated 60–115 hp, unauthorised modifications or repairs, galvanic or electrolytic corrosion, or normal wear to paint, carpet, upholstery and fitted equipment. Outboards, electronics and other bought-in components carry their manufacturers' warranties.
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