HODGDON YACHTS DELIVERS A NEW CUSTOM SUPERYACHT TENDER – Hull 413
Hodgdon Yachts announces the launch and delivery of Hull 413 (413th Hodgdon hull – which is also the 3rd tender hull) of a custom limo tender for a new prominent European shipyard client.
This week HODGDON launched another of the 10.5m MPYD designed Limousine tenders, also for a prominent European shipyard project and has three more custom tenders under construction including two designed by Andrew Winch Designs.
HODGDON’S entré into the superyacht tender world came several years ago in a project led by Florida based Wright Maritime Group. HODGDON was commissioned to build a 10.5 limousine tender and slightly smaller matching open tender for a prominent European shipyard .
The success of that Michael Peters Yacht Design (Sarasota, FL) project turned heads in superyacht ports the world over. HOODGDON has developed several tender concepts ranging from 9.6m to 12.5m in the MPYD
aesthetic including an aft helm version and is currently in contract negotiation for several other tenders including from other world class designers.
Hodgdon presented last 2011 a series of artful tenders designed to please not only the discriminating owner with good taste but the crew with high standards as well. Beautifully designed, artfully styled and expertly built, these tenders are designed to maintain an aesthetic while being optimized for a particular function.
Following on the heels of two 2011 custom tenders for Y706, ( M/Y Seven Seas – Michael Peters Yacht Design), this new 10.5m custom tender delivery will be joint from a 10.5 m custom open tender for another client. The second pair of tenders are custom designs from Andrew Winch Designs (London, UK) / Hodgdon for a project at a Northern European shipyard. At 8.5m this custom limo tender features a retractable full coverage moon roof, guest head and 30 knots cruising speed from the Volvo D-6/400 power. The open tender, features a beachable ramp to facilitate guest and beach toy deployment. Both boats are slated for an early 2013 delivery.
CUSTOM MEANS CUSTOM
There are lots of opportunities to make these designs yours. Hull and Deck colors, wood trim, leather or fabric, deck treatment or a variety of custom features are “yours to choose”. Or, we start over with custom concept and create a unique and personal aesthetic. The direction is up to the clients, the expertise is Hodgdon.
HODGDON YACHTS CUSTOM LIMO TENDER KEY FEATURES / FACTS
Salon with Tinted windows, water resistant leather upholstery, a roof that raises hydraulically to allow standing headroom for ease of boarding or generous open air ventilation and visibility and of course air
conditioning.
Retractable windows and lift up hatches to allow boarding from either side
Separate and dedicated crew areas
Over 15,000 person hours including all of the unique and one off custom details and exceptional quality of finish
Large flat screen tv in salon
Custom designed and cast Stainless Steel fittings such as the bow / stem chock piece and the custom stainless steel anchor shaped to fit and recessed in the bow
Custom stainless steel and compound curved glass windshield
Custom stainless and teak boarding steps (machine screws were custom ground and polished to make treads)
Custom stainless steel rub rail detail
Exceptionally well running hull form
Built to a quality level to compliment the quality of the mother
First class electronics, of icom vhf, furuno chart plotter/gps etc.
