For Sale: PRICE CHANGE: 30' Ted Brewer Alu Cutter

[kmcshane]

PRICE REDUCED: $50,000.


View at Coconut Grove Sailing Club


Design

Ted Brewer “Bulldog”

Custom built cutter rigged for offshore cruising built 1989

Radius chine construction, moderate draft, long waterline

Cutaway forefoot, high freeboard

Transom/keel hung rudder


TED BREWER YACHT DESIGNS, LTD
217 Edith Point Road

Anacortes, WA 98221

Ted Brewer Yacht Design


Dimensions

LOA 31’ LOD 30’ LWL 26’ Beam 10’5” Draft 4’11”

Ballast 5000 poured lead

Displacement 12,000 lbs

Sail Area 528 sq.ft.

Construction Aluminum

Displacement/Length Ratio 305

Sail Area/Displacement Ratio 16:1

75 gallons fresh water in three keel tanks

58 gallons diesel fuel in two aft tanks

Propulsion

Yanmar 3GM30F (1991) 1123 hours


PSS dripless shaft seal professionally installed


Flawless run up to 3400 rpm; cruises at 6.5 kts @ 2400 rpm


Starts first time, no smoke, mixing elbow changed and SS spare;


All belts, synthetic oil, fuel biocide, filters and impellers changed on routine scheduled maintenance;


Forespar marelon inlet and outlet seacocks;


Electric and manual fuel gauges;

Racor dual 500FG2 30 micron primary fuel filters with vacuum gauge;


Manuals, spares included



Sails and rigging

Jib and staysail on Shaefer roller furling

Identical jib and staysail spare sails

H&H asymmetrical spinnaker

Two sets ST two speed Harken cockpit winches and turning blocks

Running backstays on titanium blocks

Mainsail in good condition with twin reef points

Mast Harken ST winch and halyard clutches

Two boom mounted jiffy reefing winches

Bridge deck Harken ST winch and halyard clutches

Mainsail jiffy reefing and lazy jacks

Rigid adjustable boom vang

Two spinnaker/whisker poles w/vertical mast mounting track

Ground tackle

Electric/manual Simpson windlass

120’ BBB chain 5/16”

190’ rode 3/4” nylon twist

Two SS anchor rollers

Spade S-80 (new) and S-100 anchors

Aft Fortress FX-37 aluminum anchor on 75’ rode

Two cockpit lazarette lockers with fenders, shore tackle

Two 10 gal propane bottles in safety locker with overboard vent

Electronics

Garmin GPSMAP 840xs with sonar transducer and blue charts (2015)

Garmin GPSMAP 741xs repeater at chart table

ICOM M-506 marine VHF radio with dedicated antenna (2015)

ICOM MA-500TR AIS transponder with dedicated antenna (2015)

ICOM ICOM IC-M710 MF/HF Marine Transceiver (not installed)

ICOM AT-130 Antenna (not installed)

Standard Horizon HX870 VHF handheld (2015)

Raymarine ST-4000 tiller autopilot with SPX-5 Course Computer

Xantrex Freedom 458 2500W 12VDC modified sine wave charger/inverter

Lifeline AGM GPL-27T 845 CCA each of four house batteries (2012)

Lifeline AGM GPL-24T 800 CCA dedicated starter battery (2020)

Yanmar 85 amp alternator

Vitron Blue Energy MPPT charge controller and gauge

Radar arch

Garmin GMR HD 18” radome (2016)

Garmin GXM 53 Sirius XM weather antenna (2015)

85 watt Solar/KISS wind generator with smart controller

Engine hoist and stowage

Fishing pole attachment

Magma round Propane grill and propane adaptor

Galley

Force 10 two burner propane stove and oven



Two 10# propane bottles aft locker contained with overboard venting


IsoTemp hot water heater with valve takeoff for engine heating

Dometic CU Adler Barbour Fridge/freezer with water cooling pump

Dometic DTU 10K marine air/heater with SMX controller

Ample stores lockers beneath port and starboard berths

10 opening/latching drawer near galley and chart table

8 opening lockers for cookware, bulk stowage and dive gear

Safety

Collision bulkhead forward at waterline

Rule-Mate 1100-A automatic electric bilge pump (1100 GPH) (2017)

Jabsco 36600 electric bilge pump (475 GH) (new diaphragms)

Rule switched 3800 GPH 17A (D) electric bilge pump

Whale Gusher 30 manual bilge pump (1860 GPH) (new diaphragms)

MOB pole, Lifesling rescue system, life ring, PFD

New (2019) SS lifelines, bow pulpit, Bimini and dodger handholds

Mast steps and mast pulpit

Aluminum slotted toe rail with scuppers

Full length polycarbonate rub rail

KiwiGrip non-skid deck paint throughout

Custom welded swim step/rudder guard with dive ladder

Rechargeable 2900 lumen LED spotlight

Deck and cockpit lighting

Fully equipped USCG approved navigation/anchor lighting

Teak drainable cockpit seating, 3" cockpit scuppers

Teak companionway ladder

Teak cabin sole

Full length cabin handrails and grab bars

Stove railing and adjustable pot holders

Two vices mounted on centerline workbench

Fire extinguishers

Steering

Tiller with spare

Raymarine ST-4000 with programable computer course controller

Monitor wind vane with various sized vane blade

Vane attachment to mount Raymarine auto-tiller

Full cabin width mainsail boom traveler

Navigation

Full sized chart table with full sized storage below

Plastimo Contest 101Tactical Compass bridgedeck

Plastimo Contest 101 Tactical Compass cabin bulkhead

Barometer/chronometer x two; barometer stand alone

Aqua Signal Navigation Tricolor Anchor Pedestal Mount Navigation Light

Pulpit mounted navigation running light and arch mounted stern light

Accommodation

V-berth forward with storage under and forward

Quarter berth to port, settee berth and pilot berth to starboard

AirHead composting toilet

Hanging clothing bar and locker

Dinghy

New 2020 Highfield UL-290 rigid aluminum inflatable 9' 4"


Suzuki 2.2hp two stroke outboard



Welded engine hoist/dinghy davits from radar arch


Miscellaneous

Renewed bottom paint (Trilux 33) and zincs May, 2019


New in the box Harken Unit 1 top down Reflex asymmetrical furling system


Newly installed SS lifelines in March, 2020

Price reduced:

$50,000

Location

Coconut Grove, Miami, Florida, USA

[kmcshane]

Addendum:

Hull welded with 5000 series 1/4" hull tapered to 3/16" topsides and deck sheet aluminum over 5/16" L-shaped ribs and stringers to 7/16" stem as Brewer specified. Access original shop drawings and photos obtained from boatbuilder in Minnesota; I am third owner.
Fully insulated hull up from waterline with rigid 1 1/2" foam, including deck/house.
No evidence ever of galvanic electrolysis corrosion; my purchase survey available; zinc anodes and Trilux 33 bottom paint in good condition (previous zincs for inspection).
The Bulldog was designed by Ted for single-handing round the Capes. Tin Star is built to that high level of strength and performance.
Being away from the boat during hurricane season, I want to find a owner/skipper who will be within arms length at any time of year that is fine vessel stays the course.

[otterhound]

I just love this boat, the ultimate pocket cruiser. GLWS!
Rod

[tenchiki]

Wow, this just ticks so many of my "wants", but medical issues mean that I'm not going to be ready to buy for about a year :-(.

[zenwood]

Originally Posted by kmcshane

Addendum:

Hull welded with 5000 series 1/4" hull tapered to 3/16" topsides and deck sheet aluminum over 5/16" L-shaped ribs and stringers to 7/16" stem as Brewer specified. Access original shop drawings and photos obtained from boatbuilder in Minnesota; I am third owner.
Fully insulated hull up from waterline with rigid 1 1/2" foam, including deck/house.
No evidence ever of galvanic electrolysis corrosion; my purchase survey available; zinc anodes and Trilux 33 bottom paint in good condition (previous zincs for inspection).
The Bulldog was designed by Ted for single-handing round the Capes. Tin Star is built to that high level of strength and performance.
Being away from the boat during hurricane season, I want to find a

owner/skipper who will be within arms length at any time of year that is fine vessel stays the course.

Hi, curious about the boat builder in MN & any surveys. Home built or yard?
Weld Certifications. Etc. Thanks.

[kmcshane]

Original plans (yellowing by the year, so I reprinted them in 2010) built by F.W. Hooper, I have the photos of his build and some of the launch.
Tin Star has been refitted entirely since the launch in 1989: stem to stern, mast to bilge. Only the welded hull, deck, tanks, keel and rudder remain.
I have the 2010 survey regarding the resulting refit.

[Nicholas_nolte]

Would something this size be safe sailing down to Antarctica during the right time of year?

[kmcshane]

According to Ted (sounds like a Bible verse, I know), he offered to sail around the Horn with me "...if he were thirty years younger."
Same for me.
I just emailed him yesterday to clarify which series 5000 aluminum plate: 5086/5083?
So short answer: Ted designed the Bulldog for a client to be sailed single handed anywhere in the world. Tin Star, is "built like church, and comfortable as an old shoe."

You would need to come aboard and examine the welds yourself, but here are a few photos.

[kmcshane]

Duplicates above, should have been these:

[kmcshane]

Tin Star has sailed off to the safety of the Chesapeake with her new owner/skipper. Thank you for your interest and comments. She will fulfill her true potential as the new captain has interests far ranging and adventurous.