Cheoy Lee Clipper Ketch 48 for sale in Rock Hall, Maryland United States of America

The 1977 Cheoy Lee CHINA GIRL, ketch rigged, hull # 3011, is an excellent example of the elegant Clipper 48 designed by A.E. Luders and built by the acclaimed Cheoy Lee shipyard. If ever you imagined yourself in the world of Errol Flynn, James Michner, and the golden age of yachting adventure, China Girl will transform you to that time that used to be. The beautiful sweeping lines, clipper bow, and varnished house present a nostalgic and graceful form.

Boat Overview

The 1977 Cheoy Lee CHINA GIRL, ketch rigged, hull # 3011, is an excellent example of the elegant Clipper 48 designed by A.E. Luders and built by the acclaimed Cheoy Lee shipyard. If ever you imagined yourself in the world of Errol Flynn, James Michner, and the golden age of yachting adventure, China Girl will transform you to that time that used to be. The beautiful sweeping lines, clipper bow, and varnished house present a nostalgic and graceful form. This is a vessel NOT for the faint of heart. If you are thinking multiple cabins, molded in Anything, you want to keep looking. This Cheoy Lee is replete with beautiful varnished teak and holly treatments that are more furniture and art form than naval architecture.

Upgrades and Modifications

Much has been added by the current owner to include, but not limited to:

• New Kabuta 70hp diesel engine
• FrigoBoat refrigeration and separate freezer
• New canvas
• Electrical and navigation upgrades
• Teak decks have been removed, glassed, and replaced with synthetic Nu Teak
• Heavy timber masts replaced by aluminum spars
• Traditional wood booms retained

Layout

Layout ‘B’ Model: Below decks, the layout is a spacious two staterooms, two head layout with a complete galley and varnished teak joinery, reminiscent of the Orient Express.

• The forward cabin has shelves on either side of the vee berth, with a seat, lockers, and drawers below the berth.
• There is an escape ladder with both fixed and opening port lights.
• The port side passageway to the main cabin shows two hanging lockers along the hull side.
• The forward head is fitted with a manual marine toilet, a hand shower, an opening port light, and a stainless steel sink.
• The main cabin has wraparound seating port and starboard.
• There are pilot berths port and starboard.
• The starboard galley is equipped with new freezer and refrigeration, a three burner propane stove with oven, and overhead storage.
• The aft cabin has a large queen berth with an adjoining head and shower, two opening ports, and an overhead hatch for ample ventilation.

Major Upgrades and Additions

• Topsides, cockpit, cabin Awlgrip painted professionally
• All receptacles converted from European 220v to US 110v, GFI
• New Lafrans 1500 windlass with cockpit remote installed
• All anchor chain replaced to include: 280’ rode, 220’ rode
• New aluminum main mast, mizzen mast, all standing rigging, turnbuckles, lazy jacks, sail handling system, new mainsail, mizzen
• Re-powered with Kabuta 70hp
• New exhaust, Racor dual filter manifold
• Stuffing box replaced with dripless unit
• New water pumps fore and aft
• New genoa tracks installed
• New high output voltage regulator and battery charger
• New Simrad NX 40 GPS/ChartPlotter and auto pilot
• New Adler Barbour refrigeration
• Crusiar air conditioning installed 18000 BTU and 8000 BTU, reverse cycle air-heat
• New mainsheet traveler
• Headsail furling drum replaced
• New genoa added
• Replaced both toilets
• Reupholstered cabin cushions
• Installed new Formica on counter tops
• Added new Simrad depth sounder
• Removed teak decking, fiberglassed deck, installed NU TEAK synthetic decking ($32,000 upgrade)
• New mainsail, mizzen, Bimini, all covers for cabin sides, hatches, new dodger
• Minor upgrades, options too numerous to list!