One of many models coming out of the Frisini Motorsports facility in Fort Pierce, Fla., is the new open-bow version of the Frisini-branded 30 Vendetta. The company behind the Spectre Powerboats and Sonic Boats lines, Frisini’s first open-bow 30-footer was delivered this week to Hillsboro, Ore., dealer, Oregon Custom Marine (OCM).
Frisini’s first 30 Vendetta with an open bow is powered by a 600-hp Mercury Racing engine.
Tim McDonald, owner of OCM and OCM of Lake Havasu, said he plans to show off the company’s stock boat, which is equipped with a Mercury Racing HP600SCi engine, in Oregon for a few weeks before hauling it south to Arizona for the Lake Havasu Boat Show and Desert Storm Poker Run.
“I’m very excited about the open-bow Vendetta—it’s going to be a winner,” said McDonald, adding that the stylish boat reached 84 mph out of the factory without any dialing in. “We have the closed-deck model, which is a fantastic boat, but I think the open bow is going to be our bread and butter. Don’t get me wrong, we’ll sell some of the hot rods with a 700-hp package or something like that. It’s just that the open-bow style is a more family-oriented package. And starting with an 8.2-liter engine (MerCruiser’s 8.2 Mag), the boat will be in the low $120,000 range.”
McDonald expects the four-step V-bottom to be one of his best sellers, especially at Lake Havasu where a boat of its size should be able to handle anything the lake can whip up as well as serve a purpose when it comes to entertaining on the lake, in the channel or at the sandbar.
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