BOATS
BOAT TESTS
SJ Violator 54
By Capt. Patrick Sciacca
TEST BOAT SPECIFICATIONS
Test Engine: 2/1,050-hp MAN D 2840 LE 403 diesel inboards
Transmission/Ratio: ZF/1.5:1
Props: 28x36 4-blade Michigan nibral
Steering: hydraulic w/power-assist
Price as Tested: $1.2 million
OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT ON TEST BOAT
flying-bridge hardtop
U-line ice maker
wine cooler in saloon
4/rod holders
Murray Brothers fighting chair
PipeWelders tower
Northstar 962 GPS/chartplotter, 958 GPS/chartplotter, and 1202 bright display
Furuno RD-30 remote display
Furuno FCV-1200L sounder w/color LCD
Raymarine SmartPilot
Icom IC-M602 VHF
Sharp flat-panel TVs in master and guest staterooms
This article originally appeared in the March 2005 issue of Power & Motoryacht magazine.













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