2000 Doral 360 SE

By Brian Battershell :

     The flagship of any fleet attracts all the attention, but may draw all the fire as well. As flagship of the Doral International fleet, the 360 SE attracts nothing but the best kinds of attention. It's got up-to-the-minute design, flexibility - two interior finish options and plenty of power options - and lots of stylish space for entertaining friends or family. From a design point of view, express cruisers can opt to maximize available cabin space for privacy or entertainment, cutting up the belowdecks area into smaller private cabins or leaving the salon as open as possible.

Doral's 360 SE is a compromise, with a large private enclosed forward master stateroom and a open mid-cabin with convertible dinette. The open-tread varnished-wood companionway helps define distinct gathering areas, but still leaves a sense of open space.

    While the belowdecks layout remains the same on all versions of the 360 SE, the standard off-white Octolam finish offers bright easily cleaned surfaces, and the optional Deluxe Ligna veneer finish has the rich look of stained wood. It's just a matter of personal taste. On deck, space and comfort come standard with a semi-circular lounge/dinette aft and a settee opposite the spacious double-wide power-adjustable helm seat. Side decks make it easy to reach the foredeck sunpad.

    Power options abound, since the boats can be ordered with inboard V-drives or sterndrives, with gasoline or diesel engines. The Today's Boating test boat was powered by twin 8.2 L MPI Mercury MerCruiser inboards, pushing 19" X 20" props. The twin 400-hp gasoline engines were revving too high with the 20" props but the performance - radar-checked top speed of 37.2 mph and cruising speeds in the 20- to 30-mph range - was still not bad. Installing 22-inch props would make a big improvement. Sterndrives, too, would likely add some speed, but I still prefer the big-water handling and close-quarters manoeuvrability that inboards offer.

    While the standard-equipment list is long (including a VHF radio, compass, depthfinder, wood steering wheel, full camper top and hot water system, for example), the 360 SE also has a few desirable options. The fibreglass extended swim platform is convenient, but the teak-topped swim platform is positively luxurious; the electrically lowered radar arch is attractive as it is practical.

     When it comes to storage, though, the 360 SE, like all Doral cruisers, makes no compromises. There's a place for everything. Table-tops fit neatly under the forward berth and the forward-stateroom has hanging lockers, drawers beneath the bed and even small lockers up against the sides of the hull. The galley cupboards and drawers are spacious, the salon is lined with overhead lockers and even the head has needed storage. Fenders store neatly in swim-platform brackets, and hoses, power cords and extra lines store in transom lockers.
     So when you pull up to the dock and your friends swarm aboard, the new 360 SE is clean, uncluttered, open and inviting.

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Specs:Power/ Performance:


Length ...... 36 ft. 2 in. (11.02 m)

Beam ......... 12 ft. 6 in. (3.81 m)

Weight ..... 13,901 lb. (6,318 kg)

Fuel ............. 280 gal. (1,060 L)

Water ............... 55 gal. (208 L)

Holding tank ...... 37 gal. (140 L)

win Mercury MerCruiser 8.2 L. MPI, 400-hp, 502-cid V-8,
multi- port fuel injection inboards,
driving 19" X 20" props through V-drives.

Acceleration:
0-20 mph: 6.9 sec.; 0-30 mph: 13.3 sec.

Top Speed (radar):
37.2 mph/5,000 rpm

Cruising speed (radar):
12.8 mph/2,500 rpm; 17.4 mph/ 3,000 rpm; 25.5 mph/3,500 rpm;
31 mph/ 4,500 mph

Sound levels:
at cruise, 82 dbA (helm); 85 dbA (aft cockpit); 83 dbA (cabin);
at top speed, 87 dbA (helm), 88 dbA (aft cockpit), 90 dbA (cabin)

Speed testing by Stalker radar


For the dealer nearest you contact:

Bay Marine
RR#2, Box 632 Trenton, ON K8V-5W6
613-394-6691

Dundas Marine Ltd
45 Dundas St E Hwy #5 Dundas ON L9H-7H8
905-628-6833

Glenn Burney Marina
Rose Pt Road Box 184 Parry Sound ON P2A 2X3
705-746-6215

Lessard Marine & Sport
1360, av Laplace, St. Vincent de Paul, Laval, QC, H7C-2M4
450-661-4258

Marina Gagnon
50, 62eme Ave CP 210, St Paul I'lle Aux Noix, QC, JOJ 1G0
1-450-291-3336

Port Colbourne Marine
417 King St Port Colbourne ON L3K 4H2
905-835-1774

Quinn's Marina Ltd.
RR#2 Peferlaw ON L0E-1N0
705-437-1122

Wasaga Marine
1237 Mosley St., Wasaga Beach, ON. LOL 2PO
Tel.: (705) 429-2000

Wawautosa Trading Post
169 Crooked Bay Rd. Port Severn ON L0K 1S0
705-756-2681

Webster's Beacon
PO Box 117 Hwy 35& 60 Dwight ON P0A 1H0
705-635-2185

Galleon Marine (Lang) Inc
20247 Langley Bypass, Langley BC V3A 6K9
604-514-0460

Doral International
1991 3rd Avenue, Grand-Mere, Que. G9T 2W6
Tel.: (888) 84DORAL or (819) 538-0781
Fax: (819) 538-6330
http://www.doralboat.com/