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1981 Contest 38S Ketch Boat for Sale | 1981 Sailboat in Sidney BC | 6988969588

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$119,000

1981 Contest 38S Ketch Boat for Sale

Price:
$119,000
Summary:
Used 1981 4,400 km
Location:
Sidney, BC
Description:

The Contest is a high quality, Dutch built boat This 38S is a typical Contest of the early 1980s which is ketch rigged. She is solidly built, heavy displacement, but with a fin keel, so easy handling for the� crew. The center cockpit design allows for a spacious aft cabin which features a double bunk settee and vanity."No Contest" has been exceptionally well maintained and is ready for her next owners.� Being Blue water capable, she is the perfect boat for a couple or young family to consider purchasing for their offshore adventure.Hauled and bottom painted in August 2023. Full listing below. 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. Description Contest 38SName........................................................... No ContestYear...................................................................... 1981Builder................................................... Contest YachtsDesigner......................................................... Dick ZaalLOA...................................................................... 37?4?LWL.................................................................... 29?10?Beam....................................................................... 12?Draft........................................................................ 6?5?Displacement.................................................. 19,285lbsBallast.............................................................. 7,593lbsSail Area .......................................................... 538sq/ftHull� ..............................................................FiberglassDeck............................................................. FiberglassSteering............................................................... WheelKeel......................................................................... FinRudder......................................................... Skeg hungFuel................................................................... 59.4galWater................................................................ 92.4galHot Water............................................................... 6galHolding Tank......................................................... 20galHeating...................................... Sigmar Diesel Bulkhead� CONSTRUCTION �Solid hand laid GRP below the waterline �Balsa cored GRP above the waterline �Hull to deck joint is a shoebox inward turning flange on 7? centers and glassed over, capped with a teak rub-strake �Plywood bulkheads bonded to the hull �Teak decking has been removed and professionally finished with non-skid paint ��� INTERIOR �Center cockpit �2 Cabin, 1 head layout �Cabinetry and joinery of high quality, varnished teak �Salon: Center dinette leaf table, port & starboard settees, double as sea berths, storage outboard in lockers �Galley: L-shaped to port with a single large deep sink, pressurized hot/cold water, Propane Optimus 3 burner stove w/oven, top loading Dometic CU -100 fridge/freezer �Owner?s cabin: located aft, pullman double to port, L-shaped settee, vanity with sink, storage lockers �Guest cabin: forward V-berth, lockers, overhead hatch, shelving and hanging lockers �Head: fwd to port, shower, vanity with sink, pressurized hot cold water, manual marine toilet, holding tank, y-valve, macerator. �Chart table: to starboard, full size front facing table, storage under seat, lockers, AC/DC distribution panels, GPS at table, engine gauges, VHF, SSB radio, stereo � � MECHANICAL �Yanmar 4JH2-E, 50hp, 4400 hours �Shaft, cutlass bearing, bronze 3 blade fixed prop �New heat exchanger 2022 � ELECTRICAL + PLUMBING �30amp shorepower �110VAC and 12VDC distribution panels �House Batteries: 4 x Trojan T106 6V �Start Battery: 1 x Group 27 �Charger: ProMariner ProNautic 12-30 �Solar Panels: 160W, Victron MPPT 100/30 regulator �Battery Monitor: Blue Sea BVM 700 �Galvanic Isolator: ProSafe F230 �Bilge Pump: 2 x electric Rule 1000 with float switches �Manual Bige pump: Whale �High water alarm �Black water: manual toilet, Y-valve, GRP holding tank (20gal), macerator pump. (recently refurbished) �Washdown pump in the anchor locker �Hot water tank: Seaward 6 gal AC and engine �Fresh water: 2 x s/s tanks totaling 350 liters located under port and stb settees. � INSTRUMENTS �GPS: Garmin GPSMap 1042 �Auto Pilot: Autohelm 7000 �Wind/Speed/Depth: Datamarine �VHF: Icom IC-M506 with AIS �SSB: Icom IC-802 �SSB tuner: Icom AT-140 �Compass: Plath Hamburg 6? � SAILS & CANVAS �Mainsail: Leitch & McBride, 2 reefs, partial batten �Genoa: Leitch & McBride 120% on a furler �Asymmetrical spinnaker with new ATN sock � � RIGGING + DECK GEAR �Deck stepped aluminum masts and booms, ketch rig �Single spreaders on each mast, s/s wire standing rigging �Rigid boomvang �Spinnaker pole �Primary Winches: 2 x Enkes AR26S self-tailing �Mizzen mast winch: Enkes AR22 2 speed, Enkes AR12 �Main mast winches: 2 x Enkes AR22 �Genoa Furler: Beckmal Pastel �Mainsheet traveller aft of cockpit �SS bow and stern pulpits, SS stanchions �Windlass: Lewmar Concept 1 �Anchor: Bruce 15kg, 275ft of 5/16 G4 chain �Custom fabricated swim platform, to be installed � � ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT �Canvas cockpit enclosure �Dinghy davits �Dinghy: not included �Outboard: not included �Full winter cover � MAINTENANCE �Last haul-out and anti-fouling: Aug 2023 Keel sand blasted, 5 coats of inter-protect, 2 coats antifouling �Last zinc(s) change: Aug 2023 �Last engine oil change: Aug 2023
Engine features:
Yanmar 4JH2-E
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