Ferretti Yachts 800 is a 24.47-metre flybridge with 5.91-metre bay, four guest cabins with bathroom and three crew cabins. The official card offers two pairs of MAN V12: 1.550 horses for engine in standard version or 1,800 horses for motor as an option. The maximum declared speeds are 27 and 31 knots respectively, while the current model page indicates 24 and 27 knots of cruise. These values are not a proof: to correctly configure and deliver the yacht you need to connect each number to the motorization, load and actual equipment.
The configuration starts from the hull version
Before discussing colors or electronics, you must identify the physical variant. The yard makes available a shortened poppiera platform to comply with the French law of 24 meters. The outline length is 24.47 meters, while the declared hull length is 23.51 meters. The choice affects the footprint, the relationship with the beach area and the mooring procedures. The contract must clearly report version, reference length and approved design. Boat, insurance and lifting are to be sized on the delivered yacht, not on a generic card.
documental verification sequence before order
The official page does not expose displacement, fishing, tank capacity or complete plant details. It is not correct to import them from similar models or ads. Before the order you require specific revised technique, standard list, options list, general plan and weight data. Each document should have date and revision number. They control correspondence between designs, engines, platform and furnishings. The photographs describe the setting of the model but can show special settings; they do not replace the signed specifications.
Standard engines: two MAN V12 from 1.550 hp
The standard configuration uses two MAN V12 from 1.550 horses. Ferretti declares 27 knots of maximum speed and the current model page reports 24 knots of cruise. The data should be read with caution: test conditions, load and equipment must be known for a correct comparison. At delivery there are regimes, speed, temperature, pressure and response of controls according to the available instrumentation. There is the ability to maintain a stable gait and there are sea, wind, people, liquids and equipment.
Option: two MAN V12 from 1.800 hp
The optional pair of 1,800 horses brings the maximum declared to 31 knots and the cruise published to 27 knots. Four knots of difference at most are not enough to decide. Compare installation weight, accessibility, maintenance, availability of assistance and intended use. The test must be carried out on the ordered configuration; results of another specimen are not automatically transferable. Also propellers, loads and state of the famine affect. The delivery report must clearly report which couple is installed and which documents accompany it.
Official data table
| Parameter | Declared configuration |
|---|---|
| Length outside everything | 24,47 m |
| Length hull | 23,51 m |
| Maximum | 5.91 m |
| Cabins guests | 4 |
| Guest beds | 8 |
| Cabins crew | 3 |
| Standard motorization | 2 × MAN V12 1.550 hp |
| Standard maximum/cruise declared | 27/24 nodes |
| Optional motorization | 2 × MAN V12 1.800 hp |
| Optional maximum/cruise declared | 31/27 nodes |
Machine room: what to check without assumptions
The synthetic card does not describe complete disposition, generators, batteries or auxiliary systems; the verification sequence must therefore start from the drawings of the specimen. They control corridors, lighting, protected hot surfaces, labels and possibility to reach filters, valves and inspection points. Doors and panels must open with equipment on board. Each machine must correspond to manual and serial number. Current electrical and fluid patterns are required. The goal is not to confirm an imagined plant, but to make readable the one actually delivered.
Main steering and flybridge station
The yacht has a government station on the main deck and a second forward of the flybridge. Duplication requires consistency between commands, alarms and directions. The systems are switched on from both stations, the transfer of the command takes place according to the procedure and it happens that the helmsman immediately recognizes which station is active. Sitting, visual and protection from elements must be tested. Electronic equipment must be those of the capitolate; images and rendering do not certify brand, model or number of screens.
The flybridge of forty square meters
The 40 square meters declared house open-air lunch, bar on the left and command on the bow. In delivery configuration, all the furnishings are opened, chairs are available and you walk the bridge without moving elements. Drainage, closures, handrails and lighting occur. The bar's equipment depends on the distinct and not supposed. Tables, cushions and furniture components must have mounting systems for navigation. Any superior protection must be controlled by manual and limits indicated by the manufacturer.
The optional side door of the lounge
Ferretti signals an optional sliding door on the right side of the salon. If ordered, the door enters the check sequence as a sealing and safety component: scrolling, blocking, drainage, sealing and position reporting must work. It is tried by boat and under conditions allowed by the manual. It should also be verified that the opening does not interfere with curtains, furniture or exterior passage. If unordered, the design and the distinct must reflect the absence, avoiding that rendering or photographs generate wrong expectations.
Kitchen and service route
The kitchen on the main bridge communicates with the central corridor and the command area. The test is not only about the installed appliances: the opening of the doors, ventilation, lighting, fixing of the objects and the possibility to serve the table without blocking the steps. Each device must have manual, electrical protection and identification. The day bath on the same bridge must be tested separately. The separation between crew paths and guests works if the doors can be used simultaneously and if the service reaches cockpit and flybridge without obstacles.
Pozzetto: 15 square meters to set up
The well measures 15 square meters according to the yard and includes a dining table for eight people. During the testing, the complete use is simulated: occupied chairs, access to the lounge, flybridge scale and aft passage. The glazed parapet must remain clean, intact and free of games. They control drains and hardware after washing. Access to the crew must be kept free. A wide surface can become inefficient if furniture and doors overlap; for this the layout should be tried in the real position, not only read on the design.
Beach area and folding sofa
A stern are declared 7 square meters and a sofa integrated in the mirror that turns to the platform. The verification sequence includes repeated opening and closing, block control and verification of the spaces for hands and feet. Access from water is proven and it is checked that ladder, steps and mobile components do not interfere. The variant with reduced platform should be treated as a separate configuration. Any operations with tenders or equipment must follow the specification of the yacht; capacity and mechanisms are not deductible from the photographs.
Bow area: fourteen square meters
The Prodiera area of 14 square meters is organized with sunbathing and sofa in C. The delivery must confirm fixing of pillows and tables, drainage, lighting and continuity of the handrails. Both passers through with the elements in the position of use. Mooring manoeuvres require access to equipment without crossing seats or moving guests. At night, steps and altitude variations must be legible. Comfort cannot reduce the capacity of the crew to work safely in the bow.
Four cabins, four bathrooms
The lower deck offers shipowning suites, VIP bow and two guest cabins, all with bathroom. The total is eight beds. Each cabin has doors, drawers, lights, obscurants and ventilation. In the bathrooms, taps, drains and seals are controlled according to the installation. The shipowning suite has a declared area of 18 square meters. The measure must be translated into access to the sides of the bed, usable boots and free passages. Each technical panel must be identified and must be removed without damaging the finishes.
Three crew cabins and operational management
The presence of three separate crew cabins allows to organize the staff, but the practical capacity depends on storage, ventilation and access. It allocates to each member a place and occurs where to store clothes, equipment and linen. The route to the kitchen, machine room and government stations must remain practical when guests use the main environments. The verification sequence includes emergency lights, closures and communication, within the limits of the installed configuration. You do not add to the description services that the official page does not document.
Navigation test with repeatable data
The final test records motorization, load, liquid levels, sea status, wind and number of people. Multiple speeds and regimes are detected, without pursuing only the maximum. Acceleration, command response, visibility and abnormal noises are observed from both rudders. The values declared by the manufacturer are a reference, not an independent guarantee for each display. A useful verbal allows you to repeat control after maintenance and distinguish a real change from a difference of conditions.
Final control of documents and delivery
Before acceptance, serial numbers, options list, manuals, keys, codes and patterns are reconciled. The position of valves, protections and panels is photographed, maintenance deadlines are noted and assistance is available. Each defect receives responsibility and closing date. The capitulate must express side door, platform variant, engines and setup. It is not signed on the basis of verbal promises. The delivery dossier becomes the basis for crew, yard and technician in the following seasons.
Technical evaluation of configuration
The Ferretti Yachts 800 combines a complete guest arrangement with measured outdoor areas and two clear propulsive options. His technical interest lies in the possibility of organizing the yacht for different uses without losing the separation of flows. The best choice is not universal: it depends on navigation area, number of guests, crew and priority between speed, management and spaces. Unpublished data must be obtained from the yard before closing the configuration.
Good delivery proceeds for scenarios. In the first simulates the departure: crew at the tops, guests on board, helmsman at the main station. In the second you go up on the flybridge and activate command, bar and table. The third one opens the beach area and uses water access. Finally, all cabins and kitchen are prepared. At each step you look for interference, objects without fixing and inaccessible panels. It is a more effective method of purely aesthetic control.
Motorization must be verified on the specimen. If you choose the pair from 1,550 horses, you check the consistency with the expected cruise profile; with the 1,800, you document benefits and costs of the greater declared performance. In both cases maintenance and spare parts are planned. The current model page remains the reference for published numbers, but contract and test report are the decisive documents.
Configured with rigor, the model can offer an orderly management of eight guests and a crew distributed in three cabins. The value comes from the integration between engines, paths, doors, furnishings and procedures. The verification sequence is precisely to show that integration functions on the real yacht, without adding undocumented equipment and without confusing an official photograph with the delivery distinction.