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Hatteras 64: Straight A’s

• By Lenny Rudow
• Updated: April 27, 2006

Say the Jolly Green Giant decided to take a vacation from the oceanless plains of whatever inland hellhole he comes from. If he went to the coast and ho-ho-hauled your boat out of water, then shook it up and down like a maraca, would stuff come falling out of the cabin? On many relatively small, hardcore offshore fishboats, the answer would be no. Builders know these boats have to be designed and built tough enough to take serious punishment. But when it comes to yacht-size gold-platers, builders get cocky. They think LOA will make up for smart design and tough construction. Then one day, after punching through a nasty inlet, the owner climbs down from the flying bridge to discover that his sterling-silver flatware has jiggled all the way down to the shower sump.

Do you want a boat that’ll keep your forks in the drawer and your rods in their holders, whether the seas are glassy or ghastly? Take a recon of the Hatteras 64. You’ll discover that everything in this boat is going to remain intact, come hell or high water or big-ass greenie.

****SECURI-TAY.**** Take the 64’s galley as an example. Every slide-out drawer in it is covered by high-gloss, cherry-finished cabinetry that closes securely and keeps everything in place. Pop open the cabinets and you’ll see that the drawers have beefy aircraft-style latches locking them down so they’re doubly secured. Now check out the refrigerator and freezer. They dog down as well, so you’ll never find your lunch scattered across the sole. Can the rest of the boat take abuse as well? Hey, this is a Hatteras. This company’s well-deserved reputation for toughness continues with a solid fiberglass hull that’s laid up with vinylester resin. Its structural support comes from foam-cored stringers and vacuum-bagged composite bulkheads. Hullsides and decks are cored with high-density structural foam. Hardware is backed with pretapped aluminum plates, hoses are double clamped, and all chairs on the bridgedeck plus the fighting chair are mounted on pretapped aluminum backing plates. Wiring is securely loomed and held in place with cushioned clamps-no jiggly connections here, no matter how rough it gets.

Tough is good, but smart is even better. So Hatteras designed a variable-degree deadrise hull with a convex entry, which tapers from 21 degrees amidships to 2 degrees at the transom. The convex entry is designed to reduce impact acceleration, and a pair of strakes improves stability and tracking. I could get into more funky design details, such as the metacentric height, stagnation lines, and waterplane area, but all that gobbledygook can be summed up as such: This boat kicks ass. I fished on it all day in a steady three-foot chop with a few four-footers and the oddball mega wave mixed in, and there was never a moment of discomfort. We trounced the seas at a 35.3-mph cruising speed, and even running wide open outside the inlet was no problem.

When we trolled, the real beauty of the 64’s hull design came through. Sure, it handles the waves like a champ but it’s also stable while trolling in a beam sea. Usually you have to give up some stability to enjoy the benefits of a steep deadrise, but remember that the Hatteras tapers back to a mere 2 degrees at the transom. As a result, we could keep our baits swimming right alongside a mahi-infested weedline, and my feet felt like they were on terra firma.

****COLLISION COURSE****. The Hatteras isn’t the only boat in this class that runs well in the rough stuff yet remains stable in the trough. Another is the Bertram 630 (about $2.5 million with 1,550-bhp diesel inboards), which features a wave-splitting 16-degree transom deadrise. But there are plenty of other factors that set the Hatteras apart from the competition – and a lot of them have to do with fishing. With three rodholders running down the wings, rocket launchers along the tower, and two flush-mount holders in the gunwales, running a spread of 14 rigs will be a piece of cake. Naturally, there are teaser reels set into the hardtop over the helm, and there’s a pair of fishboxes in the deck that each measure 5’5″ in LOA – Sprout and his entire extended family could live in them, when they aren’t piled full of 100-pound tuna.

Forward in the cockpit, serious anglers are in for a real treat. The 64 has a mezzanine, which is more commonly seen in larger sportfishing boats. It adds tremendously to the crew’s comfort when they’re waiting for a bite. My test boat had a drinkbox to starboard, a 10-cubic-foot freezer to port, and a bait box with a lift-out stainless-steel liner in the middle, but you can mix and match this arrangement to fit your style of fishing. Plumb any one you choose to the icemaker, and you’ll never have to haul plastic bags aboard again. Did I mention that any of these units can also be plumbed as a livewell? Or if you so choose, put a livewell in the transom. Bottom line: If you buy a 64, the cockpit units will be set up however you like them.

The perks in the cockpit are the ones I like the most, but it would be negligent to ignore those belowdecks. If you’re going to spend an extended period aboard, the number-one bonus in my book is the master stateroom’s opening ports. They eliminate the cave-like atmosphere the vast majority of sportfishing boats in this class suffer from. These aren’t wimpy, either – they look like they came straight off a battleship. That means you can gaze upon the cabin’s matching fabrics and glistening wood finish in natural sunlight. And if you enjoy the glow of naturally illuminated wood, you’ll also appreciate the cherry blinds and valances. While your attention is directed that way, make sure you feel the flow of chilled air coming from them. See the air conditioning vents? Of course not-they’re integrated into the valances so your eyes can enjoy the same luxurious buttery-smooth surfaces your body will, when you stretch out on the settee. One other thing you can’t see is the chest freezer in the attic, which holds more bait than most anglers will use in a season of fishing. Will the puff-daddy cabin help you catch more fish? No, but it will make buying this new sportfish a no-brainer to your wife. And if you see a huge green guy wading around in the marina, point the bow right at him and firewall the throttles. My money’s on the Hatteras.

Hatteras 64 The Highs Everything dogs down, latches shut, and secures firmly in place. Construction is second to none. Cockpit units can be arranged however you choose. Interior frou-frou factor is clear off the scale. The Lows Anchor locker can’t be accessed from below. Compass positioned on forward brow of the bridgedeck is too far away. With a 1,950-gallon fuel tank capacity, plan on spending about $5,000 to fill ‘er up.

LOA: 63’10”

Beam : 19’6″

Draft : 4’10” ****

Displacement (lbs., approx.): 100,000 ****

Transom deadrise : 2″ ****

Bridge clearance : 15’1″ ****

Fuel capacity (gal.): 1,950 ****

Water capacity (gal.): 393 ****

Price (w/standard power): $2,750,000 ****

Price (w/test power) : $3,000,000

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STANDARD EQUIPMENT ( major items ) Trim tabs; anchor windlass; batteries, battery charger and parallel system; Northstar electronics suite; electric tilt-away helm station; 42″ plasma flat-screen TV; 20″ flat-screen TV; CD/DVD player AM/FM stereo w/surround sound system; master stateroom opening ports; under-counter refrigerator and freezer; 4-burner cooktop; microwave/convection oven; vacuum-flush commodes; cockpit tackle center w/bait refrigerator/freezer; chilled icebox; 2 integrated, macerated fishboxes; Glendinning Cablemaster; fresh/raw-water cockpit and anchor locker washdowns w/quick-disconnect fittings; oil exchange system; central vacuum.

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Hatteras 64 Convertible

• By Dudley Dawson
• Updated: October 4, 2007

The 64 is beamier and has convex bow sections to reduce impact.

In Hollywood, legends quietly fade away, but in New Bern, North Carolina, they just morph into new models. There is no other way to look at the new Hatteras 64-foot Convertible other than to view it in comparison to the legendary 65-foot Convertible of the 1980s and 1990s, one of Hatteras’ best-selling sportfishermen ever. While popular in its own right, the 65 was a stretch of the earlier 60 Convertible and eventually those molds were further lengthened to create the awesome 70-foot Convertible.

The 64 Convertible is a completely new design with a wider hull and distinctive styling, but fans of the 65 and 70 convertibles will feel right at home, especially after a walk through the accommodations. The 65 was a three-stateroom boat, with the master stateroom forward, a guest cabin to port, and a small third stateroom that usually became crew quarters. This little cabin had upper and lower twins tucked into an aft corner under the galley sole, alongside the washer/dryer and utility room: not exactly a four-star room. What it did offer was a location amidships, so it was the most comfortable spot at sea.

The 70 used its additional length to advantage by stealing more space from under the galley, and the little cabin became a spacious full-beam master stateroom. The forward cabin, formerly the master, became the VIP. The port guest cabin shifted to starboard, and the old upper/lower twins moved to port in its place.

The new Hatteras 64 Convertible, rather remarkably, seems to offer everything that was in both the 65 and 70 convertibles, in a length that’s shorter than either. It has a forward stateroom that’s nearly identical to the 65’s master and the 70’s VIP. The master stateroom is, like that on the 70, a comfortable full-beam area under the galley sole.

The space between the master and VIP staterooms is available in several versions. The standard arrangement has a third cabin to port, and the space to starboard is incorporated into the master suite as a huge hanging locker. All three staterooms have en suite heads with showers, with the VIP head serving as the day head as well.

An optional arrangement plan adds a small fourth cabin with upper and lower twins-shades of the 65 Convertible-squeezed into the space taken by the master hanging locker of the three stateroom version. This cabin shares the VIP head, and it’s here that I’d make a change, keeping the VIP head private and using the port head for the two smaller cabins and as a day head.

Variations on the two arrangement themes offer the choice of a queen berth or twins in the port stateroom, an office/den in place of the little starboard cabin, and a double-and-twin berth three-guest cabin in place of the island-queen VIP stateroom forward.

As you compare the 64 to the earlier 65 and 70, you can’t help but wonder how the designers at Hatteras managed to offer such accommodations in a shorter hull. The answer lies in proportions. Remember that the earlier boats, though longer, were evolved from the 60 Convertible, which had an 18-foot beam appropriate to its original length and horsepower. When the new 64 Convertible was redesigned from the keel up for greater length and increased horsepower, the beam could be and was increased to 19.5 feet.

In addition, modern diesels are churning out more power per cubic inch, so for equal power, the engineroom could be made a bit smaller. The result is not just more beam but more length in the accommodations as well.

Much like the 65 and 70 convertibles, the 64 carries an open galley to port, a U-shaped dinette to starboard, and a comfortable saloon aft. Devotees of fishing action on 65 convertibles, who have spent many marginally comfortable hours watching the action from atop the lockers at the forward end of the cockpit, will join me in appreciating the new 64’s upholstered aft-facing seating between the saloon’s aft bulkhead and the cockpit.

Since the first Hatteras, a 41-foot Convertible named Knit Wits, was built of fiberglass in 1960, the company has continually evolved their construction to incorporate proven advances in methods and materials, with the emphasis on “proven.” While a Hatteras may not be the lightest boat on the water, no one who’s been caught in a sudden blow has ever questioned the marque’s solid construction and seaworthiness.

Hull bottoms are solid but sides and superstructures are foam cored. Vinylester resins are used for gelcoats and skin coats below the waterline for blister resistance. Structural bulkheads, soles and frames are resin infused, and rudder shelves are pultruded fiberglass. Fuel tanks are UL approved, are built of fiberglass, and are fully tested before being glassed into place between the main longitudinal stringers. Moderate propeller tunnels are molded into the hull to reduce draft, and trim tabs are located at the top of the tunnels for maximum effect.

The shape of the 64 Convertible’s hull is similar to earlier designs, but with an important difference. As in the days of Jack Hargrave’s designs for the 60, 65 and 70 convertibles, the hull remains a modified-V for the new 64, with deadrise gradually decreasing from the bow to the transom. One change, though, is not readily apparent either on the photos shown here or from dockside, and that is the shape of the hull’s underwater forebody. Hargrave always gave the bow sections just a hint of concavity. My own hull designs for Hatteras, including those of the 54 and 60 convertibles, carried bow sections that were essentially straight. The new 64 Convertible, as with other models recently designed in-house at Hatteras, incorporates a slight degree of convexity forward. The theory is that convex sections will help reduce impact accelerations in heavy seas; I’ll be looking forward to seeing whether the effect will be apparent to the average captain.

The Hatteras 64 Convertible is now in production and scheduled to be introduced to the public at this fall’s Ft. Lauderdale International Boat Show. We’ll let you know more about those convex sections after we’ve had a chance to test the first hull.

Contact: Hatteras Yachts, (252) 636-7201; www.hatterasyachts.com_ ._

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This is a boat that has always fascinated me. 64', Vee drives, unique 18' 4'' beam and NO split engine room! I've never personally seen one, only pictures, but they seem like an ideal design. Enough boats have been built by many manufacturers to prove the viability of vee drives, hell even PT boats had one of the three (or was it two of the three?) engines on a vee drive. Just look at the Dettling express 51 and 71, those boats perform quite well. These Hatteras boats were made for several years too which would make me believe it wasn't a failure so too speak. Some of the draw backs to vee drives I can think of are stuffing boxes that are inaccessible, vee drives that are weak, additional mechanical parts. Some of these drawbacks can be engineered out. The benefits would be more spacious boat and better weight distribution (in some ways). Anybody have personal experience with these boats? Im surprised the model didn't last longer or the design used elsewhere in the Hatt line up.

Re: 64' Hatteras Motor Yacht...yea or nay?

The current Hatteras 60MY uses V drives.

George Former Owner: "Incentive" 1981 56MY 2007-2014

A friend of mine has one. It is really an awesome boat. I would judge slightly higher quality than the standard MY....closer to the LRC. Tons of room. Cavernous engine room (albeit with quirky access). With 12v71's the boat runs just fine. As far as I know, he has never had any problem with the v-drives.

That is an interesting comparison! From traditional to Euro look. The new Hatts take a lot of flak on the forum for their looks but I never hear any criticism of the mechanical aspects. It will be interesting to compare the performance aspects of this new vee drive Hatt to some other boats with similar power. There is a 1947 Elco 47' in Gloucester Ma sitting in on the hard rotting away (the owners a dope). It is powered by little Chrysler 318s through vee drives. The fuel tanks were under the salon. Ive seen that boat do over 20 knots on that small power. Roses fuel, where she sits, tells the owner it will supply a dumpster for her to be cut up and put into in lieu of the yard bill! What a shame, that boat was the inspiration for Fexas's midnight lace design, with vee drives! The boat can be seen online still search 1947 Elco Fanqui

I think the newer 63 and 64 my series also use the v drive..............Pat

I spoke to an owner of one of these this summer. He has owned it since the early 80's and has had problems with the v-drives. They have been rebuilt a couple of times. Even with that problem, he still loves the boat and would not consider selling her.

Sky Cheney 1985 53EDMY, Hull #CN759, "Rebecca" ELYC on White Lake--Montague, MI

Seems to me you get better weight distribution with conntional shaft instead of moving the engines aft, dont you? The other thing i prefer is having the master aft so you get portholes or hatches on the stern (better view) as well as separate access to the master and more privacy from the other SR.

Pascal Miami, FL 1970 53 MY #325 Cummins 6CTAs 2014 26' gaff rigged sloop 2007 Sandbarhopper 13 12' Westphal Cat boat

Originally Posted by Pascal Seems to me you get better weight distribution with conntional shaft instead of moving the engines aft, dont you? The other thing i prefer is having the master aft so you get portholes or hatches on the stern (better view) as well as separate access to the master and more privacy from the other SR. good point on the transom port lights. I do like that there are no long passageways in the 64. The master is certainly far from the ER I think the weight distribution benefit is arguable. conventional shafting would give better heavy seas performance and vee drives perhaps better underway performance in smoother conditions. I have read that having changeable weights (fuel/water) amidships is generally better than in the stern. conversely having fixed weights in the stern gives a more constant behavior to the boat.

You see plenty of boats, many of them quite high performance, with stern drives, outboards and now pod drives, obviously you can design weight distribution accordingly.

Originally Posted by GJH The current Hatteras 60MY uses V drives. Actually, Hatteras redesigned the 60 and eliminated V drives. The new 60 is a big improvement and the engine room is unbelievably roomy. I still don't like the style but one more redesign with some classic style would be a big draw.

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A long with Bertram and Hinckley, Hatteras has the distinction of being one of the first three production fiberglass boat builders to start up in around 1960. Oddly enough all three survive today, although Bertram may yet go by the wayside. The company was started in 1959 by North Carolina knitting mill owner Willis Slane who, as word has it, just wanted to build a good strong boat for himself for fishing the outer banks. What followed is one of the unparalleled success stories of the fiberglass boat building industry. 

Oddly enough, of the three major startups in around 1960 - Bertram, Hinckely and Hatteras - the former are know for producing boat hulls that almost never blister. Hatteras should have applied for a patent on the blistering process, for they were one of the worst offenders. Most likely this is because Hatteras has always painted their boats and has used low quality gelcoats that are prone to blistering, as well as lower quality resins, for gel coat alone does not account for the problem. 

For the most part, Hatteras built balsa cored boats. In earlier years, up through about 1980, the hulls were solid glass, and then cored hull sides appeared. Decks and house tops have always been balsa cored. In fact, were it not for Hatteras, Baltec would probably not be in business today. If you want to know how good balsa is as a core material, try to find a Hatteras with a core problem. Out of thousands of boats produced, there are only a few. And speaking of balsa, if you've ever noticed that Hatteras yachts are notably quieter inside than most others, that's because of the wonderful acoustic properties of balsa. 

When it comes to building good quality, consistent and reasonably priced motor yachts, no one had been able to hold a candle to Hatteras. Unlike Bertram, Hatteras recognized that wives often controlled the checkbook in the family, and didn't make the mistake of forgetting this important marketing factor like Bertram did. Thus, when the recession of '89 struck, Hatteras was at least poised to survive it, whereas Bertram had locked themselves into the sport fishing market exclusively, with their ugly formica interiors, and manly appointments. Thus, they went down with the end of the free-spending era of the 1980's. But were it not for the parent company's deep pockets, even Hatteras probably wouldn't have survived, for large boat sales were almost nonexistent for three long years. 

Yet Hatteras has since abandoned a major part of the market that they had filled for so long, the medium size sport fisherman and motor yachts of a type that was renowned for their sea keeping abilities, having been designed by the famous designer Jack Hargrave. Two prominent examples of which are the 45 Convertible and 43 motor yacht. Today, the smallest boat they make is a fifty footer priced at well over one million dollars. And with Bertram not gaining much attention in the mid size range either, the days when we had a few good quality, rugged offshore type boats to choose from are over. All we are left with is an aging fleet of older Hatterai and Bertrams. The Bertram fleet once consisted of 21, 25, 26, 28, 30, 31, 33, 35, 37, 38, 42, 43, and 46 foot models. All that's left is are outrageously priced 36 and 39 footers which are rarely seen on the waterfront these days.

Unfortunately, no one has rushed in to fill the void created by the withdrawal of these two companies. Oh, sure a few have tried, but the most recent offerings don't even come close to duplicating these legends. So why did Hatteras abandon this market? Or why isn't Bertram doing well with their three boats under 50 feet? In a word, cost and lower profit margins.

To produce boats of this quality today simply costs more than the market will bear. Plus, they probably can't compete with the lower cost price leaders since fewer and fewer people are willing to pay the freight for better quality. Boats have gotten too fancy as people demand more and more amenities, more plush interiors, more appliances, electronics and whatnot. When you add up the cost of all this, and factor in the additional cost factor of substantially higher quality structures and systems, it's not hard to see how good quality boats quickly exceed the reach of most of those who desire them.

But, there is an additional factor as well, which is that the design of a good sea boat is not amenable to the creation of the vast interior spaces that people want today. Boat owners willingly sacrifice sea keeping ability for interior space. Mom takes one look at any good sea boat and says, "But it's so small inside! That Sea Ray was twice as big." Yeah, Mom, it is. but you can't shove a wide flat surface against an oncoming wave and not end up getting splattered against a bulkhead. There's no way you're going to take a Sea Ray to sea as you would a Hatteras.  Mom doesn't want to go to sea anyway. She'd prefer to stay lashed to the dock, close to the swimming pool and tennis courts. And that's why we don't have any more 32, 34, 36, 37, 38, 53, 43, 45, 46, or 48 foot Hatterases anymore. People want floating condos, and the market will always give them what they want so long as enough of them want it. But there aren't enough people that want good sea boats.

So, until people decide either that they're tired of beating their brains out in floating condos, or get tired of staying tied to the dock, or just puttering around in protected waters, or they stop demanding the utmost in luxury, (I'm not holding my breath) the days of the middle class Hatteras are over.

Sad, but very true.

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2008 Hatteras 64' (19.51 m) 64 Motor Yacht

Great harbour, bahamas, into the blue, into the blue is one of the newest and cleanest 64' hatteras motor-yacht available..

Flag of Registry: United States

• Motor Yachts / Flybridge
• Fiberglass Hull

HIN/IMO: HATGW623E708

Stock #: B92804

$ 1,370,000 USD

S:16:"macgregor yachts";, description.

INTO THE BLUE is one of the newest and cleanest 64' Hatteras motor-yacht available. Powered by the max upgraded twin Caterpillar C32 1650hp engines for top performance. INTO THE BLUE has been professional maintained throughout its lifespan. The warm rich high-gloss cherry wood interior shines like new throughout the vessel. The spacious 3 staterooms, 3 heads layout is perfect for the serious owner operator who likes to entertain family and friends. 

Specifications

Official Number: 1247546

LOA: 64' (19.51 Meters)

Type: Power- Used

Beam: 18' 3''

LWL: 55' 9''

Draft Max: 4' 8''

Single Berths: 2

Queen Berths: 1

King Berths: 1

Full Beam Master: Yes

Maximum Speed: 32 Knots

Cruise Speed: 26 Knots

• Fuel Type: Diesel

Hull Material: Fiberglass

Hull Finish: Paint

Hull Shape: Modified Vee

Air Conditioning: Yes

Bridge Clearance: 18' 10''

Bow Thruster: Yes

Stern Thruster: Yes

Fuel Tank: 1515 Gallons (5734.9 Liters)

Fresh Water: 265 Gallons (1003.13 Liters)

Holding Tank: 95 Gallons (359.61 Liters)

Dry Weight: 116700

Builder: Hatteras

Exterior Color: White

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• Engine Make: Caterpillar
• Engine Model: C32
• Engine Type: Inboard
• Drive Type: Direct
• Power HP: 1650.00
• Power KW: 1230.40
• Hours: 1200.00
• Hours Date: 08-13-2024
• Engine Location: Port
• Engine Location: Starboard

Generator 1

• Generator Make: Onan
• Generator KW: 21.50
• Generator Hours: 1400.00
• Generator Date Hours Recorded: 12/20/2023

Generator 2

• Generator Hours: 1660.00

Full Details

Vessel overview.

INTO THE BLUE features a full beam salon, while providing ample side decks for comfortable access to the bow. The spacious salon opens into the galley, dining and pilothouse, providing for an expansive living area. The full glass and stainless steel salon door allows the aft deck to be an extension of the salon. Inside the salon, genuine black cherry wood veneers are finished in high-gloss to perfectly complement the yacht's reveal-style cabinetry and decorative soffit overhead. The large salon windows offer an expansive view, while duets recessed into pockets provide privacy. Comfort and luxury abounds in the twin club chairs and custom-designed lounge with accessible storage beneath. The entertainment center features a TV mounted forward and to port. Situated between the twin club chairs is a convenient cabinet with plenty of bottle and glass storage and an ice maker. Just a few steps from the salon, is the spacious galley, dining area and lower helm station. Directly across from the galley, is a raised U-shaped dinette with large storage drawers underneath. The lower helm station features Sturdy single-level controls, (2) Garmin 8616 displays and 72-mile open array radar, Simrad autopilot, VHF Icom and bow/stern thruster controls. 

Down the wide cabin stairwell that leads to 3 generous staterooms with ensuite heads. From the galley, there is an internal stairs to access the flybridge. The flybridge arrangement consists of an upper helm station with redundant features of the lower station, huge L-shaped settee, cabinet with sink, AC unit and refrigerator/ice maker. Aft flybridge has the hydraulic savit for tender and storage cabinet with twin electric grills. 

• All new carpet with canvas protector
• Large starboard side ultra-leather sofa with storage
• Twin Barrel chairs on port side 
• Hidden AV cabinet and ice maker
• Central vacuum hookup in galley/helm
• Large stainless steel vessel sink
• Black granite counter tops
• Kitchen Aid (4) burner ceramic stove top
• Sharp micro convection
• Under counter Subzero refrigerator/freezers
• Fisher and Paykel dishwasher

A central stairwell accessible from the galley/pilothouse area leads to the lower deck.

Master Stateroom

• Full-beam master stateroom featuring a tray ceiling providing 83 inches of headroom
• Oval portlights to port and starboard provide an abundance of natural light as well as an emergency escape
• Twin nightstands, dressers and wardrobes mirror each side of the king-size berth
• The berth features cedar-lined storage and dual hanging lockers that add to the tremendous storage
• Newer Samsung 42" TV
• Master head features a tub, bowed cabinetry and Plexiglas mirror fascias above

VIP Stateroom

• Center Island Marine Queen with cedar-lined storage underneath
• Overhead port and starboard storage cabinets
• Newer Insignia LED TV
• Ensuite full head and shower

Port Side Guest Cabin

• Spacious port guestroom featuring side-by-side twins
• Insignia LED TV
• Cedar-lined closet
• Door access to guest head and shower

Throughout the boat, air conditioning spills over the soffits running down the hull sides of each area, allowing the flow of air to spread over the entire length of the room. All heads are equipped with an air conditioning vent, full Plexiglas mirrors, bowed wood cabinets, solid surface countertops and back splashes, Amtico vinyl-strip flooring, wood baseboards and high-quality fixtures. 

Lower cabin hallway has stackable Whirlpool washer and dryer.

Air conditioning/Heating: Reverse cycle marine air conditioner system. (6) Systems for salon, cabins, crew/lazarette, dinette and flybridge.

Lazarette/Crew Area

• Crew freezer
• (2) Danby refrigerator
• Vevor ice maker
• Pre-wired and plumbed for Headhunter head system 
• Tool storage
• Transom access door from swim platform or through aft deck floor hatch
• Crew area air conditioned

Flybridge Electronics/Lower Helm Electronics & Systems

• Fusion stereo
• Fish finder
• (2) Garmin 8616 +72-mile radar (New)
• Displayed on Accuview 15" color monitor (New 2021)
• Simrad AO 25 autopilot
• Simrad 1S15 multi-function display unit
• Icom 604 VHF radio
• Caterpillar engine function display screens
• Caterpillar single lever electronic controls
• Hatteras system monitor
• Atlas Trac security system
• American hydraulic bow/stern thruster controls
• ACR remote spotlight controller
• Trim lab controls
• (3) Winshield wipers/washer controls
• Fuel gauges
• Battery monitor gauges
• Bilge pump override switches
• Windlass control switch
• Ritchie powerdamp compass
• CAT backup controls on a tether

Audio/Visual

• Xantech digital AM/FM tuner
• Polk Audio XM reference tuner
• Denon DVD player
• Denon multi-zone tuner
• Xantech 8-zone/8-source audio/video controller amplifier
• KVH SAT TV with (4) receivers
• Intellian telephone (Not active)
• U-Line refrigerator with ice maker
• 4-sided EX2CY flybridge enclosure (New)
• Pompanette dual helm upgraded helm chairs
• Flybridge deck carpeting
• Air conditioning
• High-gloss adjustable height table with cover
• JL Audio FB stereo speakers
• Aft deck dual burner Miele electric BBQ grill
• Pipewelders hardtop
• Wave WiFi antenna and router
• Dropdown aft deck electronic CAT controls and thruster controls
• Twin 50-amp shore power cords, (1) 65', (1) 100'
• Glendinnings with remote control
• CATV hook ups
• Bow and stern thruster
• 2022 13' Zodiac tender with 50 hp Mercury engine
• Hydraulic tender davit
• Electric fuel priming pumps, 24-volt DC, engines
• FCI MAX Q fresh water 1200 GPD
• Oil changing system (Engines/gears/generators)
• Engine room camera system
• (2) Onan 21.5 kW generators
• Twin 50-amp power supply cords
• (2) Marine grade 110-volt AC charger
• Ocean LED underwater lights

Deck/Exterior

• Sea stairs boarding ladder
• Stairs adaptor for different dock heights
• Maxwell windlass with gypsy, capstan and foot controls
• Polished Delta plow anchor
• Plastimo Life raft

Upgrades in Last 2 Years

• (2) Jefferson Electric galvanized isolators installed for grounding
• (2) Transom mounted zinc plates
• Aft deck cushion covers
• Aft deck cushions recover
• Flybridge sofa recover cushions
• Flybridge isinglass
• Windshield house shade covers
• New runners throughout boat
• New runners- galley, helm dashboard
• Swim platform sunshade
• Reinforced aft cleats for towing
• Swim platform shower box, hot/cold water
• Fiberglass drain system for flybridge
• New wall liner and wall paper
• New caulk- all windows
• New fwd expansion tank
• New LED nav lights
• New AC units- crew, master, bridge
• New head switches- all heads
• All new outlets
• New foot switches anchor controls
• Fender holders bow
• New BBQ grills and stainless cover 
• Dinghy cradle
• 30-amp outlet for center console charge
• FB Venturi plexi wrap around
• All TVs replaced
• New sound insulation gene panels
• New carpet- entire boat
• All new LED lights
• New transformers
• New fresh water sender unit
• Cutlass bearings
• Rudder seals and bearings
• New AC salon control
• Replaced Mach 5 water pumps
• Replaced (4) new AGM batteries and charger
• Replaced (4) Garmin 8616 chartplotters, upper and lower helms
• Complete bottom job
• Running gear check
• Reconditioned and balanced props
• Re-caulked rubrail
• Serviced sea cocks
• Replaced cutlass bearings
• Shafts aligned with new seals
• New rudder bolts
• Repaint swim platform
• Repaint nonskid
• Replaced trim tab
• Replaced carbon detectors
• Replaced high water alarms
• Repaired search light
• Full service generator: new heat exchanger starboard; Fuel pumps, belts, loc sensor starboard; Saltwater pump and gasket port
• Replaced all white silicone caulking
• Certify fire system, new extinguishers
• New bilge pumps and floats- all boat
• New anti-foul paint
• Varnish work
• (2) Complete engine services
• New CAT After-cooler engine upgrades

Large spare parts list included.

Exclusions List

Owner's personal items, tools, artwork, clothing.

The company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change or withdrawal without notice.

Listing MLS by Yachtr.com

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