Covey Island 38
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XPresented For Sale By:
Merri-Mar Yacht Basin, Inc
United States
| Make | Covey Island |
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| Model | 38 |
| Year | 1986 |
| Condition | Used |
| Price | US$60,000 |
| Type | Sail |
| Class | Yawl |
| Length | 11.45 m |
| Fuel Type | Diesel |
| Hull Material | Wood |
| Location | Eliot, Maine, United States |
| LOA | 11.45 m |
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| Beam | 3.71 m |
| Max Draft | 1.83 m |
| Keel Type | enums.keel-type.kt-full |
| Cabin Headroom | 1.93 m |
| Gross Tonnage | 15 t |
| Engine Type | Inboard |
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| Engine Make | Perkins |
| Engine Model | 4.236-M |
| Fuel Type | Diesel |
| Engine Year | 1985 |
| Power | 85 hp |
| Drive Type | Direct Drive |
| Engine Location | enums.engine-location.center |
| Propeller Type | 4 Blade |
| Propeller Material | Bronze |
| Engine usage (hours) | 3800 |
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| Crew Heads | 1 |
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| Fuel Tanks | 1 x 80 gal (Plastic) |
| Fresh Water Tanks | 3 x 150 gal (Plastic) |
Description
This custom, one-off pilot house yawl was built in 1986 by Covey Island Boatworks, a Nova Scotia yard that specializes in building composite (2 part) construction yachts. Aura III was designed by Spenser Lincoln, a well-known Maine lobster boat designer. Her rugged build and well-thought-out accommodations make her the perfect coastal cruiser, bluewater adventurer and a comfortable liveaboard. AURA III is powered by an 85 hp Perkins 4.236-M w 3,300 hours at the time of the rebuild in 2016/17, with an additional 500 +/- hours since. Her sail power includes a North Sails fully-battened Mainsail (w cover & lazy jacks), a North Sails fully-battened Mizzen (w/cover & lazy jacks), a Rolly Tasker roller-furling Headsail, a self-tacking Staysail, and a cruising Spinnaker with snuffer sock. She is truly rigged for performance. AURA III is equipped with Wagner steering compasses at the Cockpit and Pilot House steering stations, a Wagner S-50 autopilot, an ICOM VHF radio, a Standard Horizon depthsounder, a Furuno Navigator GPS chart plotter, a Raymarine RL-70 chart plotter/radar, and 2 solar panels. The Cockpit layout is spacious with seating all around, a center steering station, and plenty of storage. It has a framed canvas and Isenglass bimini, making your more tumultuous adventures nearly weathertight. AURA III’s Herreshoff-styled interior with teak and holly cabin soles throughout, traditional bronze hardware, mahogany window trim, plenty of natural light, create a warm and inviting ambiance from stem to stern. The Pilot House has a classic helm, a bench seat, and 2 settees, port and starboard, that convert to berths. With her 12’ beam and plenty of headroom, below decks is open/spacious and features a U-shaped Galley starboard with a deep stainless steel sink, a Princess 3 burner gimballed stove/oven, a top-loading insulated icebox w/a Seafrost system, and plenty of storage. The Main Salon has a convertible dinette, teak table w leaves, a full-size berth, and a “Dickenson Newport” wood stove - a cozy layout, perfect for entertaining. There is a double V-berth forward with a hanging locker, and lots of drawer space under, and composting head with custom porcelain vanity and sink, and separate shower.
AURA III is a beautiful example of a well-loved, meticulously maintained one-of-a-kind gem. Under her current ownership, since 2005, she has been indoors during the off-seasons, and has benefitted greatly by her current owner’s open-wallet approach to annual maintenance and thoughtful upgrades. See Work History/Upgrades for details.
Upgrades & Work History
The following is a snap shot of significant work done on AURA III showing significant upgrades to existing
equipment and system and new equipment purchases.
2023: Repaint Topsides
2022: New Isotherm 12 Gallon hot water heater / storage tank
2021: New 200 AH AGM starting battery
2021: New fresh water pressure pump and replacement of all fresh water hosing with Pec’s tubing
2021: New manual salt water hand pump
2020: New 110 Amp alternator and smart regulator
2018: New 400 AH AGM lighting battery
2017: New cockpit bimini canvas
2017: New North Sails mizzen cover with lazy jack system
2017: New poly fuel tank
2016 / 2017: Major engine and transmission rebuild at 3,300 hours. Included the transmission, fuel injectors
and injector pump, water pumps, etc.
2016 / 2017: While engine removed for rebuild engine area / bilge cleaned, repainted and Sound Down
acoustic installation installed
Significant Work History (continued)
2012: New stay sail
2011: New North Sails main sail cover with lazy jack system
2011: New stainless steel stanchions and life lines.
2008: New teak and holly sole in Pilot House and lower cabin areas
2007: New Seaward gimbaled propane stove & oven
2007: New Seafrost refrigeration
2006: New custom stainless steel stern pulpit
2006: New custom dinghy davits
2005: New North Sails fully-battened main sail
2005: New Roly Tasker 110% roller-furling head sail
Deck, Cockpit & Pilot House
Hull, Deck, Cockpit and Pilot House Construction
Full keel with keel hung rudder underwater configuration.
White Oak stem, keel, back bone, deadwood, horn timber, frames, floors and other structural members
Hull skin is a of strip-plank, wood-epoxy and fiberglass cloth composite construction.
Hull skin laminate schedule as follows: 1 1/8” square Spruce planking edge-nailed and epoxy glued bronze
fastened and epoxy glued to 1” x 2” White Oak frames spaced 16” on center frames with an exterior skin of
vacuum-bagged 10 oz. FRP cloth set in epoxy.
The hull skin is protected from minor impact when docking or rafting by a wood, FRP and epoxy rubbing strake
capped by Bronze 1⁄2 oval chafe guard.
Decks, Cockpit and Pilothouse are constructed of 3⁄4” marine plywood over solid wood structural members with
vacuum-bagged 10-oz. FRP cloth set in epoxy.
Decks and Cabin Top are further over-laid with thoughtfully positioned Tread-Master non-skid decking surface.
All structural members and hull interiors are sealed in epoxy with painted finishes
Hull, Deck, Cockpit and Pilot Hose exteriors are a painted finish using Petit Unipoxy paints.
Topsides repainted 2023
Hull colors are White topsides with a Black boot stripe at the water line and Gray bulwarks above the sheer.
Exterior finishes for the Decks, Cockpit and Pilot House are (for the most part) painted with the exception of toe
rails, taff rail, cockpit coaming tops, cabin eye brows, hand rails and forward pilot house window trim which are
varnished Teak.
Teal Cockpit sole grateing.
Deck Hardware and Features
Polished stainless steel bow and stern pulpits
Polished stainless steel life line stanchions
1x19 Stainless steel wire upper and lower life lines
Life line opening gates (P&S)
Cast aluminum and bronze docking cleats forward, aft and amidships
Tempered glass Pilot House windows and windshield with varnished Mahogany frames
Bronze opening ports and fixed tempered glass portlights on cabin front and sides
Large (21” x 21”) Bowmar opening hatches on cabin top, centerline fore and aft (2ea)
Smaller ( opening hatches on cabin top (3ea) and Pilot House top (1ea)
Varnished Mahogany hand rails on cabin top and Pilot House roof (P&S)
Dorade boxes with Bronze dorade cowls on cabin top (P&S)
Polished stainless steel solar vent on cabin top.
Cabin heater “Charlie Noble” exhaust chimney
Boat hook storage brackets
Sails & Rigging
Spars and Rigging
Masthead rigged yawl rig configuration
Isomat anodized aluminum spars (masts, booms, jib club and spin pole)
Keel stepped double spreader main mast
Keel stepped single spreader mizzen mast
1x19 Stainless steel wire standing rigging (shrouds and stays) with swedged upper end fittings and Stayloc lower
terminal fittings and open body stainless steel turnbuckle adjusters.
Exterior mounted stainless steel chain plates for main and mizzen.
White Oak (painted white) bow sprit
Sail Trim and Sail Handling Equipment
North Sails lazy jack systems for main sail and mizzen
Hood roller-furling head stay
Staysail traveler
Main sail traveler
Sail tracks with adjustable lead cars & blocks on cap rails (P&S)
Anderson #46, stainless steel, 2-speed, head sail sheeting winches (2ea)
Anderson #28, stainless steel, self-tailing, main sheet winch (1ea)
Lewmar #30, self-tailing accessory winch (1ea)
Lewmar single-speed halyard winches (2ea)
Sails and Canvas
North Sails fully-battened man sail (2005) with North Sails main sail cover / lazy jack system (2011)
North Sails fully-battened mizzen with North Sails mizzen cover / lazy jack system (2017)
Rolly Tasker 110% roller-furling head sail (2005)
Self-tacking, hanked-on staysail with bag (2012)
Cruising / Asymmetrical spinnaker with snuffer sock
Cockpit Bimini (2017)
Electronics
Electronics and Navigational Equipment
Wagner steering compasses at Cockpit and Pilot House steering stations
Wagner S-50 autopilot
Icom M-402 VHF radio
Standard Horizon digital depth sounder
Furuno Navigator GPS chart plotter
Raymarine RL-70 chart plotter and radar display
Raymarine RL-70, 2kw closed array radar.
Propulsion & Drive Train
Auxiliary Propulsion and Drive Train
Engine compartment located under Pilot House cabin sole.
Cabin sole above engine fitted with Sounddown acoustic insulationPerkins diesel, Model 4.236-M, Fresh-water cooled, 85 HP
3,351 Engine hours as of Spring 2024
Borg Warner Transmission, Model 72 with 1.5 to 1 ratio
Engine and transmission mounted on adjustable steel mounts bolted to engine stringers
1 1/8” Stainless steel propeller shaft
Dripless stuffing box
Bronze stern tube with cutlass bearing
Bronze, 4-blade, fixed propellor
Heat exchanger type engine cooling
Wet exhaust with stainless steel riser, Vetus muffler, 4” wet exhaust hose and bronze transom discharge port.
Engine compartment ventilated with (2ea) 4” duct hoses connected to louvered vents
Perkins ignition panel with tachometer and analog gauges for oil pressure, water temperature and volt meter
located at helm station in Pilot House
Engine shut-off located at helm station in Pilot House
Dual lever Morse throttle and transmission controls at helm station in Pilot House
Single lever Morse throttle and transmission control at helm in cockpit.
Fuel Systems
Fuel Systems and Equipment
80 Gallon high density Poly tank mounted under cockpit and aft of engine
Fuel system plumbed with USCG A-1 hose
Racor primary fuel filter
Spin-on type secondary fuel filter
Tank and all fuel lines new 2017
Electrical
Electrical Systems and Equipment
12-Volt DC ships system:
200 AH AGM starting battery (2021)
400 AH AGM lighting battery (2018)
Main battery selector switch
Blue Seas circuit panels at Helm, Galley Area and Aft Bulkhead locations
Battery charging by engine alternator, 130 watt solar panel with Smart Optimizer
110-Volt AC shore power system:
Blue Seas AC panel with reverse polarity indicator, amp, volt and hertz meters
Blue Seas AC circuit panel
2000-Watt Xantrex inverter
30-Amp shore power cord
Plumbing & Sanitation
Freshwater Plumbing and Sanitation Equipment
Freshwater Capacity: 100 Gallons in 2 tanks (1x40,1x60)
Optional 50 Gallons in bladder tank not currently connected.
Deep basin stainless steel sink at Galley
Oval porcelain sink in Head Area
Hot and cold pressure water supplied to Galley Sink, Head Area sink and shower
Manual salt water supplied to galley sink.
Isotherm 12 gallon water heater (2022)
Natures Head composting toilet
Safety Equipment
Safety Equipment
Navigational lighting
Masthead Tricolor light
Lifesling
Type I PFD’s (6ea)
Fire extinguishers 20-BC (2ea)
Flares kit (expired)
Air Horn
Ship’s bell
Fist Aid kit
Carbon Monoxide detector
Steering, Ground Tacklr & Dewatering
Steering Systems
Transom hung rudder with cast bronze pintals and gudgeons
Wagner hydraulic steering system
Steering stations in cockpit and pilot house
Ground Tackle Systems and Equipment
Stainless steel double bow roller system
45 lb. Max anchor with 200’ of 3/8” chain
Anchormate electric (12-Volt) windlass
Dewatering Equipment
Electric / automatic bilge pumps (90 GPH) with float switches (2ea)
Whale Gusher manual bilge pump
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.
Presented For Sale By:
Merri-Mar Yacht Basin, Inc
United States
Presented For Sale By:
Merri-Mar Yacht Basin, Inc
United States
