[SOLD] 37 foot Truant Triad sloop; $49,900 USD

[greenghost45]

After 12 years of ownership, we are reluctantly offering our Truant Triad sloop for sale. She is located at the dock on Quadra Island, BC, where we live ashore. We are asking $49,900 in USD (currently 54K CAD), which is the most reasonable price we have ever seen for a Truant 37. We are initially selling her privately (i.e. no broker) to keep the price reasonable for both buyer and seller.

Pictures can be seen on flickr here;
Flickr: svsassona56's Photostream

Sassona is a proven offshore boat and was extensively refitted in 2006 prior to her second trip to Mexico. A reasonably complete description of the boat follows. Please feel free to send a message requesting more info or a phone number. Thanks!

TRUANT TRIAD 37 launched in 1983 “Sassona”
Designed by William Garden
Built by: Canoe Cove Marine, Victoria B.C.
Port of Registry: Victoria, BC, Canada

LOA: 37 feet LWL: 31 feet 9 in. Extreme Breadth: 12 feet 2 in.
Draft: 5 feet 9 in. Gross tons: 13.28 tons
Net registered tons: 12.30
Displacement: 18000lbs
Ballast: 7000lbs encapsulated lead
Construction: Hull; GRP (Glass Reinforced Plastic) with klegecell foam core
Frames: GRP tabbed plywood
Deck: embossed GRP embossed klegecell foam core.
House: GRP
Mast: Aluminum with double spreaders, sloop rig with removable cutter inner forestay

Machinery
Engine make: Perkins 4-108 (original engine) 4 cylinder naturally aspirated diesel. Alternator equipped with Balmar smart regulator.
Reduction: Hurth Vee Drive Model: HBW 250-2R.
Engine exhaust: Wet through transom with vetus silencer
Propeller: Fixed pitch 3 blade bronze.
Strut with 1 ¼ inch stainless steel shaft
Steering & Controls:
32 inch SS Destroyer wheel, Wagner hydraulic steering connected to1 ¼ inch s/s stock. Emergency steering in cockpit sole.

Navigational Equipment
Radio: WestMarine 600 DSC VHF with WHAM mike.
Outside Compass: Ritchie 6 inch Binnacle
Auto pilot: Navman colour G3380, (below deck) actuated by Octopus reversing pump.
Swoffer knotmeter and Coastal Navigator DDS99 digital depth sounder.

Tankage:
Fuel: Aluminum tank 340 litres ( 90 US gallons)
Water: Pressure Water System 12 volt pump
Hot water system: 5 gallon Seaward tank, engine heated or shore-power.
Fresh water tanks; One GRP in keel, 340 litres (90 US gallons), One pvc under starboard settee 90 litres ( 24 US gallons )
Holding Tank ; bladder with “Y” valve and pump-out

Shore power: 30 amp Marinco
Cruzpro battery monitor
Starting batteries; 2- 12volt lead acid, in parallel.
House batteries: 2– 6 volt lead acid golf cart in series with WestMarine battery combiner and 20 amp Xantrex Truecharge.

Domestic:
Heads: one manual with shower located forward.
Heating: Dickinson Antarctic oil stove.
Galley: 2 - SS sinks pressurized water. Double ice box
Stove: 3 burner Hillerange propane with oven. Trident gas control panel with and sniffer and remote solenoid shut-off. S/S barbeque.
Am/fm CD player

Tender: 2006 Achilles 9'6” hypalon inflatable with plywood floor.
2003 Honda 2 HP outboard.
S/S boarding ladder, MOB pole, Plastimo rescue sling system.


Ground Tackle:
1 Bruce 44 lb. with 150 feet 5/16 chain spliced to 150 foot braided nylon rode.
1 Fortress 22 lb. with 30 feet chain and braided nylon rode.
Anchor winch: Quick (electric) with rope/chain gypsy.

Dodger and bimini, sunbrella canvas with SS frame
Standing rigging: 5/16 and ¼ inch 1X19 stainless wire- stainless rigging (all new in 2006)
Running rigging: ½ - and 7/16 inch Braided nylon /pulley toe rail attachment
Furling gear: Profurl roller furling on 110 foresail
Intermediate forestay for stay sail

Sails: 2 mains (one fully battened), 2 genoas; 110% and 130%, and 2 staysails for the cutter. All in good to excellent shape.
Winches:
2 - Arco #40 two speed, self tailing for jib sheets
1 - Arco #40 two speed on cabin top for main sheet
2- Barlow #16 two speed at mast.
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[greenghost45]

Here is a picture of Sassona dockside at the St. Francis Yacht Club, San Francisco. She is a very pretty William Garden design. Click on this link for more pictures.
Flickr: svsassona56's Photostream

[crunkbait]

i can't find out anything on a standard layout for these boats. Looking for the quartberth sleeping options? Got a pic or drawing?

[Steve Olson]

That really is a beautiful boat!!

[greenghost45]

Originally Posted by crunkbait

i can't find out anything on a standard layout for these boats. Looking for the quartberth sleeping options? Got a pic or drawing?

Hey Adam;
My wife is a better artist than me and she is doing a drawing for you. The drawing should be posted later today. The boat basically has 5 berths; the dinette (which is aft) makes into a large double, there is a large single settee berth midships on the starboard side and the queen size berth is in the private cabin on the port side, just ahead of the mast. We added a 6th small convertible berth with lee cloths, staggered just above the settee berth. Our youngest daughter used it for years but it is only suitable for a child or small person under about 5' or so. That berth is easily removed or re-installed. All of the berths are good sea berths, no V-berth in the bow, that is useless at sea.

Thanks from David!

[greenghost45]

Originally Posted by crunkbait

i can't find out anything on a standard layout for these boats. Looking for the quartberth sleeping options? Got a pic or drawing?

Hey Adam;
Here is the drawing. The cabin is entered by stairs built into the engine cover. The rest of the engine cover is part of the dinette table. The dinette is very roomy and will easily seat up to 7 for dinner. The convertible child's berth is not shown; it is staggered above the forward end of the settee and continues to the starboard forward locker. The owner's cabin does have a door (perhaps hard to see in the drawing) and there is a little standing room, in the cabin. All berths are god sea berths and there are lee cloths for the settee and child's berth. Please email me with any more questions.
Thanks; David

[crunkbait]

thank you. that is funky. do you know the sail area?

[crunkbait]

man i wish you had a few more pics. thats quite a haul up there to check it out. trying to get a feel for cockpit size and salon spaces

[greenghost45]

Originally Posted by crunkbait

thank you. that is funky. do you know the sail area?

We have found the layout very comfortable for passages as well as extended times at anchor or moored. If you have ever tried to sleep in a bow v-berth in a sea, you'll soon learn how nasty that experience can be.
As listed on the original brochure; the main is 300 square feet (2 reef points) and the genoa is 400 square feet.
Thanks!

[greenghost45]

Originally Posted by crunkbait

man i wish you had a few more pics. thats quite a haul up there to check it out. trying to get a feel for cockpit size and salon spaces

We'll endeavour to get you more pix. Perhaps even put together a you-tube video! I can tell you the cockpit is compact; exactly what you want on an offshore boat. A large cockpit represents a significant liability, in the event that you are pooped or take some green water. The salon is very roomy and spacious, for a 37 foot boat.

[crunkbait]

did you find yourself running it as a cutter rig often while gunkholing on the inside?

[greenghost45]

Originally Posted by crunkbait

did you find yourself running it as a cutter rig often while gunkholing on the inside?

The cutter rig stay is easily removed and we leave it off for inside sailing, because it is a bit of a nuisance when tacking. But it is nice to have for off-shore sailing and/or passages. With this set-up, we have the best of both worlds.

[greenghost45]

Originally Posted by Steve Olson

That really is a beautiful boat!!

Hi Steve;
Thanks for that! Bill Garden definitely knew how to design pretty boats, that were functional as well.

[greenghost45]

Originally Posted by crunkbait

man i wish you had a few more pics. thats quite a haul up there to check it out. trying to get a feel for cockpit size and salon spaces

Hi Adam;
Sorry for the delay. We spent some time to get some decent pictures of the main salon and added them to Flickr; you can find them here;
Flickr: svsassona56's Photostream

I had trouble uploading a couple of the pictures to Flickr, so I have attached them here. The first one is looking down on the dinette, from the companionway. The second shot is looking at the starboard settee, from the galley. We have been having a lot of drizzly weather so we did not take any exterior pictures. If you want to talk about the boat, pm me your phone number and I'll call you from google phone and we can chat.
Cheers;
David.

[jahillsr]

Nice thread, thanks!