2014 68′ Whitacre Yacht Design Pilothouse

Specs From the Owner

RowdayO displaces per inch of incremental displacement around 7,000 lbs. 5 tons of incremental weight will put her down around an inch and a half.

For a lot of reasons, she loves 9.5/10 kts. Any slower and you want to run hard every so often to keep turbos clean.

She doesn’t really start to make a wake till 8 knots

Just click engines in gear with clean hull and you are 5.5/6 knots. Racing sailboats at 600 rpm👍🏽

When you are whale watching in 3/5 foot chop and the Seakeeper gyro is on, you only go up and down. Everyone else has clients on board their boats being tossed around while RowDay-O keeps herself stable

A beautiful vessel where folks will hale you on radio to compliment looks. One-of-kind!

Engines

• Twin Cummins QSB 6.7 – perfectly matched Turbocharger – quiet operation running on a common-rail fuel system – 480 hp per side (1043 hrs)
• ZF Marine Propulsion #ZF/ZFE 85 IV
• 2.25″ Stainless Steel shafts through SureSeal Self-aligning dripless shaft seal
• Twin VEEM 5-blade props
• Racor Turbine Series fuel filter/water separators
• Delta T Lil Champ Blower system
• Engine room enclosed behind a bulkhead creating a watertight separation from the rest of the boat
• Engine room space is design with access for maintenance in mind. Also added space left for a dive compressor and dive tanks, which can be added

Hull and Deck

• 3/8″ thick Aluminum hull wrapped around a framed super structure
• Frames were designed with a thicker aluminum than the hull and boxed for incredible strength. They are also spaced quite close for durability
• Stability is maximized by an installation of the very best system – Seakeeper G815
• Ablative Bottom paint 2018 – Zincs August 2019
• Hull is very well insulated down to the waterline
• Engine room isolated from the rest of the boat with a watertight bulkhead
• Engine space reserved for a dive compressor & dive tank storage
• Large upper deck – 2nd command bridge – open and great storage – kayak cradles
• Exterior Watertight marine door gives access to the flybridge
• Steelhead Marine WD800 crane – 8 ft reach – easily lift tender to the top deck
• Solid Deck rails are welded to the outside for safety and at a good height
• Aluminum Swim platform extended aft onto the hull – makes for easy boarding and a great diving platform
• Cockpit with plenty of outside space for BBQing and entertaining
• Non-skid deck throughout with Freeman Marine flush deck hatches
• Lewmar Ocean hatches x8
• Interior flooring starts with 1/4″ aluminum plate and covered in 3/4″ solid Jatoba and Maple wood (Double groove on double tongue)
• Bilge pump system was chosen for durability and reliability
• Ground Tackle:
• Maxwell 3500 Windlass supporting 250 ft 3/8 galvanized chain and a Rocna 121 lb. anchor
• Up/Down controlled from the Pilothouse or on deck – Has a counter and an Auto slowdown system when reaches the last 5 ft to while bringing in
• Marine Bollard/Sampson posts rated for 7,000 lbs towing capacity. One forward and one aft

Interior Layout

The interior is completely custom designed and custom finished. The upper end quality of the wood finishing was exactly what they wanted. This includes the solid 3/4″ Jatoba/Maple flooring, gorgeous cherry walls, the bended radius finishing, solid cherry wood doors and the exceptional S/S hardware throughout. This is all hand built, one room at a time to perfectly fit the wood beautifully into place.

Solid cheery wood built in cabinets and drawers throughout the vessel, which maximizes storage for clothing, heavy outer wear, food & canned goods, patio furniture, parts etc.

Salon and galley are on the same level as you enter the vessel

A few steps up and forward brings you to the pilothouse

The lower level includes:

Master suite located forward, Large queen, Cherry cabinets and shelving, great LED lighting and private ensuite with separate shower

VIP suite located mid ship, Queen size bed with a lot of storage in lockers

Third suite with large double and a single bunk bed. Huge storage under the mattress. This room is currently used as a pantry

All beds designed with multiple storage spaces under the mattress

Second head located mid ship with separate shower.

Heads by Jabsco Deluxe Flush electric toilets, with touch pad controller for various water saving features

Washer/Dryer unit built in and nicely tucked into its own cabinet

The vessel is heated with a Webasto hydronic heating 4-zone system (Cooler easily added for an air-conditioning feature)

Galley

• The galley is located mid-ship to port
• U-shaped layout surrounded by amazing natural light and views out the windows
• Princess Modern Euro design 3 burner propane stove
• Princess Gourmet electric oven
• Norcold side-by-side refrigeration units – 12V or 120V
• Icemaker

Electrical

• 30 & 50-amp 125V shore power plug ports. Included is a double 30 to 50 amp Y splitter adapter
• Cummins Onan MDKDM 11.5 kW Marine Generator – Quiet, self monitoring with digital display (2200 hrs)
• BLUESEA Electrical panel – Very nicely laid out and labeled
• Victron Energy centaur battery charger 12V 100AMP
• Ship’s Batteries 12V -8D AGM x5 in parallel
• Start Battery 12V-8D AGM
• Bow Thruster has its own 24V battery and separate charger
• Windlass is also tied into this battery and charger

Electronics and Navigation

Experienced pilot, the owner created the navigation/electronic package to meet his high standards. The layout of the helm station was very important.

Using the T theory, all your instruments are in front of you, easy to scan at a glance what your vessel is doing underway. A very well laid-out system!

Raymarine c Series Digital display for Chart plotter & Radar

Raymarine Radome Antenna RD424HD (Clearest and most Detailed)

Raymarine Digital Auto Pilot

Raymarine Digital Depth finder

Raymarine RAY 218 & RAY 55 VHF Radios

Full array of engine instruments monitoring RPM, Speed, Heat & Oil pressure

Similar layout on the flybridge

Other controls at the helm:

Seakeeper stabilization activation controller

Vetus Bow thruster

DTS engine controls

Maxwell Anchor up/down control

Master start control for hydronic heating

Tank watch monitor

Sirius XM SR150 Satellite radio with weather receiver

Tankage

• Fuel – 1000 Gallons – (2×300 usg & 2×200 usg)
• Water -350 usg – (2×175 usg)
• Fuel tanks are raised off the hull to create airflow all around the tank.
• Hot water – 15 Gallon – Very well insulated and is a great power saving unit
• Holding tank – 100 Gallon plastic
• Grey water tank for lower sinks and showers with new pump
• Water maker onboard & rated for 65 usg/hour. It just needs to be hooked up for operation.

Safety

• Life jackets
• EPIRB – ACR model RCB – Cat-1 (registered with transport Canada)
• Rescue Ring – Solas Foam by Plastimo
• Large Lewmar hatches allow easy escape if required
• x2 Propane tanks mounted outside on the swim platform
• Propane sniffer detector located inside – near the galley

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