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2001 Great Harbour GH-37, St Petersburg, FL, ** Price Reduced **

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Knot Fast

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Vessel Name
Knot Fast
Vessel Make
Great Harbour GH37
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44’ LOA, 37’ hull length, 16’ beam, 3’ draft, 50,000 lbs
Manufacturer: Mirage Manufacturing, Gainesville, FL
For sale by owner on a direct sale basis, no brokers, please
Contact: GH37KnotFast@gmail.com
Some pretty pictures, below

•An ideal cruising condo for two, with plenty of room for guests
•Veteran of 2 Loops (2021 & 2012), prepared for immediate Looping and Bahamas fun
•2 Heads, 2 showers, sleeps 6 (master queen, dinette converts to queen, pilot house converts to queen), non-smoking, no pets, compulsively clean, huge interior space
•3.7 miles per gallon at 7.6 mph; top speed ~10 mph; twin Yanmar diesel 56 hp, 6400h
•44’ LOA, 37’ hull length, 16’ beam, 3’ draft, 50,000 lbs
•500g fuel tank, 300g water, 100g waste
•Key features:
oNew Garmin Nav instruments, internet everywhere
oNew Caribe dinghy & Suzuki outboard
oNew: Bosch frig, Whirlpool washer/dryer, GE convection oven/microwave
oTwin anchors and windlasses, skeg-protected props and rudders​

All major systems were overhauled or replaced prior to our 2021 Loop. We logged 9,600 miles and 1,300 engine hours in four years, with confidence and reliability. Oil analysis available. This boat is very well maintained. Subject to prior sale, we plan to cruise the FL Keys in November & December, and will lower the price after that.
See the later posts for current pricing
 

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Before anyone else says it, i gotta say “Nice boat” but I don’t see any engine room pics! Everybody I know with a GH loves to show off their sea chest and orderly plumbing & wiring. Is the genset a rust bucket! I understand these boats cruise fine on a single engine. You do have two, don’t you.
 
Sorry, I was advised that the washer/dryer pic was more important than the engine room... 2 engines, 2 rudders, 2 anchors, 2 windlasses, 2 heads, 2 chartplotters, 2 battery chargers, 2 Racors (for each engine), 1 Admiral
 

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I have seen this boat, circled it in a electric Duffy they rent at the marina. Nice boat! When I saw you anchored out in front of the park, I thought that much be ideal. I think I saw it over under the covered dock as well? It looks like you are now at the other marina nearer to the Yacht Club building. Is the slip available with the boat?
 
Hi Adopo, Yes, that's us. There were 20 GH37's built. One was destroyed by arson and the other 19 are alive and cruising. St Petersburg Municipal Marina has 2 GH37s in residence. Our slip overlooks the sailing school basin and downtown St Pete. Not sure if the slip will transfer, that Marina rule keeps changing.
 

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Great engine pics! Those drive lines looks suspiciously new and fresh. Wish my ER was that clean and bright.
 
Knot Fast endured Hurricane Ian in St Petersburg, FL without damage.
 
Is there a generator?
 
Yes.

Northern Lights M753K-8KW, 66.7A @ 120VAC = 8000 watts, diesel, ~4400 hours as of Aug22. Oil analysis completed at end of Loop, Dec21, perfect.
We were surprised how little we used the gen on the Great Loop; ~50 hours over 10 months. We anchored a lot, ~70 nights.

The large house bank met our needs for the first 24h on the hook. We’d run the gen if we stayed on anchor a 2nd night or longer at the same anchorage. In that case, we’d run the gen for ~3h to recharge the house bank to ~90%, make hot water, do laundry and cook dinner. Absent shore power, the gen is required for two of the three ACs and for the clothes washer & dryer. Everything else can be run from the inverter and 1085 Ah house bank and Victron Inverter.

Twin 120 Amp Balmar alternators recharge the house bank underway.

The Pilot House AC can be run off the house bank and inverter underway, while the alternators keep the batteries charged. Since 9 of the 11 Pilot House windows open, we did not find the AC necessary underway.
 

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Roll & Tip

The green and the white paint on our Portuguese Bridge was the most faded on the boat.

Between Named Storms, we rolled & tipped, and had great results.

Materials and advice from Jamestown Distributors.
 

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We have taken the boat off the market for a couple months while we enjoy the holidays with family and some FL cruising.
 
Knot Fast is back on the market with a new price

Knot Fast is back on the market with a new price, $324,000.

We had a fun holiday season and land travel while the boat was off the market, but it is great to be back aboard and enjoying the St Petersburg sunshine. Knot Fast can be seen in St Pete in February and may be cruising South FL in March.
 
Thanks for the compliment!

Knot Fast has a powerful Bow Thruster – Imtra Side-Power SE 130/250 T, 24V, Twin Prop, 352 lbs. of Thrust, 8.7 hp, Ignition Protected. It will spin the boat.

No stern thruster. With two engines/props/rudders, you can control the stern without a stern thruster.

Using differential thrust, rudder displacement and bow thruster, I can drive the boat sideways in winds <12 kts. Which is really fun to do!
 
Thanks for the compliment!

Knot Fast has a powerful Bow Thruster – Imtra Side-Power SE 130/250 T, 24V, Twin Prop, 352 lbs. of Thrust, 8.7 hp, Ignition Protected. It will spin the boat.

No stern thruster. With two engines/props/rudders, you can control the stern without a stern thruster.

Using differential thrust, rudder displacement and bow thruster, I can drive the boat sideways in winds <12 kts. Which is really fun to do!

Awesome and you're right, the stern thruster is unnecessary. Thank you!
 
Yes, Knot Fast is still for sale.
She is sitting pretty in St Petersburg, FL.
 
Knot Fast has sold!

Knot Fast has sold!
Thank you to the many TF contributors who helped us learn, improve our boating experience, be safe and have fun!
We also made some great friends through TF.
Fair seas and following winds, David
 
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