1978 Custom Don Brooke Ketch/Motorsailer
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MONSOON
72' Custom 1978
Custom Don Brooke Ketch/Motorsailer 1978 For Sale in St George's
$295,000
St George's, Grenada
Dimensions
- Length Overall: 72'
- Beam: 18'
- Maximum Draft: 8'
- Dry Weight: —
Tank Capacities
- Fuel: 1800.00 gal
- Water: 200.00 gal
- Holding: —
Engine Information
- Engine 1 : 1978 GM/Detroit Diesel model 6-71 GM/Detroit Diesel model 6-71 - 185hp
General Description
Monsoon is a 1978 large ocean-going cruising ketch that was professionally designed and built and is well equipped for the most demanding of open ocean voyages and has made three Pacific Ocean crossings.
She carries all furling sails, a 185 horsepower marine diesel engine and twin diesel generators. Monsoon has a pleasant and comfortable interior and plenty of seating in both sun and in shade.
The vessel combines the graceful lines of a modern "Philip Rhodes-style" motor sailer with the rugged and sure proven seaworthiness of the most able offshore cruiser. She is a roomy, seaworthy and sea kindly vessel, designed and equipped for living aboard and extensive cruising in comfort and safety.
Space and headroom are essential on a live aboard yacht. Apart from the 5 cabins (3 double + 2 twin), there are 3 separate living areas (aft deck seating - pilothouse - salon) which can provide lots of space, perfect for a live-aboard situation and those with a bigger group or family. All cabins, companionways, salon galley and pilothouse have a headroom of 6'and 6". She is a big boat, yet she sails like a 50 footer, the sails are not enormous and the furlers are easy to operate.
Bluewater Yacht Sales is pleased to assist you in the purchase of this vessel. This boat is centrally listed by Caribbean Yacht 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
Accommodation
The semi-enclosed alloy pilothouse (Canvas 2020) standing on deck level, offers seating around a big table for 8 people with shade, fresh air, permanent view over all ship system controls and protection against the sea.
The Aft deck has half round / full width stern seating 8 people.
All cabins, companionways, salon galley and pilothouse have a headroom of 6' 6".
Lots of sunbathing spaces all around, enormous teak decking (Completely new Teak deck 2007/8).
Galley
The alloy deckhouse galley/salon offers L-shaped seating for 8 around the dinner table and gives a perfect panoramic view over the sea.
L- shaped sofa with a dinner table
Portside is a nice and practical galley with a big fridge, electric stove, warm and cold water, oven, coffee maker.
All around mahogany paneling with various woodcarvings and on the aft bulkhead is the entertainment center and stereo.
The saloon has a solid half inch teak sole.
Sails, Riggin & Equipment
Monsoon is ketch rigged, and her mainsail and mizzen sail have the famous NZ Leisure furler.
The two head sails are all on Reckmann furlers.
Monsoon can be sailed by one couple, and if necessary by one person alone. The current Owner does sail the boat alone every now and then with help from the SIMRAD AP50 autopilot.
All rigging replaced (2023).
All chainplates/pins in the masts, turnbuckles replaced (2023).
Complete rebuild Reckman furlers completely rebuilt (2023).
New rollers and shaft in main mast (2023)
Lofrans Titan 2000 W anchor winch.
1 x 140 lbs CQR .
2 x 110 lbs Bruce .
2x 100 m Lofrans hot-dipped galvanised chain (2023).
Electronics & Navigation
Furuno radar/chart plotter 1834C - with 3KW BBFO sounder.
B&G wind instruments with 2 display’s (2023).
Furuno GPS 32 with C-MAP.
Simrad AP50 electric/hydraulic autopilot.
Electrical, Power & Plumbing
Electrical 12 V DC, 24 V DC, 220 V / 110 V AC / 50 Hz,from 14kW Kohler generator and 8kW Fisher Panda generator. (Not running).
2 separate battery banks, chargers/inverter etc.
Solar system new upgrade 2020 for 12V & 24V house banks:
Two Victron panels, 130W each, (aft of pilot house) supply the 225Amp 12V house bank. They are paralleled connected to a Victron MPPT 75 / 15 controller.
Four larger panels, 280W each, charge the 740Amp 24V house bank (pilothouse roof). They are two sets, set in series and connected to two MPPT 100 / 30 controllers.
Micron Multi plus 5000 inverter/charger (2023)
Silent Wind PRO 400 (2023)
Vantage Marine Water maker 15 gal/hr +UV.
Engines & Mechanical
Spacious engine room with headroom of 4' 8". There's a 12ft fast-access hatch located under the main saloon and is enclosed by two bulkheads.
Main engine is a natural aspirated GM/Detroit Diesel model 6-71, 6 cylinder in line, which had new pistons and injectors in Dec 2009. (7000 hrs). The main engine rates approx 185 HP (injector type N70) at 1900 rpm and gives a max speed of 10 knots. Cruising under power at 1600 rpm the ship will show a speed of approx 8 knots. There are over a 200.000 of these engines around, so parts and service is easy to find.
The Allison hydraulic gearbox is the model is used on engines up to 350 HP, has a reduction from 3 to 1.
Engine room has 2 fuel tanks (900 gallons/3700 l each) on the port and starboard sides.
24 volt AGM Batteries 540 Amp hrs (2022)24 volt starter bank main engine (2022).
12 volt Battery Trojan 225 Amp (2020).
2 battery chargers
Freezer machine
All these systems are easy accessible and serviceable with excellent access to the engine room.
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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