indication that the engines were mount-
ed correctly.
Bear in mind that these were new
motors that had not yet been run in
and were still a little bit stiff, but
despite that the pull away was very
impressive for a 19ft boat. I was actual-
ly under the impression I was testing a
17ft boat until Grant informed me it’s a
19ft craft. Performance-wise she has a
great new design.
Her stability is something that is dif-
ficult to explain, but my opinion is that
because she is wide and flatish in the
transom area the stability could be felt
clearly when we were running at full
throttle as well as when we were doing
a slow troll. There is obviously a big
difference between this monohull and
any catamaran hull, and I find that I just
seem to enjoy the monohull ride much
more these days.
I could not find any fault with her
performance no matter how critical I
was; her performance is flawless.
When it comes to looking at the
physical attributes of the boat the
Explorer hull has been changed in the
front so that when you run at full throt-
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