Low profile, seaworthy appearance, high bow, flawless exterior craftsmanship, superb joinery and proper equipment selection are always the initial feelings as you board any Marlow Explorer. Passageways are wide and bulwarks high and safe.  Gracie provides all that and then some, as well as a very functional layout and warm, spacious interior.

All interior living spaces are teak trimmed, with teak and holly cabin soles, quiet chilled water air-conditioning and reverse cycle heat. The wood is sealed with satin-finish two-part varnishes which only require an occasional wipe down with a dust cloth. The upholstery is Ultra leather or high-end cloth and several layers of variable density foam.  The lockers are cedar-lined and lighted.  Wherever there is a nook, cranny or unused space, the Marlow factory has found a way to turn it into a locker, drawer or storage bin.  No potential storage volume is wasted anywhere aboard this vessel.

The engine room has standing headroom and has been designed to allow very good access to all equipment. Placing fuel tanks forward of the engine room allows the full beam to be used for upgraded equipment placement.  Attention to detail enables key maintenance access, which leads to proper adherence to maintenance cycles which yields maximum operational time (rather than being stuck in port for repairs to equipment which had been ignored) and therefore increased resale value.  The twin sea chests provide all sea water to the engine room through redundant sea chests that are cross plumbed, a much-improved safety factor over most boats built with ubiquitous inlets wherever it suits the builder with little to no regard to functional serviceability.  Commercial and military vessels often use sea chests for the same reasons.  Two 32 KW Kohler generators in custom sound boxes provide redundant electrical power at sea (each generator will independently carry the entire vessel electrical load).  The dual, redundant and supplementary chilled water chillers and the start/finish of the circulating cold/hot water closed loop are here in the sound insulated machinery area keeping unwelcomed noises from waking guests in the middle of the night.  The Naiad stabilizer hydraulics as well as robust hydraulics for the bow and stern thrusters and windlass are located here.  On the forward bulkhead is the simplest of fuel management systems.  Due to tank location (at the vessels center of gravity), no fuel management is necessary for trim or ballast, allowing all supply and return valves to remain open unless equipment isolation is desired.  Fuel levels can be check with the most reliable system available, sight tubes. Aft are the Seatorq oil filled shaft systems for each shaft which greatly reduce friction, increase overall performance and reduce vibration contributing to the Marlow Explorers reputation for a “smooth ride.”  Exceptional sound isolation of this compartment and the additional sound isolation provided by two bulkheads and 3900 gallons of fuel tankage as additional insulation, enable normal conversations to take place in the salon and the master stateroom while operating at the 29-knot full speed.  Stainless steel engine beds atop carbon fiber stringers support the engines on soft motor mounts that reduce vibrations transmitted to the boat from the engine. The thrust plate absorbs the forward thrust and transmit it smoothly to the hull through the carbon fiber stringers.  An upgraded spotzero water maker system with spot free wash down is one of many desirable upgrades selected by the owner and his captain during the build.

A separate pump room is located below the forward berthing compartment with access from the companionway. This space contains the fresh water and drinking water filters (to remove particulates, taste and odors) and pumps, redundant water pump and water distribution manifold.  The water maker output connects to the separate drinking water and fresh water systems here.

• Twin Caterpillar C32 ACERT 1800 HP engines (100 hours)

• Two 32 KW Kohler generators in custom sound shields (50 hours)

• Yacht Controller

• 2200 series Dometic Seaxchange XTC Watermaker with Spot Zero water filtration and reverse osmosis system.

• 2x 4000-watt Outback inverter and charger

• Centaur 24 volt 60 Amp Charger

• Centaur 12 volt 40 Amp Charger

• Two Charles Marine 24 KVA ISO Transformers

• Upgraded 50 HP full Hydraulic Naiad Bow and Stern thrusters. Each with controls at helm, aft deck, and remote stations.

• 2 Forward and 2 Aft 100 Amp Shore Power inlets- All with Glendenning Cable masters

• Backlighted electrical Panels

• Carbon Monoxide detectors in all berthing spaces

• Seatorq oil filled shaft system with thrust plate

•  Soft Motor Mounts

• Two Cross-Connected Sea Chest Sea Water Intakes with cleanouts

• Drypoint Demister air Intake System

• FRP Fuel Tank (3900 gallons) with sump and cleanout

• Fuel Manifold and proprietary Sight Gauge

• Dual Racor fuel filters with pressure gages for each engine and generator

• Fire Suppressant System

• Engine Room Lead/Foam Sound and Heat Insulation System

• Spot Zero Watermaker and Spot Zero Spot Free Wash-down

• Heavy Duty (3700 GPH) bilge pumps and high-water alarm

• 4 220V High Volume Engine Room Blowers

• Color coded Piping

• Polished Stainless-Steel Engine beds with carbon fiber stringers

• Gel coated bilges

• Oil change system

• LED Engine Room Lighting.

• Common Drainage System from Bow to Stern collects deck drain, scupper and sump discharges

• Underwater Exhaust

• 50-gallon Hot water supply- 3 SS Tanks

• Gray Water (235 gallon) and Black Water (235 gallon) holding tanks with dockside and at sea discharge controls

• Fresh Water 600 gallons

Four 17-inch Garmin touch screen displays with radar, navigation, on-board cameras, weather and depth. Gracie has a very user-friendly Garmin electronics system with the following capabilities

• 12 KW, 6-foot array 72-mile radar

• 4 KW, 4-foot array 24-mile radar

• Full Garmin electronics package with Simrad Autopilot and Yacht Controller

• Four 17” Garmin touch screen displays with fixed remote control operation

• Garmin GPSMAP 8530 Black Box Processor

• Garmin Marine WiFi adapter kit

• Garmin GSD-24 Digital Black Box Sounder

• Simrad AP70 Systems Pack with RC42 Rate Compass and Accu-Steer: HRP-100 Hydraulic Pump

• Speed Depth and Wind independent displays

• 2x ICOM M604 VHF with hailer horn

• Garmin AIS-600

• Garmin GXM52 XM Satellite WX Antenna

• KVH Tracvision HD7 SAT TV

• Majestic HDTV Air Broadcast Antenna

• Linksys Wireless router with Netgear WiFi extender

• Geosat Rogue wave ethernet with 30” WiFi Antenna

• Ericsson W35 3G Fixed Wireless Terminal with 30” Global Cell Antenna

• KVH Complete Tracphone v3IP system with V7 dome and Uniden Cordless Phone with SmartUPS

• Garmin Marine Cameras 3 in engine room, 2 aft deck and 1 in the salon with multi-function control

• Bose Entertainment system in Salon

• Twin Lewmar vertical anchor windlasses

• 2x Anchors Plow and Bruce

• Chain anchor rode

• Massive foredeck cleats and hawse pipes

•  Fenders              

•  Dock lines           

•  Life raft

•  Life Preservers

•  Lower Windshield and Command Bridge windshield covers

•  Retractable Heavy Duty Stainless steel and teak swim ladder

• Underwater Lighting

• Custom CNC cut Nibral “S” class propellers

• Aquamet 22 Shafts, housed inside Velocijet strut keels

• Stainless Steel rudders

The full beam master stateroom takes great advantage of the warm and open feeling. The king size bed is on centerline with abundant drawer storage and hanging lockers to port and starboard.  Also to port is a vanity and to starboard is a well-proportioned seating area with built in storage.  Additional storage is located in drawers beneath the bed and in the deck below.  Shoji screens to port and starboard permit light to enter the stateroom while providing privacy in marinas. Aft on both sides are light and airy his and hers heads with a very large common shower.  Granite counter tops, Grohe fixtures, Vacuflush toilets and custom granite floors with stainless steel grout are but a few of the luxuries in the heads.

Full-size GE washer and dryer are located conveniently in the companionway forward of the Master stateroom.