Everglades 320EX
LOA: 32 feet, 4 inches (without engines)

BEAM: 10 feet, 8 inches
DRAFT: 2 feet (hull draft)
DISPLACEMENT: 10,800 pounds (no engines)
HULL TYPE: deep-vee
TANKAGE: 290 gallons fuel, 35 gallons water, 18 gallons waste
POWER: twin 350-hp Yamaha 4-strokes
SPEED: 51 mph top, 37 mph cruise
PRICE: $369,231 (includes generator)
CONTACT: Everglades Boats, Edgewater, Fla.
Phone: (386) 409-2202.
Ocean Master 336 Sport Cabin
LOA: 33 feet, 6 inches

BEAM: 10 feet, 3 inches
DRAFT: 1 foot, 8 inches
DISPLACEMENT: 14,800 pounds
HULL TYPE: modified-vee
TANKAGE: 240 gallons fuel, up to 120 gallons water, 9 gallons waste
POWER: twin Evinrude E-TEC 250-hp outboards, single diesel from 480 hp to 600 hp SPEED: 43 mph top, 30 mph cruise (with twin 250-hp outboards or 600-hp diesel) PRICE: $254,000 (with twin 250-hp outboards), $314,000 (with single 600-hp CMD diesel)
CONTACT: Ocean Master, West Palm Beach Fla.
Phone: (561) 840-0448.
Ellis Patriot 36
LOA: 35 feet, 10 inches

BEAM: 13 feet, 2 inches
DRAFT: 3 feet, 10 inches
DISPLACEMENT: 16,000-20,000 pounds
HULL TYPE: semidisplacement
TANKAGE: 210 gallons fuel, 100 gallons water, 36 gallons waste
POWER: single 670-hp Cummins diesel
SPEED: 36 mph top, 16-28 mph cruise
PRICE: $550,000 (base), $850,000 (equipped)
CONTACT: Ellis Boat Company, Southwest Harbor, Maine.
Phone: (207) 244-9221.
Chaparral 400 Premiere
LOA: 42 feet

BEAM: 13 feet, 4 inches
DRAFT: 3 feet, 9 inches
DISPLACEMENT: unavailable
HULL TYPE: modified-vee
TANKAGE: 300 gallons fuel, 77 gallons water, 42 gallons waste
POWER: twin Volvo Penta IPS600s (435 hp)
SPEED: 42 mph top, 32 mph cruise
PRICE: $800,093
CONTACT: Chaparral Boats, Nashville, Ga.
Phone: (229) 686-7481.
Sabre 42 Express
LOA: 42 feet, 3 inches

BEAM: 14 feet, 4 inches
DRAFT: 3 feet, 9 inches
DISPLACEMENT: 29,000 pounds
HULL TYPE: modified-vee
TANKAGE: 450 gallons fuel, 160 gallons water, 30 gallons waste
POWER: twin 425-hp CMD Zeus pod drives
SPEED: 39.3 mph top, 35 mph cruise
PRICE: $679,500
CONTACT: Sabre Yachts, South Casco, Maine.
Phone: (207) 655-3831.
Cruisers 470 Sports Coupe
LOA: 48 feet, 6 inches

BEAM: 14 feet, 6 inches
DRAFT: 3 feet, 4 inches
DISPLACEMENT: 34,500 pounds
HULL TYPE: modified-vee
TANKAGE: 350 gallons fuel, 80 gallons water, 50 gallons waste
POWER: Volvo Penta IPS500 (370-hp)
SPEED: 27-30 mph cruise, 32-34 mph top
PRICE: unavailable
CONTACT: Cruisers Yachts, Oconto, Wis.
Phone: (920) 834-2211.
See related article: “Express Delivery“
This article originally appeared in the March 2009 issue.