Grand Banks GB54 tour | Inside a beautiful $2.9m American cruising machine | Motor Boat & Yachting

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  • Опубліковано 15 жов 2024
  • At the recent Cannes Yachting Festival, MBY deputy editor Jack Haines took the chance to tour the Grand Banks GB54, which was making its global debut.
    Grand Banks GB54 specification
    LOA: 60ft 5in (18.4m)
    Beam: 17ft 7in (5.4m)
    Engines: Twin 725hp Volvo
    Top speed: 33 knots
    Price: $2.95m (ex. VAT)
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 45

  • @alexkluh1407
    @alexkluh1407 2 роки тому

    Another revolutionary yacht from Grand Banks. They continue to set the standard for quality and workmanship. Second to none. Very impressive

  • @MusikMan8675309
    @MusikMan8675309 3 роки тому +3

    Great tour! Thanks for the awesome yacht content!

  • @Steve-jq4st
    @Steve-jq4st 3 роки тому +10

    If I had the money and need it would be a Fleming. Higher quality and integrated engineering all the way through. Comments about the overuse of teak are spot on.

    • @T-Sav
      @T-Sav 3 роки тому +1

      check out the fpb 97 yacht - thats a true explorer in my opinion

  • @ironichumorist
    @ironichumorist 3 роки тому +3

    Range of 470 NM at fast cruise. Now you're talking. These yachts are meant to go places. The new GB 85 they are building is said to do 1000 miles at 20 knots and over 3000 miles at displacement speed. Can't wait until you get a tour of that as well. This is brilliant.

  • @long_view
    @long_view 3 роки тому +10

    Great review, as ever. But at that price you would expect a Fleming-like attention to detail, which in a couple of areas it falls short (e.g. the galley worktop and hob are not fitted with fiddles).

    • @blewyd
      @blewyd 2 роки тому +2

      all of what you mentioned has nothing to do with attention to detail. Its all owners specification. These yachts are semi custom, pretty much everywhere, except the layout, can be changed to the buyers specitfication.

  • @chrish2996
    @chrish2996 3 роки тому +3

    Hi Jack. That's a nice seaworthy boat. A good alternative to the US bertram you like. Great walkthrough video tour thanks 😊

  • @frankiegregoriou4604
    @frankiegregoriou4604 3 роки тому +1

    Excellent video Jack

  • @robertfrost1683
    @robertfrost1683 3 роки тому +1

    Is that stainless steel anchor chain ?? Love the synthetic looking teak colored caprails ( Fleming as first with this) ! " Stidd" helm seats - you know you have arrived with these. No stainless steel heat protector on the grp cover for the grill and hotplate - points off ( even with the auto off switch) UGLY blue velour color in saloon ( customer choice) . Drawer cooling is practical. Really like the third cabin. Grand Banks do a fantastic Job on their boats. Tony Fleming worked for them ( American Marine) in his early days. No Glenndining cord reel ?? Cheesy fischer panda generator - yeech ! Very nice boat.

  • @troygreen9321
    @troygreen9321 3 роки тому +1

    Nice craftsmanship

  • @darthkek1953
    @darthkek1953 3 роки тому +3

    Nice boat, my nan would love it. Good walkthrough Nick I mean Jack. ;-)

  • @markward3242
    @markward3242 3 роки тому +1

    Great review 🇬🇧

  • @raydowley1038
    @raydowley1038 3 роки тому +3

    $2.9m minus vat= minus me. Nice tour though Jack

  • @bryduhbikeguy
    @bryduhbikeguy 3 роки тому

    That was sorta neat for a boat.Do they make a family friendly Ship?

  • @joachimemand1687
    @joachimemand1687 3 роки тому +5

    How nice, I watched so many Nordhavn videos, it's refreshing to see a Grand Ba… wait a minute… can I see the Selene again!?
    ;) sorry.
    Great overview, thanks a lot.

    • @MrCobb-rq8iv
      @MrCobb-rq8iv 3 роки тому +2

      I prefer the Selene also. The windshield is all wrong. I didn't go past the headline. Not for me.......

  • @gerhardvanwaltsleben8944
    @gerhardvanwaltsleben8944 3 роки тому +1

    Lekker man lekker

  • @adityajoshi3524
    @adityajoshi3524 3 роки тому

    Is tat palmbeach Gt60 next to GB 54?? R u going to film walkthrough of PB GT60 by anychance🙆‍♂️

  • @jaffaholland4039
    @jaffaholland4039 3 роки тому +1

    Wow lovely boat but very expensive for 3 cabins. Great video though.

  • @joefred7046
    @joefred7046 2 роки тому

    Can’t understand why the helm is in the way of getting thru to door , the bunks with bulkhead over your pillow, galley location? It’s not built to be more than a day boat I feel

  • @lcvillafan
    @lcvillafan 3 роки тому

    Why do they never put the NM on 🙁

  • @Orchardman53
    @Orchardman53 3 роки тому +1

    "Walk one foot in front of the other..." Is there any other way ;-)

  • @nicbennett6554
    @nicbennett6554 3 роки тому +5

    Great tour, thanks Jack
    To be honest, whilst the finish is obviously superb, I really don’t like it very much, especially at that price!

    • @constantineding8700
      @constantineding8700 3 роки тому +2

      Agreed. Looking at the boat, I really don't know where Grand Banks spend their money.

    • @nicbennett6554
      @nicbennett6554 3 роки тому +1

      @@constantineding8700 on teak in engine bays! 🤷‍♂️

    • @constantineding8700
      @constantineding8700 3 роки тому +2

      @@nicbennett6554 For that money they can easily wrap the boat around with teak!
      For that matter I also don't understand why they save the teak on side and fore decks but lavishly waste it in engine room!

  • @ramonrodriguez6692
    @ramonrodriguez6692 3 роки тому

    So a boat built in Malaysia by a company wholly owned by Singaporean listed company is American????….please elaborate!……

  • @31crazyice
    @31crazyice 3 роки тому +9

    Who would buy this at this price range?
    De gustibus non est disputandum, I know, but seriously. There are literally dozens of boats out there that look, do and fell much better than this.
    Can’t fault the review tho, nice job as always.

    • @blewyd
      @blewyd 2 роки тому +1

      You're buying craftsmanship and class, not a modern party boat. There's a reason why grand banks are so expensive yet they still have so many buyers and re-sell for so much second hand. Major features, like the hull aren't even made out of the same traditional fiberglass like "dozens of other boats". It rides at an even running attitude because of the hull design, and handles amazingly. You should sea trial one some day, its an experience like no other.

  • @johningham4942
    @johningham4942 3 роки тому

    A great yacht but for nearly two million pounds and no crew cabin seems a bit expensive Jack.

  • @MegaWebsters
    @MegaWebsters 3 роки тому +1

    Nice, but I don’t see 3 million worth of boat.

  • @jefforose
    @jefforose 3 роки тому +1

    I think GB are more Australian Boats than US.

  • @hildablanco1591
    @hildablanco1591 9 днів тому

    Ips is a bad idea straight shaft is better with Man diesel

  • @Max-Bliss
    @Max-Bliss 3 роки тому

    Too dear..matey !

  • @edsbloggingcom
    @edsbloggingcom 3 роки тому +2

    Uhhhm…..2.9mil for a 54 foot boat. Serious!?

  • @nigelha3699
    @nigelha3699 3 роки тому

    except its a boat designed and built [in Asia] by the Australian boys from Palm Beach, lead by Australian sailing legend Mark Richards....

  • @eyesofisabelofficial
    @eyesofisabelofficial 3 роки тому +2

    Never seen teak in an engine room, very swanky.

  • @111cccccc
    @111cccccc 3 роки тому

    Its a smaller Fleming 58 in disguise.

  • @jamiemcneil9462
    @jamiemcneil9462 3 роки тому

    At this price you should expect the best of everything. First time I looked in the engine room I see the second rate Humphree stabilizers and the third rate fisher Panda gen set, what is going on here? What corners were cut that are not so easy to see? This is all I have to see to take my business else where.

  • @markw9679
    @markw9679 2 роки тому

    Really don't get the pricing on these GB boats. They are like slighty better Benetau Swift Trawlers but twice the price.

    • @GBspecialist
      @GBspecialist Рік тому

      Slightly better than a Benetau Swift 😂😂 You really know where you are talking about..

  • @futte2303
    @futte2303 3 роки тому

    Leave the rainforest alone.
    Do not use teak on boats.
    There is a reason why furniture manufacturers have a ban on it, and have had it for many years.

    • @BrassNuts
      @BrassNuts 3 роки тому +1

      More plastic 👍