Frigate, a Viking 80 With Bigger MTU Power and a Patrick Knowles Interior, Is on the Market

The Viking 80 named Frigate is for sale, and two things set her apart from a standard example of the model. The first is her engines. She now runs MTU Series 2000 V16 M96L diesels rated at 2,635 horsepower, which replaced her original powerplants. For a sportfishing owner, a repower like this is usually the first thing to check on the spec sheet, because it shapes how the boat runs, how she reaches the grounds, and how she will be judged at resale. The second is the interior, which was designed for her by Patrick Knowles. That means the accommodations were done for this boat in particular, so a buyer is looking at something more personal than a production layout. She is the enclosed-bridge version of the Viking 80, with the helm inside. The listing does not give an asking price, so we won't guess at one. Whoever buys her gets a well-known model with the two upgrades that tend to count most: what runs her and what it feels like to live aboard.

With reporting from Yachting.