Marquises 56

Brand:

Fountaine Pajot

Designed by:

Berret-Racoupeau Yacht Design, Flahault Design & Associés

Yard(s):

Fountaine Pajot

Description:

The luxury cruiser Marquises 56, is a lengthened version of the Marquises 53 and was, from 1992 to 2004, the largest in the Fountaine Pajot line. Her transoms were extended to create the additional length.

As with the 53, the Marquises 56 offers owner or charter company four large double-berth staterooms with en-suite head compartments. The bridgedeck saloon has two lounge areas and a spacious galley. There is full standing headroom throughout bridgedeck and hulls. There are also crew quarters aft.

Type:

Luxury cruiser

Multihull type:

Catamaran

Construction:

GRP-foam sandwich

Deck layout and gear:

Wrap-around seating and table in the cockpit

Keels, boards and rudders:

Fixed, low aspect ratio keels

Accommodation:

Port hull: Double staterooms fore and aft with en-suite facilities; additional single berth in the bow
Bridgedeck cabin: two lounge areas and galley
Starboard hull: Double staterooms fore and aft with en-suite facilities; nav station midships; additional single berth in the bow

LOA (length overall):

17.07 m (56 ft)

LWL (length at waterline):

15.93 m (52 ft 3 in)

Beam:

8.1 m (26 ft 7 in)

Draft minimum:

1.37 m (4 ft 6 in)

Windward sail area:

159.97 m² (1722 ft²)

Mast height above deck:

19.96 m (65 ft 6 in)

Mast height above water:

21.89 m (71 ft 10 in)

Displacement at design waterline (DWL):

13000 kg (12.79 tons)

Number of berths:

10-12

Inboard engines:

2

Typical total engine HP:

96

Fuel type:

Diesel

Fuel capacity:

158 US gallons (598 ltr)

Water capacity:

317 US gallons (1200 ltr)

First introduced:

1992

In production:

No

Used boats for sale:

494 boats of this brand currently available!

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