Ferretti 630 - Power & Motoryacht


Boat test for the 2006 Ferretti 630 with boat pictures, boat specifications, and boat test results. Includes pricing, videos, engine test reviews, and ratings for the 2006 Ferretti 630.

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BOAT TEST: 2006 Ferretti 630

BOAT SPECIFICATIONS

Boat Type: Cruiser

Base Price: $3 million

Standard Power: 2/1,100-hp MAN V10 CRM diesel inboards

Optional Power: 2/1,224-hp MAN V12 1224 CRM diesel inboards

Length Overall (LOA): 65'6"

Beam: 18'2"

Draft: 5'3"

Weight: 93,256 lbs.

Fuel Capacity: 1,004 gal.

Water Capacity: 262 gal.

Standard Equipment: Mitsubishi anti-rolling gyro system; Glendinning shorepower cable; 13.1-hp Side-Power bow thruster; 66-lb. Bruce anchor with 328-ft. of 12mm chain; 2-kW windlass; 2/700-W capstans; 4/cockpit chairs; cockpit sink; teak cockpit table; steel and teak passarelle/tender hoist; hydraulic swim ladder; saltwater anchor wash; hot/cold transom shower; electric side door; teak cockpit sole; leather sofas; Bose 3-2-1 stereo in master cabin; Urania steering compass; VDO engine instrumentation; ITT remote control searchlight; Raymarine ST6001 autopilot, ST60 compass, E120 chartplotter, ST60 Tridata depth/log; MapTech 48-mile radar; 4-burner Bosch ceramic cooktop, 6.57-cu-ft. refrigerator and 2.61-cu-ft. freezer; 12-place dinner service; Miele dishwasher and washer/dryer; bilge pump-engine changeover valve; 23-kW Kohler genset; 13.2-gal. water heater; 72,000-Btu chilled-water A/C; 4/electric bilge pumps; 4/400Ah engine-start batteries; 6/600Ah service batteries; 75A 24V battery charger; 24V/230V 1500W inverter for refrigerator; electric heads with freshwater flush

Test Engines: 2/1,224-hp MAN V12 1224 CRM diesel inboards

Transmissions / Ratio: ZF/2.57:1

Props: 37x52 six-blade Rolla

Steering: BCS electrohydraulic w/ power-assist

Controls: ZF electronic

Optional Equipment On Test Boat: Inox steel bimini; mirrored cockpit windows; 31.7-gal Idromar watermaker; black marble in galley; 132-lb. Bruce anchor; ice maker; external speakers; 32" LCD TV in saloon with electric lift; 26" TV in owner's cabin; electric grill on flying bridge; Navisystem 65NT TV & satellite antenna; 10.7-hp Side-Power stern thruster; electric massager in owner's chaise lounge.

Price As Tested: not available

Conditions: temperature: 59º; humidity: not available; seas: 1'-2'; load: 285 gal. fuel, 230 gal. water, 12 persons, no gear. Speeds are two-way averages measured with GPS. GPH taken via MAN engine-monitoring system. Range: 90% of advertised fuel capacity. Decibels measured at helm on A scale. 65 dB is the level of normal conversation.

By Alan Harper

It's often the little things that make a difference. I'm not suggesting that your decision to buy a $3 million yacht might rest on a particularly cool design of a door handle or whether the flecks of color in a granite worktop happen to match your socks, but it never ceases to surprise me how something seemingly unimportant can color my entire impression of a boat.

With Ferretti's new 630, it was the position of the galley. This is not normally something I have strong views about. I can see the benefits of putting the galley amidships, sociably in the center of things, but I can also appreciate the view if it has been sited down below. Both options are fine with me, and I really don't mind which side it's on. If the choice between one boat and another really came down to where the galley was, then it probably wouldn't be me doing the choosing.

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But on the 630 I was already in the middle of the saloon, having admired the dining area on the starboard side (which is served by an L-shape sofa and three upholstered steel chairs), sized up the helm station, with its single seat and compact yet workable dash layout, and mentally counted the number of people that the big U-shape sofa could comfortably accommodate (I reckoned about six, easily). I had even looked around to check out that slender set of see-through flying-bridge steps, before I realized that the galley just wasn't there—or at least it wasn't in any of the places I was expecting to find it. Somehow, after leaving my deck shoes in the cockpit and strolling inside (secretly congratulating myself on remembering to wear socks without holes), I managed to miss the galley completely. There it was, right by the door.

This is what I mean about little things making a difference. Putting the galley right aft like that might seem a little thing, but boy—what a difference. It's on a corner, and although not particularly large, it's extremely versatile. Thanks to the combination of a sliding internal screen and the hinged-glass bulkhead, it can face aft, beach-bar style, or sideways into the saloon. It can face both at the same time or be closed off completely. Meanwhile, on the outboard side, the chef has a great big window to look out of, too.

The effect elsewhere on the main deck is to open it up, creating a system of interlinked central spaces that work easily together. At the same time it helps provide a sense of intimacy, which is often lacking in layouts where the main seating area is aft, open to the gaze of passersby on the quayside.

How ironic that we were in Monaco, where posing for the benefit of quayside passersby is virtually a national sport.

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