Classic Custom Wooden Boat 40kvm Spissgatter 1941 $32,500.00 USD

Description

Trine, named "Best Sailboat 30' and above" at the 2015 & 2012 Vancouver Wooden Boat Festivals, is one of the few remaining 40kvm2 Spissgatter (40 square meter double -ender).  Twenty were built between the years 1939 and 1947.  Each carry the “W” registration letter. Being the ninth built of the class, Trine’s mainsail bears
W9.

These are not one-designs but built according to a restriction measurement rule. This means that the lines could vary within the stipulated maximum and minimum measurements. Length over all varied between 10.46 and 10.5 meters; waterline length between 8.19 and 8.30 meters; beam between 2.60 and 2.73 meters and draft between 1.60 and 1.92 meters.

Trine was built in 1941 at the Grimsoykilen boatyard in Sarpsborg . This being during the war in occupied Norway there were a lack of materials, so iron screws were used. These ultimately failed causing wood sickness in all the wood below the water line. The previous owner found her in this state of disrepair and then spent the next 10 years restoring her. He fabricated new frames from oak and scarfed them into those portions above the water line that escaped wood sickness. He replaced all new floor timbers, sternpost, keel, and deadwood. A new deck and cabin were constructed of cold-molded cedar covered in fiberglass. The boom and mast (spruce) are original though repaired.

The current owner found Trine on the hard in Sidney, BC. The project had stalled during re-planking. He worked alongside an accomplished shipwright to complete hanging the strakes and then brought the boat back to Bellingham, WA to complete fitting out the hull over a five-year period. This included replacing all the fasters with silicon bronze; wedge-seaming the planks; fairing the hull; building all the interior furniture installing the new Yanmar engine, electrical wiring, plumbing, electronics, painting, varnishing etc. All the lines, rigging and lifelines were replaced by a professional rigger. A new mainsail and furling headsail were made by Carole Hasse/Port Townsend Sails.

Trine has been immaculately and lovingly maintained since launched in 2008. She has her own unique personality with mix of original and custom above and below deck lavish use of exotic woods (mahogany, sapele & teak); raised paneled cabinetry a la N.G. Herreshoff; and an efficient, comfortable layout designed by boat builder/designer Paul Gartside. Her below deck amenities include a large fore berth, singe berth amidships, propane stove, ice box, sink and diesel heater.

BOAT DETAILS

     Boat Name:  Trine

     Type:             40 kvm Class Spissgatter

     Designer:        Arthur Holth

     Builder:           Grimsolkilens Batbyggeri, Sarpsborg Norway

     Year:               1941 Total restoration completed ~1990 – 2008

     Length:          33’ 6”        LWL:              28’ 9”

     Draft:             6’ 0”          Beam:            8’ 9”

EXTERIOR DESCRIPTION

     Trine has a round bilged hulled with a curved/raked stem with anchor roller, a full keel with external ballast, an outboard keel hung rudder, and a canoe stern.  There are Sapele toe rails, stainless steel bow & stern rails, and double lifelines on stainless steel stanchions around the deck.

     The deck layout is a conventional trunk cabin/aft cockpit design.  There is an anchor windlass and a hatch over the forward accommodations followed by a cabin trunk with two ports forward and three on each cabin side, and a companionway hatch to the cockpit.  Side decks lead around the cabin to the cockpit where there are coaming seat backs, seat hatches to storage areas, a sole hatch over aft portion of the engine compartment and a steering tiller.

      The hull is carvel planked nominal 1 ¼” Douglas fir, bronze fastened with scarfed joints.  Frames are sawn & laminated in two sizes 1 ½” x 1 ¼” and 1 ¾” x 1 ¾” on seven to eight inch centers.  The deck is fiber reinforced plastic (FRP) covered cold molded red cedar on beam, and the cabin has solid plank sides and has a FRP covered cold molded top on laminated beam.

INTERIOR DESCRIPTION

     The forepeak is open with anchor chain & rode storage.  Next aft is a V-berth followed by a port-side head and a starboard-side bureau & hanging locker.  The main cabin follows and has a port-side heater followed by a settee and a sink counter & icebox, and a starboard-side settee/berth followed by a cookstove.

ACCOMODATIONS

     3 Berths  (1 single & 1 double)

     1 Head

ENGINE

     Make/model: Yanmar 3 GM 30 SN# 15341

     HP:     27

     Fuel Type: Diesel

     2 X 18 gal Fuel Tanks

     15” RH Three Blade Bronze Propeller,1” SS Shaft, Rubber

      Cutless bearing in stern tube

ELECTRONICS & ELECTRICAL

     B&G Zeus Touch 12 Chart plotter

     B&G Wind Sensor

     Horizon GX1500S with Ram mic 3 remote

     Depth Sounder

     4” Sestrel Compass

     All new wire (Ancor-brand tinned copper wire & terminals)

     Blue Sea Systems 1090 AC Panel (New 2021)

     Efficient LED, halogen & florescent lights interior; LED running & anchor lights exterior.

     House Batteries 2x - Full River DC 85 12 AGM (New 2017)

     Starting Battery - X2Power BCI Group 34M AGM (New 2021)

     Marinco On-Board Battery Charger 10A/12v DC (New 2021)

SAILS

     Main: Top full batten, 2 reef rows, 2 E Z reefs, Cunningham, W9 Insignia (Hasse & Co, 2008),

     Jib:  Roller furling, Sacrificial Cover, Foam luff (Hasse & Co, 2008, inspected/ repaired 2018, like new)

     Genoa:  G-AP3 Norton 150 Gennaker with dosing sock (North Sails, 2009, like new)

     Track:            Strong Track & large slides for single-handed main raising/ dropping. PTR Lazy Jacks

     NW Sails & Canvas Sail Cover (New 2019)

MECHANICAL

     Schaefer 2100 Roller Furling Headsail

     Schaefer Traveler

     Schaefer CST 30 Self-tailing windlasses & 1-touch handle

     Lewmar DC1 Rope clutches 2x (main/topping lift & outhaul)

     SS Rigging – All new 2008

     2 x Chrome Winch Handles (Main/Jib)

     2 X Barton Snatch Blocks

     2 X Lewmar Bakelite Snatch Blocks

     Thru-hull Fittings – Bronze ¼ turn types

GROUND TACKLE & MOORING

     CQR 35# Anchor

     CQR 20# Anchor

     25# Folding Fisherman’s Anchor

     225' 9/16” 8 Plait line & 50' 5/16” G4 High test chain (2017)

     250’ ½” White Braided line

     200’ 5/8” Braided line

     Lewmar PRO FISH 1000FF Electric Windlass (2017)

     2 X Mooring Line Snubbers Dock lines

PLUMBING

     30 gal Freshwater Tank

SAFETY

     Lifesling 2 Overboard Rescue System

     Wichard LYF'Safe jacklines; padeyes & backing plates

     Life Line Rescue Throw Bag

     Brass Ship’s Bell

     Man Overboard Pole

     Bosun’s Chair

     Emergency Bosun’s Chair

     Flares

     2 X BI dry chemical fire extinguishers