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Greenline returns under new company ownership and with a new 36 Hybrid.

- — Chris Landry

After nearly two years of inactivity, Greenline has returned with a new boat and new ownership. Vladimir Zinchenko, owner and CEO of SVP Yachts in Slovenia, says the 36 Hybrid — along with other new Greenline models — will be faster under diesel power.

The standard engine is a 220-hp Volvo Penta diesel. An optional 370-hp Yanmar diesel gives her a top speed of 25 knots. An electric motor pushes the coupe at 6.5 knots. “You can enjoy quiet time while being kind to the environmen­t,” Zinchenko says.

“Many of our customers will be boaters who are retired and appreciate not just the destinatio­n, but the journey,” says Zinchenko, who was a Greenline dealer under the former owner, Seaway of Slovenia. “People are much more comfortabl­e with hybrid technology today. They love the environmen­tally friendly aspect.” The 36 Hybrid has two staterooms and a head, and the deckhouse includes a port-side galley that’s open to the cockpit. An electric transom gate folds out to enlarge the cockpit and serves as a boarding/swim platform.

Greenline also has resumed production of the boats it built under the previous owner: the 33, 40 and 48. In addition to the 36, the builder is working on a 44, which Zinchenko expects to launch in January 2018. Stressing quality, he says the new company will build fewer boats a year — just under 100 — compared with the previous owner. SVP Yachts opened its distributi­on headquarte­rs in Florida to import, sell and service the boats. The 36 Hybrid with standard power is $ 263,840; it’s $ 286,380 with the optional Yanmar.

SVP Yachts, Dania Beach, Florida, ( 954) 381-1783. greenlineh­ybridusa.com

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