The boat is located at Key West; FL and can be viewed or taken out for a spin there. Please call my girlfried Charlotte at +1 … or email me danielkarlkrause ( at ) gmail (dot) com to make an appointment. Also, I would be happy to deliver the boat to any given port on the US east or gulf coast, or the Caribbean, for the usual delivery charges and expenses (3$ a mile plus expenses plus flights)
It's a solid late 70s plastic classic heavy cruising yacht that has a solid 1 ½“ fiberglass hull at the keel, 1“ on the topsides and a longer modified fin keel, skeg rudder, and a very safe displacement ballast ratio. The mast is keel stepped, has mast steps all the way up, and she has a classic safe single spreader single upper double lower shroud design, the standing rigging has been replaced 2009 and has been professionally inspected 2014. She is 37ft without bowsprit and davits, maybe 40' over all. Beam is 12' and a shallow draft of 5' that will get you closer to the beaches.
Accomodation:
Forward is a large V-berth with a cabinet locker to stb and a 3 big drawers to port. Next is the head with a marine toilet and a sink with hot/cold shower head faucet, accessible from both the salon and the V-berth. The salon is spacious with a big cabinet locker and a bench, two pull-out setees that make nice sea berths, a drop leaf table that sits 6, a large L shaped nav desk with a new chair, and a U-shaped galley with a double sink, a compressor fridge and a 3 burner stove/oven with a ton of countertop space. The U shaped cockpit easily sits 8 and has a pedestal with wheel steering, compass, nav instruments, a classic drop down table, drink holder and two large cockpit lockers that in other boats are quarter berths.
I refitted this boat continuously since I bought her in 2014. Actually I've spent almost $60.000 in repairs and new gear in the last 3 years.
Upgrades include:
There are two foresails, a 110% genoa and a big 155% genoa (in good shape but unfortunately with some diesel stains). The main sail is a fully battened 2 reef point sail from Doyle and has a sewn in Lazybag, the Lazyjack lines are new (2017). I rigged 4 new halyards (2017), one of which is currently used as a topping lift with a pulley led back into the cockpit, as is the boom vang that can be used as a preventer too. I installed a double rope clutch at the cockpit side coachroof. The boat has 2 primary self tailing Lewmar 44 sheet winches, a multi purpose winch on the coachroof, and two halyard winches at the mast.
The boat comes with a plethora of gear and extras, such as a complete set of emergency signals such as SOLAS parachute rockets, a sea brake drogue, towing rode, emergency tiller, 2 electric rule 1100gal/h bilge pumps, fenders, docklines, and a 2016 Newport PVC inflatable dinghy with a 9.9hp Johnson outboard, a 600W inverter, 30A shore power battery charger with new shore power cable, 7 x Hella marine fans, a 2015 Flatscreen TV, a Sony USB/Bluetooth stereo 2014 and 4 x high quality speakers in the salon and 2 x west marine waterproof speakers in the cockpit.
Please be aware that despite all these upgrades, it's still an older boat from 1977 with the typical cosmetic and technical flaws that come with sailing in tropical climate and a lot of UV and saltwater exposure. There are spider cracks in some areas of the deck gelcoat. You certainly can't eat out of the bilges. the stuffing box needs some tightening. There is some water damage on the cabin sole. These things can be fixed rather easy and do not affect the safe operation of the boat, it's cosmetical damage that has been factored in the starting bid price. Please do not consider bidding on this boat if you expect a brand new sailboat, that is not what this offer is about.
Please be aware that the boat is sold as is where is, please come and visit it before you make a final descision. If you do so, I expect a US$ 2000 payment within one week after the auction ends, and the rest cash at the handover. The boat is sailing under a german flag now, but I hold the original US title, it can be simply re-registered in any state you want. No swap, no owner financing,