[3e] Cigarette Boat

[Phaelen Bleux]

Started my Covert Ops campaign last night; the players always want a vehicle I haven't designed yet:

Cigarette Boat 42 Tiger (TL7)
The 42'-long Tiger is a racing boat designed for speed, handling and style. The boat handles well on the water, and is comfortable to drive even in 2-3' swells.
The cockpit has two seats for pilot and co-pilot, plus bench seating for four. Below deck, a cabin features wrap-around sofa seating, a dinette, shower, head, and deck hatches for natural lighting and ventilation. There are two lockers for storage. Cabin headroom is 4'8".
The boat burns 28.7 gallons of gas per hour at routine usage. A full tank of gasoline costs $390.

Subassemblies: Body +5 with Average lines.
Powertrain: Two 410-kW Improved Supercharged Standard Gasoline engines with 820-kW light screw propeller, 4,000-kWs lead-acid batteries.
Fuel: 260 gallons gasoline in Standard tank (Fire 11).
Occupancy: 2 XNCS, 4 XNPS.
Cargo: 15 cf.

Armor
All: 3/5

Equipment:
Body: Medium-range receive-only radio, compact fire-suppression system, two portable fire extinguishers, navigation instruments, GPS, sound system, cabin, toilet, shower, two lockers, 10-gallon water tank, bilge pumps.

Statistics:
Size: 42'x8'x6' Payload: 0.92 tons Lwt.: 6.2 tons
Volume: 1075 cf. Maint.: 72 hours Price: $77,250

HT: 12. HPs: 473 Body.

wSpeed: 74 wAccel: 16 wDecel: 1 (9) wMR: 0.1 wSR: 4
Draft: 3 feet. Flotation Rating: 28 tons.

Design Notes:
Body is 1,075 cf. Structure is Light, Standard, and Waterproofed with Average lines. Can plane. Armor is standard composite (fiberglass). Mechanical controls. Design empty weight is 10,581 lbs.; this was 7% over the historical hull displacement of 9,800 lbs. Design draft was 1.9 feet; the real-world value is shown. Design wSpeed was 68 mph. Purchase price new is $395,000.