August 18, 2026
The Horizon FD100: Tri-Deck or Skyline on One 101-Foot Hull
Horizon's FD100 is one 101-foot fast-displacement hull sold in two shapes: an open flybridge Tri-Deck, or an enclosed Skyline. The specifica…
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Expert Review, Technical Specifications & Market Analysis
The Essentials
| Feature | Specifications |
|---|---|
| Overall Length | 101'7" |
| Beam | 23'9" |
| Draft | 6'2" |
| Displacement | 282,190 lbs |
| Engines | Twin Caterpillar C32A (2 x 1,600 HP) |
| Fuel Capacity | 4,000 gal |
| Water Capacity | 400 gal |
| Cabins / Heads | 4-5 Cabins / 4-5 Heads + Crew |
Source: Spec & Photos courtesy of Horizon Yachts. Specs verified by Tony Smith, USCG 100 Ton Master, on August 17, 2026.
You want the volume of a much longer boat without the draft and the marina politics that usually come with it. The FD100 is Horizon's 101-foot fast-displacement tri-deck, offered with an open flybridge or an enclosed Skyline on the same hull.
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Quick Verdict
- One hull, two superstructures: Horizon publishes a single specification table for the Tri-Deck and the Skyline, identical in every mechanical row — the choice is about the top of the boat, not what the boat can do
- A full-beam master forward on the main deck, guest cabins a deck below and crew accommodation aft with an outsized mess — 101'7" laid out like a considerably longer boat
- Twin Caterpillar C32A diesels at 1,600 hp each and 4,000 gallons of fuel on a fast-displacement hull; Horizon publishes no speed, no range and no fuel burn for this boat, so make observed burn a sea-trial item
Our Take
The FD100 is one boat sold in two shapes, and getting that straight is the first job. Horizon prints a single specification table for the Tri-Deck and the Skyline, and every mechanical row on it is identical: 101'7" overall, 23'9" of beam, 6'2" of draft, 282,190 lbs, twin Caterpillar C32A diesels at 1,600 horsepower each, 4,000 gallons of fuel and 400 of water. The two names describe the top of the boat and nothing else. Choose between open flybridge and enclosed skylounge on how and where you cruise, not on what either one can do.
The main deck is the argument for the boat. A full-beam master sits forward, with the guest cabins a deck below it and the crew accommodation aft, so the owner's suite competes with nothing for space or light. That is why 101 feet reads like a considerably longer boat inside, and it is also why this is not an owner-operator proposition - the layout assumes those crew cabins are occupied. One thing to be careful about: Horizon's own page disagrees with itself on cabin count, with the specification table listing four guest cabins and two crew while the description on the same page counts five staterooms and crew quarters for four. Get the general arrangement for your specific hull in writing before you fall in love with a layout.
The honest performance story here is structural rather than statistical. FD stands for fast displacement, and a hull that is not trying to plane is not spending fuel holding itself up, which is where the volume per foot comes from. What Horizon does not publish matters just as much: there is no top speed, no cruise speed, no range and no fuel-consumption figure for the FD100 anywhere in the yard's own material. Confident versions of all four circulate and you will be quoted them - they did not come from Horizon, and delivered hulls do not all carry the engine package currently published. Ask for observed burn at your intended cruising speed, in writing, off the sea trial, and treat everything else as a claim to verify on the water.
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Horizon Yachts FD100 Overview
The FD100 measures 101'7" overall on a 23'9" beam and a 6'2" draft, displacing 282,190 lbs and carrying 4,000 gallons of fuel and 400 gallons of water.
It is offered in two superstructure configurations on one hull. The Tri-Deck puts a lightweight open flybridge with helm and seating above a bridge deck that carries a forward wheelhouse, an interior skylounge with dayhead and bar, and a jacuzzi aft. The Skyline replaces that with a large wheelhouse and an enclosed skylounge aft, plus deck space for entertaining. Horizon publishes one specification table for both, identical in every mechanical row, so the choice is about how you want the top of the boat to work rather than about what the boat can do.
Every photograph on this page is the Tri-Deck. Horizon has not published Skyline photography; that configuration appears in general arrangement drawings, and the yard's own premiere video is the Skyline's world debut.
Performance & Handling
Both configurations run twin Caterpillar C32A diesels rated 1,600 hp each, with twin Kohler generators at 45 kW (50 Hz) or 53 kW (60 Hz). Displacement is 282,190 lbs, or 128 tonnes.
The FD hull is a fast-displacement form. It carries far more interior volume per foot than a planing hull of the same length and is drawn to run efficiently at displacement speeds rather than to chase a top-end number, which is why a 101-footer here reads like a much longer boat inside.
Horizon's own specification sheet stops at the engine package. The yard publishes no range and no fuel-consumption figure for the FD100, so ask for observed burn at your intended cruise, in writing, before you sign.
Interior & Accommodations
Horizon's specification table lists four guest cabins and two crew. The description on the same page counts five staterooms, including a full-beam master suite on the main deck, and puts crew quarters for four aft. Read the layout as four to five guest cabins depending on how the main-deck master is specified for your hull, and get the general arrangement in writing.
The main-deck master is the move that makes the boat feel longer than it is: full beam, forward, with the saloon and a galley built around a central island counter behind it. Below deck the guest cabins are en suite, with mirroring VIPs amidships. The interior reads light rather than formal, worked in pale oak instead of the darker two-tone finishes the yard used on earlier boats.
Aft, a fully equipped beach club opens the transom to the water, and the crew accommodation sits aft with a mess sized beyond what a 101-footer usually gets. That last detail is what decides whether a boat this size gets used for two weeks at a time or two nights.
Market Position
Within Horizon's FD line the FD100 sits above the FD80, keeping the same fast-displacement logic but adding a genuine second interior deck and the crew accommodation that goes with it. Alongside it in the yard's range, the RP110 answers the same volume question with a raised pilothouse instead of a tri-deck profile.
Against 100-foot boats from other yards, the FD100 argues volume per foot rather than top speed. It is a tri-deck at a length where a flybridge is the more common answer, and it carries the crew and utility spaces that separate a boat you cruise for two weeks from one you use for a weekend.
The Skyline configuration exists for owners who want enclosed, air-conditioned volume up top, or who face a bridge-height or climate constraint that makes an open flybridge less useful.
Who the FD100 Is For
Buy the FD100 if you are cruising with family or two or three couples for weeks rather than weekends, and you are running the boat with professional crew. The layout is built for people to spread out across three levels instead of stacking up on each other.
Step down to the FD80 if you want the same fast-displacement hull in a boat an experienced owner-operator can still run without a permanent crew list. Step across to the RP110 if you want more length and a raised pilothouse rather than a third level. Choose the Tri-Deck for open-air entertaining and the Skyline for enclosed volume: the hull, the engines and the tankage are the same either way.
Look elsewhere if the decision hinges on published range and fuel burn. Horizon does not publish either for this boat.
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