Solö Aqua Cabin

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The Solö Aqua Cabin was a modification of the Solö Cabin (Sea Chaser II) designed by Einar Runius. At the end of 1964, the first boats with the then new stern drive were built parallel to the Solö Cabin. The addition of the name "Aqua" reveals that she was one of the first sports boats of the time to be equipped with the revolutionary Volvo Aqua Drive.

From the outside, both versions are difficult to distinguish. Unlike the Solö Cabin, the stern drive boats have a round porthole behind the two side windows of the Cabin. Alternatively, looking at the transom provides clarity.

About twice as many boats were built of the Solö Aqua Cabin as of the Solö Cabin with shaft drive.

Unlike the Solö Cabin, which was equipped with shaft drive, the most popular engine was not a dual-fuel engine, but the classic Volvo Penta BB110 petrol engine with 81 kW/110 hp. However, the Volvo Penta AQ60F (44 kW/60 hp) dual-fuel engine was also available as an alternative and enjoyed considerable popularity. The Volvo Penta AQD19 diesel engine with 50 kW/68 hp remained rare.
All engine variants were combined with the new Volvo Penta 100 stern-drive.

The stern drive then also became standard for the successors Sea Chaser Aqua de Luxe/Solö Aqua Lyx, Royal Cruiser I/Solö Lyx II and Royal Cruiser I/Solö Lyx III.

The naming of the model reflects the problems of the time. While in Swedish the name is given as Solö (Aqua) Cabin (or also Kabin), in English-speaking countries the name Sea Chaser II or Sea Chaser II Aqua was used. The name "Royal Cruiser" was only used for later models