$49,000
Annapolis, Maryland
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Posted Over 1 Month
DRASTIC PRICE REDUCTION. I NEED TO SELL THIS BOAT!!!! Hello, and thanks for looking at this Fabulous Cruising Sailboat. 5'6" draft. SHE'S BACK ON THE MARKET. WHAT HAPPENED? WELL, THE MAN WHO BOUGHT HER LIVES IN CALIFORNIA, AND THE COST OF MOVING THE BOAT THERE WAS JUST A DEAL-KILLER! I have reduced the price to the very bottom. Please don't take up my time and yours with silly offers (can you believe that once earlier I received an offer which wouldn't pay for the dingy and outboard?) This SPECTACULAR BOAT was built in the Philippines in 1984 when the cost of resin wasn´t so high, and super strong hulls could be made reasonably. Note the use of the term "sailboat" NOT Motorsailer. Although she will happily take you places under ample diesel power (at about 7.5+ knots at 2100 rpm), this Ted Brewer design SAILS WELL. REALLY WELL!!!! FULL ROLLER FURLING....Jib, Staysail, AND Mainsail. I personally have quite a bit of cruising experience, and it all came into play with the design and installation of the furling systems and the routing of all sail control lines to the cockpit. Not an easy task on a pilothouse boat! The jib is on the Famet furler that came with the boat, and it works fine. There are 2 jibs....you might call them yankees..... identical. So, they can both be set on the Famet furler for downwind sailing. One is brand new, the other is in great condition... The mainsail (recut laminated sail in EXCELLENT condition) and club footed staysail (brand new) are happily mounted on their NEW Alado furlers. Being that all sail handling lines are led to the cockpit, this also will increase the life expectancy of the teak decks by not having to go on deck to set or furl sails. PERFECT boat and perfectly set up for one person or a couple. Stable, built tough, and super equipment make this a super cruising boat. US Documented. This might be a good time to have a discussion about the construction. Like most boats built in this time period, the decks are plywood core. There are many stories about problems with them. This boat has no issues with this. I have drilled many holes in the process of mounting all of the blocks and deck organizers and cutouts for the new electric windlass and washdown pump, and have not run into ANY wetness or any other sign of problems in the core. The previous owner spent a long time completely refastening and recaulking the teak decks, and they should give many more years of service (enhanced by the cockpit sail handling as stated earlier). Here is a partial list of the goodies that are included, and it will be impressive. From stem to stern: Original Famet furler. 2 anchors, 1 Bruce, 1 plow, both with new rodes, specific to the new Powerwinch 40 which has its own battery and charger. Seawater washing system with deck access. New staysail with new boom and fittings (it's self-tacking so you don't need to mess with it when tacking). Mast has been painted and mast steps installed. ALL NEW RUNNING RIGGING.....EVERYTHING: all sheets and halyards. Heavily-built ss fittings for the roller furling mainsail. All new blocks and deck organizers. 2 new winches, Lewmar ST, and the existing Barlow 26's have new Winchmate self-tailers installed. We put brass half-oval rub rail on the outer part of the caprail and on the rubrail. 1 yr old SeaEagle 8' dinghy with BRAND NEW (never started) Tohatsu 5 hp 4 cycle outboard motor. Outboard motor bracket on stern rail. 32 mile Faruno radar/chartplotter w/new chip for East Coast US. RayJeff autopilot, compass or wind direction. VHF. Westerbeke 55C with about 400 hours........very quiet and economical. Hot water by either shore power or engine heat. 5000 watt power converter (never installed). Sophisticated systems for fuel filtering/polishing, oil changing, and bilge pumping. 8 golf cart Batteries. New head. I'll try describing the floorplan (which is not standard): head/shower in forepeak, main cabin with long single berths both sides, convertible very large berth aft port side main cabin, convertible settee/double berth in pilothouse. I would change one of the single berths in the main cabin to a reading area with 2 chairs and a table (easily done). 120 Gal fuel, 90 gal water. The boat is listed with a broker in Annapolis, MD. If it is sold on eBay, I will pay the broker's commission. Health issues forcing sale (like bad hip and knee). GO ANYWHERE! GO TOMORROW! She passed a strict survey when I bought her last year. No blisters. No soft spots and no water content aside from the rudder which had a very small amount. The fix was to drill a few holes in the bottom of the rudder and let it dry for the time she was hauled out, and cover the holes. Done. The past owner lived aboard all year in New England. The result was condensation inside the pilothouse windows. The woodwork in the pilothouse needs to be refinished. I am not going to do it.......because if I paint it, you would rather varnish it, and if I varnish it, you would rather paint it. There are a few things that any seller would rather not have to wrestle with.......and I complicate the matter because I am not there. For the most part, they are simple and not anything major. There is a small leak in the port aft pilothouse window......a small bit of caulking should cure it. There is a leak around the mast partners......caused, I think, by some open grain in the teak exterior trim. There is a slow leak in the aft water tank.......probably a hose or fitting.....but I never had a chance to look into it. The masthead sending unit for wind speed/direction needs to be replaced. I bought it last year, and it has a 2 year warranty, and I will intervene in the process if necessary. The interior trim ring for the mast needs to be cut and repositioned. A Dremel tool and 1/2 hour and it will be solved. I used a piece of cedar shipyard blocking when I installed the Powerwinch 40 electric windlass..it should be replaced with a chunk of teak. The oven does not work....usually this is a simple and inexpensive thing to have fixed, the most difficult part being finding the person to fix it. Once you find the repairman, it is usually an inexpensive repair. Honestly, I can't think of anything else that needs attention. A GREAT BOAT that only needs an owner that appreciates her. She turns heads wherever she is! I expect a $2000 deposit by Paypal within 3 days of the sale, and full payment within 2 weeks.
