When it comes to comfort and seakeeping, larger powerboats are hard to beat. Whether you’re a power cat fan, a hard-core sport fisherman or a trawler lover — or maybe you’re somewhere in between — one of these 10 powerboats over 44 feet should tickle your fancy.
Grand Banks 60
SPECIFICATIONS
LOA: 35 feet, 4 inches
BEAM: 19 feet, 2 inches
WEIGHT: 61,600 pounds (dry)
DRAFT: 4 feet, 7 inches (3 feet, 11 inches with IPS)
HULL TYPE: semidisplacement
POWER: twin 725-hp Volvo Penta D11 diesels
SPEED: 27 knots top, 24 knots cruise
TANKAGE: 1,530 gallons fuel, 300 gallons water, 79 gallons waste
PRICE: $3.28 million
CONTACT: Grand Banks Yachts, Holland, Michigan, (616) 499-2519. grandbanksltd.com
Viking 44 Convertible
SPECIFICATIONS
LOA: 45 feet, 1 inch
BEAM: 16 feet, 4 inches
WEIGHT: 50,132 pounds (standard fuel load)
DRAFT: 4 feet
HULL TYPE: modified-vee
POWER: twin 1,000-hp Volvo Penta D3 diesels
SPEED: 34.5 knots top, 30 knots cruise
TANKAGE: 825 gallons fuel, 120 gallons water, 46 gallons waste
PRICE: $1.47 million
CONTACT: Viking Yacht Co., New Gretna, New Jersey, (609) 296-6000. vikingyachts.com
Krogen 50 Open
SPECIFICATIONS
LOA: 52 feet, 9 inches
BEAM: 17 feet, 5 inches
WEIGHT: 68,000 pounds
DRAFT: 5 feet, 4 inches
HULL TYPE: displacement
POWER: single 230-hp John Deere 6068AFM85 diesel
SPEED: 9.4 knots top, 8 knots cruise
TANKAGE: 1,240 gallons fuel, 400 gallons water, 140 gallons waste
PRICE: $1.55 million
CONTACT: Kadey-Krogen Yachts, Stuart, Florida, (772) 286-0171. kadeykrogen.com
Beneteau Gran Turismo 50
SPECIFICATIONS
LOA: 51 feet, 9 inches
BEAM: 14 feet, 4 inches
WEIGHT: 30,063 pounds
DRAFT: 3 feet, 5 inches
HULL TYPE: modified-vee
POWER: twin 435-hp Volvo Penta D6 diesels
SPEED: 29 knots top, 25 knots cruise
TANKAGE: 344 gallons fuel, 106 gallons water
PRICE: $1.1 million
CONTACT: Beneteau America, Annapolis, Maryland, (410) 990-0270, beneteaulife.com
Hatteras GT45X Fly
LOA: 44 feet, 7 inches
BEAM: 16 feet, 6 inches
WEIGHT: 49,700 pounds
DRAFT: 4 feet
HULL TYPE: modified-vee
POWER: twin 835-hp Caterpillar C12.9 diesels
SPEED: 42 knots top, 32 knots cruise
TANKAGE: 800 gallons fuel, 100 gallons water, 43 gallons waste
PRICE: $1.495 million
CONTACT: Hatteras Yachts, New Bern, North Carolina, (252) 633-3101. hatterasyachts.com
Prestige 460 S Coupe
LOA: 46 feet, 10 inches
BEAM: 13 feet, 11 inches
WEIGHT: 27,366 pounds
DRAFT: 3 feet, 5 inches
HULL TYPE: modified-vee
POWER: twin 370-hp Volvo Penta D5 diesels with IPS500 drives
SPEED: 30 knots top, 25 knots cruise
TANKAGE: 328 gallons fuel, 106 gallons water, 32 gallons waste
PRICE: $643,000
COTACT: Prestige Yachts, Annapolis, Maryland. (410) 280-9400. jeanneau.com
Krogen Express 52
SPECIFICATIONS
LOA: 57 feet, 6 inches
BEAM: 15 feet, 11 inches
WEIGHT: 45,000 pounds
DRAFT: 4 feet
HULL TYPE: semidisplacement
POWER: twin 480-hp Yanmar 6LY3A-ETP diesels
SPEED: 22.4 knots top, 10 knots cruise
TANKAGE: 700 gallons fuel,
CONTACT: Krogen Express Yachts, (866) 457-6436. krogenexpress.com
Vicem 46 IPS
SPECIFICATIONS
LOA: 46 feet
BEAM: 15 feet, 9 inches
WEIGHT: 39,683 pounds
DRAFT: 2 feet, 4 inches
HULL TYPE: semidisplacement
POWER: twin 435-hp Volvo Penta IPS 600s
SPEED: 29-30 knots top, 26 knots cruise
TANKAGE: 500 gallons fuel, 200 gallons water, 50 gallons waste
PRICE: $988,400
CONTACT: Vicem Yachts Americas, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, (954) 462-8828. vicemyachts.net
Nordhavn Coastal Pilot 59
SPECIFICATIONS
LOA: 58 feet, 9 inches
BEAM: 17 feet
WEIGHT: 82,000 pounds
DRAFT: 4 feet, 2 inches
HULL TYPE: semidisplacement
POWER: twin 715-hp Cummins QSM11 diesels
SPEED: 22 knots top, 18-20 knots fast cruise
TANKAGE: 1,100 gallons fuel, 444 gallons water, 88 gallons waste
PRICE: $1.85 million
CONTACT: Pacific Asian Enterprises, Dana Point, California, (949) 496-4848. nordhavn.com
Fountaine Pajot MY44
SPECIFICATIONS
LOA: 44 feet
BEAM: 21 feet, 8 inches
WEIGHT: 30,685 pounds
DRAFT: 4 feet, 4 inches
HULL TYPE: catamaran
POWER: twin 400-hp Volvo Penta D6 diesels, IPS600 drives
SPEED: 24 knots top, 20 knots cruise
TANKAGE: 528 gallons fuel, 185 gallons water, 92 gallons waste
PRICE: $1.1 million
CONTACT: Fountaine Pajot, fountainepajot.com
