,150-horsepower Caterpillar C18 ACERTs, which are the most powerful of the three engine options. Smallest ... . Next, it keeps the engine weight amidships to reduce the bow angle, and last, it allows for those ... of the nimbleness attributed to pod drives, because Princess offers joystick controls that link the engines ...

engineered aqueducts and highways when most of the world was living in mud huts, but, for a true engineering ... me think about that. … ) The engine room, though packed to the gills with two MAN V-12 diesels putting out 1,400 hp each, still has a surprising amount of space between the engines (and full headroom ...

engineering. The high-performance inspired helm seats create a snug perch for piloting this thoroughbred ... of the engine room. The salon follows a popular trend of creating seamless transitions between ... consumption was calculated by the engine-monitoring system. RPM   Knots  GPH 700    8.0     10.8 900 ...

the 11-foot tender from its garage under the cockpit. I inspected the engine room via the cockpit hatch ... of fuel, no water and three people on board. Fuel consumption was calculated by the electronic engine ...

for a companion, and instrumentation was well-positioned so we had no difficulty in monitoring engine systems ... spin individually, and in a turn, the engine inside the circle steers at a tighter angle, adding ... rails with more convenient positioning. Ending the tour in what is usually a cramped engine room can ...

-conditioner compressor kicks on. Furthermore, this genset’s output isn’t so large that its engine won’t be loaded ... — plus a little more. All of these systems are also easily reached for service. In the engine room, I found more than four feet of headroom and access on all sides of both engines. Every wire ...

spacious engine room; and live-aboard couples who realize they don’t need a slow boat to have real living ... . A barbecue grill, wet bar and ice maker keep the party happily outside. For access to the engine room ... , this provided standing headroom for me, and I’m about 6 feet 2 inches tall. The engine room is large enough ...

. European yachtsmen rarely spent the night aboard or cared to visit the engine room. Crew were packed ... are offered. A hatch in the exterior cockpit sole and a vertical ladder allow access to the engine ... access via a hatch in the engine room’s after bulkhead, which leads to the lazarette — it’s big enough ...

for the engines, which fold out of the starboard house and make handling a cinch for couples. Our test 500 had ... , but they also move the engines much farther aft, which, in this case, allows for a full-beam master suite ... of this divided engine room, and, though space is tight, there is access to all the usual service points ...

test 620 was fitted with a Furuno NavNet 3D monitor and three digital MAN engine screens, with space ... are V-10s, and they seem to be very quiet, with less vibration than V-8s. The engine room ... . Access to the engines is excellent, with dipsticks mounted facing inboard, oil and water filters close ...

and cabinet, but didn’t find any, and then Capt. Mitch Marvosh showed me the engine room. It has a teak sole ... ,700 lb. FUEL: 1,320 gal. WATER: 370 gal. DEADRISE: 14 degrees engine options: 2 x 800-hp Volvo IPS1050, 2 x 900-hp Volvo IPS1200; straight-shaft also available engines tested: 2 x 700-hp Volvo  IPS900 ...

is built of modern materials, employs up-to-date engines and systems, and gives her lucky owner the freedom ...

of the upgraded engine package, but in my opinion, it was money well spent to achieve something quite special ... by the engine room and the crew quarters. The engine room was nicely organized and easily accessible, and had ... engines and drives; there was an interchangeable dual-pump setup for the fire/bilge system; the exhausts ...

engine-monitoring system. Sound levels were measured at the helm. RPM  Knots GPH  dB(A) 1000    5 ...