Looking Glass

LookingGlass is a 2003 Cheoy Lee 61 LRC Cockpit Motor Yacht designed by

Frank Mulder. She presents as a full-displacement, long-range trawler with the

tankage, machinery, protected deck access, and the practicality of a cockpit motor

yacht that many experienced cruising buyers value.

LookingGlass features a custom layout on the Cheoy Lee 61 LRC Series, which

Cheoy Lee confirms was designed for the original commissioning owner. Unlike

the standard 61 LRC configuration, which typically included a lower helm

forward, galley aft of the helm, and an upper flybridge, LookingGlass was built

with a fully enclosed bridge arrangement. This custom design creates a noticeably

larger salon and galley, enhancing the vessel’s interior volume, comfort, and

livability.

Careful stewardship and thoughtful modernization are central to LookingGlass’s

appeal. Her interior was professionally redesigned by Yacht Interiors of Annapolis

and completed by Annapolis Harbor Boat Yard in 2020, incorporating custom

salon seating, improved storage solutions, quartz surfaces, updated heads, new

carpeting, and a modernized galley. In 2021, the helm and electronics were

substantially upgraded with a Raymarine-based navigation suite, ICOM

communications, Maretron monitoring, camera systems, FLIR, night vision, and

fuel monitoring.

Her exterior presentation further reflects an actively maintained and improved

yacht. In 2024, the California deck, cockpit, and teak top cap were restored,

including sanding, board replacement, and renewed caulking. Exterior cushions

were reupholstered, a custom folding teak table was added to the California deck,

and the Nautical Structures davit was rebuilt in 2025.

Mechanically and operationally, LookingGlass is built around the core attributes

expected of a capable long-range trawler: twin Caterpillar diesel engines, twin

Northern Lights generators, Wesmar fin stabilization, Wesmar bow and stern

thrusters, substantial fuel capacity, a watermaker, Starlink connectivity, practical

deck access, and a cockpit motor yacht layout that supports boarding, line

handling, water access, and serviceability.