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2005 Garlington 78 Skybridge

Kelsey Lee

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Anna Maria, Florida, United States

4 Staterooms
4 Heads
2 Engines

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2005/2012 Garlington 78 Skybridge presented by Galati Yacht Sales - Anna Maria, FL.

Priced Reduced by Over 1 Million Dollars! Now is the time to buy!

Incredible Value for an extremely well built and maintained Custom Sport Fish

1 Million dollar refit was done at Merritts Boat Yard completed by her one and only owner

This 2005/2012 Garlington 78 is a one of a kind Custom boat!

Garlington built only three of this classic 78 foot Sportfish boats. Kelsey Lee is the only one built with a sky bridge for ultimate comfort and fish ability. Meticulously maintained by its one and only owner this 78 Garlington has had no expense has been spared. Though her hull was originally commissioned in 2005, she underwent a Major Refit done at Merritts Boatyard in 2011. The Kelsey Lee was updated with a complete paint job, New M91 Engines, New Onan Generators, Updated Electronics, and much more. This yacht has everything you need to travel and fish around the world to include huge refrigerated fish holds, giant bait tank, tons of storage space and an ultra spacious and comfortable interior.This 2005/2012 Garlington is a one of a kind Custom boat!

Notable Features:

(Furuno CH250 BB) - SEARCHLIGHT SONAR
Novurania DL400 hard bottom inflatable w/Yamaha 50 HP 4 stroke
Seaquipt davit with custom made carbon fiber boom
Three Fuel Tanks for a total of 3580 Gallons
Teak deck Mezzanine with AC
Release Marine fighting chair white mounted over live bait tank
Huge live bait tank center mounted in cockpit with 218 gallon tanks and 3 tuna tubes built in between both tanks
SAT TV
Cameras CCTV
Enclosed Cruisair air conditioned pilot house
Three high back Stidd helm chairs - Admiral blue
Large volume, allowing extended cruising in complete comfort and many more!

Last updated Jun 19th, 2024
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Highlights

- Furuno CH250BB SEARCHLIGHT SONAR

- Novurania DL400 Tender

- Seaquipt Davit

- Three Fuel Tanks

- Teak Deck Mezzanine w/ AC

Specifications

Quick Specs

Builder:Garlington

Country: United States

Category: Sport Fishing

Model: 78 Skybridge

Model Year: 2005

Accommodations

Cabins: 4

Heads: 4

Sleeps: 8

Hull Information

Hull Material: Fiberglass

Dimensions

Length: 78 ' (23.77M)

Maximum Draft: 5' 9" (1.52M)

Beam: 21' 6" (6M)

Speed/Weight/Capacity

Displacement 125000 lbs

Fuel Capacity: 3950 G. 14952 L.

Water Capacity: 500 G. 1892 L.

Holding Tank: 228 G. 863 L.

Engines

Engine 1

Engine Make: MTU

Engine Model: M91

Engine Year: 2011

Engine Type: Inboard

Power HP: 2,000

Fuel Type: Diesel

Engine Hours: 0

Engine Location: Port

Engine 2

Engine Make: MTU

Engine Model: M91

Engine Year: 2011

Engine Type: Inboard

Power HP: 2,000

Fuel Type: Diesel

Engine Hours: 0

Engine Location: Starboard

Details

Salon

Satin teak finish throughout
Center door entry slightly offset to Starboard
Spiral staircase to pilothouse
Small cabinet to port side with Icom M602 VHF radio
3 small drawers to port aft of couch
AVX Entertainment System
Pop up system for 42 inch Sharp Aquos flat screen TV
Louvered door in front of pop up TV for down position viewing
2 single chairs to starboard
L shaped couch to port with storage underneath
Teak salon coffee table with 2 teak stools
Cabinet locker forward of couch for glass and plate storage
Liquor cabinet under galley counter facing salon
2 stainless steel bar stools facing Galley
Custom Rod storage recessed into salon headliner with drop down hatches
New carpet in 2011
Carpet runner
Salon/Dinette Ice Maker by Viking

Dinette

L shaped dinette to starboard
Teak dinette with moppa burl insert
Drawers under dinette seating
Custom rod storage behind dinette seat backrest
Sony 23 inch flat screen tv
Crestron Entertainment system behind teak cabinet in dinette
Storage cabinet above dinette

Galley

Peninsula galley to port
Stainless steel lined countertops throughout galley
Stainless steel grab rail around whole galley countertop
Stainless steel sink to port
Custom made refrigerator by Glacier with stainless steel liner and door heater
Custom made freezer by Glacier with Stainless steel liner
Control box for heated door seals.
Electric ship panel at end of peninsula galley
Custom made trash pullout with teak face
Teak faced drawers under galley counters
GE Profile stainless steel convection and microwave oven
Viking Electric 4 burner cooktop with Stainless steel safety rail
3 110 volt GFI outlets

Companionway

Center companionway features a very wide and comfortable walk way
LED lighting
Day/Guest stateroom head to starboard
Bosch Axxis washer
Bosch Axxis dryer

Master Stateroom

Queen bed with drawers below
LED lighting
Sharp 32 inch flat screen tv
Sony NS999ES CD/DVD player
Double door hanging closet
Reading lights
110 volt outlets
Custom Wallpaper new in 2011
Hull covering new in 2011
New carpet in 2011
Waeco Coolmatic refrigerator
Panasonic KX-T7730 telephone
Teak night stands with cabinets
Headboard recovered in 2011
Bookshelf below tv

Master Stateroom Head

Headhunter Neoclassic toilet
Vortice Axial K extraction system
Teak and Holly sole
Corian countertop
Dorn Bracht chromed faucet
Mirrored back splash
Mirrored vanity up
LED lighting
GFI outlets
Painted shower stall with glass door
Dorn Bracht shower handle
Cabinet storage under sink
Bomar hatch

VIP Stateroom

V Berth bunks. 1 upper bunk and to lower in V shape. Lower bunks can convert into 1 large bed by using an insert
Large storage area under deck
Storage under lower bunks
2 hanging closets
4 storage cabinets up to starboard opposite from port side upper bunk
Reading lights for all bunks
Cruisair AC
Sony 23 inch flat screen tv
Sony NS999ES CD/DVD player
Hull covering new in 2011
Wall covering new in 2011
LED lighting
Carpet new in 2011

VIP Stateroom Head

Corian countertop
Mirrored backsplash
Mirrored vanity
Storage cabinet under wash basin
LED lighting
Headhunter Neoclassic toilet
Vortice Axial K extraction system
GFI 110 outlet
Dorn Bracht chromed faucet
Dorn Bracht chromed shower fixtures
Painted shower stall
Teak & Holly sole

Guest Stateroom

Over under bunks
Reading lights for each bunk
Hull covering new in 2011
Wall covering new in 2011
110 volt outlet
Hanging closet
Access to day head
Bomar hatch

Guest Stateroom Head

Headhunter Neoclassic toilet
Vortice Axial K extraction system
Dorn Bracht chromed faucet
Corian countertop
Mirrored back splash
Mirrored vanity
New wallpaper in 2011
Dorn Bracht shower handle
LED lighting
GFI outlet
Cabinet storage underneath wash basin
Painted shower stall
Dorn Bracht shower handle

Pilothouse

Enclosed Cruisair air conditioned pilot house
3 high back Stidd helm chairs Admiral blue
L shaped couch with drawers underneath
Battery bank for electronics under couch
Waeco coolmatic refrigerator
Samsung 37 inch flat screen TV
Hewlett Packard color printer
Book shelf to port with all ships manuals
Teak rod racks in head liner port side
DC panel for all electronics starboard side
Monitoring panel to port
Automatic air actuated door to aft deck
Docking station starboard side aft pilot house deck
Seating area port side in aft deck with storage underneath
Stainless Steel rail with 13 rod holder rocket launcher
LED lighting
Custom trash bin behind tv
Chart shelf to starboard
2 access panels to all electronics black boxes
Teak step ladder to sky bridge

Sky Bridge

3 Low back Stidd helm chairs white
Whatite helm pod
single lever controls
Hydraulic lift for electronics
Hardtop
Rupp riggers
Stainless Steel rail with 1 rod holder
2 aft facing spreader lights
1 forward facing spreader lights
Chart lights overhead

Cockpit

2 Custom made stainless steel refrigerated fish holds in deck
Teak Deck
Teak Covering Boards
9 rod holders in covering boards
Padded combing with white vinyl
Transom livewell 20 gallons with teak lids
Cutting board fixed underneath live well lids
Large transom door with flip up
Large side lockers under combing with 50 amp shore cord Glendenning
AC and DC plugs in side lockers
Starboard side step with teak lid and freshwater washdown hose underneath
Port side step with teak lid and saltwater washdown underneath
Stingray saltwater washdown pump
Head hunter Mach 5 freshwater washdown pump
Release Marine fighting chair white mounted over live bait tank
Huge live bait tank center mounted in cockpit with 2 180 gallon tanks and 3 tuna tubes built in between both tanks
Stainless steel rocket launcher affixed forwad of live bait tank
Center lazarette acces in aft deck
Starboard side forward facing tackle drawers under mezzanine deck
Port side forward facing freezer and and refrigerator under mezzanine deck

Mezzanine

Teak deck mezzanine
Center hinged lift up engine room access
2 Gaggenau grills with teak life in starboard mezzanine deck
Port side mezzanine seat with storage underneath
Starboard side mezzanine seat with storage underneath
Stainless Steel mezzanine rail with 8 rod rocket launcher

Crew Stateroom

Starboard side positioned low in the boat
Overunder bunks with storage under lower bunk
23 inch Sony flat screen tv
4 drawers
110 volt outlets
large hanging closet
Engine room access
Access panel to central vac and forward fuel tank
LED lighting
Icom VHF radio with remote mic
Simrad IS 15 wind and depth repeater

Electronics

Furuno Navnet 3D new in 2011
Furuno “Searchlight” Sonar
3 17 inch KEP monitors new in 2011 Pilot house
1 14 inch KEP monitor new in 2011 Pilot house
2 15 inch KEP monitors new in 2011 Sky Bridge
TV KVH M7
Fleet FB 250 Satellite phone and Internet
V-SAT V7
Autopilot (Simrad AP50)
Wind System (Simrad IS15)
Transceiver (Simrad IS15)
Multidisplay (Furuno RD30)
Weatherfax (Furuno FAX207)
Navnet GPS Antenna (Furuno GP320B)
Navnet Sounder Module (Furuno ETR30N)
VHF radio (Icom IC-M88)
Sonar (Furuno CH250 BB)
Navtex receiver (Furuno NX30-H)
Radar (Furuno FAR2127B-6)
Cameras CCTV (Elbex EXC9/4H)
Matrix switcher for cameras
Telephone System (Panasonic KX-T7730)
Liferaft (Switlick CLR-10H-HFL-USCG-MKII)
Outdoor speakers (GME SPKW602)
Ships Computer
Navigational computer with Nobletec
VHF Radio for tender (Icom IC-M402)
Compass for tender (Offshore Horizon 75)
Remote controlled search light (ACR RCL-100D)
PC Printer Hewlett Packard
AVX Entertainment System

Crew Stateroom Head

Dometic master flush head
Correan countertop
Dorn Bracht chromed faucet
Dorn Bracht chromed shower handle
Mirrored backsplash
Mirrored vanity up
GFI outlet
Large shower with glass door
Large storage area behind shower access panel
Teak and Holly sole

Engine Room

Complete repower in 2011
2 MTU's 16 V 2000 M91
2000 HP @ 2300 RPM
24 VDC isolated ground starter motor
24 VDC 100A isolated alternator
24 VDC emergency stop device
"Racor" primary fuel filter assembly, duplex, with 24VDC priming pump
Cardan shafts: GWB/GKN 687.65 0.02
Gearboxes: twin disc MG-6616-00-RV
Raw water cooling system for each main engine and gearbox
Two new generators replaced on 2011
Onan / Cummins, model MDKBU 32 KW 3300 hours 10/16
Wet exhaust system on each generator
Vernalift vertical waterlift muffler for each system
Muffler directly mounted on the hull aft and outboard of the generator
Generator 3'' wet exhaust hose connected to the muffler
Raw cooling water system for each generator
Brand new fire extinguishers in 2016, upgraded to Halon
Total of 8 portable fire extinguishers throughout the boat
Raw water pump installed on the starboard side
Chiller units mounted above starboard gearbox
Central vacuum system with 2 outlets
Hot water heaters (2x20 US gal.)
Watermaker: Village Marine Pure Water Series 1440 GPD
Control box for heated door seals

Hull

American Bow Thruster TRAC 12''
3 Fuel tanks for a total of 3850 US Gal.
- Forward tank: 860 US Gal.
- Midship tank: 1765 US Gal.
- Aft tank: 955 US Gal.
Midship tank can be filled on either side of the boat
Oberdorfer fuel transfer pump (max. transfer rate 4 USGPM)
Fuel tank levels monitored electronically and mechanically
Sea Pro duplex fuel filters
Racor fuel filters for the generators
Stainless steel rudders
Hynautic Aqualine 22 power assisted steering system
Seaquipt davit with custom made carbon fiber boom
Novurania DL400 hard bottom inflatable
Yamaha 50 HP 4 stroke

Bilge

Three bilge pump systems
Rule 24 Volt 3700GPH bilge pump system located in forward bilge, forward engine room, aft engine room and lazarette
Emergency bilge pump system (engines)
Emergency bilge pump system (electric) Oberdorfer 300BF13
Painted with Akzo Nobel marine paint

News About "Kelsey Lee"

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Disclaimer

The Company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.

Engine hours are as of the date of the original listing and are a representation of what the listing broker is told by the owner and/or actual reading of the engine hour meters. The broker cannot guarantee the true hours. It is the responsibility of the purchaser and/or his agent to verify engine hours, warranties implied or otherwise and major overhauls as well as all other representations noted on the listing brochure.