Interesting....they are very comfortable boats (we are in our late 50’s now and comfort is important). As far as I know, there were only 21-22 of these boats built, and two are here in the northwest.
Many of our charterers have said that it is the most maneuverable boat of its size they have ever chartered.
Our has dual 750 hp turbocharged Detroits. We have her governed a little so top speed is 22-25 knots (don’t want charterers burning up these babies)
Our fueling tanker, MV Reiss Marine, was powered by a pair of 12-V 149 Detroits. It also had two 6-71 Detroits for electric power and pumping. It would transfer 1,000 gallons of hot oil a minute. The tanker would put on fuel while the ore carrier was loading and a complete fill was about 65 or 70 minutes.
Wife and I have two boats here in Missouri. We have a Princecraft aluminum fishing boat with a Canadian top enclosure so we can go out on chilly days. It has a 115 4 stroke Merc OB.
We also have a Playcraft three log pontoon with a 225 Honda OB. The pontoon will do 55 mph and the three long set up handles big rollers and swells put up by bigger boats.