The SeaKeeper equipped, Viking 74 Enclosed Bridge, Bimini Babe, boasts an incomparable list of added equipment and upgrades and a history of open checkbook operation and service that put her at the top of her class. If you are shopping for a big, comfortable Viking battle wagon that offers everything you need to travel and fish with the best of best anywhere in the world, Bimini Babe should be at the top of your list. She has the preferred MTU M91 16V2000 motors, new 2020 SeaKeeper 26, and a record of mechanical and cosmetic care and updates that is second to none.
Just a snapshot of highlights includes:
SeaKeeper 26 * Teak deck and mezzanine replaced in 2018 * Omni Furuno Full Scanning Sonar with multi-display and control function * 12 tuna tubes * Custom rod locker in brow storage * Repainted non-skid on entire boat in 2020 *Painted hull sides Flag Blue in 2016 * Custom cockpit shade cover * Recent engine services and all service maintenance up to date * New Lumitech underwater lights * New Samsung TVs throughout * Updated Garmin electronics plus 5 new 22” Dell monitors * All windows coated with ceramic tinting * Matched set of spare props * Additional A/C in the salon * For the complete list of updates and improvements please review the complete listing.
Center-lined queen berth with drawer storage underneath
Elevated storage cabinets both port and starboard
New Samsung 32” flat-panel TV
Ocean Aire port cover with a blackout slide screen
Hanging locker
Memory foam mattress upgrade
Overhead lights with dimmer
Reading lights
VIP Head - En Suite
Custom granite countertops
Head Hunter head system
Custom granite vanity
Brass faucet
Brass shower fixtures
Mirror ceiling
Mirror around upper vanity insert
Gold frame shower door
Solid brass towel bars and rings
Teak face on lower vanity
Medicine cabinet with mirrored doors
Exhaust fan and air conditioning
Stall shower
Custom wallpaper
Port Stateroom
New AC in 2017
15" LCD flat-screen television
Upper and lower bunks
Carpeting
Storage under the lower bunk
Cedar-lined hanging locker with bar for hanging clothes
Stereo speakers
Port Guest Head
Head Hunter head system
Custom granite vanity countertop
Brass faucet
Brass shower fixtures
Mirror ceiling
Mirror around upper vanity insert
Solid brass towel bars and rings
Teak face on lower vanity
Stall shower
Gold frame shower door
Medicine cabinet with mirror doors
Exhaust fan and air conditioning
Custom wallpaper
Crew Stateroom with Engine Room Access
New Samsung 32” TV above the hanging locker
AC Vent relocated to the center of the ceiling for better cooling/circulation
Additional telephone outlet
Dimmer on overhead lights
Teak drawer storage top
Upper and lower bunks
Bedspreads and pillow shams
Night table with storage drawers
Cedar-lined hanging locker with lower teak storage drawers
Stereo speakers
Crew Head - En Suite
Head Hunter head system
Custom granite vanity countertop
Brass faucet
Brass shower fixtures
Amtico Cherry Tick and Holly flooring
Mirror ceiling
Access door to the engine room
Mirror around upper vanity insert
Solid brass towel bars and rings
Teak face on lower vanity
Stall shower
Gold frame shower door
Medicine cabinet with mirror doors
Exhaust fan and air conditioning
Custom wallpaper
Companionway
Artisan stand-up washer/dryer combo
Gloss teak cabinetry
Carpeting
Carpet runner
Baby ostrich Gelato wall covering material
Dimmers on overhead lights
Wrapped hatch carpet
Central vacuum unit connection with accessories
Electrical System
(2) Onan 27.5kw generators
(2) 50 amp shore power cables on Glendenning electric reels
CATV/phone hookup
New – 2 Nautic Combine K-Series Hubble Boost transformer in 2020 (Replaced Charles System)
12 and 24-volt outlets in the cockpit for electric reels
New battery charger on house batteries
Ships batteries
Enclosed Bridge
Interior Circular staircase access to flybridge
Ceramic Tinted windows
Samsung TV with Soundbar 2019
Headliner replaced in 2020
Recovered Center lined ultra-leather upholstered Stidd captain's chair
Recovered Ultra leather companion bench seats
Portside wet bar with counter space and 2 filing drawer storage
Recovered L-shaped sofa lounge
Custom teak Hi/Low sofa table
Flybridge refrigerator with icemaker
Carpeting
Accent pillows
110v outlets
Sea Deck on the aft deck
AC added to aft deck seating area
Mezzanine seating with storage recovered to match the cockpit
12” 8612 Garmin (2022), Furuno Sonar and radar
Aft bridge rail with eight-rod holders
Hydraulic outrigger control switches
Aft control station with single lever controls and steering wheel
Icom command mic
2 US 9 Teaser Reels overhead at aft station
All windows re-caulked (2022)
Flybridge Electronics
5 new Dell 22” monitors added in 2020
Added Garmin 8617 and GDS 26 with R409LW 2KW transducer
Added Omni Furuno Sonar with display function to bridge, aft station, tower, salon, and cockpit. Control heads in bridge and tower with remote for salon/cockpit.
Garmin Siris XM Weather added
Primary radar: Furuno FR2127BB/DC Navnet 25KW Radar with 6.5' array
Secondary radar: Furuno 1954C-BBnt Navnet 12KW Radar with 4' array
Fishfinder: Furuno GP1920C-BBNT Navnet
Transducers: 50KHZ, 200KHZ, 235KHZ, and Chirp 409LWM
Autopilot: Garmin (2022) with displays in tower and aft station
VHF radios: (2) Icom 602
Ship's camera system with multi-view capability of the engine room areas and aft deck and lazarette (SeaKeeper)
ARPA/AIS tracking module
Furuno FA-150 AIS receiver
NVT 1018i Thermal imaging system
ACR 24vdc dual-beam spotlight
New (3) VHF and (1) Antennas
BB Furuno Navnet system with 12" LCD monitor
Autopilot second station
3 Icom VHF and Antennae
New control head in aft bridge
Tower Electronics
Garmin 7612 (2018)
New 12" monitor (2022) Sunlight viewable with the Omni Sonar
Autopilot second station
Icom VHF radio (2018)
Stereo (2016)
Remote for US 9 Teaser Reels
New control head
Cockpit
Mezzanine seating configuration with recovered cushions
Garmin 15” monitor on the port side. Display Garmin and Sonar
SeaKeeper 26 with custom single deck hatch
Fusion stereo (2016)
Ice machine discharge into cockpit sole box
Freshwater washdown
Saltwater washdown
Transom lift gate and transom door
Transom swim steps
Transom fish box equipped with12 custom tuna tubes
1 Dedicated pump and custom overflow for tuna tubes
Port and starboard under coaming storage lockers
Teak cockpit and mezzanine decks new in 2018
Cockpit grill
Release Marine unlimited teak fighting chair/rocket launcher on a stainless pedestal, refinished in 2021
(8) Haunch rod holders
(6) In covering board rod holders - New Boltless Genlux Rodholders
Cockpit courtesy lights
Live well insole
Mezzanine/cockpit freezer
A refrigerated step drink box
Engine room access
Oversized Stainless scuppers
Deck Equipment
Flag Blue hull sides painted in 2016
Bottom stripe down completely with new barrier coat and spray on bottom
Entire boat has been ceramic coated
Underwater exhaust ports
Entire non-skid surfaces repainted in 2019
Lewmar hydraulic bow thruster
Repainted radar and stands (2019)
Lights added to the underside of tower platform and top
Finished fiberglass exterior through-hulls
4 Lumitech LED underwater lights added in 2020
Camera and lights added to lazarette/SeaKeeper (2020)
Main engine thru-hull valves replaced in 2016
Prop pockets
Wash down in forward anchor locker
Rub rail painted to match gelcoat (2019)
New (2018) Bomar for master and VIP staterooms
New (2018) Lewmar V4 stainless steel hydraulic windlass (gypsy and drum)
Hydraulic outriggers
Palm Beach Towers full tuna tower with center ladder
Bow rails
Bow pulpit
Fiberglass life raft mounted on the bridge top
Engine Room/Mechanical Equipment
DD/MTU 16V2000 M-91 engines 2015 HP
Access door to crew's quarters
Sea Deck flooring added in 2018
1600 GPD Village Marine water maker
New pre-filter and membranes for water maker in 2020
New live well pump in 2019
2 AC raw water pump replaced in 2019
New raw water pump for refrigeration in 2020
Eskimo ice machine
New sump pumps for live well and ice chipper in 2020
Trolling valves
Cruise Air chilled water air conditioning system - new titanium chillers and upgraded to bigger chillers
Rebuilt high-pressure water on water maker 2022
Awl gripped engine room through-hulls and sea strainers
Oil changing system with line run for dockside extraction
Dual power steering pumps
Back up air conditioning seawater pump
Head hunter fresh water pump
Additional back-up freshwater pump
Fuel/water separators on both generators
Fuel priming pumps
Fuel polishing system
Fuel transfer system
Underwater exhaust
Bilge lights with magnetic switches
Racor fuel filtration system
Delta T forced air induction system
Engine room air boxes
(3) Fuel tanks
Fuel shut off valves
Macerator/overboard discharge pump for head system
Hard mounted toolbox
Fire suppression system
Bilge pumps
Main Engine and gen sets remote gauges at the entryway
All service up-to-date including fuel system and new injectors
Service records and fuel load history available upon request
Replace racor systems in 2021
Replaced coolant pumps on both motors in 2022
Exclusions
Seller’s personal items, fishing gear, and tackle and tools. Custom 3-step boarding step. The seller reserves the name "Bimini Babe".
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.