Design
Dix 65
Designed by Dudley Dix
A 65 ft radius chine cruiser by Dudley Dix, commissioned in steel and also offered in aluminum, for go-anywhere cruising or charter. Displacement is a moderate 34 tonnes. The standard layout has an open-plan saloon, three en-suite guest doubles and a crew cabin, while a budget dive-charter version has four forward doubles. There is an aft working cockpit seating ten, a sheltered centre cockpit, a triple spreader cutter rig or an easier ketch, and twin 75 hp diesels.
The designer notes that a slim radius chine hull of this length is unusually straightforward to plate, but the scale still demands welding experience, heavy lifting gear and years of work. As a rough guide, expect 12,000 hours or more. Real hours from logged builds are below.
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| Design | Plans from | LOA | Logs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 65 ft Pilothouse Cutter Canvasback | Benford Design Group | 65′ 0″ (19.81 m) | 0 |
| Liberte 65 | Dudley Dix Yacht Design | 64′ 10″ (19.76 m) | 0 |
| Dix 64 | Dudley Dix Yacht Design | 64′ 0″ (19.51 m) | 0 |
| 67 ft Pilothouse Ketch Thumper | Benford Design Group | 67′ 0″ (20.42 m) | 0 |
| 67 ft 6 in Pilothouse Ketch Saline | Benford Design Group | 67′ 6″ (20.57 m) | 0 |
| Dix 61 | Dudley Dix Yacht Design | 60′ 8″ (18.5 m) | 0 |