BOATS

BOAT TESTS

Ocean 37 Billfish

By George L. Petrie

Boat Tests

SPECIFICATIONS

Builder: Ocean

Model: 37 Billfish

Model Year: 2007

Boat Type: Sportfisherman

LOA: 37'8"

Beam: 13'10"

Draft: 2'6"

Weight: 23,500 lbs. (dry)

Standard Power: 2/480-hp Yanmar 6LY3-ETP diesel inboards

Optional Power: none

Fuel Capacity: 417 gal.

Water Capacity: 75 gal.

STANDARD EQUIPMENT

12,000-Btu Cruisair lower-deck A/C
7.6-kW Westerbeke diesel genset w/ hushbox
U-line ’fridge on bridge deck
cockpit bait-prep center
transom livewell
insulated fishboxes w/ pumpout
molded fiberglass flying bridge w/ hardtop and 3-sided enclosure
satin-finish cherry cabinetry
20-inch LCD TV

OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT

24,000-Btu helm deck A/C
custom hull color
Rupp outriggers
trolling valves
Eskimo ice machine
electric teaser reels
Pompanette chair
refrigerated fishbox
underwater lights
windshield wipers
custom electronics package
commissioning and delivery

This article originally appeared in the December 2007 issue of Power & Motoryacht magazine.