PANGOLIN is the only Bruckmann 50 with a Herreshoff style interior. She is in exceptional condition and well-equipped for ocean cruising or day sailing.
DETAILED SPECIFICATIONS MAIN CHARACTERISTICS
Name: PANGOLIN
Type: Motorsailor
Model: Performance Sailboat
Builder: Bruckmann Yachts
Designer: Mark Ellis
Year: 2008
LOA: 50’00” (15.24M)
Beam: 15’05” ( 4.70M)
PANGOLIN is the only Bruckmann 50 with a Herreshoff style interior. She is in exceptional condition and well-equipped for ocean cruising or day sailing.
DETAILED SPECIFICATIONS MAIN CHARACTERISTICS
Name: PANGOLIN
Type: Motorsailor
Model: Performance Sailboat
Builder: Bruckmann Yachts
Designer: Mark Ellis
Year: 2008
LOA: 50’00” (15.24M)
Beam: 15’05” ( 4.70M)
Draft: (Max) 6’00” ( 1.83M)
Bridge Clearance: 63’00” (19.20M)
Hull Material: Fiberglass
Flag: United States
Main Engine: Single John Deere 135 HP
Max Speed: 9-10 knots
Cruising Speed: 8-9 knots
Gross Tonnage: 28
Accommodations: Sleeps up to 7 guests in 2 staterooms plus convertible library
TANK CAPACITIES
Fuel: 290 US gallons (1098 liters)
Water: 200 US gallons ( 757 liters)
Holding: 40 US gallons ( 151 liters)
NOTABLE RECENT UPGRADES (2018/2019)
It should be noted that PANGOLIN is one of only two Bruckmann 50’s built to date with a beautiful teak interior.
The Master stateroom, guest stateroom and library have been painted satin white with teak trim, which gives her and light and airy feel.
Her swim platform was removed and upgraded with a more recent design which provides extra storage and a longer waterline, which also improved her sea kindliness.
Recent upgrades also include:
Northern Lights 8 kW generator
Extra 40 gals of fuel
Dual windlass with Lewmar 66 lb anchor and 1 25 kg Rocna each with 300 ft chain
Dual system air conditioning and heat
Spectra Watermaker, 17 gallons per hour
Harken traveler system
Miele washing machine
Vacuflush heads
Solar panels
Custom Bimini
Custom main saloon table
All new fabric below decks and custom cockpit cushions and pillows
New mattress in master stateroom and library
New stereo ,TV and entertainment system
New electronics which included
Ray marine lighthouse 2 MFD which includes 24 mile range radar and chart plotter
AIS
Hailer horn
Redesigned and recovered helm seat
Covers for exterior varnish
VESSEL OVERVIEW
Walking into the Bruckmann 50 from the stern, one is immediately struck by the size of the cockpit and the visibility in the main salon. Excellent helm seats with large wheel and 2 comfortable settees, varnished teak table and teak rail seats. Step inside to find the main salon is bright and open, providing excellent ventilation and panoramic visibility. The inside steering station is surrounded by the best in today’s navigational equipment and engine instrumentation, including an ample chart table. Steering from the inside station during adverse conditions is a delight. The spacious cockpit and main salon dining areas offer expansive entertaining possibilities, with dinner party seating for four at each table.
The Library below is everyone’s favorite space aboard a Bruckmann 50. Convertible to a double sleeping space the library functions as a navigation station with desk, laptop connection, chart stowage, and book shelving. There is a TV and settee with reading and mood lights. The library is contiguous to the light and open galley, allowing for excellent socializing. The library/den is a truly unique feature. The love seat can also serve as a comfortable pull out bunk, creating a third stateroom when additional guests arrive.
The Owner’s stateroom is forward with centerline queen. Guest stateroom to starboard is a lower double with pull out upper single, hanging locker and copious drawer storage. Two heads with shared shower to port.
The interior of the Bruckmann 50, as with all Bruckmann Yachts, showcases the company’s exceptional quality and attention to detail. PANGOLIN is built with the brighter teak interior and retains the Herreshof charm. Equipped with new Miele washer, diesel heat and electric primary winches, this yacht offers push-button comfort on deck and below!
Features:
All exposed interior fiberglass in locker interiors covered with teak, cedar or gelcoat
All interior joiner work & trim satin varnished and satin white paint (Herreshof style)
Varnished teak and holly sole
Varnished wood countertops in heads
Teak handrails; extra handrail to galley
Removable overhead panels, to access electronics, finished in satin white
Shaped varnished valence hand hold at house side
5” foam upholstered cushions in main cabin and 6” foam in staterooms
All latches, hinges, catches and pulls brass or bright chrome or stainless steel
Stainless steek sinks in heads
Separate shower stall with large storage locker
Chart table with hinged top
Hurricane diesel heat
GALLEY
Modern appliances, such as built-in microwave and top/front access refrigeration, accentuate the open layout of the galley. Elegant Corian countertops offer ample work surface, and due to the raised salon, the galley remains well lit.
The galley includes:
Separate Seafrost freezer and refrigerator with top and front access
Molded fiberglass box with 4” foam insulation
12 volt refrigeration
3-Burner Force 10 stainless steel stove with oven
Two 10 lb. aluminum propane tanks with regulator
Miele washing machine (new)
Sink with hot and cold faucet control
Fresh and sea water spigots (1 each) with flush mounted foot pumps
ELECTRICAL
8 kW Northern Lights generator (generator hours: 590 as of March 2021)
All wiring sized and color coded to ABYC specs
(1) DS115 Starting battery and (3) 8D cell house batteries
Battery selection switches
12V DC custom distribution panel
50 amp 125/250 volt shore power with 50’ cord
50 amp shore power main breaker, AC line voltage meters, polarity indicator
110 volt outlets in galley, head, dinette and staterooms
Prosine 1800 watt inverter
80 amp battery charger
Chrome overhead lights in galley, dinette, head and forward stowage area
Chrome swivel reading lights in dinette, nav area and aft bunk
Directional light at chart table
Navigation lights on bow pulpit, stern light on stern push pit
Steaming, foredeck, masthead and spreader lights on mast
Light at compass locations
Overhead dome lights in staterooms, main cabin, galley, heads, pilothouse and engine space
Directional reading lights in staterooms, main cabin and pilothouse
All lights are “Cantaloupi”
ELECTRONICS AND NAVIGATION
Raymarine Lighthouse II with radar/GPS plotter, three repeaters at inside helm and three repeaters in cockpit for complete individualized display.
Side power bow thruster
Autopilot with remote
VHF at inside helm with speaker and removable mic at exterior helm
Windlass control at both helms and bow
Tankwatch 4 monitor
Wifi and cell phone extender
AUDIO/VISUAL
Bose speakers with Clarion CD/radio
Panasonic DVD Blu-Ray with LG YD screen
DECK AND HULL
Called by Yachting Magazine “The 200% Motorsailor”, the Mark Ellis hull is attractive and powerful. Under sail, the B50 will impress even the most avid sailboat racer and achieve speeds to 10 knots upwind. Visibility from either helm is excellent and all will enjoy the level entry from the transom forward through the salon and inside helm.
Air draft: 62’ 8”
Stainless steel rails
Stainless steel wheel
Fortress anchor and rode
Deck hydraulic package includes 2 electric primary winches
Inner forestay and running backstays
Windshield wash down and 2-speed windscreen wipes (3)
Sea water wash down
Verifold prop
Epoxy bottom and antifouling
Large storage lockers in cockpit (2)
Oceanair hatch screens over master bed and in pilothouse
Extendable pilothouse table
Vinylester resin throughout
Single piece Core-Cell cored fiberglass molding
Extra reinforcing as required
Teak folding stools and extension for dining table
Core phased out in way of all thru-hulls, struts, shaft log, rudder port & center line
Molded keel sump with increased laminate
Awlgrip painted topsides & boot stripe
Externally fastened 16,000 lb. cast lead ballast
DECK AND SAILING HARDWARE
Total sail area: 1250 sq. ft.
All winches chromed and self-tailing
(2) Primary electric cockpit winches, Lewmar #58
(2) Secondary cockpit winches, Lewmar #50
(1) Halyard winch, Lewmar #44 on mast
(2) Winch handles, 10” with lock-in and holders
12 volt dual direction gypsy and capstan windlass
Forespar Leisurefurl in-Boom Furling System with fully battened main sail
135% Rollerfurling genoa
Aluminum whisker pole with track
Harken Traveler System
Staysail sheave box and tang on master
Running back stay tangs on mast
Staysail chainplate on deck
TRACKS, LEADS, DECK BLOCKS:
All deck hardware Harken or Lewmar
Deck blocks at spar for halyard reefs and control lines
(2) Double sheave organizers
Inboard genoa tracks
(2) Low lead sheet cars
(2) Large snatch blocks
(2) Double sheeve footblocks
Shroud and backstay chainplates, custom stainless steel with welded bails, bonded to keel
Harken Traveler
HATCHES, VENTS, PORTS AND RAILS:
All hatches Lewmar anodized aluminum
(1) Fore hatch
(6) Vent hatches
(8) Opening ports with screens
Varnished teak cap rail
(2) Varnished teak handrails on cabin top
(2) Varnished teak handrails on pilothouse top
(2) Varnished teak dorade vent boxes with 4” stainless steel cowls
Vanished teak flagpole
Custom tempered glass-sliding windows in pilothouse with screens
(3) Windshield wipers
(1) Double rail 1 ¼” stainless steel bow pulpit
(1) Double rail 1 ¼” stainless steel stern rail with gate
(12) Stainless steel custom stanchions
(2) Gates with braces and upper lifeline gates
Upper and lower lifelines vinyl coated 7 x 19 stainless steel with turnbuckles
(14) Stainless steel stanchion bases with aluminum backup plates
Welded stainless steel bowsprit with twin anchor rollers
Welded double channel stainless steel bow fitting
CLEATS AND CHOCKS:
(2) Stainless steel forward mooring cleats 12”
(2) Stainless steel midship mooring cleats 12”
(2) Stainless steel aft mooring cleats 12”
(2) Cockpit cleats 10”
(6) Custom chrome bronze chocks set into rail
Covers for rails, table, pedestal and wheel
Stainless steel davits at the transom for a tender
There is a transom engine mount
Lifesling rescue system
COCKPIT
Step aboard the extra wide swim platform and though the large, hinged cockpit transom door into the single level cockpit, lined with exquisite teak grating. The cockpit and main salon are all one level, providing easy access aboard.
Recently redesigned swim platform with swim ladder and storage
(2) Varnished teak sealed and self-draining lockers
(3) Sculpted seats for cockpit steering station
Stainless wheel
Pedestal with angled guard and brake
Varnished teak table with folding leaves, grab rails, built-in insulated cooler
Single lever engine controls
Engine gauges with start/stop switches at both stations
Teak cockpit grating
Chrome handrails
Custom side boarding ladder, teak steps
Cockpit light under hardtop
Cavernous port and starboard cockpit lockers
Hot and cold cockpit shower
(2) Varnished teak rail seats
Light closed cell foam cockpit seat cushions
ENGINE AND MECHANICAL
The engine compartment is accessible through the stairwell for simple checks or open up the salon flooring, as desired. Spacious, quiet and well-laid out, the engine compartment allows for every maintenance.
John Deere 135 HP Diesel engine (engine hours: 1747 as of March 2021)
Hurricane diesel heat/water system with five heat exchangers
1 ¾” diameter Aquamet propeller shaft
Varifold 4-blade propeller
Bow thruster
FRP shaft log and dripless stuffing box
GROCO raw water engine strainer
(2) 125 US gallon aluminum fuel tanks with vents
Dual Racor fuel filters with vacuum gauge
Engine room sound insulation
Blower engine room ventilation
Hinged engine access
Stainless steel thru transom exhaust
Coast Guard approved exhaust hoses
Waterlift muffler
Batteries (new 2019)
STRUCTURE
Fiberglass roving and unidirectional reinforcements over foam floors with limber holes
Deck flange bolted and bonded to hull flange
High density foam floors in way of mast and engine beds with extra reinforcement
Cast lead allow ballast
Stainless steel keel bolts cast in place with stainless steel nuts and washers
Keel bedded to sump with epoxy
STEERING
The exterior helm is mechanical and the inside helm is hydraulic with a simple change over system
Inside steering station with compass, full engine instrumentation panel, controls and chart area
Bow thruster and windlass remote control at both helm stations
Balanced fiberglass foam filled rudder with 4” stainless steel shaft and stiffeners
Fiberglass steering pedestal
34” diameter stainless steel wheel
6” Ritchie compass with stainless steel cover
Stainless steel emergency tiller
Variable speeds windshield wipers and wash
PLUMBING
Pressure water with hot and cold faucets in heads and galley
20 US gallon water heater with engine heat exchanger
Shower with molded sump, sump pump and telephone type shower head
Foot pumps for fresh and salt water in galley
Two stainless steel water tanks, 100 US gallons each, with level gauges
Under mounted double stainless steel sink in galley
Under mounted stainless steel sinks in heads
Rigid color-coded PVC plumbing and couplers
Two heads with 40-gallon holding tank with overboard discharge pump
All below water through-hulls fitted with Marelon seacocks
Hot and cold cockpit shower
#10 Whale “Gusher” manual bilge pump mounted in cockpit
(2) Rule 2000 electric bilge pumps with auto float switches
REMARKS
The perfect balance of power and sail, control and comfort, technology and tradition, the Bruckmann 50 has been called “The 200% Motorsailor” by Yachting Magazine. Blessed by superlative sailing performance of her Mark Ellis-designed hull, a powerful rig and high-tech construction, the Bruckmann 50 provides all the comforts of the most elegant home.
This yacht has light and bright teak (and painted white satin) interior and is equipped with a Leisure Furl-in boom system, electric primary cockpit winches, bow thruster, diesel heat, washer/dryer … and so much more. The level entry from swim step to the inside helm station is appreciated by sailors and non-sailors alike. All working lines are led aft to the deep and comfortable cockpit which offers excellent visibility. The large wheel, varnished rail, custom cockpit cushions and pillows make for a superlative cockpit. The lazarettes are oversized and allow for copious storage. And when the wind falters, turn on the 135hp John Deere and enjoy the inside steering station at the main salon. Sophisticated interior comfort is offered below with two staterooms plus a convertible “library” and delightful galley.
Whether your plans include ocean cruising or day sailing, the Bruckmann 50 is the ideal candidate for your consideration. PANGOLIN is in exceptional condition and equipped for serious cruising.
EXCLUSIONS
All owner’s personal gear, loose items, artwork, galley gear, CD’s, charts, fishing equipment, tools, supplies and items not specifically listed on specifications sheet.
DISCLAIMER
All speeds, measurements, capacities, consumptions, etc. may be approximate or estimated. Specifications provided for information only. Data was obtained from sources believed to be reliable and is not guaranteed by owner or brokers. Buyer assumes the responsibility to ascertain the correctness of all data contained herein and otherwise provided and must instruct his agent and surveyors to confirm all details for accuracy prior to purchase. Subject to prior sale price and inventory change or withdrawal from market without notice.
