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While Cheoy Lee’s first 95-foot motor yacht was debuting at the
2005 Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show, Hull No. 2 was evolving in China.
Its California-based owner wanted to do some fishing, so with a five-foot
cockpit added on the stern, the 95 evolved to a 100-foot cockpit motor
yacht.  Designer Mike Burvenich says: "The new cockpit is eight feet
along the centerline, from the old transom to the new one. There’s plenty of
room for a fighting chair." (Click image to enlarge)
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The new transom got the full fishing-friendly treatment with
twin, clear-front bait tanks on either side of the centerline and a tuna door. A
three-foot teak swim platform completes the installation. Due to the extension,
the door on the old transom became a protected at-sea entry to the crew
quarters. Burvenich then converted the crew entry doorway on the main deck to a
dayhead with a shower. Working with a hull that Burvenich says has "superior planing
ability," adding five feet of waterline produced an additional half knot of
top-end speed. (Click image to enlarge)Underwater lights were ordered, but the owner wanted them to
encircle the boat—a different approach from the usual amidships-to-stern
installation. The request created an engineering challenge at the bow, but it
was worth it. "At night it looks like the yacht is floating on a halo,"
Burvenich says.  The interior layout retains the hallmarks of the base model
including a mid-level lounge, an enclosed flybridge pilothouse and a main-deck
split-level master suite. The centerline main staircase was, at the owner’s
request, curved to starboard at the top, so it exits away from the dining table.
The minor change adds a curve to the bulkhead cabinet and is in visual harmony
with the round eight-place dining table. So the tender could be stowed
longitudinally, the upper-deck overhang was extended. (Click image to enlarge)
Contact Cheoy Lee at 954-527-0999. www.cheoyleena.com
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