From the February 2001 issue of Boating magazine:
I love the smell of diesel exhaust in the morning. Mingle in a hint of fresh-ground chum, and we’re talking real nose candy. Unfortunately, the morning I boarded Jarrett Bay’s 54 Convertible, the scent of chum was being dissipated by winds gusting to 65 mph, making an offshore run out of the question, even in this big battlewagon. But despite the storm warnings, snapping flags, and uprooted trees, we were able to pull off the dock and get in our test. Unstoppable? Yeah, you could describe this boat that way.
