1980 Cabo Rico 3842ft

S/V Opus is a well maintained and updated classic Cabo Rico 38 cutter with the desirable "A" layout with centerline salon table and more spacious enclosed aft berth. She has been kept in Fresh water for much of her life but is ready to cross oceans now.  Owners are seeking a larger yacht and this represents a great opportunity for the discerning buyer to acquire one of these highly sought after yachts.

Fresh water boat since 2011. In the water only 4 months in the summer each year and shrink wrapped each year for winter storage.

List of improvements :

Prior to purchase (2010)

Hull pealed and barrier coated
Teak decks removed
Deck sounded and core replaced as required and painted
All standing rigging replaced
Mast and spars painted with Awlgrip 

2011 (Moved boat to fresh water)

Rear engine shaft seal replaced
Removed and refinished all teak hatches, replaced plexiglass
Refinished day well teak grate

2012

Replaced gaskets on all portals
Commissioned anchor well with divider and drain (port 150 feet rhode & x50 feet chain/starboard 200 feet all chain)
Installed Raymarine ST6002 autopilot
Installed Raymarine ST 60 wind, depth and speed instruments
Installed Navpod
Installed fuel sensor and gauge at Navpod
Installed dual Anchor lift 1100 windlasses port and starboard with dedicated battery system
Installed remote control at Navpod for both Windlasses
Installed  Raymarine A57D color ChartPlotter
Installed SeaBQue BBQ on aft rail
Installed Spinlock clutch system for main, staysail  sheets, and boomvang on coach roof

2013

Installed washdown pump
Replaced Dorade horns with new stainless steel models
Added preventers to protect dorade horns
Replaced all head hoses
Replaced all water hoses except fill pipe hose
Installed AM/FM/DVD radio with 2 speakers inside and 2 marine grade speakers in the cockpit
New custom enclosure with Bimini and Dodger in persian green

2014

Installed Standard Horizon VHF with remote unit at helm
Installed three 12V plugs in the salon
Replaced all stanchion post bases with custom stainless steel bases from Klacko Marine

2015

Replaced Sea frost refrigeration system with Novocool 12V unit

2016

Installed new 30 Amp Cristec battery charger
Installed  dinghy davits

2017

Replaced portable water pump PAR Max 3.0
Replaced teak toe rail aft section 
Installed dinghy engine hoist
New custom cockpit cushions (Sunbrella)

2018

Added stay sail Harken ESP 1 roller furler and retained self-tacking boom
All new sails Michele Stevens Sail loft Ltd, Lunenberg Nova Scotia

Main sail 8.9oz Dacron,5 full length battens,2 reef points, & CR insignia 
Mail Sail cover  Persian green
Stay sail  8.9oz Dacron, Persian green Sunbrella on roller furler , self tacking with boom
Jib 135% standard cut, 8.9oz Dacron, Persian green Sunbrella on Seafurl  furler
Installed lazy jacks for main sail
New v-berth custom mattress
Installed 2X 100W solar panels with charge controller for house battery bank

2019

Installed BMV-712 Smart battery monitor
Upgrade solar control charger to Victron
Replaced house battery bank with 3 Firefly group 31 batteries 
Replaced primary winches with Harken 56 winches with new custom bases
Replaced salon cushions 
Installed Majestic 20 inch 12V TV
Installed Galvantic isolator
Replaced fuel hoses and fittings
Installed new LED mast head light

2020

Replaced cockpit floor and painted cockpit
Replaced propane hose from tanks to stove and BBQ

2021

Cleaned and painted sail locker, aft locker, under main water tank and tank itself
Removed ,cleaned, recertified, and reinstalled secondary fuel tank
Replaced cockpit drains, propane drains and manual bildge pump thruhulls below the water line with Buck Algonquin seacocks and Groco thruhulls. All others inspected and satisfactory
Installed  propane detector
Installed Snake River Tank monitor system for fresh and fuel tanks
Installed new Whale Super Smart 650 Bilge Pump SS5212
Installed new custom 25 Gallon holding tank with new hoses
Relocated and cabled windlass batteries to new dedicated 100 Watt solar panel and charge controller
Installed Majestic 12V TV antenna
Stepped the mast and installed all new wiring
Replaced spreader lights with LED bulbs
Installed Barient 27 winch (original primary) and Spinlock clutch system for jib and staysail furling lines on aft deck.

2022

All decks re-cored using a combination of chop strand and 1708 fiberglass with polyester resin and ¾ inch balsa core. Finished with Hatteras off white 1990 Brightside poly urethane and new non skid.
New house battery bank 200 amp hours deep cycle gel cell batteries.