BOATS

BOAT TESTS

Formula 400 Super Sport

By Capt. Bill Pike

Boat Tests

SPECIFICATIONS

Builder: Formula

Model: 400 Super Sport

Model Year: 2010

Boat Type: Cruiser

LOA: 41'6"

Beam: 11'0"

Draft: 3'0"

Weight: 17,100 lbs.

Standard Power: 2/425-hp MerCruiser 496

Optional Power: 2/430-hp MerCruiser 8.2 MAG High Output Bravo Three and 2/525-hp Mercury Racing 525 EFI Bravo Three gasoline stern drives; 2/370-hp Volvo Penta D6-370 DPH diesel stern drives

Fuel Capacity: 250

Water Capacity: 50

STANDARD EQUIPMENT

2/425-hp MerCruiser 496 MAG H.O. gasoline stern drives
power-assisted Hynautic hydraulic steering
Livorsi instrumentation (w/ Mercury DTS controls)
Ritchie compass
Raymarine ST-60 digital depthsounder
Garmin 535 GPS chartplotter
Dino wheel
4/Bomar hatches
Kenwood AM/FM/CD stereo w/ 400W amp, 10-disk changer, and iPod hookup
Corian countertops
OceanAir Skysol galley blinds
Isotherm refrigerator/freezer
Panasonic microwave oven
Sensus memory-foam aft-cabin mattress
VacuFlush MSD
UltraLeather upholstery
16,000-Btu Marine Air A/C system
7 batteries (2 house, 4 start, 1 genset)
80-amp Charles Marine battery charger
7.6-kW Westerbeke genset
Fireboy auto. fire-extinguishing system
Fireboy-Xintex CO detectors
Bennett trim tabs

OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT

Flagship Imron graphics
Volvo Penta Trim Assistant (w/ manual override) and Aquamatic joystick control system for stern-drive units
Raymarine electronics package (including VHF, E120W radar, chartplotter, and autopilot)
Sirius/XM satellite weather service receiver
16,000-Btu cockpit A/C system
teak-grain vinyl decking
hardtop

This article originally appeared in the July 2010 issue of Power & Motoryacht magazine.