New Monte Carlo 70 Skylounge | KVH Sales Up | Everglades 435CC - 05/06/20
BoatTEST Newsletter May 6, 2020
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Monte Carlo Yachts 70 Skylounge:
1st MCY Enclosed Flying Bridge
Monte Carlo Yachts 70 Skylounge
Monte Carlo Yachts makes a bold statement with the MCY 70 Skylounge, the first enclosed flying bridge model from the builder. Monte Carlo Yachts’ designers rose to the challenge of blending the iconic lines that define the brand with pleasing sky lounge aesthetics. The swept lines of the main deck and windshield simply continue up to the sky lounge, creating a clean profile. Inside, the sky lounge has the vessel’s only helm with excellent visibility forward, plus a second salon with amenities. We like the sky lounge concept because it adds a lot of extra 4-season living space and more utility for a relatively low up-charge from the cost of an open flybridge vessel. More...
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A New Fountain 42 Lightning
The 2020 edition of the Fountain 42 Lightning.
Iconic Marine Group is going to pull the sheet off a new version of the Fountain 42 Lightning this summer. The first of the updated edition of the boat is already sold and according to speedonthewater.com, it’s going to be delivered this summer. Performance enthusiasts will likely be intrigued by the power going into the boat, twin Mercury Racing dual-calibration high-output turbocharged engines. More...
Industry News
KVH Sales Up as Boaters Plan to Spend More Time Aboard
KVH Industries supplies mobile connectivity and navigation systems and the Rhode Island-based company reported a 1 percent revenue gain for the first quarter of 2020. While this is just a small sales gain, we think that it’s a bell-weather development as many people are planning on spending more time aboard. Some are even going to live aboard for the summer, as a way to protect their families by social distancing. Business owners who take to spending extended time living on a yacht need the ability to communicate consistently with employees and clients, and broadband satellite communications is a terrific solution. One of BoatTEST’s captains has installed KVH sat-com equipment, used it extensively up and down the American east coast, and has found it to be excellent and trouble-free. More...
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Everglades 435CC:
Premium Bluewater Center Console
Everglades says it has designed the 435CC to appeal to owners of large and costly battlewagons, who want to downsize into a boat with all of the fishing capabilities of a convertible. With quad 425-hp Yamaha outboards, she’s definitely faster than even souped-up convertibles, hitting a top speed of 52.1 knots at 6000 rpm. We found best cruise at 3000 rpm, where the boat burned fuel at an un-battlewagon-like rate of .7 mpg, giving her a range of 344.6 nautical miles. To ensure that the 435CC still delivers a smooth ride offshore, she has an overall average deadrise of 41-degrees and 25-degrees at the transom, the sharpest we’ve seen. More...
In the yachting world, the word “convertible” conjures up images of heading offshore to chase huge billfish or tuna in a rugged, multi-stateroom vessel that can also serve as a comfortable cruiser. Because they are built for challenging offshore conditions, have a low center of gravity, and from 2 to 4+ staterooms below, they can “convert” from a sportfisherman to a motoryacht. Classic names like Hatteras, Viking Yachts and Bertram dominate the 39 battlewagons featured on in the virtual boat show. More...
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Nitro Z18:
Newly Refined, Affordable Bass Boat
The Z18 is Nitro’s best-selling bass model and it’s the official boat of Major League Fishing, so when it comes to changes, the company makes refinements, not wholesale changes. The new helm console is more aerodynamic, has more legroom for the driver and extra space for a larger multifunction display. Additionally, the driver and passenger seats are 1” (2.54 cm) lower in the cockpit. One thing that hasn’t changed is that the boat is still a solid value at $31,995 with a 150-hp Mercury outboard, custom trailer, and a plethora of standard fishing features. More...
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