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Flipper 760DC
As soon as I step aboard the low sleek
760 DC, its skipper immediately demonstrates the full extent of its performance
– and with a 300hp supercharged Mercury Verado outboard, there is a lot to
demonstrate. Like The Stig, this helmsman knows only two speeds, flat out and
flat out, as we charge through the confused and bumpy wake of the Finnboat
fleet like a missile. But no matter how hard he tries to kill us, the 760 just
soaks it up. We go completely airborne at 45 knots, and the landing is soft and
confident, while tight turns at insane speeds simply stand the boat on its ear.
When I eventually wrest the wheel, I find the same comfortable helm position
and fine ergonomics that are becoming a theme across the boats here.
The 760 is packed with clever touches.
The small but well-appointed cuddy features a sea toilet that pulls out on a
track from under the steps, there’s an electric retracting galley area ahead of
the navigator, and the pulpit rails extend along the sides to give somewhere to
hang the fenders. It’s clearly a boat designed to work on the water, not just
look pretty in the brochure.
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Price from £45,550
LOA 24ft 10in (7.58m)
Beam 8ft 7in (2.61m)
Engine Mercury Verado 300hp
petrol outboard
Max speed 46 knots
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