President Legend 700 Skylounge

General

• Designer: Bill Garden
• Shipyard: President
• Draught: 152 cm
• Displacement: 55 tonnes
  55 Ton
• Comments:

  From the cockpit, enter via double stainless steel doors to the salon, a warm, welcoming, space with luxurious finishing.

  Up a couple of steps, the salon gives way to the galley, forward and to port, with full size appliances. The dining area is in the country kitchen forward of the galley, with port and starboard doors to the side decks.

  Also on this main deck, there is a handy guest / day head midships to starboard.

  Forward and to starboard, a gently sloped staircase descends to the accommodation area with a broad foyer giving way to three staterooms and two heads.

  Or up, just ahead of the day head to the skylounge deck with lounge area, helm station, wet bar, and access to the upper side decks and aft boat deck.

  Aft are crew quarters with another head, a useful workspace / utility room, and entrance to the engine room.

  Exceptionally crafted cherry cabinetry throughout with maple and cherry cabin soles

  Central diesel heat and reverse cycle air conditioning throughout

  Vimar switches

  Direct and indirect lighting throughout

  Exclusions

  Owners personal effects, books, charts, art work and clock and barometer.

Accommodation

• Berths: fixed: 0
• Comments:

  Accommodations are in three staterooms plus a crew’s cabin aft.

  Galley

  The spacious Country Kitchen forward is an open and airy design. With granite countertops, beautiful cabinetry, and all the right cooking equipment, the U-shaped galley's layout offers the chef plenty of space to prepare afternoon snacks or gourmet meals.

  Just forward is a full beam comfortable cruising settee / dining area, port and starboard aircraft style doors to access the walk-around protected side decks.

  GE Profile Side-by-Side refrigerator/freezer

  GE Profile Spacesaver microwave oven

  Frigidaire dishwasher

  U-line 18 bottle wine

  Double stainless steel sink with Insinkerator and Grohe faucet

  Custom overhead and floor perimeter lighting

  Bosch propane cooktop with solenoid switch

  Miele under counter oven

  Broan trash compactor

  Granite counter top and serving bar

  U-shaped dining settee with cherry table and windows all around

Engine, electrics

• Brand: 2x Caterpillar 3406E 800 HP
• Engine hours: 1,400
• Comments:

  Electrical System

  AC and DC power services the vessel through circuit breaker panels with appropriate voltage and ampere gauges. 110VAC is provided by 50 Amp shore connection, by the genset, or, based on available house bank battery power, through the inverter.

  At sea, the batteries are charged by engine or generator driven alternators and while at a dock, by the inverter / charger via shorepower.

  Northern Lights 20 kW generator with sound shield

  Two 130 Amp alternators for engine and inverter batteries

  One 150 Amp alternator for the house batteries

  Separate battery banks for house and inverter, engines and genset

  House battery bank with 1000 Amp hours

  2.5kW Heart Freedom inviter / charger

  Magna pure sine wave inverter / charger

  2 kW pure since wave inverter

  Two three-phase 24V / 40 amp battery chargers

  50 Amp shore power cord with Glendinning cable retrieving system
  Alternate shorepower connections forward and aft

  Engines and Mechanical

  Enter the utility room and the engine room from a door on the swim platform or via a hatch and staircase from the cockpit.

  There is full standing head room in the machinery space for carrying out all maintenance and service needs.  It is clean and well-organized making maintenance less a chore.

  Motive power is provided by a pair of 800 hp Caterpillar 3406E diesel engines that provide a comfortable cruise of up to 16 knots 

  Twin Caterpillar 3406E 800hp diesels with approximately 1100 hours

  Kobelt electronic engine controls with stations

  Manual back-up engine controls

  ZF transmissions

  Racor 751000 Max Crossover dual fuel filtration system for both mains and generator

  FireBoy halon fire suppression system

  Reverso oil change system

  US Watermaker: 900 gallons per day

  AC engine room air ventilation fans; 120 VAC and 24 VDC 

  Wesmar bow and stern thrusters

  Maxwell 4000 hydraulic windlass

  Wesmar CPS 1000 Gyro stabilizing system

  Kabola diesel hydronic central heat system throughout the vessel with thermostats in each cabin, crew area, salon, galley, and skylounge

  Cruiseair reverse cycle heat and air conditioning

  Malber separate washer and dryer

  Two 70 gallon holding tanks

  Fresh water faucet

  120 VAC and 24 VDC fresh water pumps

Navigation and electronics

• Comments:

  The helm is located in the skylounge and has all engine and navigation controls close at hand.

  Two Stidd helm chairs

  Kobelt electronic engine controls

  Stabilizer controls

  Bow and stern thruster controls

  Trim tabs with trim indicators

  Maxwell Autoanchor windlass controller with chain counter

  Windshield defrosters

  Vessel information / warning panel

  Tank Tender level monitors for fuel, fresh water, grey water and waste

  DC breaker panel for navigation equipment

  Tankwatch 4 level indicators for both holding tanks

  Intercom station

  Two overhead hatches with Ocean Aire screens and shades

  Electronics and Navigation

  Two 17” Furuno NavNet screens

  NavNet radar and chartplotting

  Furuno open array radar antenna

  Two Furuno VHF radios

  Furuno GPS receiver

  Furuno Navpilot autopilot

  Furuno RD30 multi function display with depth, GPS info and boat speed

  VDO rudder angle indicator

  Ritchie 6" compass

  Four input cameras, (two on the aft deck and two in engine room)

   

Deck Equipment

• Comments:

  From the dock or a tender, board Folie Deux by the swim platform and transom. The swim platform is well proportioned, and has five removable staples making for easy and safe boarding.

  Stairs up to the teak clad aft deck with a built in settee and beautiful cherry wood table. To port is a wet bar cabinet with U-Line refrigerator with ice maker, sink and storage. 

  The aft deck is protected by an overhead hard top, being the extended boat deck above. Crew protection continues forward along covered side decks.

  Access to the side decks through wing doors, protecting the aft deck from wind and weather. Midships along the side decks are port and starboard boarding gates.

  Cockpit helm station to starboard with steering, engine controls, engine start / stop, and thruster controls.

  The transom also houses a watertight entry door to to the crew quarters, utility room, and engine room.  This area is also accessed via a hatch and stairwell from the aft deck.

  Portuguese Bridge with gate to foredeck

  Two Maxwell 1200 warping winches in cockpit

  Courtesy lighting on at deck and foredecks

  Hot and cold shower on transom 

  Canvas covers for settee and table

  Ladder up to boat deck and skylounge

  Maxwell 4000 hydraulic anchor windlass
  120 lb Bruce anchor with 400’ 3/8” HT chain

  Stand up chain locker

  Fresh water wash down on fore deck

  Two deck storage lockers on either side of chain locker

  Stainless steel fender racks

  Docking cameras on aft deck

  Flood lights on aft deck

   

  
  Boat Deck

  Folie Deux’s boat deck is accessed from the skylounge, or via a ladder from the aft deck. Here is ample room for the tender, and any other cruising gear such as kayaks and bikes, should you wish to add them.

  2,000 lb Steelhead davit with power rotation

  15' Boston Whaler - a superb tender for fishing or serious exploring

  Garmin chartplotter with fish finder
  90 hp Yamaha outboard

  Tender console cover

  BBQ station with Gaggenau grill

  Stainless steel safety railing

  Hatch with ladder to aft deck

  Two Lifesling overboard rescue systems