Seaworthy Yacht (non-trawler/sportfish) under 65'

All of my figures were statute miles. I think they are in reasonable agreement with your numbers on the 58.

I have not seen or heard of anything but two equal fuel tanks in the Viking Sport Cruisers on the 58 and smaller models. I may look into the possibilities of adding additional fuel capacity next year. There are obviously some safety issues and it would be essential to make sure the weight balance is not adversely affected. But having an additional 50 to 100 gallons on board would be nice. Perhaps a standalone storage tank or a couple of 35 gallon drums would add some safety margin and comfort to the fuel range when cruising longer distances. The two issues are that the fuel wants to be used in a timely fashion and there is not a lot of spare room on a 50.

Actually, on the '02 50 with the smaller volvos there is space between the engine boxes where 100 gals or so would fit however not sure about the safety factor. Besides, you can get about 12 to 13 hours of hard running and probably 20 slow. Who realy needs more than that other than a transporter. These aren't Canyon running sport fish with 1200 gal. tanks. They aren't trawlers who spend their days calculating costs. These are day cruisers and vacation boats.

Jefferson's 57 Pilothouse yacht is a semi-displacement hull, but I believe you can get a max of twin 800 hp's, and possibly get up to 20 knots with a full load. Our 57 has twin 750s, and we can get up to about 19 knots with a full load.

There was new 68 Choey Lee that had been for sale for years down here in Florida, don't know much else about it. I have done alot of Viking Sport Cruiser delivery's and i would recommend the 57 with the big power package (800 Cat's). Great running boat.

You refer to the 57 being a convertible, you may be looking at the just released VIking 57. THe one I was referring to is produced by Marine Projects in England.

That would be the Viking Sport Cruiser (Princess) as opposed to the Viking Sport Fish prduced in NJ.

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Have you looked at Neptunus ? Dutch boat now built in Canada. From what I've seen of them - very solid. Owners seem to be very pleased with them. Worth taking a look look at, at least.

Through a study I was asked to do by my boss in his search for his next boat, Cheoy Lee is one of the boats he has in mind. What I found out was how well their boats are designed and engineered. One of the features I discovered that no other yacht builder in this category offered and I think addresses your question, is all tanks are integral fiberglass with manhole covers. The tanks are below cabin sole grade keeping the center of gravity as low as possible. They are very weight conscious builders especially when the weight is aloft, when you take a close look at the way they build you will be impressed.

Cheoy Lee does build a good quality boat. The thing I have run into with them (and it's the Nature of most all Taiwan built boats) is that the Stainless Steel is of poor quality for example on the exterior of the vessel, as well as other places and must be polished quite often to keep the rust stains off of it.

Just to clarify, Cheoy Lee is based in Hong Kong, not in Taiwan.