Vagabond Ketch

HISTORY & CONSTRUCTION

• William Garden design
• Built by Bluewater Yacht Builders, Taiwan
• Fiberglass (FRP) hull
• Heavy-displacement configuration
• Long/full keel
• Teak-over-plywood decks
• Approximate displacement 40,000 lbs
• Documented vessel, U.S. flagged

ACCOMMODATIONS

• Two private staterooms plus main salon
• Forward V-berth with adjacent head
• Aft stateroom with ensuite head and shower
• Head with integrated shower
• Dinette converts to additional berth
• Navigation station with chart table
• Teak and holly cabin sole
• Refinished sole in aft cabin
• Diesel forced-air cabin heater
• Air conditioning
• Six cabin fans
• LED lighting throughout interior
• Recent updates include:
• Forward head rebuilt
• Holding tank vent and hose replaced
• Forward berth mattress replaced
• Shower sump pump replaced
• Shower mixer and faucet replaced

GALLEY

• Inline galley layout
• Stove 
• Microwave
• Stainless steel sinks
• Refrigerator system upgraded
• Separate freezer
• Freshwater pressure system updated
• Sink drains cleaned and rebuilt
• Faucet replaced
• Charcoal water filtration added
• GFCI outlet
• LED lighting

ENGINE & MECHANICAL

Perkins 4-236 diesel engine, direct drive

• Hydraulic steering system
• Dripless shaft seal serviced
• Rudder post serviced
• Propeller serviced
• 3-blade folding propeller
• Northern Lights generator - undergoing service / refit
• Recent mechanical service and upgrades include:
• Starter replaced
• Fuel injection pump replaced
• Heat exchanger replaced
• Water pump rebuilt
• Cooling system rebuilt
• Alternator replaced
• Shaft key replaced
• Primary fuel filter housing rebuilt
• Generator battery replaced
• Generator thru-hull and seacock replaced
• Generator water intake hose replaced
• Generator fuel lift pump replaced

ELECTRICAL

• 12V DC electrical system
• 110V AC shore power system
• Main AC and DC distribution panels
• Battery banks for house and engine start
• Battery wiring updated
• Inverter / charger
• Solar charging system
• Approximately 800 watts total
• Two banks with dedicated charge controllers
• Shore power with GFCI protection
• Water heater
• Interior, exterior, and navigation lighting converted to LED
• Bilge pump system with automatic float switch

ELECTRONICS

• Depth instrument
• VHF radio
• HF radio
• Magnetic compass
• TV
• Bluetooth stereo

DECK & HULL

• Teak-over-plywood decks
• Windlass, New Zealand–built unit with gypsy and capstan
• Two bow anchors, both approximately 66 lb CQR-style
• One rigged on the bowsprit, one requiring rigging gear
• Approximately 300 ft of 3/8" BBB chain
• Anchor bridle provided
• Stern anchor - 60 lb Danforth-style - approximately 300 ft of line
• Bow anchor roller and deck hardware
• Roller furling systems serviced
• All halyards replaced
• Furling lines replaced
• Chainplates re-sealed
• Deck prism above navigation station re-sealed
• Freshwater deck washdown added
• Hot and cold cockpit shower
• Dodger
• Cockpit cushions
• Spreader lights
• Stern light converted to LED
• Davit lines replaced
• Anchor locker and bilges cleaned and repainted

SAILS & RIGGING

• Ketch rig configuration
• Mainsail
• Genoa
• Yankee
• Self-tacking staysail
• Asymmetrical spinnaker with sock
• Roller furling headsails
• Standing and running rigging maintained
• Rig well suited for short-handed and offshore cruising

TANKS

• Four fuel tanks - approximately 300 gallons total
• Black iron tanks wrapped in fiberglass
• Fuel intake hose replaced (2021)
• Fuel inspection ports resealed and tanks cleaned (2019)
• Two stainless steel freshwater tanks - approximately 200 gallons total
• Parker No-Frills watermaker - approximately 600 GPD - 24 GPH average production
• Two plastic holding tanks - approximately 20 gallons each

SAFETY EQUIPMENT

• Life raft - needs service
• EPIRB
• Personal flotation devices
• Fire extinguishers
• Lifesling and throwable flotation device
• Navigation lights
• GFCI protection installed
• As with any cruising vessel, buyers are encouraged to verify safety equipment compliance for their intended cruising area.

MISCELLANEOUS

• Diesel forced-air heater ducting throughout interior
• Protected cockpit suitable for offshore use
• Multiple storage lockers throughout vessel
• Good systems access in engine room and bilges
• Equipment and inventory to be verified during inspection

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.