34' Grampian 34 Center Cockpit

Moveable Vacation Home: Ketch 34' Center Cockpit - 3 Cabins 2 Heads

Please research "Grampian 34" center cockpit on line and plan a visit if you are extremely interested. You should be marine handy for this opportunity and understand sailboat issues.

A unique opportunity. Moveable vacation home or perfect for a liveaboard sailing adventure/lifestyle. Entire lifestyle boat for half the cost of new Beta diesel installation. Roomy for multiple people to be comfortable and perfect for a spacious maritime home and lifestyle. Spent years preparing '74 Grampian Center Cockpit Ketch for hopping south to the Caribbean like its sister ship has for years but now health intervenes. Unique roomy design is perfect for liveaboard with deep center cockpit separating two living areas each with its own head. Replaced gas engine with large 28 hp Beta Marine diesel for safety, power, and reliability; effectively a motor sailer, but sails well, like modern design center cockpit boats.. Added shower heated by engine or shore power, electric windlass for hauling anchor, prop line cutters to free tangled propeller, autohelm to automatically steer, radar, holding tanks for both heads, hot water shower with pressure pump & tank, bimini to shade the cockpit, padded helm seat. Depth, speed, wind gauges, electric & manual bilge pumps, autopilot, 3 holding tanks. Special high tech grounding plates for lightning events. Radio antennas on both masts multiple radios. Extra diesel storage for long runs. Large power inverter runs power tools. Shore power hookup with rectifier for 12 systems and battery charger. Man overboard system. Mini stair stepper for exercise. Two oversize anchors: Danforth and CQR anchor w/ chain. Rear and side ladders. 4 Person life raft. Has high quality thick, well maintained hull. Ketch design allows full suit of sails with good clearance under bridges, easy handling in high winds. Wheel helm with emergency tiller. 8 Foot Dyer dinghy. Three sail plan (main, jib on roller furler, mian, mizzen) sized for easy handling. Cosmetic work remains, including painting of deck, but was fine for summer trips to Nantucket, Martha's Vineyard, Cuttyhunk, Newport etc. Unique opportunity for a liveaboard or Caribbean island hopping adventure. Recommended for DIYers on a limited budget. Needs cosmetic work. Unique roomy design means live aboard life isn't cramped. Excellent headroom for tall people. Unique low cost opportunity for ocean summer home or liveaboard lifestyle profiting from all the systems work we have already done.

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