and purposeful. The 270 Open shares the same pedigree and stout appearance. A 300 hp V-8 TBI EFI gas engine ... 30 feet to exclusively use inboard power. An insulated engine box in the 270's cockpit lifts up ... the engine's weight in the 270's belly helps with stability, and the lack of an outboard hanging off ...

horsepower. Twin 825 hp MTU Series 60 engines lift her effortlessly from the hole and to top speed in about 18 seconds. Engine options up to 1,015 hp each are available. Her steering is responsive ... and one aft. As a result, the engines look lost in the abundant engineroom space. There is 29 inches ...

a reputation for high-performance engines and sportfishing boats. The 50's pedigree and performance were well ... for the usual complement of electronics, and Cummins electronic engine monitors are in an overhead electronics ... and an X-ChangeR oil change system. A door leads forward into the engine space. Access around and about ...

makes use of many engineering and design traits found aboard the 60C and 70C, including frameless side ... eyes closed. Our test boat also had the optional ($30K) Caterpillar Engine Vision System, which ... -colored bezels that report vital engine functions, but they literally hold the dash hostage by taking up too much ...

frames are formed over wood, and bulkheads are plywood. Engines are mounted on steel foundation beams ... of the engines crowd things a bit. There are engine access and removal hatches in the saloon sole ... the engine compartment or via the lift-out fish/stowage box in the cockpit. The entire cockpit sole can ...

access to the engines. At speed, the saloon is comfortable. Underwater exhaust keeps the area quiet ... and tracked nicely on a single engine. The only spray we took was a bit of spritz from another boat's wake when beam to the breeze. Her engines—700 hp Caterpillar C12s, on our test boat—and Westerbeke ...

. A variety of engine choices at similar horsepower ratings are available, and owners should base their choice ... of the weather), and there is handy rod and gaff stowage under the coaming. Partial cockpit engine boxes abut ... finish is above average. Surprisingly, while the 35 is fitted with cockpit engine boxes ...

and engineering. Silverton's demographics suggest these potential customers have owned at least four boats ... . Nonslip walking flats make moving about reasonably easy. Engines are mounted on vinyl-coated steel I-beams, which transmit the engine load to the bulkheads instead of the stringers. Bilges are finished ...

is equipped with Landeweer's current engines of choice, twin MTU 12V2000s. With a two-thirds load of fuel ... , but access is acceptable. Reflective material on the overhead allows inspection of the top of the engines ... problem arise, the saloon sole incorporates three large hatches through which the engines are installed ...

fisherman based on the lines of the Daytona 45 and put four turbocharged Daytona gasoline engines in her ... twin-engine versions of the design. Like TX-41, the new Hargrave 45 is available in open ... and others indicated a top speed of just over 30 knots with the 800 hp engines turning near their rated 2300 ...

between the front of the engines and the forward bulkhead. White gelcoat overhead panels and Awlgrip ... or stained with grease from the last sap who tried to read it. The 48's engine intakes are mounted abaft the engine and out of the way, without sea strainers. (The air-conditioning pump and generator have them.) My ...

with just one of her two engines engaged. She rode the seas so easily that only the panoramic view from her ... between them with a foot of passage on either side. Remote electronic displays monitor the engines' vitals ... are overmatched. Stepped fuel tanks outboard of the engines provide additional mounting areas for compressors ...