ROCK LOBSTER is an iconic Dyer 29 with a custom varnished pilothouse, 315hp Yanmar engine, bow thruster, comfortable overnight accommodations for two, and ample deck space for entertaining.  She is elegant at the dock, graceful and soft-riding underway, her engine is smooth and quiet, and will forever be a classic.  This family heirloom is easily shown in Annapolis, MD.   

VESSEL OVERVIEW:

• Proven semi-displacement keelboat hull with moderate beam and displacement for superior fuel economy
• Rounded chines for a soft ride without pounding
• Narrow, low-drag hull for less wave-making at harbor speeds and for a smooth transition to cruising speeds
• Progressively lower deadrise angles toward the stern and external spray guards for good form, stability, and roll resistance
• Long, integral keel, cutaway aft, for predictable tracking and protection of prop and rudder against accidental grounding

Hull and Deck:

• Flag blue Awlgrip hull
• Off-white decks with tan painted nonskid
• White PVC spray rails along the waterline
• Low maintenance PVC gunwale guardrail, integral to hull-deck joint
• Varnished teak toe rail
• Varnished transom
• Teak swim platform with stainless supports
• Teak-trimmed cockpit coaming
• Custom varnished pilothouse with aft curtains
• Varnished teak handrails
• Stainless steel foredeck bowrail
• Stainless steel cleats with chafe strips atop toe rail
• Stainless steel bow chocks
• Teak bow pulpit platform with integral anchor roller, anchor, and extended bow rail
• Vertical windlass with foot controls
• Stainless steel deck fills
• Low profile aluminum hatch
• Varnished teak eyebrow trim on coach roof edge
• Cast bronze strut with cutlass bearing stabilized by full-length brass skeg to base of rudder
• Bronze seacock and through hull fittings
• Painted bilges

AFT COCKPIT:

• Deep and secure wrap-around coamings with varnished trim
• Custom curved varnished aft settee
• Varnished fishing rod and boat hook racks under starboard gunwale
• Storage locker under port gunwale
• Two deck hatches for access to bilges
• Twin diesel fills

PILOTHOUSE:

• Custom varnished teak pilothouse
• Two opening forward windows
• Two sliding side windows and two smaller fixed windows aft
• Windshield wipers for forward windows
• Herreshoff-style interior
• Bi-fold companionway door
• Teak companionway hatch cover and chart table
• Upper and lower varnished teak handrails on exterior sides
• Handholds along aft edge
• Painted roof with generous overhangs
• Off-white painted overhead with varnished trim
• Two overhead courtesy lights
• L-shaped settee with base and back cushions, storage underneath
• Removable varnished table
• Half-height port-side divider provides security yet maintains open feeling
• Large cockpit sole hatches for engine and below-deck access
• Varnished cupholders port and starboard
• Canvas and isinglass aft enclosure

Helm Station:

• Ergonomic helm station built into the starboard side of the pilothouse
• Varnished teak swiveling helm seat
• Leather-wrapped destroyer-style steering wheel
• Morse throttle and shift controls
• Engine gauges and controls
• Bow thruster controls
• Navigation electronics
• Ritchie 5" Globemaster compass
• Varnished cupholder

ELECTRONICS:

• Garmin Echomap color chartplotter
• Simrad Robertson AP20 autopilot
• Raytheon ST60 Tridata data display
• Icom M502 VHF radio
• Furuno Navnet radar

CABIN BELOW:

The Herreshoff-style cabin below provides comfortable accommodations for day trips and simple overnights with a v-berth forward, a small yet complete galley to port, and a hanging locker and enclosed head to starboard.  It is very well appointed, and open and airy. 

Galley:

• Solid surface countertop with undermount stainless steel sink
• Stainless steel faucet with hot and cold pressure water
• Hinged top-loading storage compartment
• Door-style refrigerator
• Sliding storage compartments outboard, with fiddled shelf above
• Multiple drawers underneath countertop
• Opening portlight
• 120v outlet on forward face of galley
• Overhead light
• Paper towel holder

Berth Forward:

• V-berth arrangement with optional filler piece
• Varnished ceiling boards outboard
• Painted beadboard overhead with varnished trim
• Fiddled shearline shelves port and starboard
• Opening hatch above
• Two opening port lights, port and starboard
• 12v fan forward
• Bulkhead mounted lights

Head:

• Solid surface countertop with stainless steel sink
• Stainless steel faucet
• Raritan electric head
• Mirror with varnished trim on forward bulkhead
• Storage in oval-cutout compartments below countertop
• Opening portlight
• Varnished towel bar/handrail on forward bulkhead
• Access to electrical panels and dash

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:

• DC distribution panel with volt meter and individual system breakers
• 12v starting and house batteries
• 30a 120v shore power system
• Battery charger
• Engine alternator

ENGINE AND MECHANICAL SYSTEMS:

• Yanmar 6LY-UTE 315hp freshwater cooled diesel
• ZF 220 A transmission
• Morse twin lever cable throttle and shift controls
• Racor fuel filter
• Four blade bronze propeller
• Stainless steel propeller shaft
• Packing-style shaft seal
• Cast bronze strut with cutlass bearing stabilized by full-length brass skeg to base of rudder
• Bronze seacock and through hull fittings
• Bronze engine seawater strainer
• Hot and cold pressure water system
• 3 gallon hot water heater, electric and engine heated
• Raritan electric head
• Holding tank vent filter
• Two 60 gallon polyethylene fuel tanks
• 30 gallon fresh water tank
• 15 gallon holding tank

ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT:

• Fenders
• Lines
• Fire extinguishers
• Bilge pump with manual/automatic switch
• Bow and all-around navigation lights
• Simpson-Lawrence vertical windlass with foot controls and rocker switch at dash
• Lewmar anchor with chain and rode
• ACR spotlight with remote at helm