Hinckley Sportboat 40x | Ranger 622FS Pro | Fleming 58 - 12/20/20
BoatTEST Newsletter December 20, 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.
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We wind up this year’s Weekly BoatTEST Reports videos with an interview with Brunswick’s CEO predicting the next couple of years of boating activity. Then, we'll take a look at the affordable Alumacraft Competitor FSX 185, see the first video of Cruisers Yachts’ 42 GLS Crossover, check out Chaparral’s 23 Surf in action and get a look at Everglades’s only dual console – the 340DC – and Absolute’s new 50 Fly. As always, there is boating news and a quiz for serious captains. More...
Monday #1
Ranger Tugs R-25:
Outboard-Powered Pocket Cruiser
The Ranger Tugs R-25 can easily be a four-season cruiser – after all, she’s built in Kent, Wash. and designed for cruising in all kinds of conditions. She has a full-height glass door that encloses the salon and provides excellent aft views. Inside, the dinette seats four and converts to a berth. The forward stateroom has a berth (see above), opening hatches, reading lights and a TV with a DVD player so a couple could easily get away on an extended voyage. There’s even a single berth under the dinette that kids will love. The private head has an electric toilet, sink and shower while the galley has everything needed to whip up a meal.
For those who have not had the good fortune to cruise the Pacific Northwest, tug boats are a way of life there. Dozens (if not hundreds) of old, commercial tugs have been converted to live-aboards or cruising yachts. They are sea-kindly and economical to operate. The R-25 is a small version of the real thing, but with her 250-hp Yamaha engine she can make speeds commercial vessels can’t come close to. The blunt tug bow is coming into vogue now all over the world, and it allows more room inside and a longer waterline for better performance. East coast boaters might think of the tug as a character boat, but they are not. They are practical vessels with a lot to offer. In this case, the R-25 is an affordable couple’s cruiser. More...
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Tuesday #1
Hinckley Yachts Sportboat 40x:
High-Tech Outboard Performance Yacht
Wednesday #1
Ranger Boats 622FS Pro:
Multi-Species Boat w/400 Mercury Verado
The Ranger 622FS Pro is a multi-species fiberglass boat that comes standard with a high-performance 400-hp Mercury outboard, a jack plate, a livewell and a power-pole shallow-water anchor. The manufacturer also provides a 9” (22.86 cm) touchscreen called RIDE (Ranger Intelligent Display Engine) that gives the driver the status of virtually every on-board system. Alongside, there’s space for a fishfinder with up to a 12” (30.48 cm) display. She’s a hot rig... find out how hot...
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Thursday #1
Chris-Craft 31 GT:
Improving the Chris-Craft DNA
Friday #1
Fleming Yachts 58:
Benefits of Twin Engines
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