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New Boat: Ovation 52
Bravo!
A delivery captain gives his take on
Silverton’s new high-end model line

LOA: 52’
Beam: 16’ 4”
Draft: 4’
Displ.: 52,000 lbs.
Fuel/Water: 610/200 U.S. gals.
Power: 3 X Volvo IPS 600 @ 435 hp
(3 x IPS 500 standard)
Top/Cruising Speed: 30.7/23.8 knots
Range: n/a

I couldn’t help but feel lucky as I stood below the new Ovation 52 in the Silverton plant in Millville, New Jersey. Just a few weeks before, I had a received a phone call asking if I was available to deliver hull #1 for its world debut in Fort Lauderdale. Now, here I was enjoying a private tour of the first launch from Ovation Yachts, Silverton Marine’s new high-end brand. My first impression was wow! As they say…this was not your father’s Silverton. ...

 

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