Yamaha 195S | Formula 380 SSC | Key West 203DFS - 11/10/19
BoatTEST Newsletter November 10, 2019
Most Popular Boats of the Week
Every week BoatTEST publishes news items on about 25 boats. Readers have asked which ones are the more popular each day, so below you can find the answer – by day.
Monday #1
Yamaha 195S:
Redesigned Feature-Rich Premium Jet Boat
The Yamaha 195S is a redesigned feature-rich premium class jet boat in a package that will fit into many garages. Riding on the included single-axle trailer with the tongue folded away, the rig is just 19’5” (5.91 m) long. The big news is her more powerful engine, the 1.8L Yamaha SVHO. Weight including trailer is 3,109 lbs. (1,410 kg), easily within the tow range of mid-size vehicles. The swept aluminum tower with high tow point is standard -- it folds down for trailering. Also standard is the helm’s Connext touch screen with GPS and monitoring of all the boat’s systems. Contoured seating both fore and aft, covered in heavy-gauge multi-tone vinyl, is also new for 2020. More...
Tuesday #1
Formula 380 Super Sport Crossover:
Twin 520-hp MerCruisers, 51.5 MPH WOT
Formula 380 Super Sport Crossover
The new Formula 380 Super Sport Crossover is optionally powered by twin 520-hp MerCruiser B3XRs, equivalent to triple 350 outboards but with the weight positioned farther forward for improved balance. The FASTech double-stepped 21-degree deadrise bottom design proved a good compromise between speed and comfort, topping out at 51.5 mph. Stern quarter sponsons extend to the aft edge of the swim platform, providing added buoyancy. The joystick system and steerable lower units make docking easy. She’s fully equipped as a multi-mission dayboat, but also has a comfortable cabin below with optional A/C and a generator. More...
Wednesday #1
Hatteras GT63 Crosses the Atlantic:
Exciting Video of 2x TA Crossing
Hatteras GT63 Crosses the Atlantic – TWICE!
Here’s the video story of an epic trans-oceanic billfishing voyage in which a Hatteras GT63, fished its way across the Caribbean, the North Atlantic, and then back across the South Atlantic in a nine-month epic expedition. Fuel transfers while underway kept the yachts on the move on the longest crossings. But at 8.3 knots, the twin C32 Caterpillar diesels in the Hatteras burned just 10 gph, giving her a range of over 1400 NM between refuelings. There has never been anything quite like it in a production convertible. See the story here...
Thursday #1
Sea Ray Sundancer 320:
Ready for the Party to Start
The Sea Ray Sundancer 320 provides an impressive amount of high-grade seating that appears to be just waiting for the party to get started. There’s a grill and sink under the food prep surface to starboard, with a refrigerator underneath. A shade slides out to provide sun protection for this area when desired, while a sunroof in the hardtop lets in sunshine and air flow to the helm area. Access to the swim platform is to starboard, and this area can be optioned with a 17" (43 cm) power extension that adds considerably to the utility as well as the usable space here. More...
Friday #1
Key West 203DFS:
Fuel-Efficient 3-Cylinder Power for
Trolling & Dayboating
The Key West 203DFS is a combination family bow rider and open fishing boat. When it comes to the latter, she makes a great package equipped with the new 3-cylinder Evinrude 150-hp E-TEC G2 PRO. Though the engine includes integrated digital power steering and tilt and trim, it weighs in at just 433 lbs. (196 kg), balancing this 1,950-lb. (884.5 kg) hull effectively. The optimized electronic fuel injection system produced amazing economy at the trolling speeds at which this boat is likely to be operated for walleye and other freshwater species. She got 18.0 mpg at 3.6 mph idle speed. At 3500 rpm and 27.3 mph, she got 5.0 mpg. While at a WOT of 5350 rpm and 49.9 mph, she got 3.6 mpg -- she won’t be visiting the fuel docks often. More...
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