Article: Fast for the buck.(Marada MX3 Bowrider motorboat)(Evaluation)

Numbers can fool you. For a base price of just $13,295, you can get this lively 20-foot bowrider that scats at speeds up to 45 mph with a fuel-stingy MerCruiser 4.3-liter, marinized GM V-6. This is a tough, proven powerplant with a long history of durability (I've got one in my Chevy Astro; at 52,000-plus miles--a lot of that trailer towing--it has never needed repairs).

You also get a surprising amount of good, hand-laid fiberglass workmanship that includes two layers of 24-ounce woven roving in the sides and three in the bottom. With overlaps at the chines and keel, as well as all of the necessary layers of 1 1/2-ounce, chop-strand mat (CSM) in between, you're ...

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