This classic wooden yacht was built in 1959 by the Bunker & Ellis Boatyard in Southwest Harbor, Maine. Her twin Volvo diesel engines have only 800 hours and are professionally maintained annually. The craftsmanship of her woodwork, inside and out, is exceptional, as is the finish. She has been owned and sailed by three families in Northeast Harbor and Winter Harbor during her 60+ years and is in excellent condition throughout. She has always been captain and yard maintained with inside storage and summer use only. Jibgen offers elegant, spacious, and seaworthy boating in classic style!
Cedar planking over steam-bent oak frames. Oak keel, stem, deadwood, and stern. Mahogany transom, cabin and shelter sides. Evidure bronze screw fastened. Fiberglassed cabin and shelter tops and decks, painted buff. Non skid applied to decks. Mahogany toe and guard rails with stainless steel half-oval. The hull topsides are painted white with varnished mahogany cabin sides and trim (2021-22). Cleaned and bleached teak cockpit sole that is 16' long and one level. A custom stern seat with a 3 1/2 foot stern deck complete the cockpit.
This yacht has been upgraded and maintained by the Billings Diesel yard in Stonington, Maine, for over 20 years. The current owner, her husband, and their captain have given attention to every aspect of the boat--from hull and deck maintenance, to mechanical and electronic upgrades.
2009 twin Volvo-Penta D3-190 diesel engines, 190 HP each. BW72C reduction gears: 1.91:1 and 1.88:1 ratios. FWC, heat exchangers. Morse controls with engine synchronizer. Monel shafts to 4-blade propellers. Engine hours are 820 each.
Top speed: 19 knots with full fuel tanks and people
Cruises: 15 knots
Fuel: 220 gallons in two 110-gallon aluminum tanks located aft of each engine
Water: 30-gallon aluminum tank under vee berths
12v DC system, two 12v batteries, two master switches, electrical panel. Cabin lights, navigational exterior lights, cockpit lights, Xintex fume detector. 120v AC system for cabin outlets and water heater. 30-amp shore power outlet and cord.
There are sleeping accommodations for four. In the forward cabin behind the anchor locker are two cushioned vee berths with storage below. A door separates the forward stateroom from the main cabin.
Next aft on the port side is a large hanging locker and to starboard is a bureau. In the main cabin are two settees/berths, port and starboard, with cabinets, shelves, and lockers outboard. A large custom drop-leaf dining table is to port of center. A cabin heater is mounted on the starboard forward bulkhead.
The enclosed head is on the starboard side with a stainless steel sink with hot and cold pressure water, updated toilet with macerator and OB discharge, and opening port. The countertop is finished with Formica, lockers and drawers below with varnished mahogany doors and trim.
The galley is to port with a large stainless sink with hot and cold pressure water, stainless steel 2-burner stove and oven, and a top-loading ice box. Mahogany-faced drawers and lockers below, and cabinets are located on the aft bulkhead.
The cabin is traditionally finished with white ceiling and bulkheads, varnished mahogany trim, light tan cushions, and a teak and holly sole. Two custom cabintop hatches, six opening ports and one bow-facing fixed port provide abundant light and ventilation. The cabin headroom is 6'2.
The companionway steps lead to the wheelhouse area with the helm to starboard. Instruments and gauges are set in a custom dash and below with engine controls along side. A varnished mahogany helmsman's chair is aft of the custom wheel. To port is a cabinet with a large GPS screen mounted on top with an electric feature to lower it into the cabinet when not in use. The starboard window in the windshield opens, and electric wipers with washers are installed for all three windows. Both side windows slide open as well.
The large cockpit provides seating for many with a cushioned stern bench seat and 4 folding mahogany chairs, all with matching dark green covers. The sole is bare teak, and there is a large lazarette under the stern deck. Two steps, port and starboard are mounted for ease of stepping over the coaming along with hand rails. A custom mahogany folding swim ladder can be mounted on both sides.
The side decks are painted buff with non-skid to the fore deck. The bow rail is stainless steel. The Danforth anchor is mounted to port attached to many feet of chain in the locker below through a hawse pipe fitting. Varnished handrails line both sides of the cabin top and shelter top, and a flagstaff is mounted centerline forward of the windshield.
Navigational:
Compass
Furuno Navnet Radar system with Furuno RD 30 dome
Raymarine ST60 Wind Indicator
ICOM VHF radio
General:
Spot Light
Bell
Dual stainless steel boat horns
3 electric windshield window wipers with washers
Combination stereo radio, CD, Bluetooth w/speakers in cabin and main deck
Fireboy system
2 portable fire extinguishers--main deck and galley
Two Bilge pumps, one auto and one manual
Danforth Anchor mounted on bow with chain
6-man Life Raft, certified every 2 years.
Varnished mahogany folding swim ladder
Custom Italian laminated wheel
4 chrome engine room vents
Varnished mahogany helmsman chair with cushion
2 custom mahogany cabintop hatches
2 cabin solar fans--one intake, one output
Stainless steel bow rail
Foredeck burgee staff on bow
Cabintop flag staff with masthead light
EPIRB
Life Ring
PFDs
Fenders and Dock lines
Long mahogany and chrome boathook
High-pressure 12v washdown pump, port side