Sundeer 67

The first Sundeer 67 took a different approach to the interior layout. Whereas the preceding three Deerfoot pilot house 72s (and 74) had mid-ship engine room, with Sundeer we went back to an aft engine space.

This made a great deal of space in the middle of the boat available. In effect, we had a similar length of saloon/galley/office area to the previous boats, but without the large chunk of engine room deducted.

The handrail on the saloon table is removable. We leave it on at sea, and remove it in port.

Looking aft you can see all the way to the aft bulkhead, with only the protrusion of the pilot house foot well blocking the view. Even though Sundeer was significantly shorter and lighter than the preceding designs, she had more visual interior space.

The starboard side (left of photo) was our office area. Room for lots of drawings, notebooks, and our computer.

We can't seem to be able to find our galley photos. However, this is the aft end. The large locker is what we call the pantry - we always try to fit something like this on every boat for general galley storage. Note how this locker is held down from the deck. This reduces interior volume, but opens the space visually, and makes for a nice basket storage area.

Sundeer was the first boat on which we lived with a pilot house - and it spoiled us.

Aside from being dry and comfortable, the pilot house is a great spot from which to take photos when you are charging along. This was taken enroute to Papeete, Tahiti from New Zealand one lovely late summer day.

Both of the guest cabins had these hull lockers. They were as much an aesthetic treatment as for storage. The location outboard and narrow interior made them expensive for the volume they produced. But they look nice.

Sundeer was the first of our boats where we adapted normal door locking hardware to hold the floorboards in place.