of experience and engineered a few surprises to create this seagoing 86-footer ... engine back to 750 rpm and dropped the other into neutral. The speed scuffed off as the GPS settled on 7.9 knots. "Now, look at this," David said, tapping the Caterpillar engine monitor. The pale numerals ...

of space created by moving the engines aft into a V-drive configuration. Meridian clearly understands ... . There are no systems outboard on the engines and, with the Reverso oil changers, even that task is simplified. Once ... the engine gauges. Even the rocker switches were carefully placed in order of priority: most important ...

with a padded engine cover aft, a back-to-back companion seat and an adjustable helm seat. The consoles under ... Horizon, but this particular boat had the new Volvo Penta Ocean Series 5.7 OSXi-XDP engine with 320 hp. Both give speeds in the low 40-knot range. Barrett Holby Jr. said the company liked the engine because ...

. The helm is on the centerline, facing a console filled with electronics and a tidy array of engine gauges ... . The Lugger is based on the Komatsu engine block and, with extended cruising in mind, the owner knew that he ... 400-pound head that makes repairs difficult. Last, Lugger rates their engine at 2100 rpm, so it doesn ...

. The engineer aboard Anjilis also has a private en suite cabin situated just abaft the engineroom ... with the twin 2,250-horsepower Caterpillar 3512 main engines, which give her a top speed of 20 knots ...

chair, lulled by the faint sound of the engines and the occasional sploosh of the bow wave as we crested ... , on our test boat, a pair of Raymarine E120 screens were on the dash above twin Caterpillar digital engine ... . A Northern Lights 16 kW genset sits within a soundshield. There's good access to the engines, from which ...

boats will have enlarged versions for the E120 screens. A pair of multi-function Yanmar engine monitors ... . The standard generator, installed in a sound shield in a lazarette separated from the engine room, is a 9.5-k ... 't much headroom in the engineroom but, the engines are compact, so there's easy access to their outboard ...

behind the helm console to port. My only complaint was that the Caterpillar electronic engine panels were ... engine choices include both MAN and Caterpillar from 1,300 to 1,570 hp. I liked having hydraulic power takeoffs fitted to both engines, giving a flexibility to power the various systems with just one engine ...

for a full array of engine and navigational displays. Phil is a pilot, so he chose a Garmin 5212 electronics ... , the helm is a fiberglass console that has duplicates of the electronics and engine controls at the lower ...

and sturdy stainless steel rails for protection from hot engine parts. But even with the V-12 MAN configuration instead of the inline Cat six, there's plenty of room outboard between the engines and the saddle ... . A Delta-T air-intake system keeps moisture out of the engineroom and a FireBoy fire system includes engine ...