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Palmer Johnson’s first composite series yacht, Alter Ego, packs a lot of volume and vitality into a 123-foot raised pilothouse design.


Big Ego

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Alter Ego
Yacht Name: Alter Ego
Yacht Year: 2005
Yacht Type: Motor Yacht
Builder: Palmer Johnson
Interior Design: Nuvolari-Lenard
Draft: 6' 6" (1.98m)
LOA (Actual length): 123' (37.49m)
Displacement: 160 (half load) tons
Max Speed: 20 kts
Cruise Speed: 15 kts
Beam: 24' 6" (7.47m)
Architecture: Palmer Johnson
Hull Material: FRP composite
Superstructure Material: FRP composite
Exterior Design: Nuvolari-Lenard
Fuel Capacity: 7,500g (28,390.59L)
Water Capacity: 880g (3,331.16L)
Engines: 2x MTU 16V2000 DDEC, 1,800-hp
Generators: 2x Northern Lights, 65kW
Engine Room ventilation: Delta “T”
Air conditioning: Aqua-Air
Watermaker: Sea Recovery Aqua Whisper, 1,500 gpd
Bow thruster: Quantum, 54kW
Stabilizers: Quantum
Paint: Awlgrip, custom pearl white for hull and superstructure
Anchor windlass: 2x Maxwell VWC 6000
Black Water Treatment: Headhunter
Toilet: Tecma
Radar: Raymarine, 10kW
Autopilot: Raymarine S3G
GPS: Raymarine RS120 WAAS
Depth Finder: Raymarine DSM250
Wind Instruments: Raymarine ST290
Sat TV receiver: SeaTel 2494
Main Deck Lower Deck