BOATS

BOAT TESTS

Cheoy Lee 68 Serenity

By Photos by Billy Black Capt. Patrick Sciacca

Boat Tests

SPECIFICATIONS

Builder: Cheoy Lee

Model: 68 Serenity

Model Year: 2009

Boat Type: Trawler

Cabins 1 Master, 3/guest

LOA: 68'0"

Beam: 18'0"

Draft: 5'3"

Weight: 116,000 lbs.

Standard Power: 2/330-hp John Deere diesels

Optional Power: 2/315-mhp Caterpillar C7 diesel inboards

Fuel Capacity: 2,350 gallons

Water Capacity: 600 gallons

STANDARD EQUIPMENT

Teleflex Hynautic hydraulic steering
ZF single-lever electronic controls
2/20-kW Kohler gensets
Naiad stabilizers
Glendinning Cablemaster
4/Headhunter MSDs
2/Maxwell windlasses
Stidd helm seats (pilothouse and flying bridge)
Nautical Structures 1,500-lb. davit
Corian countertops
GE Profile cooktop, Monogram convection oven
Sub-Zero stand-up-style refrigerator
2/Sub-Zero drawer-type freezers w/ ice maker
Sharp TVs in saloon and staterooms
Marine Air A/C
Kenmore stacked washer/dryer

OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT

Furuno RD-30, NavNet system
Icom VHF 604
Simrad AP26 autopilot
watermaker
Ritchie 5" compass
ZF remote plug-in for electronic engine controls
telephone/intercom system
flying-bridge barbecue
Nautica tender
soft goods dcor including Roman shades, headboards, bed treatments
chairs and stools
LED interior and exterior lighting
100-amp shore-power system w/ 25kVA isolation transformer

This article originally appeared in the March 2009 issue of Power & Motoryacht magazine.