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Everglades 335CC:
A Premium Center Console That’s Loaded
The Everglades 335CC is an update of a classic premium CC. She comes fully loaded with features including a standard hardtop with rocket launchers, anchor windlass, bolstered leaning post, hydraulic sliding windshield with intelligent wiper and washer system, dive door, hi-lo electric bow table with filler cushion, SeaBlaze underwater lights, trim tabs, premium stereo and lots more. The company is noted for their lifetime transferrable hull warranty.
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Sirena 58:
Max Cube Has Advantages
The Sirena 58 features lots of deck space everywhere on the boat, even on her swim platform which is wider than her beam. A near vertical plumb bow provides the room for one of the best forward cabins on the market. Her salon is surrounded in glass, and there is even a crew cabin in the stern. Her narrow forefoot slices through waves and does not pound, and because her superstructure and top hamper are made of carbon fiber, her CG is lowered for greater stability.
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Yamaha FX Limited SVHO:
Supercharged PWC w/ 1.5 Second 0-30 Times
The Yamaha FX Limited SVHO is the company’s new top-of-the-line PWC and she’s fully loaded from bow to stern. She’s large (140.9” LOA with three full-sized seats) and muscular (1.8-liter, supercharged and intercooled 4-cylinder, 4-stroke, Super Vortex High Output (SVHO) marine engine) and relatively heavy at about 1,182 pounds complete with a tank of fuel. It promises a more solid ride in a chop than many lighter machines. That weight does not bog her down; Captain Steve recorded amazing 0-30 times averaging 1.5 seconds. Top speeds well over a mile a minute are possible—see the video for our results.
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Riviera Belize 66:
Long-Range Express Motoryacht for Island Hopping
The Belize 66 is intended to appeal to yacht lovers who actually plan on going down island and want a vessel that was built for real cruising, and not just taking friends out for an evening cocktail around home. The brand offers a higher level of customization than the rest of the Riviera line, because its boats are built in a well-known Taiwan yard that specializes in one-at-a-time custom work.
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Chaparral 277 SSX:
Easy Engine Access for Daily Checks
With the entire transom seat assembly tilting up and back, there’s good access to the engine compartment for daily checks on the Chaparral 277 SSX. Twin stainless steel struts hold this assembly open with ease. Note that everything that requires regular access is right up front. There’s also plenty of space on the sides to reach the power steering pump, which is to starboard, batteries to port and the 15-gallon freshwater tank, also to port.
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Galeon 500 Fly:
A Floating Entertainment Center
Owners of the Galeon 500 Fly can have their own floating bar and restaurant – both with exceedingly intimate waterfront views. The side bulwarks fold down, and the super structure windows fold up, permitting a counter to fold out and two bar stools to be put in place on the port side. The transom settee, table and a round section of deck swivel 180-degrees to create dining for two facing the sea, aft, instead of the boat’s salon door.
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Cheoy Lee CLA 76 Flybridge:
Well-Designed Engine Room
The engine room of the Cheoy Lee CLA 76 Flybridge is one of the most comfortable and owner-friendly engine rooms we have seen in class. The twin Caterpillar C18 ACERTs are placed 42” (106.7 cm) apart, which is unusually wide for a boat this size. There’s also 35 ½” (.90 m) above the engines, and the overhead is 6’6” (1.98 m). The rugged powder-coated safety rails keep crew from falling against a hot engine. There’s even a sink for washing up a bit after daily engine checks.
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