1982 Hatteras 65 LRC "Carry On" For Sale

1982 Hatteras 65 LRC Carry On for Sale: Timeless Elegance in Key Biscayne, Florida

Classic Design and Enduring Performance

The 1982 Hatteras 65 LRC, presented by Luke Brown Yachts, embodies the timeless elegance and robust performance that Hatteras is renowned for. This 65-foot motor yacht is designed for both adventure and relaxation, making it an ideal choice for cruising the beautiful waters of Florida and beyond. With its spacious layout and classic lines, the Hatteras 65 LRC offers a perfect blend of comfort and functionality.

Spacious Accommodations and Social Areas

Carry On features a well-thought-out layout that accommodates up to 12 guests for day trips and provides comfortable overnight sleeping for 8. The inviting salon and dining area are perfect for entertaining, while the four cabins ensure privacy and comfort for you and your guests. The exterior spaces, including a fixed swim platform and sunshade, enhance the overall experience, allowing for enjoyable days spent on the water.

Reliable Power and Advanced Systems

Powered by twin Detroit Diesel GM 6-71N engines, each delivering 185 HP, the Hatteras 65 LRC ensures reliable performance with a top speed of 10 knots. The yacht is equipped with generators, ensuring all your onboard systems run smoothly. With advanced navigation electronics, including Garmin and Simrad systems, you can navigate with confidence.

Specifications - 1982 Hatteras 65 LRC Carry On

Builder: Hatteras
Model: 65 LRC
Year: 1982
Location: Key Biscayne, Florida
Length: 65 feet
Beam: 17.9 feet
Draft: 5 feet
Engines: Twin Detroit Diesel GM 6-71N (185 HP each)
Generators: Northern Lights (20 kW, 2335 hours), DDC (20 kW, 4750 hours)
Accommodations: 4 cabins, 4 heads
Day-Trip Capacity: Hosts up to 12 guests
Sleeping Capacity: Sleeps 8 overnight
Interior Features: Spacious salon, dining area, and fully equipped galley
Exterior Features: Fixed swim platform, sunshade, and ample deck space
Technology: Garmin and Simrad navigation systems, onboard Wi-Fi, and satellite TV
Comfort Features: Air conditioning, stabilizers, and multiple appliances including a washer/dryer and ice maker.

Hatteras 65 LRC Carry On - Exceptional Long-Range Cruiser Ready for Your Adventures, Excellent Liveaboard!

The Hatteras 65 LRC is the gold standard in long-range cruising and Carry On is a vessel you need to experience firsthand to appreciate. Built in 1982 and extensively upgraded, this yacht offers the reliability of a classic combined with modern luxury and performance. After an exhaustive two-year restoration by Allied Marine in Ft. Lauderdale and Ross Marine in Charleston (2014–2016), Carry On was brought to impeccable condition, with over $1.3 million invested. Several upgrades from 2020 until 2024.

Turnkey and meticulously maintained, this yacht has been cared for by a professional full-time captain throughout the years, ensuring it performs at the highest standards.

Refit Details and Upgrades

2014/2015 – Stage 1 of Major Refit – Allied Marine: Fort Lauderdale, FL

• All Cruisair reverse cycle air conditioning units serviced
• All new digital temperature controls installed throughout
• Engine room – went through and replaced any pumps, hoses, and clamps that were suspect
• Naiad stabilizer service and updated
• 9’ Sq. fins upgraded from 6’ sq.
• Glendinning engine synchronizer service
• Installed new 24V system –batteries, breakers, charger, etc.
• 12V system upgrades – new batteries, systems, charger
• 32V system serviced
• All new overhead LED lights throughout
• All new headliners throughout
• All new décor – custom furniture, carpet, soft goods, linens, curtains, and blinds
• Lower helm sea recovered in Ultra leather
• (2) New Bimini tops
• All new cushions on bridge deck
• New Pompanette flybridge helm seats and footrests including custom cushions
• All new navigation electronics upper and lower helm – old wiring was completely removed and replaced new
• Dinghy davit carne rebuilt
• Installed new KVH SAT TV system and digital local TV antenna
• (3) New Samsung TV’s and replaced/added more speakers
• New canvas covers on all exterior settees, boxes, flybridge and teak rails
• Vetus bow thruster installed
• All engine controls serviced/rebuilt to working order
• Engine gauges services to working order
• New MarQuipt boarding stairs and bracket installed
• Anchor windlass serviced
• Installed Reverso fuel polishing system
• Installed Reverso oil change system
• All 3 heads were complete redone: new Raritan electric toilets, new granite, new glass, new lighting, all new shower enclosure in master head2015 March-August – Stage 2 of Major Refit – Ross Marine: Charleston, SC
• Swim platform removed, refinished and re-bedded
• Bottom sand blasted and repainted
• Hull faired and Awlgripped (Whisper Grey)
• House superstructure, flybridge, and all other exterior surfaces faired and Awlgripped (Matterhorn White)
• Non-skid redone (BuffTan)
• All hatches, doors, boxed, cabinets, etc. removed refinished and Awlgripped
• All exterior stainless-steel hardware replaced new
• Window frames prepped and painted
• All port lights were removed and replaced with new upgraded modern port lights
• Aft lounge – all windows removed and replaced with new custom windows and frames
• Detroit Diesel 6-71’s – Major zero-hour rebuild July 2015 with W.W. Williams
• Fully serviced both generators
• Installed Walker airsep filters 
• Serviced transmissions
• Propellers and shafts removed, serviced, trued, and re-installed
• Trued and repaired struts
• Replaced all cutlass bearings
• Installed dripless shaft seals
• Replaced both rudder shaft seals
• All exterior varnish stripped bare, sanded/refinished, and refinished with Alexseal 2-part varnish
• Refinished all interior varnish
• Refined all teak parquet flooring
• Refinished cabinetry and doors in aft lounge
• Installed new custom cabinetry in lower pilothouse helm
• Installed new custom teak doors – salon aft
• Installed new air conditioning/heat in aft lounge
• Serviced all air conditioning units (compressors and air handlers)
• Installed new GE full height fridge/freezer in galley
• Installed new stove top and dishwasher in custom stainless-steel cabinet
• Installed new GE convection oven/microwave over stove
• New galley sink faucet
• New drink refrigerator on flybridge
• New ice maker in aft lounge
• 2015-2017 Post Launch – Ross Marine: Charleston, SC
• Removed salon windows, replaced window guides with new, refinished and painted window frames
• Installed new auto pilot remote
• Installed propane grill on flybridge
• Replaced search light
• Installed new 32V batteries
• Replaced Cruisair air conditioning compressor in master stateroom
• 2018
• Installed new Bimini top on flybridge, new custom stainless supports and canvas
• Installed new 3-sode enclosure on flybridge including Isinglass
• Re-painted salon window frames
• Installed new cutlass bearings
• Installed new pads for the tender chocks2019
• Re-paint pilothouse window frame2020 to 2024
• (2) 4000 KVA inverter chargers added with (6) 240A 8D batteries
• Vetus stern thruster added with remote control2024
• Converted pantry into day head
• Privacy door from galley to salon
• Privacy door from forward staterooms
• New Suzuki 40 hp for Boston Whaler
• New raw water pumps for the A/C systems 
• New pilothouse A/C compressor
• Sound insulation on master stateroom door
• Starboard engine rebuilt
• New flybridge Bimini top extension
• 2 New refrigerators and freezers on flybridge
• New dishwasher on flybridge
• 2 New tables on flybridge
• Upgraded batteries for the bow thruster, July 2024
• 2 Rainman watermakers added, 36 gph each 
• Starlink with network added May 2024
• New engine batteries

Constant upgrades, the boat truly looks better than she did the day it came out of the factory.

Mechanical and Systems

• Twin Detroit Diesel 185 hp engines with full rebuild in 2015, 2099 hours as of October 2024
• Full rebuild of starboard engine in May 2024, 60 hours as of October 2024
• Northern Lights 20 kW generator, 2335 hours (starboard)
• DDC 20 kW generator, 4750 hours (port)
• Dual lever mechanical engine throttle and clutch controls
• Glendinning synchronizer
• Vetus bow and stern thrusters
• Naiad hydraulic fin stabilizers (larger than normal 9 square foot fins)
• Racor dual fuel filters
• Reverso FPS 210 fuel polishing system
• Reverso oil change system
• Air compressor with tank
• Fresh water pump with identical back-up mounted in-line
• Water heater
• Spur line cutters on shafts
• Bow thruster tube protection bars
• Cintas engine room fire suppression system
• (7) Cruisair marine reverse cycle air conditioning units (each zone has its own digital control panel with temp readout) Master A/C compressor new 2017, pilothouse new 2024
• Raritan Marine Elegance electric toilets new 2015