Merlin 
68'

bill lee ULDB

Transpac Winner

  • Year: 1976
  • Current Price: US$ 280,000 
  • Located In Milwaukee, WI
  • Hull Material: Composite
  • Engine/Fuel Type: Single diesel
  • YW# 74905-2543765
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Additional Specs, Equipment and Information:


Boat Name
Merlin

Specs
Keel: Canting Keel

Dimensions
LOA: 68 ft 0 in
Beam: 12 ft 2 in
Displacement: 22904 lbs

Engines
Engine 1:
Engine Brand: Yanmar
Engine Model: 4JH3E
Engine/Fuel Type: Diesel
Propeller: Folding propeller


Merlin... The Boat !!

 

Accommodations

 "Merlin" has a race boat interior with sail and gear storage forward followed by the head to starboard.  In the salon are two single berths and one double.  Moving aft the galley is on starboard with the chart table opposite on port.  Aft along  are six adjustable pipe berths (3 port and 3 starboard).

 

Galley

 Stove:  2 Burners w/ Oven & Broiler  Stainless Steel  &Gimbaled

2 Propane Tanks,

Electric Tank Shut Off w/ Sniffer

Trident Marine LP Gas System

Refrigerator:  Alder Barber 12 Volt D.C. w/ 6 Cubic Ft Insulated Box x Top loading refrigerator freezer

 Sink: Deep Stainless Steel w/ Fresh & Sea Water Service

 

Electronics

 

Complete Brooks & Gatehouse Computer Set-up w/ Cockpit, Mast, Navigation Station Repeater displays

Analog apparent Wind Meters (2)

Brooks & Gatehouse  Auto Pilot w/ Linear Drive

Keel Angle Meter

ICOM  MFLHF Marine Transceiver )

ICOM  25 w/ VHF Ships Radio

Northstar GPS Navigator Chart Plotter GPS , Color  

Sony CD, AM, FM Stereo

Dell Laptop Pavilion HP DV-4000 (New 2005)

Furuno Weather FAX

S.C.S. Pactor Modem

 

 

Electrical

Batteries:  (All New 2010) 

Tru-Charge 40 AMP Battery Charger 

House 1 x 12 Volt,  Starting 1 x 12 Volt

Keel Hydraulics 4 x 6 Volt

Electric Panels x AC/DC w/ Meters for all functions

2 x 110 Volt x 12-Volt Inverters PRO WATT 300  

Antrex Charge Meter w/ Battery Monitor

Paralleling Switches: 3 BANKS Lights:   

 

SAILS

 

MAINS:

North 860 3DL 2009

Elliot 4 DL  

JIBS:

North Lt/Med #1, 860 3DL (2008)

Elliot Jib M-1 Carbon (New 2006)

North Md/Hwy #1 870 3Di (2009)

North 600 3DL #4 ( 2008 )

North  #4 Carbon ( 2001)

ASYMETRICAL  SPINNAKERS:

North Code  1A AirX 600 (2011)

North Code  2A AirX 600 (2009)

North Code 3A CZ 5 (2008)

North Code O CZ30 ( 2009)

SYMETRICAL SPINNAKERS

•NORTH Code O Carbon (New July 2002)

•ELLIOT 4A Spinnaker (New July 2005)

•NORTH 4A Spinnaker (New 2001)

•ELLIOT 3A Spinnaker (New 2005)

•ELLIOT 2A Spinnaker (March 2006)

•NORTH 1A Spinnaker (New 2002)

 

OTHER SAILS

North 3DL 600 M Spin Staysail (2008)

North 3DL 600 M Genoa Staysail  (2008)

Elliot Jib Top Sail Carbon ( 2006)

Light # 1 Drifter SPECTRA ( 2005)

 

 

Spars and rigging

 

5’ Carbon bow Sprit

Mast:  G.M.T. Carbon 3 Spreader Masthead ( 2005)

Rigging:  NAVTEC   ( 2005)

Nitronic     50 Standing Rigging

Tuff-Luff Nitronic  50 Headstay w/ Load Cell

Spectra  Backstay w/ Antenna

Spectra Runners w/ Harken Blocks

Spectra Runner Tails

Boom: Aluminum w/ Internal Outhaul & Reefs,  (2005)

Hydraulic Backstay Adjuster

Boom Vang:  Vangmaster  

2 Carbon Spinnaker Poles , for old symmetrical configuration

Reaching Struts, Carbon Fiber  

Running Rigging of spectra, vectran, etc         

Spectra Halyards w/Tylaska 17/4 Shackles   

Misc Tackles, Vangs, Lines, Messingers, Tweakers

Sail Stops, Ties, etc..

 

 

Winches - All Harken, self tailing (New 2000 to 2006)

 

Cross 5P Connected Harken Primary (New 2001)

2   Secondary

2   Runners

2   Spinnaker

2   Halyard

2   Misc.

10 Handles    

 

Hardware

 

All Harken  (New or rebuilt 2005)

Spinn Lock rope clutches

Turning Blocks

Traveler

Lead Diverters & Stoppers

All Harken:

2   Reacher Blocks

8   Snatch Blocks

8   Lead Blocks

Misc. Tweakers, etc..

Spares    

 

Deck

 5.5 Bow Pulpit Double Rail with Integral Running Light

 Double Lifelines with Gates amid Ships

Stern Rail with Accessory Mounts:

Life sling

MOB

 Double Pelican Hook access gate 

Winch Covers

Wheel Cover

Fenders with Covers

Dock Lines

Fortress Anchor with Rode

Danforth Anchor with Rode

Mainsail Cover  

 

 

Safety features

 

EPIRB:  A.C.R. GLOBALFIX, 406 MHZ                  

Life Raft Avon 6- man Valise Model (Certified March 2006)

Life Raft 8- man Valise Model (Certified March 2006)

12 Coast Guard Approved Life Jackets w/ Whistles and Lights

10 Self-Inflating P.F.D.xs  

10 Safety Harnesses 

Jack Lines: Port & Starboard Full-Length

Life Sling

MOB

Emergency Steering

Aluminum Tiller accessible at Helm Station

Spare Steering Cable & Spectra Tails

First Aid Pack, Large First Aid Kit  

 

Mechanical equipment

 

Watermaker:  HRO x 12 Volt, Not installed

Perko Head

Pressure Water:  Aqua Flow w/ Surge Tank

Edson Model #117AL Hand Bilge Pump

Whale 2500 GPH w/ auto AQUA FLOW 1500 GPH Portable Bilge pump

Whale 25 on Deck, Cockpit Mount bilge pump  

Edson steering, Pedestal & Quadrant w/ Combination Chain Cable & Spectra Control Lines

 

 

Other features

 

Bottom & Appendages:  Stripped to Gel Coat, Faired, Epoxy Coated - 2 Coats, Sanding Primer x 1 Coat, Final Primer x 3 Coats interlux Bronze

 Rudder Designed by Andrews, new 2011

Interior:   Paint & Varnish Throughout, All Interior was Sanded, Primed and  Finish Coated w/ IMROM 3.5 ST Satin Gloss Linear Polyurethane (March 2005)

 Exterior:

 Non-Skid and Deck Paint

Topsides L.P. JOB   

Daggerboard:  Newly Engineered w/ Carbon Trunk, Up & Down controls Led to Cockpit

 Thru Hulls: Perko Sea Strainers w/ Fore Spar Flush mounted Thru-Hulls Throughout

 Fire Extinguishers ( 

 

Construction and Ballast

 

Hull:  Composite - Fiberglass with balsa core

Deck:  Composite - Carbon with core (new 2000) Everything from sheer up replaced including house, cockpit, decks, toe rails, coamings floors, hatches, windows and companionway

Ballast type:  Canting Type #4800 Lead at 12x (New 2005) 

Electro/Hydraulic Canting System (New 2005 x Redesigned from Original by Alan Andrews Design)

 New Pivot Bearings, New Nitronic 50 Hydraulic Rams, (2008)

Manual Override, Hand Pumpable, Solid S/S Plumbing, Limit Switches,

 2 Station Controls, B & G Pick-up for Angles

Real-time Angle Indicator

 

Disclaimer

 The Company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.

 

 

 

 


Disclaimer
The Company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.


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Contact World Yachts, Inc.

15415 Woodbridge Road
Brookfield, WI 53005 United States
Toll-free 877-274-4670
Tel 262-938-2233
Fax 262-436-1765
Other 414-305-2541 cell
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