Cruising motor yacht PASSAGE MAKER 74

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With her impressive range, exceptional strength, beautiful sense of style and world-class safety, the Passage Maker 74 was created to provide strong value and pride of ownership to those seeking an attractive seagoing home. Designed by noted naval architect Chuck Paine, the Passage Maker 74 follows on the heals of a series of highly successful Paine-designed aluminum-alloy motor craft created by Kanter Marine. She was created to offer an ocean-going range of 1,800 (Bermuda to the Azores) miles plus reserve, modest fuel consumption even at her top speed as well as moderate draft. Efficient performance is insured by the round-bilged forward bottom, transitioning to a chine aft, with a single spray rail and a relatively high prismatic coefficient of 0.67. A full-length keel protects the propeller and rudder. The modest draft of just five feet, two inches is very reasonable given the presence of a full-length keel to reduce the grounding risk and dampen the yacht’s roll in a seaway. Welded aluminum construction makes for impressive strength and moderately light displacement, which increases the Passage Maker 74’s efficiency in order to maximize the usable range and top speed. The Passage Maker 74’s tanks provide 4000 gallons of fuel capacity and 575 gallons of fresh water capacity. These tanks are all integral, lending further structural strength to the hull and forming a double bottom wherever they occur. The waste and gray water tanks are of removable construction. As specified, the Passage Maker 74 has transatlantic range via the Bermuda/Azores route if driven at a speed of 9 to 10 knots, depending upon wind and current conditions.