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 BOAT TEST: 2005 Aicon 72
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By contrast, the engine room seemed jam-packed with machinery, a condition partly due to the intrusion of the garage for the tender from overhead and partly attributable to the fact that to achieve high speeds with a heavy vessel, plenty of oomph is called for: a set of V-drive-configured, 1,550-hp Caterpillar C30s. Accessing the area abaft the engines, which is chocka block with soundshielded gensets, batteries, fuel-water separators, and other paraphernalia, didn't look to me like it was going to be easy.

A couple of days after the formal introduction, I had a chance to do a wringout. And while I was able to record all the normal test data, a hydraulic failure just before I was to take the wheel precluded me actually test driving the boat.

I can vouch for the 72's close-quarters maneuvering prowess, however, as well as the boat-handling prowess of Capt. Bonaccorsi. He delicately backed our test boat through an incredibly tight and serpentine little channel, with yachts on either side and docked alongside, with another vessel's bow pulpit hanging a good three feet over our transom. Nothing boosts docksmanship like a bow thruster and a stern thruster.

a d v e r t i s e m e n t

So what's my take on Aicon's outdoorsy new performance cruiser? Although, in my book, the construction of the 72 is robust enough to qualify for a unique status among her peers and her on-the-water capabilities seemed impressive, I'm waiting to take a look at a completed model stateside before passing final judgement on fit and finish. But judging from what I saw at the factory (see "Rock Solid," this story), I am expecting to be impressed.

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This article originally appeared in the November 2005 issue of Power & Motoryacht magazine.
BOAT SPECIFICATIONS
Boat Type: Cruiser
Base Price: 1.89 million EUR ($2,323,418 at presstime)
Standard Power: 2/1,501 bhp MTU 12V 2000 diesel inboards
Optional Power: 2/1,550-bhp Caterpillar C30 diesel inboards
Length Overall (LOA): 75'6"
Beam: 17'4"
Draft: 3'3"
Weight: 109,120 lbs.
Fuel Capacity: 1,189 gal.
Water Capacity: 264 gal.
Standard Equipment: Lofrans windlass w/ s/s chain; 2/Lewmar warping capstans; Side Power electric bow thruster; Nemo opening hatches; Nemo large-diameter round opening hatch; Danforth compass; VDO instrumentation; Raymarine C120 chartplotter/radar, ST60 multifunction display, and ST7001 autopilot; Schott cooktop; Smeg oven; Whirlpool dishwasher; Frigo Nautica undercounter refrigerator; s/s Franke galley sink; 4/Techma electric MSDs; Gewes Vulkardan L4815 inverter; Nutik 100 AR battery charger; 1/22-kW Tecma genset; 1/15.5-kW Tecma genset; Racor fuel-water separators; Aicon hydraulic swim platform; Aicon trim tabs
Test Engines: 2/1,550-bhp Caterpillar C30 diesel inboards
Transmissions / Ratio: ZF 2050V/2.47:1
Props: 41x53 4-blade Radice
Steering: BCS hydraulic steering w/ two-engine power-assist
Controls: Caterpillar electronic
Optional Equipment On Test Boat: Opacmare passerelle; Whirlpool washer and dryer; satcom; 4/Tecma bidets; Side Power electric stern thruster
Price As Tested: 2.2 million euro ($2,704,911 at presstime)
Conditions: temperature: 82ยบ; humidity: 75%; wind: variable, light; seas: calm; load: 654 gal. fuel, 260 gal. water, 3 persons, 150 lbs. gear. Speeds are two-way averages measured w/ Stalker radar gun. GPH taken via Caterpillar fuel-monitoring system. Range: 90% of advertised fuel capacity. Decibels measured on A scale. 65 dB is the level of normal conversation.
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