, convertible-like performance and conservative British engineering. The Sport Cruisers line now includes ... and are accessible from a hatch in the afterdeck. As is typical of European designs, space around the engines is limited, but access to service items is reasonably good. There are engine removal hatches in the saloon ...

and support operation in the States, and products redesigned and engineered for export to our shores began ... hour. Ferretti offers a variety of engine options, and speeds up to 34 knots are possible, according ... . Afterdeck controls are provided for docking stern-to. Ferretti's engineering department employs tank ...

's product-development-and-engineering team, which resides next door to the plant. This is the standard ... -controlled mill. The first boat produced is given to Sea Ray's test engineers, who essentially get paid to break ... ahead. The 550 responded instantly, and with a touch of the bowthruster, a bit of helm and engine work ...

mismatched with seasoned hull tooling, is one of a series of new hulls designed and engineered for Mc ... , and access on centerline and outboard of the engines is good. Machinery removal hatches are provided ... designs keep service personnel off the phone and on task. Hydraulic pumps on both main engines provide ...

Campbell paired a jet engine with a boat and set a world speed record in 1957, the English have ... English boatbuilders. A 13.5kW generator in a sound shield is aft in the lazarette, and main engine ... of the low overhead and the aluminum fuel tanks, which are positioned outboard of the engines. Additional ...

station on the flying bridge has enough space for the usual engine instrumentation, as well ... -mount wheel shadows the engine controls. A single-lever setup might be more desirable. I would also pass ... and pasted in the sales office and faxed to Horizon's engineering team for a reality check. When all ...

when major work is needed. There is good access to the inboard side of the engines, and separate hatches provide access to the expansion tanks. Access outboard of the engines is limited by the aluminum fuel tankage, but a section of the saloon sole above the engines can be removed. The lazarette area ...

of Sea Ray's Sport Yacht and Yacht program at the builder's Product Development and Engineering facility ... , and the main engines are immediately forward. Access to the engine's inboard service points is excellent ...

. This minimizes alignment problems and lets the engine float on a resilient mounting system. The Aquadrive ... -long engineroom made our test boat's pair of 1,400 hp Caterpillar 3412s look a tad small. Engines and generators ...

. The 420 is built at Sea Ray's Palm Coast, Florida, facility. She began life at Sea Ray's engineering ... hatches in the cabin permit more complete access to the engines. For those interested in cruising fun ...

and thoughtfully laid out. Machinery installations seem neat and tidy, and service points on the main engines ... that gravity feed a day tank on centerline. An 11kW generator with a sound shield is abaft the engines ...

. Moderate propeller pockets reduce shaft angle and draft. Engines are positioned near the center of buoyancy ...