Yacht Enterprises Review

Yacht Enterprises was founded in 1986 by Bill Gross. Yacht Enterprises was previously named 144 Limited. Bill Gross is known for having attention to detail and using his organizational skills to run the independent yacht construction management business. The founder received training in the yachting industry within the Paccar company where he worked his way up to executive vice president. But once retired he found himself drawn to yachts and began Yacht Enterprises. Mr. Gross has received honors from the Society of Manufacturing Engineers and received his Bachelor of science at University of Washington, Stanford SEP in 1970. Mr. Gross states his mission is "to provide our customers with professional services for either construction management or purchase of high quality new motor yachts." The company uses a production method that utilizes permanent fiberglass construction molds to assure the yacht will be dimensionally correct and to slim line construction and improve the finish.

Pricing

Yacht Enterprises are semi-custom yachts that are made to adapt to the purchasers request. The prices are based on the changes and amenities the owner chooses at the time of order. Used yachts can be found for about $1,700,000. Older models are very economical for the type and model and can be found priced around $25,000.

Pros

• Yacht Enterprises founder and operator has a long history in the yachting and engineering business.
• Yacht Enterprises is a project management construction firm which allows them to choose different providers for each aspect of the yacht purchasers needs.
• Yacht Enterprises owners have personal interest in the yachting sports and recreations fields.
• Yacht Enterprises follows the yacht through the process and follows up with the clients after the delivery.

Cons

• Yacht Enterprises outsources much of the work on their yachts to other countries such as China and Taiwan.

Featured Models

Yacht Enterprises manufacturers yachts under the name of Mystica Yacht. These yachts are primarily walk a rounds, motor yachts and fly bridges with many options that make their layouts and configurations custom to the purchaser. Yacht Enterprises first project was the 103 foot motoryacht called the Cheoy Lee. The 52 foot Midnight Lace motor yacht is powered by a 2x Caterpillar C-9 500 hp with a 720 gallon fuel capacity.

Conclusion

Yacht Enterprises is based in Seattle, Washington and has built a reputation of supplying economical semi-customized yachts to people who may have a lower budget. The Yacht Enterprise ships can be purchased under the name of Yacht Enterprises or Mystica Yachts. The owners are yachting enthusiasts who can relate the needs of their customers to the shipyard builders. The Yacht Enterprise yacht starts off as a stock yacht and then has several options available for the client to customize the yacht in a way that makes it a personalized water craft.