could settle in here quite comfortably.
Over the deck is synthetic seagrass
matting, which can be clipped out to
reveal a non-skid fibreglass deck.
Walkways on either side of the helm
lead forward to the bow where a low
sun pad and a two-seater, rear-facing
lounge snuggled into the bow can be
joined with an infill to form a monster
tanning platform. Teak handrails and
coaming covers hint at the romantic
age of timber boats, or, for an even
more traditional look, you can go all
out with optioning teak decks and
furniture.
From the offset companionway
at the helm, it’s four steps down to
a cabin with an island queen in the
Sea TrialsTwo on board, 80% fuel,
1037lt fuel tank (calculations at 933lt, with 10% reserve)
RPM SPEED (KTS) (LT/H) RANGE (NM)
650 (idle) 3.8 11.3 313
1000 5.5 18.3 280
1500 8 32 233
2000 10 54 172
2500 (planing) 12 76 147
3000 18 106 158
3500 22 128 160
4000 30 158 177
4500 35 230 141
4800 36 246 136
*Sea-trial data supplied by the author.52 tradeaboat.com.au