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Long known as a fine production yacht company, its owners’ gatherings show the loyalty generated among its buyers, many of whom have graduated from one size to the next several times. And perhaps, with its new Marquis series, management is counting on the next move by its admirers, upward to its Royal Class. The Marquis 65 is certainly an upgrade, even from the Marquis 59, debuted last year, which I had the pleasure of reviewing after the Miami Boat Show. A splendid yacht, so finely finished and well thought out, it should be a stretch to say the 65 is a far leap ahead from that. Yet, it is.
Story by Chuck Gnaegy
SPECIFICATIONS:
LOA: 69’11”
Beam: 17’11”
Draft: 4’10”
Transom Deadrise: 13 degrees
Displacement: 94,000 lbs.
Fuel: 1,200 gals
Water: 200 gals.
Naval Architect: Carver/Nuvolari &Lenard/Donald L. Blount
Interior Deisgner: Carver/Nuvolari/A La Mer
Engines as tested: 2x 1,361 hp MTU 12V2000s
Optional Power:
2x 705 hp Volvo D12s
2x 814 hp MTU Series 60s
2x 1,480 hp MTU 12V2000s
Transmission: ZF
Gear Ratio: 2,467:1
Props: 38” x 461/2” 5-blade ZF Faster
Generator: 1x 19kW Kohler (standard) and 1x 23kW Kohler (optional)
Engine Controls: MTU/Sturdy electronic
Steering: BCS Twin Disc hydraulic power-assist
Base Price: $2,273,060
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