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Boat test for the 2004 Pershing 76 including boat specifications, photo galleries, boat videos, boat layout diagrams, boat test numbers, boat test results, and boat speed graphs. Also includes pricing, engine test reviews, ratings, standard features, and gear for the 2004 Pershing 76.

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BOAT TEST: 2004 Pershing 76

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One thing that I’m sure will define the 76’s owner is a love of speed. Like all but the smallest Pershing, the 76 has standard Arneson Surface Drives, which along with 2,000-hp MTUs—the only engines offered—provide impressive performance and an equally impressive roostertail. They also provide startling agility: I was able to carve a U-turn at more than 31 knots in just 50 yards. Indeed, crank the wheel hard over at any speed, and the 76 will heel into a perfectly controlled high-G turn that will have passengers grabbing their gin and tonics. She may have three flat-panel TVs, but the real entertainment center on this boat is the helm.

Our 76’s nearly 49-knot speed also came courtesy of an advanced layup that includes PVC coring and SCRIMP vacuum infusion. Interestingly, gelcoat is applied by brush, not sprayed on, and after curing, it’s polished with abrasive paste and fine compound to a mirror finish. Colored areas are painted with two-part epoxy to an equally flawless appearance. All of these technicalites, I’d guess, will be lost on the 76’s owner, who will probably be most interested in looking good, going fast, and getting a tan. The 76 permits all that handily, but should a real hands-on enthusiast come along, she’s got plenty of substance to please him or her, too.

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This article originally appeared in the February 2004 issue of Power & Motoryacht magazine.

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BOAT SPECIFICATIONS

Boat Type: Cruiser

Base Price: not available

Standard Power: 2/1,800-hp MTU 16V 2000 diesel inboards w/ Arneson Surface Drives

Optional Power: 2/2,000-hp MTU 16V 2000 diesel inboards w/ Arneson Surface Drives

Length Overall (LOA): 77’1”

Beam: 18’1”

Draft: 4’5”

Weight: 91,492 lbs.

Fuel Capacity: 1,500 gal.

Water Capacity: 343 gal.

Standard Equipment: Raymarine ST-7000 autopilot, Tridata, and radar; Northstar 958 GPS/chartplotter; Shipmate RS 8400 VHF; Maxwell anchor and warping winches; 72,000-Btu Condaria A/C; Technima MSDs; electric side doors; hydraulic swim ladder; Zodiac Projet 350 tender; 2/8-man liferafts; 12-person porcelain dinnerware and cutlery; 6/Pershing bathrobes and 10/Pershing towels; 2/13-kW Kohler gensets

Test Engines: 2/2,000-hp MTU 12V 2000 diesel inboards w/Arneson Surface Drives

Transmissions / Ratio: ZF 2555/2.33:1

Props: 38x62 5-blade Rolla Nibral

Steering: BCS power-assisted w/2 pumps

Controls: MTU electronic

Optional Equipment On Test Boat: none

Price As Tested: not available

Conditions: temperature: 79º; humidity: 65%; wind: 20-25 mph; seas: 2’; load: 750 gal. fuel, 250 gal. water, 4 persons, 100 lbs. gear. Speeds are two-way averages measured w/Northstar GPS. GPH measured with MTU electronic displays. Range: 90% of advertised fuel capacity. Decibels measured on A scale. 65 dB is the level of normal conversation. All measurements taken with trim tabs fully retracted.

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