May be in the market, again....

I have an Offshore 62 as well and love it, like you I'm looking at possibly making a change as well. I'm looking at express style boats in the 50 - 60 foot range. My issue is Air Draft and the PCH Bridge, there are way too many days I can't get the Offshore under the bridge or I have to move it to our Yacht Club the day before etc. If we are going to the island.

I have run ALL of those boats mentioned long distances with the exception of #4 and #6. The Hatteras 60' is by far a much better riding yacht than the others mentioned, by a long shot due to it's beam and size. The 52-55' Sunseeker and the 55' Princess are both too heavy for their hull design and the ride suffers because of it, they tend to roll in a stern quartering sea and they ride like a much smaller yacht than the Hatteras and storage is at a premium. Although I think I'd take the The 60' Princess is fast, but pounds so doesn't ride great either. I'd take Riviera over Maritimo by a long shot, but totally differing design. Horizon I cannot comment other than dockage can be a big problem, but tons of space on the FB and aft deck and salon, staterooms are very funky though due to cat attributes. If you're willing to go there, a 66' Sunseeker manhattan with the sidepower curved stabilizers is an amazing running yacht and terrific at anchor and slow speeds and much better staterooms than the others mentioned.

With your list here is what I see working, I have not traveled or helmed any of these, Capt J has that covered.

I can't think of anything you are not thinking of as far as bulid/yards.

Princess S60 or F60, I like the S60 still has a fly sport bridge and lower helm but not the massive way up high overweight flybridge hardtop that would contribute to rolling.

Fairline fits the bill except VP power.

Are not a lot of boats with zero speed stabilizers IPS drives as well?

The 60' Hatteras upper helm is fully enclosed with strataglass and air conditioned, a compromise yes. However on the 64' Hatteras some had the lower helm and rarely ran them from there. I would run the Sunseekers and Princesses from the lower helm very often. The Riviera has a better ride than the Maritimo's I've run. The S60 Princess is fast, I've run one about 400NM in different sea states, but pounds in very moderate seas. The F55 and 52' and 55' Sunseeker all are too heavy for their hull design and tend to feel like it at sea but I think the Sunseeker is a little better running and much prefer it's engine room and crew quarters, I've run all of these and 60' Hatt a few thousand nm's. You could fit any of these boats mentioned INSIDE of the 60' Hatteras, it's a much bigger boat, much more range, and a real yacht compared to the latter ones. I would go with that regardless of not having a lower helm.

I have a 2025 64' Riviera SMY. I wanted a hybrid sportfishing boat and motor yacht, and this model is very unique in that it does both VERY well. The fit and finish is as good as my last boat, a 2017 Viking 62' sportfish. I looked at Maritimo, and all you have to do is look at the hull design, especially the aft end, and you can see why the ride difference exists. The Maritimo is completely flat for the final 6+' at the stern. The components used in Maritimo are a step below Riviera as well, from fixtures to doors, etc.

The thing that has surprised my the most about the Riviera, other than the quality of construction, is the support, and service from the company. They have a service center in FLA that will send someone anywhere in the country to fix issues. They have been up 4 times to address any issues that have come up in the last 5 months. Never had that from anyone else. The one thing with Riviera is the smaller models have pods, have to get over 64' to have straight shafts, which is what I have. If you don't want a flybridge, their 64' SUV might fit your bill. I have had (all sportfish) Viking, 2 Hatteras', 4 Custom carolina boats, so have seen all different types of construction.

One of my customers deals with the service center on a new Riviera I manage and they are great. The owner of the company's (Riviera Australia) son, runs it. They really do go above and beyond. Everything is laid out well and accessible in the engine room and elsewhere. They're one of the last builders left (also Viking) in this size range that are owned by someone passionate about boats and a boater, not owned by a Private Equity company or large corporation.

Yeah, I have been pleasantly surprised as I didn't figure I would get that level of service. Similar to Viking, they do all their production in house, and really feel the quality of woodwork, metal work, etc is top notch. Nick is fantastic down there for One Water, and Jake is also great (runs Riviera US), both aussies.

I would go with MAN over anything else, then CAT/Cummins.........Pods are good IF you take care of them properly, as in service them annually. MAN makes the best engine in the size you're looking at. Maintenance doesn't cost anything more than CAT on an average basis to maintain and they're quieter, more fuel efficient, smoother and more reliable IMO.

Isn't Northern Lights power and energy a MAN dealer right outside LA?

The D11 Volvo actually performs very well, Very good power to fuel burn. It was the fastest engine in the Cabo 41' that was re-introduced and burned the least amount of fuel at cruise in a pretty compact package. I don't know if they offered incentives to manufacturers but there are a lot of them out there in recent years. I'm not a Volvo fan, but manage a set and have only had a sensor issue with it, but have had some DPS problems lately (sky-hook).

Surprised to hear that. We just had to have some out-of-the-ordinary work done, our MAN guy got parts easily enough. I've ordered routine parts from Performance Diesel in Texas, fast delivery...

I've read Volvo offers a deal to boat manufacturers where they don't receive payment until a boat is sold. No clue if true or not... or if it would matter...

-Chris

Grand Banks 60?

Your wife's requirements are spot on for an owner operated Pilothouse MotorYacht on the Westcoast. The Euro designs emphasize styling and their length to beam ratios make it tough to get to all your items. Not too mention there approach on engine maintenance/access is geared for hired hands and they don't expect an owner to turn their own wrenches even for general maintenance.

"Wants are: cruise 20mph or more, 3 staterooms with the third room being either side by side bunks or criss-cross (ala the 60 Hatteras MY), helm in pilothouse preferable with two seats for captain and watch, nice area for 6 people to watch a movie at night, room for Seakeeper, flybridge hard top or express (hard to find express in this size with proper bunk configuration), preferably Cat or Cummins engines, 2015 or newer, no pods, no more than $1.5mm"

The Two Helm Chair Lower Helm (Stidd or equivalent) is a tough find, as there are plenty with a single helm but aft or outboard settee relegating her role to spectator in the bleachers.

The 2015 or newer also narrows it down quite a bit.

Prior to 2015, the Ed Monk Jr, designs at Ocean Alexander would fit the bill, an OA 58 Pilothouse MY does have two helm seats in the lower helm area.

His designs were more economical to run, and if you go the Hatteras route for newer 60 - 64 Pilothouse Motoryachts, you will see fuel bills like you have never seen them before, especially coming from an Offshore.

20 mph (17.4 knot) cruise is also nice because it will get you to Catalina in less than two hours from NB/LA.

The Mikelson 61 nearly fits the bill, especially if you can retrofit a Seakeeper system or it is already stabilized.

Finally, there are a few really nice Tollycraft 61 Pilothouse MY's for sale that fit the bill and can be had for under $500K. With that kind of budget, you could repower and also redo the electronics.

The benefit of this type of refit, if you select a good yard (Basin Marine, Newport Harbor Shipyard, Shelter Island Boat Works) they can become your defacto service "dealer" as they will know all systems and be the warranty provider.

The Mikelson 61 Pilothouse Sportfisher has the three staterooms and a 20 knot cruise, they are different than the Nomad model.

The Tolly is getting a top end of about 19 knots (21.9mph) with older, heavier 600hp DD 8V-92s. If you repower with 850 MAN's, should have no problem with a 20mph cruise. It would be interesting to at least walk through one and see how it feels.

What year/model Hatt are you considering?