Layout :
Length : 27,00 m (88′ 6″)
Beam: 6 m (19′)
Draft: 2.2 m (7’2 »)
Displacement: 140 tons
Hull material: steel
Rigging: gaff rigged ketch
Engine: 230HP GARDNER 8L3B – 8 cyl. (4 tons)
Magnificent vessel, old cargo ship transformed into a houseboat.
Complete refit in 1990-1995, work done with extreme care and great taste.Interior fittings :
Sleeps 8 – 3 cabins plus forecastle
From the bow going aft on deck
A spacious foc’sle that can accommodate 3 people, large double bunk and one single, sink and toilet on deck
Gallery / Work shop fore, tools benches, drill press, welding machine
Main cabin fore with private toilet and full shower for 2 people, queen size bed
Main deck and dining area for 10 under a permanent awning
Galley to port at midboat, 15′ long on 5′ width
Stairs from the galley to main deck, and stairs to the wheelhouse
Doors leading from the galley to aft section and to the engine room
Aft very large cabin with double bed, head and shower, large teak desk, bookshelves
Aft single cabin
Two large wardrobes aft
Spacious engine room
Raised deck area
Poop Deck and wheelhouse
Large wheelhouse, navigation instruments and chart table, comfortable settee and dining area with portholes offering a 360° view.
Aft of the wheelhouse is the poop deck with a table and seating area for 10 people, barbecue, hammock etc.
The poop deck is under a permanent varnished roof
Listing :
Construction
Built in 1930 in Holland, of riveted iron, with a thickness of 6 to 7 mm overall.
The ship was built as a cargo vessel and was converted between 1991 and 1995 by the present owner.
The current owner has been sailing and living aboard for 23 years.
Engines
Main engine: 230 HP GARDNER 8L3B, naturally aspired, excellent condition,
Max. rpm 900, cruise: 750 rpm at app. 7 knots, fuel consumption 2L/mile
Cruising range 5000 miles
All generators and the Gardner engine are keel cooled, no salt water cooling for anything aboard.
Fuel capacity 15.000 liters
2 x 1000L fuel day tanks on either sides of the engine roomAnchorage
Main windlass: massive, excellent condition. Operating by high pressure, hydraulic system from the Gardner, own separate clutch. All in excellent condition.
2 x 150m of 20mm stud link chain (Lloyd’s approved galvanized chain, new in 2010) in two lockers
5 anchors :
– 1 new D’HONE 250 kg starboard anchor, made in Holland, hot dipped galvanized and certified.
– 1 port anchor, app. 175 kg ships type anchor, fair condition.
– 1 x 100 kg ship anchor in good condition
– 1 x 400 kg hurricane anchor on deck, good condition
The ship can also be anchored deep, eg from 30m to 80m on wire:
– Massive low pressure hydraulic winch forward to operate this system.
– 350 kg FISHERMAN type anchor on wire, in good condition.
Dinghies
One 14′ NORWEGIAN lifeboat, fiberglass, non sinkable, certified for 9 men, floatation in the seats, gaff mainsail and a jib on a bowsprit. 4HP YAMAHA outboard engine, but sails beautifully, very stout boat in very good condition.
One 16′ foam/fiberglass runabout built by the owner, non sinkable, 6 people, with a 15 HP YAMAHA outboard engine; very light and very fast tender, hangs on davits, all in excellent condition.
Safety equipment
8 passengers life raft
Automatic fire system in engine room and workshop
Fire extinguishers throughout the ship:
– 1 automatic Halon system in the engine room, excellent condition
– numerous large C02 canisters
– numerous powder type small extinguishers
– 2 automaitc sprinkler extinguishers in the workshop/gallery
EPIRB transmitter
MOB life rings and auto strobe lights In accordance with international guidelines
Additional
3 cylinder LISTER engine driving a low air compressor in engine room
6 large bronze opening ports in main cabin, marble countertops and sinks, varnished bamboo floors
2 opening ports in forecastle
7 very large portholes in aft section
New bamboo floors in aft section
New cork floors in the galley, varnished, excellent condition
4 large opening ports in galley
Large settee in the wheel house, one swivel chair for the captain
Wheelhouse all teak and varnished in excellent condition
19 very large bronze framed ports around the wheelhouse, 4 are opening and a door out to the side decks, varnished oak beams overhead, bookshelves
Deck, stern: deck chairs, table and barbecue, varnished overhead ceiling, covering also the side decks
Main deck: steel, 5x4m app., large main table for up to 10 people, covered by permanent awning
Main awning, very strong and in good condition, UV protected, never comes down.
Focsle awning in good condition, UV-protective painted
2 workshop and hold awnings, good condition, UV-protective painted
Numerous gear aboard
Main strengths
Beautiful vessel!
Ready to go.