Yacht Review: Summit 54

This new yacht from Summit Motoryachts is perfect for family boaters and cruisers.

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Reaching the Summit: Summit Motoryachts 54

They are known for their full-displacement, semicustom, liveaboard trawler yachts. So when iconic builders Kadey-Krogen decided to expand their
offerings with a planing-hull model, they brought on noted performance-cruiser designer and naval architect Michael Peters, and the Summit Motoryacht
concept was born.

The idea was to expand the reach of the 45-plus-year-old brand and step into the coastal-cruiser segment of the market with an innovative and solid design. The result? The Summit 54 - a shaft-drive cruiser powered by twin 542 hp Cummins QSB6.7 engines matched to ZF transmissions, affording a 25-knot top speed and an enviable 3-foot-7-inch draft.