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Built in an era when speed was king, the 42 introduced boaters to square windows, boxy lines and the pleasures of cruising slow and efficiently�about 8 knots flat out�consuming 3 gph.

From Time Magazine Archive

Even though it�s rated for up to 450 horses, with only 300 hp you can run along at 4000 rpm doing 30.8 mph burning 13.6 gph for 2.26 miles to the gallon.

From Time Magazine Archive

Loaded with tackle, bait, gear, food and drinks, as well as 200 gallons of fuel and 32 gallons of water, the boat cruised easily at 4500 rpm while making 32 mph and burning 20.2 gph.

From Time Magazine Archive

With its 160-hp Perkins diesel, it could cruise economically across a wide range of speeds�from a displacement pace of 8 knots and 2 gph to 11 knots and 6 gph.

From Time Magazine Archive

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From What Might Have Been Expected by Stockton, Frank Richard