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Great Boats 2025

Interceptor 40

MAIN PARTICULARS

Boat Type: .............................................Interceptor

Boatbuilder: ...............................Metalcraft Marine

Boat Owner:..............Texas Parks & Wildlife Boat

Designer: ...................................Metalcraft Marine

Delivery: ........................................November 2025

Length, o.a.: .....................................................43.2’

Draft: ....................................................................24”

Speed: .........................................................65 mph

Main Engine:..............................(4) Suzuki 350 hp

Total Installed HP: ..........................................1,400

Engine controls:...........................................Suzuki

Radars: ...................................................Raymarine

Depth Sounder: .....................................Raymarine

AIS: .........................................................Raymarine

Night Vision: ...................................................FLIR

Foam Collar: ................................................Gilman

Seats: ..............................................................Shox

Coatings: ...........................................International

INTERCEPTOR 40

Metalcraft Marine n the world of Great Boats, Metalcraft Marine’s In- mounted on a hinged platform between the seats which terceptor 40 turns heads. Designed intercept smug- allows the operator to lean his arm on the platform for glers on the southern border, it can reach 65 MPH steadier hand movements. When docked and hinged 90

Iand is designed for severe sea states at high speeds. degrees, out of the way and seat bolsters in the up position.

The structure is designed to ISO 12215 Category B, up to There is a clear aisleway between the console and the seats 16-ft. wave heights. making the area excellent for service access.

The Of? cers of Texas Parks & Wildlife were directly in- The suspension seats are overwide United Safety Shoxs volved in most of the design elements. The guns are stored in suspension seats, all six have slide and height adjustment the large lockable cuddy under the console. The center face and the overwide width easily accommodates Of? cer’s gun of the console hinges up for ease of entry and the cuddy has belts and vests. They are covered by an overwide T-Top for 5’11” headroom. In the cuddy there are hinged access pan- weather protection and the paint is a heat absorbing paint. els to reach all the electrics and electronics easily. MetalCraft The T-top can support a man working up on it. The rapid claim the wiring is Boeing quality, all wire labels face the tech- hinging mast can be dropped by one person no tools in 9 nician and clearly match the schematic numbering system. seconds and can be trailed while down.

The builder’s ABYC electricians consider it a work of art. The collar is a Gilman Foam collar, which is a foam coated

The boat has ? ve machine gun mount locations, 2 X collar, mounted in 6-ft. sections. If a section gets damaged forward and 3 X aft. There is also a walk-in bow compart- you can just replace the damaged section, not the entire collar.

ment as the bow stairs hinge up for access. The aft hand- Electronics are a full suite of Raymarine, including the Blue rails ? t into sockets by way of the bow stairs. The sockets Force Tracker and 364 FLIR camera. Raymarine electronics also hold the gun mounts. The of? cers exchange gun ? re interface with the USCG SIMs -2 standard electronics pack- on a far-too-often regular day’s patrols. age and makes secure encrypted communications possible.

The bow push knees allow for rapid docking with steps The heart of the Interceptor is the amazing variable dead- and handrails being a safe and quick way to disembark. rise/monohedron hull design that provides an amazing soft

And ramming a bad guy’s boat or engines when needed. dry ride and turns on rails. The Texas IN 40 is the ? rst In-

The boat has black matte ? nished quad Suzuki 350 terceptor with a ventilated hull, which increased speed by 4

HP outboards with duo prop drives. The 27” duo props MPH. In hard over turns at speed there is no cavitation at the have the 18,000 lb speed machine leaping out of the wa- outboard prop that just keeps pulling and no side slippage.

ter. If you punch it at 5000 RPM it does the same thing. Both US Navy and USCG also like the Interceptor de-

The helm is mounted to port so in high-speed pursuits sign: the Navy ordered 20 of the IN-40’ and the CG or- the Navigator becomes the throttle-man. The throttles are dered 17 of the same boat in 35’ version.