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56' Formosa 56 Center Cockpit

  • Year: 1981
  • Current Price: US$ 419,500
  • Located in San Diego, CA
  • Hull Material: Fiberglass
  • Engine/Fuel Type: Single Diesel
  • YW# 1634-1996988

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Additional Specs, Equipment and Information:

Builder/Designer

Builder: Formosa

Dimensions

LOA: 56' Beam: 15'5" Displacement: 60,000 lbs
Draft: 8' Bridge Clearance: 81'

Engines

Engine(s): Perkins inboard diesel Engine(s) HP: 135 Engine Model: 63544M
Hours: 6844

Tankage

Fuel: 450 gallons Water: 250 gallons


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Salon starboard 2
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Instruments in salon
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Large dining table
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Galley 1
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Galley 2

Walk-Through/Accommodations
As you enter the wheel area, you’ll feel like you’re on watch aboard a large, capable sailing vessel. This ‘watch area’ is fully enclosed with all instrumentation and a flat-screen TV in full sight. A staircase leads down into the salon, a beautifully appointed area for dining and luxurious relaxation equipped with another flat-screen TV. The salon will easily accommodate a crew of two or ten.

Aft and to port is a full seagoing galley with reefer and freezer. Further aft is the work area with vice, built-in cabinets for all your hardware and spools of wire – a veritable store afloat!

Continuing aft to the master stateroom with an en suite head - again, more storage than you’d see in many condos. Forward and starboard to the crew berth and pipe berth right of the nav area. Layouts don’t get much better than this!

Forward of the salon are other guest/crew quarters with head, ample storage and another flat-screen TV. Again forward is a sail/line locker as large as a sailing dinghy.

This boat will truly take you anywhere you want to go. Just bring your shorts, flip-flops and toothbrush!


Galley
  • Full galley to port opposite nav station; refitted from the hull out
  • Refrigerator and freezer have R65 insulation of vacuum panels, set behind foam and PVC sheets for protection; the upright refrigerator has a heavy plastic curtain to keep the cold in when opened
  • Technautics upright refrigeration with R-65 vacuum panel/foam/PVC insulation and heavy plastic curtain for extra insulation in galley and additional Engel Model 35 electric cooler with insulating blanket in watch station
  • Technautics freezer with R-65 vacuum panel/foam/PVC insulation (separate system)
  • Force 10 LPG 3-burner stove with oven
  • Goldstar microwave oven
  • 12-gallon Allcraft S/S water heater
  • New Scandvik faucets and double S/S sink
  • Pressure hot and cold water with filtration for drinking water and back-up foot pumps for salt and fresh water
  • U-Line icemaker
  • Coffee maker
  • 1-1/2" granite countertops

Electronics and Navigation
Complete nav station at the bottom of a winding stairway with weatherfax, SSB/Ham radio and SailMail Pactor unit for communications at sea, as well as manuals and instructions for the systems on the boat. (GPS is in the watch station.)

The instrument panel includes a Raymarine radar/chartplotter, a NEW Raymarine autopilot plus a B&G autopilot, Northstar navigation system, the B&G H1000 instrument package and a computer screen for The Cap'n and Fugawi navigation systems. On the top are an ICOM VHF and the Poly-Planar stereo system.

  • ICOM M710 radio with Pactor PTC-iiEX modem
  • ICOM M-604 radio with command mic in nav station
  • Raymarine RL80C radar
  • Radar alarm
  • Raymarine RL80C chart plotter
  • B&G autopilot
  • Northstar Navigation System model 951X GPS Navigator
  • GPS #2: Micrologic Admiral GPS Navigation System
  • Ritchie 6” powerdamp compass
  • B&G H1000 depth sounder
  • Hailer
  • B&G wind speed and direction
  • B&G knot meter/log
  • Furuno DFAX weatherfax
  • Large Emory & Douglass analog barometer
  • Custom hand-carved clock board

  • Poly-Planar MRD60 stereo AM/FM/CD with iPOD connection and speaker volume control, (2) 5" X 7" speakers on aft deck, waterproof sub-woofer, and (2) 6" X 9" speakers on forward house

  • Optiquest Q9 flat-screen TV/VCR in watch station (approx. 19”), Insignia flat-screen (approx. 32”) with Sony DVD player and Yamaha HTR-5730 surround sound in salon, Toshiba TV/DVD in aft stateroom (approx. 15”), Toshiba LCD TV/DVD in forward cabin, KVH Dish Network box dish DVR model #522

Electrical System
Under the stairway between the galley and the nav station is the electrical room with ample space for the four Rolls deep-cycle batteries that make up the house bank as well as the Rolls 8D isolated starter battery. The autopilot brains and pumps are located in this area along with the Xantrex controls. The boat was rewired from scratch by RJ Marine (who wired the Irving Johnson). The 110V controls run to a panel near the galley and all the 12V controls run to a panel just inside the companionway. Around the 110V panel is the generator panel and control panels for the watermakers. The 50-amp 110V service is wired to be hooked up at either the bow or stern.
  • (4) Rolls deep-cycle (approx. 3000 amp-hours) house batteries, (1) Rolls 8D starting battery, and (4) Rolls 6VDC deep-cycle in forward battery box with 24VDC charger for bow thruster
  • Battery switches
  • Xantrex battery monitor
  • 12VDC and 120VAC with dual shore power connectors (50-amp), both bow and stern
  • Blue Seas electrical panels
  • Xantrex 3000 Sine Wave inverter with 180-amp charger
  • (3) Fourwinds Enterprises KC85C solar panels at 7.2 amps each and (6) Fourwinds Enterprises KC65T solar panels at 3.7 amps each, for a total output of almost 40 amps running through (2) Blue Sky solar boost controller/regulators
  • Dockside cables
  • Fischer Panda 8-kW generator
  • Honda EU2000 gas-powered spare portable generator
  • Leese-Neville 220-amp alternator with Balmar regulator
  • Spreader light control panel in watch station

Deck
The deck is all 5/8" teak over NEW hardwood sub-decking with MAS epoxy and fiberglass to keep her strong and dry.

There are double bow rollers, one with a 110-lb Bruce anchor attached to 400’ of 3/8" chain through a Muir 3500 windlass. On the second roller is a S/S CQR anchor, which has 60’ of 3/8" chain and 300’ of nylon 7/8" rode. The boat carries a 65-lb high-tinsel Danforth and a 33-lb Bruce for a lunch hook. Just aft of the bow and anchor area is the foredeck box. This was built to store dive tanks, deck furniture, dive gear and extra anchor gear. It also is used for sleeping accommodations when in the tropics, as it has a 4" foam cushion.

  • NEW 5/8” teak deck over NEW hardwood sub-decking with MAS epoxy and fiberglass
  • 110-lb. Bruce anchor with 400’ 3/8” chain
  • 60-lb. S/S CQR anchor with 60’ 3/8” chain and 300’ 7/8” rode
  • 65-lb. high-tensile Danforth anchor
  • 33-lb. Bruce anchor
  • Muir 3500 windlass
  • (2) bow rollers
  • Nav lights
  • Spreader lights
  • Double-coated S/S lifelines
  • Starboard and port boarding gates
  • Teak boarding ladder, S/S boarding ladder, aft boarding ladder
  • Bow and stern pulpits with custom bow seat
  • Dinghy davits
  • Freshwater deck wash-down
  • Deck shower
  • New dodger in 2-tone Sunbrella
  • Sunbrella mesh for window and Lexan hatch covers
  • Galleymate 1000 LPG barbecue from Marine Barbecues Australia
  • Large foredeck box for storage of dive tanks, deck furniture, dive gear, and extra anchor gear with a 4” cushion for sleeping on deck
  • Giant aft deck box for more storage and 4” cushion for sleeping on deck as well
  • (6) aluminum hatches were replaced with Mariners Hardware S/S hatches
  • Upper house windows were replaced with Bomar opening 3/8" Lexan windows
  • Boat has (21) ABI S/S opening ports with NEW gaskets installed

Hull
  • Total depth from waterline is 7’8”
  • Modified full keel; deepest part of keel runs from the mainmast to the aft-two-thirds of the vessel
  • Skeg-hung rudder
  • LOA 63’
  • Lead and iron ballast
  • Black bottom paint; last painted May 2008
  • New zincs 2008

Sails and Rigging
The NEW headsails are from North Sails and are controlled with the original 15-year-old Harken furling system which still works well. The NEW Quantum main and mizzen are on Forespar Leisurefurl in-boom furling systems which provide perfect sail shape at any reef point. All sails are raised, lowered and reefed from the cockpit via Andersen electric #58 secondary winches. The main and mizzen sheets run through Garhauer travelers; the one on the main is the NEW non-fouling traveler. Both control lines lead out the port side for ease of handling with Spinlok snap locks. All winches are Andersen self-tailing winches, with #68 primaries, electric #58 secondaries and sail hoisting, and assorted mast and deck mounts as well.
  • Main: Quantum with Forespar Leisure Furl in-boom furling
  • Mizzen: Quantum with Forespar Leisure Furl in-boom furling
  • Headsail: North Sails 6-oz. on Harken furler
  • Staysail: North Sails 9-oz. on Harken furler (doubles as storm sail)
  • NOTE: All sails treated with Team McLube's SailKote system for UV/mildew protection and to allow the sails to slide easier and roll tighter
  • Garhauer mizzen traveler
  • Garhauer non-fouling mainsheet traveler with 8:1 system
  • Roller furling headsail and staysail

  • (2) Andersen 58 electric ST, 2-speed
  • (2) Andersen 68 ST, 2-speed
  • (3) Andersen 46 ST, 2-speed
  • (3) Andersen 40 ST, 2-speed
  • (1) Andersen 28 ST, 2-speed
  • (1) Andersen 12 ST, 2-speed

  • Main: Forespar rigid boomvang
  • Mizzen: Forespar rigid boomvang
  • Aluminum, keel-stepped mast with Spartite
  • New standing rigging
  • Lines led aft
  • Baggy wrinkles throughout the rigging
  • 3" X 5" solid teak belaying pin rails
  • Sunbrella mesh pockets for control line management
  • All NEW running rigging from Yale Cordage

Engine and Mechanical
Amidship aft of the electrical room is the engine room. This is totally sound insulated, and is home to the Perkins 135-hp normally-aspirated diesel and the BorgWarner Velvet Drive transmission. It also houses the HRO System 10 120V watermaker system, and the Spectra 12V Catalina watermaker; one for use when the generator is running, the other for use when motoring.

Also in the engine room is the KTI Filter Boss system and the Transfer Boss, two monitored units that transfer and polish the fuel, either between tanks or from tank to engine. They both have pressure gauges and alarms, so if a filter clogs you can switch to a clean one and keep the engine running. Just behind the engine room and under the large hanging closet amidship is the generator room housing the Fischer Panda 8-kW generator, with a 1-gallon/day gravity-feed tank above it.

On the port side, opposite the engine and generator rooms, is the workroom. This was originally dual berths similar to the crew cabin which serves as storage for spares and tools. It has a 3-inch-thick mahogany bench with storage underneath and above, with numerous drawers and storage areas as well as an assortment of nuts, bolts, screws and washers. The workroom is also home to the icemaker (below the workbench), as well as the coffeemaker for those night watches.

  • (1) MarineAire reverse-cycle air conditioner in aft cabin
  • (1) MarineAire 16,000-BTU reverse-cycle air conditioner in salon
  • (2) automatic bilge pumps on float switches
  • Edson emergency hand bilge pump
  • NEW Honda WMP20 gas-powered emergency bilge pump capable of 220-GPM with 2" ports
  • Raw water sea strainer
  • Bilge blower
  • Automatic Halon fire extinguishing system in engine room and several portable dry chemical units
  • NEW KTI Filter Boss and Transfer Boss fuel filter systems with an Algae-X unit, a Racor water separator/10-micron filter and (2) Racor 2-micron filters
  • Fresh water cooling system
  • Wilcox-Crittenden Skipper head in aft stateroom
  • Wilcox-Crittenden head in forward cabin
  • HRO System 10 120VAC watermaker, 24-GPH with self-cleaning filters, and Spectra Catalina 300 12VDC, 12.5 GPH watermakers
  • Max-Prop prop from PYI with Shaft Shark
  • Extra 3-blade fixed prop
  • Hydraulic wheel steering
  • NEW Side-Power model 240TCI bow thruster, 15-hp, 24VDC
  • BorgWarner Velvet Drive transmission
  • Cruise speed 6-7 knots at 1600 to 1700 rpm; 2-gal/hour fuel consumption
  • Max speed 8+ knots
  • (4) fuel tanks (fiberglass and steel)
  • (2) water tanks
  • Tons of spares parts and hardware

Laundry
120V Alston Model AS66VX stacked washer/dryer

Other Features/Equipment
  • Walker Bay inflatable dinghy
  • 20-hp 4-stroke Honda outboard

Remarks
Your chance to own a very special yacht!

There are precious few vessels that compare to the beauty, style and seaworthiness of The Lost Soul. Every detail of her extensive 2005 refit was well executed and she has seen light use since then. No expense was spared from the off-watch station to the special work stations, or from the multiple watermakers to the flat-screen TVs in every stateroom. She is seriously for sale. If you envision long-range cruising or a luxurious life aboard, The Lost Soul awaits your inspection.

Seller will consider smaller yacht or property in trade.


Exclusions
All seller’s personal effects are excluded from the sale of the vessel.

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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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Lower helm
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Navigation area 1
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Navigation area 2
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One of many hand carvings
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Electrical panel - all new wiring
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One of many mounted, re-chargeable flashlights
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Forward guest stateroom
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Guest berth
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Settee in guest stateroom
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Guest stateroom storage
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Guest head
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Crew/pilot berths
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Forward from master stateroom
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Master stateroom aft
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Master 2
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Master 3
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Master 4
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Master head
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Line/sail storage
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Wire inventory
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Workshop tools
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Workshop vice
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Amazing organization in workshop
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Engine 1
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Engine 2
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Engine 3
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Watch station
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Watch station instruments
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Watch station showing upper and lower helms
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Watch station to port
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Opening ports in watch station
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Helm in watch station
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Watch station aft 1
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Watch station aft 2
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Watch station enclosure
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Leisure Furl roller furling
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Forespar rigid boom vang
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Bimini aft
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Aft deck
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Liferaft
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Deck hatch
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'Lost Soul'
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Dinghy and outboard
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Starboard quarter
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Port quarter
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Starboard deck forward
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Port deck aft
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Foredeck
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From foredeck
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Starboard profile
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Bow view
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Bowsprit
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Stern view
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Starboard, underway
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Bow, underway



Last Revised: Nov 30, 2009

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San Diego, CA 92106, USA

Tel (619) 224-2349
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Email Us

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