BOATS

BOAT TESTS

Marquis 70 Tri-Deck

By Capt. Richard Thiel Photos by Jim Raycroft

Boat Tests

SPECIFICATIONS

Builder: Marquis

Model: 70 Tri-Deck

Model Year: 2008

Boat Type: Cruiser

LOA: 72'0"

Beam: 18'4"

Draft: 4'11"

Weight: 109,000 lbs. (w/ standard engines)

Standard Power: 2/1,015-mhp Caterpillar C18 diesel inboards

Optional Power: 2/1,361-bhp MTU 10V 2000 M92 diesel inboards

Fuel Capacity: 1,300 gal.

Water Capacity: 200 gal.

STANDARD EQUIPMENT

8/8D batteries
2/Glendinning CableMasters
5/battery chargers
27-kW Kohler genset
4,000-watt inverter
4-zone, 80,000-Btu Cruisair A/C
port and starboard side-deck doors
9/bilge pumps
Maxwell 4000 windlass
analog fuel and rudder-angle gauges
cabinetry: sapele wood inlay with cherry sea rails
Tecma MSDs
silk-cotton wall coverings
Soundown acoustical insulation
embroidered sheets
4/trim tabs w/ actuators
13-hp Side-Power bow thruster
Tides Marine dripless shaft seals
electro-hydraulic power steering

OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT

cockpit control station
32-kW Kohler genset
26" bridge TV w/ satellite service
freshwater washdown
autopilot
radar
enclosed bridge
teak decks in cockpit and swim platform
bridge: ice maker, stereo
grill, 'fridge, wood-inlay table
and A/C
cockpit table
cockpit-bridge stairway hatch
underwater lights

This article originally appeared in the October 2008 issue of Power & Motoryacht magazine.