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 BOAT TEST: 2005 Meridian 341 Sedan Bridge
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Despite chilly temperatures outside, the reverse-cycle Marine Air air-conditioning system did a cozy job of warming up the test’s interior. There’s a beamy master forward, a voluminous guest amidships (separated by a port-side head with large, separate shower stall), a split galley to port on either side of the companionway that leads below decks, and a stretch-out-and-relax saloon all the way aft. Finish on the cherry joinery throughout is good, and the creature-comfort quotient is high.

Construction and engineering details are equally solid. The hull-to-deck joint’s secured with Bostic urethane adhesive as well as stainless steel bolts. Lamination is conventionally done with a vinylester barrier on the hull and a limited ten-year warranty on the hull and the deck. Access is excellent to both the engine room (via hatches in the saloon sole) and the lazarette (via hatches in the cockpit). Noteworthy particulars in the latter include a profusion of six batteries and a BEP smart-charging system that, among other things, nixes chances of draining the starting batteries, which are isolated from nonstart functions as long as the system maintains 12.8 volts or more.

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A user-friendly feature? Yes, and totally synched with the underlying theme, too. Take it from a guy who knows—Meridian’s All-New 341 Sedan Bridge makes everything easy, especially for the skipper who’s a bit nervous about moving up to a midrange cruiser.

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This article originally appeared in the February 2005 issue of Power & Motoryacht magazine.
BOAT SPECIFICATIONS
Boat Type: Cruiser
Base Price: $247,000
Standard Power: 2/320-hp MerCruiser MX 6.2 MPI Horizon gasoline inboards
Optional Power: 2/250-hp Cummins MerCruiser 4B-250 diesel inboards
Length Overall (LOA): 35'11"
Beam: 12'6"
Draft: 3'4"
Weight: 18,250 lbs.
Fuel Capacity: 250 gal.
Water Capacity: 90 gal.
Standard Equipment: D.O.C. system w/Sidepower stern and bow thrusters; Lewmar windlass; Danforth compass; Faria instrumentation; Origo 2-burner cooktop; teak and holly Wilsonart galley flooring; Karadon solid-surface countertops; Samsung microwave oven; Norcold undercounter refrigerator; Diplomat leather upholstery; Flexsteel double incliner; VacuFlush MSD; P.Y.I. dripless shaft logs; 11-gal. Atwood water heater; 40-amp Truecharge 40+ amp battery charger; 2/Trojan golfcart-type house batteries; 4/GP 31 engine-start/thruster batteries; 6/Rule bilge pumps w/auto. float switches; Bennett trim tabs w/dashboard indicators; canvas bimini, seat, windshield, and cushion covers
Test Engines: 2/320-hp MerCruiser MX 6.2 MPI Horizon gasoline inboards
Transmissions / Ratio: Velvet Drive 20-01-006/2.8:1
Props: 22x22 4-blade nibral
Steering: Teleflex Sea Star hydraulic
Controls: Teleflex dual-lever mechanical
Optional Equipment On Test Boat: foredeck sunpad w/rails; Raymarine ST40 depthsounder, Ray53 VHF, ST6001 SmartPilot autopilot, and SL70CRC color radar/plotter; 30,000-Btu Marine Air A/C w/extra 50-amp shore-power connection; premium canvas package w/cockpit enclosure and exterior carpeting; Norcold bridge refrigerator; 7.3-kW Kohler genset w/soundshield; Sea-Fire FE 241 auto. fire-suppression system
Price As Tested: $300,140
Conditions: temperature: 44º; humidity: 96%; wind: 4-8 mph; seas: 1'-2'; load: 245 gal. fuel, 90 gal. water, 2 persons, 200 lbs. gear. Speeds are two-way averages measured w/Stalker radar gun. GPH measured with Rinda Technologies Diacom EFI Diagnostic software. Range: 90% of advertised fuel capacity. Decibels measured on A scale. 65 dB-A is the level of normal conversation. All measurements taken with trim tabs fully retracted.
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