Just Launched for 2007 Liberty Yachts 45 Flybridge

The most distinguishing characteristic is simply the way in which she is laid out. Rather than the usual saloon-above-the-engine-room scenario, the Liberty 45 (like the 42) is reminiscent of the classic Bertram 31; forward of the cockpit there’s a motorbox on either side, with a walkway between that leads to the saloon. This arrangement means the saloon sole is at nearly the same level as the cockpit (it’s actually one step down from the cockpit to the saloon), giving the boat a lower profile, a correspondingly lower center of gravity, and better stability.

It also eliminates the usual dozen or so steps from the cockpit to the flying bridge that most other boats have; from the top of the motorbox, it’s just four steps up a ladder to the helm station on the command bridge. And it’s not just that it’s an easier climb, it puts the helmsman in closer touch with the action (and the conversation) going on in the cockpit.

Both motorboxes tilt aft a full 90 degrees, offering complete access to the boat’s optional 900-hp MAN diesels. And instead of using finicky gas shocks to help lift the motorboxes, Corvelli took a simpler approach; the fiberglass boxes are cored with Nidacore honeycomb, so they’re light enough to be raised easily by hand. And that’s typical of how the whole boat is built; liberal use of various core materials (even throughout the interior joinery and countertops) helps cut the dry weight of this 45-footer to a trim 28,000 pounds. As a bonus, the honeycomb core in the motorboxes is also an effective sound-absorbing material. While we had the motorboxes raised, I noted that theinner surface of the hull had been faired and painted. Corvelli pointed out that all fiberglass surfaces are sanded, faired, and painted with Awlgrip. Even more impressive, there are no caulked seams; wherever fiberglass parts are joined, the seams are glassed, faired, and finished with Awlgrip, making the boat look as though she was molded in.
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March 2007 Power & Motoryacht

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