Aquila 32 | Robalo 206 | Beneteau Swift Trawler 47 - 07/05/20
BoatTEST Newsletter July 5, 2020
Most Popular Boats of the Week
Every week, BoatTEST publishes news items on about 25 boats and products. Readers have asked which ones are the most popular each day, so below you can find the answer.
Monday #1
Aquila 32:
Cruising Cat w/Practical Features
The Aquila 32’s hydraulic swim platform is sure to be one of the most popular options.
One of the most innovative options available on the Aquila 32 cruising catamaran is the hydraulic swim platform. When it’s lowered, there’s a set of stairs between the outboard motors that go down too to make it easy to enter and exit the water. Additionally, the outboards can still be raised fully out of the water when the boat is in the slip or on the mooring. Stainless-steel guards encircle the powerheads and the cowlings have anti-scuff strips that push up hinged sections of the cockpit lounge when the motors are raised. More...
Wednesday #1
Robalo 206 Cayman:
Bay Boat Designed to Multitask
The Robalo 206 Cayman is designed to appeal to anglers who want a bay boat that is a couple notches above budget-priced models in class, but remains a good value. With a draft of 25” (63.5 cm) with the outboard down, she can get in close to structures or shore. Her extended V-plane bottom limits bow rise when accelerating and the aggressive hull flare keeps occupants dry during a choppy run to the next fishing spot. More...
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Thursday #1
BENETEAU Swift Trawler 47:
Affordable Family Trawler
Over the last ten years or so, Beneteau has built more trawler yachts than any other brand and, as they say, has learned a thing or two. By combining functionality and practicality with an affordable price and then constantly improving the breed with new models, it has been able to deliver boats to the marketplace with high utility and good value. In fact, the boats are pretty much in a league of their own because they are not intended to be world cruisers with oceanic capabilities – simply because that’s not what 95% of trawler buyers need. Over the years, Beneteau's designers have refined their version of the trawler concept, which was to create a boat that was designed for displacement-speed work, with the ability to hit 20 knots, or a bit more, for extraordinary circumstances – thus the appellation “Swift Trawler.” With our test boat’s large propellers and bow thruster, she can easily be docked. Adding the stern thruster further facilitated the task. The manufacturer also did a good job insulating the boat’s engine room, and we recorded 81 dbA at 3000 rpm. More...
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