Captain’s Report
Absolute Navetta 73:
Inventive Build w/4 Staterooms
The Absolute Navetta 73 is an innovative four-stateroom, four-head yacht with a high-tech build that promises exceptional strength and durability with moderate weight. An open floor plan and glass stretching nearly from deck to overhead gives the salon an expansive feeling. Huge outdoor lounging areas on the flying bridge, bow, and aft deck welcome guests in grand style.
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Test Video
TRACKER® Pro Guide™ V-16 WT:
Easy-Towing, Entry-Level Fishing Platform
The TRACKER® Pro Guide™ V-16 WT is an all-welded multi-species fishing boat that weighs just over 2,500 lbs. (1,134 kg), including the standard 60-hp Mercury FourStroke and matching trailer. She's easily towed by smaller vehicles, and will fit most garages thanks to a folding tongue on the trailer. The hull is finished in durable powder-coat paint with a clear over-coat that should maintain appearance for years, and swiveling fishing seats can be moved to accommodate varying crews. The package price is just $17,595.
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Features Video
Hatteras 45 Express:
Bluewater Fishing & Cruising
The high-gloss teak leaning post/rod rack in the cockpit of the Hatteras 45 Express can be replaced with a fighting chair at the owner's option, while mezzanine seating provides a good overview of the baits, or a spot to relax with a cocktail at the docks. The teak decking and solid teak caprail are standard, as are the transom door and center baitwell. She's available in both Express and Sportfish versions, and with single- or two-cabin layouts below.
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Review Video
World Cat 320DC:
Sea-Kindly Cat Sleeps 2
The World Cat 320DC is a roomy and sea-kindly dayboat for diving, fishing, and harbor-hopping. She also takes advantage of her twin hulls belowdecks with compact accommodations for overnighting in the port hull and a wet head to starboard. The hardtop and a dive door are standard.
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Factory Video
Beneteau Construction:
Long-Term Durability w/Light Weight
Beneteau goes to great lengths to ensure its vacuum-infused end-grain balsa core system produces maximum hull rigidity and puncture resistance with minimal weight. Vinylester resin in the skin coats prevents water osmosis. The construction also cuts noise and provides insulation compared to solid fiberglass. The company tests all components used in the construction thermally, mechanically, and hydrostatically to ensure durability.
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Editor’s Report
Twin Disc Joystick Systems
Add Variable Idle
Twin Disc’s Express Joystick and Express Positioning systems now has a variable idle mode. According to Twin Disc, the new setting will allow the engines to provide the maneuverability and station-keeping while staying within more efficient operating parameters – reducing noise and vibration at the same time.
Learn more about the upgrade here.
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