360 SE; 36 Boca Grande

Bold styling is the hallmark of the Doral Boca Grande (called the Doral 360 SE until 2003), an eye-catching French-Canadian design whose forward-facing arch and curvaceous windshield made her a distinctive boat in a sea of look-alike family cruisers. She’s constructed on a conventional modified-V hull, fully cored with a wide beam and an integral swim platform. Her midcabin interior features an accordion privacy partition for the forward stateroom (instead of a curtain), an enormous head with a Lexan shower enclosure, and excellent cabin ventilation. Note that the 360’s full-size refrigerator is a rarity on a 36-footer. Topside, there’s seating for up to eight in the cockpit with its double-wide helm seat and facing settees. Note that the entire aft cockpit deck rises on hydraulic rams for engine room access. Additional features include a walk-through windshield, fender storage, foredeck sun pad and cockpit wet bar. While a pair of 320hp sterndrives were standard, serious cruisers might opt for the optional 420hp 8.1-liter MerCruiser inboards with V-drives. These engines cruise the Boca Grande at 22–23 knots and reach a top speed in the low 30s.