on a raised platform faces the burled-wood-and-leather-trimmed instrument panel. The engine and thruster ... and twin 20kW Kohler gensets. Our test boat had the standard 1,300 hp MAN diesels; engines up 1,500 hp are optional. Access is a bit tight outboard between the fuel tanks and engines, but it's clear redundancy has ...

to reach everything from seacocks to steering to the outboard sides of the engines. There are even aluminum ... with one engine running and quickly had us up to speed again. On many boats, we would have limped back ... with the twin Volvo D12 715hp diesels. Several engine options, including MAN, Caterpillar and Cummins, range ...

. The saloon, master cabin and bridge deck exploit what Hatteras' 38 full-time in-house engineers provided ... . Tunnels travel forward from the transom to the engine pockets, ending near the struts. Sea chests ... are sealed from moisture. Engine access is through a door in the cockpit, which also leads to the crew ...

of Sea Ray's Sport Yacht and Yacht program at the builder's Product Development and Engineering facility ... , and the main engines are immediately forward. Access to the engine's inboard service points is excellent ...

puts a lid on noise, but it makes moving about the engines a bit cumbersome-a small price to pay for the quiet ride. The 700-hp C12 Caterpillar engines drive conventional running gear and sit atop Divinycel-cored stringers capped with aluminum. The engines pull fuel from two saddles and one center ...

engineer and now the builder's American representative, was aboard as I put the boat through her paces ... the machinery is accessible. The Caterpillar engines are fitted in a V-drive configuration to keep draft ... of the starboard engine. Topside, the flying bridge carries an upper helm with three chairs. A bar and alfresco ...

thruster, Jay moved the bow through an arc of about 45 degrees and then engaged the portside engine. As we began to pull ahead in an ever-flattening arc, Jay deftly played the bow thruster and starboard engine ... . Instead of the standard 800-horsepower Caterpillar C-18 engines, the Grand Banks Aleutian 70 hull number ...

-class engines and American systems, and a lot of yacht for the moola. A price of $2.7 million buys the owner his ... . Options on this 82 included Wesmar bow thruster and stabilizers and the MTU 12V2000 engines ...

. This minimizes alignment problems and lets the engine float on a resilient mounting system. The Aquadrive ... -long engineroom made our test boat's pair of 1,400 hp Caterpillar 3412s look a tad small. Engines and generators ...