Spencer 55 (EXTENDED) Center Cockpit Sloop for sale in Whangerei New Zealand

LOOKING FOR AN AMAZING, SPACIOUS FAMILY FREINDLY BLUEWATER CRUISER? THIS IS THE ONE!

THINKING OF CRUISING THE SOUTH PACIFIC? SHE IS LAYING IN NEW ZEALAND, THEN PERFECT STARTING POINT FOR YOUR CRUISING DREAMS.

DON'T MISS OUT ON THIS ! SHE'S BEEN CRUISED A LOT BY HER 2 OWNERS AND THEIR FAMILIES AND SHE'S READY TO GO AGAIN!!!

LOOKING FOR AN AMAZING, SPACIOUS FAMILY FREINDLY BLUEWATER CRUISER? THIS IS THE ONE!

THINKING OF CRUISING THE SOUTH PACIFIC? SHE IS LAYING IN NEW ZEALAND, THEN PERFECT STARTING POINT FOR YOUR CRUISING DREAMS.

DON'T MISS OUT ON THIS ! SHE'S BEEN CRUISED A LOT BY HER 2 OWNERS AND THEIR FAMILIES AND SHE'S READY TO GO AGAIN!!! ALL KINDS OF UPGRADES INCLUDING NEW STANDING RIGGING (2018), CHAINPLATES, AND ELECTRIC HALYARD WINCHES (SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO LEAVE THE COCKPIT TO RAISE THE SAILS). SHE HAS HAD A TON OF MONEY SPENT ON HER IN LAST FEW YEARS. THE HULL WAS PEELED AND EPOXY BARRIER APPLIED BY A REPUTABLE YARD IN APPROXIMATELY 2016. GENSET, DIESEL HEAT AND MUCH MUCH MORE. COME SEE KNOT HOME TODAY!!

Knot Home is so much more than just another sailboat, she's a true world cruiser! She's already proven that she's capable from the owners extensive cruising, and she's ready for more. The owners have never spared any expense on gear or upkeep, and it shows. The bottom was completely stripped, and an epoxy barrier coat was applied. All the portlights in the entire vessel were also replaced in the last seven years. Knot Home really does not need much of anything (except your belongings to be able to go sailing today!

She has a good amount of deck space to work with, and the extension the original owner had built some years ago, is a fantastic add on, making boarding from a dinghy a breeze, or getting off the back with your dive gear. It also makes it easy to be able to climb back aboard after a swim, snorkel or dive. Lots of the deck gear is custom built stainless and it is very heavy duty, just what a world cruiser needs!

The interior is gorgeous teak, and well laid out. The owner had the aft stateroom area remodeled some years ago, and they did a really nice job on the joinery. The aft or owners stateroom includes a private salon area, which includes the nav station, TV, settee, icemaker, and desk. There is also an ensuite full head and shower.

There is a single berth midships alongside the engine room, which would be a great berth for a child. Up forward, the V-berth is quite large, and also has a full head and shower, which doubles as the day head for other guests. The salon is spacious, and the galley is to port, so entertaining is a breeze with the chef not being separate from the guests. A large custom salon table wraps around the mast, and has a center locker for storage. This makes for a VERY FAMILY FRIENDLY CRUISING OPTION!!

The engine room is large and comfortable ( will accommodate people well over six ft tall!), and everything is located in a way that makes maintenance a breeze. Everything is well kept, and in good, clean, running condition.

Knot Home is a spacious, sleek, and fast cruising boat, ready to take off on her next family cruising adventure WITH YOU ABOARD!! Come and make her yours today!

Galley

• Norcold DE0041 refrigerator
• Front loading refrigerator
• Force 10 4 burner propane stove with oven/broiler
  
• GE Microwave oven
• Mr Coffee coffee maker
• Toaster
• Dual deep stainless steel sinks
• Hot/cold fauets
• Teak cup and plate rack
• Lots of counter space and storage
• New galley cushions

Salon

• Solid teak joinery
• Leather upholstery
• Teak parquet flooring
• Custom salon table with storage
• Brass clock and barometer
• Half model of Sargasso
• All new portlights in 2016 (entire boat)
• Teak binocular holder
• Thermostat control for heating system
• Teak safety handrails
• Fire extiguisher
• Storage in stairs to cockpit
• In floor house bank battery access

Engine room

• Perkins Range 4 M90 4cyl in-line diesel engine (new in 1992) 2,583 hours
• Borg Warner Velvet Drive transmission
• Northern Lights Genset 905 hrs
• Espar D7L Forced air diesel furnace
  
• Racor fuel filters for everything
• Engine oil pressure activated shaft brake
• Water maker
• Prestolite 105amp engine alternator
• Seaward sgallon water heater

Electronics

• Iridium
• Std Horizon Matrix AIS GX1200
  
• Raymarine C120 Marine Radar
• Raymarine ST60+ Wind, Depth, Speed, Compass
• Raytheon Ray90 VHF/FM radio telephone
• Furuno FCV-582L Color Sounder
• Furuno NavPilot Autopilot
  
• Rudder angle indicator
• Raystar 590 GPS Navigator
• Magellan NavPod D handheld GPS
• Garmin GPS 76 hand held GPS
• ICOM IC-M36 floating handheld VHF Transceiver
• Dymek DA-100D Stoner directional med wave antenna
  
• Magnum Magna Sine MS2812 inverter/charger
• Magnum remote inverter/charger control panel
• Sure 1202 Battery isolator
• Cruising Equipment AMP hour meter
• HP Laptop with Windows 7 and Nobeltec nav software
• HP Photosmart C4750 printer, copier, scanner
• Asus RT-G32 router
• Pioneer KEH-P5900 AM/FM/CD stereo
  

Deck/Hull

• Harken MK III roller furling system
• Harken Mainsheet traveler
• Halyards run to cockpit with electric powered winches
• Self tailing Primary winches
• Inner forestay/baby stay (removable)
• Spinnaker pole
• NAVTEC hydraulic boom vang
• NAVTEC hydraulic back stay tensioner
• Split backstay
• Masthead weather index
• Steering pedastal
• Enkes winches (7 total)
• Custom stainless fittings, blocks and hardware
• Stainless steel anchor platform
• Stainless steel swim ladder
• Stainless steel arch, double pipe.
• Simpson Lawrence V2000 12VDC anchor windlass with deck controls
• Lifesling, Jim Buoy Life rings
• Radar reflectors x 2
• Leather covered wheel
• Stainless steel BBQ
• Hot and cold transom shower
• Deck dorade vents 4
• Teak grate in cockpit
• Large fiberglass deck box for line and fender storage
• Three blade bronze prop with PropSpeed
• Spur line cutters
• Bronze thru hulls

Sails

• New Mainsail
• Storm main
• Storm jib
• Symmetrical Spinnaker
• Asym Spinnaker
• 150% and 165% genoas
• Yankee cut Genoa
• Staysail
  

Accommodations

• Master - Queen berth aft with private salon and head
• Midship single berth
• Forward V-berth with ensuite head
• New custom mattresses

Additional Information

• New epoxy barrier coat job in 2016
• All new portlights in 2016, entire vessel.
• New Magnum inverter 2015
• 220 volt system with charger added (both 220volts and 110vol onboard).
• 2x new Jabsco manual heads

Disclaimer

W S Yacht Brokers LLC 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.

Boat Description, Recent Upgrades and Inventory

Year:1979

Model: Spencer 53' CC cutter/sloop

Builder: Spencer Boats Ltd., Richmond BC, Canada

Length: 54' 3" Beam: 13' 5" Draft: 8' 2"

Stock Boat: yes

Material: fiberglass

Type Vessel: diesel auxiliary cutter/sloop

Use: pleasure

Afloat: yes, currently in a slip at Riverside Drive Marina, Whangarei

Type of Bottom: round bilge, fin keel, skeg-hung rudder

Condition of Bottom: good, no damage sighted, fresh antifouling (last applied June 2021).

Planking: fiberglass

Struts: (1) cast bronze

Bearings: rubber/bronze cutlass, serviceable

Props: 3-blade bronze Max prop 20" light pitting Shaft: 1.25" stainless steel

Rudders: fiberglass with foam core

Keel: fin type, lead

Zincs: Perrynut, shaft collar installed Dec 2021

EXTERIOR

Topsides Condition: good. some areas of wear on gel coat,

1. Planking: fiberglass with balsa core, as reported Paint: gel coat, polish over older finish

2. Stem: fiberglass Transom: fiberglass (extension with sugar scoop swim step added in 1992)

3. Cabin Tops: molded fiberglass with balsa core Glass: acrylic (newer port light installation )

4. Cabin Structure: fiberglass with wood core

5. Decks: fiberglass with balsa core

6. Canvas: new dodger and bimini installed in 2018, full enclosure added 2021, winch covers, windlass cover, tiller arm, BBQ, mainsail cover, grab rail covers original but in good condition

INTERIOR

1. Finish: varnished teak, veneers, parquet sole, fabrics, laminate

2. Double Cabins: (2) + Pilot berth,

3. Salons (2)

4. Galley: port side, forward salon Force 10 4 burner w/oven/broiler, LPG, gimballed

5. Refrigeration: Norcold DE0041, AC/DC

6. 2nd 12V refrigerator/freezer

7. Heating: Espar D7L, diesel forced air heater

8. Heads(2): 12VDC marine front head, manual pump toilet aft head

9. Sewage Disposal: (1) MSD Type III, (2) Y-valves, 12VDC macerator pump, deck pump out fitting

10. Showers: hand held in front head, 12VDC shower sump pump, hand held on aft swim step.

BILGE

1. Bilge Condition: wet

2. Thru-Hull Fittings: bronze Valves: bronze ballcocks

3. Frames: plywood bulkheads fiberglassed to hull

4. Stringers: (2) 3.5" wood engine stringers, longitudinal & athwarthships bulkheads adds rigidity to hull 5. Bilge Pumps: (2) Rule 370012VDC submersible pumps with float switch (no high water bilge alarm or manually operated pump installed.

MECHANICAL

1. Engine: Perkins Ranger 4 M90, 4-cylinder, in line, naturally aspirated diesel, 84.5 hp @ 2,800, Engine Hours: 4,178 hours on analog hour meter.

2. Gears: Borg Warner Velvet Drives/n: 10563 1.9:1 ratio

3. Exhaust System: fresh water cooled, wet exhaust, waterlift muffler, thru-hull discharge hoses replaced in 2018.

4. Blowers: (1) 3" in line, 12VDC Alarms: gauges only

5. Flame Arresters: none

6. air filter Fuel Lines: USCG Type A1/A2 Approved. neoprene

7. Steering/Controls: single station Yacht Specialties wheel, pedestal, Wagner hyd. steering/pedestal mounted shift/throttle levers, Bowden-type cables

FUEL AND WATER TANKS

1. Fuel Tanks: (1) fiberglass

2. Capacity: 200 gallons reported Bonding: at fuel fill

3. Supports: integral Filler Cap: external side deck

4. Compartment Vent: natural Valves: in line, manual

5. Water Tanks:gallons total Material: fiberglass

6. Pressure System: 12VDC demand pump with Water Heater: Seaward S-1200, 11 gal., AC/engine heated accumulator

7. Water Lines: reinforced clear vinyl tubing

ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS

1. Batteries: (4) 6-volt, lead acid (2) 8D, 12-volt, lead acid Master Switches: (3) companionway (1) engine room 12VDC Switches: fused toggle & circuit breaker type 12VDC Wiring: 12VDC Switchboard: at main panel & engine room

2. 110VAC Wiring:110VAC Switches: circuit breaker type

3. Battery Charger: Magnum Energy MS2812 110VAC Switchboard: at main panel & engine room

4. 240VAC shore power. 7 outlets, hot water heater, victron 30W battery charger

5. 2x325W solar panels and MPPT controller

SAFETY AND NAVIGATION EQUIPMENT

1. Fire Extinguishers: (4) 3-A:40-B:C

2. Halon or CO2 System: none, See Items Noted

3. Radio: Standard Horizon Matrix AIS GX2100 VHF Compass: (2) Ritchie 4.25" bulkhead mounted

4. Fathometer: Furuno FCV582L color sounder

5. Radar: Raymarine C120 marine radar Horn: hand held, compressed air

6. Loran/GPS: Raytheon Raystar 590 GPS Navigator

7. Nav. Lights: international rules, 12VDC MOB Rescue: (1) Jim Buoy 102 horseshoe type, not mounted

8. Anchors:

• CQR 60#, swivel, 7/16" chain leader 210 feet

• 1" nylon rode

• West Marine Triad 40#, spare

• A&B Ind. cast bronze 55# Navy-type, spare

• galv. stockless type, spare

• assorted chain leader & braided nylon rode in storage

9. Pulpits and Lifelines: 1" double stainless steel bow & stern pulpits (extended to midship in 2019), 1-1/8" stainless steel stanchions, 1" stainless steel grab rails, Dynma lifelines installed in 2020

SAILING CRAFT

All new running and standing rigging installed by Ian Weedman in Portland, Oregon in 2018. Included the installation of new chain plates, new main, genoa, forestays’l, and spinnaker halyards, new strongtrack, leather spreader boots, new aft lead control lines, main outhaul, new preventers, lazy jacks, running backstays, mast stepped. The boat was rigged for single-handed sailing by bringing the running rigging into the cockpit’s (2) new Lewmar #45 electric winches with new teak boxes to encase the motors under the deck in the galley.

1. Rig: masthead sloop, (2) spreaders Masts: oval section, painted aluminum, keel stepped 2. Standing Rig: 1X19 stainless steel wire 25/64" Running Rig: Dacron, stainless steel wire 3. Turnbuckles: closed bodied, chromed bronze Toggles: stainless steel 4. Winches: (2) Enkes AR22, 2-speed, anodized aluminum drums (1) Enkes #28, 2-speed, chromed bronze drum (1) Enkes AR26T, 2-speed, self-tailing, anodized aluminum drums, (2) Enkes AR32, 2-speed, anodized aluminum drums (1) is marked #32 w/o AR (2) Enkes AR36, 2-speed, anodized aluminum drums (1) Enkes #28, 2-speed, anodized aluminum drum

SAILS

9 sails inspected in 2018 at North Sails in Portland, Oregon and determined to be in good condition. New main in 2021.

1. Main, full battened Dacron with two reef points

2. Storm main

3. Storm Jib

4. Yankee head sail

5. 145 genoa on furler

6. Solent sail converted to back-up genoa

7. Stay sail

8. Spinnaker with Sock

9. Asymmetric Spinnaker with sock

DECK

∙ Stainless steel anchor platform brackets with (2) rollers on bow

∙ Transom extension with steps & folding stainless steel swim ladder

∙ 50’ Marine shore power cord, 30 amp 120V/60Hz

∙ 50’ Marine shore power cord, 30 amp 240V/50Hz

∙ 1.5” Stainless steel arch, double pipe

∙ Simpson Lawrence V2000 12VDC anchor windlass, remote control buttons, new motor installed in 2021

ELECTRONICS

∙ Two electric wenches installed in the cockpit in 2018

∙ Two electric solar panels installed on the aft port and starboard stainless rails inamps total)

∙ Standard Horizon Matrix AIS GX2100 VHF transceiver

∙ Raymarine C120 marine radar

∙ Raymarine ST60+ WIND

∙ Raymarine ST60+ DEPTH

∙ Raymarine ST60+ SPEED

∙ Raymarine ST60+ COMPASS

∙ Furuno FCV-582L color sounder

∙ Raystar 590 GPS Navigator

∙ Magellan NavPod D hand held GPS

∙ Garmin GPS 76 hand held GPS w/charger

∙ ICOM IC-M36 floating hand held VHF transceiver

∙ Furuno Navpilot autopilot

∙ Rudder angle indicator

∙ Dymek DA100D Stoner directional medium wave antenna

∙ Magnum Energy Magna Sine MS2812 power invertor/battery charger

∙ Magnum Energy remote panel

∙ Sure Model 1202 multi battery isolator

∙ Dayton time switch

∙ Cruising Equipment Amp/Hour meter

∙ HP Photosmart C4750 printer, copier, scanner

∙ Prestolite 8MR2401UA 105 amp engine driven alternator

SAFETY

∙ Revere offshore 6-person liferaft purchased in 2018 and mounted on aft deck cradle

∙ PFD’s (1) Type I, offshore (1) Type II child (1) Type III (3) Type V, inflatable

∙ Lifesling 2 ORS System

∙ Jim Buoy GW-24 life ring

∙ Jim Buoy 1020 horseshoe type MOB device

∙ Stainless steel reboarding ladder

∙ Olin signal flare kit & assorted signal flares, hand held, cartridges & launcher, all expired ∙ Signal horns, compressed air & oral

∙ Masthead Tri-Color navigation light

∙ Emergency tiller

∙ (2) Radar reflectors, (1) mounted, aluminum, passive

∙ Forespar aluminum extendable boat hook

COMFORT/CONVENIENCE

∙ Espar D7L diesel forced air heater

∙ Red Dot type heater, 12VDC fan

∙∙ Pioneer KEH-P5900 AM/FM/CD stereo player

∙ Pioneer CDX-P1250 12-disc cd changer (not functioning)

∙ U-line ice maker (not functioning)

∙ GE 110v microwave oven

∙ Transom hot & cold shower

∙ Remote mounted water filter cartridge

∙ (4) Nicro solar vents

∙ (4) Deck dorades

∙ Stainless steel BBQ, LPG, rail mounted

∙ 5” Boston barometer, black

∙ 6.5” Chelsea marine ships clock, black

∙ 4” Airguide chromed brass barometer

∙ 5” Chelsea brass ships clock

∙ Cockpit seat cushions

∙ Varnished teak cockpit grate

∙ (2) 12VDC spreader lights

MECHANICAL

∙ (2) 2.5” Stainless steel davits with (1) winch/line & 4:1 block/tackle

∙ Racor 75/500 FGX diesel fuel filter/water separator

∙ Racor 200 FG diesel fuel filter/water separator

∙ Engine oil pressure activated prop shaft brake

∙ 3-blade bronze 20 RH 18 spare propeller

∙ 2018 Rain maker portable water maker installed in engine room

∙ Spur-type prop shaft line cutter

∙ Flax-type packing gland

RIG

∙ Harkin Mk III roller furler

∙ Stainless steel bow sprit/platform

∙ Harkin mainsheet traveler

∙ Inner forestay

∙ 23’ 6” X 4.25” painted aluminum spinnaker pole

∙ NAVTEC hyd. boom vang & back stay tensioner

∙ 1.25” stainless steel & wood boom gallows

∙ Masthead fly index

NAVIGATIONAL AIDS

• Stellarscope handheld star finder

• Sexton and reference books/tables

• Iridium Go with external mounted antenna

Cost of Upgrades

List of upgrades:

Date of Update

USD

Engine hoses

May 2018

$2,000.00

self tailing winches

May 2018

$5,000.00

elec winches

May 2018

$2,000.00

rigging

June 2018

$50,000.00

bimini

June 2018

$4,000.00

water maker

August 2018

$5,000.00

solar

Dec 2018

$2,500.00

stainless

Dec 2018

$5,000.00

Iridium Go with external antenna

August 2019

$1,200.00

dyneema lifelines

June 2020

$500.00

dinghy & outboard

October 2020

$3,200.00

manual toilet

October 2020

$128.00

windlass motor

January 2021

$316.80

Force 10 oven

May 2021

$1,280.00

NZ 220V power with 6 outlets

May 2021

$3,584.00

Full cockpit enclosure

May 2021

$1,408.00

Gen battery

Oct 2021

$320.00

new mainsail

Sept 2021

$4,480.00

Electric toilet

Sept 2021

$288.00

All new mattresses

June 2022

$3,200.00

galley improvements

June 2022

$2,688.00

12V Refrigerator

October 2022

$512.00

All new galley cushions

June 2022

$960.00

Eng battery

Sept 2022

$320.00

Portlights

Sept 2022

$2,880.00

240V water heater

October 2022

$636.80

total boat upgrades

$102,764.80

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.