Enclosed Yachts
Manufacturers of enclosed Yachts
The brand Absolute Yachts produces expedition yachts and trawlers and semi-displacement yachts. There are 15 models currently in production ranging from 14 to 23 meters. The current model range includes 3 lines: Coupé, Flybridge and Navetta. We invite you to explore all current and older models from Absolute Yachts and contact us for sales and pricing information.
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The brand Azimut Yachts produces flybridge yachts, semi-displacement yachts and is also active in the superyacht market. There are 36 models currently in production ranging from 10 to 39 meters. The current model range includes 7 lines: Atlantis, Fly, Grande, Magellano, S, Seadeck and Verve. We invite you to explore all current and older models from Azimut Yachts and contact us for sales and pricing information.
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The brand Bavaria Yachts produces aft cockpit sailboats and semi-enclosed yachts. There are 27 models currently in production ranging from 9 to 18 meters. The current model range includes 8 lines: C-Line, Cruiser Line, R-Line, S-Line, SR-Line, Vida Line, Virtess Line and Vision Line. We invite you to explore all current and older models from Bavaria Yachts and contact us for sales and pricing information.
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The brand Beneteau Yachts produces aft cockpit sailboats and outboard boats. There are 45 models currently in production ranging from 4 to 19 meters. The current model range includes 8 lines: Antares, First, First SE, Flyer, Gran Turismo, Oceanis, Oceanis yacht and Swift Trawler. We invite you to explore all current and older models from Beneteau Yachts and contact us for sales and pricing information.
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The brand Burger Boat produces aluminum yachts, motor superyachts and is also active in the superyacht market. There are 11 models currently in production ranging from 15 to 66 meters. We invite you to explore all current and older models from Burger Boat and contact us for sales and pricing information.
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The brand Canados produces motor superyachts, semi-displacement yachts and is also active in the superyacht market. There are 21 models currently in production ranging from 13 to 44 meters. The current model range includes 3 lines: Canados, Gladiator and Oceanic. We invite you to explore all current and older models from Canados and contact us for sales and pricing information.
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The brand Contest Yachts produces aft cockpit sailboats, luxury sailing yachts and is also active in the superyacht market. There are 14 models currently in production ranging from 12 to 26 meters. The current model range includes 2 lines: Motor and Sailing. We invite you to explore all current and older models from Contest Yachts and contact us for sales and pricing information.
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The brand De Alm produces displacement yachts and steel yachts. There are 28 models currently in production ranging from 7 to 30 meters. The current model range includes 7 lines: Alm Skipper Jacht, Almclassic, Almkotter, Almsloep, Almtrawler, Delfino and Grand Voyager. We invite you to explore all current and older models from De Alm and contact us for sales and pricing information.
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The brand Elling Yachts produces enclosed yachts, semi-displacement yachts and is also active in the superyacht market. There are 3 models currently in production ranging from 13 to 20 meters. We invite you to explore all current and older models from Elling Yachts and contact us for sales and pricing information.
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The brand Fairline Yachts produces flybridge yachts, semi-enclosed yachts and is also active in the superyacht market. There are 11 models currently in production ranging from 9 to 21 meters. The current model range includes 4 lines: F-Line, Phantom, Squadron and Targa. We invite you to explore all current and older models from Fairline Yachts and contact us for sales and pricing information.
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The brand Galeon Yachts produces enclosed yachts, flybridge yachts and is also active in the superyacht market. There are 29 models currently in production ranging from 9 to 26 meters. The current model range includes 5 lines: Flybridge, GTO, Hardtop, Skydeck and Sport Cruiser. We invite you to explore all current and older models from Galeon Yachts and contact us for sales and pricing information.
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The brand Grand Banks produces lobster boats and gozzo boats and semi-displacement yachts. There are 5 models currently in production ranging from 14 to 27 meters. We invite you to explore all current and older models from Grand Banks and contact us for sales and pricing information.
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Selling Brokers Enclosed Yachts
Category Description
A fully enclosed yacht is a boat with an enclosed saloon and single-level living quarters below deck. Put a bridge deck on its top and you get a sportbridge yacht. Extending the bridge deck above the cockpit gives you a flybridge yacht.
Any addition to the superstructure makes the boat heavier (and more expensive), so enclosed yachts are a priori faster than flybridge yachts. The trade-off is less space for recreation and the lack of a high helm post with good visibility.
Enclosed yachts not only perform well but also look good with their sleek, streamlined profiles. They have much more to do with automotive design than multi-storey flybridge yachts. If you are a fan of fast luxury cars, you will probably love a yacht with a hardtop and enclosed saloon, which is sometimes referred to as a sedan yacht.
itBoat has a wide choice of new and used hardtop motor yachts for sale, we invite you to explore them and contact us for more details.
How are enclosed motor yachts built?
After the first design sketches, naval architects build a computer model to see if it works in practice, often building a small-scale model to be tested in a test pool. The most common material for building a hardtop yacht is composite. Composite hulls are easy to build and can be formed in complex shapes. Plastic boats are practical as they don't rust or corrode, although they still require regular cleaning and repainting.
The modern process of building a composite boat hull follows the principle of a sandwich. First, the mold is sprayed with gelcoat, then a layer of fiber mats is laid down. The fiber mats are vacuum-infused with resin and laminated. Then comes the core foam material and another layer of fibers, and so on.
What types of engines are used on enclosed yachts?
There are all kinds of engine and drivetrain options for hardtop boats. Diesel engines are the most common choice for all yacht sizes and types because of their ease of maintenance, fuel efficiency, and good fuel range. Gas engines have great high-speed performance, but the trade-off is high fuel consumption and poor range, so this is mostly the option for smaller speedboats and offshore racers.
As for propulsion systems on hardtop yachts, shaft drives are most common on anything larger than 20 meters. Smaller boats can have pod drives, usually paired with joystick control for easy handling. Large sport yachts can be powered with Arneson surface drives or waterjet drives.