Used

2000 53' Bruce Roberts Steel ketch/cutter

in Portsmouth, NH

$159,500

Features

  • Diesel
  • Electric
  • Seating

Seller note:

Description
This is a very rugged Bruce Roberts designed steel pilothouse ketch cutter. Her design follows the classic Joshua Slocum "Spray" design lines. She is a one owner boat built to sail the world's oceans and to be safe and comfortable in tropical as well as arctic waters. She was built by the present owners in 2000 by Put Veini in Latvia and then commissioned by Topp Jaht in Estonia. She is all steel with rounded bilge and with a full but shallow draft keel and attached skeg rudder. Between her four sails she carries about 1500 sq ft of sail. Sails are all tanbark or a deep reddish color. She is powered by a Perkins M90 naturally aspirated diesel rated at 81 horsepower. Her accomodations include dual (inside & outside) steering stations a cozy saloon galley large master (aft) cabin two identical forward cabins two heads with showers and a large walk-in engine room. The steel hull (above the waterline) as well as the decks are insulated with 2" or more of expanding urethane foam. The interior paneling is white acrylic laminated marine grade Baltic Birch with teak trim. She is equipped with a Dickenson diesel heater with chimney. Electronics include Raytheon Heart Icom Brooks & Gatehouse and ComNav. In preparation for sale the boat was hauled inspected faired and painted in August of 2009. She now has new bottom paint new blue topsides paint and new white deck paint.
Accommodations
Overview: hull deck pilothouse & accomodationsThe hull is constructed of hefty 6 mm mild steel. The deck is constructed of 4 mm mild steel. There is an integral stainless steel bowsprit with a custom walkway. The hull deck pilothouse and steel fittings are very robust and the workmanship is excellent. The keel is a shallow draft full keel with an attached skeg rudder. The ballast (10000 lbs /4500 kilos) is cast iron bedded in concrete. The hulls above the waterline as well as the decks are insulated with 2" or more of expanding urethane foam insulation for sound absorption and as a temperature/humidity barrier. The insulated hull and deck insure the interior will be moisture free and comfortable in the tropics as well as in high latitudes. Accommodations consist of the pilothouse saloon galley navigation area master cabin and full head aft and two guest cabins and a full head forward. There is a large full standing height engine room/workshop amidships just aft of the galley. The interior is finished in 1/2" white acrylic laminated marine grade Baltic Birch trimmed in oiled teak. Cabin soles are 1/2" oiled marine grade teak & holly veneered plywood. Overheads are vinyl covered 1/2" marine grade Baltic Birch. Headroom lighting & ventilation are excellent throughout the boat. Headroom averages about 80" (6 ft 8 inches) or 2.2 meters. Berth lengths are also excellent averaging 78" (6 ft 6 inches) or 2.1 meters. A few noteworthy design features are: 1. the very robust steel construction including the built in steel bow sprit stern davits and stainless steel cleats throughhulls & seacocks. 2 The dual steering stations one in the pilothouse with 300 degree visibility and one being a conventional cockpit helm with six spoke wheel. 3. outstanding headroom light and ventilation throughout the boat with large Lexan windows in the pilothouse (four facing forward four to the sides and two facing aft). 4. the full height walk-in engine room with 84" (7 ft 0 inches) (2.3 meters) of headroom.Spars rigging sails & deck hardware The boat is ketch/cutter rigged to allow maximum sail combinations and control of sail area. The masts and booms are aluminum. The main mast has two sets of spreaders and the mizzen mast as a single set. Both main mast and mizzen have stainless steel mast steps from deck level to the tops. Standing rigging is 5x19 wire. Sails are four Dacron sails all traditional tanbark in color. Total sail area is 1511 sq ft or 140.4 sq meters. See below for spar lengths & individual sizes. The fore and aft sails were all inspected and reconditioned by North sail loft in November of 2008. The mainsail is a conventional main with battens and luff slides. The jib and staysail are conventional with "hank-on" luff hooks. Masts booms and travelers-------------------------------------Main mast 57 ft 9" 17.60 mMain boom 17 ft 10" 5.44 mMizzen mast 36 ft 6" 11.13 mMizzen boom 10 ft 8" 3.25 mMain and mizzen have lazy jacksMain traveler is behind cockpitMizzen traveler is on stern railMain mast has SS saftey railsSails winches and rope clutches-------------------------------------Mainsail 455 sq ft 42.27 sqmMizzen 160 sq ft 14.88 sqmJib 652 sq ft 60.57 sqmStaysail 244 sq ft 22.64 sqmStorm staysail: (orange in color)Spinnaker (symetrical blue & white)Extra jib: 100% very good condxExtra staysail: White good condx2 Anderson 2S winches on the mast2 Anderson 2S winches on coachhouse2 Anderson 2S winches in cockpit2 Harken 2SST winches in cockpitRope clutches at mast & coachhouseSaloon pilothouse & galley The boat is entered via a companionway forward of the cockpit. A sliding steel cover and hinged teak doors open and close the entry. Entry is into the pilothouse area which is surrounded by 10 Lexan windows. Three teak steps lead to a platform where the helmsman can stand or can sit at the inside steering station. Three more teak steps lead down to the galley/saloon level. The galley saloon and steering station are all open permitting excellent headroom light ventilation and easy communication between all areas. The saloon is amidships to starboard and opposite the galley and forward head. The saloon provides a generous seating area with a large folding teak table. Just aft of the settee and table is a passageway leading aft to the navigation desk pilot berth and the aft cabin. A Dickinson marine diesel cabin heater on the port bulkhead can easily warm the saloon navigation area and galley. The galley is to port of the steering station and saloon sharing the amidships portion of the boat. It is light and has lots of headroom and good ventilation. The galley as the rest of the boat is paneled in white marine grade Birch trimmed in teak. The floor is teak and holly veneer marine plywood. The galley features a three burner Plastimo 3 burner LPG stove/oven two deep stainless steel sinks and a handy storage bin running the full length of the galley countertop. The refrigerator is an Adler Barbour Super Cold Machine cold plate type with top access to the refrigerator/freezer. The forward head and shower is located forward and port of the saloon & galley and adjacent to the two forward cabins. Like the rest of the boat it is paneled in white Birch and trimmed in oiled teak. It offers a vanity four storage cabinets a deep stainless sink hot & cold pressure water a handheld shower head and an electric Vaccuflush head. Three staterooms navigation desk pilot's cabin and two full heads with showers The boat has three private staterooms and a semi-private pilot's cabin. Forward of the saloon are two private sleeping cabins. Each offers a large berth a desk or study area and plenty of light and storage. The cabins are paneled in white marine Birch and trimmed in oiled teak. There is built in shelving and bins cabinets and drawers. The desk or study area in each cabin is a real plus. The cabins were designed to allow the owners two children to each have a secure private area with a place to study read and play. The two cabins each have an opening overhead hatch and three ports so are very well lighted and ventilated. Each berth can be expanded to a double with inserts. And additional storage is available under each berth. Aft of the saloon on the starboard side is a passageway leading aft first to the a large wet locker large navigation desk and the ships electrical panels then continuing aft into a semi-private pilot's cabin with a pilots berth and then to the aft most cabin and aft head and shower. The navigation & electrical panel area offers a large navigation desk with an opening desk top and storage for charts logs and books underneath. Above and behind the desk are two tiers of storage bins and shelves excellent for holding log books etc. Under the desk are three cabinets offering more. A Navtex weather receiver is mounted here as well as a wireless network router a chart light 110 vac outlet fan etc. Opposite the navigation desk built into the steering station platform is a large storage area holding num
Category: Sailboats
Water Capacity: 264 gal
Type: Ketch
Holding Tank Details:
Manufacturer: Bruce Roberts
Holding Tank Size: 15 gal
Model: Steel ketch/cutter
Passengers: 0
Year: 2000
Sleeps: 0
Length/LOA: 53' 0"
Hull Designer:
Price: $159,500 / €122,570
Engine Manufacturer: Perkins
Condition: Unavailable
Engine Model: M90
Boat's Name: Mother of Pear
Engine Type: Other
Stock Number:
Number of Engines: 1
Location: Portsmouth, NH 33764
United States
Engine Drive: Other
Beam: 15' 6"
Horsepower: 81 hp
Draft: 5' 6"
Engine Year: 2000
LWL: 40' 0"
Engine Volume:
Displacement: 22.23 t
Engine Hours: 1570
Ballast:
Fuel Type: Diesel
HIN:
Fuel Capacity: 264 gal
Hull Material: Steel
Propeller Type: Other
Number of Hulls: 1
Keel Type:
Propeller Material:
Sail Area:
Cruise Speed: 8 knots / 9.21 mph / 14.82 kph
Boat Ad Last Revised: [removed phone]:31:16
Max Speed: 9 knots / 10.36 mph / 16.67 kph

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