1979 Sunbird 32 Chinese Junk Schooner
for sale
Proven world cruiser with 3 Atlantic crossings under her belt , as well as a few
books written about her exploits. I’ve owned and enjoyed Sabra for the past 6 years and have consistently maintained and upgraded her for extensive cruising. My plans have changed so I am reluctantly putting her up
for sale.
Designed by Robin Blaine and built by Sunbird
Marine in 1979 , she is extremely strong and well built and built to Lloyds of London specification. Not a “conversion”, Sabra is a factory designed and built Chinese
Junk Rig.
One of perhaps 25 built, she is most certainly the only Sunbird 32 in The United States. She is berthed in Saint Petersburg ,
Florida .
Her
interior is extremely comfortable for
living aboard at sea or in harbor. Her midships double berth is absolutely luxurious. Sabra can sleep 6 if needed , with 2 quarter berths in the main
saloon , the double midships , and forward V-berth.
She has a beautiful , inviting
Teak interior and much more
teak trim than any other Sunbird I’ve seen , which leads me to believe she was specially made to be a
boat show boat.
Sabra is on her 3rd suit of
sails, beautiful , tanbark Dacron
sails by Chris Scanes in The U.K.. They are flat cut for simplicity and in very good condition. She goes to windward just as well as any Marconi rigged
boat out there , and is an absolute joy to sail.
Her
canvas and brightwork have seen their share of the
Florida sun , but all is in fine working condition , and Sabra is in sail away condition. Add an
IPAD , an
Iridium Go , and stock up on
food and
water … and she is ready to go . Now.
Specs:
1979 Sunbird
Marine
32 Junk Schooner
Hull 008
U.S. Coast Guard Documented Vessel
LOA 32’6
Beam 10’4
Displacement 10,100
LWL 26’1
Draft 4’
Mainsail: 319.4 square ft. 8 oz , tan Dacron
Foresail: 241.3 square ft. 8 oz , tan Dacron
Tapered
Aluminum masts by Needlespar UK
Engine:
Volvo MD11C 23 H.P.
Diesel VGC
Fuel tank:
Stainless Steel , 26 gallon
Groco
Water Strainer , ARG 500
PSS dripless
shaft seal
Electronics and
Navigation
Depth: West marine
Stereo: CDX-10 Marine am/fm CD player
Log; Datamarine Sandpiper
VHF:
ICOM w/
mast head antenna
Plastimo Contest bulkhead mounted
compass
Navigation Lights:
Bicolor and Masthead Tricolor , steaming ,
anchor etc.
Self Steering:
Raymarine ST1000 Tiller Pilot.
2, group 24
batteries for starting and house
Aerogen3 12V , 6 blade
wind generator
100 watt , Flexible
solar panel
Galley:
2 burner Hillerange , gimbaled Alcohol
stove
There is a dedicated
propane locker w/
overboard drains in the
cockpit if you should choose to go back to
propane.
Deep ,
Stainless Steel sink w/ Whale foot
pump for fresh water
Water
tanks: Main, 49 gallons Galvanized , Forward tank, 33 gallons , Stainless
Steel
Heads:
C-Head Composting
Toilet. This has been a complete success , is clean and
odor free. The seacocks are still under the
head sink if the new owner chooses to reinstall a typical marine
toilet.
Ground Tackle:
35 lb. Plow w/ 100’ 5/16 chain and 300’ 5/8 Nylon
rode
Fortress FX16 w/ 20’ 5/16 chain and 200’ 1/2 Nylon
rode
Simpson Lawrence Hyspeed 510
manual windlass w/ 5/16 chain
rope gypsy
Safety:
PFDs ,
jacklines, first aid kit , Flare pistol w/ flares , fire extinguishers, masthead
lightning arrestor , etc. ,
Manual
Bilge Pumps:
Cockpit: Henderson Mark V
Saloon: Whale Gusher 10
Spares etc: Too much to list: tools , supplies , lines , blocks , tackle , heaving lines ,
mooring lines , fenders , snubbers etc etc etc.
Asking $29,000.
in Saint Petersburg , Florida
Feel free to PM any questions as well as to get more photos, info etc. Thanks for looking!
PS. sorry about the sideways picture!