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Apollonian 52 Motoryacht

LOA: 52'

Beam: 16'8"

Draft: 4'5"

Displ.: 48,000 lbs.

Fuel: 500 gal.

Water: 240 gal.

Power: 2/425-hp Cummins QSB 6.7

Vic Parcells, who has worked in the boating industry for 40 years as a broker and captain in the Pacific Northwest, was facing a dilemma: He had clients looking for raised pilothouse motoryachts, but there were few options on the market newer than 15 years old. Meanwhile, naval architect Howard Apollonio had recently completed the drawings for a raised pilothouse project. He approached Parcells at a boat show, the two decided to join forces,

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