BRAVO!, the 2012 70’ Outer Reef, stands as a remarkable representation of this esteemed series, impeccably maintained and upgraded by its sole owner. This yacht features five cabins—three forward with ensuite heads and showers, and two aft with a shared head and shower, the latter accessible privately via a salon staircase.
Originally designed for US delivery, BRAVO! underwent modifications with the introduction of an ASEA voltage and cycle unit, providing adaptability to shore power requirements in South America, Europe, or Australia. Notably, the yacht boasts substantial system redundancy, enabling extended cruising of over 2000 nautical miles. Like all Outer Reef series, BRAVO! has earned the Ocean Class A rating, ensuring comfort and safety even in challenging sea conditions that might confine similar-profile yachts to their docks.
Walkthrough
Entering the aft deck area from an extended swim platform, you'll find built-in seating, a spacious table for alfresco dining, a complete enclosure with winding doors for weather protection, and a built-in fridge sink for entertaining. Teak decks adorn the half deck area, steps, and platform.
The salon, accessed from the aft deck, features an entertainment center with a 50-inch television, built-in seating to port, a custom oval handrail system, two comfortable chairs, a center end table to starboard, and three large windows providing excellent visibility. Forward of the built-in cabinet area with bar storage is an on-deck head and a sizable galley with granite counters, multiple appliances, and an island pantry with a granite counter.
The open layout of the 70-foot Outer Reef series extends to the pilot house, boasting L-shaped seating, a large dining table, a comfortable helm chair, and a variety of electronics and systems. For added convenience, a raising panel behind the L-shaped pilot house seating offers privacy from the galley and salon.
Heading down a staircase from the pilothouse leads to three owners and guest staterooms, each with its own ensuite heads and showers, as well as a washer and dryer. The VIP guest forward was modified during the original build to feature twin berths. The port guest stateroom offers a wide lower berth, just a few inches shy of a queen, and an upper single berth. The master stateroom boasts an athwartships king bed, two walk-in large hanging lockers, and access to the full-height engine room through an opening teak door and aluminum watertight door.
A private staircase at the rear of the salon, starboard side, leads to two crew cabins with twin berths, a full head and shower shared by both cabins, a galleyette with a microwave, sink, refrigerator, pantry storage, and a second washer and dryer. Additionally, there's a full-height freezer and a dive tank locker.
For easy access to both the crew cabins and the engine room, a watertight transom door provides entry from the swim platform. Forward of these cabins, through a watertight aluminum door, is the full-height engine room housing 20kw twin generators and the highly fuel-efficient semi-commercial Caterpillar 503hp C9 engines, along with various systems.
A broad staircase leads from the pilot house to the flybridge, featuring a hardtop designed for complete weather protection under the four-sided enclosure. The flybridge includes two Stidd helm seats, a full console with electronics duplications, and port and starboard L-shaped seating with storage below and tables in front.
Moving aft down a couple of stairs reveals a large storage area to port, a combination refrigerator/icemaker to starboard, a sink, additional storage lockers, and a 36-inch gas barbecue grill. The boat deck boasts a 1700-pound four-way hydraulic davit with a retractable hydraulic 12-foot arm, allowing for the lowering and placement of the AB Nautilus 14-foot tender with a 70 hp Yamaha behind the swim platform or to one side of the yacht.
On the main deck, two wide covered walkways lead forward to the foredeck area on the bow, featuring built-in seating, fender holders for six large fenders, and twin 3500 Maxwell windlasses with two stainless anchors.
Construction
- Hand laid-up FRP hull with PVC foam sandwich construction above the waterline
- Vinylester barrier lamination for osmosis protection
- Hand laid-up FRP deck/house and flybridge with PVC foam sandwich construction
- Full length longitudinal engine stringers and athwartship stringers
- Windows with 3/8” tempered glass in salon, 1/2” tempered glass in pilothouse
- Rub rails with stainless steel capping
- Bilge area finished smooth and coated with epoxy paint
- Built-in swim platform with stainless steel swim ladder and rails, upgraded with 12” added to width
- Quiet Roll integrated spray rail system
Mechanical
- Twin Caterpillar C-9 Acert (503 bhp) diesel engines with ZF 360A transmissions
- Glendinning engine controls for dual stations
- Two (2) 20kw Northern Lights generators with sound shields
- ABT Trac 220 stabilizers with upgraded 7.5 sq. ft. fins
- ABT 12” 25hp hydraulic bow and stern thrusters with proportional controls (2 stations) and hydraulic windlass
- Glendinning handheld engine remote control with plug in receptacles on flybridge, Portuguese deck and aft deck
- Teleflex hydraulic steering system for dual stations
- Underwater exhaust system with bypass and FRP mufflers
- Northern Lights uplift water exhaust system
- Tides packless shaft seals with one spare seal for each shaft
- Seatorque enclosed drive shaft system
- Fiberglass drip pans under engines
- Two (2) Racor 75/1000 max single fuel filters for main engines
- Two (2) Racor 1000 max single fuel filters for generators
- Custom Outer Reef wheel at pilothouse helm
- Stainless steel rudders with bearings and stainless steel struts with bearings
- Emergency tiller lock mechanism
- Oil change system for engines, transmissions and generators
- Ball-valve bronze seacocks on all through-hulls below waterline
- Fuel polishing transfer system
- 2300v chilled water A/C system with additional unit in engine room
- Two (2) 10,000 btu self-contained units (115v AC), one in master stateroom and one in crew area
- A/C remote panel in pilothouse
- Soft Start options for chillers
- Two (2) VDO rudder indicators (pilothouse and flybridge)
- Spare propeller
Electrical
- Main electric distribution panel with gauges and circuit breakers for 230/115v AC system and 24/12v DC system (AC panel can be used for either 50 amps or 110 amps)
- Accessible wiring raceway throughout
- Batteries in FRP boxes:
- Two (2) engine banks with 2 AGM 8d-225ah batteries for each bank
- Two (2) house banks with 2 AGM 8d-225ah batteries for each bank, plus an upgrade of 4 additional AGM house batteries
- Two (2) generator banks with 1 AGM 30h-200ah battery each
- One (1) 24v and one (1) 12v battery chargers
- Two (2) battery isolators
- Four (4) 24v DC engine room blowers
- Three (3) 24v DC head ventilation blowers and bilge blower in forward section
- 115v AC electrical outlets throughout
- 24v to 12v DC converter
- Two (2) 5”magnetic compasses
- Copper bonding system to all underwater fittings with zinc anodes
- Engine battery interconnection system
- Two (2) Glendinning 50 amp cablemasters with 75’ of cable on transom
- Two (2) shore power inlets with select switch on foredeck
- Inlet for TV/cable, phone on transom
- 4kw (24v DC to 115v AC) inverter
- Two (2) AC12 single phase ASEA shore power converters
- Kahlenburg D-OA triple trumpet air-horn with compressor
- 24v DC chart lights
- LED lighting throughout
- 24v DC courtesy/step lights throughout with automatics in wardrobe
- 24v DC overhead halogen fixtures throughout
- 24v DC rope style valance in salon and staterooms
- 115v AC and 24v DC LED lights for engine room
- Five (5) Aqua Signal navigation lights
- Two (2) prop shaft brushes
- Shoreline power transfer rotary switches
- GOST basic wireless security and monitoring system
- Four (4) Aqualuma 3 series LED underwater lights
- CO detector units
Pumbing And Tankage
- Bilge high water alarm system with pilothouse warning panel
- Four (4) automatic 24v DC bilge pumps and emergency bilge suctions on engine
- One manual bilge pump in engine room
- Two (2) automatic 24v DC shower pumps
- Lexan sight gauge for fuel tanks
- Rigid fresh water pipes and color coded copper fuel lines
- Cleanout and sight gauge for tanks
- Tank gauge for fuel and water tanks
- Stainless steel fuel manifold system (supply and return)
- Headhunter XR-124 fresh water pump and X-Caliber (24v DC) back-up fresh water system
- Two (2) 20 gallon 115v AC water heaters connected to engine heat exchanger
- Shore water inlet on transom
- Fresh water faucet in engine room
- Grohe single level mixing taps for sinks in galley, heads and showers
- Techma electric marine toilets with y-valves and sanitary hose for all discharge plumbing
- Transom shower in recessed box with hot and cold water supply
- Wash down fresh water outlets on fore deck, aft deck and flybridge
- Salt water wash down pump with outlet on fore deck
- Max Q Reverse Osmosis 1800 gpd water maker
Engine Room
- Acoustically insulated, lined with sound absorbing material
- Edura coin dot flooring
- Fresh water hose bibb
- 115v GF outlets with waterproof covers
- 115v AC and 24v DC LED lighting
- Sea chests
- Stainless steel safety rails in engine room
- Two watertight bulkheads
- Watertight aluminum engine room doors with sight windows
- Stainless steel removable work benches over each engine
- Fireboy fire suppression system, including both intake and outlet air shutdown system with aluminum louvers
- Full set of tools for repairs and maintenance
Exterior And Decks
- Two (2) VWC3500 hydraulic vertical windlass with dual anchor rollers, stainless steel swivels, 300’ of ht chain each, and 2 chain lockers
- Windlass remote on foredeck
- 110 lb. polished stainless steel plow anchor and 132 lb. polished stainless steel ultra anchor
- Dual anchor chute
- Two (2) Maxwell VC 1500c capstans on aft deck
- Hull and deck house sides: white color gelcoat
- White gelcoat with cream non-skid on decks
- Two coats of black antifouling paint over five (5) coats of epoxy primer on ships bottom
- Stainless steel framed plexiglass hatch on fore deck
- Stainless steel framed tempered glass portlights with screens
- FRP flush hatch over chain locker
- Eight (8) stainless steel hawser holes with cleats
- FRP watertight doors on both sides of pilothouse
- Stainless steel railings on main deck
- Carlise & Finch searchlight with dual station controls
- Aft deck bench seat with storage beneath
- Aft deck teak table with sliders
- Aft deck cabinet with sink
- Awlgrip fashion stripe
- Teak on swim platform and on 12” extension
- Teak on aft deck sole
- Stainless steel breast plate
- Stamoid covers for BBQ, windlass, Portuguese seating, flybridge, and aft deck seating, and tender
- Webblon covers for wheelhouse windows
- Six (6) fender holders for F-7 fenders on fore deck
- Life ring recessed into house side
- Aritex 2980 9’9” premium passarelle with sensors, mirror finish stainless steel with auto handrail
- Four (4) 2” U-rails with additional rail sockets for rail storage on swim platform
- Wing doors port and starboard on aft deck with glass inserts top and bottom
- Built in FRP stairway from aft deck to boat deck with hatch and stainless steel rail
- Pull-out sunbed on foredeck
- Full enclosure on flybridge and aft deck
- Phantom screens for pilothouse doors and aft deck/salon door
- Complete diving equipment
Flybridge / Boat Deck
- Exclusive full beam flybridge with a full enclosure
- Molded FRP instrument console
- Sliding hatch and stairs down to pilothouse
- Stainless steel safety rails on flybridge/boat deck
- Hard top over flybridge with 2 built in lights facing aft
- Radar arch with hinged radar mast
- L-shaped FRP bench seats with storage beneath and two (2) teak tables with sliders
- Sunbrella furniture fabric for flybridge cushions
- Venturi windscreen with stainless steel grab rails
- Cabinets with wash basin and U-line combo refrigerator/ice maker
- SeaStar 36” gas BBQ grill behind seating
- Two (2) Stidd low back helm chairs with powder chrome bases and Ultra leather seats
- 115v AC GF outlet boat deck stern
- Removable stainless steel ladder from boat deck to hardtop
- Life rafts modified into boat deck railings
- Two (2) halogen lights with FRP covers on radar arch
- Two (2) halogen lights with FRP covers on aft of boat deck to light swim platform
- Sea Star painted aluminum 1,700 lb. davit with 4-way hydraulic control, rotating base, luff, lift, pendant switch and retract/ext 12 ft. arm with wireless hand held remote
- AB Nautilus 14 DLX with 70 hp Yamaha
Electronics
- Raymarine E120 touch screen USA coastal charts (flybridge)
- Raymarine ST 70 Plus color display with keyboard (flybridge) (indicating depth, wind, speed and temp)
- Two (2) Simrad autopilot with AP 50 display with Simrad FU 50 lever-steering system (flybridge and pilothouse) includes Simrad AP50 rudder sensor and Fluxgate compass
- Two (2) ICOM IC-M604 VHF radios with 2nd station command mic III, 16’ VHF antennas and Newmar hailer horn (flybridge and pilothouse)
- Masters M17-31 glass display (pilothouse)
- Raymarine E140 Hybrid touch USA chart pack (pilothouse)
- Raymarine AIS650 Class B Automatic Identification System
- KVH HD7 with Triamericas LNB for hi-definition SatTV at sea
- Sonar with screens in bridge and captain's cabin
Pilothouse
- Helm console with wenge wood inlay
- Stidd low-back helm seat with Ultra Leather upholstery and chrome base
- L-shaped settee with teak table
- Binocular box
Interior
- Open layout with lift wall between pilothouse and galley featuring custom lifting privacy panel
- Three staterooms, each with ensuite head and shower, on deck day head and two crew/guest cabins with head and shower aft
- Teak veneer paneling and vinyl coverings on bulkheads
- Copper inlay on window mullions
- Wide plank teak flooring with wenge border throughout
- Teak framed mirrors
- Foam backed removable headliner
- Nutone central vacuum system
- Automatic lighting in cedar lined hanging lockers
- Drawers finished with formica and include full extension guides
- All interior stairs have Bolon weave on treads with non-skid outer edge
- Satin varnish on interior teak
- Hi-gloss varnish on table tops
- All flat surfaces in salon in wenge wood
- Custom teak overhead grab rail
- Custom coffee table featuring hi-gloss wenge table top with copper inlay
- On-deck day head with an exterior door
Galley
- Galley totally equipped for serving full passengers and crew
- Granite countertops and backsplash
- Grohe Europlus II pull-out chrome spray faucet
- Spice drawer
- GE Monogram stainless steel side-by-side refrigerator-freezer
- GE Monogram stainless steel microwave
- GE Monogram stainless steel dishwasher
- GE Monogram stainless steel electric cooktop with pot holders and oven
- GE Monogram trash compactor
- GE Monogram garbage disposal
Owner / Guest Cabins Forward
- Full beam master with king size berth, ensuite head with shower
- VIP stateroom forward with twin V-berths, ensuite head with shower
- Guest stateroom to port with double berth and upper single berth, ensuite head with shower
- Tumbled marble with granite border in master shower
- Granite with tumbled marble border on master head sole
- Shoji screens in master
- Bosche washer and dryer in foyer with a full height locker next to them
- Cedar lined hanging lockers in all staterooms
- Teak and wenge tiles in VIP, guest and crew showers
- Compass rose inlay in foyer sole
- Book shelves on hull sides in VIP
Crew / Guest Area And Lazarette Aft
- Two (2) double berth cabins, one with ensuite head and shower
- Two hanging lockers and under berth drawers
- Microwave oven
- GE undercounter compact refrigerator
- Granite counter top with stainless sink
- Bosche washer and dryer
- Danby freezer
- Stainless steel work bench and storage cabinets
- Dive tank locker
Entertainment Package
- Bose Lifestyle V35 home theater system with integrated IPOD docking system with remote amp with flush mount speakers in salon, aft deck and flybridge
- Samsung Flat screen LED TV’s in salon, master, VIP, guest and crew
- 19” Samsung portable TV with plug-ins in pilothouse, flybridge, and aft deck
- DirectTV SatTV
