NEVER SETTLE
Yacht for Sale

• Companionway entrance located behind dinette
• Custom Amtico flooring
• Custom galley island with refrigeration and freezers, granite countertop, three bar stools with 6" overhang
• Dinette couch with removable cushions and storage underneath
• High-gloss teak dinette table with single teak pedestal, thru-bolted
• Electric range — 4-burner cooktop, surface-mounted
• High-velocity exhaust fan
• Fluorescent lighting
• Custom granite galley countertop (J)
• Garbage disposal in sink
• Overhead Xenon lights with dimmer switches
• Maple interior cabinetry
• Microwave / convection oven in upper galley cabinet
• Sub-Zero refrigerator and freezer — large capacity, deep-drawer under-counter style with varnished teak faces, (2) refrigerator units and (1) freezer unit
• Stainless steel under-mounted sink with biscuit galley faucet
• Upper galley storage cabinets with varnished teak doors, deep pull-out drawers with ball-bearing slides and underway latches
• Lower galley storage cabinets and drawers with varnished teak doors, stowage for utensils and other items
• Trash compactor in lower galley with teak face

Never Settle is one of the most well-documented and recently refreshed Generation I Viking 74 Enclosed Flybridges available on the market today. She is positioned at $2,195,000 — below the only other 2007 vintage Viking 74 EB currently for sale (Triple B at $2,275,000) and within the BUC ValuPRO Bristol-condition range of $1,970,000 – $2,140,000 for the Gulf of America market with the M93 2,400 HP engine package.

Three SeaKeeper stabilization units, tournament-grade Simrad retractable sonar, and ElectroSea raw-water biofouling protection are differentiators that none of the active competitive listings carry. Combined with the in-frame engine overhaul and the comprehensive 2025–2026 capital program, this is the strongest condition story available in the current Generation I Viking 74 EB inventory.

• Anchor — high-tensile, corrosion-resistant aluminum magnesium alloy
• Anchor locker with access from foredeck
• Anchor rode — 200' with 15' of chain
• Awlgrip-finished bilge areas with access hatches, snow white and lighted using magnetic switches
• Bow pulpit — molded fiberglass with nonskid and stainless steel anchor shoot
• (8) fire extinguishers
• Fresh water washdown at bow in anchor locker
• Powder-coated aluminum grabrails mounted to both sides of bridge for safe access to foredeck
• (6) 3-strand nylon mooring lines
• Recessed covers to protect trim tab pistons
• Ship's bell
• Stainless steel bow, spring, and stern cleats thru-bolted to aluminum backing plates
• Wrapped hatch carpet installation
• Zinc on transom

• Luxury interior — (6) pre-designed interiors
• Baby ostrich upgraded headliner throughout boat
• Designer bedspreads for all beds
• Designer shams — (2) per stateroom (3 for VIP forward layout)
• Designer fabrics
• Fabrica carpet — nylon fibers with ScotchGard protection and stain release
• Hunter Douglas silhouette, wood, or duette blinds
• Throw pillows throughout including designer cords and fringes
• Ultraleather sofas in salon, master stateroom, and dinette
• Upgraded window panel fabric and trim

• Air conditioning / heat with register in soffit
• Custom Amtico flooring
• Exhaust fan with vent in soffit
• Headhunter head system
• Linen storage in master stateroom
• Lower vanity with curved teak face
• Overhead Xenon lights recessed in soffit and ceiling
• Medicine cabinet with mirrored doors
• Mirror around upper vanity insert
• One-piece custom frameless shower door in master head
• One-piece molded bone Corian countertop with rounded edges and sink with satin nickel faucet
• 120V GFI receptacle
• Shower light
• Sink with Grohe faucet
• Stall shower — fiberglass with satin nickel shower fixtures, Grohe temperature control, drain to automatic sump pump in bilge
• Storage cabinet with shelves and mirrored door in master head
• Satin nickel towel bar and ring

• Air conditioning / heat with temperature control
• Quilted designer-style bedspread
• Carpeting
• Maple-lined hanging locker with bar for hanging clothes
• Overhead Xenon lights and courtesy rope lighting underneath lower bunk rail
• (2) pillow shams
• (1) set of sheets
• Stereo speakers recessed in soffit tied into salon stereo with volume control
• Storage drawers located under hanging locker
• Upper and lower berths — lift-up lower bunk top with orthopedic mattress and storage underneath in port guest stateroom
• Washer / dryer at crew stateroom entrance

• Air conditioning / heat with temperature control
• Quilted designer-style bedspread
• Carpeting
• Teak, maple-lined hanging locker, spacious with bar for hanging clothes
• Overhead Xenon lights and decorative rope lighting underneath bed platform and behind valances
• Orthopedic mattress upgrade
• (2) pillow shams
• Queen-size walk-around bed with mattress and gas-piston lift-up top with maple-lined storage underneath
• Reading lights with separate switches
• (1) set of sheets
• Stereo speakers recessed in headliner tied into salon stereo with volume control
• Teak storage cabinets port and starboard sides of bed
• (2) large storage drawers under bed
• Teak shelf
• Sharp 26" LCD flat-screen TV mounted in teak panel

• Air conditioning / heat with temperature control
• Quilted designer-style bedspread
• Carpeting
• Twin maple-lined hanging closets with teak doors
• (2) large drawer storage compartments under bed
• End tables at port and starboard ends of bed with drawer and door storage
• Bose Lifestyle 110V entertainment center
• Entry credenza with drawers
• Upholstered headboard
• King-size walk-around fore-and-aft bed with mattress and gas-piston lift-up top, maple-lined storage underneath — Handcraft System #3 innerspring with pillow top
• Overhead Xenon lights recessed in soffit and bed platform
• L-shaped lounge on starboard side with removable cushions for storage
• (2) pillow shams
• Port-side credenza with drawer storage
• Reading lights with separate switches
• (1) set of sheets
• Teak storage locker cabinet with large drawers below
• System #1 upgraded innerspring mattress
• Telephone outlet
• 32" LCD flat-screen TV mounted in entertainment center

• Awlgrip-finished bilge areas with access hatches, snow white and lighted for easier maintenance and cleaning
• Carpeted steps from galley through companionway
• Central vacuum unit connection with accessories
• Curved staircase with banister along starboard hull side
• Laundry center — stackable washer and dryer behind teak door
• Overhead Xenon lights recessed in headliner
• Leather wall paneling individually installed with Velcro backing for easy maintenance
• Water tank level gauge and pump indicator in sub-panel

Approximately $902,000 of documented capital investment and major equipment value. All items below are documented by service invoices, the September 2025 Schiehl & Associates marine survey, and the vessel’s service records on file with the listing broker.

• MTU Engine In-Frame Overhaul — Both Engines — $566,309  (Mar 2026 · Stewart & Stevenson (Panama City, FL)) Complete MTU 16V2000 M93 in-frame overhaul on both engines. New cylinder kits (32), new injectors (32), new cylinder heads, 6 new turbochargers, new connecting rods, pistons, liners, fuel coolers, oil coolers, and thermostats. Charge air coolers and heat exchangers cleaned; new alternator seals; valves set. Service Order #618588.
• Tournament-Grade Retractable Sonar — ~$100,000  (2022 · Simrad (installed by prior owner)) Omnidirectional retractable sonar, hull-mounted with retractable deployment from the engine room. Confirmed installed and tested operable per the September 2025 survey.
• Shaft & Shaft Seal Replacement — $85,182  (Apr 2026 · Pensacola Marine Center) New 4" Aquamet starboard shaft machined to spec from bare stock; port shaft dye-checked and verified straight; new dripless shaft seal assemblies both sides; PropSpeed reapplied.
• Yard Period — Bottom Paint & Running Gear — $67,902  (Mar 2026 · Pensacola Marine Center) Carolina coat bottom paint (Black Biocop); repaired fairing at struts; repaired cav burns on rudder cav plates; replaced rudder bearings and seals; removed/reinstalled props for service; rebedded transom zinc studs; PropSpeed on shafts, struts, props, rudders, and trim tab bottoms; new sacrificial zincs; replaced salon icemaker; replaced hallway LED driver and bulbs.
• ElectroSea Biofouling Protection — ~$35,000  (Oct 2025 · ElectroSea / Yopp's Marine (installation)) ElectroSea ClearLine on the refrigeration raw water circuit (10/02/25, 5 GPM) and ClearStrainer on the AC raw water circuit (10/13/25, 15 GPM). Chlorine-generation biofouling prevention that protects heat exchangers, condensers, and pumps and preserves design-spec flow rates.
• Survey Punch-List Resolution — $29,342  (Sep–Nov 2025 · Yopp's Marine (Freeport, FL)) Rebuilt AC discharge and intake manifolds; replaced all 12 Odyssey AGM batteries (engine + house); replaced port Cablemaster motor, Sub-Zero refrigerator control panels, SeaKeeper forward raw water pump and fuse holder, and refrigeration cooling pump; rebedded tuna tube fitting with 5200; repaired muffler leak; cleared Eskimo chipper common drain; replaced oil change pump head, fuel pump head, and starboard Cablemaster in-limit switch.
• Bridge Interior Recovered — $11,434  (Nov 2025 · The Canvas Lady (Destin)) Bridge interior walls (25 pieces) recovered in Armada Biscay Ivory Arm 102 fabric, resolving the survey's wall-liner abrasion finding.
• Propeller Service — $4,928  (Jan 2026 · Intercoastal Prop (Gulf Shores)) Veem 44" 5-blade propellers (RH and LH), Class S service: straighten, finish, and balance.
• Center Windshield Wiper Motor — $1,822  (Nov 2025 · Pensacola Marine Center) Replaced the center windshield wiper motor.
• Garmin Aft Station Display Service — $201  (May 2026 · Atlantic Marine Electronics) Backed up user data and system profiles, performed Garmin system update, and resolved a discolored image issue on the aft station display.
• Total Documented Capital Investment & Major Equipment: ~$902,000

• Air conditioning with reverse-cycle heat circulating from concealed registers behind valances — individual temperature control
• Hunter Douglas silhouette blinds
• Wall-to-wall carpeting with lead-lined padding for sound absorption
• Teak high-gloss cocktail table, hi/low
• Crescent lounge with storage underneath
• Custom Amtico flooring at salon entrance
• Decorative throw pillows for sofa
• Fixed frameless side windows with tinted, tempered glass
• Home theater center with 50" plasma TV on raise-and-lower mechanism, cable hook-up, Bose Lifestyle system with custom surround sound
• Ice maker — clear-ice type, concealed in teak cabinetry behind door
• Overhead Xenon lights recessed in headliner with dimmer switches, indirect decorative rope lighting behind valances, 120V AC and 24V DC
• Main electrical service panel — AC/DC Moritz touchscreen
• Sliding salon door — molded fiberglass with window, teak interior finish, key lock
• Teak cabinetry with drawers and bottle storage
• Teak lambrequins with fabric embroidery
• Teak trim where Amtico floor meets carpet
• Teak valances
• Vinyl Amtico flooring at salon door entrance

• Fiberglass boarding box with nonskid, lift-up top and storage
• Cable TV and telephone connections in cabinet under starboard gunwale, wired to a home run (RG6 satellite cable, CAT-5 phone/data cable)
• Storage cabinet for gaffs and other accessories under gunwale
• Dockside electric connection — (2) 50A / 220V electric retractable Glendinning Cablemasters in port and starboard gunwale cabinets
• Dockside water connection with pressure-reducing valve in cabinet under gunwale
• Electric sliding salon door — molded fiberglass with frameless window and teak interior
• Engine room access hatch with additional weather-tight aluminum engine room door for reduced noise
• Extended flybridge overhang for shade
• Fresh water washdown with hose bib located under gunwale
• Gaskets on all lids, doors, and access doors
• Grabrails at cockpit haunch
• Indirect rope lighting underneath the coaming
• One-piece aluminum ladder to flybridge with nonskid treads
• Laminated aluminum in-deck mounting plate for fighting chair or table
• Lazarette hatch with access to steering, trim tabs, and drain pumps
• Recessed lights in flybridge overhang
• Molded in-deck storage boxes on either side of fish box for optional livewell / ice box
• Molded nonskid deck
• Observation mezzanine with starboard aft-facing lounge seating (Sunbrella-covered cushions), hinged seats with storage, tackle cabinet with pull-out drawers, large bait freezers, and safety rails along aft edge
• Recessed in-deck fish box — insulated, removable, with pump-out and drain plate with large holes
• Recessed refrigerated chill box under-mounted in mezzanine step for direct cockpit access
• Reinforced cleats
• (4) Rupp stainless steel flush-mounted rod holders
• Rounded cockpit coaming for comfort
• Sea water washdown with pump in engine room and supply at cockpit dockside box
• Self-bailing cockpit with large scuppers
• Side lockers
• Stainless steel cleats and recessed hawse pipes
• Stainless steel gas springs on all hatches and lids
• Stereo speakers powered from salon stereo with volume control
• Storage locker with shelf and push-release door, molded port side of salon steps
• Padded straps to secure engine room door and transom door / gate when open
• Transom swim steps at transom door
• Transom-mounted fish box with drain
• Walk-through transom door with lift gate
• Y-valve for fresh and saltwater washdowns

• Air conditioning with reverse-cycle heat, temperature control, and dehumidification mode
• Cabinetry and furniture manufactured of teak hardwood and veneers with furniture finish
• Carpeting
• Central vacuum unit connection with hose fittings
• Teak cocktail table — fixed pedestal mount
• Companion seats — port and starboard jump seats with footrests and drawers underneath port seat
• Fixed side and aft windows
• Forward control station with all necessary control switches, lighted instruments, engine controls, and power-assist steering
• Gauges / electronic displays supplied by engine manufacturer
• Hatch in overhang with powder-coated ladder and access to hardtop
• Large under-helm area for easy access and added storage
• L-shaped lounge area on raised floor for better visibility with storage underneath
• Molded fiberglass seat on aft deck with removable cushions and storage underneath
• Overhead recessed Xenon lighting
• Pod-style aft docking station with surface-mounted controls and engine start/stop switches, located at port side of flybridge overhang
• Powder-coated aluminum aft railing and flybridge ladder
• Quartz lights mounted on brackets in aft overhang
• Raised, wrap-around helm console with black ultra-leather surfaces and visor to reduce glare, with access to all electronics components
• Refrigerator with icemaker in place of refrigerated chill box
• Safety rail at entrance hatch to flybridge — powder-coated aluminum
• Steering wheel — vertical-mounted, destroyer type
• Stidd helm chair, adjustable with footrest
• Telephone outlet
• TV — factory Sharp 20" LCD flat screen [NEVER SETTLE: upgraded electronics — (4) Seatronx PHT-19 displays and Samsung smart TV; see Electronics in Aftermarket Additions]
• 12V stereo player with CD
• Upholstered overhead wiper box with switches mounted centerline
• Upholstered valances with baby ostrich headliner
• Windshield — tempered, curved, laminated safety glass
• Windshield wipers — electric with intermittent controls, washers, and defoggers
• Weatherproof lockable exterior door

• 24V DC ship's service throughout
• 24V / 120V AC power supply
• 110V outlet in engine room on aft bulkhead
• Anchor light / navigation lights
• Batteries — (3) independent 24V banks mounted in fiberglass storage boxes, maintenance-free
• Battery chargers — (3) with thermal cutoff and switching system for complete integration
• Battery distribution panel with battery cutoff and charging system breakers
• Battery parallel system for main engines and generator start
• Bonded electrical system with ground plate
• Charles Power Master shore power cord combiner, 100 Amps
• Color-coded, labeled, and numbered wiring system with corresponding drawings
• Dimmers on AC interior lighting throughout (excluding companionway)
• Engine room lights — recessed AC and DC with switch at engine room entrance
• Generators (STANDARD): (2) 27.5 kW Onan E-QD electronic quiet diesel with electronic governing for voltage and frequency control [NEVER SETTLE: upgraded to (2) Onan 29 kW 29MDKDS, new 2023]
• Glendinning Cablemaster — (2) with 3-wire grounded cord
• Instrument panel lights for flybridge and main electric panel
• Lighting — overhead Xenon recessed in ceiling and rope-style décor lights concealed by upholstered valances, 24V and 120V
• Magnetic switches for bilge lights
• Master electrical control panel in salon — 24V/120V circuit breakers, integrated switching for shore 1 / shore 2 / generator, voltmeter, ammeter, frequency gauges
• Moritz Octoplex remote breaker electrical system with touchscreen controls at salon, helm, and companionway
• Receptacles — 120V duplex with GFI throughout
• Separate bridge electronics batteries and charging system
• SSB radio independent ground plate
• Sub-panel in companionway with water tank gauge and alarm panel for safety monitoring
• Voltage stabilizer isolation transformers for cleaner voltage — part of Charles combiner

• Air conditioning — chilled water, 8 tons (two 4-ton units), zoned with reverse-cycle heat and individual stateroom/salon temperature controls
• Bilge pumps with additional clean-out pumps in keel area, linked to monitoring system with float switches (automatic and manual operation)
• Delta-T engine room ventilation with thermostatically controlled supply and discharge fans for fresh air circulation and water intrusion suppression
• Dual-stage 110V A/C fresh water pump and cockpit dockside supply inlet with pressure-reducing valve
• Engine room entrance package — gauges for digital tachometer, engine water temperature, engine oil pressure, plus engine-room-mounted start/stop switches
• External sea strainers for main engine pickups
• Fiberglass side thru-hulls
• Fire suppression system — engineered automatic and manual, tied to main engine and generator ignition with override
• Fresh water filter — paper
• Fresh water supply in engine room for general maintenance and cleaning
• Fuel and oil lines — flexible, steel-reinforced, USCG-approved aircraft type
• Fuel priming pumps for main engines, electric
• Fuel transfer system, 220V AC pump with 24V DC backup
• Hour meters on main engines and generator
• Hydraulic emergency bilge pump manifolded to forward, engine room, and cockpit bilges
• Internal sea strainers for generator, A/C, and all other sea water pickups
• Linear exhaust with oval outlets
• Main engines: STANDARD — Twin MTU 12V 2000 M91 1,500 BHP with ZF 2050 transmissions, electronic trolling valves, MDEC engine monitoring [NEVER SETTLE: upgraded to MTU 16V 2000 CR M93 @ 2,400 BHP — see Optional Power below]
• Mufflers — generators, gas/water separators
• Oil changing system — gear-type pump for main engines, transmissions, and generator with pump-out line in cockpit
• PEX plumbing — fresh water system with manifold to isolate individual areas
• Power-assist hydraulic steering with steering junction block under helm for future stations / autopilot
• Propellers — five-bladed Nibral
• Racor dual fuel / water separator filters for main engines and generator (glass-bowl, top-loading for convenient replacing) with vacuum gauge — Awlgrip white
• Stainless steel rudders with dripless shafts and Tides Marine bearings for ease of maintenance
• Seacocks — bronze, ball-type sea valves for all thru-hulls below the waterline — Awlgrip white
• Shafts — (2) Aquamet high-strength stainless steel, double-taper with machined keyway and custom thrust plate at main engine couplings
• Structural steel engine beds mounted to transverse intermediate bulkheads to isolate torque/vibration and ensure drive-train alignment
• Struts — thru-water, Nibral
• Tides Marine water-lubricated dripless shaft seals with crossover water supply from both engines
• Trim tabs — dual piston with center tabs recessed in transom, individual controls
• • Water heater — 30-gallon electric

• Ablative / copolymer anti-fouling bottom paint, 2 coats, primed
• Awlgrip brass thru-hulls and sea strainers in engine room and forward bilge
• Awlgrip-finished engine room, lazarette, forward bilge, and anchor locker for enhanced visibility and easier maintenance
• Blister-resistant modified epoxy resin in entire hull skin
• Custom blended polyester resin in structural laminates, topsides, bridges, and hardtops
• Dockside and overboard pump-outs for holding tank
• Dupont Cronar high-gloss polyurethane boot stripe
• (2) Bomar fore-deck hatches with Ocean Air screen shade system
• High-gloss teak interior finish throughout
• High-performance isophthalic gelcoat NPG — superior gloss, flexibility, and weathering
• Hull interior — isophthalic gelcoat top-coated with durable high-gloss polyurethane
• Hull bottom — vacuum-bagged end-grain balsa core sandwiched with fiberglass laminates
• Infused fiberglass fuel and holding tanks with fiberglass baffles, balsa coring on sides for stiffness, sealed to hull with resin foam
• Laminated end-grain balsa core in hull sides and topsides
• Molded fiberglass salon floor / engine room ceiling with foam core for acoustical and thermal insulation
• Propeller pockets to reduce draft
• Solid reinforced keel
• Stringers, fiberglass-encapsulated foam
• Vacuum-bagged composite bulkheads — main engine room, intermediate engine room, and forward bulkheads

• (3) SeaKeeper gyroscopic stabilizers — SK6 forward (2021), SK6 mid (2021), SK18 aft (March 2025). Rare 3-unit configuration. Not on the factory option list for this model year.
• Simrad retractable tournament-grade omnidirectional sonar — hull-mounted with retractable deployment from engine room (installed 2022, approximately $100,000 capital asset).
• ElectroSea ClearLine on refrigeration raw water circuit (Oct 2025) and ClearStrainer on AC raw water circuit (Oct 2025). Chlorine-generation biofouling prevention — approximately $35,000 installed.
• Garmin xHD2 72-mile radar plus (4) Seatronx PHT-19 19" touchscreen displays, Garmin 8700 black-box chartplotter, Garmin touchscreen autopilot, Garmin AIS600, (2) Icom IC-M604 VHF with Command Mic, Garmin 8612 repeaters at tower and cockpit.
• FLIR M300C low-light camera with closed-circuit cameras in cockpit and engine room.
• Intellian satellite TV with DirecTV; Starlink satellite internet.
• Fusion Apollo Series stereo to cockpit, bridge deck, and tower speakers.
• Tuna tower with helm controls, padded seat and bolster, FRP hardtop with lighting, centerline access ladder.
• 13 tuna tube connections in transom live well (twin Pentair 230V variable-speed pumps).
• (2) Cruisair KRA025 and (1) Frigibar Polar Cube cockpit refrigeration compressors.
• Dual Miya Epoch US-9R 24VDC teaser reels with remote controls at bridge and tower stations.
• Varnished teak rocket-launcher fighting chair with offset stainless steel stanchion.
• (4) LED underwater transom lights.
• Samsung smart TVs in salon (on power lift), bridge, master, and forward staterooms (replaces original Sharp / plasma displays).
• Twin Onan 29 kW 29MDKDS generators installed new 2023 (upgrade from original 27.5 kW Onan E-QD units).