February 6, 2009

New Model: Outer Reef 63

Outer Reef launched the new 63 model in the fall of 2008, what is an interesting addition to this US builder feel big medium range explorer yachts line, presenting here a comfortable live aboard interior offering an upper deck of spacious proportions, and a lower accommodation area with 3 cabins and 2 heads. The inside of the 63 welcomes you in the lounging saloon with an l-shaped settee to port with opposite 2 movable chairs, up 2 steps you find a well sized open plan galley to port, and further to fore you come to the interior small ship like helm station with a central single seat with lounging 6 people l-shaped settee behind it for guest views during the navigation. In this fore part of the main deck you also have the two stairways for the cabins and the flybridge. Standard lower accommodation deck features a mid-ship full beam en-suite owners stateroom, a VIP cabin to fore, guest head and a third bunk cabin. Saying all this it is worth to note that all this is semi custom, so what you read above can all be changed really to suit your needs. An interesting feature of the 63 is also the low to the water fish fighting deck aft, surely more appreciated by US buyers then European ones, who like fishing normally as much as they love boating. Power for the 63, is by twin Caterpillar C9Acert 503hp, which give a 20 knots top speed and max all time cruising of 17 knots. While the Outer Reef 63 can be driven at lower economical displacements speeds, the above surely is not bad at all especially when your barometer starts heading down and you want to take your beloved ones in harbour. The 63 is Outer Reef current smaller model, but a 58 and 60 are in building schedule and if the feel big properties like wide side decks and comfortable aft and forward decks are your thing this builder surely deserves a top look. 
Technical Data:
LOA - 17.37 m (63.1ft)
Waterline Length - 15.98 m
Beam - 5.11 m
Draft - 1.47 m
Displacement - 35681 kg
Fuel Capacity - 3785 l
Water Capacity - 1136 l
Engines - 2 x Cat C9Acert 503hp
Speed - 20 knots max, 17 knots cruising
Construction - hand laid FRP hull, with foam PVC sandwich above waterline
Certification - CE A

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