BOATS
BOAT TESTS
Davis 70
By Capt. Richard Thiel
Boat Tests
SPECIFICATIONS
Builder: Davis
Model: 70
Model Year: 2008
Boat Type: Sportfisherman
LOA: 72'10"
Beam: 19'6"
Draft: 4'6" (w/ tunnels)
Weight: 117,000 lbs. (w/ full fuel)
Standard Power: 2/1,420-mhp Caterpillar 3412E diesel inboards
Optional Power: 2/1,875-mhp Caterpillar C32 ACERT diesel inboards
Fuel Capacity: 2,000 gal.
Water Capacity: 220 gal.
STANDARD EQUIPMENT
oil-change system for mains, marine gears, and genset(s)
1/27-kW Caterpillar genset
Davis teak helm pod w/ single-lever controls
2/Murray Brothers helm chairs
fresh- and saltwater washdowns
fighting-chair backing plate
Corian countertops
tuna door
2/Glendinning CableMasters
Raritan electric MSDs
Delta-T thermostatically controlled engine-room fans and demisters
Diamond Sea Glaze watertight engine room door
52" Elite plasma TV in saloon
plasma TVs in each stateroom
OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT
Naiad hydraulic bow thruster and windlass
add’l 27-kW Caterpillar genset
900-gpd Sea Recovery watermaker
engine room, cockpit, and bridge A/C
PipeWelders hydraulic outriggers
Eskimo E600 ice machine
custom Davis teaser reels
ESI fuel-polishing system
4/underwater lights
hardtop w/ electric sunroof
3-side EZ2CY bridge enclosure
computer-controlled electrical system
steam bath in master
This article originally appeared in the March 2008 issue of Power & Motoryacht magazine.
















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