If Jupiter built cars, they’d be Porsches. The 340LS would be the Cayenne, a luxury SUV with raw power, impressively nimble, and styled in luxury. It’s just that the 340LS can fish too.
First, the power. Triple Yamaha 300 hp outboards gave us rapid acceleration and a top speed that will eat the seas at nearly 60 mph and do it in smooth, wave-slicing style. In corners, the power steering, thrust, and crisp V-bottom with a 24-degree transom deadrise cornered like a Porsche. Yamaha’s full maneuverability captures that raw power, and it tangos sideways with the joystick.
The helm station makes easy business of managing this nimble performer. Navigation displays report engine functions while a Yamaha display offers compact redundancy. Digital switching ensures the reliable electrical systems and tactile buttons offer at-a-glance access to the most common functions. A tilt wheel and plenty of phone chargers add convenience.
Tall or short skippers are accommodated with a drop-down helm step and custom ladder-back, teak-trimmed bucket seats. Teak trim on the double lounge forward of the helm and the seatbacks of the bow lounges screams “largesse” loud enough, you don’t need to crank up the premium stereo with multiple amps and subs to show off.
But the 340LS is set up to be lethal. A 60-gallon livewell, centered on the transom, features an aquarium front. For comfort, a double jump seat nests over it, with a bottom cushion held in place by a sail rail, allowing it to tilt forward to lift the livewell lid. Slide it out and stow it for more serious work. The seatback has rod holders to replace the rod holders that secure it. Fish boxes are pumped overboard. Rod holders abound, and the comfy mezzanine seating has ample tackle storage and rigging space revealed with the seatback tilted down.
Below the console is a spacious lockable cabin with a head compartment and shower. Access to the helm station is generous, as is the convenient access to battery switches on deck.
The 340LS is as cool as the breeze over the bow and hotter than a pinch of cayenne.
High Points
- Dry storage beneath forward lounge seats doubles as fish boxes.
- Rod lockers in the deck stow tuna sticks securely.
- Hardware is yacht-quality, polished, and durable with hawse pipes to stop line chafing.
How We Tested
- Engines: Triple Yamaha 300 hp
- Drive/Prop: Outboard/SWS II 22″ x 17″ 3-blade stainless steel
- Gear Ratio: 1.75:1 Fuel Load: 160 gal. Water on Board: 0 gal. Crew Weight: 500 lb.
Pricing and Specs
| Price: | $880,000 (as tested); $700,000 (base) |
| LOA: | 33’9″ |
| Beam: | 10’5″ |
| Draft: | 2’0″ (motor up) |
| Dry Weight: | 9,900 lb. (without engines) |
| Seat/Weight Capacity: | Yacht Certified |
| Fuel Capacity: | 390 gal. |
Jupiter Marine – Palmetto, Florida; jupitermarine.com
