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1960 Custom Block Island Boat

location icon San Diego, California
Year 1960
Length 38 ft
Builder/Manufacturer Elite Boat Works, San Pedro, CA
Price
$29,500

38' Custom Block Island Boat '60 "Scrimshaw"

AN EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY TO ACQUIRE THIS UNIQUE HISTORIC VESSEL AT A VERY ATTRACTIVE PRICE!!

SCRIMSHAW was born from the noble legacy of the rugged, sea-kindly Block Island Boat of the 1840’s. The Block Island Boat’s seaworthiness, great handling qualities and the simplicity of the free standing rig make her a natural for short-handed sailing. It has been said of this wide beamed double-ender that “her motion in a steep short sea is like a rocking chair. She never smashes into a head sea, but rides like a duck, and when on the wind she is always inching to windward, no matter how hard it blows.”

Become a part of nautical history by investing in this beautiful vessel, built in 1947, launched in 1960. Prior to donating her to a college sailing program in 2020, she was purchased by the previous owner (a professional mariner) in 1976 and he continuously upgraded and maintained her throughout his ownership.

Specifications

Year Built 1960
Category Sail
Length Overall 46'6 ft
Length Of Deck 38'8 ft
Beam 13'8 ft
Construction Wood
Keel Full Keel
Min Draft 6'1 ft
Drive Type Direct
Engines 1
Total Engine Power 65 hp
Cruising Speed 7 kn
Prop. Cruise Speed 1700
Maximum Speed 7.5 kn
Range 1,611.09 mi
Fuel Tank Cap. 220 gal
Fuel Tank Mat. Other
Water Tank Cap. 60 gal
Water Tank Mat. Other
Ballast 14000 lb
Displacement 38,000 lb

Engine 1 Specifications

Make: Albin
Model: H-3
Fuel: Diesel
Engine Power: 65hp
Type: Inboard
Propeller Type: 3 BladeBronze
Drive Type: Direct
Year: 1960
Engine Hours: 1,200
Accommodations

Chain locker forward, followed by a centerline head with vanity to port and shelves and locker to starboard. Next aft is the forward sleeping area which features port and starboard single berths with changing settees followed by nicely vented hanging lockers.

The main salon encompasses the primary living area with the galley both to port and starboard of the companionway. A comfortable double berth to port and a dinette with a single sea berth outboard to starboard. Plenty of storage under all berths. The interior is kept light and attractive with white painted ceilings and varnished mahogany trim throughout.

She is kept fresh and airy with eleven opening bronze ports, five dorades and three deck hatches and a Charley Noble above the galley stove.

Headroom is 6'2" in galley, head and fwd cabin; 5'0" in dining area.

Galley

Fleming cold plate refrigerator with freezer, 110V and engine driven

4-burner Marine Fittings stainless stove with infrared broiler

Hot and cold pressure fresh water system

Deep double stainless steel sink

Galley storage is excellent and convenient with slide out racks for dishes and drawers for spices and cutlery.

Electronics and Navigation

Lorad LDX-600 digital depth sounder

Southwest Instruments binnacle compass

Second compass installed in dinette table

Icom IC-M127 VHF radio

Brass thermometer, clock and barometer

Inclinometer

ProAudio AM/FM/CD/DVD player with Clarion disc changer and Delta controls

LG 32” TV

Electrical

12V DC and 110V AC

Engine start batteries - (2) 6-Volt deep cycle in series – 440 amp hours

House batteries - (2) 6-Volt deep cycle in series – 440 amp hours

Battery parallel switch

Heart Interlink 2000 battery monitor

Heart Interface battery charger

Heart Interface Freedom 10 2.5kw

Shore power cord

Deck

Dual bow rollers

45# CQR with 400’ 3/8” BBB chain

Plath manual windlass

Sail covers

Full, well-vented boat cover

Life raft canister cover

Covers for propane bottles

Avon dinghy with 15hp 4-stroke Yamaha

Anchor and steaming lights

Running lights

Bow pulpit and rails

Lifelines and stanchions

Boarding gates

Dock lines and fenders

Outboard mount

Life raft canister used as deck storage locker only

Deck storage box

(2) deck mounted propane bottles

Cockpit cushions

Twin helm seat with reversible backrest

Spare stern anchor with tackle

Hull

LOA, including anchor and boom overhangs: 46’6”

Last bottom paint July 2nd 2019

Hull fastened with galvanized fasteners

Carvel plank Port Orford cedar hull – 1 1/2” net thickness over bent and sawn oak frames

Built by Elite Boat Works in San Pedro. CA

Sails and Rigging

Unstayed rig

Wood, keel-stepped masts

Canadian spruce tree heart masts, gaffs and booms

Whisker pole

(2) Harken 48 ST 2-speed primary winches

(1) bronze cabin top main sheet winch

Main sail (new 2017)

Foresail (new 2017)

Staysail or golly (2017)

Steadying sail for motor sailing or at anchor

Engine and Mechanical

Bilge blower

Emergency engine stop

Engine alarm

Fram oil filter

(2) inline Racor fuel filters

Raw water sea strainer

Cockpit engine controls

CO2 manual engine fire extinguishing system

(1) manual and (1) electric bilge pump

Manual wheel steering with cable to rudder quadrants

Manual Wilcox Crittenden head

12V Pur watermaker (pickled)

Engine located beneath cockpit

1 1/2” stainless shaft with shaft break and Tides dripless shaft seal

Engine rebuilt in 2010

Safety

(6) life jackets

(2) fire extinguishers

Bell, horn and whistle

Emergency tiller

Flares

(2) horseshoe type buoyant cushions

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.