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Forward, the bow lounge allows two six-footers to stretch out or three adults to sit comfortably. The swivel helm chairs provided excellent visibility while running and, like the aft lounge, were comfortable and well constructed. There's a stowage locker in the sole that will accommodate a ski but not a wakeboard. A board might fit beneath the aft lounge, but we'd rather see the in-sole locker enlarged a tad, given that wakeboarding is arguably more popular than skiing these days.
The swim platform is wide and sports a three-step, stainless-steel boarding ladder; an ice chest is built in to the cockpit; and our test boat cruised to tunes blaring from Clarion's XMD2 CD/FM/cassette stereo with four speakers. Rock and ride.
LAST WORD. Fast, fun, and beautifully finished.
LOA..........18'0"
Beam ..........7'6"
Draft..........2'4"
Displacement (lbs., approx.) ..........2,400
Transom deadrise...19°
Bridge clearance.....4'8"
Minimum cockpit depth ..........2'10"
Fuel capacity (gal.) 30 Price (w/o power) ..........$16,251
Price (w/test power) ..........$20,237
STANDARD POWER: Single 135-hp Volvo Penta 3.0 GS in-line-4 gasoline stern drive.
OPTIONAL POWER: Single MerCruiser or Volvo Penta gasoline stern drive to 210 hp.
TEST BOAT POWER: Single 210-hp MerCruiser 4.3L EFI V-6 Alpha gasoline stern drive with 262 cid, 4.00" bore x 3.48" stroke swinging a five-bladed 14 1/4" x 21" ss High Five prop through a 1.62:1 reduction.
STANDARD EQUIPMENT (major items): Built-in ice chest; ss swim ladder; halogen docking lights; 12vdc outlet; Clarion AM/FM/CD stereo with 4 speakers; sleeper seats; acrylic bow cover with post.
