Viking 76 Convertible For Sale

The Provider is a 2015 Viking Yachts 76 Convertible with a six-stateroom layout and a 42-knot top hop. Courtesy Galati Yachts Sales

Galati Yacht Sales currently has The Provider, a Viking 76 Convertible, listed with an asking price of $4.795 million. The 2015 sportfisherman underwent a refit in 2018, getting a new Palm Beach Tower and new electronics. It has a rare six-stateroom, five-head layout with space to sleep up to 12, making it a solid contender for a tournament team hitting the billfish circuit.

The Viking 76C’s 206-square-foot cockpit is rigged and ready to chase blue marlin. The mezzanine has room to stow a tournament’s worth of ballyhoo. Courtesy Galati Yachts Sales

Owners and guests will immediately notice the battle-ready, 206-square-foot cockpit, which has room to spare for the BlueWater fighting chair. There is mezzanine bench seating creating a perfect perch to keep an eye on the trolling spread and spot that bill and its windshield-wiper motion knocking the teasers around. A ladder to port of the centerline leads to the 76-footer’s flybridge where the three-seat helm station sits abaft a bench seat and fixed table, a great spot for guests to converse with the captain en route to the fishing grounds.

This sportfish boat has room to spare with six staterooms, including this owners’ area with desk and en suite head. Courtesy Galati Yachts Sales

During downtime, the salon offers a welcome respite for the weary angler. There is a day head immediately to port and multiple seating options with an L-shaped sofa and a coffee table to starboard and three fixed stools at the open galley bar forward to port. A C-shaped dinette sits next to the galley and is a great spot to relax and enjoy casual meals with the crew. The galley has two countertop areas, a dishwasher, a trash compactor, an electric cooktop and a sink.

Satin-finish walnut wood creates a warm feeling in the open-plan salon. Courtesy Galati Yachts Sales

The extra pantry space that would typically be forward of the galley on a Viking 76C has been converted to a sixth stateroom with a twin berth. Belowdecks, there is a full-beam owners’ stateroom amidships with a desk and an en suite head. The forepeak VIP has a queen berth and an en suite head. The forward port and starboard guest staterooms have single bunks and an en suite heads. The guest stateroom aft and to port has a double berth.

For perspective, those are 22-inch Garmin multifunction displays at the helm station. Courtesy Galati Yachts Sales

Twin 2,600 hp MTU 16V2000 M94 diesels power The Provider, giving it a reported blistering 42-knot top hop and a cruising speed of 34 knots, ensuring a lot of fellow tournament competitors will be staring at this sportfish boat’s transom. The engines currently have 3,150 hours.

Other notable features on board include a Seakeeper SK26, satin-finish walnut interior, seven rod holders, Garmin GPSMAP 8622 22-inch widescreen glass-bridge multi-function displays, a  GPSMAP 7612–no sounder, an EZ2CY enclosure for the flybridge, a plumb transom box livewell with glass window and lights, and a transom livewell plumbed for tuna tube system with dedicated pumps, a great addition for live-bait anglers.

The galley has under-counter fridge and freezer drawers as well as deep pantry stowage for provisioning. Courtesy Galati Yachts Sales

From the Yachting Archive: Viking 76: Intelligent Design and Evolution 

“Since the 76 replaces our 74, introduced in 2004, we had a number of styling updates in terms of the house shape and window lines,” said David Wilson, Viking Yachts’ manager of design. With the added length and a bit more sheer height, Wilson was able to do away with the raised trunk foredeck without compromising headroom belowdecks. In addition to in-house input, Wilson was armed with a punch list generated from dealer and customer feedback. Customers, for example, wanted a full-beam master stateroom. Wilson accomplished this by adding six inches of chine beam and a bit more shape to the topsides. Storage space for the owner’s gear was also important. Wilson crafted a five-stateroom arrangement that includes a walk-in pantry forward of the galley.” – Yachting, July 2010

Responsive single-level controls and a Palm Beach helm pod are command central on this Viking 76C Courtesy Galati Yachts Sales

Where is The Provider located? The yacht is currently lying in Anna Maria, Florida.

Take the next step: contact the listing agents, Christopher Carrere and Parker Blalock, (813) 503-8398 and (863) 529-0633, galatiyachts.com

Quick Specifications:

• Length Overall: 76′
• Maximum Beam: 20’3″
• Fuel Capacity: 2,945 Gal.
• Draft: 5’6″

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