BOATS

BOAT TESTS

Viking 56 Convertible

By Capt. Bill Pike

Boat Tests

SPECIFICATIONS

Builder: Viking

Model: 56 Convertible

Model Year: 2003

Boat Type: Other...

Waterline Length 51'0"

LOA: 57'6"

Beam: 18'2"

Draft: 4'7"

Weight: 74,400 lbs.

Standard Power: 2/1,300-hp MAN D2842LE404 diesel inboards

Optional Power: 2/1,500-hp MAN D2842LE409 or 2/1,480-hp MTU Series 2000 V12 diesel inboards

Fuel Capacity: 1,490 gal.

Water Capacity: 260 gal.

STANDARD EQUIPMENT

Icom M502 DSC VHF
2/SubZero refrigerator drawers
2/Sub-Zero freezer drawers
Kenmore 4-burner cooktop
2/VacuFlush MSDs
granite countertops
21.5-kW Onan genset
24v Newmar 95-amp battery charger
12v Newmar 45-amp battery charger
Isoboost isolation transformer
57,000-Btu Cruisair A/C
2/SeaTech water manifolds
2/ engine-driven emergency bilge suctions
3/Rule 3700 bilge pumps
3/Rule 1100 bilge pumps
4/rod holders
recessed fishbox
tackle cabinet/freezer/bait center

OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT

hardtop
2/additional Sub-Zero galley refrigerator drawers
35-gal. livewell
Eskimo ice maker
spare props
High Seas electronics package
extra power-steering pump on starboard engine

This article originally appeared in the June 2003 issue of Power & Motoryacht magazine.