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X-Yachts X-Power 33C

LOA: 33’6”

Beam: 10’2”

Draft: 3’10”

Displ.: 8,818 lbs.

Power: (1) 370-hp Yanmar 8LV

In 1979, two Danish brothers and their friend built a racing sailboat in the barn, and then went out and won every race they entered with it. That was the start of X-Yachts, a major sailboat builder that over the next 40-plus years produced a large international fleet of popular race boats, cruisers, and performance cruisers.

Then, about four years ago, the company decided to add a powerboat line.

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