Tortuga - 1972 32’ Grand Banks Sedan

Tortuga (Documented Vessel)

1972 32’ Grand Banks Sedan

Typical of the Grand Banks, this yacht is beautifully finished with varnished Burmese teak joiner work and a varnished teak parquet sole. All interior surfaces were wooded, varnished, and painted in 2009. All original headliners were removed and replaced with two layers of Soundown and teak battens. While natural ventilation affords a great deal of comfort, the yachts can be cooled with a 16000 BTU CruiseAir AC system. Generous lighting is provided by 12V Imtra brass overhead surface fixtures and brass swivel-style lamps in the stateroom.

ACCOMMODATIONS:

The private stateroom, forward, features a V-berth with filler cushion, below which there are two storage drawers, two dropface lockers, and a teak magazine holder. Both starboard and port sides are graced with beautiful teak book shelves. The hatch and port windows provide ample ventilation with full screens. Aft and port have voluminous double hanging lockers. The head is starboard featuring a Sealand vacuflush toilet, Y-valve to the 40 gallon holding tank with macerator pump (2010.) A Tank Watch with gauge for the holding tank is located at the helm. There is a vanity with stainless steel sink, plumbing fixtures re-chromed (2009.) Good storage lies beneath the vanity and an ensuite shower system (2009) which drains to a separate sump pump (2010.) A full mirror, teak medicine cabinet, and stainless steel/teak lighting fixture (2009) completes the head.

Up three steps to the wonderfully bright and airy saloon, galley, and lower helm station. To starboard is the lower helm station with helm seat, below which there is a large storage locker, full vessel controls, and new Blue-Sea electrical distribution panels (2009.)

To port is the galley and aft a rare Grand Banks installed teak cabinet/counter system with numerous drawers and lockers and a small settee with storage below. A Jensen AM/FM/CD stereo is located aft of the small settee. All cushion covers, curtains, and pillows in Ralph Lauren fabrics. There is a Weems & Plath glass thermometer, barometer, and clock (2009.) To starboard is an L-settee below which there is storage in drop-face lockers and forward of which there is a bureau with five drawers. Dining is off a teak, expandable table in front of the L-settee that drops to form a double size berth. There are new windows with channels and screens (2009.) The center aft sliding door opens directly onto an expansive teak deck, one of the most prized features of a 32' Grand Banks.

GALLEY:

A straight galley on the port side provides ample storage and counter space. Cooking is off a Force-10 three-burner propane stove and oven (2009.) A Norcold 12V/110V AC refrigerator with freezer box is aft of the sink. There is a single basin stainless steel sink with re-chromed (2009) plumbing fixtures. Storage is in four lockers and several drawers. Forward of the stove is a custom locker on the bridge deck with storage for dinnerware.

ELECTRICAL:

Re-wired in 2009 for both 12V DC and 120V AC service. New shore power outlet and 30/50 amp shore power cord. Off the dock, 12V capacity is provided via the 5.5 kw NorthernLights generator.

• 12V DC
• Blue-Sea AC & DC switch panels with breakers (2009)
• Master battery switch
• (3) 4D batteries (house, engine, generator) (2009)
• Fiberglass battery boxes
• 120V AC
• Volt & Amp meters
• 30 amp shore power cord with 30/50 amp connector
• Outlets
• 22 amp Newmar phase three battery charger
• 11 gallon water heater (engine supplied)
• NorthernLights 5.5 kw generator

MECHANICAL:

An economical 1986 Lehman diesel (re-built in 2005)  turns a 3-bladed propeller through a Borg Warner velvet drive 2.5:1 reduction gear. As of August 2011, engine hours were 1950.

• Morse engine controls
• Racor fuel filter with gauge (2009)
• 1 1/2" split shaft shark/rope cutter (2009)
• Electric oil change pump in engine room
• Propeller serviced and balanced in 2009
• 12V DC engine room lighting
• 16000BTU CruiseAir AC system
• (3) electric bilge pumps (hardwired directly to battery)
• Macerator pump (2010)

ELECTRONICS:

The yacht is fully fitted with electronics as listed.

• 12" Standard Horizon CP 500 color chart plotter with capability for radar. Brackets at both helms.
• In Saloon: Danforth compass, Standard Elipse VHF radion, Raytheion Tri Data ST60 depth sounder.
• On Flybridge: Richie compass, Raytheon Tri Data ST60 depth sounder, Standard Eclipse VHF radio.

HULL & DECK:

• Solid carvel planked Phillipine mahogany on yakal frames
• Lewmar windlass (2006) with foot controls at bow and remote controls on flybridge
• Royal blue bimini, flybridge cover, windshield covers, and upper & lower teak handrail covers
• Teak decks
• Teak step swim ladder
• Fresh water washdown spigot
• Weaver davits on swim platform for dinghy storage
• 35# CQR anchor with 200' chain (2010)
• Aluminum mast and boom (powder coated 2009)
• Spreader lights
• Dock lines
• Fenders
• Life Jackets
• (3) fire extinguishers
• Flare Kit
• 8.5' Nutshel Pram (sanded, sealed, painted and varnished in 2011)
• 3.5hp Mercury outboard (new 2011)

2009 UPGRADES:

• Dynel fabric applied to top of trunk cabin
• All rotted wood completely replaced around main cabin
• Windows removed -- new tracks, frames, and glass installed
• Main cabin completely wooded, sealed, and painted
• Three quarters of bulwarks around cockpit replaced
• Fantails below flybridge replaced
• Hull below waterline was wooded, sealed, and re-coated
• One rotten plank replaced
• All thru-hulls, seacocks, and strainers replaced
• Aluminum mast and boom powder-coated, new wiring
• New spreader lights
• All navigation lights and wiring replaced
• New 1 1/2" split shaft shark/rope cutter
• Stuffing box re-packed and inspected
• Flybridge completely removed and re-built with marine-grade plywood
• Flybridge sole covered with Dynel fabric
• New electrical and mechanical controls run to flybridge station
• (2) New VHF antennas installed on flybridge
• (2) New GPS antennas installed on flybridge
• New 12" Standard Horizon cholor chartplotter (lower helm and flybridge) Stainless steel radar mount (not installed)
• New snaps for flybridge cover
• New snaps for sunbrella window screens on cabin house
• Headliner in main saloon and forward stateroom removed, Soundown installed w/teak battens
• New screens in main cabin
• New Blue-Sea electrical panels installed and boat re-wired
• Three new batteries
• New shore power outlet
• All main cabin and forward stateroom lighting replaced with brass IMTRA fixtures
• Original faucets in galley and head re-chromed
• Window bar in main cabin re-chromed
• New Force 10 three-burner propane stove & oven
• New Weems & Plath barometer, clock, temperature & humidity fixtures
• Instrument panel re-built with fuel gauges, etc.
• (2) New custom aluminum fuel tanks, gauges at lower helm station
• New racor fuel filter assemblies, vacuum gauges
• Engine room re-furbished and painted, new lighting installed
• Anchor rode was replaced with 200' all chain (2010)
• Generator overhauled (2010)

Extensive hull and deck resotration in 2001:

• (9) Planks replaced
• Floor timbers and tank frames replaced as necessary
• New hatches
• Teak decks sanded down, new plugs installed
• Teak decks completely re-seamed
• Deck hardware re-bedded
• Stanchions and trim removed and re-bedded
• Deck trim sanded, cleaned, countersunk, bedded, and re-installed
• Seams below waterline filled with underwater seam compound
• Stainless steel spray and rub-rails removed, re-dowled, sanded, re-installed
• Swim platform sanded, re-installed