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OUTER REEF YACHTS PARTNERSHIP SPOTLIGHT: Seatorque Marine Propulsion Systems
Over the years, Outer Reef Yachts has chosen to partner with Seatorque due to its superior propulsion systems’ unparalleled performance, precision engineering, and fuel efficiency, aligning perfectly with our commitment to delivering an exceptional long-range cruising experience …
BERING YACHTS: MORE BANG FOR YOUR BOAT
In 2007, Alexei Mikhailov decided to build a boat. When he finished the boat, he sold it. Then he made another one, and suddenly he realised he had a business. Back then, it was not a large business. Just Mikhailov and three to four other people. In 2013 Mikhailov moved the business …
RIVIERA 68 SPORTS MOTOR YACHT (2018- )
To understand the new Riviera 68 Sports Motor Yacht one must understand Australia. Australia is both a continent and a country surrounded by the infamously unpredictable Indian Ocean, Tasman Sea and Pacific Ocean. Its major cities, Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth and Adelaide are all coastal. It is the home of the Great Barrier Reef and a heritage of amazing offshore fishing. To the north and east of it is probably the world’s most exotic and beautiful cruising ground…The Seatorque Bolt On Shaft System (BOSS) separates the prop shaft from the drive shaft through thrust bearings in the gold casing seen above thus greatly reducing vibration and noise…
LIVING IS EASY ON NEW GENERATION RIVIERAS
Described by many as the marque’s best work to date, the Riviera 68 and sister ship 72 are true long-range adventure boats, and each comes standard with the complement of Twin Disc equipment for the ultimate ease of handling.
The new generation Rivieras offer top-of-the-range luxury with features suited to extended time onboard, bordering on superyacht size, yet nimble enough for two people to manage. All boats comprise Twin Disc Quickshift Marine Transmissions, Twin Disc Electronic Helm Controls and Express Joystick system incorporating Twin Disc Hydraulic Thrusters, plus the complete shaft line from the engines including the SeaTorque Propulsion System…
RIVIERA 68 SPORTS MOTOR YACHT: REVIEW
First test ever of the remarkable new 68 Sports Motor Yacht with twin 1550hp MAN V12 engines.
Finally, the moment of truth. The new Riviera 68 Sport Motor Yacht is poised to head offshore. The sparkling white and silver-service ‘yacht,’ which towers three storeys and displaces 50-60t, has been two years’ in the making. Riviera’s magnum opus, the yard’s best work to date, floats perfectly on its waterline with a commanding persona. Moments later, the twin turbo 1550hp MAN V12 engines engage and our waterborne world is transformed. As we barrel out the Gold Coast Seaway and into the blue Pacific Ocean, the imposing 68 splits the 1.5m swells without the slightest thump. Spray rolls off the bow and squirts abruptly sideways. The delivery of power is silky smooth thanks to oil-filled Seatorque shafts. With the tank-tested Frank Mulder hull on song, and the latest electrical and navigational systems taking charge with the press of a button, we savour the first-class travel aboard Riviera’s best boat ever…
MAY 2017 – DUFFIELD 58 POWERED BY SEATORQUE CONTROL SYSTEMS M4-300 ENCLOSED SHAFT PROPULSION SYSTEM
DUFFIELD 58 – DESIGN BY DOUG ZURN.
The Duffield Yachts 58 has been running near daily since her March launch in preparation for her debut at the Newport Boat Show in Newport Beach, California. Every time he’s pushed the throttle forward, boat builder Marshall “Duffy” Duffield, has been impressed. She embodies his conception in every way from acceleration to fuel consumption, from cruise speed to top speed, from comfort on deck to comfort below.
“We have been surprised by the acceleration of this 55,000-pound cruising boat,” according to Duffield. “It almost leaps onto a plane. The combination of the large diameter propeller and tons of torque coming from the big 1,000-horsepower CAT is very impressive. At cruise speeds the cabin sound is just 64 decimals she’s so smooth and quiet. And the fuel burn rates are crazy low. I can tell by the look on peoples’ faces when I tell them the numbers that they don’t believe me.”
NOVEMBER 2015 – TCPALM | PROGRESS & INNOVATION
Making boats and making boats better are passions that have driven Peter and Jana Stolper for more than 30 years.
Today this power couple, owners of Seatorque in Stuart, has established a worldwide reputation for designing and manufacturing ultimate quality products for large high-end yachts (50 to 200 feet in length). The Stolpers’ array of inventions and innovations for boat builders includes products that boost performance, cost less in the long run and have think-outside-the-box properties that consistently grab the international yacht-building community’s attention and respect…
