{"id":122699,"date":"2022-09-06T06:03:18","date_gmt":"2022-09-06T05:03:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mby.com\/?p=122699"},"modified":"2023-02-21T10:37:57","modified_gmt":"2023-02-21T10:37:57","slug":"rand-source-22-first-look-petrol-electric-options","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mby.com\/news\/rand-source-22-first-look-petrol-electric-options-122699","title":{"rendered":"Rand Source 22 first look: Petrol and electric options offered for affordable 50-knot boat"},"content":"Two <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mby.com\/features\/best-electric-boats-116768\">electric boat<\/a> options enable it to cover both these extremes in addition to a range of inboard and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mby.com\/tag\/outboard\">outboard<\/a> petrol and diesel engines of up to 250hp.\r\n\r\nWhen propelled by Torqeedo\u2019s Deep Blue 50 outboard, it will carry a price tag of less than \u20ac100,000 but when fitted with Rand\u2019s much more powerful 170kW electric inboard it will be capable of short-burst speeds of up to 50 knots and sustained cruising at 28 knots.\r\n\r\nThe Source 22 uses a deep-vee hull with a raceboat-like length-to-beam ratio of around 4:1. It has a near-plumb stem and sports a distinctive indented relief on its topsides.\r\n\r\n[jwplayer key=\"GrNmzoix\"]\r\n\r\nThe open layout features a sunbed in the bow, a centre console helm protect by a raked windshield and a long open cockpit with two helm seats, a table and a transom sofa with movable backrests that converts to a sunpad.\r\n\r\nThe design also includes a bimini top that stows quickly and neatly away when not in use and a built-in swim ladder and tow mounts for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mby.com\/tag\/watersports\">watersports<\/a>.\r\n\r\nPrices for the Rand Source 22 start as low as \u20ac63,900 ex-engine and taxes. The first petrol model is due to launch later this month with the electric version following in October. Rand builds its range of 18-30ft runabouts in Croatia.\r\n\r\n<strong>Update:<\/strong> The Rand Source 22 will be getting its UK debut at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mby.com\/boat-shows-and-events\/southampton-boat-show\">2023 Southampton Boat Show<\/a>.\r\n<h3><strong>Rand Source 22 specifications<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n<strong>LOA:<\/strong> 22ft \/ 6.7m\r\n<strong>Beam:<\/strong> 7ft 7in \/ 2.3m\r\n<strong>Engines:<\/strong> Inboard\/outboard diesel\/petrol\/electric options\r\n<strong>Top speed:<\/strong> Up to 50 knots\r\n<strong>Starting price:<\/strong> \u20ac63,900","excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two electric boat options enable it to cover both these extremes in addition to a range of inboard and outboard petrol and diesel engines of up to 250hp. When propelled by Torqeedo\u2019s Deep Blue 50 outboard, it will carry a price tag of less than \u20ac100,000 but when fitted with Rand\u2019s much more powerful 170kW [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4345,"featured_media":124036,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"gallery","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,1417],"tags":[2136,1593],"review_manufacturer":[],"acf":[],"introduction":[""],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mby.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/122699"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mby.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mby.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mby.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4345"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mby.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=122699"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.mby.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/122699\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":127965,"href":"https:\/\/www.mby.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/122699\/revisions\/127965"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mby.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/124036"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mby.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=122699"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mby.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=122699"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mby.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=122699"},{"taxonomy":"review_manufacturer","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mby.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review_manufacturer?post=122699"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}