Basic Information
- Builder:
- VIKING
- Category:
- Sport Fisherman
- Sub Category:
- Convertible
- Model Year:
- 2006
- Year Built:
- 2006
- Country:
- United States
- Vessel Top:
- Open
Dimensions
- LOA:
- 68' 0" (20.73m)
- Beam:
- 19' 4" (5.89m)
- Max Draft:
- 5' 5" (1.65m)
Speed, Capacities and Weight
- Water Capacity:
- 355 Gallons
- Holding Tank:
- 200 Gallons
- Fuel Capacity:
- 2375 Gallons
Accommodations
- Sleeps:
- 8
- Total Heads:
- 4
Hull and Deck Information
- Hull Material:
- Fiberglass
- Deck Material:
- Fiberglass
- Hull Configuration:
- Modified Deep Vee
Engine Information
- Engines:
- 2
- Manufacturer:
- MTU
- Model:
- 16V2000 M93
- Engine Type:
- Inboard
- Fuel Type:
- Diesel
Overview
HIGH TIDE was built for a multi-repeat Viking owner and was used for three months as a dealer demo so her outfitting and equipment are top tier. Her next two owners spared no expense with captain/crew and servicing keeping her in Palm Beach condition. The current owner has only used her less than 250 hours in this last year after he upgraded her with new A/V, new mezzanine cushions, Bimini awning, new interior carpet and soft goods. This 68’ has the four stateroom arrangement with queen berth forward. Mechanical systems underwent W-4 borescope and inspection of the main engines, servicing of gensets, etc. High Tide is a turn key offering.
Salon
• Upgraded sofa ultra leather with two square storage arms
• Bar stools with teak base and Maple colored fabric cushion
• Kenmore clear icemaker, clear type concealed in teak cabinetry behind door
• Full canvas carpet runner
• Cocktail table, teak with high gloss finish
• Overhead lights wit dimmer switches
• 42" Pop-up TV
• Teak valances
• Larger, wider forward end of entertainment center
• Majilite headline, natural color, 1/8" foam and tricot backing
• Teak cabinetry with drawers and bottle stroage
• Crescent shaped lounge with rod storage underneath
• Remote panel for water maker at raised electric panel
• Gold trip for all interior lights
• Amtico Cherry Tick finish flooring at salon entrance with teak trim
• Upgraded Bose LS48 entertainment system
• Gold brass vinar cover plates for switches and receptacles throughout
• Fabric Lambrequins with teak frame
• Hunter Douglas silhouette blinds
• Main electrical service panel, AC/DC, back-lit and raised to eye level for easier viewing
• Sliding electric salon door
• Stereo speakers, multi-directional, mid/high range with powered sub-woofer for base with volume control
Galley
• Amtico teak flooring, Cherry Tick finish
• Granite countertops, Imperial Gold
• Trash compactor
• Gaggenau oven
• Microwave/convection oven
• Sub-Zero large capacity deep-drawer under counter refrigerator with freezer with varnished teak faces, (2) refrigerator units and (1) freezer unit
• Storage cabinets and drawers in lower galley, varnished teak doors and faces with stowage for utensils and other items
• Teak dinette table with teak pedestal and teak base
• Custom radius on galley countertop
• Custom squared-off dinette and salon sofa for accommodating more in dinette and aft-facing ability in salon sofa
• Stainless steel sink
• Storage cabinets in upper galley, varnished teak doors with teak faced deep, pull-out drawers with aircraft style slides for smooth movement and latches to keep drawers in place while underway
Dinette
• Dinette settee with removable cushions and storage room underneath
• Teak dinette table with high gloss finish with single pedestal, thru-bolted
• Hunter Douglas silhouette blinds
• Overhead Halogen lights with dimmer and fluorescent lighting
Master Stateroom
• Nightstands with teak tops at forward and aft ends of bed
• King size bed with upgraded mattress to System III Innerspring
• Aft hanging locker with doors mirrored in place of teak to add further depth to the room
• Electric safe built-in below master bed, lift-top
• Reading lights overhead with separate switches
• Stereo/CD/DVD player, Bose 3-2-1 with Bose speakers and sub-woofer
• Twin Maple-lined hanging closets with teak doors built into aft bulkhead
• Drawer storage under bed (2) large drawers
• King-size, walk-around athwartship bed with mattress and lift-up top with gas pistons and Maple-lined storage
• underneath
• Telephone outlet
• Samsung 40" LCD flat screen TV framed in Teak with flush-mounted into wall
Master Head
• Headhunter head system
• Gold Brass shower & head fixtures
• Mirror vanity
• Granite countertops, Venetian gold with bone sink
• Mirrored ceiling
• Vanity with teak face on lower vanity
• Custom Amtico Rosewood flooring
Companionway
• Vertical Teak strips between wall panels in companionway
• Central vacuum unit connection with accessories
• Laundry center with stackable washer and dryer (replaced 2012) behind teak door
• Storage cabinet with pull-out drawer above steps, varnished teak face
• Access to pantry forward of galley
• Awlgrip bilge areas with access hatches, snow white and lighted (on magnetic latch) for easier maintenance and cleaning
• Majilite headliner, natural color, 1/8' foam and Tricot backing
Guest Stateroom - Forward
• Queen size walk-around bed with lift-up bed top on gas pistons and maple-lined storage underneath
• Upper teak cabinets forward, lining V-berth
• Stereo speakers recessed in headliner, tied into salon stereo with volume control
• Mirror on forward bulkhead
• Large hanging locker, teak with maple lining
• Reading lights with separate switches
• Storage drawers under bed (2) large drawers
• 15" Sharp LCD flat screen TV mounted in teak panel
Guest Stateroom - Starboard
• Maple-lined hanging locker
• Reading lights recessed in headliner with separate switches
• Upper and lower berths with lift-up lower bunk top and maple-lined storage underneath
• Stereo speakers recessed in soffit tied into salon stereo with volume control
• Storage drawers located under hanging locker
Guest Head - Starboard
• Gold brass shower and head fixtures
• Teak face on lower vanity
• Granite vanity top, Imperial gold with bone sink
• Mirror backing in place or wallpaper around upper vanity cabinet
• Custom Amtico flooring, Cherry Tick finish
Crew Quarters
• Sharp 15" flat screen TV
• Hanging locker, Maple-lined
• Storage cabinets recessed in port and forward walls with lift-up mirrored doors
• Orthopedic mattress upgrade for upper and lower berths
• Stereo speakers recessed in soffit tied into salon stereo with volume control
Crew Head
• Mirror in place of wallpaper around upper vanity cabinet
• Gold brass shower and head fixtures
• Custom Amtico Cherry tick finish flooring
• Solid brass towel bars and rings
• Corian, Magna Sahara countertop with high-polish finish and bone sink
Fly Bridge
• Fiberglass helm pod
• Recessed electronics boxes
• Costa track-to-track on front and sides of enclosure
• Fresh water outlet in forward cabinet
• Overhead lighting in hardtop, 3-way LAN system
• Very desirable and accommodating center-line walk-around helm
• Flybridge installed without exposed fasteners
• Drip dry foam cushions in place of standard
• DDEC Trolling valves
• ICOM 602 VHF Radio
• Custom Release Marine control handles with bow thruster buttons in handle
• Removable flybridge jump seat backrests on both port and starboard
• Release Marine polished stainless control handles
• Moritz Safety monitoring systems with audible and visible alarms
• Recessed electronics box in console for custom electronics package that is easily viewable and protected from the elements by acrylic fitted lid with gasket and stainless steel gas pistons
• Starboard locker aft facing with storage inside
• (2) Trumpet style air horns
• (3) Helm chairs in line, all Release Marine
• Drilled and taped electronics box lids for gas springs in place of standard thru-bolts
• 3-Position switch for overhead lights in hardtop
• Cushion for seating on forward helm freezer
• Fuel gauge located in cabinet at console
• Power assist steering with steering junction back under helm for future stations/autopilot
• Recessed radio boxes, large radio box on port and starboard side of console with switch panel inside
• Refrigerated top-loading chill box at forward end of bridge for keeping drinks and snacks accessible from the bridge; also has freezer capabilities on dual thermostat
Tower
• Tower console with helm pod and single lever controls, recessed electronics box and pedestal base
• Furuno RD30 digital depth/temp
• Northstar Navionics 6000i Chart plotter
• Radar pod
• Molded standing platform with coupler box on platform
• Electric teaser reels
• Wash-down water in tower
• EZ2CY 3-Sided aft edge helm enclosure
• Air vents in forward top panel of enclosure
• Electric fold-down instrument box in hardtop
• ICOM HM127 VHF Second station remote
• Tri-color hardtop lights (blue, white & red)
• Tower sunshade
• Electronic controls and steering, MTU common rail engines
• 43' Pipewelder’s outrigger
• Pipewelder's center rigger
• Navigation lights
• Instrument box electric fold-down
• (3) Clearing rod holders with new style flange in tower legs
Communication and Navigational Equipment
• Furuno radar with 8' array
• Furuno 15" color LCD monitor
• Furuno color video sounder
• Furuno Converter
• Furuno Autopilot
• Northstar 972 GPS chart plotter system
• Northstar Navionics 6000i chart plotter
• ICOM 802 SSB with tuner
• Panasonic 4-line cordless phone system
• KVH High-Definition converter
• Direct TV HD SAT receiver
• XM Professional marine system aux input to Poly Planar stereo amplifier 4-channel
• Furuno RD30 digital depth display
• Furuno depth transducer
• (2) ICOM 602 VHF radios
• Polyplan CD player/FM stereo
• 4-Channel amplifier
• (2) Infinity 3-way speakers
• KVH Trac 252 Inmarsat SAT phone
• KVH 18" Satellite TV dish
• ACR 24V spotlight
Deck Equipment
• Freshwater wash down at bow inside anchor locker
• Recessed trim tab covers
• Lewmar V4SS windlass with 15' chain and 600' rope
• Bow pulpit with anchor shoot
• Custom 4-station bow rail
• ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT
• Charles Auto Phase C-Power shore power transformer
• 110V Outlet in engine room on aft bulkhead
• Anchor light/navigation lights
• Batteries, (3) independent 24V banks mounted in fiberglass storage boxes, maintenance free
• (3) Battery chargers with thermal cutoff and switching system for complete integration
• Battery distribution panel with battery cut-off and charging system breakers
• Glendinning CableMaster (2) with 3-wire grounded cord
• Phone cable is CAT-5 to accommodate current data phone systems
• Receptacles, 120V duplex with GFI throughout
• Sub-Panel in forward utility room with water tank gauge, alarm and monitoring system
• (2) Onan Generators, diesel; 26.5 Kw and KW EQD (Electronic Quiet Diesel) Series, user friendly with electronic governing, allowing voltage and electronic frequency control (3200 hours, 8/2014)
• 24V DC Ship's service throughout
• Charles Power Master, shore power cord combiner, 100 Amps
• 24/12V Power supply with breakers on flybridge for future electronics
• Battery parallel system for main engines and generator start
• Bonded electrical system with ground plate
• Color-coded, labeled and numbered wiring system with corresponding drawings
Electrical Equipment
- Charles Auto Phase C-Power shore power transformer
- 110V Outlet in engine room on aft bulkhead
- Anchor light/navigation lights
- Batteries, (3) independent 24V banks mounted in fiberglass storage boxes, maintenance free
- (3) Battery chargers with thermal cutoff and switching system for complete integration
- Battery distribution panel with battery cut-off and charging system breakers
- Glendinning CableMaster (2) with 3-wire grounded cord
- Phone cable is CAT-5 to accommodate current data phone systems
- Receptacles, 120V duplex with GFI throughout
- Sub-Panel in forward utility room with water tank gauge, alarm and monitoring system
- (2) Onan Generators, diesel; 26.5 Kw and KW EQD (Electronic Quiet Diesel) Series, user friendly with electronic governing, allowing voltage and electronic frequency control (3200 hours, 8/2014)
- 24V DC Ship's service throughout
- Charles Power Master, shore power cord combiner, 100 Amps
- 24/12V Power supply with breakers on flybridge for future electronics
- Battery parallel system for main engines and generator start
- Bonded electrical system with ground plate
- Color-coded, labeled and numbered wiring system with corresponding drawings
Cockpit
• Mezzanine cockpit
• Transom with steps
• Eskimo ice machine plumbed to in-deck well
• Live well in cockpit sole
• Y-Valve for fresh and saltwater wash-downs
• Storage lockers port & starboard below gunwales
• Ice machine with discharge into cockpit sole box
• Cable TV and telephone connections located in cabinet under starboard forward gunwale and wired to a home run
• Cabinets with storage for gaffs and/or other accessories under port and starboard gunwale
• Electric sliding salon door, molded fiberglass with frameless window and teak interior
• Extended flybridge overhang for shade
• Observation Mezzanine with starboard aft facing lounge seating with vinyl covered cushions, hinged seat with storage under lounge area
• Tee in dockside water manifold to fill water tank from cockpit
• Oil exchange system plumbed to dockside insert for easy change
• Deleted handrails from cockpit wing haunches for cleaner look
• Lift up transom combing gate
• Cockpit speakers controlled by flybridge stereo – upgraded speakers to Bose 151
• Awl-gripped Lazarette
• Dockside electric connection (2) 50 Amp/220V electric retractable Glendinning CableMaster in port and starboard cabinets under gunwales
• Dockside water connection with pressure reducing valve in port or starboard cabinet under gunwale
• Indirect rope lighting underneath the coaming
• Rounded cockpit coaming for comfort
• Custom teak cockpit deck, Mezzanine and coaming boards
Hull
• DC Bow Thruster
• Custom non-metallic boot stripe
• Additional fuel tank forward for a total of 3 tanks
• Custom Fighting Lady Yellow hull color
• (4) Underwater lights
• Molded fiberglass in thru hulls
• Fiberglass tank vents in place of metal
• Underwater exhaust system
• Bottom paint, Viking Blue (light blue) – 4/2014
Mechanical Equipment and Engine Room
• Fuel Transfer System, 24V DC pump
• Fuel/water separator filters for main engines and generator, "dual" filters for main engines. Glass bowl type, top-loading for convenient replacing-painted Snow White Awlgrip
• Structural steel engine beds mounted to isolate torque and vibration/engine noise and ensure drive-train alignment
• Exhaust surge tubes have been awl-gripped before installation
• Engine upgrade to MTU 16V2000/M93 2400 H.P.
• Main engines - 4100
• Head Hunter head system upgrade
• All pumps in engine room are painted Snow White for cleaner look
• Air conditioning, direct expansion zoned with reverse cycle heat for complete climate control throughout the interior and with individual temperature controls for stateroom and salon
• Delta-T engine room ventilation systems with supply and discharge fans for proper fresh air supply and water intrusion suppression
• Dual stage 110V A/C freshwater pump with cockpit dock supply inlet with pressure reducing valve
• Engine room entrance package consisting of gauges for digital tachometer, engine water temperature, engine oil pressure, engine room mounted engine start and stop switches for easier viewing and accessibility
• All pumps in engine room are painted Snow White for a cleaner look
• (2) Generators
• External sea strainers from main engine pick-ups
• Fire suppression system, automatically or manually operated and tied into main engine and generator ignition systems with override
• Fuel and oil lines, flexible steel reinforced USCG approved, aircraft type
• Hour meters on main engines and generator, internal sea strainers for generator, air conditioning and all other sea water pickups
• Nibral propellers, veen
• Shafts – (2) Aquamet high strength stainless steel, double taper with machine keyway and custom thrust plate at main engine couplings
• Water heater, 30 gallons, dual element, quick-recovery; electric
• Bilge pumps with additional clean-out pumps in keep area linked into monitoring system and connected to float switches for automatic and manual operation
• Fresh water supply in engine room for general maintenance and cleaning
• Fresh water manifold isolation system
• Fuel priming pumps for main engines, electric
• Remote control panel at salon electrical panel for water maker
• 1200 GPD Water maker with auto back flush
• Dual power steering pumps
• Headhunter freshwater pump
• Access door to crew's quarters
• 4-Drawer toolbox, painted white
• Gas-water separators for both generators
• Head Hunter head system upgrade
• Exhaust surge tubes have been awl-gripped before installation
2014 Refits
• New 1800 lb UMT Davit
• New LED Spreader lights
• New mezzanine cushions
• New mess/cockpit sun fly cover
• New interior carpet
• New bunk cover
• New bar stool fabric
• New galley table
• New LED salon lighting
• New salon entertainment system
• New KVH HD7 - satellite dish
• New LED TV's for staterooms and salon
• New SAT phone
• Bottom paint renewed
• Prop speed shafts and propellers
• Replace rudder bearings
• Engines surveyed and borescoped, 100 hrs ago - up to-date on all mechanical service
2019 Yard Service
Services completed in November 2019:
• Sand and paint bottom, prop speed shafts and props
• Replace shaft on port rudder
• Remove teak deck, fare and sand smooth, paint deck with non-skid
• Replace deck hatch hinges
• Misc. repairs to covering boards, remove rod holders and sand smooth
• Renew misc. hoses as necessary
• Free up engine sea cocks
• Clean misc. sea strainers
• Service both generators
• Service main engines, repair misc. oil leaks
• Re tag fire system
• Service AC systems
Remarks
HIGH TIDE was built for a multi repeat Viking owner and was used for three months as a dealer demo so her outfitting and equipment are top tier. Her next two owners spared no expense with captain/crew and servicing keeping her in Palm Beach condition. The current owner has only used her less than 250 hours in this last year after he upgraded her with new A/V, new mezzanine cushions, Bimini awning, new interior carpet and soft goods. This 68’ has the four stateroom arrangement with queen berth forward. Mechanical systems underwent W-4 borescope and inspection of the main engines, servicing of gensets, etc. High Tide is a turn key offering.