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1963 46’ wooden sloop - $80,000 (seattle)
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Built in 1963 to high 'yacht' standards by Vic Franck's yard in Seattle
Length 46'
Beam 11'6"
Draft 5'6"
Displacement 38,000lbs
Engine 100hp Perkins 6.354na with velvet drive gear and 3 bladed 24" Maxprop
1 3/8" yellow cedar planking on 2" steamed oak frames
Bronze fastened
Cast iron ballast
Fiberglassed plywood decks
Bill Garden got this one right! Sails beautifully and motors comfortably and quietly at 7.5 knots burning less than 2gph.
Veteran of many inside passage trips. Has been a very comfortable live aboard for 4+ years.
SEE HER FEATURED AT THE PORT TOWNSEND WOODEN BOAT SHOW
September 11-13th
Lovingly refurbished over the last 8 years including:
· Refastened hull (removed and replaced 2900 bronze screws)
· Top end overhaul of Perkins engine with new head
· Fuel injectors and pumps all rebuilt
· Entire cooling system refurbished
· Entire exhaust system replaced
· Replaced Honduras mahogany transom
· 5-7 planks and sections of ironbark guard replaced
· Replaced plywood cockpit with solid teak
· Removed mast, rewired and painted
· Replaced all running rigging
· Removed all deck hardware, stripped and refurbished fiberglass deck
· Rebuilt galley with new stove and sink
· Rebuilt salon with raised seating as originally designed
· New flooring throughout vessel
· Installed Saye's rig windvane self steering
· Upgraded electronics (Furuno touch chart plotter, satellite compass, color radar)
· Added AC heat pump/air conditioning for liveaboard comfort
· Extensive system upgrading (45gal holding tank, 1120AH batteries, Large Ideal windlass etc.)
· Code zero with removeable bowsprit and aluminum spinnaker pole
She is in EXCELLENT shape and is ready to go - anywhere
Worth significantly more than the $80k we are asking.
Moored at Shilshole in Seattle with potential for up to 1 year sublease