Boating

CAYMAS

- —Randy Vance

341 CC

Champion boat racer and accomplish­ed boatbuilde­r Earl Bentz reunited his Triton team to bring an allnew series of fishing boats to American anglers. The 341 CC is Caymas’ latest and largest, and it boasts a Michael Peters-designed Stepped-Vee Ventilated

Tunnel (SVVT) hull, and a deck plan to suit the most finicky fishermen.

The 341 CC made over 60 mph with triple Mercury 300 hp V-8 FourStroke­s. The throaty engines offer relentless accelerati­on, and fuel economy that allows nearly 400 miles of offshore range.

It’s not surprising that the Caymas 341 CC is a performer, but it comes by its fishabilit­y honestly too. Both Benz and Falk are avid offshore anglers.

A 70-gallon livewell centered on the transom is fed by dual pumps in a sea chest, keeping the livewell pressurize­d so bait rides securely in rough seas.

Caymas traded a transom walk-through with a convenient inboard swinging gunwale door for easy boarding, or landing tuna, swordfish and wahoo.

Rod holders are wellplaced on the transom, gunwales and foredeck, and locking stowage under port and starboard gunwales provides a secure hideaway for two pairs of tuna sticks. Four more lock up in the console below in additional racks.

Tackle stowage is found in gunwale cabinets that tilt out, and two doors in the leaning post reveal two utility-box racks. Slide-out boards give stowable workspace, and a large cooler slides out below on rails for easy, convenient access.

Caymas’ 341 CC also delivers features such as a double lounge contoured for guests to relax in comfort, and two foldaway seats at the bow offer seating for four more crewmember­s while allowing passage to the anchor windlass and fender locker.

In the aft cockpit, you can sit on the slide-out cooler cushion and put a couple on the foldaway transom jump seat. For mixed crews, the large console compartmen­t below the helm not only offers a space for changing, but there is also a flushing head and additional storage.

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