And that old cockpit sink? Please, how wimpy. Today’s anglers claim it just gets in the way of wiring a fish. The transom fish door no longer has a gate. Here, under the step, is a hatch which will fit one standard-sized Taylor fender. Finally, hard against the starboard side, is a freezer box of ample volume. Next over (in the salon door threshold) is a hatch which uncovers a chill box about the size of a 48-quart Igloo, and under this (in the step) is a small chamois compartment. Details! Under this is a small hatch for docklines. At the bottom is a hole into which a full-sized gaff can disappear plus a relief for the hook-end… and a keeper, too. From portside, adjacent to the flybridge ladder, is a tackle locker with plastic drawers and perforated stainless steel bottoms to keep rust/rot down to a dull roar. The mezzanine - de-rigueur on serious sportfish boats these days -does double duty as seating as well as storage. The hatch furthest aft on the centerline reveals the plumbing for the fish wells, rudder gear, nicely painted-out bilges, a Rule bilge pump, and a strikingly large emergency pump you wouldn’t want to get in the way of. In keeping with the overall tidy appearances, the shore power inlets + salt and fresh water washdowns hide behind very stylish curved, hinged doors at the foot of the mezzanine. If you look up, you’ll note the generous flybridge overhang, extending roughly five feet aft of the bulkhead. Fish boxes & livewells flank the chair and measure five feet by 18” deep as well as wide and are plumbed/drain through a mascerator. Gotta be ready! In true Hatteras fashion, the details remind you that they’ve been at this game for a while. That Pompanette International chair + rocket launcher is so fish-ready as to include a small drawer which holds a small collection of your favorite flavor of fish flags. Prior to nailing the final design, the Hatteras folks made an interior mock-up and received a lot of input for maximizing ‘flow’ and ergonomics from owners. Also particular to the GT are the engines, gears & props (ZF 2.42:1 reduction), mahogany interior, and the layout. The 2010 60 GT is now a dedicated model - no need to tick off any options boxes - and will soon be joined by 54 & 63 versions. While this hull configuration dates back to 2007, the GT model existed as a group of options. If you’ve come this far, Dear Reader, you deserve to know that the answer to the "is beauty-only-skin-deep?" and "are-all-the-guts-there?" question. No bow rails to mar that graceful bow, nor pulpit or windlass (these are options), just a teak toerail and a teak trim piece running around the flybridge in place of a feature stripe. Strakes gracefully rising up forward from the waterline as they converge at the bow while the knuckle running parallel to the waterline adds a sleek touch. The whole effect is at once traditional.
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