For Sale: 55' Steel blue water cruising cutter $35,000 obo

[jimhotdog]

General:

55' Steel Blue Water Motorsailer
Design: Dennis Ganley on commission
Structure built in a shipyard in New Zealand
Interior in Hawaii

Boat features:

Set up for singlehanded operation
Jib with manual furling
Staysail with manual furling
Main with electric furling
Boom crutch
Spring loaded vang
Rigging for a trysail and a spinnaker, but no spinnaker pole
Mast pulpits
Heavy duty stainless arch aft.
Running back stay fittings
5 self-tailing winches in the cockpit, one is electric with foot switches
Stainless boom crutch with safety stainless boom arch.
24v bow thruster – cockpit controls
12v windlass – foot switches on the foredeck – with seawater wash hose
Bulwark everywhere but directly aft.
Aft deck bimini structure and saved (torn) bimini
Swim/dive platform in the stern with foldable ladder
Stern fresh water shower
Stainless steel rail all the way around except for access ways.
dingy with outboard available
2 dingy hoists, 1 off the stern, 1 off starboard to place dingy on deck
Hoist with blocks, winch, and boom for loading/unloading cargo and heavier items on deck or directly into the lazerette.
Hoist post mounted PA speaker.
2 helms – cockpit with full dodger and enclosed pilot house
autopilot
6.2L Ford Lehman Diesel propulsion
12kw Northern Lights Luggar Diesel generator
2 salons – 1 in the pilot house seats 6, 1 next to the galley seats 10
Pilot house salon table drops down to form a double berth
3 central marine air conditioners
120v fridge in the pilot house
12v fridge and freezer in the galley
120v icemaker in the galley
double stainless steel sink in galley
microwave
various 12v and 120v outlets throughout
various deck to cabin vents, both dorade and low profile solar powered vents
4 burner propane gimballed oven/stove
barbecue grill mounts on the hoist
2 120v 12 gal hot water heaters
2+ person seating whirlpool hot tub
3 double private staterooms.
3 heads with showers
3 separate stereo systems, 1 with switchable speakers for the pilot
house, main salon, and cockpit
full navigation and exterior lighting
12v interior lighting
baseboard LED night lighting, galley, navigation station, pilot house,
captain’s quarters
50amp 240v shore power
isolation transformer
battery charging system
Inverter
ship’s safe
built in single settee in the captain’s quarters
Navigation table with bookshelves
250 gallon fresh water
250 gallon diesel
large lazarette storage with large hydraulic hatch
dive tank racks
dive compressor
motorcycle rack in lazarette
jet ski rack in lazarette
100 watt solar system

Not all systems are working

Engine: fully operational
Generator: needs installation completed
Mid and forward head: never tested
Aft head: pump overboard works. Fill seems to be clogged, probably at seachest
Forward water heater: never tested
Fresh water plumbing leak. Really needs all pressure pipe replaced with PVC or PEX.
Water maker plumbing in place but the water maker was tossed by the previous owner. The seachest fitting for the water maker has been capped due to a pipe leak.
The seachest fitting that supplies water to AC units and the generator was leaking between the shut off and the pipe supply. I have inserted a wood plug underneath into the seachest.
Hydraulic steering system leak.
Deck needs some work and paint
Compact clothes washer needs installation, plumbing and electrical in place.
12v refrigeration/freezer needs compressor.
Icemaker weak. It may need vacuuming, leak fixed, or replacement
Macerator center head needs replaced.
Forward toilet lid hinges broken
Mast antenna needs installation
A lot of the navigation gear does not work, but the autopilot holds a compass heading and I believe the marine radio works.
The forward 2 Aircons: I have not been able to get them working. They might be ok.
Aft aircon: worked for about 2 weeks then seems to have lost freon.
1 deck light on the spreader is out.
A lot of the baseboard nightlights are out.
Galley fan doesn’t work.
Never tried the gas range/oven. I have no gas bottles.
Lazarette bilge pump backwash valve not working.
Manual switch lazarette bilge pump not working.
Companionway hatch has leaked a bit and done some cosmetic damage to some of the wood finish in the pilot house.
2 of the forward windows in the pilot house have moisture between layers and need to be replaced.
1 of the Barient 28+ winch drums “disappeared”.
Tub (whirlpool) plumbing works great including the shower, but I have never tried the air jets.

Looking at all offers.

[Tillikum]

Interesting offset doghouse. Nice bright looking interior. What thickness of plating?

[jimhotdog]

I've heard of offset pilot houses, but this is the first boat I found that has one. It works well with the layout.

Interior is almost all very nicely finished woodwork (except things like heads and whirlpool hot tub).

Plating is roughly 1/4" on average. Thicker for stem to stern centerline, thinner for the deck.

[Woody]

Are you located in the GOM, New Orleans?

[jimhotdog]

She is in the water in New Orleans.

[jimhotdog]

Just a heads up. More detail that seems to be important to people:

Please note that this was a salvage boat that has been restored. It got 2’ of water inside from holes in the steel hull from the result of a “hot” dock that caused electrical corrosion but was pulled out of the water within 6 hours and there is no evidence of interior woodwork damage from the water. Restoration involved sanding the entire bottom and using an industrial epoxy with an equivalent expansion coefficient of steel. She has been floating for over 3 years now with no sign of issues from the use of the epoxy.

[Pandor]

Ummm, yea. That could be a relevant detail.

[cram]

$3500 or $35 000 ??

The title says $3500!

[jimhotdog]

$35,00 was a typo - missing a 0.

Asking price: $35,000

[pnw2022]

Does the boat have storm shutters for the cabin windows, or can you provide better pictures of how the upper area there is isolated from seawater in a bad case situation?

[jimhotdog]

Originally Posted by pnw2022

Does the boat have storm shutters for the cabin windows, or can you provide better pictures of how the upper area there is isolated from seawater in a bad case situation?

3 front windows have hurricane storm shutters designed and built for the boat.

[sailorboy1]

Originally Posted by jimhotdog

Please note that this was a salvage boat that has been restored. It got 2’ of water inside from holes in the steel hull from the result of a “hot” dock that caused electrical corrosion but was pulled out of the water within 6 hours and there is no evidence of interior woodwork damage from the water.

I hate to say this, but it is unlikely this was caused by a "hot" dock and the chances are there are lots of other hidden problems with the hull. this boat has had a serious corrosion issue and you couldn't give me this boat!

[5BTM]

Originally Posted by Pandor

Ummm, yea. That could be a relevant detail.

Depending on how many tubes it took to repair, I would change the listing to: " Composite construction blue water cruising cutter"


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[jimhotdog]

Originally Posted by sailorboy1

I hate to say this, but it is unlikely this was caused by a "hot" dock and the chances are there are lots of other hidden problems with the hull. this boat has had a serious corrosion issue and you couldn't give me this boat!

sailorboy1,

Interesting comment. Please feel free to provide your credentials regarding your comment? Electrical engineering degree? Work on steel boats? Other studies or background and experience. I am open to constructive criticism, but only from reliable sources. Many people "just don't like steel boats"; are you one of those?

I have had no corrosion issues related to this event since the repair has been made. She has been in the water for over 3 years now.

Oh and you can be sure that I would not "give you the boat".

According to reliable sources, once renovation is complete, she would be worth about $200k. I just don't have time for her and am willing to pass her on to someone else to complete the work.

[sailorboy1]

Instead since I have no skin in the games (even though I have related experience)

How about YOU provide your training and experience to say I am wrong and that your "hot marina", that was unlikely and rare, ONLY knew to attack a small area of your boat and no where else. Do you have a report from a certified corrosion surveyor etc.

And yes you could not give me a steel boat that has had a corrosion problem bad enough to sink it. Not only does it have proven corrosion problem, but has sunk!

So for those considering this boat be sure to do your investigation and it should include a detailed hull survey from someone qualified to do steel boats, both inside and out.