with machine and carpentry shops, a marine railway and enough spare parts to rebuild an engine in a matter ...

on each outrigger, the back of the flying bridge, belowdecks and in the engine room. Because this boat ...

with the latest in depth sounders, radars, underwater cameras, infrared, high-speed engines, and all the design ... : Gentlemen, Start Your Engines! During the Marsh Harbour legs of the BBC, home for Don McKinney, owner ... have 40 engineers and 1,400 boat builders. We build a boat in 180 days-from 45 to 74 feet. This enables ...

, created by placing the engines aft, under the cockpit. However, another tangible plus was the efficiency ... would like to see the engine gauges placed lower in the line of sight, instead of above the helmsman ... , allowing for additional lockers. Beneath the saloon is a huge space where the engines used to be. The fuel ...

is that by the 1980s Bertram engineers had realized that what most call "deep" (20-plus degree transom deadrise) did not make sense on a 50-foot convertible. Bertram engineers compromised and melded a deep entry ... . In the 1980s, Bertram engineers were crunching numbers while most production builders were developing ...

four decades and with 4,200 boats built, the Viking design and engineering team has a rich library ... on the competition. Wilson and his peers in design and engineering spend time aboard as often as possible. “Sea time ... independently, which allows engineers to dial in the ideal trailing position and toe-in. At speed, the 76 ...

.) Engine electronic displays were located overhead on the underside of the fiberglass tower canopy. (I ... fuel system is virtually foolproof. Engines and generator draw from a single fiberglass main tank ... -conditioning. Here again, the optional backup Viking offers would be a wise choice. Main engine raw-water intakes ...

of the engine on/off switches from beneath the crossbars of the wheel to underneath the helm pod where they ... a company with Cabo's engineering reputation, the interior qualifies as luxurious without being ostentatious ... drawers, and they all draw power from unusually well-engineered wiring. Cabo distribution panels ...

into the engine compartment from the cockpit access, you'll find one unique feature: The crew's quarters come ... cabin to port. Moving forward, there's a huge engine space with standing headroom, a raised catwalk between the engines, and open access to all systems. A Delta-T ventilation system equipped with demisters ...

had a pair of Cummins QSC diesels of 533 hp each. The engine installation is clever, with a pair of powder-coated steel beams that serve as engine beds suspended between the fore and aft engineroom bulkheads. The more usual procedure is to bolt the engines to stringers integral with the hull ...

boat's engine instruments were positioned overhead on the underside of the hardtop. While this works ... around the engines was good and auxiliary equipment appeared to be organized by folks that understand ... . The emergency de-watering system is an example-it is plumbed via a bypass from the engine's raw-water intakes ...

to get the most out of marine engines. "My dad was an engineer, a troubleshooter, and a problem solver -a ... with a degree in naval architecture and marine engineering. Clearly design is in the family DNA ...

was the massive stainless steel engine beds atop the longitudinal stringers. Headroom is stooping, but access is good to the normal service points, although the outside of the engines is restricted by the fiberglass ...