Scarab 255 ID | Sundeck Yachts 580 | Maritimo X60 - 10/13/19
BoatTEST Newsletter October 13, 2019
Most Popular Boats and Engines of the Week
Every week BoatTEST publishes news items on about 25 boats and engines. Readers have asked which ones are the more popular each day, so below you can find the answer – by day.
“Sneak Peek”
At the New Sharrow Propeller
A 4-person BoatTEST team spent 7-days testing, re-testing, and documenting its sea trials on the prop seen above and comparing it with two conventional props of about the same 3-blade geometry. A full report is coming in tomorrow’s newsletter. To find out more…
Monday #1
Scarab 255 ID:
Twin Jet Rocket-Sled
With two supercharged 250-hp Rotax JPS jet systems in the engine box, you’d expect the Scarab 255 ID to deliver on performance and she does not disappoint. Hole shot times were 1.9 seconds, which would leave behind pretty much everything in class as well as most high-performance PWCs. She passed 30 mph in 4.2 seconds. Note that this is not a stripped down, lightweight boat. As tested, she weighed over 4,400 lbs. (2,010 kg) and she has seats for 13. Top speed was 54.2 mph. With steerable thrust buckets, she's easy to handle at lower speeds and closed-loop cooling keeps the engines corrosion-free. More...
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Tuesday #1
Sundeck Yachts 580:
Fuel-Efficient Engine Choices
The Sundeck 580 has an eye-catching post-modern design with a squared off house, rectangular windows both on the salon and hullsides, ax bow and stark vertical pipe radar mast. Among her engine choices, she features twin FPT 570 diesels, built by FPT Fiat in Turin, Italy. The 6.7-liter electronically-injected engines proved to be fuel-efficient at displacement speeds in our tests, getting 1.6 nmpg at 8.6 knots for a range approaching 950 NM, while top speed was 23.8 knots. The shaft-drive engines are positioned well forward, giving the yacht good balance at all rpms, and leaving space aft for crew quarters. More...
Wednesday #1
Evinrude E-TEC G2 140 HP:
New 3-Cylinder 140 Scales Just 390 Pounds
The new Evinrude E-TEC G2 140 is an all-new 2-stroke, 3-cylinder design that weighs in at just 390 lbs. (176.90 kg), making it right-sized for a wide variety of small aluminum and fiberglass fishing boats, dayboats and pontoons. We tested it on a Tidewater 198 Adventure and found it a good match for the 3,100-lb. (1,406 kg) package. Top speed was 41.8 mph and best cruise was at 24.3, at which she got 5.8 mpg. More impressive was the consumption at trolling speed, a likely use for a boat like this one. At 1000 rpm and 4.6 mph, she got 13 mpg, meaning anglers can head offshore, troll all day and still have plenty left to get back to the docks. The company says direct fuel injection and “stratified combustion” -- occurring only in the top of the firing chamber at low rpm -- makes this efficiency possible. See the full test here...
Thursday #1
Regal 38 XO:
Outboard Cabin Cruiser
Regal offers their new 38 in both outboard and sterndrive configurations. In the OB version we tested with triple F300 Yamahas, the setup left space for a huge lazarette that's big enough to store watertoys, folding chairs and lots more. The push of the 900 horses got the 19,970-lb. (9,058 kg) vessel on plane in 4.7 seconds and pushed her to a top speed of 49.2 mph. Best cruise was at 31.2 mph, at which she got 0.9 mpg, and with a 350-gallon (1,325 L) fuel capacity, that gives her a range of around 268 statute miles. More...
Friday #1
Maritimo X60:
Bringing the Outdoors In
With three-stage sliding windows that open to 9' (2.7 m) wide, sliding glass doors to the aft deck and two sunroofs overhead, the Maritimo X60's salon and dining area give an al fresco feel when the weather is right, yet can quickly be buttoned up when the A/C or heat is needed. The sunroof has an opaque shade to reduce light when desired, as well as a sliding insect screen. The table is a fold-out that includes a storage compartment in the center, and there’s lots more storage under the seating. The large, fully-equipped galley is just aft, located conveniently to both the salon and the aft deck entertainment areas. More...
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