WHAT IMPRESSED ME MOST ABOUT THIS BOAT WAS HER PERFORMANCE. EASY TO STEER AND STABLE, THE BOAT CUTS THROUGH THE WATER WITH EASE AND NICELY RIDES ON HER CHINE ON A HEEL. Motoring out into the harbour in the Viko S35. TOPSIDES The boat comes standard with a 15-hp Yanmar diesel engine, which many owners will upgrade to the 20 and 30-hp options. The test model housed a 30-hp engine which easily moved the boat. There is also room for two batteries, although only one comes with the sail-away package. The cockpit is extremely roomy and covered with a synthetic teak flooring that is continued on the cockpit seats and the deck up to the bow. The benches are ample with good back support. Below the two helm stations are cockpit lockers that are quite deep and could be used to store fenders, extra lines or swimming paraphernalia. From the back of the boat to the front there is a level deck with no step-up required. The swim platform operates manually, again keeping the overall cost down. Handrails on the coach house roof along with shrouds mounted onto the outside of the deck make for smooth transitions fore to aft. A nice roomy cockpit leaves room for many family and friends 27 CANADIANYACHTING.CAhttp://www.CANADIANYACHTING.CA