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What boat do I buy with a boat license? The new “license” makes it possible to become an owner and use many models from sport open to cruising cabin cruiser as early as age 16. We have selected 12 of them for you.
The D1 category boat license allows one to become an owner and use many models from the sporty open to the cruising cabin cruiser.
Saxdor’s little one is made to be powered by a 115 hp, so much so that it is being launched as a package with a Mercury starting at €28,800 + VAT. For this price it takes home a modern double-step hull, the yard’s trademark, a feature almost unique on this size (just 6 meters).
A perfect boat for the Mediterranean: Next 220 SH from Ranieri Int. The bow is pontooned, providing a large sundeck and space below deck for a small berth with bathroom. A step in the hull helps efficiency and stability, allowing 115 hp of minimum power, but to enjoy the days of sea and sun, no need to run.
A fishing dinghy in less than 20 feet. Joker Boat’s Barracuda 580 has everything you need for uncompromising outings: walkaround, rod holders and, most importantly, a clear cockpit, essential for fishing. Also available in a more spacious 650 version, but given use in potentially challenging conditions, 115 hp is better suited to its smaller brother.
If fishing is your passion, there are more than just dinghies: Merry Fisher, Janneau’s immortal dedicated line, starts with the 605, a 6-meter pilot boat good for all weather conditions. Despite its compact size, the superstructure includes a small living room and kitchenette for extended living.
Despite its 7.2 meters f.t., thanks to sleek lines, low weight and, of course, 2 steps in the hull, which improve its efficiency, Axopar 22 can be powered with 115 hp, the minimum power required, for fun even without reaching insane speeds. This boat starts at €34,500 + VAT, excluding engine.
Nuova Jolly’s 650 XL is the perfect inflatable boat for a 115 hp: as the name “XL” implies, it is spacious, at 6.5 meters f.t. and a width approaching 3 meters, and light, just 750 kg. It has a classic layout for family outings, with a large sundeck in the bow and a settee with a fold-down backrest in the stern.
The trademark of Beneteau’s Flyer series is the bow design, which is wide, almost square, to increase surface area. It is particularly useful on smaller boats, as in this 6-meter, which has the queen spaces of its class. Available in both open, SPACEdeck, and pontoon, SUNdeck, from €20,760 + VAT.
Not just thermal engines! A 7.50m runabout with elegant automotive styling typical of Frauscher, available with a 60kW engine, which takes her to a top speed of 14 knots for 10 miles, or for 38 at a cruising speed of 5.5 knots. A simply unmistakable boat, from €241,281 + VAT.
The heir to the progenitor of all ZARs, the 57, in the “well deck” version, emphasizing the best possible cockpit management. ZAR’s marine qualities need no introduction, with a deep-V hull and a high bow made to cut through waves. Not a featherweight at 680 kg, it makes up for it with stability and seaworthiness.
10. FX190 Piano Head
A 6-meter open that was born to be powered by 115 hp: Capoforte FX190. Understated lines for a boat whose elegance would not make her disfigure as a yacht tender. The bow does not close at the tip so as not to lapse into banality and widen the sundeck to the maximum, ample for the category.
The classic Marlin line also for this 226, with high tubulars at the bow, so as not to interfere with the waves, which descend towards the stern to give stability. A concrete dinghy with substance, as this yard has accustomed us to. The deck layout is standard: sundeck in the bow and U-shaped settee on the transom.
Who said that with 115 hp at the most you can reach 7 meters? With this Balt 37 you can exploit every inch of the limits of the patent. A 12 m f.t. boat made for immense spaces and long runs at displacement speed. A mix between a trawler and a houseboat, with a very really attractive price for these imposing dimensions.
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