Proline 2610
Even in the US, where sportsfishing is enormously popular, boats like the 2610 Walkaround are commonly used as multi-purpose sportsboats.
Aft Cabin motor boat reviews from Motor Boat & Yachting magazine
Even in the US, where sportsfishing is enormously popular, boats like the 2610 Walkaround are commonly used as multi-purpose sportsboats.
Three things about the 36 immediately stand out. Firstly, there's the significant extra privacy provided by having the two sleeping cabins at opposite ends of the boat.
Saga and Eivind Amble have succeeded in their goal of providing a boat whose cockpit can be used as the main living area, whatever the weather conditions.
If you haven't spent time aboard a trawler-type cruiser, you're unlikely to appreciate just how differently and effectively this kind of boat functions compared with the archetypal aft-cockpit flybridge cruiser.
We thought the deck was excellent: it's rare to find this space designed with the movement of large numbers of people so much in mind.
Although the 410 was launched in September 1993, it is still an exciting boat because it unusually fuses the aft cockpit and aft cabin.
In an age of stupendous marketing superlatives, categorising the boat as simply "eminently competent" might be seen as a case of damning with faint praise
For those buying boats in the T46's size bracket, the classic dilemma is whether to go for an aft cabin, or aft cockpit and flybridge.
High on Sabreline's list of plus points is incredibly strong construction. Having examined the building drawings in some detail, we can vouch for the fact that not only are the laminates substantial, they are excellently 'engineered'.
Seaward's Menorca represents a new and interesting concept, combining the excellent seakeeping of the slower semi-displacement form with the archetypal, large Mediterranean-style cockpit.
Shamrock's 220 Stalker highlights how important it is to look beyond the fishing rods and baitwells, and examine our boating needs from first principles.
A feast of large flybridge cruisers and trawler yachts is a fine and wonderful thing, especially when compared to a diet of stodgy broads cruisers or fishing dories, but there comes a time when the palate needs something else.
Storebro are much more innovative than their conservative image suggests, such as in their extensive use of Cadcam and moulded internal monocoque structures.
Along with the disappearing chart table, safety and security are two areas that are increasingly in danger of being overlooked in favour of style. Fortunately this is not the case on the RC430.
Sunseeker's baby may not yet be perfectly formed, but it's very close.
Try to disregard the amazing styling for a moment and view the Manhattan 44 dispassionately as an ordinary flybridge powerboat.
Wilbur are to be highly commended for producing an interior so in keeping with the human scale.
For me, the most impressive aspect of Windy's design philosophy has always been their persistent refusal to compromise practicality in the interests of fashion.
The May 1987 issue of MBY contains an unusual boat report.
The daringly innovative meets the reassuringly retro