Nautor Swan 651

This Nautor Swan 651 is a piece of history and is eagerly awaiting to stretch her sails once again. SHOW ME is a fine yacht that has been professionally maintained by the same hands for the past 35 years but the time has come for the family to move on. Lester and Fredrica Fike purchased her as the MACOBI in Marina Del Rey in 1986, renaming it SHOW ME after the motto of their home state of Missouri. They started their retirements heading south into the Baja and entered their first race in the Sea of Cortez, where SHOW ME was featured in Latitude 38 magazine. After sailing the South Pacific, SHOW ME and her sister swan were line judges in the Louis Vuitton Cup” and the “America’s Cup” races (1987) in Fremantle, Australia. The thirst for adventure endured, encircling the globe 3 times on board SHOW ME, visiting over 140 countries and participating in a number of historic events such as the transatlantic "America 500" race in 1992 and two "Vic-Maui" races in 2000 and 2002, comfortably and in style, with family, friends, and crew.

Galley Equipment

• L-shaped galley with safety belt
• 3 burner Force-10 LPG stove and oven
• (3) 20# propane tanks
• Front and top loading refrigerator, freezer and cold box in cockpit all run off the same Isotherm compressor with three different zones and raw water cooled
• Double basin stainless sink
• Single action faucet
• Panasonic microwave
• Built in trash compartment
• Overhead lights converted to LED bulbs 

Electronics and Navigation

• Big Bay chartplotter and ships computer
• Furuno 1830 radar
• Furuno GP-31 gps
• Furuno weather fax
• Sailor RT2048 VHF
• Standard Horizon GX2000 Matrix VHF/AIS and RAM mic in cockpit
• Navigation DVD system
• SEA 222 single side band radio
• Iridium 9505 Motorola satellite phone
• (6) B&G Hydra 2000 electronics
• B&G depth
• B&G Network autopilot (chain drive with electric motor)
• Barometer
• Barograph
• Magnetic compass on binnacle
• Sony flatscreen TV
• AM/FM Clarion stereo
• Concept speakers in the main salon

Electrical Systems

• 24v DC system
• 50amp shore power system
• 50 amp shore power cord
• (3) 24V house battery banks lead acid batteries (each bank has 260 amp hours total)
• 24v main engine start battery
• 12v generator start battery
• 50amp main engine alternator
• Heart Interface Freedom 25 battery charger and 25000 watt inverter
• 24VDC-12VDC step down converter for electronics
• Xantrex Link 1000 battery monitor
• Spectra Watermaker control at nav station
• Built in AC cabin heaters
• Hella Turbo cabin fans 

Mechanical and Plumbing Systems

• Perkins 6.3544M 115 HP diesel engine (4627 hours)
• Engine control panel with tachometer, temperature, oil pressure gauges
• Hurth HBW 450 transmission
• 2” stainless shaft
• 3 blade 24”” Max Prop
• (3) stainless fuel tanks: 127.6 gallons, 80.6 gallons, 94.8 gallons
• Westerbeke 20 Kw generator (4759 hours, installed in 1994)
• Each fuel tank has a dedicated Racor filter
• Fuel tank gauge in cockpit
• Jabsco 34600 24v electrical bilge pump
• Johnson 4000 24v electrical bilge pump
• Jabsco 11860 main engine crash pump
• (3) Whale gusher 10 manual bilge pumps
  • 2 in cockpit, 1 in main cabin
• (5) stainless water tanks: 54.2 gallons, 100.9 gallons, 81.9 gallons, 35.9 gallons, 60.5 gallons
• XCaliber XRS124 24v water pressure pump
• 5 gallon water pressure tank
• Water manifold and tank gauges
• Spectra Newport MKII-700 32 GPH
• Whale manual salt water pressure pump in galley
• (2) Par36680-2 diaphragm pump
• Rule submersible pump
• 9 gallon Isotherm hot water heater
• Manual flush Raritan toilet in guest head
• (2) Dometic Sealand electric flush toilet in master and crew head
• 19 gal holding tank (2021)
• (3) Head exhaust fans
• On deck refrigerator box
• Deck shower

Deck Layout and Hull

SHOW ME has the typical deck layout for a boat of her generation. Her teak decks were hand laid and glued down with remarkable life left for years to come. Beginning forward, she has a large forepeak storage locker and three 20# propane bottles. Slightly aft and offset to the starboard side is the anchor windlass locker. Centerline on deck are the electric windlass operation switches, the baby stay and large forward hatch into to the storage below. Flanking the side decks are the dual spinnaker poles, traditional Swan brushed aluminum toe rail and lifelines. The vast deck is divided into the next section at the mast. Here, six self tailing winches and numerous fairleads move halyards aft to the working cockpit. Under the boom vang a square hatch is mounted just forward of the liferaft mounting pad. The large companionway hatch is next aft at the forward end of the working cockpit. Six more winches are here for primary and secondary winches. On the bridge deck just at the aft end of the boom are two coffee grinders to operate the winches and quickly accomplish maneuvers. Aft from there is the traveler, runner winches, main sheet winches and the aft cockpit.

SHOW ME was recently hauled out at CSR boatyard for new Sea Hawk BioCop antifouling bottom paint and Propspeed on the running gear. Her traditional Swan hull form is proven. With her fin keel and skeg hung rudder she is a no nonsense machine.

• Single anchor roller
• Stainless push pit and pulpit
• Lofrans Fluke Falkon anchor windlass
• (2) CQR style anchor 75lb
• 300’ 3/8” chain
• 50’ 3/8” chain & 200’ 1” line
• Salt water wash down system
• Anodized aluminum deck cleats

Sails and Rigging

• Triple spreader, aluminum sloop rig
• Rod rigging was inspected and tested in 2012 by Navtec
• Reckmann headsail furler
• Hydraulic inner forestay
• Navtec hydraulic boom vang (serviced in 2023)
• Navtec hydraulic backstay
• Running backstays
• Main sail spectra full batters three reefs 2009 
• Jib#3 spectra 2015
• Jib#3 Dacron 1999
• Jib#2 Dacron old
• Jib#4 Dacron old
• Staysail Dacron 1999
• Storm Jib old
• Tri-sail 1999
• Tri-radial spinnaker 2.2oz old
• Tri-radial spinnaker 1.5 Oz. old
• Asymmetrical spinnaker 1.5 with sock
• Main Dacron 1999 in Hawaii
• Winches
  • (2) Lewmar 55
  • (4) Lewmar 65
  • (5) Lewmar 48
  • (1) Lewmar 58
  • 2) Lewmar 98
  • (2) Lewmar 90
  • (2) Lewmar 44
  • (2) Lewmar coffee grinders

Safety and Miscellaneous

• 12’ Achilles Hypalon dinghy with inflatable floor
• 14’ Achilles Hypalon dinghy with aluminum floor
• 20hp 4 stroke Yamaha outboard
• Outboard davit
• 8- man Guardian life raft (expired)
• 2 MOM 8 man-overboard modules
• EPIRB (Exp in 8-25)
• Life sling
• (8) Type 3 Life Jackets
• (8) Type 1 Life Jackets
• FLARES:
  • (3) Parachute (exp 5-25)
  • (6) Hand (exp 5-25)
  • (3) Smoke (exp 5-25)
• (5) Fire extinguishers
• (4) Smoke alarms
• (4) carbon monoxide detectors
• Magma BBQ
• Drogue
• Jacklines