Great post Pascal! Relevant, timely, useful information.
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Deck Plans; Top to Bottom - 1. Main Deck 2. Lower Deck
In one of the guest heads, right in front of the toilet, this door-stopper can literally be a “toe-buster” if you have to take care of business in...
Check this out... a pantograph arm for under-cabinet cookware stowage. A welcome fixture to keep pots & pans from shifting, or relocating to...
Nice to see on a yacht are chart drawers and a layout area near the lower helm. Too many stations nowadays do not have accommodations for paper...
Pacific Mariner built this above the bilge so it’s dry, and can be used for long trip storage. Systems such as fresh water plumbing, msd pumps,...
Sea strainers are meant to be seen, as in inspected regularly. On the 85, they are below floor level in the engine room, accessed by a floor...
The real surprise is in the floor hatch in the foyer. Open it up and drop down and you’re in “The Tunnel”, as it’s affectionately known. With...
Single-post, I-designed struts (8-bolt pattern) hold the 3” Aquamet shafts in place, which spin 36” x 35.5” Nibral 5-blade props. Housed in...
Recently, Westport Yachts brought the Pacific Mariner brand under their fold with a new interpretation of an already proven model. With a genetic...
To keep the PacMan 85 on an even keel (pun intended) the aft section of the bottom has a reversed lip built into the hull. Much like a trim-tab,...
From the forepeak, the PacMan 85 has a sharp and clean entry point. Her hard-chine starts well forward, ensuring any water that wants to ride up...
DETAILS: Long before the review was written, YF asked me to get shots of the new PacMan-85 while it was out of the water, arriving piggy-back in...
With a genetic infusion of engineering and tooling from its parent company, the Pacific Mariner 85 is essentially like owning a Westport, albeit...
Keeping noise and vibration from permeating to the rest of the yacht, the engine room has a combination of sound absorbing foam and loaded vinyl...
Making all this go through the water are a pair if MTU Common Rail 10V2000CRM93-series diesel engines, rated at 1,500 hp each. Dual Racor 75/1000...
The port stateroom has twin berths, with nightstand in between. Cedar lined closet, two port lights, and similar lighting is standard. Head has...