. The early 43s literally sipped fuel and, by mounting the engines well aft with V-drives, Fexas was able ... with Zeus engineers, the hull retains its seaworthy lines. But the handling… oh, man! The Zeus drive ... power allowed several other improvements in the Mikelson 43. The Zeus engine package lowered the cockpit ...

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 ...

and the twin bilge pumps directly below. You can also order the 450 with V-drive gas engines but, frankly ... and the engineering boffins were still tinkering with props. Notable, however, was the 31 gph consumption at a fast ...

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 ...

reminiscent of a fighter cockpit are the engine monitors and a pair of Raymarine E120 screens in an easily scanned and highly visible configuration. The engine monitor is raised on centerline below the compass ... speed of about 28 knots at 3100 rpm, with the three engines consuming just 47 gph. Even without ...

-horsepower C12s, and a variety of other engines are available. Effort has been taken to soundproof ... , and the Cat engine displays are easily visible. Dogging doors on each side lead to the Portuguese bridge and ...

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 ...

a large single-engined yacht, the engineroom will come as a surprise, because those second engines sure take up space. On the Passagemaker, you can walk completely around the main engine (protected ... the engine. All of the powerplants are on isolation mounts, and considerable effort has been spent to make ...

. 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 ...

may worry about single-engine power, the Northern 64 has a Keypower hydraulic get-home drive that runs ... -valved off the main-engine water pump, with a large strum box in the forward sump ...

the sheer line, Cheoy Lee came up with a cleverly engineered double-door to close off the transom, as well ... , the Caterpillar digital engine gauges, and a Stidd helm chair. The starboard corner of the pilothouse has a large ... this an engineer's dream. Diamondplate covers the floor, the bilge is finished to perfection, and everything ...

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 ...