Raised Foc'sle, Aft Engine-room, super-insulated hold mid-ships, two water tight bulkheads and a crash bulkhead, low prismatic easily driven hull, sea-kindly hull-form, good crew shelter on deck, Keel is 6" U-channel with plate sides braced and cement filled. Stainless trough on deck.

This boat will have a higher initial cost and a much lower lifetime cost in maintenance, reasonable hold capacity with better insulation and higher quality product handling. We use or specify stainless only where we can totally avoid excessive maintenance.