1938 W Class Knockabout Sloop
LOA: 24’ 8”
LWL: 18’
Draft: 2’ 8” (board up)
Beam: 7’ 6”
Designed by Ralf E. Winslow
Built By Mattie Brothers
Construction: Carvel plank on frames
Planking: Cedar
Frames: Oak on 9” centers.
Fasteners: Bronze
Deck Beams: Oak
Deck: ply/ glass
Ballast: Iron
Chain plates: Bronze
This is a beautiful project boat! She will need a lot of work to get her restored. She needs several new fasteners, several new planks, as well as some sistered frames.
With the right attention, she could be the pride of your home fleet.
She has elegant, traditional lines, and loads of beautiful hardware. She has a large cockpit with room for six.
Below, her cabin has bunks on either side, making her a good boat for short overnight cruises, though she is primarily a day sailor. Her interior needs plenty of work to really bring her out.
Her mast seems to be in very good shape, with all running and standing rigging usable. It will need to be stripped and re varnished.
She was appraised last fall at over $13,000. We have a copy of the appraisal. The appraiser’s recommendations include:
Sister cracked frames
Secure battery and wiring
Repair garboard and deadwood sections that are soft
Our observations:
Though her fasteners are listed as bronze, I noted many iron stains in the interior (see photos).
While most of her hardware is traditional, there are many new blocks installed that made her more functional, but may take away from her traditional look.
Her Rudder will most likely need to be rebuilt.
The mount for the hand crank to raise and lower the centerboard has lifted off of her mount. It will need to be fixed.
There are several other projects that I do not consider myself expert enough to call. This boat is at auction for somebody who would like to restore a boat. The money you will save will go into the restoration of this great little boat.
Please feel free to look at this boat before bidding. She is located in Point Judith RI.
Please feel free to call Joe Curran at 401 741 5875 day or night with any questions you may have about this or any other boats in our inventory.
For more photos of this and other boats in our fleet please go to http://www.flickr.com/photos/bimf/
Please look us up at http://www.blockislandmaritime.com/ to learn more about Block Island Maritime Funding.
This boat is also listed outside of EBAY. We reserve the right to withdraw her from EBAY without notice.
This boat was donated to Block Island Maritime Funding, a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization that supports marine education programs for youth K - 12th grades. Please visit our eBay "About Me" page to learn more about our program by clicking on the red "me" next to our feedback score at the top of the page. At the bottom of this page please see our letter from the IRS confirming our status as a non-profit.
Terms of Sale
Because this boat was donated, it is part of our three year charter program. At the end of the three year charter period, the high bidder has the exclusive option to purchase the boat. All charter payments go towards the purchase price of the boat. The purchase price will be determined by the high bid of this auction. 90% of the winning bid will cover the three year charter period and will be due at the signing of the charter agreement. The remaining 10% balance of the high bid will be due at the termination of the charter should the winning bidder exercise the option to purchase the boat at the end of three years. The lease may be transferred or sold by the charterer during that three year period, but we still hold the title.
Therefore, our buyers pay 90% of the full price for, and have full and exclusive use of, the boat during the three year charter period. During the charter, the boat will be registered by us for the winning bidder. The winning bidder will be responsible for the cost of registering and insuring the boat. There are no restrictions on where the boat is berthed.
For example, a bidder bids $20,000 and he wins the auction at $20,000. He then pays Block Island Maritime Funding 90% of the selling price ($18,000) and we hold the title for 3 years. For those 3 years, the boat is officially chartered to the high bidder. During which time he can operate, repair, or restore the boat at his own expense. At the end of 3 years, he can pay us the remaining 10% ($2,000) and the title to the boat will be transferred.
Please don't hesitate to contact us about our charter program and to read a blank copy of our charter/purchase agreement, visit our eBay page by clicking on the red "me" next to our feedback score.
The high bidder assumes responsibility for moving, storing, and maintaining the vessel.
Block Island Maritime Funding 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 before bidding. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.
A deposit of $200 is due within 3 days of the close of the auction. The balance is due within 10 days of the close of the auction. We accept PayPal, cashier’s check, money order, cash or bank funds transfer.
Vessel comes "as is, where is" with no warranties or guarantees expressed or implied. However, we would be willing to make the sale of this vessel contingent upon your survey. Survey must happen in a timely manner. Winning bidder must pay any hauling or transportation fees incurred.
SECOND CHANCE OFFERS: We've been having a problem with people offering fraudulent second chance offers after the auction is over. Anyone bidding may receive what looks like a legitimate offer for a second chance after the auction is over but if it doesn't have my email address (ebay@blockislandmaritime.com) then it didn't come from us. Please report all fraudulent second chance offers to eBay. If the second chance offer does come from the above, it is real. The best thing to do is to contact us via ebay messages to confirm. We usually check our messages twice a day.
|
)
