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BOAT OF THE MONTH

Brunswick’s all new 1100 IMPACT

D-COLLAR t a trade event held in Baltimore, MD, Bruns- wick unveiled its most exciting hull to date. First

A on board to test drive the new vessel was Marine-

News Editor Joe Keefe. An exhilarating 35 minute cruise revealed all of the exciting features the new vessel had to offer – whether barreling ahead at 63 KT in open waters or smartly backing down at the berth with the help of Bruns- wick’s JPO joy stick controls. Taken from the new wide body 11 meter RHIB design, the boat has an all-new top skin with two options: the full tube IMPACT, and the D

Collar style (as equipped at the show).

Turning on a dime at more than 60 KT, the vessel repre- sents a major breakthrough for municipal and military cus- berglass hulls with the bene? ts of the RHIB. Military users tomers, both in terms of maneuverability and new features tend to prefer the Tube design because they are not typical- that promise to dramatically improve boat handling and ly boarding in a law enforcement mode. The tube design is navigation for small patrol craft. Brunswick will position the lighter by about 400 pounds, affording more payload and craft to sell into the municipal law enforcement and military, provides slightly more speed. Additionally, the D Collar littoral patrol markets. Already, the ? rm reports one con- can also be designed to employ ballistic protection.

? rmed sale to an unnamed South American entity and nego- As con? gured, the boat seats four with Shoxs 6300 seats, tiations for a multi-boat contract underway. Brunswick will but the boat is extremely customizable – no matter which be demonstrating the vessel in the near future, in multiple style you choose (D Collar/Tube). According to Brunswick

East Coast locations, over the course of the next few months. Director of Sales Jeremy Davis, “It’s a huge open platform

The primary difference in previous Brunswick boats – be- that we can adjust and equip to most any mission. We can yond the width of the boat – involves a one piece stringer grid go to a cabin con? guration for a crew up to six or down to system. The molded Fiberglas grid is more uniform, saves a crew of two. We can do inboard diesels, Jets, I/O’s and for money and time in terms of boatbuilding and more impor- outboards, we can add duals, triples or quads. The boat can tantly, allows for easier con? guration of a customized boat. A be used for troop transport – up to 14 or 16 individuals.” foam ? ll ? nishes the cleaner, Class A ? nish below decks. Perhaps the most intriguing new feature involves the

The IMPACT D-Collar features a hybrid/foam ? lled JPO system – joy stick piloting – which has eliminated the collar mounted to a solid ? berglass gunnel. Instead of a need for a bow thruster and changed the dynamics of small fully circular tube, the D-Collar allows for more space on boat handling forever. Emanating from Brunswick’s high deck and added maneuverability/versatility for crew. The end recreational markets, they are one of the ? rst builders

D-Collar provides the best characteristics of standard ? - to introduce this in a commercial application.

The 1100 IMPACT D Collar at a glance …

LOA: 31’ 4”Transom Height: 30” Max HP: 1050 hp Raymarine IP200 Marine Camera

Beam: 11’ 6”Dead Rise: 21° Eng. Weight: 2400 lbs Custom Aluminum T-Top and Console

Draft: 21”Weight: 7400 lbsMercury JPO w/DP SystemSHOXS, Shock Mitigating Seating Package

Capacity: 18Fuel Capacity: 450 galRaymarine Electronics Triple 350 HP Mercury Verados 49 www.marinelink.com MN

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