Yeah, I'm not showing the photos of the galley relocation to my wife because I fear that she could ask me to do the same in our boat. Looks like a factory original layout, well designed indeed!
I like the galley up much better than the original layout on the 53. You are doing an amazing job and will have one of the nicest 53s out there when you done with it.
Hello gentlemen, Im new to the forum and large boat or yacht cruising. I m looking to buy a 40- 50 + 2 or three cabins. I want to know if you have any advice as to galley up or down or aft next to cockpit. I can see some good advantage to a galley near the cockpit for dinning and entertaining out in cockpit on nice eve. but what are the disadvantages? I saw the renovation of the 53 hat above from pascal.
Some people like to see a beautiful salon when the aft deck door is open and not a kitchen. I like the galley in the stern for a multitude of reasons. WHAT do you plan on doing with your 40-50' and where and how long and how many people?
Hi Capt J, I plan on cruising Florida to the Carolina, spending 3 weeks at a time on boat stays at marina and anchor out 70/30 with my wife and we will have friends and family visit along the way. no more than 8 aboard at any givin time.
8 people on a 45-50' for 3 weeks at a time. That's way too many people for way too long of a time period IMO for a 45-50' boat.
Galley location is a personal interest item. I don't like galley down. However, some styles of boats push you that way. I'm of the open floor plan house and same on boat with galley and salon coming together. As far as galley forward or aft, I wouldn't refuse a boat with it aft, but prefer forward. My reasoning is that as we cruise anyone in the galley is convenient to the helm and is forward enough to get a good view of where we're going. I feel by moving the galley back you're making it convenient to the cockpit but separating it more from the helm. Still, no right or wrong, just taste and preference.
I would agree. I think he should consider what percentage of the time he'd have various passenger loads and for how long. Taking 8 out for a three hour cruise is fine. 8 for a week and spending the night would be more than I'd want on a 50' boat. Even 6 people starts to push it.
It is a matter of personal preference. On a boat as small as my 53, the galley is still close to the helm and the flush deck gives you a good view from the galley. most larger classic Hatteras with galley up have a bulkhead between the galley and the pilot house. I ve never like this as you loose light and views. On the plus side of you re running at night from the lower helm you won’t be affected by lights or TV in the salon. On boat that size you can’t have it all
Pascal, how did you remove the old engines and insert the new engines? Through the boat, somehow? Or out through holes in the hull? Or...? -Chris
they came up thru the hatches in the salon using chain lifts then were brought to the aft deck with a rail as the crane couldn’t reach all the way. We had to shore up the aft deck from below.
Got it, thanks. I've been wondering if it could work the same way on a 53' or 58' Yachtfish... but I haven't been wondering hard enough to go ask on their forum. -Chris
Carefull on that forum. Seems to be lots of hot air and BS on their forum. Some folk may know about engine pulling but I'm not giving them much credit. Your better places to ask; the yards around you that may do the work. Some will have a far reaching tractor, others will build up an over head rail, others may A frame up and roll on a plywood deck. Or,, any combination of the above. But, without cutting up your boat, it's up & out the back saloon doors some way, some how. On a DeerFoot and a Roamer Houseboat projects, had to cut the hull open. Do everything you can to avoid this.
On the 58 YF, yes. It s the same hatches. Not sure about the 53Yf. the problems are with the galley up and closed pilothouse where you have to tear up the galley...
Not sure if Pascal had to do this, but strip the engine down a bit, remove turbos, exhaust manifolds, anything big and easy to slim the motor down and to also reduce weight can be helpful WITH the right mechanic. I removed my old 7.5 kw 1981 Onan this way mostly myself and a helper to get the block and generator end out. It was 500+ pounds as a unit. Block was still around 300lbs, but I could handle it along with my hoists etc. I put the new 8kw Phasor Pancake gen. in 300lbs or so as a whole unit, but it was smaller than the old unit. New motors will be smaller and lighter generating the same or more HP than the Detroits in the Hatt. , keep that in mind.
Yes manifolds were pulled. No turbos as they 8V71Ns still a lot heavier than a small gen but the guys did a great job