Thanks for reading. My partner and I have been shopping a long time for a seaworthy offshore cruiser to take around the world on a shoestring budget. I'm thinking of buying a bargain double ender but for the first time in my search the designer and maker are unknown. Forgive the length, but I'm pasting the bulk of an email from the current owner so you can hear the information in context, in his voice as it were. He apparently used to work with boats.
"Here is some more info on the boat.
The boat was custom built in Berkley by a Master Boat Builder in 1967. Length 34', beam 11', draft 5', Net weight 8 tons. Not sure who the architect was but the boat has beautiful lines and is very well built. The current layout can sleep 4.
It was nearly completely restored during the 90's at South Bay Boat Yard in Chula Vista. The boat sat unattended for many years in the boat yard on dry land and was never finished or launched. I bought the boat, made her sea worthy, replaced all the thru-hull fittings and valves, then sailed her to Mission Bay. At the time I was working as a boat builder/repairman at Knight and Carver Yacht center in Mission Bay. I hauled the boat out again at Knight and Carver and for several months completely re-glassed the bottom of the boat from the waterline down with several layers of fiberglass and West Systems epoxy resin. Then I faired the hull above the waterline and painted it with LP.
The 18 hp China diesel engine is a good motor that came from a running sail boat that I salvaged. I salvaged the entire boat including the power plant with all the hardware, filter systems, electrical, pumps, and controls. Plus all the rigging so I have boxes of extra parts.
The shaft log is in place from the original motor. I built and fiber glassed in a heavy duty cradle for the engine to sit on. I also built 3 new fiberglass fuel tanks that fit the shape and contour of the hull creating a rear berth under the cockpit. These are new and have not been plumbed in yet.
A couple years ago I replaced all the standing rigging and added 5 new Meisner Winches. There is an extra set of standing rigging cables that are still good. All cables are swedged on the ends.
The mast and boom are glassed over spruce. The keel (¾ length of boat) is iron, and when I bought the boat it had just had a set of monel keel bolts installed. The rudder shaft and housing are stainless steel.
There are 2-3 sets of sails including maroon colored Tanbark storm sails. Some other dingy sales also.
Electrical includes Marine battery charger, Battery switch, Marine radio with antenna, Running lights with nice brass housings, several new interior 12 volt cabin lights. The boat needs to be wired for 12 volt as there is currently no wiring. There is some 115 volt wiring and appliances. Including a water heater, TV/VCR combo, refrigerator, microwave oven.
The galley has a "Galley Maid" three burner propane stove with oven. There is also a double sink in the galley. When hooked up to shore water there is both hot and cold running water in the galley sink. The head has a manual marine toilet and a second sink. The brass thu-hull with valve for the head is installed. The hoses and tri-valve for the toilet are there but they need to be installed,
Other then the engine, some plumbing, and electrical need to be installed. Some interior cabinetry needs to be finished, mostly cabinet doors, counters, and mount the galley stove, and main salon table. Minor rigging work like cleaning things. The decks, house and hull are all solid but the topsides need some refinishing work, cabin exterior and decks need to be painted for cosmetics.
It would probably take a day or two to get here ready to sail. If you intended to go any distance or sail at night, you would also need to install some of the electrical, buy a marine battery or two, run some wiring and mount the running lights. The hardware all comes (batteries not included
) with the boat to do it.
I want to be clear, there has been a lot of time and money that have been put into this boat, however it is still a project boat...."
We also talked with him on the phone and I think he said the previous owner was a lawyer who put money in it over the years but never finished, never took it out of the yard. I can dig up some more info later (notes from the phone conversation) if it'd be helpful.
The name on the hull is Tuki, which is not documented with the USCG, and I can't find access to the California registration database online (the boat's in San Diego). We're up in the bay, so we can't just pop over to take a look at it--like a survey, this is expensive and hard to coordinate for us so if we travel we want it to be for the boat we'll buy.
What do you think?
Here are some
pictures.
Thank you!
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