For Sale: 2003 Gemini 105mc Sailing Catamaran,

[Mr B]

Due to unseen circumstances, Both my shoulders are now totally useless due to a fall, And I am totally Incapacitated,
So regretfully my sailing days are finished,

My 2003 Gemini 105 MC is now for sale in Soldiers Point Marina, Port Stephens NSW, Australia,
Queen size master and two double beds in the rear,

AS IS, Where IS, $200,000-00 AUD,

It comes with a multitude of spares for near every thing on board,
It is fully outfitted for offshore sailing and live aboard cruising, I was circumnavigating Australia before my accident,

It has every thing onboard, including new just about everything, with all new spares for every thing as well,
The Hulls have been replaced and beefed up to 13 mm thickness and extra stringers to sit on beaches with the tide out,
The hulls have just been cleaned,
1 x Gallon tin of antifoul on board with all the rollers and tray to do the work,

Self furling 150 Genoa that was restitched just recently and in good condition, operated from the cockpit,
Mainsail in good condition with covers and lazy jacks,
Brand new Jib thats never been used, in its own bag,
33 foot Sailchute with all ropes, In its own bag,

27 HP Westerbeke diesel with Sillette drive leg, 4000 Hrs, new engine mounts,
Injectors and glow plugs were cleaned 2 years ago,
Brand new alternator for the engine as spare,
New water pump fitted recently,
Impellor for the seawater intake just been replaced, Spare water pump for the motor on board as spare, Spare impellor onboard,
Brand new universal joint for the drive leg, Fitted,
2 x new bellows for the drive leg, spares,
Brand new Prop as a spare,
700 Watts of Solar panels, and 40 watt controllers, x 2,
Brand new wind generator, Plus Rutland 913 Wind genny in box, Original equiptment,still works,

7 x 110 amp sealed lead acid batterys, Brand new, in Parallel,
Garmin 5 inch GPS, original Eqipment,
Lowrance 8 inch GPS, Fish Finder Combo, with down and side vue, Brand new,
ONWA 8 inch GPS, brand new, With all Australian maps, C chart and K maps, in box,
Autopilot, Depth sounder, Raymarine,
Two new Generation anchors with slide bar to retract backwards, been tested in 70 knot winds, They do hold,
100 feet of 8 mm Galv chain and 100 feet of 20 mm rope road,
Brand new 900 watt electric Windlass, Extended Bowspit to take the new anchors,
6 x Brand new 900 mm x 250 Fenders, Plus others as well,
Furuno Radar, not connected but has the dome on the mast,
Dometic 110 volt, LPG gas fridge freezer, Runs off a transformer from 240 volt to 110 Volt, Has new gas burner to be fitted,
Brand new Uniden VHF, Top of the range,
Brand new Thetford 3 burner gas top with griller and oven,
Little wonder water maker,
2 x brand new Bilge pumps on their own switches on the dash, each 750 GPH,
Two hot and cold water showers, One in Bathroom and one in cockpit,
New Jabsco Flushing toilet,
Led bar spotlights on the top spreader,
Hammock on the rear dinghy davits,
Brand new 2.5 metre Big Duck Dinghy, 4 HP Yamaha out board for the dinghy,
Led Lights on the rear steps,
All pumps are brand new, and spare pumps in stock as spares,
New diesel pumps and filters, Complete brand new units as spares,
Fractional mast with stainless rigging,
Shoulder harness with short lanyard, You cant go overboard with this harness on,
Jackline above boom from rear of boom to mast,
As I dont use the mainsail, Its got its cover on and its lashed down and tied so it wont move,
3.5 KVA invertor generator with 2 x 240 volt outlets and dedicated 12 volt battery charger outlet,
Full isinglass cockpit surround covers,
Salon cushions in fair condition,
24 inch TV and DVD combo,
Internal 12 volt fans,
4 x 12 lb LPG Gas bottles,
6 x 25 litre diesel containers,Full,
1 x 25 litre 91 RON Petrol for Generator,
Spare oils, Etc, and antifreeze for motor,
Epirb and all life jackets, self inflating and blow up, All 150,
All safety equipment in date, Flares, Fire extinguishers, ETC, ETC,

It does need a good clean outside, it has marks on the hull from tyres it sat against on wharfes not designed for leisure craft to tie up to,

Contact me thru PM if your interested,
Thank you,
Brian,

[Mr B]

Inside piccys, I dont have any, So will take some tomorrow in the daylight,

cheers, Brian,

[LittleWing77]

This is horrid news, B.

I am SO sorry!
LittleWing77

[Mr B]

Originally Posted by LittleWing77

This is horrid news, B.

I am SO sorry!
LittleWing77

You dont know how sorry I am, 10 years down the gurgler.

[LittleWing77]

Originally Posted by Mr B

You dont know how sorry I am, 10 years down the gurgler.

Maybe you're being a bit hasty...? I mean, you just got injured; it hasn't even begun to heal, really; and you still don't know how much function will return once you be a good boy and do your physiotherapy...!

(This is meant to be encouraging not taunting.)
Fair winds,
LittleWing77

[joelhemington]

Originally Posted by Mr B

Due to unseen circumstances, Both my shoulders are now totally useless due to a fall, And I am totally Incapacitated,
So regretfully my sailing days are finished,

My 2003 Gemini 105 MC is now for sale in Soldiers Point Marina, Port Stephens NSW, Australia,
Queen size master and two double beds in the rear,

AS IS, Where IS, $200,000-00 AUD,

It comes with a multitude of spares for near every thing on board,
It is fully outfitted for offshore sailing and live aboard cruising, I was circumnavigating Australia before my accident,

It has every thing onboard, including new just about everything, with all new spares for every thing as well,
The Hulls have been replaced and beefed up to 13 mm thickness and extra stringers to sit on beaches with the tide out,
The hulls have just been cleaned,
1 x Gallon tin of antifoul on board with all the rollers and tray to do the work,

Self furling 150 Genoa that was restitched just recently and in good condition, operated from the cockpit,
Mainsail in good condition with covers and lazy jacks,
Brand new Jib thats never been used, in its own bag,
33 foot Sailchute with all ropes, In its own bag,

27 HP Westerbeke diesel with Sillette drive leg, 4000 Hrs, new engine mounts,
Injectors and glow plugs were cleaned 2 years ago,
Brand new alternator for the engine as spare,
New water pump fitted recently,
Impellor for the seawater intake just been replaced, Spare water pump for the motor on board as spare, Spare impellor onboard,
Brand new universal joint for the drive leg, Fitted,
2 x new bellows for the drive leg, spares,
Brand new Prop as a spare,
700 Watts of Solar panels, and 40 watt controllers, x 2,
Brand new wind generator, Plus Rutland 913 Wind genny in box, Original equiptment,still works,

7 x 110 amp sealed lead acid batterys, Brand new, in Parallel,
Garmin 5 inch GPS, original Eqipment,
Lowrance 8 inch GPS, Fish Finder Combo, with down and side vue, Brand new,
ONWA 8 inch GPS, brand new, With all Australian maps, C chart and K maps, in box,
Autopilot, Depth sounder, Raymarine,
Two new Generation anchors with slide bar to retract backwards, been tested in 70 knot winds, They do hold,
100 feet of 8 mm Galv chain and 100 feet of 20 mm rope road,
Brand new 900 watt electric Windlass, Extended Bowspit to take the new anchors,
6 x Brand new 900 mm x 250 Fenders, Plus others as well,
Furuno Radar, not connected but has the dome on the mast,
Dometic 110 volt, LPG gas fridge freezer, Runs off a transformer from 240 volt to 110 Volt, Has new gas burner to be fitted,
Brand new Uniden VHF, Top of the range,
Brand new Thetford 3 burner gas top with griller and oven,
Little wonder water maker,
2 x brand new Bilge pumps on their own switches on the dash, each 750 GPH,
Two hot and cold water showers, One in Bathroom and one in cockpit,
New Jabsco Flushing toilet,
Led bar spotlights on the top spreader,
Hammock on the rear dinghy davits,
Brand new 2.5 metre Big Duck Dinghy, 4 HP Yamaha out board for the dinghy,
Led Lights on the rear steps,
All pumps are brand new, and spare pumps in stock as spares,
New diesel pumps and filters, Complete brand new units as spares,
Fractional mast with stainless rigging,
Shoulder harness with short lanyard, You cant go overboard with this harness on,
Jackline above boom from rear of boom to mast,
As I dont use the mainsail, Its got its cover on and its lashed down and tied so it wont move,
3.5 KVA invertor generator with 2 x 240 volt outlets and dedicated 12 volt battery charger outlet,
Full isinglass cockpit surround covers,
Salon cushions in fair condition,
24 inch TV and DVD combo,
Internal 12 volt fans,
4 x 12 lb LPG Gas bottles,
6 x 25 litre diesel containers,Full,
1 x 25 litre 91 RON Petrol for Generator,
Spare oils, Etc, and antifreeze for motor,
Epirb and all life jackets, self inflating and blow up, All 150,
All safety equipment in date, Flares, Fire extinguishers, ETC, ETC,

It does need a good clean outside, it has marks on the hull from tyres it sat against on wharfes not designed for leisure craft to tie up to,

Contact me thru PM if your interested,
Thank you,
Brian,

What miserable luck - both shoulders? Must have been some fall. From the list of equipment, you were obviously totally committed to this venture - it's a damn shame you're unable to continue. While you have my condenses, the price of the boat is about what one would expect to pay here in the States, but without all the spares and upgrades - so a very good deal for someone. Hopefully you'll have a smooth selling process as you've had your share of bad luck here.

[Hoodsail]

B; I am with LW77, infinitely lousy news....and same initial reaction, maybe take alittle time and see if you can rehab back to a place where you can still sail her? Obviously not knowing all that happened, but do know the time, energy, and desire in readying a boat. All the best. dave

[MatthLE]

Sir;

Please recall survival rule learned very painfully. Do not give up the ship while it still floats. Yes this vessel is very attractive but way out of my meager budget. Doctors have been proven wrong many times. Prayer, Physical Therapy, fortitude, and patience!!!!! Give it a year or so b4 you say no more.

Respectfully
Lem

[LittleWing77]

Look at this fit guy in your own pic!

Despite the current bandages, pain pills and immobility, that guy is still in there.

Surely he can take a few months, let the shoulders heal, then tackle the rehab just like he tackled readying the boat for long-term cruising.

Listen to the ills this retired carpenter has... and he recently built his own pirate ship:
Retired Carpenter Builds Custom Pirate Ship
https://www.cruisersforum.com/forums...ip-252399.html

[smj]

Mr. B, you’ve persevered through thick and thin and I hope you can continue through this low spot in life. Either way, I respect the hell out of you.

[JPA Cate]

Sorry to hear you're giving up. I, too, would encourage you to do the physiotherapy--in any event! It is not fun, in my experience it was almost tearfully painful at times, but no matter whether or not you keep the boat, you still need your body just for daily living. I have had many 3month to 7 month rehab times of physical therapy (as we call it in the US), and while you cannot see weekly improvement, you usually can after 2 weeks, see a little for yourself. You CAN do it. Your job right now, is your healing. It is necessary to your health for the rest of your life. Giving up leads somewhere you really don't want to contemplate deeply. ....And, dollars to donuts, I bet Averil already told you this, too!

Ann

[Gadagirl]

Oh, no! Mr. B! Please don't give up! What is your biggest concern at this point? Is it all about the physical and time spent in recuperation , or is it a combination of that and money spent on recuperation and boat storage? Perhaps if it's the latter we can rally around some sort of go fund me account? Just please let us know. I'd also not like to see you give up.

LOL it's the best of times to be selling a boat. So I understand. But I've witnessed your passion and I can not imagine this is what you'd really desire unless you were too despondent to make a considered decision otherwise.

We are here to support you in whatever decision. But please consider putting off the decision to sell until 6 months out.

[Mr B]

I went to the Specialist yesterday.

All Bad news for a quick resolution,
But he is prepared to fit me in and operate as soon as possible, Thats good news,

Rotocuff surgery is required immediately on both my shoulders, and surgery on my left elbow is required also,
The right shoulder is hanging by a thread,
Pain is quite excruciating, Even the pills are not really making it,

They will only do one shoulder at a time, thats 3 months each in rehab,
Then the elbow, another 3 months,
In that time, I cant move my shoulders or elbow, They will be strapped up so I cant move, But they do deaden it mostly,
So a minimum of 12 months currently,

Money, I cant take it with me, So I would rather spend it on my health,
I will be around for along time yet, And I need to be fit and healthy for that,

I cannot recuperate on the boat as its moving all the time,

So it needs to be sold, Unfortunately, Thats the way the cookie crumbles,
Its a financial drain on my finances currently, So I will put the money in to my health and recuperation instead,

As Im 1000 miles away from where I live normally, I will have to rent a fully furnished house here till the operations are done,
Then I could possibly move back home, ????????

The hardest part of all this, is Mentally for me,
I was an Extremely Fit, Agile, Healthy and Highly Motivated individual,
And suddenly, Im basically a Cabbage that cant do anything for myself,
And Averil screaming in my ear, to not do any thing, She will do it for me,

I do have a 36 foot RV at home I imported from the USA a few years back,
1989 Foretravel Grandvilla, 300 HP turbo Cat Diesel, ORED,
My Land yacht,
We just need Averil to get a licence to drive it, (Heavy Vehicle licence), Its like driving a Luxury car, Except it is very BIG, Hahahahaha

Or she can drive it under my instruction, Big sign front and back,
Driver under Instruction, Hahahahaha

We have discussed it and Averil says we can rent a boat when we get up to the Kimberlys in it, Or take a few Tours, Etc Etc Etc, Even by Helicopter,

By road, The Kimberlys are still 4 or 5 thousand miles from Melbourne where I live,

So I wont be giving up the dream totally, I will get there, One way or the other.
I will have to get the boat sailed or driven back to Melbourne if it dont sell here,,
As its over twice the price to have it moored here in NSW compared to Victoria,,

Next week I will get MRI's on my shoulders and elbow, Prior to my surgery,

Thank you all for your compliments and offers of help.
It is much appreciated and lifts my spirits immensely,

Cheers Brian,

[LittleWing77]

Originally Posted by Mr B

The hardest part of all this, is mentally for me. I was an Extremely Fit, Agile, Healthy and Highly Motivated individual, and suddenly, I'm basically a Cabbage that can't do anything for myself, and Averil screaming in my ear not to do anything, she will do it for me...

Sorry, Bri, but I must correct your misapprehension.

You still ARE an extremely fit, healthy and highly motivated individual. You have been seriously injured, yes, but since it is operable (fantastic!) and you can do (and will do) the physio, you absolutely need to stay in touch with and ultimately will leverage that "highly motivated guy" to get yourself back to fully functional.

Yes, for now, I'm sure you do feel like a cabbage. I totally get it. I was whinging to my physio about rehabbing my knee and that "who would ever guess that I used to be a high-level athlete". She told me she could tell... which brought me up short. Asked her what she meant. "You're approaching your physio like an athlete", which, when translated by her, meant that I actually *did* my physio, I was vehemently consistent about it without overdoing it, and I ignored the pain (as long as it wasn't the "you're-overdoing-and-reinjuring-pain").

Let Averil do some stuff for you. She probably would like to, for a change. Bet you did LOTS of stuff for her when you were uninjured.

Don't worry. In the scheme of things, what's a year or two? If you've lived 50 or 60 years, directing all your energies towards a full recovery for a couple of years will be time well-spent.

You won't be a cabbage for long!
LittleWing77

P.S. Thank the gods (and Averil) that you have Averil! Every day! Doing it alone is MUCH harder.

[Mr B]

Port Stephens is in an orange Zone so travel is unrestricted,
Victoria has opened the Borders again, So travel is unrestricted,

Cheers Brian