BOATS
BOAT TESTS
Mainship 43 Trawler
By Capt. Richard Thiel
TEST BOAT SPECIFICATIONS
Test Engine: 2/540-hp Cummins MerCruiser QSC8.3-540 diesel V-drive inboards
Transmission/Ratio: ZF V-drive/2.0:1
Props: 26x35 5-blade Nibral
Steering: Hynautic hydraulic
Price as Tested: $686,797
OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT ON TEST BOAT
bimini top w/ full enclosure, and washer/wiper
colored hull
dripless shaft logs
Raymarine C80, ST80, VHF, and autopilot
Everwear laminate saloon floor
fresh-water washdown
inverter
spotlight
flying bridge stereo
icemaker, grill, and sink on flying bridge
lower-station electronics
This article originally appeared in the February 2006 issue of Power & Motoryacht magazine.













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