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1 EVERGLADES 455CC Everglades celebrated its 20-year anniversary with an innovative new flagship, the 455cc, which debuted at the 2021 Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show. Riding on a variable deadrise deep-V hull with patented closed-molded RAMCAP construction, this 45-footer with a 13-foot, 3-inch beam is loaded with fishing and high-tech features for offshore anglers. At the lower helm is the builder’s largest command center to date, featuring three Garmin touchscreens. There’s an upper helm station, too. Fishing features include a large cockpit with two 50-gallon livewells, 40 rod holders, tackle stowage compartments and Everglades’ first-ever in-floor fishboxes. Belowdecks is a galley, a U-shaped seating area, a high-low teak table that converts to a king berth, and a head with enclosed shower. Power on the 455cc comes from quad 425-hp Yamaha XTO outboards or triple 600-hp Mercurys, which should produce a top speed just north of 50 knots.

2 VICEM TUNA MASTER 37 Vicem is a Turkish boatbuilder with a reputation for building some of the finest cold-molded yachts. In recent years Vicem has introduced some traditionally molded fiberglass boats and is now using those techniques to produce a line of center console boats it calls the “Tuna Master” series. The first model, a 37-footer, will launch during the first half of 2022. An express model, built on the same hull, will launch later, and plans to build more center console models are underway. Power options include twin outboards between 300 and 450 horsepower. Gyrostabilizers will be standard throughout the range. The TM 37 will ship with a variety of cruising features, such as an under-console cabin with berth and wet head, and luxury seating accommodations throughout. Anglers will appreciate the boat’s rod stowage, transom fish box, dive door and outriggers.

The 33 FE, which stands for “Family Edition,” was designed to provide owners with an all-around fun day on the water, whether you are racing out to the fishing grounds offshore or simply going for a cruise. Standard power is a pair of 300-hp Yamaha outboards, but the 33 is also available with twin Yamaha 425 XTOs, which produce a

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