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SKY’S THE LIMIT

The 45 is the largest of the GT (Gran Turismo) range, a beamy, comfortable and fast cruiser which offers plenty of ‘outdoor living’ space as well as a well-appointed cabin. Instead of the traditional open cockpit, it has a very large, hydraulically operated boarding platform, with a massive tender garage opening onto it, on top of which is a generous day-bed, under cover of the cockpit roof. Two steps up is the saloon level, which provides a sense of being outside yet undercover, then down below and forward are the galley and another seating area, and a pair of large cabins, one in the bow and the other below the raised saloon.

While sterndrives are also an option for this 14.8m cruiser, this test model is powered by a pair

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