Holiday Mansion - Models and Lengths

Models and Lengths

Most Holiday Mansions were named for their length. There were other designating monikers that concerned hull and superstructure additions. The following is a brief (and probably not all-inclusive) list of the designations:

• Flushdeck Barracuda – 35′ 3″ LWL (Length at the WaterLine) 12′ beam (width)with or without a flybridge, no additional fiberglass, usually with an added teak swim platform
• Coastal Barracuda – same hull as flushdeck, added coastal fiberglass gunnels and bow adding 2.5′ to the LOA – marketed as 38′
• Aft-Deck Coastal – same as Coastal above with superstructure accommodating an aft stateroom
• Wide-Body Aft Cabin – 35′ 3″ LWL, marketed at 39′ LOA, having a coastal package and flared gunnels that brought the beam to 14′. The superstructure allowed an aft stateroom
• 41′ Mediterranean – same hull, coastal package, and superstructure as the coastal barracuda with an integrated fiberglass swim platform bringing the LOA to just under 41’
• 46′ Flushdeck Barracuda – This is a completely different V-hull that is 46′ long and flared gunnels giving a 14′ beam. These hull molds and the right to produce the boats were purchased from Chris Craft. Their “Aqua-Home” houseboat was popular between the late 1960s and early 1980s. Holiday Mansions produced from these molds are referred to as 46′ Flushdeck Barracudas or AquaHomes.
• 49’ Coastal Cruiser or Coastal Commander – This is the same hull as above with a coastal package and added or integrated swim platform bringing the LOA close to 49′. Power usually comes from twin gas engines mated to V-drives and shafts with twin rudders as opposed to the standard inboard/outdrive seen in smaller HM’s

These designations followed production until the early 1990s when a 3-digit designation was employed. The model 410, for example, was the 41′ Mediterranean.