Mach Schnell

  • Manufacturer

    Gunboat

  • Builder

    Jazz Marine

  • Year Built

    2005

  • Length

    62 ft

  • Price

    $2,500,000

23° 54’ 37” N, 17° 10’ 46” E

NAUTICAL MILE CRUSHER

NEW LISTING: Gunboat 62 Mach Schnell!

This incredible Gunboat 62 offers the ultimate performance in a cruising multihull. Don't miss this rare opportunity to own a prestigious and well-respected yacht. It's race-ready for the Caribbean season and brings you the ultimate boating experience!

With a legacy of excellence that has seen her race at the forefront of multihull competitions, this magnificent Gunboat is more than just a yacht; it’s a testament to an unrelenting pursuit of speed and style.

  • MAKE
    Gunboat
  • MODEL
    Gunboat 62
  • Hull Number
    6204
  • Built
    Jazz Marine, South Africa
  • LAUNCHED
    2005
  • LOA Length
    62.7ft (19.14 m)
  • BOA
    28.4ft (8.656 m)
  • Previous Names
    Ex Icon, Looking For Elvis, Elvis
  • Hull Material
    Composite (Carbon, Kevlar & E Glass)
  • Mast Length
    28m
  • Overall Mast Draft
    31.5m
  • Mast/spar Manufacturer
    Southern Spars
  • Displacement Race Trim
    33333.894 lbs (15,120 kg)
  • Draft min
    1.25m
  • Draft Max
    3.65m
  • Sail Wardrobe
    North Sails
  • Engines
    Yanmar 4JH80
  • Cruising Speed under engine
    10
  • Batteries
    Mastervolt
  • Electrical
    Czone
  • Windows
    Procurve Glass
  • Salon
    Seadek
  • Below Interior flooring
    Custom veneered teak planking
  • Salon flooring
    SeaDek
  • Designer
    Morelli & Melvin

56° 12’ 37” N, 14° 13’ 46” E

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CONSTRUCTION

Design and Structural Engineering by Morelli Melvin
Engineered Corecell closed cell core with carbon, Kevlar & E Glass skins
Carbon fiber reinforcing in all structural areas
Sacrificial false bow section
Carbon fiber shroud chain plates

LAYOUT

Aft Cockpit: Large aft cockpit with daybed, outdoor dining area, centerline seating, and dining
table to starboard with opening leaf to seat up to 8 people
Saloon: U Shaped Galley to starboard with two seating/dining areas and nav station port
forward with Seadek flooring
Starboard hull forward: Master Cabin starboard midships with a large ensuite head
Starboard hull aft: Two large twin bunks with an ensuite head aft.
Port hull forward: Large queen berth with two bunks forward with day head aft
Port hull aft: Two twins with ensuite

  • AFT COCKPIT

    Large aft cockpit with daybed, outdoor dining area, centerline seating, and dining table to starboard with opening leaf to seat up to 8 people
  • SALOON

    U Shaped Galley to starboard with two seating/dining areas and nav station port forward with Seadek flooring
  • STARBOARD HULL FORWARD

    Master Cabin starboard midships with a large ensuite head
  • Starboard hull aft

    Two large twin bunks with an ensuite head aft
  • PORT HULL FORWARD

    Large queen berth with two bunks forward with day head aft
  • PORT HULL FORWARD

    Tecma electric head, with sink.
  • PORT HULL AFT

    Two twins with ensuite

SAILS

  • Mainsail Race

    2020 | 3Di Ocean 700 | 155.14 sqm
  • Mainsail Delivery

    2020 | North UltraX Norlam | 144 sqm
  • J2

    2019 | North 3Di Endurance 760 | 73 sqm
  • R3/ Frac Reacher

    2019 | 3Di Endurance 760 | 178.21 sqm
  • R1

    Masthead Cuben |
  • A2

    2019 | Top Down Asymmetric MaxiKote MK 150P (“1.82 oz) | 398.61 sqm
  • A2

    2017 | Top Down
  • A6

    2016
  • Staysail

    2018
  • Storm Jib

    Furling 2012

EXTERIOR PAINT

  • Topsides

    Awlgrip Kingston Grey with vinyl graphics (New 2020)
  • Decks

    Snow white non-skid (New 2019)
  • Super Structure

    Matterhorn White (New 2019)
  • Antifoul

    Petit Trinidad Black (New 2023)
  • Appendages

    Underwater custom orange Vivid with Grey Durapox (New Dec 2023)

Hull & Deck

Optimized deck gear layout for racing. Clean & refined
Custom Titanium pad eyes
Custom hatch water deflectors
Lewmar hatches (New 2019)
Port Lights (New 2020)
Escape Hatches (New 2020)

STEERING

Optimized steering with:
Custom carbon and titanium upper rudder bearings
Harken sheaves
Titanium lower rudder bearings
Low-stretch Dyneema steering cables (New 2023)
External Tillers & bucket seats
Inside wheel to tiller 4:1 with disconnect
Carbon McConaughy wheel (white) (New 2023)
Flush inside hull lower daggerboard bearings (New 2023)
Carbon trays with carbon drop in vesconite upper daggerboard bearings
New custom rudder balls in upper and lower bearings (New 2023)

AFT BEAM

Traveler built externally onto the aft beam (New 2017)
Manual traveler controls for racing
Line driver push button controls for cruising
2x Harken 60 Performa dinghy and traveler winches (New 2017)

SAILING CONTROLS

Wireless remote with controls for all functionality except Cunningham
Emergency Mainsheet Dump buttons
Mainsheet In/Out Fast
Mainsheet In/Out Slow
Pushbutton Traveler control for cruising
Manual traveler control for racing
Cunningham
Mast Rotation

APPENDAGES

Straight Asymmetric Pre-Preg Daggerboards
Custom-bearing with top and bottom inserts
Contrasting depth markings on the interior board sections
(3) Optimized retractable high-aspect high modulus carbon rudder blades

MAST

28-meter Southern Spars Ultra High Modulus rotating mast (New 2016)
(1) Integral Mast jack and shim for rig tuning
(2) Single carbon spreaders
Mast painted in University black (New 2021)
(1) Custom deck stepped mast ball
(1) Fixed lazy jack system
(1) LED Lumitech Spreader Down Lights
LOPO navigational (2NM), deck, anchor & steaming lights
(1) Windex Light
(1) VHF antenna
(2) Custom extended B&G MHU
(1) Main Halyard Rigging Projects locking headboard (New 2020)
(4) KZ10 Furlers
(4) KZ Hanging locks (Staysail, FRO, Genneker) (New April 2023)
(1) internal Karver lock for the solent
(1) Karver captive drum staysail furler
(1) Internal Cunningham ram

BOOM

Prepreg Southern Spars high modulus hayrack boom
Rotating custom gooseneck
(1) Navtec Mainsheet Ram (Serviced November 2023)
(3) West Engineering external reef locks with trip lines
(3) race optimized reef points
Stack pack mainsail bag with zip attached bag
External fixed outhaul lashed to pad eye

STANDING RIGGING

Standing rigging cables were sent to Future Fibers Valencia for full service in 2021. Aero foil diamonds were sent to Valencia August 2023. All loops were replaced in November 2023.
* ECSix standing rigging with Tech10 cover over braid (Serviced Nov 2021)
* Cap Shrouds
* Diamonds (Serviced 2023)
* Custom fixed headstay with hydraulic tack adjustment

RUNNING RIGGING

Full Race optimized running rigging package
Multiple spares

WINCHES

(2) Race Harken 990 3-speed pit winches with ‘turbo’ gearing system
(2) x Harken 65-3 off-centerline pit winches with speed rings
Winch kill switches

DECK GEAR

Optimized deck layout
(4) ZS1014 carbon body with ceramic jaws
(2) Spinlock XX0812 (furling lines & running backstays)
(1) Spinlock XXC0812 (J2 Sheet)
Custom Spinlock mast base deck organizer
Custom mast ball
(3) ZS1216 Alloy bodies, ceramic jaws (Tack Lines with remote trip lines)
(4) Spinlock XCS with ceramic jaws (davit and daggerboard up/down)
(14) Hubbs custom titanium pad eyes and fasteners
(16) Standard length stanchions with (2) spare
(4) Harken 8t TTR2 (spinnaker blocks)
(2) Custom deck-mounted foot blocks with TTR Sheave
(2) forward facing Harken 75 double foot block
(2) Aft facing Harken 75 double-foot block
The pit layout can handle any rope to any winch without a lockout scenario

MECHANICAL

Yanmar 4JH80 (New 2021) 960hrs
SD60 (New 2021) 960 hrs
New engine room & sound down instillation (New 2021)
(1) Digital throttles with emergency override
(2) Analog emergency engine control backup system
(2) 12v independent lithium start batteries
(1) Fuel transfer pump
(2) Dual Racor fuel filters

WATERMAKER

Spectra Newport 1000 85 liters/hr (New Spring 2018)
Designed to keep up with full washdown after racing from empty tanks
Membranes (New Jan 2022)
WIFI remote control functionality

SOLAR

Custom grey Solbian solar panels (New 2019)
(4) Victron MMPT 250 | 60 Smart Charge solar controllers

NAVIGATION

B&G H5000
(2) Upgraded MHU wands & spare wands (Analog input for racing)
(1) 16” Zeus Glass helm
(6) Triton displays
(4) Exterior helm/tactician Triton displays
(1) GFD
(2) Primary and secondary Autopilot controls
(1) Nemesis 9” display on mast with custom racing quick switching
Broadcast B&G to iPod touches (bowman distance to mark)
Integrated WIFI
(1) B&G Halo radar (New December 2023)
(1) Zeus 9” display at the helm
(1) B&G Autopilot remote control
(1) Standalone PC & USBC low power screen
Intel Nook off 24v lin DC power supply
(1) B&G Blackbox VHF
(1) NAIS 500 SPL VHF splitter
(1) LMR Cable with VHF antenna
(1) Lopo combination navigation light (bowsprit)
(1) Richie Compass

PORT NAVIGATION STATION

*Please note some items repeated within navigation*
(1) B&G Zeus 16” Display
(1) Stand-alone PC & Display
(1) Mastervolt Easyview digital display
(1) Czone touch display
(2) Yanmar digital engine readouts
(1) Water tank solenoid fill switch
(1) Fuel transfer switch
(1) Water pump switches
(1) Shore Water solenoid fill switches
(1) Windlass switch
(1) Hydraulic sailing system on/off
(1) Navigation backlight switch
(1) B&G GFD Display
(1) Sliding drawer
(1) Bow thruster control
(1) Dual engine throttle control
Programmable Czone keypad for the navigator with controls for:
– Stereo
– Spreader Lights
– Electronics
– Courtesy Lights
– Anchor light
– A/C
– Winch
– Water heater
– Satellite
– GPS

STEREO

Fusion stereo system
Removable speakers in carbon boxes for racing
(2) JVL speakers

BOW THRUSTER

Max Power VIP150 retracting (starboard)
Lower leg (replaced in fall 2021)
6 blade props

ANCHOR & DOCKING

(1) Windlass V5 with remote control
Misc fenders
Misc mooring lines

HYDRAULICS

Harken hydraulic system
Mainsheet cylinder (full service/rebuild 2023)
Wireless mainsheet remote control
Cunningham
Mast rotation
Longeron headsail tack ram
2:1 staysail
1:1 J2 Cunningham
Push button max Cunningham release button for racing
Push button release for headsail changes

MASTERBUS & CZONE

(3) Mastervolt 5000 Watt Lithium 24v batteries (port tech space)
(1) 120v combi (getting replaced with two stand-alone inverters)
(2) Mastervolt Mass Combi Ultra 24/3500-10 Inverter
(1) Victron 24-12 stepdown (feeds Czone Bus & B&G)
(2) 110V ACOI
(9) COI
(1) Mastervolt isolation transformer

SAT COMMS

Starlink system
Pepwave Peplink (broadcasting WIFI)

SIREN REMOTE SYSTEM

Bilge Alarms
Freezer high and low temp
Fridge high and low temp
Shore power
Tank levels
Air temp
Control Czone functionality
Sliding door entry sensors

GALLEY

U Shaped galley to starboard
(1) Top-loading chest freezer (New 2020)
(1) 5 burner Ariston propane cooktop
(1) EMPAVA oven
(1) Sharp Microwave
Multiple large storage cupboards
(1) MANITOWOC SMS050A002 Ice maker

AFT COCKPIT

A two-person bench seat on centerline with large storage compartment
Large daybed area to port with large storage compartment
Outdoor dining table and seating to starboard with storage compartments

FORWARD COCKPIT

Working forward cockpit with race-optimized design layout and systems

HEADS

(4) Carbon Techma heads (2019)

AIR CONDITIONING

(6) 16000 BTU self-contained Handlers (1 per cabin & 2 saloon) (2019)

FUEL TANK

(2) 125 Gallon with fuel transfer pump

FRESH WATER

(2) 110 gallon tank
(1) 75-liter Isotherm hot water cylinders with racing water drain
(2) Shore water inlet with emergency dock solenoid safety valve
(1) Headhunter water pump port (New 2019)
(1) Jasco FlowJet water pump starboard (New 2019)

DINGHY

AB Aluminum 14 ALX (New 2019)
Yamaha 60 Outboard engine (104 hrs)
Custom stainless prop
Jack plate to raise the engine up 200mm offshore
Simrad Plotter
B&G VHF

SAFETY

(1) Manual John Buoy
(1) Ocean safety 10 man IS0960-1 liferaft (New 2018)
(1) Valise racing 8-man liferaft
Misc flares (New November 2023)
11 Mustang Harnesses with PLB, Tether, and lights
Deck Jacklines (New November 2023)

42° 54’ 37” N, 0° 10’ 46” E

Contact your broker
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Feel free to contact your broker Spike Abram for all the yacht’s details.

Office

Newport, Rhode Island, United States,

Phone

+1 203 274-0927

56° 12’ 37” N, 14° 13’ 46” E

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“Spike is a wealth of knowledge when it comes to high performance multihulls like my Gunboat 48. ”

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“Trustworthy, hardworking, and most friendly. What started in a search for a Gunboat, ended in a long-lasting friendship and relationship with the guy who sold it to us.”

It has been the longest time since my dad dreamed of owning a Gunboat. With the long dream came the longest road. There has been so much consideration, so much decision making and so many emotions involved in this process. It has truly been overwhelming and yet so fulfilling. With all honesty, if it wasn’t for Spike we would not be here and proud Gunboat owners. Every text message, every phone call, every trip to see a boat, every decision and indecisiveness we had -Spike was there, answering honestly with our best interest at heart.

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“Spike's hands-on experience running and managing a similar Gunboat has proven invaluable as we embark on our adventures into the Pacific.”

As the proud new owners of a Gunboat, we required a deep level of expertise in managing our program. We engaged Spike early in our ownership to help with project set-up as well as develop ongoing systems and processes that simplify and optimize our ownership experience. Alaia has an ambitious cruising plan. Spike’s hands-on experience running and managing a similar Gunboat has proven invaluable as we embark on our adventures into the Pacific

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Identifying and hiring a knowledgeable owner’s representative to protect a client’s investment during construction is essential. A strong project manager must balance technical expertise with clear, tactful communication. Spike is one of the few professionals in the performance multihull segment who brings both—and does so with integrity.

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Yacht Designer

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Spike’s skill and experience have been invaluable components of my multihull ownership. His technical understanding and operational knowledge of high-performance cruising multihulls are widely respected within the industry. He has added value in every aspect of my boat ownership experience.

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Gunboat seller

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