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Base price: $2.49 million with 2/800-hp Caterpillar 3406 diesel inboards
Optional power: 2/1,400-hp Caterpillar 3412 diesel inboards
Standard equipment: Mathers MicroCommander controls; Naiad stabilizers; Wesmar bow thruster; Sea Recovery 800-gpd watermaker; Cruisair 93,000-BTU A/C; oil change system; Craftsman 4-drawer tool chest and set; Northern Lights 20- and 12-kW gensets; Glendinning Cablemaster; VacuFlush MSDs; Maxwell windlass; Bruce anchor; UV freshwater treatment; 5/Sony TVs; GE washer/dryer; Insta-Hot water systems; Stidd helm chair; Buell air horns

SPECIFICATIONS
LOA: 71'0"
Beam: 18'0"
Draft: 4'8"
Weight: 80,500 lbs.
Fuel capacity: 1,600 gal.
Water capacity: 400 gal.
Test engines: 2/800-hp Caterpillar 3406 diesel inboards
Transmissions: Twin Disc
Ratio: 2.5:1
Props: 36x26 4-blade Nibral
Steering: Hynautic power-assisted
Controls: Mathers MicroCommander
Optional equipment on test boat: none

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