Sunday, March 14, 2010

32' Sailboat for Sale



The time has come: I have completed my Ph.D. and must move on with the next step in life. This will mean moving to a new part of the country to which I will most likely not be able to take my sailboat, Chelsea B. So I've decided to sell her, hoping to find a new owner who can appreciate her, use her and take good care of her.

I bought Chelsea B because I wanted to sail around the world, and the boat is intended for solid ocean sailing. The San Francisco Bay, inside and outside, is perfect for this, and I can't imagine a boat better than this one for exploring places both inside of the Bay (San Francisco, San Pablo Bay, Sausalito, Angel Island, Treasure Island, The Delta, etc), and outside of the Bay (Half Moon Bay, Drake's Bay and Point Reyes, Santa Cruz, Monterey). If you intend to sail a longer distance, look no further: Chelsea B was once sailed from Vallejo, near San Francisco, all along the coast of Mexico and Central America across the Panama Canal and back north to Texas.

Chelsea B is especially good for sailing with others, and (as you can judge from these pictures) I have had dozens of great times with friends and family aboard. You can sail alone (the boat was originally outfitted for single-handed sailing), or with one, two or three more people. It is a classic boat, strong and capable of heavy-weather sailing, yet also suitable for lighter winds. It has everything needed for living on it, including stove+oven, fridge, head, a very comfortable V-berth and a captain's berth, and lots of storage space.

The specs are:

*Built 1968, Chris Craft Cherokee
*Sparkman and Stephens design
*Solid fiber-glass hull with teak wood exterior parts
*Length overall: 32'
*Beam: 9'
*Draft: 5'1" with iron bulb keel
*Displacement: 8,400 lbs
*Tiller steering

The boat is equipped with everything you need for cruising, including:

*Furuno radar
*Magellan GPS
*VHF
*2 anchors (25 lb CQR and 25 lb Bruce)
*manual windlass
*keel-stepped aluminum mast
*winches: 2 Lewmar and 2 Barient
*stereo with radio and 6-disc CD player
*2 grills
*running lights (front and aft)
*rowing dinghy with two oars
*depth finder
*compass
*autohelm
*lamps and ventilators inside
*gimballed stove with oven
*head (toilet)
*2 watertanks
*2x 8 gallon propane tanks
*1992 Universal 4-cylinder diesel engine, perfectly maintained
*38 gallon diesel tank
*toolkit
*electric cooling box
*storage space
*tons of spare parts
*One 12V gel-type battery (225 Ah) and one 12V starter battery
*storm sail
*jib
*mainsail
*several sailing and cruising books and a full set of Bay Area charts (additional charts of the coast of Brazil are available separately)
*possibility to add staysail
 *possibility to add Monitor windvane (blocks are already in place)
*many more parts and tools

The boat has an iCom M-802 SSB radio for open-ocean cruising (marine- and ham-certified), which I can include for an extra premium.

Now that the spring has come, there is no better way to enjoy the San Francisco Bay while spending time with friends!


 

 









Why wait? Now is the time to sail!

Price: $13,500
Call me at (530) 902-7987 or e-mail me at aehrens@gmail.com if you are interested!

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