2007 Johnson Motor Yacht

From Dixon Design Company – Johnson 87’ Motor Yacht comments

The combination of groundbreaking design, high quality equipment, excellent workmanship and a real commitment to customer service make any Johnson a very attractive proposition and not surprisingly, many owners are on their second or third vessel from the company.  There are two versions of the 87.  For those who like the great outdoors, the flybridge version, and those who want protection from the elements and an extra saloon, the skylounge option.  Whichever you choose, the 87 comes with many common features. 

Careful design of her wide beam hull gives a dry, stable ride, with a sea kindly motion made even better by the standard digital stabilizers.  Ease of handling is assured with the hydraulic thrusters both bow and stern.  Safety and comfort are enhanced by the wide, teak laid side decks, the substantial stainless-steel stanchions and guardrails, and deck fittings and rope handling equipment are all high quality, and carefully positioned.  The tender lives on the spacious bridge-deck and is deployed by the yachts power roation davit system.

The J87SL’s spacious salon serves as the yacht’s central lounge, dining, and entertainment center.  Access into the salon from the after deck is via glass/stainless pneumatic sliding doors.  Once inside you have a combination of new carpeting and wood flooring, sumptuous furnishings, large windows which bring in abundant natural light, TV/stereo entertainment system, beautiful dining table with 8X chairs and the yacht’s well-appointed galley. 

A design feature of the salon/galley is providing access to the galley from either the main salon or the port side deck, so if the occasion arises that you might want to have a formal gathering or private meetings in the salon, you and the chef can both have privacy while meals are being prepared.

The salon also features a beautifully appointed day head that is located just past the formal dining area on the starboard side of the yacht in the passageway that leads you to the pilothouse access stairs and the on-deck owners suite.

• Glass/Stainless steel pneumatic salon entry door
• New carpeting - March 2024
• Wood flooring
• Large windows and blinds
• Entertainment center with TV, Stereo and theater systems
• Formal style dining area, centered forward in the main salon.
• Hancrafted cherrywood cabinet with wine cooler
• large sumptuous sofa
• 2X Large chairs
• Beautifully appointed day head
• Port forward salon galley

The galley’s located in the forward port side of the salon with access from either the salon or private access from the port side deck.  A notable feature the large window that’s centered in front of the galley above the sink giving the chef a great view of the surroundings while preparing gourmet meals.

 The galley offers quality GE appliances, abundant counter space, beautiful white cabinetry, plenty of storge space in the overhead/under cabinets and storage drawers.

• Dual galley access from either the main salon or the port side deck
• Granite countertops
• Overhead and under counter cabinet storage
• Drawer storage
• Large window centered above galley sink
• GE Profile S/S refrigerator and freezer
• GE S/S Convection microwave
• GE S/S Dishwasher
• GE Profile 4 burner ceramic top range
• Large stainless steel sink with single lever faucet
• Large window centered over the stainless-steel sink

On-Deck Owners Suite

The owner’s suite is located in the foremost section of the main deck.  With features such as a king size island bed, wraparound windows that provide 180-degree view of the yachts surroundings, and a ensuite head that would rival a bath in a 5-Star boutique hotel, the owners suite is truly a luxurious hideaway from your daily routine. 

• Island king bed with custom bedding
• Custom padded mattress-to-ceiling headboard
• Pedestal bed frame with 6-storage drawers
• Custom cherrywood ceiling art panel
• Bed nightstands with storage and 120VAC outlets
• Port side curved settee with ultra-leather upholstery
• Bed swing-arm style reading light
• 2X Rectangular nightstand to ceiling mirrors
• Port & starboard bureaus
• 2X Vanities with ottoman seating
• Entertainment system; cherry wood cabinet with pop-up TV & stereo theater system
• Air-conditioning/heating
• 2X Opening windows
• Window curtains
• CO detector
• Carpeted floor
• Ensuite head

Owner's Suite head, clothes lockers and laundry

The ensuite head is a very unique design offering an open ceiling that brings in abundant natural light, enclosed head, 3X clothes lockers, vanity with dual sinks, a shower room with area is accessed from the forward port side of the owners suite.  The staircase leading to the head is flanked by dual stainless steel handrails.

• Handcrafted cherrywood vanity with stone countertp and dual undercounter sinks
• 3X Hanging lockers
• 1X walk-in clothes locker, cedar lined, bureau with storage drawers 
• Laundry closet with GE Space Maker seprate stacked washer and dryer
• Private water closet with Headhunter Royal Flush high-pressure head & bidet
• Large stall shower with rain shower head an body massage jets

VIP Suite with ensuite head

The VIP suite is a owners suite in most yachts, featuring an island bed, large cedar lined closthes locker, abundant storage and an ensuite head.

• Island bed with custom bedding
• Headboard reading lights
• Large cedar lined hanging locker
• Beautiful cherrywood drawer and cabinet storage
• Bed nightstands with storage and 120VAC outlets
• Vanitiy
• Entertainment system with stereo and TV
• Air-conditioning/heating
• CO detector
• Carpeted floor
• Ensuite head

VIP Suite ensuite head

• Vanity with cabinet and drawer storage
• Undercounter sink with single lever chrome finished faucet
• Head Hunter Royal Flush high-pressure head
• Stall shower

Starboard side Guest Stateroom

This guest stateroom offers a island double bed with custom bedding, nightstands and an ensuite head with stall shower.

• Island Double berth
• Nightstands with storage
• beautiful cherrywood cabinetry
• 120VAC GFCI protected outlets
• Stereo & TV
• Ensuite head

Stbd stateroom head

• Cherrywood vanity with storage
• Stone countertop with undercount mounted sink
• Chrome finished single lever faucet
• Vanity mirror
• Headh HUnter Royal Flush toilet

Port Guest Twin Stateroom

Features included side-by-side single beds, large bureau/nightstadn between the beds, 120VAC outlet, cedar lined hanging locker and an ensuite head.

• Twin berths
• Nightstand with storage
• Stereo & TV
• Cedar lined hanging locker
• Drawer storage
• Ensuite head

Port stateroom ensuite head

• Cherrywood vanity with storage
• Stone countertop with undercount mounted sink
• Chrome finished single lever faucet
• Vanity mirror
• Headh HUnter Royal Flush toilet

Crew Quarter's

The crew quaarters are accessed via a port side deck door and from the watertight swim deck door.  The crew area offers a crew galley and dining area, laundry, capatians quarters with a double berth and crew stateroom with stacked single beds.  Both crew quarters offer ensuite private heads with stall showers.

Crew galley & lounge

• Double & Single lounge/dining settees
• Cherrywood hi-low dining table
• Stainless steel portlight
• Air-conditioning/heat
• TV & stereo
• Teak & holly flooring
• Cabinet and drawer storage
• Cherrywood cabinet with stone counterop
• Round stainelss steel with single lever chrome finished faucet
• Kenyen ceramic cooktop
• GE Microwavec Convection oven - stainless steel finish
• U-line refrigerator with ice maker
• 120VAC GFCUI protected oulets
• VIMAR light and duplex fixtures
• Engine room access doors, 1X cherrywood finished to match the crew area design.  Doors have a square engine roomviewing window.
• GE Space Saver stacked washer and dryer

Captains Quarters

• Double berth
• Custom mattress and bedding
• Reading lights
• Bureau with storage
• 120VAC duplex
• TV
• Teak & holly flooring

Captains quarters ensuite head

• Cherrywood vanity with stone countertops
• Undercounter sink with chrome finished Grohe fuacet
• Head Hunter Royal Flush toilet
• Stall shower with adjustable height shower want
• Stone flooring

Crew Quarters

• Stacked single beds
• Reading lights
• Stainless steel portlight with curtains
• CO detector
• Hanging locker
• Drawer storage
• TV
• Ensuite head
• 120VAC duplex
• Teak & holly flooring

Crew quarters head

• Cherrywood vanity with stone countertops
• Undercounter sink with chrome finished Grohe fuacet
• Head Hunter Royal Flush toilet
• Stall shower with adjustable height shower want
• Stone flooring

The skylounge or “phenomenal relaxation hideaway” is truly a great sanctuary when you just want to relax after a fun long day of cruising or for the captain it might be the best place to operate the yacht when cruising to your favorite destination!  The skylounge functions as the vessels operations center with dual helm chairs and a forward facing passenger settee, entertainment space with a sumptuous sofa, small galley, TV entertainment equipment and a day head as well offering a stainless-steel framed door that leads to the private bridge deck where your chef can grill the catch of the day on the BBQ while you relax in your lounge chairs.

• Helm station with 2X STIDD Captain’s chair & a starboard side forward facing passenger cruising settee
• Large L-shaped, aft facing ultra-leather upholstered sofa
• Love seat- ultra-leather upholstered.
• Large custom-built sofa/settee table
• Sofa end/corner table
• New Flat panel TV mounted on a hi-low lift system
• Teak & holly flooring
• CO detector
• Air-conditioning/heat & temp control
• Storage cabinets and drawers
• Stainless-steel framed glass bridge door that leads to/from the aft bridge deck

Skylounge Dayhead

• Cherrywood cabinet with stone countertop
• Under counter sink with Grohe single lever faucet
• Mirrored ceiling
• Stone backsplash with mirrored wall
• Stone flooring
• HeadHunter Royal Flush toilet

Wet bar

• Cherrywood cabinet
• Granite countertop with serving bar
• Under counter stainless-steel sink with chrome finished faucet
• GE Microwave Convection oven

Aft deck BBQ center

• FRP BBQ cabinet with abundant storage
• Propane BBQ
• U-line refrigerator / ice maker

Pilothouse

The pilothouse is accessed from the starboard side main salon.  Feautres include a centered located helm station with a STIDD captains chair, passenger cruising settee, a smartly designed helm console that provided both good visibility and easy reach to the yachts operational equipment.  Other notable features are the positioin of the helm that gives great visibility over the bow and access stairs to the yachts skylolunge and SL helm. 

• STIDD Captain’s chair - blackleather
• Cruising sette - green leather upholstery
• Stone cruising settee table with a stainless steel base
• Main & overhead helm consoles with a matt black finsish to reduce sun glare.
• Curved windshieold design with 3X window wiper & washers
• Cherrywood cabinetry
• Teak & holly flooring
• Large steel 2-drawer black file cabient
• Access stairs to the skylounge
• 120VAC duplexes
• 12VDC outlet
• Maretron monitoring system
• 2XMaxwell anchoring system controls

Engine, Navigation and docking equipment

• GlenDinning CAT engine controls
• 2X CAt enigne monitor displays
• Stainless steel helm wheel
• VDO rudder angle indicator
• Yachtcontroller
• TRAC stabilizer control 
• TRAC ABT hydraulic bow and stern thruster control
• 2X ITT Jabsco searchlight(s) control(s)
• 2x Furuno NAVNet controls
• 2X Furuno display monitors
• ASUS computer monitor Sony
• VAIO cmputer with Nobletch charting
• Furuno GPS
• Simrad AP 25 autopilot
• Icom IC M802 HF radio
• Icom IC M504 VHF radio with DCS
• Icom IC M602 VHF radio with DCS
• Danforth Constellation compass
• FLIR infared camera system
• Camera system and TV link to bow, salon, swim platform, engine room, and aft deck

Skylounge helm

The skylounge is accessed from the pilothouse helm stairs or from the aft bridge deck through a pneumatic stainless steel/glass sliding door.

Feautres include a portside located helm station with dual STIDD captains chairs, starboard side ultra-suede upholstered cruising settee, the helm console designed to be low profile as to not obstruct the helmspersons visibility and as with the pilothouse helm, its offers a matt black finish to cut down sun glare.

• 2X STIDD helm chairs
• Ultra-seude upholstered cruising settee
• GlenDinning CAT engine controls
• 2X CAT enigne monitor displays
• Stainless steel helm wheel
• VDO rudder angle indicator
• Yachtcontroller
• TRAC stabilizer control 
• TRAC ABT hydraulic bow and stern thruster control
• 2X ITT Jabsco searchlight(s) control(s)
• 2x Furuno NAVNet controls
• 2X Furuno display monitors
• ASUS computer display monitor with Micrsoft keyboard & mouse
• Furuno GPS
• Simrad AP 25 autopilot
• Icom IC M504 VHF radio with DCS
• Icom IC M602 VHF radio with DCS
• Danforth Constellation compass
• FLIR infared camera system

Electrical power for Maranatha is provied via dual 250V/50A shore power, dual Kohler 32KW generators, Magnum inverter/chargers and the vessels DC battery systems.  All power is managed through the yachts AC/DC power distribution panels that are located throughout the yacht.

• 2X Kohler 32kw 1800RPM generators - approx. 2400 hours each
• 2X C-Charles ISO Boost 240/50A transformers
• Glendinning cabel master systems
• Victron SKYLLA-TA 24V 100A battery charger
• 3X Magnum MS4024PAE 4kw inverter/105A chargers
• 2X Charles 5000 SP Series 24VDC 30amp battery charger
• 2X Fuji electric AF-300 P11 frequency drives
• 24VDC house battery bank
• Engine start battery bank
• Dual 12VDC Generator start battery banks
• 2X New D Pilothouse electronics battery bank
• ProMariner 40amp pilothouse battery bank charger
• Inverter 12VDV 125A - Pilothouse
• Bow Shore power inlets
• Maretron systems monitor
• Spare shore power cords
• Air-conditioning system - CruisAir
• Dual 30-gallon hot water heaters
• Freshwater pumps: 2X HeadHunter Mach 5 AC pumps

The J87SL’s engine room is accessed through the crew area. The engine room offers standup headroom and enough room to get-to and service the machinery housed in the space.  Light finished wall and ceiling panels, combined with the AC & DC lighting make a light and bright space that would certainly aid a tech when serving equipment in the engine room.

• 2x Caterpillar C-32 V-12 1652HP 2300RPM diesel engines
• Engine hours: Port - 1432, Stbd 1,437
• Glendinning EEC-3 electronic eng/transmission control processor
• 2x ZF Transmissions
• Racor 751000MAX “Crossover” fuel/water separation filter system – mains
• Racor 75500MAX “Crossover” fuel/water separation filter system - engines
• Stainless-steel fuel supply/return management manifolds
• Fill-Rite - Tuthill fuel transfer pumps – 2X
• NiBral 5-Blade propellers
• Hynautic hydraulic power steering
• TRAC ABT Trac Stabilizer system
• TRAC ABT hydraulic bow and stern thrusters. PH, SL & aft deck controls
• HeadHunter Tidal-Wave waste treatment system
• HeadHunter - Tank Sentry SYM-ZR fluid level monitor & TS3005 level display
• Water maker: Sea Recovery “Aqua-Whisper” 1,400GPD
• Hydraulic pumps: 2X Hydraulic Rexroth pumps that drive the stabilizer and thruster system – 1X pump on each engine/transmission set.
• Halon fire 1301 system – 1X bottle mounted in the forward section of the engine room.
• Hand wash basin: FRP sink cabinet with a stainless-steel sink, located in the forward port side of the engine room.
• Freshwater spigot and hose
• Kabola hydronic diesel furnace – not currently in service
• Engine room camera

Engine Room ventilation and fire suppression

• Delta-T engine room ventilation air cirulation system
• Halon fire suppression system - remote indicator at the PH & SL helm stations

Safety Equipment

• Life jackets
• Flares, handheld and gun/rocket style
• Toss rings - 2X
• Fire extinguishers throughout the yacht
• EPIRB
• Handheld VHF radio
• Kahlenberg air horn

Getting aboard and around Maranatha is easy, thanks to many great features of this motor yacht.  Starting with stepping onto the swim platform; stainless handrails, swim platform safety staples give you confidence as you step from the dock onto the large swim deck, then large moderate-rise steps lead you to the spacious aft deck.  Getting to and from the foredeck is very easy with the wide teak decks and again large oval handrails give you confidence moving between the spaces. Once inside the yacht there are easy to manage stairways that make it simple to get between the main, lower and skylounge decks.

• Large oval stainless-steel handrails
• Custom stainless-steel navigation and communication mast
• 2X Maxwell 4000 hydraulic anchor windlasses
• 2X Maxwell chain counters – remote controls at the PH & SL helm stations
• 2X Bruce 130lb. stainless steel anchors
• 2X Anchor chain-300ft. 1/2in. high tensile galvanized chain
• 2X Maxwell 2200 warping winches - aft deck
• Teak decking
• Deck washdown systems: Fresh and raw water
• Aft deck side boarding gates
• Custom swim platform stainless steel staples
• Port deck crew/engine room access door
• Port deck galley access door
• Custom stainless-steel hawse cleats
• Stainless-steel port and starboard aft deck to swim platform boarding gates

• 14’ Novurania inflatable tender with 50HP outboard engine
• Tender cover
• 2X Life jackets, 1X Fire extinguisher, 1X horn
• Tender tube pump
• Bezenzoni 1200lb capacity davit – mounted on the starboard side bridge deck