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hamburking · 07-08-2015, 08:04

My 1974 Pearson 30 is for sale. 18hp Volvo Penta 2002 diesel in very good condition.
The boat is located in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Its in the water and ready to sail.

I was asking $15,000 cdn, but have been slowly reducing the price...currently asking $11,500 cdn. Thats less than $9,000 US. I will continue to drop the price until the boat is sold.

Commercial link deleted

Here is a link to about 90 pictures:
http://1drv.ms/1CrbSlc

Here are a couple videos:

https://youtu.be/8n7mQA-Gw40

https://youtu.be/423WT9hEcrs

Its a really great boat and a very reasonable price.

Here is the full text of my local ad:

1974 Pearson 30 Sailboat for Sale. Good condition, ready to sail!
30' LOA, 5' Draft, Sleeps 6. Hull is flag blue.

Pearson has a great reputation for solidly built boats. The 30 is one of the most popular Pearson models, with over 1000 built.

This boat is in the water, and sailing almost every day. Its a fast boat...takes very little wind to get it moving. And yet it has the length and weight to feel comfortable and safe in big waves and big winds. Simple rig, easy to sail alone, or with a small crew. Lots of space below to spend the weekend, a week, or longer.

For lots more pictures, cut and paste this URL to your browser: http://1drv.ms/1CrbSlc

1985 Volvo DIESEL engine. 18hp. Starts great, runs great, is great! 75 litre fuel tank. 2 blade prop

ALL standing rigging has been replaced!!!
Roller furling jib (recut by Andy Soper, 2015) plus storm jib
Main with 2 reefpoints, 4 years old, excellent condition
Running rigging is only a few years old and in very good condition

Raymarine RC435 Chartplotter with 6" display and chart chip for great lakes and St Lawrence river
Autohelm ST2000+ tillerpilot
19" flat panel tv (with smart box and dvd player)
New batteries in 2012
LED lighting below
VHF Marine radio (1/25watt) and handheld VHF radio (1/5 watt)

Encapsulated fin keel (this means no keelbolts), 5' draft
Bow roller with 10kg bruce, chain, and 200' rode
Stern Ladder, Dodger.

Standing headroom below 6', Sleeps 6. Vee berth, head, hanging locker, quarter berth, drop down dining table with storge, lots of lockers. Origo 2 burner stove (easy, safe stove, all stainless steel), pressure water, big icebox

Avon Rover R2.81 dinghy with inflatable floor. Avon makes the best dinghies in the world.
Yamaha 4hp, 4 stroke outboard with internal tank and rail mount, excellent condition.
Dinghy is complete with wood oars, pump, patch kit, storage bag, etc. This is a fun, easy to use dinghy. The inflatable floor makes for easy setup and storage.

Docklines, new 2014, fenders, lifejackets, flares, etc, all included
Folding steel winter storage cradle (6 pad)
30amp shorepower cable with AC Breaker and built-in battery charger.
12v Fan and bug screens for both hatches.

Excellent docking location at Confederation Basin, downtown Kingston, paid for season, and included. This dock is "head to wind" which makes coming and going very easy, even single-handed.

Easy to single hand. Fun for a family. Day sail, cruise Lake Ontario, or head to the Caribbean...in the water and ready to sail today.

I can deliver anywhere on Lake Ontario, to be discussed.

Insurance is $350/year, and does not require a survey.

Questions are welcome. Please email to arrange a viewing. Sea trials will be offered to serious buyers, weather permitting.

I'm happy to offer sailing instruction, maintenance advice, and cruising suggestions after the sale, if requested.

jreiter190 · 08-08-2015, 08:03

May I ask what is the air draft of your Pearson? I have a1965 Alberg 35 in Florida. My mast is 3'to o tall to get under a causeway and into Patrick Airforce Base marina, where I want to live. There is an Alberg 30 in the marina. If you'd like a boat in Florida, maybe we could swap.

hamburking · 08-08-2015, 08:26

Quote:

Originally Posted by jreiter190

May I ask what is the air draft of your Pearson? I have a1965 Alberg 35 in Florida. My mast is 3'to o tall to get under a causeway and into Patrick Airforce Base marina, where I want to live. There is an Alberg 30 in the marina. If you'd like a boat in Florida, maybe we could swap.

I think the air draft is about 44'.

Have you seen this:

https://youtu.be/kiv0fxFcV3I

jreiter190 · 08-08-2015, 09:07

My mast height is 44'6" plus the anchor light. Are you sure?

hamburking · 14-08-2015, 10:38

I've dropped the price to $10,500 cdn, dinghy no longer included.

Thats $8000 US!

Also, here's another recent video of my boat for sale:
https://youtu.be/trNsXH8xUNE

I've been out sailing every nice weather day lately...everything is working and ready to go.
Will deliver anywhere on Lake Ontario.

brownoarsman · 14-08-2015, 11:22

Can't believe it hasn't sold. All the good deals go on after I already bought something!

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LawrenceMTL · 19-08-2015, 09:05

Hi interested for inspection september 1.2.or 3 but need more information by phone @5 un 4 2trois19050 after20.00hr regrds L.L.

hamburking · 19-08-2015, 10:22

I have dropped the price to $9,900 cdn, not including dinghy+outboard which are available for an additional $1000.

$9,900 cdn is roughly $7,500 USD

New video under sail yesterday:
https://youtu.be/MSfQjtI9MTY

The attached pictures were also taken yesterday.

I spent a few nights in the islands here. The weather was beautiful, and the winds moderate. The engine is running very well, no issues.

mya moonshine · 20-08-2015, 20:38

She looks beautiful . . . .

Hard to believe you are letting her go for such a low price . . .

You're practically giving her away . . .

Hope you get a fair price . . .

Mirage35 · 17-09-2015, 17:07

Quote:

Originally Posted by hamburking

Here is a link to about 90 pictures:
http://1drv.ms/1CrbSlc

Might talk to you about the boat - trying to get an idea of layout and how it would work for my interests - but wanted to let you know right away that the link above sent my virus scanner into high alert. Not sure how you're sharing these photos, but there might be a problem ...

George

hamburking · 17-09-2015, 17:19

Quote:

Originally Posted by AnglaisInHull

Might talk to you about the boat - trying to get an idea of layout and how it would work for my interests - but wanted to let you know right away that the link above sent my virus scanner into high alert. Not sure how you're sharing these photos, but there might be a problem ...

The link is to OneDrive, a microsoft site for file sharing. I've shared pictures this way for sometime. I'm going to guess you have an apple computer, and they don't like microsoft :-)

Back to the boat... simple layout which you can see in the pictures. Vee berth forward, head to port, sink to starboard. Large hanging locker behind the head. Main cabin with opposing settees and a drop down table to port. Quarter berth to port and galley to starboard. Classic, simple layout. Lockers everywhere.

The boat is old, but very well kept. Sure, there are spider cracks and scuff marks and 1970's plastic wood. But it has an excellent (updated) diesel engine, and it sails great. I often sail alone with no difficulty. You can imagine how much the new standing rigging, new main, chart plotter, autohelm, etc all cost. And its all installed and ready to sail.

I would not hesitate to head south on it this fall. Actually considered that for a while, rather than sell.

I've sailed it in every kind of weather and sea condition here on Lake Ontario...and yes, LO gets very rough sometimes.

I hope you can view the images...sorry to suggest that the problem is at your end.

Mirage35 · 17-09-2015, 17:55

Nope - tried again on a Windows machine with the same antivirus and got the same result.

But, whatever. I'll PM you (if I can figure out how) with a little more detail and we can see if it's worth further discussion. I'm retired and don't mind an excuse to drive to Kingston and talk sailing, but don't want to waste your time if it's not a potential match.