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1981 Bingham 48' Sailing Ketch

Bargain Price! $119,000 USD


1981 Bingham 48' Sailing Ketch: Gear and Specifications

Vessel Specifications:
Boat Name: Eager Dreamer
Year Built: 1981
Location: La Cruz, Mexico
Hull Material: Ferro-cement Engine/Fuel Type: Single Diesel
Builder: Wiles Boatbuilders
Designer: Bruce Bingham
Official No.:  647245
Hull No.:  WNZ93150A81
Dimensions:
LOA: 48'
LWL: 43'
Beam: 14'6"
Draft: 6' 6"
Displacement: Gross 27 tons Net 25 tons
Engines:
Engine(s):Ford Lehman
Engine Model: 2711E
HP: 80
Hours: 2,700
Cruising Speed: 8 kts
Tankage:
Fuel: 290 gallons
Water: 350 gallons

Accommodations:
This center cockpit design has an aft owners stateroom. She has considerable freeboard yielding 8' headroom in the main salon and nearly 7' in the aft stateroom.

The owners stateroom has ample storage, double berth and two hanging lockers.

The Galley is mid-ship, starboard side, allowing easy access and comfort in all weather.

The head is mid-ship, port side with shower, a fresh water Vacu-Flush toilet and 25 gallon holding tank.

Fuel and water tankage is under the main salon (6 tanks total) allowing good boat balance when fully loaded.

The main salon has a Pilot Berth (Port side) and two 6' plus settees with considerable dry storage under and behind the seats. A large fold out salon table provides ample room for 6+.

Forward of the main salon is the guest stateroom with two bunks, work area, hanging locker and more dry storage.

Forward of the crew stateroom are separate large sail and anchor lockers.

Perkins Diesel

Ford Lehman Diesel Engine.


Galley
Force10 Stove (new 2005)
Top Load refrigerator/freezer
Separate Engel Fridge/Freezer (new 2006)
On-Demand Hot water (propane)
Silverware/pots/pans/cutlery/etc. included

Electronics & Communications
Garmin Network:
3006 Chartplotter Nav-station
3010 Chartplotter Helm
GDL30/3A w/ XM,GPS, Sounder, Radar (all new 2006)
Compass
Redundant GPS (Garmin)
Tacktick wireless wind speed / direction
ICOM 700Pro SSB Radio w/ auto tuner (new 2006)
ICOM VHF (w/AIS) - Helm and Nav-Station
Raymarine ST8002Auto Pilotwith Wireless Remote (new 2008)
ICOM Handheld VHF
Jensen Radio/CD (speakers in cabin and cockpit)

Electrical
Solar Panels (2ea) 80watt
Blue Sky Solar Booster
AIR Wind Generator
Xantrex 2000 inverter/charger (new 2009)/ Xantrex 2000 Monitor
Ample Power Smart alternator Regulator (2008)
Optima AGM house (4ea) and starter (1ea) battery bank
All LED lights (interior and navigation)

Sails & Rigging
Schaefer Boom Furler (new 2007)
Main and Mizzen Masts pulled/sand blasted, Awl Grip in 2007
Aluminum mast steps
Both masts stepped with Spar-Tite in 2007
Fully Battened Main and Mizzen sails (new 2007)
Pro-Furl Headsail Furler (new 2004)
Sail Inventory: Genoa (150%),Reacher/Drifter , Working Jib , Storm Jib
Main and mizzen boom preventers

 

Pilothouse

Easy Access Shaft Seal.


Deck & Ground Tackle
Standing Rigging Replaced in 2008 (NW Riggers, Anacortes, WA)
All lines/halyards replaced in 2007 and brought to cockpit (Schaefer blocks), Schaefer electric 2-speed main winch, Schaefer mizzen winches and spare main and genoa halyards
Barrient 2-speed genoa winches and mast mounted Barrient winches fore spare halyards
Full Bimini/Cockpit enclosure with removable windows and sun screens (new 2008)
Nilson hydraulic windlass
65# plow with 300' 3/8" chain
35# spare plow
Danforth 30 with 30'of 3/8" chain (new 2007) & 200' of 1'rope rode
spare 300 rode (30' 3/8" chain w/250 1" line)
Stainless deck mounted line reel w/ 300' of 3/4" poly line
anchor snubber

Mechanical
Bow Thruster (WesMar hydraulic)
Propeller Shaft and Cutlass replaced 2007
Dripless PYI Shaft seal (2007)
Bilge pumps (5 total): 2 Whale Gushers (manual), 1 electric with float, 1 hydraulic (engine driven), 1 portable
Monitor Windvane - Installed 2008
Heat Exchanger (new 2008)
Dual RACOR fuel filter block (2008)
Vacu-Flush Head (Fresh Water) 25 gallon holding tank
PUR 40 Water Maker

Safety Equipment
EPIRB - ACR GlobalFix (2744)
Ditch Bag w/ water, flares, smoke, strobes emergency rations etc.
Halon automatic fire extinguisher in engine compartment
cockpit mounted high-water alarm
cabin mounted fire extinguishers (8)

Inflatable RIB - West Marine Hard Bottom RIB w/9.9 hp Yamaha (2007)
Jack Lines, Tethers (2)
Safety Harness (2)
PFD's (3)
Life Sling

Spares & Miscellaneous
Dickenson Diesel Stove with circulating hot water radiant heat
Bulkhead mounted wood stove
Stanchion Mount Fish Cleaning Station
2 Stainless Rial Mounted Boarding ladders
Rail Mounted Barbeque grill
Fenders & dock lines
fishing poles (2)
fish net
gaff hook
boat hook (2)
assorted tools
bosun's chair
Emergency rudder & tiller
Extensive Spare Parts including:
starter
alternator
electric clutch for hydraulics
full hose set
gaskets
spare injector
electrical/hydraulic parts
assorted rigging spares
manual downrigger
complete cockpit cushion set (new)
spare propeller (new)
deck wash pump w/ deck mounted hose
complete equipment/operations manuals
...much more

Additional:
Last hauled out in 2007. Surveyed in the water June 10, 2009. Surveyor reported this vessel to be one of the best-built ferrocement boats he has ever seen, and the best-outfitted as well.

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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