Grand Banks Motorsailer?

[bshanafelt]

Didn't know they made one, but here is one for sale in Portland, OR

Must be an older boat as it states it to be a wooden hull.

50' Grand Banks Motor-Sailor and business income

 

[Giggitoni]

Looks like an Alaskan which American Marine made during the late '60s to early '70s. Being sold as a GB for name recognition.

 

[markpierce]

She'd look better with tanbark sails.

 

[La Mer]

I know it’s a very old thread but I had never seen that section before, I guess this is new.

I have put that question to my current boat’s first owner, a qualified and experienced Grand Banks boats’ owner. I quote his reply.
«She is an Admiralty, a line of motorsailer yachts built by American Marine Hong Kong Ltd in the late 50s & early 60s.
In the late 50s many years before the launch of Spray in 1963 which introduced the Grand Banks line, American Marine Ltd was already famous for building custom boats, heavy sailboats and motor-yachts. There was the Chantyman line - a 35’ pilothouse motorboat - , the Admiralty line - a 50’ motorsailer designed by Roger Mac Aleer - , and a 40’ sailboat designed by Sparkman & Stevens. »

 

[Yahoo 1]

Didn't know they made one, but here is one for sale in Portland, OR

Must be an older boat as it states it to be a wooden hull.

50' Grand Banks Motor-Sailor and business income

She is an Admiralty 50' a woodie motorsailer built by American Marine shipyard in Junk Bay, Hong Kong.

 

[FF]

A wooden boat is a hobby in itself.

Great as a live a board as the second a leak is spotted it can be repaired before nightfall.

The requirement to keep the wooden hull sound., no leaks EVER!

 

[Yahoo 1]

1969 American Marine Grand banks Admiralty 50 | Most Sailboats 1969 American Marine Grand banks Admiralty 50 | sailboat details & photos for reference & daydreaming

1969 American Marine Grand banks Admiralty 50 :

"This all weather diesel motorsailor is both efficient to cruise and elegant to live aboard. With her 4 private staterooms feel free to bring your friends and family but don’t worry about privacy as the 15′ X 14′ master stateroom comes complete with tempuredic Queen bed, comfortable settee, desk, 15 large drawers (6 that are over 4′ long)two large hanging lockers, a romantic diesel fireplace and a private head with large vanity and a tile tub and shower! Her interior and cushions are new over the last three years and over 60,000 dollars were spent over that time to bring her to excellent condition. The raised midship saloon with her L shaped Settee will sit 8 for dinner and the galley is conviently located to port with large windows to give you spectacular views while dinning or cooking.

Forward of the saloon is a large V berth, a head and shower to Stbd and another private guest cabin with sink and vanity to port. Aft of the saloon is a very comfortable captains cabin with sink and settee to stbd and the master suite aft.

But the best is yet to come! Up and aft of the saloon is a truly functional and comfortable wheelhouse with door aft to a covered, heated and side curtained cockpit for true all season cruising comfort. Outside both the fore deck and aft deck can hold a dozen people each (we’ve taken 34 sailing before and the davits, swim platform and ladder round out a truly fun and functional deck! Finally, she holds a marad waiver to be legally chartered in the U.S. and the dinner cruise and private charter business is for sale too if you want your boat to pay for herself!

Equipment on Board:
- Twin 120HP ford Lehman diesels with high output alternator to charge 4 8D AGM house batteries to run a 2500 watt inverter.
- Two complete suits of sails with a Main Mizzen and Genoa still crispy new!
Four Burner magic chef stove/ Oven, full sized washing machine that spins at 1600 rpm to nearly dry your clothes outright! Chartploter, autopilot, radar, Depth/log, 400 gallons fuel, 400 gallons water, and round bilges, ample deadrise, a fine entrance and flare forward make her dry and comfortable.
Her easily driven hull makes cruising a joy! Her hull is mahogany and bronze fastened with inch and a quarter solid teak decks and interior.

She is built in classic Grand Banks style and strength at the pinnacle of the wood construction era".

 

[Batwater]

I now have this boat. Needs lots of work on exterior but her interior is quite nice.

 

[Mac G]

Wow. Congratulations! She is a beauty.
Am curious what her underwater shape looks like.
I noted the description calls out twin screw.
Would have thought a sailing hull would be full displacement single screw with a large rudder.
So what does she look like below the waterline?

 

[Serene]

I now have this boat. Needs lots of work on exterior but her interior is quite nice.

Welcome aboard! Would love to see some pics.

 

[Mac G]

Many years ago saw an old decrepit rotting twin-screw woodie on the hard that was fitted with three (3) rudders.
Two smaller, one behind each prop, and a single large rudder attached to the aft end of her full-length keel.
Is that what you have?

 

[Batwater]

Admiralty 50

We have only had her since last summer. She has some rot around the chain plates and above one of the large starboard windows. She taps pretty clean in other areas. She doesn’t take on water and her Ford Lehman diesel engines seem to be fine. There are some leaks above so we have her tarped this winter. Her interior is in really good shape. She is the perfect boat for Northwest weather. We hope to haul her out this summer to access what we will do with her and whether to proceed. We have a 1946 50’ Shain that we restored years ago that is beautiful. We do not plan to restore this boat to that level of restoration. I’ll have to replace some upper planks but above the window I’m just going to dig out rot, treat and fill with micro balloons and epoxy.