BOATS
BOAT TESTS
Marlow Explorer 78
By Capt. Bill Pike
TEST BOAT SPECIFICATIONS
Test Engine: 2/1,550-hp Caterpillar C30 diesel inboards
Transmission/Ratio: ZF2050A/2.47:1
Props: 40x48, 5-blade, ZF-FPS (Faster Propeller System) nibral
Steering: Hynautic hydraulic w/variable-rate power steering custom-fabricated with Vickers PTO pump by Marlow Marine
Price as Tested: $1.99 million
OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT ON TEST BOAT
Morse KE4 electronic engine controls
Dacor oven
Fisher & Paykel dishwasher
5/ Sharp plasma TVs
electronics package and sound system
crew cabin
800-gpd SK watermaker
20-hp Sidepower bow thruster
20-hp Sidepower stern thruster
composite hardtop
Naiad stabilizers
This article originally appeared in the July 2004 issue of Power & Motoryacht magazine.













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