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Last Week's Top Boats and News Items

Sirena Yachts 118 

At 36 meters, the Sirena 118 spreads her owner's suite across two decks, linked by a spiral staircase down to a private relaxation space and fold-down swim platform. 

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The HIN Breakdown

Reading a HIN takes more than knowing it's on the hull somewhere. The 12-digit code breaks down into a manufacturer code, a serial number, and a manufacture date encoded as a letter for month and a digit for year. 

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Aquila 45 Sport Catamaran

Aquila’s cat layout gives the 45 Sport wide side decks, a broad bow lounge, a usable aft deck, and a cabin with a berth wider than a household king. 

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Night Runs, Real Risk

Darkness changes familiar water quickly. This refresher covers essentials including navigation lights, safe speed, fuel planning, lookout responsibilities, and why a boat stopped to watch the stars still needs to remain visible to others. 

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Axopar 38 

The 38 Cross Cabin centers daily use around an enclosed wheelhouse that opens wide when the weather cooperates. She is a positive evolution from the popular 37 introduced a few years ago. 

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Boating Business

builder of iconic, long-range cruising trawlers, filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy on July 6, just after celebrating its 50th year in business. We only hope this is not the passing of an era, as Kadey-Krogen was one of the first brands that set alight the dream of world power-cruising in yachtsmen and yachtswomen everywhere. 

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Beneteau Gran Turismo 36

This 2024 Gran Turismo 36 has approximately 120 engine hours and a layout that combines open-air seating with sheltered helm space under a sliding hardtop. 

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New Sharrow AX

Sharrow's patented loop-blade propeller is now available for outboards from 6 to 30 hp. The design creates far more thrust at the low end than conventional 3-blade props, getting the stern up, and the boat on plane faster. 

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Formula 360 CBR OB

Triple Mercury Verado outboards pushed the Formula 360 CBR OB to 63.7 mph in our testing, while joystick piloting makes close-quarters handling far less demanding.  

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Launches, Spins & Collisions

Some mistakes happen at the ramp. Others happen miles offshore. This week's roundup includes a swamped boat, an overboard skipper, a child behind the controls of a jet ski and a cargo operation that ends with more than one hard impact. 

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Sovereign Boat Fleet

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