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May be in the market, again....

Discussion in 'General Yachting Discussion' started by LuvBigBoats, Sep 16, 2025.

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  1. LuvBigBoats, Sep 29, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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    Looking at the 60MY even though they don't have a lower helm. That would be the only sacrifice. Obviously fuel burn is an issue, but I've more or less resigned myself to paying through the nose for fuel if I want to go those speeds.
    Also looked at the 64MY but was really trying to go smaller, not larger.
  2. PacBlue, Sep 29, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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    Would be hard to give up that lower helm
  3. LuvBigBoats, Sep 29, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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    Yeah that would be the tradeoff there. On the plus side, it seems like everyone is in agreement that the Hatt quality is at the top.
    Will keep my eye out for the Mikelsons (not crazy about the 61's for sale now) and Tollycraft. Not sure I want to undergo a repower, though. I've used both Basin and Shelter Island shipyards with good results in the past.
  4. Capt J, Sep 29, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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    64' Hatteras has a tremendous fuel burn, even dialed down to 20 knots was 100 gph.
    60' Hatteras is 80 gph at 25 knots. IF you dial it down to 20 knots which was around 1650 RPM's fuel burn is much less, I remember in the high 50's gph, going by memory. This is by far the best all around boat for you of ANY of the ones mentioned in this thread. Plenty of range, 2 gens, seakeeper, easy to work on, plenty of room in ER, built like a tank, comfortable, full beam master, and on and on. The upper helm is enclosed and air conditioned and how much time are you really spending at the helm compared to on the boat?
  5. LuvBigBoats, Sep 29, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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    Thanks. Your last question is interesting. On my current boat I'm there a lot snce it takes me 4.5 hours to get to Catalina, and usually we're at the lower helm. On a faster boat along the lines of the ones discussed here it would be closer to 2 hours, so not a long time.
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