Classic Boats -- Top 10 Trailerboats Under 6.0mSeafarer Victory 5.9/6.0 (Pt 9)

The Victory's layout comprises a low profile open cuddy cabin with a large rear cockpit. Cabin features include full-length berths and upholstered side pockets. There's not a lot of cabin headroom, but it is possible to sit over the berths, albeit with your head brushing the ceiling.

The large cockpit and brilliant half-pod transom design -- since copied by many other brands -- is one of the chief advantages of the Victory. This efficient design makes the very best use of the available cockpit space, and it allowed for a large live bait tank to be positioned either side of the engine well.

The Victory has a wide, deep-vee hull which offers a comfortable, very dry ride, and great stability at rest. It accepts single outboard power to 225hp, but really needs no more than 150hp.

In 1997 Seafarer released an updated, improved Victory. The boat was lengthened to 6.0m and the cabin was raised to provide more headroom and easier access into the cabin from the cockpit.

Other improvements included a more rounded, external cabin shape, a curved windscreen, more freeboard, revised dash layout, and subtle changes to the hull.

As you would expect, the 6.0m Victory (still in production today) is the most desirable and the most expensive of the two models.

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