Same hull, same five cabins, same published speeds — one decision changes everything about how the Ferretti 1000 Skydeck lives: the upper deck is enclosed. Floor-to-ceiling glass turns what would be an open flybridge into a climate-controlled second salon, and in a South Florida August or a shoulder-season Northeast run, that is not a styling choice. It is the difference between using the best deck on the boat every day and abandoning it to the weather.
Who It's For
The Skydeck buyer is the 1000 buyer who answered one question differently: how often does heat, rain or wind chase you off the flybridge? If the answer is most of the season, the enclosed deck earns its keep — as an office with the best view aboard, a dining room at anchor, and a helm position in air conditioning. Five guest cabins and three crew berths carry over unchanged, rated for 20 people aboard.
Design & Layout: The Enclosed Upper Deck
The Skydeck is built in place of the open flybridge on the same footprint, so the enclosed lounge does not cost you accommodation: the main-deck master at the full 22'4" beam and the guest cabins below are the same boat as the standard 1000. What changes is how the upper deck gets used — a glassed living space connected to its open aft terrace, working year-round instead of by forecast.
Performance: Identical on Paper, Identical in the Water
Propulsion carries over from the 1000: standard twin MTU 16V 2000 M86s at a published 24 knots flat out and 20 at cruise, optional M96Ls at 28 and 24. Match listings by the engine designation — M86 or M96L — rather than any horsepower figure. Tankage is 2,378 US gallons of fuel and 349 of water; with a full guest list, the water tank is the constraint to plan around, and range is the sea trial's job to establish: observed burn at your rpm, in writing.
Ownership Conversation
Everything about running a Skydeck mirrors the 1000 — three crew berths, crewed by design, priced from documents rather than rules of thumb: the sea-trial sheet, the service history and the build specification. The choice between the two is not found in a spreadsheet. It is about which upper deck matches your latitude and your calendar: open sky for the perfect months, or a glass lounge for all twelve.
Where to Start
If you have ever left the best deck on a boat empty because of the weather, the Skydeck is Ferretti's answer. Stand in the enclosed lounge on a hot afternoon and decide whether you ever want to give it back.
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