. An emergency escape hatch to the master stateroom is at the forward bulkhead. The engines can be serviced ... -steel rails surround the engines. A workbench with a vice, tool drawers and a sink allows for repairs ...

, but the two bolsters work fine. Grabrails are within reach. The engine gauges are in the line of sight ... of the engines. A king-size berth dominates the interior, although Apreamare left room for a galley, a large ...

manufacturers that simply remove the stick and add bigger engines. The 43's hulls are a semi ... decibels at the helm at cruising speed with the saloon doors closed. Lagoon placed both engines' exhaust ...

of family cruising. "I told my wife if we don't put 200 hours on the engines a year, then we're going ... , replaced by a pair of Detroits that had only 1,600 engine hours when they were removed in favor of the Cats ...

expected, allowing us to cast off our lines by 9:30 a.m. The engines purred and wafted diesel in the early ... was simple: shower, clean the interior, steer, cook, eat, sleep, navigate and check the engines. There were ... , bilges to clean, engines that need to be checked." Left unchecked, the decades-old debate of sail vs ...

along the bottom and smacked the port propeller. It was wasted. I shut down the port engine ...

engine hatch raises the entire cockpit sole for engineroom access. Standard power is twin 260 hp 5.0L MPI ...

. The engines purred below the sole while our stout little ship gracefully lifted over each beam swell, gently ... tended to the ship's log, updated our position and checked the engine vitals. Then, as I stood ...

a pass code to start the engines. This is especially nifty considering the openness-and thus the accessibility-of the helm deck. Engine gauges are in the line of sight, and the single-lever Volvo EDC controls ...

as the engine package; Marlow can tell you the story of why he specified that piece of equipment. One ... and plenty of space between the engines and the hull. The reflection of the bright 24- and 110-volt lighting ...

stainless steel engine mounts. You don't need to get them, but boy do they look sharp. I was also able to see the detail and engineering that went into the fuel tank. The fuel system is designed to solve ...

ashore, again because of the crew. During full charter season, Capt. McKay carries an engineer on board ...

can push the engines aft, allowing an additional centerline compartment under the helm deck to house ...

of a company such as Sea Ray, which develops each model with input from the sales, marketing, engineering ...

are also placed for easy service and spot checks. Access to the twin 23kW generators abaft the engines ...