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Grady-White Canyon 326:
New Canyon-Runner w/50 MPH WOT
With a 10’9” (3.28 m) beam, the Grady-White Canyon 326 has plenty of room in the cockpit for fishing features, while up front her casting deck can readily be converted to a day-cruiser complete with a large sun lounge for entertaining. A console head and stainless-steel sink are standard. The windshield connects to the T-top to keep spray, wind and rain away from those in the three bolstered seats behind the console in upwind runs. She ran just under 50 mph in company tests with twin 300 Yamahas on the always smooth SeaV2® hull. She can go even faster with the optional twin 350s.
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Fleming 78:
Oceanic Range Cruiser w/Fine Fit-and-Finish
The “California Deck” of the Fleming 78 provides guests with full shade from the standard hardtop as well as giving wind protection due to the raised helm deck. It has a wet bar, icemaker and refrigerated drawer plus a large amount of seating space. The grill is just aft to port. The water-tight doorway forward to starboard goes down into the fully enclosed pilothouse, which also includes a dinette and L-shaped lounge as well as a day head, all in satin-finished teak.
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SUN TRACKER BASS BUGGY 18 DLX:
Family Fishing & Tubing on a Budget
At $18,395 including the 40-hp Mercury FourStroke, this Sun Tracker is an economical way to get the family out on the water. She can carry up to eight and has three swiveling fishing seats that can be moved to the bow or stern when the bite is on. There are aerated livewells bow and stern as well as rod and tool racks. The optional Fishing Package ($1,015) adds a Lowrance HOOK2 4x fishfinder and Minn Kota PowerDrive 55-lb. (24.95 kg) thrust, foot-control trolling motor, which fits through the front gate when in the stowed position. The trailer shown here is not included.
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Riviera 39 Sports Motor Yacht:
Easy Engine Access for the Captain
Getting at the engines for the daily checks can be somewhat of a challenge in yachts with a small hatch in the aft deck, but designers of the Riviera 39 Sports Motor Yacht solved the problem with a power hatch almost the full width of the deck, which lifts not only the cockpit table but also the stern seating. The hatch and the interior of the engine compartment are heavily insulated to keep noise down. It works -- at a 25.4 knot cruising speed, we recorded just 81 dBA.
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Four Winns Horizon 350 OB:
Lots of Storage, Seating for 16
The large swim platform on the Four Winns Horizon 350 OB is an unusual but useful feature in an outboard-powered bowrider, providing easy, uncluttered access to the water for tow sports and swimming. Since this boat is also available as a stern drive, the OB version has a large storage area under the aft seat, which converts to an aft-facing lounge or folds flat to become a large sun pad. She has seating for up to 16 guests.
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