74 Viking 2006 Boat for Sale

Condensed History of Viking Yachts – information borrowed from the internet

Viking Yachts’ story is one of family vision, innovation, and a 6 decade‑long commitment to sportfishing excellence. It began with Bob & Bill Healey in 1964 in New Gretna, New Jersey, along the Bass River.  The Healey’s were pioneers in transitioning from wood to fiberglass construction, a move that modernized boatbuilding and gave Viking a competitive edge. The brothers’ vision was to create semi‑custom, offshore‑capable vessels.  Over the decades, Viking delivered more than 4,000 boats from its Bass River headquarters, later expanding to a state‑of‑the‑art facility in Riviera Beach, Florida, in 2002.

Innovation and Legacy: Viking’s reputation is built on precision engineering, seaworthiness, and performance. Under the Healey family’s stewardship, the brand has evolved to include a wide range of 38 to 90-foot sportfishers, motor yachts, and center consoles.  The Healey’s leadership was recognized in 2003 when they were inducted into the National Marine Manufacturers Association Hall of Fame for their contributions to the recreational marine industry. 

A Symbol of Sportfishing Excellence: Today, Viking Yachts is celebrated as the world’s leading sportfishing yacht manufacturer, with a legacy described as “building dreams that run on the ocean”.

Viking 74 Launch: The launch of the Viking 74 Convertible was in 2004, at that time the Viking 74 Convertible was the company’s largest convertible yacht.  It was designed for luxury sportfishing, featuring a 216‑square‑foot cockpit, extensive storage, and both open and enclosed bridge configurations.  

The Healey’s & Vikings story is one of passion, precision, and persistence - a family‑owned enterprise that has shaped the sportfishing industry for over six decades.  Yachts, Built by Caring and Knowledgeable Craftsmen.

The V74 offers a beautiful, handcrafted teak interior, each area of the yacht was designed to provide spacious, comfortable & luxurious living, while making smart use of the available storage to optimize space for long distance cruising.  Owner suites & staterooms consist of a midship's owners suite, forward VIP suite, guest stateroom, all with ensuite heads and a 4th stateroom and/or crew quarters with ensuite head. 

Salon

The salon is accessed via an aft port side cockpit door, as you enter, to starboard you have a large beautifully upholstered white with blue piping settee with teak coffee & end table, just forward is the galley dining settee which is upholstered in navy ultra-leather and offers a large teak table. Entering and to port is teak cabinet that houses the yachts power distribution panels (which makes it very convenient to check the shore power and turn on the equipment needed to operate the yacht), a smart TV on a hi-low lift system, wine cooler and glass/bottle storage, then forward is the spiral stairs that take you to the skylounge and then the galley.  Centered forward just past the galley is the yachts day head. 

• Handcrafted teak walls & cabinets
• Sliding electrically actuated salon door
• Carpeted flooring
• Large L-shaped settee - upholstered in white with blue piping
• Teak coffee table
• Teak end table
• U-shaped dining settee - upholstered in navy ultra-leather
• Both settees have hinged seat bases, making it easy to get to the abundant storage below each cushion.
• Large, tinted windows with blinds
• Breakfast bar with two swivel teak chairs - upholstered in navy ultra-leather
• Spiral stairs leading to/from the skylounge
• Galley with granite countertops
• Port side entertainment cabinet with granite countertop
• Entertainment cabinet equipment - TV, wine cooler, beverage/glass storage
• Yachts AC/DC power distribution panels
• Samsung 55" smart TV on a hi-low lift

Day head

The day head offers a teak vanity with granite countertop, undercounter mounted porcelain sink and mirror. a Headhunter toilet, updated wall coverings and a storage locker that offers a tremendous amount of space.

• Teak vanity with drawer & cabinet storage
• Granite countertop with undermount porcelain sink
• Mirror
• Updated wall coverings
• Amtico simulated flooring
• Headhunter toilet
• Large capacity storage locker

Foyer

The foyer runs along the starboard side of the V74 and connects the VIP suite, Guest stateroom, Owner's suite and crew quarters to each other so the crew quarters can be utilized as the 4th stateroom.  The foyer also houses the yachts washer and separate clothes dryer.

• Storage lockers running the entire length of the foyer
• Art wall
• Electrolux washing machine
• Electrolux clothes dryer
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Owner's suite

The beautifully appointed full-beam owners suite is located midships and offers an island king sized bed with teak bed pedestal, dual nightstands, padded headboard with mirror above, navy ultra-leather upholstered settee, Drawer & cabinet storage, Samsung TV, Skylight with Ocean-Air screen system and an ensuite head.

• Full-beam suite
• King island bed 
• Teak bedframe with built-in drawer storage
• Nightstands with drawer storage
• Padded headboard - navy ultra-leather
• Mirror above the headboard
• L-shaped settee - navy ultra-leather
• Carpeted flooring
• Cedar line hanging locker
• Bureau with drawer storage
• Samsung smart TV
• Skylight with Ocean-Air screens
• Coved ceiling design
• Ensuite head

Owner's suite head

Head features include a teak vanity with granite countertop, undermount porcelain sink, cabinet & drawer storage, Headhunter toilet, mirrored door medicine cabinet, linen closet, teak & holly flooring and a large stall shower.

• Teak vanity cabinet with drawer & cabinet storage
• Granite countertop with undermount porcelain sink
• Mirrored door medicine cabinet
• 102VAC GFCI protected outlet
• Headhunter toilet
• Linen closet
• Shower exhaust fan
• Large stall shower

Guest stateroom

The port side guest stateroom features two single stacked beds, storage under the lower bed, cedar lined hanging locker, custom bedding, smart TV and carpeted flooring.

• Twin stacked single beds
• Custom bedding
• Reading lights
• Carpeted flooring
• Cedar lined hanging locker
• 120VAC GFCI protected outlet
• LG Smart TV
• Stereo speakers

Guest head

Head features include a teak vanity with granite countertop, undermount porcelain sink, cabinet & drawer storage, Headhunter toilet, mirrored ceiling, teak & holly flooring, bi-fold shower door and a stall shower.

VIP suite

The VIP suite is a bright & airy space, with beautiful teak cabinetry & light colored soft-goods, along with a skylight, that combined creates a warm & inviting room.  Features include a island queen pedestal bed with built-in drawer storage, teak & mirrored headboard, Shelving that rounds around the forward section of the bed, drawer & cabinet storage, Smart TV, Skylight with Ocean-Air screen system and an ensuite head.

VIP suite head

Head features include a teak vanity with granite countertop, undermount porcelain sink, cabinet & drawer storage, Headhunter toilet, teak & holly flooring and a large stall shower.

• Teak vanity cabinet with drawer & cabinet storage
• Granite countertop with undermount porcelain sink
• Mirrored door medicine cabinet
• 102VAC GFCI protected outlet
• Headhunter toilet
• Linen closet
• Shower exhaust fan
• 120VAC GFCI protected outlet
• Large stall shower

4th Stateroom/Crew quarters

Located aft of the owner's suite, this guest stateroom features two single stacked beds, nightstand, storage under the lower bed, cedar lined hanging locker, custom bedding, smart TV, carpeted flooring, ensuite head and a door leading into the engine room.

4th Stateroom head

• Teak vanity cabinet with drawer & cabinet storage
• Granite countertop with undermount porcelain sink
• Vanity mirror
• 102VAC GFCI protected outlet
• Headhunter toilet
• Shower exhaust fan
• 120VAC GFCI protected outlet
• Bi-fold shower door
• Stall shower

The galley is located in the forward port section of the main salon.  Features include beautiful teak cabinetry with stone countertops and a serving bar with two swivel bar stools, overhead and undercounter storage cabinets & drawers, quality Miele, Sharp, Edlund, Kenmore and SubZero appliances and a large dining settee & table. There are additional refrigerators/freezers built into the cockpit just outside of the main salon. 

• Teak cabinetry
• Granite countertops
• Double stainless-steel sink with single lever chrome finished Grohe faucet
• Overhead & undercounter storage cabinets
• The overhead cabinets have approximately 2-foot+ deep pull-out storage shelving
• Serving bar with two swivel style barstools
• Dining settee with teak table
• Abundant drawer storage
• Sharp R-21LVF commercial microwave oven
• SubZero BR-700 refrigerator drawer set
• SubZero BF-700 freezer drawer set
• Kenmore trash compactor
• Edlund cooking vent
• 4-burner electric ceramic cooktop
• Miele 7660 BP-AM oven
• Dishwasher
• Garbage disposal
• Teak & holly flooring
• Cockpit freezer
• Cockpit refrigerator
• Cockpit ice chipper

The V74 offers an enclosed skylounge which is both beautifully finished like the rest of the yacht but also designed to give the helmsperson exceptional visibility while operating the vessel.  The design begins with a forward centered helm that offers excellent visibility, combined with black satin finished window mullions that reduce sun-glare, thus increasing the ability to see what's out in front of the vessel.  Reduced sun-glare may also aid in reducing tired sore eyes at the end of a long day of cruising.

Skylounge features include a STIDD captain's chair, port & starboard double width cruising settees, large L-shaped settee upholstered in navy ultra-leather with white piping, handcrafted teak entertainment center with a refrigerator/icemaker, undercounter mounted sink, beverage/bottle storage, drawer & cabinet storage and a flat panel Samsung TV ceiling mounted.  Other features include large windows with sunshade screens, carpeted floor, air-conditioning-heat, skylight with Ocean-Air screens over the helm seat, access door to the aft bridge deck and helm station.

• Center forward helm station
• STIDD captain's chair
• Port & Starboard double width cruising settees
• Large L-shaped cruising settee - upholstered in navy ultra-leather with white piping
• Carpeted floor
• Skylight with Ocean-Air screens - over the captain's chair
• Large windows with removable window screens
• Handcrafted teak entertainment center
• Refrigerator with ice maker
• Samsung flat panel smart TV
• Access door to the bridge deck
• Fusion MS-AV 755 stereo - the stereo is networked into the Garmin system

Helm station

The helm was designed to provide the helmsperson with ease of access to the yachts operational and navigational equipment.  

Operational equipment includes

• Main engine/transmission electronic controls
• Secondary engine/transmission backup controls - port of the helm console
• Engine display monitors
• Stainless-steel destroyer style helm wheel
• Maretron yacht system monitoring system display
• Fuel gauge level indicators
• Bow thruster control - Hydraulic bow thruster
• Racor fuel/water separator gauge
• Kidde fire system - manual discharge panel
• Overhead switch panel
• 3X dual arm windshield wipers with washers
• Camera system - engine room & aft cockpit cameras

Navigational equipment

• Garmin GPSMAP 8617 - version 37.01
• Garmin GPS19x NEMA2000 - version 3.0
• Garmin GXD25 - Sonar module - verson 4.7
• Garmin GMX54 weather radio antenna - version 3.3
• Garmin card reader
• Furuno AIS
• Furuno NavNet 3D
• Furuno GP-37 GPS display
• Furuno RD-33 multi-display
• Furuno autopilot control
• 2X I-Com IC-M604 VHF radios with remote mics
• Furuno FCV-1220L color sounder control
• Furuno 6' open array radar antenna
• 4X Computer monitors
• Nobletech TimeZero Navigator - charting system
• Computer - new 2024 with Logitech keyboard
• FLIR - new 2024
• 2X ACR searchlight remote controls

Bridge deck

The bridge deck features include a port helm station, stainless-steel glass framed skylounge access door, wide aft facing settee with built-in storage, high safety rails with rod holders, access ladder & hatch to the skylounge hardtop and a ladder leading to the aft cockpit.  

Helm equipment

• Stainless-steel destroyer style helm wheel
• Electronic engine/transmission control
• Bow thruster control
• Furuno RD-33 multi-display 
• Furuno autopilot control
• Ritchie compass

Bridge deck equipment 

• Wide aft facing settee with built-in storage & canvas cover
• Toss ring
• EPIRB
• High safety rails with fishpole holders
• Flagstaff holder
• Access ladder & hatch to skylounge hardtop
• Access ladder to the cockpit
• 2X Sets of rocket launders
• Deck lighting
• 2X Outriggers

• Fusion stereo system & speakers
• Sirius satellite radio system
• Fusion radio networked to the Garmin system 
• Starlink 
• Sat system 
• 6X Televisions - 55" Samsung Salon, Samsung 32" skylounge, owners, Roku VIP, LG 23" Guest-1 & LG 23" guest-2 staterooms
• All TV's networked into the sat system
• Bose Lifestyle system in the owner's suite

Power for "KICKBACK" is supplied via the two 250V/50A shore power systems, dual 27.5kw Onan generators, and the yachts 12 & 24VDC battery systems.  All power is managed through the AC/DC distribution panels. 

• Dual 250V/50A shore power systems
• Dual cable reel shore power cord systems
• 120V & 240VAC systems
• 12V & 24VDC systems
• Dual 27.5kw Onan MDKBF Generators
• Onan MDKBF-5705719 generator - 5100 hours
• Onan MDKBF-5705720 generator - 4650 hours
• Generator fuel consumption 1/2 load - 1.6GPH - full load 2.5GPH
• Charles PM3 Isolation transformers
• Charles "Solid Power" PM3 Master Control System
• Newmar 32-12-50 DC-DC converter 50A-intermittmant - 40A continuous 
• Mach5 M5-115/60 freshwater pump
• Sturdy - Data Link Tach Drives - main engines
• Engine control modules
• Dometic Cruisair Chilled-water air-conditioning-heating system
• 2X Air-conditioning seawater pumps - 1X main & 1X backup pump
• 2X Built-in cockpit freezers with remote controls
• 1X Built-in cockpit refrigerator with remote control
• 1X Cockpit ice chipper with remote control
• House battery bank 
• 2X engine start battery banks
• Legend water maker - 1200GPD - new 2023
• AC/DC Power distribution panels
• AC/DC engine room lighting
• VIMAR light & AC duplex switches
• 120VAC GFCI protected outlets
• UV freshwater filter system
• 3 Watertight hull bulkheads - 1X bilge pump in each compartment
• 3X Bilge pump auto/manual control
• 1X 600GPM Hydraulic pump is mounted in the forward engine compartment
• 2X Shower sump boxes

Propulsion power for "KICKBACK" is twin MTU/DD 16V2000 M91 - 2030HP diesel engines that have been very well maintained and are housed in a large standup and immaculately kept engine room.  Access to the engine room is from either the cockpit or a door in the 4th stateroom/crew quarters.

• Twin MTU/DD 16V2000 M91 - 2030HP diesel engines
• Racor Crossover - Fuel/water separator filter systems - mains
• Racor fuel/water separator filter systems - generators
• Fuel transfer pump system
• Delt-T air/salt engine room filtration system
• Engine fuel priming pumps
• Lewmar hydraulic bow thruster system
• Bronze thru-hull and sea strainers
• Fuel supply/return manifold system
• Fuel capacity - 3010 US gallons - 3X tanks
• Water capacity - 380 US gallons
• Holding tank - main - 200 US gallons
• Holding tank - 4th strm/crew - 50 US gallons
• Freshwater engine room spigot
• Solid 1-piece Steel engine bed stringers
• Oil change system
• Bright white finished - standup engine room

The cockpit is a very spacious 212 square feet according to Viking and offers the Sportfishermen, the Adventure boater and the Cruising enthusiast a great space to enjoy the V74 no matter what your enjoyment activities may be.  

Features include, and there are many!

• Split level cockpit, the upper-level offering a wide aft facing settee with cover
• Transom door - designed to be used for sportfishing or walkthrough when stern tied to a dock
• Large built-in transom live baitwell
• Lazarette deck access hatch - aft center location
• Large fish box - molded-in aft center deck in front of the lazarette access hatch
• Port side ice box - fed from the chipper
• Starboard side deck storage locker
• Beautiful, varnished teak table with rod holders
• 2X Portable fish fighting chairs 
• 2X Side deck storage lockers
• Freshwater & raw water deck washdowns - 3-way water supply switch
• Teak decking
• 2X built-in freezers
• 1X built-in refrigerator
• 2X Cable reel 250V/50A shore power cord systems
• 10X Fishpole holders built into the cockpit combing
• Aft facing settee with teak table
• Stereo speakers
• Ladder from the cockpit to the bridge deck
• Aft deck camera
• BBQ cabinet with Gaggenau BBQ grill and FRP cover

Getting to and from the foredeck from the cockpit is pretty easy thanks in part to the port & starboard vertical grab rails that are mounted on the back of the deckhouse as you step up from the cockpit onto the side-decks, the wide side-decks offer handrails built into the sides of the deckhouse and the foredeck offers welded safety railing, along with Vikings non-skid decks, offers the deckhand good footing as he/she moves about the decks. 

Foredeck features include

• Marquipt 1500lb capacity davit
• Tender chocks
• Viking canister 6-person liferaft
• Stainless-steel deck cleats
• 2017 Novurania 430DL center console tender with a Yamaha F60 outboard motor
• Hydraulic vertical windlass - foredeck & pilothouse windlass controls
• Anchor & chain
• Anchor locker deck hatch access
• Freshwater deck washdown
• Bow pulpit & safety railing
• Skylights over the VIP & Owner's suites
• Non-skid decking