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Sunseeker Manhattan 55

  • motoryacht
  • Flybridge

Overview

LOA

Beam

Draft

Air draft

18 ft

Gallery

Sunseeker Manhattan 55

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Manhattan2021 generationcurrent

Dimensions

Published measurements and ranges

Displacement

Capacities

Fuel

Fresh water

Holding

Layout options

Select a published arrangement

Guest cabins

3

Guest berths

6

Heads

2

Crew cabins

1

Crew berths

1

Engine options

Published packages and performance data

Powerplant

2× MAN i6 800

Propulsion

shafts

Performance

Speed ranges and documented profiles

Cruise

25 kn

Top speed

32.5 kn

Top

32 kn

Range

230 nm

Fort Lauderdale fit

Air draft 18 ft. 17th Street closed ≈ 55 ft. SE 3rd Avenue ≈ 16 ft. Manufacturer numbers, not a survey.

Survey watch points

Manufacturer range claims use different speed conditions

medium risk · disputed · performance

The same Sunseeker model page states 250 nm at 25 knots in narrative copy and 230 nm at 21 knots in the technical table. Conditions are not interchangeable.

Range on the current manufacturer page is condition-sensitive, not a single brochure absolute.

Technical copy publishes 230 nm at 21 knots. Narrative copy on the same page publishes 250 nm at 25 knots (sunseeker-manhattan-55-model-page). Opened evidence does not publish load, reserve, fuel percentage, or sea state for either claim.

Treat each figure as a separate manufacturer claim tied to its stated speed. Do not present a blended range band as if both endpoints share one test.

  • Record which speed condition any range claim uses; never merge 21-knot and 25-knot figures.
  • Ask for load, reserve, and sea-state conditions when a broker or dealer repeats either number.

Sources: sunseeker-manhattan-55-model-page

Published draft figures disagree

medium risk · unresolved · dimensions

Manufacturer Principal Characteristics list 4 ft 6 in draft; a 2021 Motor Boat & Yachting sea-trial table lists 4 ft 2 in. Treat draft as unresolved until hull-specific confirmation.

Published draft is not a single settled number across opened sources.

The current manufacturer model page lists 4'6" / 1.37 m under Principal Characteristics (sunseeker-manhattan-55-model-page). Motor Boat & Yachting's 2021 sea-trial specifications list 4 ft 2 in / 1.26 m for the tested D13-800 shaft boat (mby-sea-trial-2021).

Neither source states a shared datum that reconciles the gap. Canonical research keeps the conflict in provenance rather than inventing a midpoint. For Fort Lauderdale fit work, verify the actual surveyed hull and propulsion package.

  • Confirm draft datum and propulsion configuration on the surveyed hull before canal or under-keel planning.
  • Do not average the two published figures into a single planning draft.

Sources: sunseeker-manhattan-55-model-page, mby-sea-trial-2021

FAQ

Can a Sunseeker Manhattan 55 clear Fort Lauderdale bridges?

Published air draft is 18 ft hardtop. 17th Street closed is about 55 ft. SE 3rd Avenue is about 16 ft. Manufacturer numbers, not a listing photo.

What draft does a Sunseeker Manhattan 55 need in Fort Lauderdale?

Manufacturer published draft is 4.5 ft. We keep 1 ft under-keel on the canal overlay. Victoria Park laterals are about 4.5 ft. Harbor Beach is the deep-water conversation.

Sunseeker Manhattan 55 LOA and beam versus canals?

56.5 ft LOA and 16 ft beam. Skinny isles such as Fiesta Way are limited by beam and fixed-bridge clearance.

Sources