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Northern Marine hits a game winner with the semi-custom, 151-foot After Eight.
by Mark T. Masciarotte
photography by Stephen Cridland
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11/01/2007
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"For once in my career, I was given a category and asked to
develop a vessel that would fit that category and given a free hand, in many
cases, to do what I felt would be right to fit that at a reasonable budget. So,
instead of [a specific] buyer, I was dealing with the entire cross section of
potential clients that would be interested in this type of boat.
After Eight’s interior
styling pays homage to the classic work of early twentieth century architect
Edward Lutyens. (Click images to enlarge)
"I [talked] to many different customers I worked with in the
past…took all their feedback and tried to analyze where the strengths and
weaknesses are of many of the designs, then asked myself, first and foremost,
‘What are the most recurring things that people are always asking for? Could I
incorporate those things into this boat and still retain the freshness and maybe
the younger lifestyle appeal that I feel is coming down the pike, so the boat
doesn’t date in two years or look passé at next season’s boat show?’
"You know, I’ve never known a client who didn’t ask for
more; a boat that wasn’t asked to be longer, wider, bigger. So I tried to start
with the largest possible volume under 500 gross tons.
"After all," Barnett concluded, "space is
luxury."
 The arrangement is one that is not uncommon in boats of this
size for a very simple reason: It is eminently workable for both private use and
for charter. The difference is that on this boat there is simply a lot more room
in many of the spaces throughout the accommodations. (Click image to enlarge)
Kehoe noted that it was the generous spaces that attracted his
client, an elderly Canadian businessman who was immediately impressed by the
boat’s wide passageways, doorways and, most important, the elevator.
"The other thing was the interior. It didn’t have high-gloss
lacquer, and it just suited [him and his family] to a T."
Barnett, who with his lead design project manager, Erica
Lichty, already had chosen most of the items for final outfitting before the
owner became involved, concurred.
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