This is an opportunity to have a quality built
trimaran sailboat with just a few months rather than several years of
work.
We built then lived on this
boat for eight years and sailed it during summers on the
British Columbia coast.
In 1980 we got jobs overseas so we put it in covered
storage on
San Juan Island where it has been ever since then.
We always planned to put it back in the
water but now the realities of age and
health will require that we part ways with this old friend that took us on so many adventures.
This is the A-Frame (open wing) version (the same model that Jim Brown built for himself)
The
boat was built with the best of materials
-
Marine Mahogany
plywood.
- Vertical grain spruce.
-
Epoxy saturated
fiberglass sheathing.
The boat was built for simplicity. It is set up for
outboard not inboard
power although everything is in place to install an inboard if desired (we wouldn't, it just complicates things!)
It comes with a set of
sails (main, staysail and genoa) built by Northwind
Sails back in the day. They are in good condition and been stored in inside heated
storage.
It is also equipped with quality winches.
What it will need:
The decks refinished with nonskid.
Exterior
paint if you're fussy about looks (the original
paint job was excellent but is now old)
Bottom paint.
I would think of this as a completed boat, built with quality materials and no structural issues that would benefit from having the exterior cosmetics refinished (paint and nonskid)
The boat is sitting on a strongly built
cradle which is sitting on a
trailer. It is possible the
trailer might no longer be reliable after having sat so long so the
cradle may have to be jacked up and placed on a trailer of your own for transport. The amas (outhulls) are on a separate trailer.
The boat is located on
San Juan Island.
Photos of the boat are from before it was put into storage.
Our asking
price price is less than the cost of the materials to build it in the 1970's and way less than the materials would cost today! We just want someone to love it again.
Don't let the
price spook you, this is a structurally solid, well built boat that just needs reassembly, outfitting and the
repairs listed above. It's priced low because we are selling the property we have it stored on.
We look forward to hearing from you if this "unique" situation sounds of interest to you.