BOATS
BOAT TESTS
Meridian 441
By Capt. Richard Thiel
TEST BOAT SPECIFICATIONS
Test Engine: 2/425-mhp Cummins QSB5.9-425 diesel inboards
Transmission/Ratio: ZF 85 V-drive/2.00:1
Props: 24x24 4-blade nibral Teignbridge
Steering: SeaStar hydraulic
Price as Tested: $736,959
The Numbers
OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT ON TEST BOAT
transom lights
KVH Trac Vision TV system
bridge hardtop
enclosure for bridge, hardtop, and cockpit
23" LCD TV, stereo, grill, and ‘fridge on bridge
engine oil-change and fuel-transfer systems
overboard discharge w/ macerator
engine-room fire-suppression system
carpet runners
foredeck sunpad
raw-water washdown fore and aft
Glendinning CableMaster
anchor and rode
Premium Electronics Package
reverse-cycle A/C
central vac
saloon ice maker
washer/ dryer
master stateroom and second stateroom entertainment systems
This article originally appeared in the April 2008 issue of Power & Motoryacht magazine.













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