Details
The Elk Spar and Boat Shop in Bar Harbor, Maine, customized a number of new features. Varnished teak cabinsides and coamings make her appear as one of the original wooden Luders 16s. Ondine currently races with the Northeast Harbor Fleet off Mount Desert Island, Maine. If the new owner joins the Fleet, the sale includes a mooring at the Fleet, which is quite valuable given the considerable waiting list for moorings. The new (2025) mast and rigging are valued at $8,000. The lightly used sails include a 2024 main and jib and a 2021 spinnaker. She also comes with an older set of sails, including a Kevlar genoa jib. Her well-thought-out systems allow for enjoyable racing and sailing.
Bluewater Yacht Sales is pleased to assist you in the purchase of this vessel. This boat is centrally listed by Newman Marine Brokerage. It is offered as a convenience by this broker/dealer to its clients and is not intended to convey direct representation of a particular vessel
CONSTRUCTION
While the original Luders 16s had wooden hulls, this fiberglass version features a sturdy one-piece hull with a molded-in nonskid deck and varnished teak cabinsides and coamings. The 2975-lb total weight includes a bolted on 1,600-lb keel, which provides sailing stability. Further, Ondine exhibits wonderfully responsive steering, a feature common to all Luders 16s.
SAILS AND RIGGING
Aluminum mast and stainless steel rigging, both new in 2025.
2024 mainsail, 158 sq.ft
2024 working jib, 61 sq.ft
2021 spinnaker, 268 sq.ft with light weight carbon fiber spinnaker pole
A set of older sails, including a Kevlar genoa jib
2025 varnished locust tiller with tiller extension
The cam cleats are in very good condition and labeled along the aft cabintop for racing.
2 Lewmar 7CT winches.
EQUIPMENT
Raymarine Micro Compass with timer function
Ritchie Compass (2) deck mounted
Danforth anchor with chain and rode
Hand bilge pump
Sail Covers
"Ondine" custom boom tent
Swim Ladder
PFDs (5)
Boat Hook
Large inventory of sail handling, equipment and lines
Custom trailer
ACCOMMODATIONS AND DESIGN
In the early 1930s Alfred Edward (Bill) Luders set out to scale down the then-modern International Rule Sloop, and the result is a compact 26 footer with a 16'4" waterline, a beam of 5'9" and a draft of 4'0". The narrow beam gives the boat a distinctive profile rather than a voluminous one. A total of about 300 boats were built between 1933 - 1979 with fifteen built in 1934 to race at Fishers Island, New York. These boats are currently quite popular and have increased in value.
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