Roger Long
Senior Member
Life’s curveballs are bringing us to the realization that we must sell our recently purchased Manatee. She is a rare North Sea model, one of three in the nation, with the full pilothouse and forward slanted windows. Vessel is operational and just completed a ten day shakedown cruise. Now located in SC. Vetus Bow thruster. Midway through a major refit with these items completed: Engine remounted with new engine mounts. Stern bearing replaced and cooling water connection to stuffing box installed to provide positive water flow to stern bearing. Bowsprit rebuilt and Loftrans Tigress windlass installed with 55 lb. Mantus anchor and 200 feet of 3/8 chain. Dickenson Antarctic diesel heater installed in salon. Provides dry, quiet, heat with fireplace like ambiance. Rudder port area massively reinforced with hull protection from debris lodged between prop and hull. Very low hours (approx. 1600) engine due to decade as a mostly stationary liveaboard by PO. 2 inverters (one for 110 V. refrigerator), new bilge pump, anchor washdown pump, and other items on board awaiting installation. AC removed by PO but seacocks still in place for reinstallation. This would be the perfect snowbird or Great Loop cruiser. You could not get this much living space in a used boat with a real pilothouse at twice the price and operational cost.
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