Description
As featured in the August 2024� ?Pacific Yachting?.� This boathouse-kept vintage picnic boat has been cherished by the current owner and is ready for a new caretaker.� Absolutely ready for more adventures and classic boat festivals.
Surveyed annually. Last survey May 2024.� Surveyor reports the original build quality was to a ?high standard?.� Since then there was a major refit in 2004 and upgrading 2018 to 2020.� Over $150k spent in the last six years updating her structure, engine, electrical, electronics, plumbing, tankage, and more.
Assumable moorage with the separate purchase of the boathouse
Name......................................................... Vintage Port
Year...................................................................... 1954
Builder................. Matsumoto & Sons (North Vancouver)
Designer.......................................................... Ed Monk
LOA......................................................................... 32?
Beam...................................................................... 9?8?
Draft .......................................................................... 3?
Displacement.................................................... 9.48 GT
Hull�������������������������������������������������������� Carvel Planked
Deck......................................... Fiberglass over plywood
Steering....................................................... Mechanical
Fuel economy............................................... 1.05 gal/hr
Range................................................................ 230 nm
Fuel................................................................... 54 gals
Water................................................................ 36 gals
Heat................................................ Walls Diesel Heater
CONSTRUCTION
- Carvel planked-on sawn frames
- Semi displacement hull
- Single hard chine, shallow aft keel, low deadrise
- Raked stem, flared bow
- Slightly raked, curved transom with attached swim platform & center transom gate
- Extensive updating and upkeep annually by Abernethy and Gaudin.� Works includes:
- �the annual haulout,
- rebuiliding of the transom,
- �installation of the swim platform complete with stainless steel ladder
- design and installation of the new skeg, prop guard and rudder.
- New fuel and water tanks
- New bronze ball valve thru hulls
INTERIOR
- One enters the boat into the large covered cockpit area with the well appointed upper helm position.
- Descending easily a few steps into the salon one finds the galley conveniently to starboard and the private head to port.�
- Starboard and forward is the dinette with seating for four.
- To port and forward is the functional lower helm position.
- Forward is the cozy v-berth with additional storage.
- New wool MILSPEC carpet throughout.
- New lace curtains
- New bronze port windows with screens
- New LED touch lighting throughout cabin and V-berth
- Galley:
- Wallas combined heater/stove
- Mobicool 12 V fridge
- Stainless steel sink
- Head: Composting Head ? Nature?s Head (2020)
- Wallas Diesel Heat
MECHANICAL
- Beta Marine B43 installed 2020 ? Hours 130
- Clean and well organized engine room that shows constant care and attention by Gartside Marine.
- Racor Fuel Filter/Water Separator
- New fuel tanks.
- New soundproofing
ELECTRICAL and PLUMBING
- Electrical system completely rebuilt by All Electric Marine to modern ABYC standards.
- All old wiring removed
- Updated 120V and 12 V system
- Victron 200W/80 Amp Invertor/Charger with Victron Multicontroller
- Victron Battery Monitor
- Promariner Galvanic Isolator
- Blue Seas Circuit Panel
- Custom ?Vintage Port? Bilge Pump Panel to support the extensive array of modern bilge pumps
- Foghorn and stern flood lights
- New battery banks
- All new plumbing
- Jabsco pressure water
INSTRUMENTS
- Chartplotter: Raymarine Axiom 9 Touchscreen (2020)
- Radar: Raymarine Quantum 2 (2020)
- Fishfinder: Raymarine�
- AIS: Vesper XB-6000 Transmitter/Receiver.
- VHF: Icom IC-M424G with DSC
- Stereo: Fusion RA770
- Lewmar Windass controller at both helms with chain counter
- Spotlight: ACR RCL75 with remote control
- Ritchie Steering Compass
CABIN HOUSE AND FORDECK
- Brightwork professionally upgraded and maintained by Avalon Brightwork? beautiful !
- 10 kg Bruce anchor
- 100? 5/16? anchor chain and 100? �? nylon rode
- Windlass: new Lewmar Pro series
COCKPIT
- Full enclosure in excellent condition.� With hard top
- Easy access to the swim platform through the center transom gate.
ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT
- Dingy: Ocean Air OA 250 ALM (2018)
- Outboard Mercury 2.5 (2015)
- Full safety equipment
- Extensive spares
- Detailed service history and wiring diagrams
MAINTENANCE
- Last haul-out: May 2024
- Last anti-fouling: May 2024
- Last zinc(s) change: May 2024
- Last engine oil change: May 2024
- Annual out of the water surveys from 2020 to 204 by Meadow Marine Surveyors
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Owner's CommentsComments from the Owner:
Vintage Port; Classic�Wood Motor Yacht-Ed Monk Sr Design, for Sale:
Proposals are invited from sophisticated mariners who wish to enjoy the pleasure and live the ongoing journey of Vintage Port.
Legacy:
Vintage Port has a legacy of 70 years of cruising the protected inside coastal waters of Canada?s Pacific Northwest, from the Gulf Islands, to Desolation Sound and beyond. �Launched in 1954 at Matsumoto Shipyard in Dollarton, North Vancouver, BC (the current site of major shipbuilder Allied Shipbuilders ), Vintage Port in its journey to date has experienced 9 owners, and 7 name titles.�
Vintage Port is currently moored in its boathouse at Noth Saanich Marina, Sidney, BC, �the gateway to the majestic cruising vistas of the Gulf Islands.
The boathouse is available to a serious bidder for Vintage Port, under separate tender/proposal.
Vintage Port is under Federal Canada Registry, Victoria BC, and has the sole right to the title "Vintage Port? for a vessel in Canada.� This title was ?borrowed" from��vintner Taylor Fladgate Croft during a delightful visit and celebration of the vintners renowned produce, in the highlands of the Douro River Valley, Portugal.
History of Care & Upgrades:
As with all classic motor yachts, each has its own specific vintage history, and the preservation of each is captive and dependent on the dedicated care and vision of its owners, and �the commitment of skilled suppliers/trades in the maintenance/upgrades requred in support of the �ongoing journey. Vintage Port has been ?blessed" with such attention!
In the last 50 years of its journey, Vintage Port has had only 2 owners, each of whom have lavished meticulous care in its maintenance and upgrade, all with the objective to maintain hull integrity, cruising comfort, and operational safety and reliability. Over this period, Vintage Port has always been �moored in its own boathouse.
A recent 20 year documented history of this care includes, but is not �limited to, the following;
Period 2005-17; Previous Owner:
- inspection/ replacement of suspect hull sections with new carvel planks,
- removal of all �hull galvanized fasteners, and replacement with silicon bronze fasteners ( over 7,000 total ),
- reconditioning cabin sides and addition of pilot house enclosure, c/w�African�mahogany,�
- upgrade cabin & pilot house roofs to fibreglass
- reconditioning foredeck, addition of bow sprit,
- addition of Wallas Diesel Stove/Heater to the cabin galley,
- refinish of cabin/salon cabinetry.
Period 2018-24; Current�Owner:
During this period, religious practice has been spring season ?haul out on the hard?, c/w pressure wash of hull, repaint of anti-fouling, inspection of hull integrity, upgrade of zincs, and conduct of formal vessel survey. Concurrent to these haul outs, Vintage Port has benefited with significant upgrades, commissioned with a team of �dedicated trades/supply specialists, certified to �marine standards, and engaged and committed to the ongoing journey of Vintage Port; a listing of various such works �includes, but is not limited to, the following, a detailed summary of which, totaling $ 150,000 + �Cdn, is available to a serious buyer;
Abernethy and Gaudin Boatbuilders Ltd. Brentwood Bay, BC;
- involved since time of purchase, in matters of hull integrity; and the follow on coordination of annual haul out, c/w pressure spray, repaint of anti-fouling, upgrade of zincs, annual inspections etc,
- rebuild of transom, install of swim platform c/w �ss ladder,
- major refinish of hull, and deck,
- design, install of skeg extension, c/w ss guard to prop, and design/install of new ss double hung rudder,
- redesign of head; install of craft sink, cabinetry, and Nature?s Own compost toilet,
- design & install 2 new fibreglass freshwater tanks in the bow, c/w manifold and aggregate capacity 40 US gallons; and 2 new fibreglass diesel fuel tanks in the stern, c/w manifold and aggregate capacity 50 US gallons,
- replacement of all thru hulls with silicon bronze ball valves
All Marine Electric, Brentwood Bay, BC;
- removal of all original electrical wiring, and replacement with new, c/w custom master control panel with individual control for each circuit,
- annual�checkout of electrical systems,
- install of Pro Mariner Pro Safe 30 amp Galvanic Isolator,
- navigation aids; design & install of integrated Raymarine Quantum Radar & GPS Chartplotter, c/w AIS and�depth sounder read out; install of fog horn and search light, & stern floodlights,
- install of 5 sump pumps, one for each bilge sector,
- install of 2 new battery banks, c/w controls,
- install of Pro-Series 1000 Lewmar Windlass, c/w anchor, 100 ft each of chain & rode, and controls at both bow & pilot stations,
- install bilge fan & blower,
- Cabin/Salon Comfort;
- install water pump for fresh water delivery to galley, and head faucets,
- install Mobicool Thermo Electric Cool Box, 12 v DC in galley,
- install touch LED light controls at �cabin/salon, and head , and at V berth c/w fans,
- install Apollo Marine Entertainment System with Built-In Wi-Fi.
Gartside Marine Engines, Sidney, BC;
- install of new, red Beta 43 Marine Diesel Engine, rated 43 BHP @ 2800 rpm, on custom engine mounts, and with �Borg Warner V Drive; measured performance at 2000 rpm, and hull speed 5 knots is 4 litres/hr consumption, and 230 nautical mile range,
- regular fall, and spring oil change, & checkout.
Meadows Marine Surveyors Ltd, Cadboro Bay, BC;
- conduct annual Out of Water Hull Survey,
- conduct annual hull potential readings, and annual advice on bonding, and optimal zinc upgrades.
Personal Touches by Owner;
- new wool carpets through out,
- new lace curtains,
- new cushions and�upholstery through out,
- sound proofing of pilot house flooring, over engine,
- install of silicon bronze port windows, c/w screens,
- custom brightwork refinishing on all exterior woodwork, by Avalon Brightwork,
- custom decor upgrade to the salon.
DisclaimerThe 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.