With corrugated steel flooring, the manufacturing code has emphasized safety and ease of mechanical maintenance. Fire prevention and sound insulation are carried out in line with Horizon’s highest standards.

So the Far East has risen again, in a friendly but important competition, to challenge a sportfisher’s market long dominated by American builders. Will their secret weapon – the Japanese’ centuries of building boats to lure fish to its dinner tables – score the goals they long for and have invested in? Or will the long-paramount triad of Vik/Bert/Hat rise to the occasion and maintain their prominence? Stay tuned....

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by Capt. Chuck Gnaegy

Specifications:

LOA: 52’1”
LWL: 45’7”
Beam: 17’2”
Draft: 5’5”
Fuel: 1,050 gal.
Water: 160 gal.
Std. Power: 2x CAT C-18 @ 1,000 hp

For more information contact:

Horizon Yachts
8 Kuang Yang Street
Hsiao Kang, Kaosiung Taiwan
www.horizonyacht.com

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Deck Plans: Top to Bottom...

1. Flybridge
2. Main Deck/Cockpit
3. Accommodations