Yacht Walkthrough: 101′ Hargrave Motoryacht [MB3]

Alex Clarke from Denison Yachting and today I’m on MB3, the 2018 101 Hargrave, here in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. MB3 is Hargrave’s latest launch being delivered in 2018. She has a four cabin layout, sleeping eight guests. What you’re going to notice onboard MB3 and this is a feature that I truly think sets Hargrave apart from other 100-footers is going to be the interior volume.

Onboard MB3, to accompany her large interior volume, she also has a best-in-class sundeck. Here on the sundeck, you can comfortably entertain for up to 20 guests with your full bar, seating area and Jacuzzi. In addition to the main salon, another great feature on the main deck is going to be her country kitchen. What I personally love about the country kitchen is that it’s a great gathering space, both for guests and for crew. When joining me on board MB3 today, I really want you to pay attention to the fit and finish that Hargrave is putting forward on the marketplace. I think this is some of the best value for dollar that you’re going to find.

Today’s walkthrough is going to start all the way aft on the swim platform. The swim platform features four removable stanchions, stairs both the port and starboard that give you direct access to the aft deck and centerline is a watertight door that gives you access to your crew accommodations and engine room. Stepping down into your companion way and the crew accommodations to port you’re going to have the largest of the three cabins that comfortably sleeps two with an ensuite. Opposite to starboard are your other two crew accommodations. Aft being a single cabin sleeping one, forward being a bunk room sleeping two, separated by a Jack and Jill bathroom.

Stepping forward through a watertight bulkhead we enter the engine room. MB3 is powered by Caterpillar C32 1800 horsepower engines. This gives her a top speed of 24 knots and depending on your preference for fuel burn, she has a cruise speed between 18 and 21 knots.

Let’s pick up today’s walkthrough here on the aft deck. First thing that I want to point out is the 7-foot of headroom that’s going to continue all the way through the interior of the deck, both in the guest accommodations and on the main deck. The main focal point of your aft deck is going to be your centerline dining that comfortably seats up to 10.

To port is going to be your entertaining space where you have a bar area complete with icemaker and refrigerator and above that a large LED fold down TV. To starboard you have access to the flybridge with this molded in set of stairs. Both to port and starboard are your boarding doors.

Here on the overhead you have the first of many CCTV cameras for complete video surveillance throughout the vessel. Now let’s enter the salon through these pneumatic sliding doors. As I mentioned before, the salon is one of the highlights of the vessel; this is a full beam salon that gives you great headroom and large windows both to port and starboard allowing guests to enjoy the view whether at the bar or sitting. Continuing with that entertainment theme on the starboard side, you’re going to have your flush-mounted Samsung LED TV. With our Onyx countertops, the bar is the highlight of the main salon complete with a sink, ice-maker and plenty of storage. Running up the main salon is the formal dining area that comfortably seats up to eight guests. I want to point out that this is one of four dining spaces that you’re going to find on board. Complementing the dining area you have three built-in storage units for stemware, china and flatware. Continuing forward from the dining area to port is the landing just above the guest accommodations. Here you have two refrigerator/freezer drawers and a 46-bottle wine cooler.

Now we’re going to continue down the staircase to the guest foyer. Here in the foyer, you have a great centerline nook perfect for setting up coffee or refreshments for your guests. Hidden behind these two doors is a stackable full-sized washer and dryer. Directly aft of your foyer is your full beam master stateroom, complete with centerline king berth. To starboard you have a TV, hanging locker and additional drawer storage. To port you have a larger cedar-lined closet, additional drawer storage and a vanity. All the way aft behind the king berth is a his-and-hers ensuite separated by a centerline shower. Throughout the interior decor you have satin finished walnut woods highlighted with Onyx and marble. Forward to port is your queen cabin complete with a full wall of additional storage and an ensuite. A third stateroom is to the starboard side and it’s the most flexible arrangement of all the cabins onboard. This cabin is currently configured into a queen berth which can be separated into two twin berths. Also found in here is an ensuite.

Entering the companionway just forward of the dining area to port you have your dayhead. Just forward of that, to port, you have direct access to your wheelhouse. From here we enter the country kitchen which has 270 degrees visibility with these great windows. All the way aft is the galley. The galley features GE profile appliances. You have a full-size dishwasher, trash compactor, oven, glass stovetop, microwave, full-sized refrigerator freezer and opposite of that on the island, you have two additional drawers that can be a refrigerator or freezer. Just forward of the galley is your dinette that’s surrounded by windows and has one of the best views onboard. This space is great for guests who want to enjoy a casual meal or from my experience working on yachts, this will double as a crew lounge. Continuing forward to starboard, you head down into the VIP cabin. I love how the VIP is separate from the other guest accommodations because it almost turns into a smaller second master cabin.

Backtracking a little, let’s head up into the pilothouse. Here we are in MB3’s raised pilothouse. It’s got a great layout. You’ve got direct access to your sundeck. You have a settee area behind me that doubles as the captain’s office and centerline STIDD chair. I want to take a moment and walk you through we see here at the helm station. Starting on port you’re going to have your Bilge monitoring system and you have one of three glass panel monitors, two CAT engine displays, three smaller digital Furuno controls and then your remaining two glass monitors. You have your larger radar controls, wiper controls, see fire detection system, bow thruster, ACR spotlight, your Maxwell Glendenning which controls your anchor chain up and down, your start/stop for your engines, Naiad stabilizer controls, Furuno autopilot, second ACR spotlight and of course your engine controls.

Heading up from the raised pilothouse, let’s go check out the sundeck. Here we are on the sundeck and to me this is the epitome of what a sundeck should be all about and one of the main reasons why you actually buy a yacht like this. Starting all the way aft, you have your 2000 pound davit. Just forward of that, two Yamaha full-size jet skis with room for a third, if needed.

To port you have your full-size barbeque, small L-shaped settee complemented by two barstools just aft of the Jacuzzi. Moving forward under the hardtop, you’re going to have your centerline Jacuzzi and to port, a sunpad. To starboard of the Jacuzzi, you have four refrigerator/drawers and additional storage.

Moving forward you have the focal point of the entire sundeck which is the full service bar, located to starboard. The bar area is highlighted by six barstools, ice-maker, wine cooler and multiple refrigerators. Opposite of the bar, you have the largest dining area onboard. As you can see you can comfortably seat up to 12 guests, if not more.

All the way forward to port is your upper helm station. The bow is accessible through a watertight door located just forward of the midships to starboard. The bow area has seating for five, direct access to your chain locker as well as the ground tackle.

On behalf of Denison Yachting and myself, Alex Clarke, thank you for joining me onboard the 2018 101 Hargrave MB3. If you’d like to arrange a private showing or to receive additional information, feel free to contact us at any time.