For Sale: SOLD - 43 FT KETCH..PROJECT BOAT..BLUE WATER CRUISER

[Rio Luna]

RIO LUNA PROJECT BOAT...PROVEN BLUE WATER CRUISER...$35,000....

Bruce Roberts design, Mauritius '43. Hand built by a NASA engineer in Florida. This is a solidly built vessel. The original owner/builder built for a 'round the world cruise. Started building in 1974 and finished in 1984. He sailed it mostly coastal and Bahamas. We bought the boat in 2001
We sailed the entire U.S. East coast, Bermuda, and Bahamas until 2007. Then we moved aboard with our 2 young children, and cruised full time for the next 10 years. Rio Luna took us as far south as Trinidad, and as far east as Turkey. This is a first class cruising boat. She weighs 14 tons and the hull and deck are extra thick. Plenty of extra fiberglass in the bow. This is not a lightly built production boat. She heaves to easily in heavy seas, and has taken us through several open ocean storms safely and comfortably. She is center cockpit, cutter/ ketch rigged and handles and tracks well. Not a race boat but will exceed rated hull speed easily enough. A comfortable family cruiser, at home on blue water.
Rio Luna has a rugged Hydrovane self steering system, a Spectra water-maker, Garmin GPS, radar, Water heater, Freedom battery charger/inverter, refrigeration, three large anchors, each with 200 ft rodes., manual windlass., Air-X wind generator, and Solar panel. Power is a Perkins 65 horse diesel. She has a full keel and skeg hung rudder. Draft is 5.5 feet. The layout is three cabin, with the master cabin aft, port side cabin, and 2 bed V in the bow, plus a quarter berth in the salon. Engine access is easy via two large easily removable panels. The mainsail and mizzen sail were worn out when we got back to Charleston, and have been removed from the boat. Sails remaining include the 140% genoa, the stay-sail, a cruising chute with sock, and a storm tri-sail, never used. The hull and the rigging are sound. Each mast has sturdy steps for easy access to rigging and various systems. Life raft with on deck mount.
We had the hull stripped to the glass and repainted in Trinidad after our second Atlantic crossing, in 2017. Since then we have not done much sailing. Right now she needs a good bit of cosmetic work. I am currently working on sanding, patching and repainting the deck. I have $1000 worth of paint on hand, bought in Trinidad, the same type gellcoat as was used on the hull. Frankly, I doubt my ability to do a primo job of painting the deck, and would much rather leave that to the next owner.
The vessel is in a marina in Charleston. If you are local, the marina bill has been paid until the end of the year.
CONTACT VIA PM...

[SEAHORSES2]

Hi,
Do you have any pictures of the cockpit and engine please?
Many thanks.
Regards
Peter

[Rio Luna]

I dont have any on hand right now.i I can shoot some and email them to you over the weekend. Send me your email address....................svrioluna@email.com.... ..