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1938 Vintage Norwegian Double Ended Ketch

THIS AMAZING KETCH HAS A STORIED HISTORY. SHE BUILT IN NORWAY IN 1934 THEN TRAVELED FROM NORWAY TO THE CARIBEAN, TO THE WEST COAST, APPEARED IN THE MOVIE "THE SEA GYPSIES" IN 1978 AND THEN WAS ALMOST COMPLETELY REBUILT STARTING IN 2009 UNTIL TODAY. VESSEL HAS A CURRENT COI, TONS OF DOCUMENTS AND COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN THE USCG AND THE NAVAL ARCHITECT, DRAWINGS....ALL AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.

VESSEL HAS BEEN ALMOST COMPLETELY REBUILT SINCE 2009
VESSEL IS OWNED IN LLC AND WAS RAN AS A CHARTER WITH LIMITED AMOUNT OF CHARTERS BEING PERFORMED.
VESSEL WAS REBUILT WITH ABOUT 90% OF STRUCTURE BEING REPLACED AND PILOTHOUSE ADDED.
COLLISION BULKHEAD INSTALLED PER USCG
MOTOR WAS REPLACED WITH AND IZUZU 6 CYLINDER ABOUT 2013
7KW NEW YAMAHA GENERATOR ADDED WITH ONLY 100 HOURS
NEW FUEL TANKS BUILT AND INSTALLED (1 AFT AND 2 WING TANKS)
DECK WAS COMPLETELY REBUILT INCLUDING SUPPORTS (MADE OUT OF 1 INCH MARINE PLY, THEN FIBERGLASSED AND 1 INCH OF IPE HARDWOOOD DECK ADDED (BRAZILIAN HARDWOOD). ALL NAVAL BRONZE FASTENERS (MOST OF THE METAL ONBOARD NAVAL BRONZE)
INTERIOR MADE OF SAPELE AND INSTALLED BY MASTER CARPENTER.
ALL NEW ELECTRONICS (B AND H)
ALL NEW RUNNING AND STANDING RIGGING
VESSEL WAS COLD MOLDED WITH 3 LAYERS OF MARINE PLYWOOD COUNTER ORIENTED, COATED WITH WEST SYSTEMS AND OUTSIDE LAYER OF PLANKING IS YELLOW CEDAR.
RIGGING DESIGNED BY GORDAN LACO AND MADE OF HEMPEX ALMOST ENTIRELY.
ONLY PARTS THAT ARE ORIGINAL ARE THE KEEL, MAST, A FEW OF THE RIBS, SOME OF THE BLOCKS,
EVERY 18 INCHES A STEEL PLATE INSTALLED AND BOLTED TO SUPPORT/SANDWICH THE RIBS.
BOW STEM AND SPRIT REPLACED WITH LOCALLY SOURCED OAK.
ALL SANITATION, GALLEY AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS ARE NEW.
GALLEY COMPLETELY NEW TO THIS VESSEL. MICROWAVE, GIMBALED, STOVE, COPPER SINKS AND CABINETS, FREEZER BOX AND SEPARATE REFRIGERATOR.
2 WATER TANKS STARBOARD AND PORT TOTALING 100 GALLONS
1 GREY WATER HOLDING TANK
1 BLACK WATER HOLDING TANK
ALL NEW ELECTRICAL WIRING, BREAKERS, PANELS ETC.
3 HOUSE BATTERIES
1 CRANKING BATTERY
1 GENSET BATTERY
INVERTER CHARGER
THE RANGE WITH THE FUEL ALONE IS ABOUT 1000 MILES. (MUST INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY)
LIGHTS ARE ALL LED
NAVIGATION LIGHTS ARE 24 VOLT.
SAIL INVENTORY WAS NEW IN 2010 AND HASN'T HAD MUCH USE. THEY HAVE BEEN STORED AND PROTECTED.
ANCHOR WINDLASS IS AN ORIGINAL HAND WINDLASS FROM GLASGOW
2 HELM STATIONS WITH COMPLETE ELECTRONICS (EXCLUDING AUTOPILOT)
HYDRAULIC STEERING
ARGON FILLED WINDSCREEN GLAZING
NEW VHF RADIO ADDED.
NEW EPHIRB ADDED.
POSSIBLE SLIP TRANSFER WITH APPLICATION
VIKING LIFE RAFT ADDED NEW IN 2014 AND RE-CERTIFIED EACH YEAR.
12 MAN ZODIAC ADDED IN 2014 RE-CERTIFIED EACH YEAR.

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