For Sale: 1963 Ackerman Newporter Ketch

[SqPeg]

Hull #93

• Sails are like new, never installed
• Paid $55k in ’04
• Engine replaced with 75 HP Yanmar; $22,800 twin-turbo with a new shaft, triple prop and 85amp alternator
• Wood hull with fiberglass sheath(Plywood sheath over oak)3 layers of 12oz. cloth, 5 layers 2/3 from bow
• New masts
• 7400 lb, lead keel, bolted on; 5’4” draft
• New wiring and plumbing
• New standing rigging
• 4 stage battery charger/works with all battery types
• Custom chainplates with 3/8 stainless steel bolts through oak
• Silicon bronze and superior Canadian stainless steel in all restorations
• Pictures of restoration available
• $39,500, Georgetown Yacht Basin, Galena, MD 410-885-2468

[Dpackie]

Thoughts on this type of construction? Problems with insurance? How safe is this boat?

[Chotu]

Originally Posted by Dpackie

Thoughts on this type of construction? Problems with insurance? How safe is this boat?

It’s typically an add on process to add a glass sheath to a wooden boat. There was a book written on it by Alan Vaitses.

It’s a reasonable way to get more life out of a wooden hull and reduce the effort involved in upkeep. And more life they got! 1963. Wow!! Cool

Forget the insurance. If you need it for a marina and for operating the boat you just need liability. Self insure the hull and be responsible with your boat.

With this boat, you’ll want to check the fresh water coming from rain as the primary source of issues. And of course make sure to have someone who understands wooden boats involved in the buying process and/or survey.

[Bycrick]

When I first started looking for my first boat in 1975, I looked at one of these. The fiberglass wasn’t an add-on. They were supposedly built that way from the factory.

[SqPeg]

This boat was SOLD.