A custom 70-footer shaped around experienced owners
The Hunt 70 measures 70 feet 9 inches overall, or about 21.6 metres, with a 19-foot 10-inch beam and a 5-foot 5-inch draft. Lyman-Morse says the project grew from the owners’ experience aboard yachts of a similar size and their detailed understanding of how they wanted to cruise.
Ray Hunt Design and the Lyman-Morse team developed the yacht around capability, practicality and comfort rather than treating it as a conventional production model. The half-load displacement is listed at 108,000 pounds, reflecting the substantial structure and systems expected from a long-range custom motor yacht.
The aft deck is designed as a working expedition platform
A major feature is the expansive aft working deck, which Lyman-Morse says is engineered to carry a 4.7-metre RIB, an aluminium skiff, kayaks and even an occasional golf cart. Twin cranes on port and starboard are intended to simplify launching and retrieving that equipment during extended cruising.
This arrangement gives the owners a flexible area that can support tenders, watersports equipment and shore-going gear rather than dedicating the entire stern to fixed lounging furniture. For a 21.6-metre yacht, that emphasis on carrying capacity makes the deck plan notably different from many luxury cruisers of comparable length.
Accommodation supports extended liveaboard cruising
Below deck, the yacht has a full-beam owner’s suite and a spacious forward VIP stateroom, while convertible berths opposite the lower galley can accommodate additional guests. The owner’s cabin includes separate his-and-hers heads, giving the principal accommodation a level of privacy more typical of larger yachts.
Lyman-Morse also specifies a large galley with twin refrigerator-freezers, a walk-in pantry and a dumbwaiter serving the deckhouse. Extensive storage throughout the yacht is intended to support longer periods away from home ports, while the layout keeps provisioning and entertaining functions practical for an owner-led cruising programme.
Caterpillar power targets mid-20-knot cruising
Power comes from twin 1,136-horsepower Caterpillar C18 diesels coupled to Twin Disc MGX-5136RV remote-mounted V-drives. The yard publishes an estimated maximum speed of 28.5 knots and a cruising speed of 25 to 26 knots, supported by 2,465 US gallons of fuel capacity.
Lyman-Morse says construction, systems integration, metal fabrication, precision joinery and final commissioning are handled through its vertically integrated facilities in and around Thomaston, Maine. The yard currently anticipates a Spring 2028 launch, making the Hunt 70 a significant custom project now moving through its construction programme.
Official sources: www.lymanmorse.com.
