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Horizon Yachts has defined a new market niche with the EP69. Although the intention is to appeal to the exploration market looking for owner...
Sea Trial: The wind was blowing a blustery 5-7 knots, a small craft advisory was issued due to the 1 foot seas, building to 2 feet in the...
Range: Looking like a Super Duty fuel manifold, these are actually the fresh water cut-off valves. The picture will have to suffice to make a...
Provision: Cold and dry food storage is a MUST for long crossings. Although the EP69 has a full height freezer/fridge & two sub zero drawers, this...
Complaint Department Space, Provision and Range are hallmarks of an 'expedition' yacht. Although Horizon presents the EP69 as an Expedition, it...
Quite possibly the biggest bow of any boat in the 70' range, the upswept bulb on the EP69 is a model of modern naval architecture, creating a low...
The EP69 has a 13 degree deadrise stern with a partial keel for running gear protection, as well as stability at rest or underway. A stern...
On The Hard The bulbous bow is to dampen pitching and move the bow wave further aft, yielding better efficiency and stability. The round bilge,...
In the category of strange access places, a wiring bus was buried behind a panel in the master stateroom closet...
SeaFire systems access is located to starboard on the bridge...
A subsurface breaker panel on the helm. Close the lid and you have a chart station.
Helm seats are cranky too...
The stainless steel cranking mechanism for raising and lowering the wheelhouse table, and others, allows for easy and secure positioning. Artistic...
Interior Odds & Ends Pneumatic rams help drop down a 26” TV which is nicely concealed in the overhead ceiling panels in the master stateroom,...
Opposite the line hook on the starboard side of the main aft deck, the modified wing station is molded into the superstructure and offers an easy...
And when that line on the piling is just out of reach, the line hook is within easy reach with its own dedicated cubby-hole on the main aft deck.
Aft in the bow and fronting the Portuguese bridge, molded recesses with stainless retainers keep fenders secure underway.