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1990 Tollycraft 61 Motor Yacht

Boat Name: "Graceful lady"

Graceful lady is a 1990 Tollycraft 61 Motor Yacht currently available for sale in Seattle Washington. This boat has a price of $549,000. and is listed with sales professional Martin Snyder out of our Seattle, WA office and be reached by calling 206-789-8044. Our team at Seattle Yachts is here to help you find the right boat for your needs, budget, and style. We have access to boats off the market that will never be seen online, so contact us today with your interest.

Price: $549,000

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"Graceful Lady"

A beautiful and tastefully updated 61' Tollycraft Motor Yacht.

"Graceful Lady' the name perfectly describes this magnificent pilothouse motor yacht. With graceful exterior lines, a pedigree Ed Monk hull, smartly designed 3-stateroom, 2-head arrangement, spacious salon and a reconfigured galley, this 61 Tolly provides good seakeeping capabilities and very comfortable living accommodations. Owners of this beautiful yacht, over the years have updated the yachts interior, mechanical and navigational equipment, with the latest upgrade being a new Lithium battery system.

Equipment includes:

• Twin Detroit 671 TIB diesel with only 1350 hours
• Modern underwater exhaust system
• Onan 32KW generator
• Kabola hydronic diesel heating system
• Air-conditioning
• Bow & stern thrusters
• Maretron system management system
• Furuno navigation system
• Computer TimeZero charing system
• Updated galley with granite countertops
• New-2020 enclosed flybridge
• Engine & thruster cockpit controls

Tolly's uncompromising dedication to building quality yachts shows throughout every area of this beautiful motor yacht. Graceful lines, exceptional Ed Monk designed hull and fine teak cabinetry are just part of what makes "Graceful Lady" an exceptional cruising yacht. 

The salon walls and cabinetry are a handcrafted satin finished teak with large opening windows that give the salon an open and spacious feel. Salon features include new carpeting, an entertainment center, a very comfortable L-shaped leather sofa & barrel chairs, teak table, factory beverage bar, fireplace, large pantry and an updated galley.

• Beautiful handcrafted satin finished teak cabinetry
• New carpeting
• 2-piece L-shaped sleeper sectional sofa
• 2X Leather barrel chairs
• Factory Tolly beverage bar
• Entertainment center: TV,
• Large pantry
• Updated & reconfigured galley
• Modern round lighting
• Valance indirect lighting
• Diesel heat control
• Opening windows with curtains

Entertainment equipment:

• Samsung flat panel TV
• Sony stereo receiver
• Architect 210 amp/speaker optimizing system
• Salon teak entertainment cabinet
• Owners suite - Samsung flat panel TV
• VIP stateroom - Sharp TV/DVD player

Accommodations

The 3-stateroom arrangement includes a midships owners suite, guest stateroom with side-by-side twin beds and a queen island VIP. The staterooms are accessed from the pilothouse and all have all been updated. The two heads both offer large vanities and stall showers.

VIP stateroom:

The VIP stateroom offers a queen island pedestal bed with built-in storage, hanging locker and newly installed wall coverings.

• Island queen bed with custom bedding
• Port & starboard hanging lockers
• 4X Stainless steel portlights with screens
• Sharp TV with DVD player
• Stereo speakers
• Headboard table lamps
• Mirrored headboard
• Updated décor that includes wallpaper, carpeting and lighting

Guest head:

The head offers a vanity with sold surface countertops and sink, drawer and cabinet storage, Vacuflush toilet and a stall shower.

• Vanity with solid surface countertop and sink
• Satin nickel finished faucet
• Drawer and cabinet storage with nickel finished hardware
• Vacuflush toilet
• Teak & holly floor
• Diesel heat outlet
• Towel racks
• Portlight with screen
• Hunter Douglass pleated blind
• Stall shower

Guest stateroom:

This is a beautifully updated with neutral wall coverings and a red/white & blue nautical themed bedding and décor. The room offers two single beds, a large hanging locker and dual portlights for good ventilation. Comfort settings come from both the air-conditioning system and the forced air diesel heat.

• Side-by-side single beds
• Large central hanging locker
• Headboard reading lights
• Patriotic nautical themed bedding and artwork
• 2X Portlights with screens
• Hunter Douglass pleated blinds
• Skylight with screen
• Diesel heat

Owners suite:

This midships stateroom features an island queen bed with nightstands, a large vanity and portside settee, dresser, a dual door hanging locker and an ensuite head.

• Island queen bed
• Night stands with drawers & 120VAC duplexes
• 120V wall heater
• Bed pedestal indirect lighting
• Aiphone intercom
• Headboard lighting
• 6X Portlights with screens and curtains
• Settee with blue colored nautical themed cushions
• Brass clock
• Chest of drawers - 5 drawers
• Large hanging locker with two access doors & auto light switch
• Nutone central vacuum system
• Modern retro lighting
• New carpeting, 1-year
• New grass cloth wall coverings
• Flat panel Westinghouse TV
• Vanity with drawer and cabinet storage, lighted mirror and nautical themed stool
• Nautical themed artwork

Owners suite head:

The head offers a vanity with sold surface countertops and sink, drawer and cabinet storage, a new lighted mirror, new Teak & holly floor, Vacuflush toilet and a large stall shower.

• Blue tile backsplash
• Single lever chrome faucet
• Medicine cabinet
• Drawer and cabinet storage
• 120VAC Nutone heater
• 2X Portlight with screen and curtain
• Bathtub/shower with new shower fixture
• Carpeted stairs leading to/from the pilothouse
• Bilge access hatches
• Utility locker
• Miele Washer
• Miele Dryer

The redesigned/updated galley is located in the forward starboard side of the salon, with the pantry and bar located to port. The galley has been reimagined with new stone countertops and backsplash, Miele, Bosch and Kenmore elite appliances and a beautiful modern stainless steel sink.

The u-shaped galley offers the family's chef, plenty of food preparation space and an abundance of storage. There are also two large pantry's across from the galley built from and finished in handcrafted teak.

• New Jenn-Air dual fuel 4 burner range downdraft oven
• GE stainelss steel Profile microwave oven
• SubZero 700TC refrigerator/freezer The refrigerator door is teak faced to match the cabinets
• Broan trash compactor
• GE stainless steel dishwasher
• Double stainless steel sink with satin nickel faucet
• Insinkerator garbage disposal
• Hot water dispenser
• Granite countertops
• Beautiful teak & holly flooring
• Large dual door pantry
• Diesel heat & air-conditioning
• Opening window with Hunter Douglass blind

Electric power is supplied via 240V/50Amp shore power, 32kw Onan generator, dual Magnasine inverter/chargers and the ships new "Lithium" DC battery system. All power is managed through the AC/DC distribution panels located in the pilothouse.

• Onan generator with sound shield
• New-2018 Lithuim (ESM) battery system by Revision Marine
• 2X new dual Magnum inverter/chargers
• Dixie "Delstar" 200amp at 24VDC engine alternators
• Mastervolt "Chargemaster" 12/50-3, 3 step battery charger
• Maretron ships monitoring system
• C-Charles ISO-boost transformer
• Glendinning Cablemaster system - lazarette
• Torrid MVS-40 40 gallon hot water heater - heat exchanger from the engine.
• Cameras - aft deck, engine room and side decks
• CruiseAir air-conditioning system
• Fuel & water gauges
• Dual trumpet air horns
• Search light
• 240V/50A shore power inlets
• 125V/30A shore power inlet 125V-30A shore power cord
• AquaLuma transom underwater lights
• Solar panels - 2 sets, once for the pilothouse hardtop and one set for the foredeck. Stored in the guest stateroom when not in use.

Engines & Mechanical

Propulsion power is via twin Detroit 671-TI 485HP diesels. The engine room is clean and well maintained with the equipment arranged to provide good access for servicing.

• Twin Detroit 471-TIB 485HP diesel engines
• Port engine - 1350 hours
• Starboard engine rebuilt - 350 hours
• Glendinning electronic engine & transmission controls - 3 stations
• VDO engine/transmission/exhaust gauge set
• Maretron engine and vessel monitoring system
• Walker Engineering AirSep engine air intake filters
• Parker/Racor 75/1000 Max water/fuel separator filters - main engines
• Parker/Racor water/fuel separator filter - generator
• Algae-X LG-X500 magnetic fuel conditioner engines & generator
• Thrusters: Proportional 48 volt Bow & stern thrusters
• Hynautic hydraulic steering system
• Kabola model B17, 19KW hydronic diesel heating system
• Glendinning engine synchronizer system
• Engine room - engine gauge package (tachs not connected)
• Underwater exhaust system with back pressure transom bypass
• High temperature exhaust hoses
• Fuel supply & return manifolds
• Fireboy 1301 200CG auto fire safety system
• Dripless shaft system
• Bonding shaft swipes
• Bennett trim tabs
• Shafts and propellers removed trued
• Spare propellers
• Sea Recovery 1200GPD water maker with remote control in the pilothouse
• Steelhead 1200lb 12VDC electric/hydraulic power rotation davit
• 12VDCV & 120VAC engine room lighting
• 2X Oil change pumps
• Updated, clean and smart equipment placement for ease of access

Navigation and helm station areas

The Graceful Lady's navigational system includes equipment from Furuno, Time Zero, I-Com and Robertson. The helm consoles are designed to offer the helmsperson the best possible visibility and ease of access to the equipment.

Pilothouse:

The pilothouse features a centered helm station with a STIDD helm chair, new carpeted flooring, port and starboard side deck access doors with screens, a raised companion settee with a teak table, diesel heat & air-conditioning, and a remodeled modern navigation helm console and control panels.

• Teak helm console, updated panels when the new nav equipment was installed.
• Furuno NavNet 2 (Radar, depth sounder, chart plotter)
• Furuno GP37 GPS display
• Furuno RD-30 display
• FI-50 anemometer/wind indicator
• Maretron DSM150 multi-display
• 4X NEC MultiSync EA191M-BK display - TimeZero navigation system
• 2X Intel Nuke DC powered computers, one for the Maretron system and one for the TZ TimeZero navigation system
• Simrad autopilot "Robertson AP25" control
• 8X cameras connected to the ShinyBow 8:8 VGA Matrix switcher system
• I-Com VHF radio
• Jabsco search light remote control
• Ritchie Constellation compass

Pilothouse engine & cruising equipment:

• Bow & stern thruster control
• Glendinning engine and transmission controls
• Updated engine digital tachometers & Maretron gauge system
• Tank Tender fuel level indicator system
• Pyrometers for the engine exhaust
• FireBoy fire suppression system
• 3X Windshield wiper/washers
• Windshield defroster system
• Stainless steel destroyer style helm wheel
• Windlass remote control
• STIDD black leather helm chair
• Raised passenger cruising settee with table
• Port & starboard side access doors with Phantom screens
• Chart drawers and cabinet storage

The enclosed flybridge features a forward centered helm station with dual STIDD helm chairs and port & starboard passenger settees with protective canvas covers. The bridge enclosure was installed in 2020. Other great features include a starboard side BBQ station with a granite countertop, a port side beverage center with S/S sink and icemaker, a Boston Whaler tender and a Steelhead ES1500 lb. power rotation davit and new aft bridge deck dodgers.

FB Helm navigational area equipment:

• 2X NEC displays
• TimeZero TZ computer charting system
• Furuno RDP-149 VX2 display (radar, DS, chart plotter)
• Dual Furuno radar open array antennas
• Robertson AP27 handheld autopilot control
• Jabsco search light control
• Trim tab control
• Trumpet air-horn
• Loud hailer
• Ritchie compass with stainless steel protective cover
• Shakespeare Galaxy 5239 World Band Antenna

Flybridge engine and cruising equipment:

• Round deck courtesy lights
• Bow and stern thruster controls
• New enclosed bridge - 2020
• 2X STIDD helm chairs
• Port & starboard settees with Sunbrella covers
• New enclosure Bi-fold bridge helm area to aft bridge deck door
• Port & starboard stainless steel kayak racks
• Sunbrella rail covers
• BBQ cabinet with a granite countertop and a Kitchen-Aid stainless steel propane BBQ
• Beverage center with stainless steel sink and icemaker
• LED deck spot light
• Aft bridge rail dodgers
• Steelhead ES1500lb. power rotation davit
• Boston Whaler tender with a Mercury outboard

Foredeck, Aft and Side Decks

Graceful Lady is an easy and safe yacht to get aboard and move around, thanks in part to the deep aft cockpit with transom door, wide side walkways and foredecks, along with teak grabrails and non-skid decking that ensure your family and friends will be safe as they move about the yacht. The yacht also features a 24" hull extension which provides a lower running angle.

• Custom solar panels that attach to the foredeck and the top of the pilothouse.
• Sunbrella canvas rail covers
• 3X Skylights with navy color Sunbrella covers
• Non-skid decking
• Stainless steel hawse cleats
• Deck washdown system
• Windlass - power up/down with remote controls at each helm station
• Maxwell 3500 horizontal windlass with 3 control stations
• Lewmar 176lb anchor with 400' of chain and 130' of rode
• Pilothouse windshield cover
• Teak handrails with stainless steel stanchions & canvas covers

Aft deck & transom:

• Cockpit helm & thruster controls
• Transom door
• Stainless steel safety boarding grab rails
• AquaLuma underwater lights
• Swim platform staple safety rails
• Teak swim platform decking
• Engine room access door
• Cameras, aft & side decks
• Dual teak salon entry doors
• Spare propellers in the lazarette
• Glendinning 240V/50A Cablemaster system

Broker Comments

"Graceful Lady" is a luxury built motor yacht which has been updated over the years by each caring and knowledgeable owner. This is a yacht you'll feel secure when cruising Alaskan waters with your family or heading down the coast to Mexico.

This is an exceptionally nice motor yacht.

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.

Martin Snyder

Brand Manager/Broker

Location: Seattle, WA

Office: 206-789-8044

Mobile: 206-423-1302

For more information on this yacht, please contact us..

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Used Viking 61 Convertible Yacht For Sale

ABOUT THE 61 Convertible

The Viking 61C is a 61-foot convertible sportfishing yacht with an open flybridge that was produced by New Jersey-based Viking Yachts between 1999 and 2009. This was the most popular large convertible yacht ever built, not just by Viking, but by any yacht-building firm, with over 150 of these models sold across a decade of production. The 61C is just as popular as ever on today’s used and charter markets thanks to its sharp and lean looks, high-caliber fishing prowess, sportscar-like handling and luxury accommodation. This iconic yacht has landed many a prize catch down the years and has proved its worth by winning such competitions as the 2015 Mississippi Gulf Coast Billfish Classic.

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• Displacement 82,000 lbs.
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• Fuel Capacity 1,800 gallons

Like other Viking sportfishing models , the 61C can come fitted with a custom tuna tower installed by either Pipewelders or Viking subsidiary Palm Beach Towers for a turnkey-ready vessel with elevated piloting. Should you forego a tower then the next best option is open-air piloting from the flybridge, where you will find a pair of leather-clad helm chairs facing a molded fiberglass helm station to port. The dashboard has been installed by Atlantic Marine Electronics and features equipment such as Furuno monitors and Simrad autopilot, while you will also find bow thrusters and a power-assisted steering wheel fixed to a teak helm pod here. The flybridge also hosts a side-sofa to starboard, an R-shaped forward sofa with views out across the bow, and a full wet-bar set-up with an icemaker.

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1980 Hatteras 61' Piece A Cake

This vessel is no longer on the market.

"PIECE A CAKE" is a Grand Ole’ Lady. She is impeccably finished and ready for any cruise and/or liveaboard in grand style. She is a Galley Up layout with a pass-through to the Saloon and an “across the Galley” U-Shaped dinette. The Master Stateroom with island berth and en-suite Head/Shower-Tub has lots of storage and feels very airy. The VIP Stateroom is just as lavish. With two other Guest Staterooms for all the GrandKids and friends. The HUGE Flybridge area with a Chef’s Grill will satisfy all your entertainment requirements. She has a great center console RIB with a easy-to-use crane launch and retrieval system. If you are looking for a show-stopper classic Hatteras, you owe it to yourselves to come see PIECE A CAKE.

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Specifications

• Price USD: $ 299,900

61 Motoryacht

Ft. pierce, florida, united states, power yacht.

• LOA: 61 ft 0 in
• Display Length: 61 ft
• Beam: 18' 2"

Motor Yachts

• Water Capacity: 350 gals
• Fuel Capacity: 1171 gals
• Engine Details: Detroit Diesel 12V-71TI
• Engine 1: 1980 976.00 HRS 650.00 HP
• Engine 2: 1980 280.00 HRS 650.00 HP
• Engine Fuel: Diesel
• Days on Market: INQUIRE

+ Vessel Details

PIECE A CAKE is a four Stateroom with four Head layout with the Saloon, Dinette and Galley up on the main deck level, with an enclosed Pilothouse forward of that. The Staterooms have been customized to provide a private entry to the Master Stateroom directly from the Main Saloon, and a full beam VIP Stateroom forward of the engine rooms mid-ship, very similar to much newer Hatteras designs. The two Guest Staterooms (with bunk beds) are forward and are accessed via companionway steps to the right of the lower helm in the Pilothouse. The original dinette that was located at the foot of the companionway steps has been converted to a very usable office area.  The Flybridge is accessed via ladder from the Pilothouse, and has a huge U-shaped wraparound cushioned seating area. There’s also a barbeque grill up there, the Tender and its lifting crane, drop-in freezer, sink, lots of storage, two Helm seats and the Helm and instrumentation.  Overhead the entire Flybridge is covered with SS framework with a white Stamoid top.

+ Main Saloon

Aft of the Galley/Dinette is the recently redecorated Main Saloon which features a comfortable seating area, formal dining table, access stairs down to the Master Stateroom and full entertainment equipment.  Aft in the Saloon is double door entry to the raised aft cockpit.  Saloon features include:

• L-Settee, Aft to Port (storage underneath)
• (2) Upholstered hassocks (storage underneath)
• Two leather Chairs
• Teak Dining Table with four Chairs
• (2) Coffee table/chests – each with three drawers
• Wood Blinds on all windows
• (4) Sliding opening port & starboard windows
• Beige Carpeted Salon Sole
• Large Sony Flat Panel TV with KVH TracVision
• Sony Audio/Video Control Center – surround sound

+ Raised Aft Deck

Aft of the Saloon through two swing out wooden doors.  Enough space to put a couple of chairs and table out there for that leisure time drink and kick up your feet.

Aft Deck features include:

• (2) Folding teak chairs
• (1) Round Rattan table
• Center aft door to ladder down to swim platform
• Hardtop w/Textaline drop curtains aft
• Teak handrails with Sunbrellas covers
• Hard weather boards
• (2) Cleats w/Hawse pipes
• (1) Throwable life ring
• (1) Deck box for storage and cushioned seating
• Freshwater washdown
• (2) Sliding Opening screened windows

Aft of the Wheelhouse/Pilothouse, on the main deck level, is the large Galley, to port, with the U-shaped dinette to starboard. The updated Galley features Corian counter tops and a pass-through to the Salon Dining area, which also serves as a two seat breakfast bar on the Saloon side.

Galley features include:

• White Formica Faced Cabinets with Teak Trim
• Teak Sole in Galley and Wheelhouse
• Doors to Wheelhouse and Saloon
• (2) Opening side windows w/screens
• Sink Molded in Counter Top
• Whirlpool Refrigerator/Freezer with Ice Maker
• KitchenAid Four Burner Electric Cooktop
• KitchenAid Overhead Microwave/Convection Oven
• Betty Crocker Microwave Oven, Built-In
• Whirlpool Quiet Partner Dishwasher
• InSinkErator Garbage Disposal
• Lots of storage in cabinets (upper & lower) and drawers
• Hamilton Beach Toast Station
• Large U-shaped settee on starboard side with storage beneath

+ Master Stateroom and Head

The Master Stateroom is accessed via a stairway from the Main Saloon on the portside. At the base of the stairway, to your left, is a six foot long closet (with built-in safe), with entry to the Stateroom to the right. The Master Stateroom features a centerline island queen bed, port and starboard dressers, night stands, reading lights, book shelves and lighted sit down vanity. Entertainment equipment includes a Sony flat panel TV with DVD player and a stereo system. There are mirrors facing the bed, an SMX II A/C control panel and beige carpeting.

The ensuite head is quite large, with tub/shower, vanity, sink and VacuFlush head and one opening porthole

• (4) Drawers under berth
• (10) Drawers between port and starboard
• (6) Opening portholes

+ Wheelhouse

The Wheelhouse is on the main deck level, just forward of the Galley & Dinette area. There are sliding doors, port and starboard, for access to the side decks, a door to close off the Galley, and companionway steps down to access the Guest cabins and a ladder to the Flybridge. Also, a bench type helm seat with storage, teak sole, reverse cycle air conditioning and a U-Line ice maker.

• Bow & Stern Thruster controls with remote control
• Naiad Stabilizer controls
• Full gauges and instrumentation
• SS Destroyer style ships wheel
• Large Richie compass
• (3) Pantagraph windshield wipers
• Garmin 2010C Chart Plotter
• Raymarine RL80C Plotter/Radar
• Simrad AP-22 Autopilot
• Datamarine 3030 Digital Depth (reported not working)
• Horizon Eclipse VHF Radio
• Horizon LH5 Hailer
• Goldstar phone (reported not working)
• AC/DC electrical panels

At the bottom of the steps curving inward from the Wheelhouse is the former dinette converted to an office area on the starboard side. The office area is highlighted by a teak desk with storage drawers and a filing cabinet.

• 6’ Fixed desk w/chair and (5) drawers
• Opening sliding window
• Storage on top of side shelf
• Sliding door storage behind desk
• 110v double duplex outlet and (1) single duplex outlet

Centerline there is a lift-up sole for access to the Mechanical Room which houses the batteries, two gensets and all A/C compressors.

Aft of this area is the VIP Guest Stateroom; to portside is the Mid-Guest Stateroom and forward is the Forward Guest Stateroom (a total of four Staterooms, including Master), each covered in its own section herein.

+ VIP Stateroom

Accessed down several steps on the starboard side of the Wheelhouse is the VIP Stateroom and the two bunk bed Staterooms and their respective Heads.  Once at the bottom of the steps then aft and down four steps, is the unique VIP Stateroom.  It features a walk-around, athwartship queen berth, hanging locker, mirrored bulkheads fore and aft, night stand and storage and overhead cabinets, 24" flat screen TV, Pioneer AM/FM/Cassette/CD stereo system with six disc changer and private Head with Stall Shower. This area also houses the Kenmore stacked washer/dryer.  The walk-in engine rooms are accessed through a door at the aft bulkhead of the VIP stateroom.

• (2) Opening portholes
• Foam mattress on island berth (drawer and drop-in storage under berth)
• Lots of overhead and closet storage
• Ensuite Head w/separate enclosed shower with one opening porthole
• Access through door to engine rooms

+ Guest Staterooms

On the port side is entry to the Guest Stateroom from the Office area.  It’s an over/under criss-cross bunk style berths.  There are nine storage drawers, hanging closet and an ensuite Head with Shower.  There are sliding opening side windows with cellular shades.

Accessed down three steps centerline is the forward is the Guest/Crew Stateroom with over & under bunk style berths (oversized top bunk).  There are drawers, storage lockers and Head with Stall Shower.  There are two opening portholes and an overhead hatch.

On the starboard side in the converted closet, is the two coiling tubs for the Glendinning 50amp power cables.

+ Flybridge

Accessed via a ladder from the port side of the pilothouse, the Flybridge is quite large and well laid out for entertaining and lounging.  There is a very large storage area under the flybridge structure with access from the ladder going up to the flybridge.

• Bimini Top w/3 Sided Isenglass Enclosure Over Helm Area
• Second Large Bimini Top Over Lounging Area aft of the Radar Arch
• Large U-Shaped Lounging Seat with Table
• Custom Storage Locker with Midea drop-in freezer to Starboard
• Custom GE Monogram SS Grill in Cabinet to Port
• FG Pedestal Mount Dining Table with Three high-end Kettler folding Chairs
• Pedestal Mount Todd Helm and Companion Cushioned Seats
• Hard weather boards surrounding flybridge with SS stanchions & railings
• Folding Box Davit and Tender with Outboard Motor
• Four person life raft pod (needs recertification)

Helm Navigation & Instruments

• Raymarine RL80C radar
• Chartplotter
• Mounting Brackets for the Chart Plotters/Radar
• Remotes for the Autopilot and Depth Sounder
• Icom IC-M602 VHF Radio
• Raymarine Wind Speed and Rudder Angle
• 8” Richie Compass
• Full set of gauges and instrumentation
• Bow & Stern Thruster controls
• Naid Stabilizer Controls
• Standard Horizon VHF
• Spotlight controls
• Windlass Controls

+ Deck and Hull

• Arctic White Imron Paint in 2004
• Black Boot and Feature Stripes
• Hinged Radar Arch
• Bimini Top with 3 Sided Enclosure
• Second Bimini Top Over Entertainment Area
• Canvas Covers for Seats and Electronics
• Textilene Wheelhouse Window Covers
• Fiberglass Swim Platform with SS Ladders
• Marquipt Tide Ride Boarding Stairs
• Bow Pulpit w/32v Electric Windlass, 250' Chain
• Anchor Locker Divided to Separate Rope and Chain
• Raw Water Washdown at Foredeck
• (2) Dunnage Boxes at Foredeck
• One Dunnage Box at Aft Deck
• Bow Seat and Sun Lounge Pad Forward
• Teak Life Rails with Canvas Covers
• Dockside Water Inlet, Port and Stbd
• Sail Track at Shear Line to Attach Fenders
• Remote Search Light

+ Engine and Mechanical Details

• Detroit Diesel 12V-71TI's, 650 hp Each
• 280 Hours on Starboard Engine Since 2017 Rebuild - Total 2,588
• 976 Hours on Port Engine Since 2004 Rebuild - Total 2,712
• Dual switchable Racor 1000’s with vacuum gauges
• Naiad 251 Hydraulic Stabilizers
• 24V Side Power SP-125T Bow Thruster
• 24V Vetus Stern Thruster
• (7) CruiseAir Reverse Cycle A/C Systems, with (2) raw water pumps (no single point of failure)
• Upgraded SMX A/C Control Panels
• Glendinning Engine Synchronizer
• Bennett Trim Tabs
• Racor Fuel/Water Separators
• Sentry Fire Suppression System
• Hynautic Hydraulic Steering and Controls
• Fresh Water Cooling, Engines and Generators
• Emergency Engine Shutdowns
• Air Compressor in Port Engine Room
• Oil change pump
• Hatteras Systems Monitor, Both Stations
• Fluorescent Lights in Engine Rooms
• Engine Block Heaters
• Tank Watch Tank Level Monitors
• 220V SK Water Maker in Starboard Engine Room
• FloScan Fuel Monitoring System

+ Electrical

• 120/240v AC 50 Amp System
• 12, 24 and 32 volt DC Systems
• Breaker Panels for All Systems
• Phasor 21 kw Generator
• Kohler 20 kw Generator
• 12 and 32 volt Chargers
• (4) 8V deep cycle batteries (new in 2018)
• (2) Surge Guard Marine Protection 120/240v 50 Amp 3850 Joules
• Shore Power Inlets, Port and Starboard
• (2) Glendinning Cablemasters at starboard Foredeck
• Telephone/Cable TV Inlets
• KVH Satellite TV

+ Dinghy Tender / Outboard / Launch Equipment

• A/B 2004 12' Hard Bottom Center Console Inflatable- Retubed in 2012
• 40 hp 2019 Yamaha
• Quick Lift Hydraulic Folding Box 1000 lb Davit- New in 2005

+ Broker Comments

Pride of Ownership are the best words I can use to describe the Owners caretaking of this vessel.  They are a liveaboard and because of that, a constant maintenance schedule and upgrading is adhered to.  You will be very impressed with the condition and her layout for you and your Guests.  She is turnkey and ready to be cruised anywhere with confidence.

+ Exclusions

• Personal pictures
• Owners tools
• Robotic vacuums
• (3) Direct TV boxes
• Some decorations
• All computers

+ Mechanical Disclaimer

*Engine hours are as of the date of the original listing and are a representation of what the listing broker is told by the owner and/or actual reading of the engine hour meters. The broker cannot guarantee the true hours. It is the responsibility of the purchaser and/or his agent to verify engine hours, warranties implied or otherwise and major overhauls as well as all other representations noted on the listing brochure.

+ 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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Deerfoot 61

Steve dashew's and ulf rogeberg's world cruiser is fast, efficient, innovative and very, very expensive..

There is no doubt about the Deerfoot 61’s purpose in life. This boat is made for longdistance cruising. “We’d sailed thousands of miles on a 50′ foot CCA-designed ketch and like most liveaboards we dreamed of the perfect yacht,” says Steve Dashew, author of the Offshore Cruising Encyclopedia . “We never realized this dream would end in a boatbuilding business.”

Dashew built the first Deerfoot, a 68-footer, in New Zealand in 1980. Subsequently, several more Deerfoots, including one for himself, were built in New Zealand and South Africa. “We soon found there was a void in the sailboat market for efficient sailing vessels designed not by the illogical biases of a racing rule, or by concepts thought up by marketing experts,” said Dashew.

Since 1980, 16 Deerfoots, ranging in size from 58 to 74 feet have been built. “Four of our fiberglass boats have been built at Scandi Yachts in Finland because they do the best fiberglass work,” says naval architect Ulf Rogeberg who worked with the Dashews to create the Deerfoot designs. “The aluminum boats have been built at Walsted’s in Denmark.”

In 1986, the Dashews, overwhelmed by the size of the Deerfoot project, sold the business to Jim Jackson and Christine Jurzykowski, owners of the 74′ aluminum Deerfoot ketch, Maya. Jackson, president and executive director of Fossil Rim Wildlife Center, a 2,900-acre wildlife reserve in Glen Rose, Texas, continues to build Deerfoots in the Dashew tradition. Building headquarters have recently moved from New Zealand to Able Marine Inc. in Trenton, Maine.

The Concept

The Deerfoot concept is based on three principles: efficiency, safety, and comfort. “The key is to have a hull which allows you a nice interior while carrying the weight of the boat in the most efficient manner,” says Dashew.

Ulf Rogeberg, who previously worked with Paul Elvstrom in Denmark designing 12-meters, explains: “We have tried to create a canoe-shaped hull that is easily driven, a hull with a fine entry angle, narrow waterlines and easy bilges. We have further tried to distribute volume so that the longitudinal center of buoyancy does not move aft when the boat heels. If a boat heels over symmetrically, if its stern doesn’t kick up and the bow doesn’t bury itself, you’ll have better stability, steering control, and performance downwind.”

A fine entry angle and a long, narrow hull also reduce drag and provide comfort and efficiency upwind and reaching. With an easily-driven hull, the Deerfoot’s rig can be substantially shorter than is needed on a beamy boat with a short waterline. A smaller rig means more stability, less sail changing, less work for a shorthanded crew, and a more comfortable ride.

How does the long, narrow hull affect the interior? While short, fat boats have their beam concentrated amidships, the Deerfoot’s relatively narrow beam is carried further forward and aft. This means there’s a lot of storage space in the bow and stern. Amidships, the Deerfoot appears spacious because there are few bulkheads, and ceilings are kept void of bookshelves or lockers.

Construction

The Deerfoot’s hull, deck and bulkheads are a fiberglass laminate cored with one inch Baltek end-grain balsa. The laminate schedule is unidirectional roving and mat laid up with vinylester resin to resist osmotic blistering. Although balsa is a strong, light core material, a completely water-resistant composite core like Airex seems preferable.

Reinforced with two longitudinal stringers and 13 athwartships stringers made of fiberglass, the hull is strong. There’s also extra fiberglass around the mast, and at the turn of the bilge and bow area in case of a collision. The hull-to-deck joint is an inward-turning hull flange overlapped by the bulwark flange. The joint is through-bolted, coated with fiberglass and topped with a teak toerail.

The Deerfoot 61 keel, a NAACA foil fin, is a steel weldment with lead ballast encapsulated at the base. Above the ballast compartment, the keel is divided into three tanks—two for water (140 gallons) and one for fuel (160 gallons). A sump (with bilge pump) divides the water and fuel tanks. Both fuel and water tanks are fitted with Tank Tender pressure gauges for sounding the tanks. The water tanks have an inspection plate on the outside of the keel.

Storing fuel and water in the keel has a number of advantages. First, it gives the Deerfoot 61 a moderately high ballast ratio (about a third of the Deerfoot’s weight is in the keel). This lowers the center of gravity and improves stability and windward performance. It also means you have more storage space under seats and bunks. On the down side, there is no way to inspect the tanks from inside the hull, and the water and fuel supply could be jeopardized if your keel is damaged.

Made of aluminum with a six-inch diameter aluminum rudder stock, the Deerfoot’s oversized spade rudder improves steering efficiency and windward performance. However, hanging an aluminum rudder behind a steel keel could result in electrolysis. A fiberglass rudder with stainless steel shaft might be a better choice. You also cannot apply copper bottom paints to aluminum and the proximity of the aluminum rudder and stock to a copper painted bottom could cause corrosion problems.

The mast is stepped on two aluminum plates that are bolted to a fiberglass mount. The steel keel further supports the mast step.

Stainless steel straps form the chainplates, which extend through the deck and bolt to fiberglass knees. In the photos we looked at, the chainplate installation looked strong. However, with the help of two boatbuilders at Able Marine, we unsuccessfully tried to uncover the chainplates by dismantling the interior. Ulf Rogeberg admits getting to the chainplates is “tricky.” It might be less so if Deerfoot shortened the valances or bookshelf fiddles running behind the settees.

Seacocks are Marelon. Some people prefer bronze seacocks with bolted flanges (we have had reports of handles breaking off Marelon seacocks), but on a boat with a steel keel and aluminum rudder, Marelon is probably a good idea.

You’ll be hard pressed to sink a Deerfoot. The 61 has three watertight bulkheads. One separates the forepeak from the living area, and one separates the living area from the engine room. Each watertight area has its own bilge pump. The bilge pump in the forepeak doubles as a deck wash down pump. There’s also a large Edson manual bilge pump mounted in the bilge near the mast.

The 14-foot forepeak, a huge storage area, is a cruising sailor’s dream. It has sail bins, anchor bins, and pipes for tying dock lines and sheets. There’s also room for fenders and the other paraphenalia that usually collects on deck.

There’s a “garage” aft (behind the engine room) for storing propane tanks, outboard motors, and diving tanks. It’s also a good place to keep the liferaft where it can be deployed easily if the need arises. The “back porch”, a small “sugar scoop” behind the “garage,” has a fresh water deck shower, and a stern ladder to make climbing aboard easy. On a boat with such high freeboard, this arrangement could be a real lifesaver if a crewmember were to fall overboard. For everyday use, the fold-up ladder is a bit lethal, however, since the bottom half hinges up but doesn’t lock in place. The unwary visitor may reach for a rung and end up in the drink.

With a 65 foot mast and a working sail area of just 1,150 square feet, the Deerfoot 61 has an efficient, easily-handled cutter rig. Double swept-back spreaders and oversized Navtec 316 stainless steel wire rigging with Norseman terminals provide support for the tapered aluminum spar which has a fair amount of induced bend.

Hydraulics control the permanent double backstays, the boom vang and the inner forestay. The backstays work in tandem to keep the headstay tight for best upwind performance. The hydraulic inner forestay when tightened bends the mast moderately to flatten the mainsail. It can also be removed to facilitate tacking the jib.

Performance Under Sail

The Deerfoot 61, with its narrow, easily-driven canoe shape, fin keel/spade rudder and moderatesized rig, is a fast passagemaker. Deerfoot claims that one of their 61s averaged 209 miles a day from New Zealand to the Panama Canal. They also claim another averaged 11 knots in 25-knot winds on a broad reach from Marblehead to the Cape Cod Canal. Even if you subtract a few knots (or miles) from these averages, that’s still fair sailing.

We sailed the Deerfoot 61 from Newport to the boat show in Annapolis in October, but our story was different. It was a beat to windward the entire way. In light to moderate winds the boat still averaged seven to eight knots. In 35-knot winds encountered off Delaware Bay, the boat handled well, but pounded in steep, short confused seas.

In most conditions, the 61 is so well balanced that you can steer it with two fingers. There’s no weather or lee helm, and you have the feeling you’re sailing a racing boat rather than a cruising boat designed for safe, comfortable passagemaking.

In keeping with the philosophy that a cruising boat should be easily handled by two people, the Deerfoot 61’s working sails are small. Upwind, the Deerfoot is designed to sail with a jib that just overlaps the shrouds. For light air, there’s a reacher that’s set on its own stay four feet forward of the headstay and a 1.5 ounce 85% spinnaker for downwind.

Performance Under Power

“Probably 99 percent of maintenance is accessibility,” says Steve Dashew. With this in mind, the Deerfoot’s large engine room has been designed with attention to detail.

Located aft behind its own watertight bulkhead and entered through either of two cockpit lockers, it houses a four-cylinder 77 hp turbo-charged Yanmar with a 3.2/1 Hurth transmission. There’s also an auxiliary two-cylinder, 18 hp Yanmar power plant mounted just starboard of the main engine.

Two 135-amp alternators (one on the larger Yanmar, one on the auxiliary) charge a 600-amp 24-volt Sonnenschein Prevailer Dryfit battery system. A 55-amp alternator (main engine) and a 35-amp alternator (auxiliary engine) charge a second 12-volt system. The 12-volt system is used to start the engines and power some of the navigation equipment. Everything else runs off 24-volt. (The 110-volt AC loads run off an inverter system.)

While 24 volts is good for handling big current draws like an electric windlass or power winches, it’s a nuisance when it’s necessary to replace equipment in countries where most everything is 12 volt. (For example, 24-volt equipment is quite common in Europe, but usually must be custom ordered in the U.S. or Caribbean.)

All 24/12 volt DC and AC cabling is laid down in PVC conduits. Wiring is marine grade and tagged with numbers at each end, but the color coding is predominantly be a vast improvement.

Belted onto the engine is a damage control pump (100 gpm) plumbed into the three watertight areas of the boat, and a Sea Recovery watermaker that desalinates 25 gallons of water per hour. The engine room also contains a large hot water heater, two toolboxes, a work bench with sink, and racks for pressure pumps and compressors. There’s plenty of work space around the engines, but the watertight bulkhead makes getting to the front of the engine to tighten belts difficult.

At 3,000 RPM the Deerfoot goes eight knots in flat seas. However, the Yanmar runs more efficiently at 2,300 RPM, driving the boat at seven knots in smooth water. Cruising range under power is about 1,100 miles.

Due to hull shape, a 26″ three-bladed Max prop, and an extra large rudder, the Deerfoot 61 is extremely handy under power—so handy that it can almost turn (180°) within its own length. The boat handles particularly well in reverse so you’re apt to feel smug when docking stern to.

The cockpit is in keeping with the Deerfoot philosophy—comfortable for two, a bit cozy for four, but efficient and safe for shorthanded passagemaking. The cockpit drains are huge, four-inch in diameter, and there are two smaller deck drains all the way aft.

The dodger is well made with two opening windows forward for ventilation in warm weather. With forward and side windows closed, it provides a snug, dry place in inclement weather. The trade-off is it hampers visibility for the helmsman.

Two cockpit chairs, one port and one starboard, sit in wells behind the wheel. If you are tall, you can sit comfortably in either with feet planted firmly on the cockpit sole; a shorter person’s feet dangle unless you pivot sideways. (In a knockdown the helmsman may go flying since the chairs are not pinned into their sockets.)

The mainsail halyard, main traveler controls and mainsail reefing lines are lead aft to the forward end of the cockpit. However, you must still walk forward to hook the cringle to the reefing hook on the gooseneck. Headsail halyards are located on the main mast along with spinnaker pole controls.

Harken roller furling comes standard on the headstay, although you can opt for jib hanks if you prefer. The cutter stay is left bare for hank-on storm sails.

The Deerfoot 61’s long, sleek flush deck provides a stable sailing platform. There are inboard sheeting tracks for the staysail or working jib, and an outboard “T” track bolted to the top of the toe rail from the mast all the way aft for sheeting reachers, spinnakers, and genoas.

Lifeline stanchions, 1 1/4 inch in diameter and 30 inches tall, provide the extra security one needs in an offshore passagemaker. Double lifelines become triple lifelines forward of the mast to help keep crew and sails on board. The stainless steel pushpit extends around the cockpit as far as the second stanchion for extra safety aft.

The 61 comes standard with a Lewmar windlass, and the anchor chain self stows neatly into a large anchor chain bin located directly beneath the winch. Because the forestay is located four feet aft of the bow, there’s a lot of room to handle the anchor.

Seven Bomar hatches and eight dorades provide ventilation below. Stainless steel guards around the dorades prevent jib sheets from fouling and furnish handholds for crewmembers moving forward or aft.

The Deerfoot we sailed was missing some mooring cleats aft and amidships. Also, cleats and winches, though mounted with through bolts and washers into a thick section of fiberglass, have no backing plates to distribute the load.

Despite its comparatively narrow beam (14 1/2 feet), the Deerfoot’s interior is well designed for living aboard in port or offshore. Emphasis is on having an airy, open saloon. Large hull portholes and lightcolored, vinyl-covered bulkheads and ceilings create a feeling of light and space. Plush leather settees and a horizontal teak veneer enhance this feeling and give the boat a Scandinavian flair.

Stepping below from the cockpit, there are two guest cabins—one with bunk beds to port and one with a small double to starboard. When cruising, either cabin provides a good place for children or guests. The port cabin, within earshot of the person on deck, is preferable offshore.

The owner’s double stateroom forward is designed for sleeping in harbor. You can hear the anchor chain if it drags, and there’s good ventilation. This stateroom has oodles of storage and a spacious head forward with sit-down shower, large mirror, and sink.

Aft is another head with shower, stacked washer and dryer, and large linen closet. The shower compartment has big hooks inside for hanging wet towels and foul weather gear. Both heads, sprayed glossy white, are bright and easy to clean.

The long secure passageway between the companionway ladder and saloon is a good place to don your harness or foul weather gear. It also leads you to the galley to port and nav section starboard.

The nav section/office is C-shaped with plenty of room for charts, instruments and electronics. There are two tables and a rotating chair so you can sit forward or aft. (However, there’s no space for knees when swiveling the chair outboard.)

Nav lockers along the hull with roll-top lids furnish a nifty way to store books, cassettes, or extra electronics. There’s more room for a computer and other equipment on the desk mounted aft.

Across from the nav section, the galley is a typical U-shape with the stove mounted on the aft bulkhead. Counter tops are Corian which can be lightly sanded if scuffed or scraped. There is handsome stowage for dishes and dry goods in lockers above the stove and along the hull.

Two nine-inch deep stainless steel sinks sit outboard and drain via an electric pump to a thru-hull in the aft head. They would drain more efficiently if they were installed near the centerline and plumbed directly overboard.

Hot and cold pressure water are standard, but surprisingly there are no manual salt water pumps, and only one manual fresh water foot pump underneath the galley sink.

There’s an eight-cubic-foot fridge and and a fivecubic-foot freezer across from the stove. The fridge stays cold, but its “side opening” door could be better insulated. There’s a microwave and more food lockers along the companionway starboard.

The galley and nav section look out over the saloon. There’s a large L-shaped dinette to port and a straight settee to starboard. Fiddles for bookshelves mounted behind the settees are inadequately designed for sailing offshore.

To minimize weight above the waterline, the cabin sole and furniture are constructed of teak plywood on a foam core. A good latch-down system secures the sole. However, on the boat we sailed, the cabin sole was divided into five and seven foot lengths which were much too cumbersome.

Lighting on the Deerfoot 61 is excellent. Overhead lights are round recessed halogens and large rectangular flourescents. The saloon has strip lights behind the valances and in the kickspace along the cabin sole. Small reading lights are mounted above bunks and settees.

Large hatches, which provide plenty of light, are fitted with storm cover tracks so they can be left cracked in inclement weather. They also come with an innovative system of bug and sun screens which conveniently slide in and out of the deck.

The Deerfoot 61 is a luxurious boat. It’s also a sensible, liveaboard boat that offers outstanding accommodations, superb craftsmanship, and unparalleled performance. It’s obvious that Dashew and Rogeberg put a lifetime of ocean voyaging and boatbuilding experience into the Deerfoot design.

All this comes at a price, of course. New, a coastal cruising version of the Deerfoot 61 runs $680,000, add another $120,000 for the offshore package, which comes with sails, two autopilots, watermaker, refrigerator-freezer, ground tackle, and electronics.

This is a lot to pay for any boat, but you’ll get top quality for your dollar.

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Several years ago I saw one of these boats in Wellington New Zealand. If I had just won Lotto I would have made the owner an offer he could not refuse!! Great review.

You gave a thorough and thoughtful review but you incorrectly used the term ‘electrolysis’ instead of the proper term electrolytic corrosion. Btw, electrolysis is a process of removing hair, so I don’t think you meant that.

I have sailed aboard the Deerfoot 72, Locura. It’s a fabulously fast boat and the quality is evident the moment you step aboard. It’s for sale now and sure wish I could make an offer on it.

Excellent Write up

A very informative review. I do find a few of your criticisms both valid and surprising at this level, however. Balsa core may have been the go-to core 40-50 years ago, but as any C&C owner can tell you, leaves much to be desired in any environment where freeze-thaw cycles may occur. I also did not read, or may have missed, the partial solution in which encapsulated plywood or fibreglassed in pads isolate the balsa in areas where through-bolted gear is found on deck. Related is the mention of the absence of backing plates and the possibility that flexing might unbed or otherwise allow water into that balsa core. Also concerning are the dissimilar metals in the rudder; I agree with you that a different approach would be preferable.

Other than these cavils, Deerfoots sound very well thought out and it was nice to have an “under the hatches” walkthrough. I always learn something I can use on our less pretty ocean cruiser

Good thorough review. I enjoy Nicholson’s approach and his comments. I am looking forward to more thorough analyses of cruising sailboats.

Good review of the Dashew philosophy and the 61 and have been a follower since the late 1980s. I only wish we could see some of it applied to more boats in the 40-50ft range.

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