If you spend a lot of time on your boat, you know space is a precious commodity. It takes creativity and innovation to transform a common cruiser into a spacious luxury vessel like the Pursuit LS 345 Drummond Runner pleasure boat. The clever folks at Pursuit created an “island” that sits between the cockpit’s forward end and the bridge deck’s aft end where the stove, microwave, fridge and dish storage rest. This outside cooking area freed up tons of room inside where a full-sized V-berth cabin, large enclosed head and a two-seat settee are featured. Other luxury extras include a cedar-lined hanging locker, component stereo system and a flat-screen LCD TV. The gourmet galley behind the teak-floored helm station makes this an ideal place to entertain. This “Best Of” is built for performance as well, with a 500-hp capacity that delivers speeds of over 40 knots and a 350-mile plus cruising range. Little wonder Boating Magazine named the LS 345 its “2006 Boat of the Year.”

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