This boat rides on top of the water not in the water. An ingenious design for speed and fuel economy. Designed by naval architect Tom Fexas. Only 65 Midnight Lace ever built
Vessel Name: 1986 Cheoy Lee 65 Midnight Lace
Builder: CHEOY LEE
Model: 65 Midnight Lace
Model Year: 1986
Year Built: 1986
Category: Motor Yacht
Country: United States
MLS #: 260843
Heads: 2
Staterooms: 2
Length: 65.4166 (19.94m)
Draft: 4' (1.19m)
Beam: 18' 9" (5.72m)
Cruise Speed: 22 Knots
Max Speed: 32 Knots
Water Capacity: 400 Gal
Manufacturer: MAN
Model: V-12
Engine Hours: 878
Engine Type: Inboard
Fuel Type: Diesel
Horsepower: 1000
Manufacturer: MAN
Model: V-12
Engine Hours: 817
Engine Type: Inboard
Fuel Type: Diesel
Horsepower: 1000
The long, lean smuggler’s look is what was accomplished by her designer, with an updated twist. Designed by Tom Fexas, a naval architect, the Midnight Lace was inspired by the slippery old hulls that were developed during the age of the rumrunner. The current trend at that time in production boat building had been toward beamy boats which is simply what the market demanded.
With the demand being large interior accommodations, the beamy boats were trending to keep up with the market, and this meant more power required to push through the water. That translated into bigger more costly engines for planing hulls, and higher fuel consumption at planing speeds. The design of the Midnight Lace dates back to WWII when designers were taught much about getting speed out of available horsepower.
Lightweight, this hull design was built with Airex core material as the matrix with added extra layers of glass reinforcement in all the stress locations, instead of a beamy production boat with all its extra structural material and heavy machinery needed for more power to push thereby adding more weight.
The Midnight Lace gets up and sets herself at her modest 2 degree running angle at about 11 knots with a hull design concept that involves rounded chines including the bottom edge of the transom being faired round to reduce drag that would otherwise occur at speeds where chines and transom are still immersed.Her low profile and light superstructure creates lower initial stability which results in a long, slower, more gentle roll period than that of other beamy boats.
Because of her long, clean running attitude, she is styled to reduce windage with all forward facing surfaces on the superstructure raked aft, and the windshield, molding, trim all keeping within the principles of aerodynamic feel and flow making her a piece of art afloat.
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- Cruise speed 22 knots which requires only 50% of both engines RPM
- Top speed 32 knots
- Fuel Consumption is 1 gallon per nautical mile
- Owner just spent $100,000 in restoration work October 2019
- Twin MAN Diesels V-12 1000 hp Original engines 878 hours
- No moisture in hull. Oct 2019
- Hull was glass beaded Oct 2019
- 3 coats of barrier coat and 3 coats of bottom paint done Oct. 2019
- Entire boat painted 2019
- New Air Conditioning / Heating Units
- New Toilets
- New Carpet
- New Holding Tank
- Electronics
- Planing Modified V Hull with Flat Bottom, Hard Chines and Flared Bow
- Folding Mast at the top is hinged which will lower the bridge clearance from 18' 10" to 15' 7" when lowered.
