Inspirations from an elegant Italian boat design, themes from a promising early musical career, and a love of family boating all came together when Dr. Frank Russo was ready to move up to his ‘next’ boat. It would be 75 feet in length. 

Years ago, while boating in Miami, Dr. Russo could not help but notice a splendid motor yacht that had arrived from Italy. “It was a knockout and I said to myself, I’ve gotta make a boat like that.”

With some experience building a previous boat, Russo created a cardboard scale model of the flybridge motor yacht design that he envisioned and took his model to a prominent marine architect. Brought to life by Hill Marine of Seal Beach, California, of cold molded fiberglass and wood, she was launched in Long Beach in 1989. Russo and his family enjoyed the boat for three decades, extensively traveling the southern California coast to Newport Harbor, San Diego, and Catalina.

General Construction: Cold molded plywood fiberglass over mechanically and adhesive fastened to athwartship plywood box bulkheads, 1 1/2” x 7” longitudinals, 2” x 4” hull side stiffeners, and deck beams. The topsides are also plywood fiberglass over. The exterior of the vessel is protected by a polyurethane paint. The decks are painted nonskid except the aft which is teak.  

Additional Electrical Equipment: Main AC Breaker Capacity: 30 & 50 Amp 3- 30 Amp 125 VAC Shore Power Inlets;  Phone / TV Inlets;  2- Monitrol Corrosion Control Systems;   Xantrex Pro Sine 3.0 Inverter Charger;  Lewco 2440 Charger;  Lewco 1240 Charger;  6- Battery Disconnect Switches;  Inverter Remote Control;  Battery Parallel Solenoid;  AC Ammeters;  Cathodic Protection System;  Blue Seas DC Volt Meter;  50 Amp 125 / 250 VAC Shore Power Inlet;  50 Amp Shore Power Cord.

Splendide Combo Clothes Washer & Dryer

- Jacuzzi Tub    

 Jenn Air Grill & Burners