1987 Bluewater

the 1987 36' bluewater yachting ketch high-endurance cruiser performance sailboat cruising sailboat sitka is a sail boat for sale located in benicia, california, united states. while she is due for some exterior maintenance upgrading, this is one of the very best-built vessels we have ever encountered and can be had at an excellent value. she appears capable of cruising any waters. an extremely well-equipped and strongly-built steel blue-water cruising doublender ketch designed by the highly-respected j.p. hartog, famous for his extra-stout off-shore designs. in addition to an extremely attractive price, this vessel has much to recommend her. well-found & set up for blue-water cruising; a partial list of her features includes: while she is set up to be a cruising yacht, she could easily be pressed into commercial service owing to her unusually robust design & construction; full keel with cut-away forefoot for stability & sea-keeping in a seaway & nimbleness when close to the dock; sail inventory w/ covers (incl: main, mizzen, furling genoa ,schafer 2100 roller furler, storm jib), 4.2kw diesel auxiliary genset, 6' 5" headroom, yanmar diesel, hydraulic steering (wheel), elect. anchor winch, 406 epirb, marine head w/holding tank, 4-person offshore canister life raft (probably should be repacked), capac anti-corrosion system, water-maker, heat & air conditioning, gas bbq, full galley, refrigeration, shower, h&c pressure h20, vhf (fixed & handheld), depth sounder, gps, auto-pilot, radar, chart plotter, dingy davits, inverter/charger, west marine/zodiac r.i.b. w/6-hp o/b, new self-steering wind vane still in the box, and more! there appears to be some relatively minor deferred maintenance to catch up upon; but this vessel strikes us as an exceptional value that could have legitimately been offered at a much higher price. owner is highly motivated and prepared to do business... offers are encouraged! contact the yacht broker to receive more information or schedule a showing of this 1987 36' bluewater yachting ketch high-endurance cruiser cruising sailboat performance sailboat sitka yacht for sale in benicia, california, usa today!