Interesting boats

[Mako]

For those of you who like big buttocks, huge gazillion-pound Maladies and have the funds for wood project boats, here's an absolute beauty.
ORINA - 64' 1971 Southern Marine MALAHIDE Pilothouse LRC for sale

 

[DDW]

The Benford stability curves absolutely assume the house is watertight after a knockdown/capsize. Usually on sailboats the house volume is not considered.

 

[Mac2]

45 foot Florida Bay Coaster “Sails”

SAILS - 1990 45 Florida Bay Coaster

SAILS is unique. SAILS is a Florida Bay Coaster, designed by Jay Benford and built in steel.

fl-sails.com

 

[DDW]

Yeah - I would not travel out of very sheltered water with that righting curve. The explanation also says that this curve was measured, but I doubt it was measured to 180 degrees as drawn.

 

[Shrew]

45 foot Florida Bay Coaster “Sails”

SAILS - 1990 45 Florida Bay Coaster

SAILS is unique. SAILS is a Florida Bay Coaster, designed by Jay Benford and built in steel.

fl-sails.com

I met the owner of that boat many years ago when he spent 1-2 summers towing for Baywatch Marine Towing in Block Island, RI. I went to dinner and our boat dragged into the boat behind us.

The boat behind us caught us and tied us to them. Jay Wigginton from Baywatch (Owner of 'Sails') came over and moved me to a mooring, then sent me a bill for $4,000. Seemed like an extremely steep salvage charge for a 28 foot express worth about $24K.........that was already secured by the boat behind us.

The Boat US boat in Block for the last number of years charges significantly less. If you go online, you'll find a number of similar issues with arbitration suits against Baywatch.

I'm being very, very careful to stick to the facts and avoid the potential explosion of expletives which will be the result of my very biased 'opinion'. My opinion is irrelevant and I'd like to think that Jay Wigginton is a good person who was just following company policy.

However I still wince whenever I see that boat.

 

[Adopo]

Everything William Garden is cool!

https://www.yachtworld.com/yacht/1961-custom-32-william-garden-tug-9825708/

Maggie B was designed by the well-known naval architect William Garden and built by Jacobs Brothers on Lake Union in 1961. She was first named Tyee and worked for Weyerhaeuser on the Snohomish River. Then, John Magnuson of Port Orchard worked her as a log patrol boat named Chippewa in south Puget Sound.

The current owners have cruised her since 1975 with their family, all over the Puget Sound, the San Juan’s, Western Canada and as far up as Alaska.

Maggie B has also participated in The Harbor Days Festival in Olympia, WA since 1983, appearing 18 times from 1983-2015 where the owners won several of the small tug class races. She was the featured boat in 2015. (Binder available for viewing during showings shows all wins with lots of pictures)

Maggie B is featured in the book ‘Tugs at the Capital City II’. (Book is onboard for viewing during showings)

Projects Completed During and Since 2020 & 2025

• Engine Rebuilt
• Six Full Beams New 2 ¾” x 1 ¾” Oak Frames in Stern Section
• Several New Bow Hull Planks
• New Plywood and Fiberglass Cloth Sheathed Cabin top
• New Painted Marine Plywood Cabin Sides
• New Dickinson ‘Bristol’ Diesel Galley Range and Cabin Heater
• New Garmin GPSMap XSV Chartplotter Multi-Function Display
• New Standard Horizon ‘Matrix’ VHF
• New Electrical Systems Wiring
• New Cabin Lights
• New Aluminum Pipe Frame for Fwd and Aft Deck Awning Covers
• New Engine Exhaust System
• New Fresh Water Tank
• New Fuel Tanks
• Center Tempered Glass Pane in Windshield Replaced
• Full Engine Service April 2025
• New Teak Handrails
• New Anti-Fouling Paint and Zincs 2025
• Full Boat Cover with Removable Framework

The family that has owned and cruised Maggie B since 1975 has taken extremely good care of the boat and invested well into her in the last 5 years to secure the vessel and bright future.

The current owners ran into William Garden at the Victoria BC ‘Garden Party’ who told them: “Everybody loves a Tugboat!”

Maggie B is in run-ready condition, has been extremely well cared for and is ready to cruise or race other Tugboats at Harbor Days in Olympia. Wherever you take the Maggie B you will go in style and comfort.

 

[Adopo]

This is probably looks to be the most capable 48 ft steel boat I have ever seen. See any flaws? I think I would feel safe on this in the NW Passage, which is what the broker says it just did. And built of all places in Colorado....

IRON WILL is a custom long range steel trawler designed by Bainbridge Island-based naval architect Scott Sprague and built by Dick Brown of Mile High Marine in Ft. Collins, CO. She was launched in 2008 and lightly used on Puget Sound and the Columbia River. She was purchased in May of 2024 by her third owner specifically for the Northwest Passage. After purchase, IRON WILL underwent comprehensive updating and outfitting for this expedition. She departed Seattle in early 2025 and navigated through challenging waters and ice over the top of Alaska and Canada completing the passage in September. IRON WILL is now in Rhode Island. She remains ready to take on the Northwest Passage from east to west and return to the Pacific Northwest. One will not find a better prepared, more capable, safe and economical vessel of this size for high latitude adventure cable of being operated by a small crew. Two were aboard for the Northwest Passage.

 

[Mako]

Really nice. Normally I would complain about the price being too high, but this is about as turn-key as you get. BTW here's the link I found: Custom 48′ Steel Trawler – IRON WILL

Gotta love the captive wheel windlass (drum) and that stern!

 

[mvweebles]

@klee wyck - here's Tennent cat. I forget where we bumped into this boat - might have been Huatulco. Nice price. $530k.

https://www.yachtworld.com/yacht/2001-malcolm-tennant-pachoud-pilothouse-powercat-9921893/

 

[klee wyck]

@klee wyck - here's Tennent cat. I forget where we bumped into this boat - might have been Huatulco. Nice price. $530k.

https://www.yachtworld.com/yacht/2001-malcolm-tennant-pachoud-pilothouse-powercat-9921893/

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She is in the Papagayo Marina as we speak. I looked at her there a couple of weeks ago as a possible low latitude boat for us. It reminded me that DOMINO deserves my full attention.

 

[Howard Hughes]

Interesting auction.

VRIPACK TRAWLER 1960 motor yacht for sale | De Valk Yacht Brokers

VRIPACK TRAWLER 1960 for sale | Built by: Tufan & Brothers | Built: 2010 | Dimensions: 19.60x5.60x1.50m | Material: Steel | 2x John Deere 6068TFM diesel

www.devalk.nl

That's a sweet looking vessel!

 

[Mambo42]

That's a sweet looking vessel!

She is indeed good looking, but for Europe not really an interesting boat. They were asking 1 million plus for this one and it is in Turkey, which is not exactly easy to reach in this time of year.
VAT for Europe has not been paid, which means add 24 % to the price.
My guess is that they have a high reserve, so am wondering if it will get sold. There are some buyers in Turkey that might be interested, maybe even British living in Turkey, but I would be surprised if this one generates a lot of interest from European buyers.

 

[Mambo42]

This one has been for sale for a long time, is now going up for auction.

CUSTOM EX-MTB MOTORYACHT 24M motor yacht for sale | De Valk Yacht Brokers

CUSTOM EX-MTB MOTORYACHT 24M for sale | Built by: Vosper - Southampton / Ankersmit | Built: 1944 | Dimensions: 23.60x6.30x1.54m | Material: Wood | 2x GM Detroit 12V.71N diesel

www.devalk.nl

 

[Mac2]

This one has been for sale for a long time, is now going up for auction.

CUSTOM EX-MTB MOTORYACHT 24M motor yacht for sale | De Valk Yacht Brokers

CUSTOM EX-MTB MOTORYACHT 24M for sale | Built by: Vosper - Southampton / Ankersmit | Built: 1944 | Dimensions: 23.60x6.30x1.54m | Material: Wood | 2x GM Detroit 12V.71N diesel

www.devalk.nl

Wood. Built in 1944. Understandable why it can’t sell.

 

[Radio Baobab]

She is in the Papagayo Marina as we speak. I looked at her there a couple of weeks ago as a possible low latitude boat for us. It reminded me that DOMINO deserves my full attention.

@klee wyck can you share your impressions of this fine looking cat? The photos in the ad are older ones, so unsure of state. Also, how would you grade it's (ocean going) capabilities compared to your domino, this one being quite a bit smaller.

 

[lwarden]

@klee wyck - here's Tennent cat. I forget where we bumped into this boat - might have been Huatulco. Nice price. $530k.

https://www.yachtworld.com/yacht/2001-malcolm-tennant-pachoud-pilothouse-powercat-9921893/

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There is a lot to like about this boat. I'm usually not draw to multihulls but this one has nice lines and the interior appears well laid out. Also has Cummins engines with variable pitch props. Seems like a terrific value.

 

[Mambo42]

Here is a 2019 steel trawler, just had a 250.000 euro price reduction. Still a lot of money, but for a 6 year old boat it is not bad. She looks good

Delfino 60 - Sterkenburg Yacht Brokers

Delfino 60 “St. Nicholas” for sale – A luxury De Alm motor yacht with stabilizers, bow & stern thrusters, twin Vetus Deutz engines and more..

sterkenburgyachtbrokers.nl

 

[H2O_Doc]

Really nice. Normally I would complain about the price being too high, but this is about as turn-key as you get. BTW here's the link I found: Custom 48′ Steel Trawler – IRON WILL

Gotta love the captive wheel windlass (drum) and that stern!

Interesting trawler, and hailing from Yampa, CO? I just drove through there last week. Middle of nowhere with unpaved streets. Like going to back to the early 1900s.

 

[JRZ1]

Here is a 2019 steel trawler, just had a 250.000 euro price reduction. Still a lot of money, but for a 6 year old boat it is not bad. She looks good

Delfino 60 - Sterkenburg Yacht Brokers

Delfino 60 “St. Nicholas” for sale – A luxury De Alm motor yacht with stabilizers, bow & stern thrusters, twin Vetus Deutz engines and more..

sterkenburgyachtbrokers.nl

Wow, that could be a nice boat with a little cosmetic re-decorating. I like the retro sea foam green toaster though .

 

[Mako]

however it's tough to value it. it's homemade over 14 years. is it worth $500k or $100k? What else can you get for half a mil. Probably an older Nordy 46, so which would be a better investment? Custom boats are tough to figure out.
Edit: I remember what a broker on this TF site told me years ago, that you take a custom boat and cut the price in half. Thinking about it, no matter how tough this NW passage maker is, I'd agree that 250k would be a fair price for it. Good luck getting the seller to agree of course

 

[mvweebles]

As those who've followed my travelogue thread know, I'm sitting in Golfito Costa Rica. What I haven't mentioned is I'm sitting next to one of seven Cheoy Lee Seamaster 47 boats built in the early 1970s.

There is another one that's been for sale in Mazatlan for a couple years and while I'm sure it's in rough shape, probably has great bones. Broker tells me it's still for sale and seller is motivated (as you can imagine). Current asking is $49k.

47′ Cheoy Lee Seamaster LRC Trawler

This yacht is like a fine weapon: well designed full displacement, single 3160 Cat naturally 210 hp aspirated diesel (that will last forever), dry stack exhaust. Excellent bones and cosmetics - NO metal tanks. Fiberglass from the factory for all. NO teak decks! She comes with a new Simrad...

www.lapazyachts.com

Why I like this model

1. Fiberglass tanks
2. No teak
3. Single strong Cat
4. Transoceanic range (I met one in Ensenada who'd come from New Zealand).
5. The one for sale has paravanes.
6. The walkout from the main salon level is flush with cockpit. Unusual but I like it. Downside is if the deck saw sustained green water, the door is vulnerable. Here's a pic of the one next to me.

7. Decent stairs to flybridge.
8. True full displacement with softer chines.

If I were a buyer, I'd run the boat up to Ensenada and have some sort of bimini or hard top over the trunk cabin area, similar to a Defever 48. And tons of solar.

Boat has a tiny galley for a 47-footer. I've never been aboard so cannot speak to the overall layout beyond that.

Food for thought.....

Peter

 

[socalrider]

As those who've followed my travelogue thread know, I'm sitting in Golfito Costa Rica. What I haven't mentioned is I'm sitting next to one of seven Cheoy Lee Seamaster 47 boats built in the early 1970s.

There is another one that's been for sale in Mazatlan for a couple years and while I'm sure it's in rough shape, probably has great bones. Broker tells me it's still for sale and seller is motivated (as you can imagine). Current asking is $49k.

47′ Cheoy Lee Seamaster LRC Trawler

This yacht is like a fine weapon: well designed full displacement, single 3160 Cat naturally 210 hp aspirated diesel (that will last forever), dry stack exhaust. Excellent bones and cosmetics - NO metal tanks. Fiberglass from the factory for all. NO teak decks! She comes with a new Simrad...

www.lapazyachts.com

Why I like this model

1. Fiberglass tanks
2. No teak
3. Single strong Cat
4. Transoceanic range (I met one in Ensenada who'd come from New Zealand).
5. The one for sale has paravanes.
6. The walkout from the main salon level is flush with cockpit. Unusual but I like it. Downside is if the deck saw sustained green water, the door is vulnerable. Here's a pic of the one next to me.
View attachment 171521

7. Decent stairs to flybridge.
8. True full displacement with softer chines.

If I were a buyer, I'd run the boat up to Ensenada and have some sort of bimini or hard top over the trunk cabin area, similar to a Defever 48. And tons of solar.

Boat has a tiny galley for a 47-footer. I've never been aboard so cannot speak to the overall layout beyond that.

Food for thought.....

Peter

That is indeed an interesting boat. The salon area is really weirdly laid out; I can't quite figure it out honestly. Does not look terribly comfortable or functional.

 

[mvweebles]

That is indeed an interesting boat. The salon area is really weirdly laid out; I can't quite figure it out honestly. Does not look terribly comfortable or functional. View attachment 171526

That is a bizarre layout. The one next to me seems to have a regular L-settee with the long side against the window wall. It wouldn't be that difficult to make the change. I'm sure there's a bunch of stuff like that which is why I'd head direct to Ensenada to have work done. You'd end up with $100k in the boat and have a very fresh capable boat.

Peter

 

[JRZ1]

Not a used boat but was given this company name by Dutch naval architect Perry van Oossanen who's firm pioneered the Fast Displacement Hull Form, a modified full displacement hull. His firm designed the hull on this newly designed aluminum trawler. It's pretty light though so not really comparable to the heavier full displacement models out there. Nice looking engineering though.

https://www.luminum-yachts.com/

 

[long-cours.62]

Not a used boat but was given this company name by Dutch naval architect Perry van Oossanen who's firm pioneered the Fast Displacement Hull Form, a modified full displacement hull. His firm designed the hull on this newly designed aluminum trawler. It's pretty light though so not really comparable to the heavier full displacement models out there. Nice looking engineering though.

https://www.luminum-yachts.com/

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Near similar size than ours, but ours full loaded it is 58 t ( with 9000lt of diesel, and 2000liter of water, tool, spare part and ...more ) this one loaded will be how much ? 48 t ?
Where they can save 10 t ? Ours is "only" 8mm hull plating but in Sealium it means around 9.5 in 5086. Ok if they built the hull in 6mm the roof in 4mm with less structure they can save may be 4 t but the boat will not be very strong. Don't know where they can save this weight

 

[DDW]

I don't think they've actually built one. All the pictures are renderings, not actual boats. Builders, before the build, almost always underestimate weight, and even after they build, almost always quote less weight than actual.

 

[JRZ1]

I don't think they've actually built one. All the pictures are renderings, not actual boats. Builders, before the build, almost always underestimate weight, and even after they build, almost always quote less weight than actual.

Yeah, no they're brand new and just scaling up. Web site has changed a few times since I first looked. They keep adding info.

 

[mvweebles]

As those who've followed my travelogue thread know, I'm sitting in Golfito Costa Rica. What I haven't mentioned is I'm sitting next to one of seven Cheoy Lee Seamaster 47 boats built in the early 1970s.

There is another one that's been for sale in Mazatlan for a couple years and while I'm sure it's in rough shape, probably has great bones. Broker tells me it's still for sale and seller is motivated (as you can imagine). Current asking is $49k.

47′ Cheoy Lee Seamaster LRC Trawler

This yacht is like a fine weapon: well designed full displacement, single 3160 Cat naturally 210 hp aspirated diesel (that will last forever), dry stack exhaust. Excellent bones and cosmetics - NO metal tanks. Fiberglass from the factory for all. NO teak decks! She comes with a new Simrad...

www.lapazyachts.com

Why I like this model

1. Fiberglass tanks
2. No teak
3. Single strong Cat
4. Transoceanic range (I met one in Ensenada who'd come from New Zealand).
5. The one for sale has paravanes.
6. The walkout from the main salon level is flush with cockpit. Unusual but I like it. Downside is if the deck saw sustained green water, the door is vulnerable. Here's a pic of the one next to me.
View attachment 171521

7. Decent stairs to flybridge.
8. True full displacement with softer chines.

If I were a buyer, I'd run the boat up to Ensenada and have some sort of bimini or hard top over the trunk cabin area, similar to a Defever 48. And tons of solar.

Boat has a tiny galley for a 47-footer. I've never been aboard so cannot speak to the overall layout beyond that.

Food for thought.....

Peter

The owner of Mamacocha (Cheoy Lee Sea Master 47) gave me a tour yesterday. He's having a bunch of work done to convert it to a whale watching charter and live aboard for himself.

I found this 2015 TF thread advertising this boat for sale for $159k. Took around 7-months to sell. From the posts, it sounds like it was in substantially better condition than she's in today but there are no pictures, just URL that is long dead. @Adopo - thank you for always uploading the pictures to your posts. I, for one, appreciate the time and effort to preserve for posterity.

For Sale: - 47' Cheoy Lee Seamaster LRC

I'm offering for sale my 47' Cheoy Lee Seamaster. You may see all information here 47'_Cheoy_Lee_Seamaster Full_Displacement,_Single_Diesel_Ocean_Voyager_$159k Thank you.

www.trawlerforum.com

Sounds like the current owner (actually part owner - he's an American) picked the boat up in Boca del Toros which is on the Caribbean side of Panama.

Sorta sad to imagine the boat was in great condition 10-years ago and is now pretty tired. Hopefully the work being done will breathe another decade or more into this venerable old boat.

Peter

 

[trawlerjeff]

I thought it might be time to introduce my 1973 Cheoy Lee Seamaster 47 SPIRIT, designed by William Garden. Sea Witch was the one that came back from New Zealand as mentioned, along with the other two above. My hailing port is Buffalo, NY, and seasonally docked in Port Colborne at SugarLoaf Marina by the welland canal. I've owned for 20 years, traveled to Isle Royale in the summer of 2024, hope to tour Chicago and back this year.
Jeff

SPIRIT

 

[long-cours.62]

Yesterday evening I found this one ...unfortunately ( if our "potential buyer do not disappears ...) to late already under offer . Not too long/too beamy/heavy little too high

Ok some "sharp " angle and ..teak deck on steel :-( but reasonable price ( compared to another), the wheel house look high and agressive if you looking at engine /engine room look not bad
The wood work is not the top one but for us it is not the probe.
Twin 6 cylinder atmo, no turbo no electronic , a place to fit a wooden heater (in place of the pelets one ...
Ankertrawler 1700 AK/PH | Kwaliteitsboten, nieuwbouw en jachtenservice

If not under offer and if no corrosion/electrolysis found she could be our next "house"