PROJECT DETAIL

Rebecca of Vineyard Haven

60' GANNON AND BENJAMIN AUXILIARY SCHOONER

   Year: 2001

   British registration number:  905177

   Current price:  $950,000 with attractive financing

   Located in Mt. Desert, Maine, USA

   Hull material:  wood

   Engine/fuel type:  Yanmar turbo charged diesel, 120hp

ADDITIONAL SPECS, EQUIPMENT AND INFORMATION:

    Designer: Nat Banjamin

    Builder: Gannon and Benjamin, Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts

    Radar, VHF, GPS with chart plotter, inverter, watermaker,         depthsounder, pressure hot and coldwater, refrigeration, Max-prop

DIMENSIONS:

   LOA: 75' (sparred length)

   LOD:  60'

   LWL:  45'

   Beam:  14'8"

   Draft:  8'6"

   Displacement:  76,000 lbs (34 tons)

   Lead ballast:  26,000 lbs

   Sail area: 1,800 sq. ft. in 4 lowers

   Fuel:  120 gallons

   Water:  180 gallons

CONSTRUCTION:

   Angelique backbone, angelique and white oak framing, angelique and silver balli planking,  laid silver balli deck, teak deck furniture, bronze fastenings and keel bolts.  Custom cast bronze hardware.

   Spars:  hollow Sitka spruce, stainless steel rigging, bronze turnbuckles, Dacron running rigging.

   Bermudan mainsail, gaff foresail, staysail, genoa, yankee blade, fisherman topsail, trysail.

ACCOMMODATIONS:

    Sleeps 8 in 4 cabins (1 double). Two heads (one with shower).

For more information: See www.gannonandbenjamin.com (design gallery); email gandb@gannonandbenjamin.com  or kirkhouse@compuserve.com

 PHOTOS from left: Allison Shaw, Benjamin Mendlowitz, Allison Shaw.

 

Epiphany, 32' gaff sloop

The Buzzards Bay 25 designed by Nathanael G. Herreshoff is known for its speed and agility. The keel/centerboard gaff sloop Epiphany was built by Gannon and Benjamin to the original design in 2004

Epiphany is planked in white cedar over steam-bent white oak frames and fastened with bronze screws.  The backbone is white oak, locust and angelique. The ballast keel is lead, fastened with bronze keel bolts.  Floors are angelique, locust and white oak, bronze fastened.   The cabin trunk, cockpit coamings and toe rails are silver balli.  The deck, cabin top and cockpit sole are marine plywood covered with Dynel and painted.   Fastenings used throughout are bronze. Hardware is bronze, some custom cast.

Accommodations below:  two berths, as originally designed by Nathanael G. Herreshoff.

Spars are Douglas fir and spruce, varnished.

Running rigging:   Dacron

Standing rigging:  7x7 stainless steel with spliced ends.   Cleats made of locust.

SPECIFICATIONS:

LOA: 32’   LWL: 25’   BEAM: 8’9"  DRAFT 3’.

Location:  Epiphany will be in Vineyard Haven harbor by Labor Day 200o.

Price:  $95,000  (price reduced 5/18/11)

Brokers: 

   Ged Delaney, 508: 563-7136, Ext. 43

   Steve Corkery, 631:  749-0700

   Cannell, Payne & Page:  207: 236-2383

Rightmost picture coutesy of Louisa Gould

Tern, 28' gaff yawl

     Built by Gannon & Benjamin in 1995, Tern is the first of Nat Benjamin's Tern class design, of which G&B has built four. Inspired by L.F. Herreshoff's Rocinante, Nat added about 18" of additional beam, fuller sections, a larger cockpit and cabin, and close to 1,500 pounds of addtional displacement--all to make the Terns suitable for coastal crusing and day sailing.

    The keel is made of angelique and frames are steam-bent white oak. The canoe stern, fore keel and stem are naturaly curved black locust lock-scarfed together. Planking is Atlantic or Eastern white cedar save for the sheer strakes and garboards which are full length wana. Cabin sides, dockpit coamings and toe rails are silver balli. All fastenings are bronze.    

     The deck is Dynel over marine plywood and the cabin top is also covered in Dynel.

     Tern does not have an inboard engine. The owner, however, offers a choice of outboards to accompany Tern: a Honda 2hp or Yamaha 5hp.

    Specifications:

    LOD: 38'3"  BEAM: 7'6"   DRAFT: 3'10"  SAIL AREA: 357 sq.ft   DISPLACEMENT: 8,000lbs  BALLAST: 3,400lbs

     Price:  $49,000

     The boat is located in Vineyard Haven, MA.

    For further information, write gandb@gannonandbenjamin.com or call 508: 693-4658.

 

    

Makani, 30' Marconi sloop

Makani is a 30’ Marconi rig sloop designed by Nat Benjamin, and built in 1995 by Jeff Grey, former owner of Snug Harbor Boatyard in Duxbury, MA.

Built of white oak and long leaf yellow pine, Makani’s structural members are fastened with silicon bronze bolts. Planking is white cedar copper-riveted to steam-bent white oak frames.   Her trim is mahogany and wenge.  The mast and boom are tear drop-shaped Sitka spruce.

All Makani’s hardware is custom bronze.  The blocks and anchor were made by J.M. Reinick & Sons.  She has two sets of Dacron sails, and the sail and cockpit covers are of Sunbrella.

Makani is located in Duxbury, MA

Price: $80,000

LOD:  29’6"    LWL:  18’4"     BEAM:  7’8"     DRAFT: 3’2"     DISPLACEMENT: 4,158lbs

SAIL AREA: 371 sq. ft     MAIN:  271 sq.ft    JIB: 100 sq.ft

P.C. = .53

D/LR = 349

BALLAST = 1,458lbs

Solace, 38' ketch

Solace is a lovely 38’ Luders-designed, double ended ketch, built by Paul Luke of East Boothbay, ME.  Twice a winner of the Eggemoggin Reach Regatta, she is obviously a very good sailer.

Solace is a project boat for someone desiring a fast vessel capable of simple coastal cruising.  Following a collision approximately 10 years ago which dismasted her, her present owner undertook a rig change from her original ketch rig to a tall sloop rig.  Chain plates were altered slightly to accommodate this change and a used “bendy” aluminum mast was acquired.  At this time, the cabin house was lowered several inches, considerably improving her looks.  Solace awaits a new owner to either complete the conversion or put her back to her original rig. She has been well covered.  The mizzen, mizzen boom, and main boom are available if the original rig were to be the choice.

Solace’s interior is very basic--no fancy joinery—with a galley, quarter berth to starboard,  two settees with Concordia berths above, and one pipe berth forward with toilet.  Power is provided by a  25hp Westerbeke 4-99 and the electrical system is basic.

Solace is a no nonsense simple boat which needs an owner to undertake the necessary cosmetic cleaning up and rig work.  The finished result won’t be disappointing. 

Details are available on request.

Sandpiper, 18' electric canoe

Sandpiper, an 18’ electric-powered canoe

This interesting craft is used by her present owner to explore the inlets and great ponds of Martha’s Vineyard, for which she is well suited and moves in perfect silence.

Sandpiper is double diagonal-planked and copper rivet-fastened.  To ensure continued watertight integrity and ease of maintenance, she has been glassed over.  Power is provided by two deep cycle, 75amp batteries connected to a small electric motor, producing a speed of 5.5 knots.  Her present configuration allows her to be underway 6-8 hours without recharging.

Her owner believes she was built to move commandos during World War II and later converted to a pleasure craft.

Sandpiper comes with a custom trailer in like new condition.

Asking price: 11,500. Offers encouraged.     

Vintage Beetlecat

   This little boat is the classic Beetlecat, no. 1240.  She has been totally rebuilt at G&B to a much higher standard than the original construction, including all new frames, floors, sheer strakes, garboards, keel, centerboard trunk, transom, deck and coaming.  She's ready to go!

Specifications:

LOA: 12'   BEAM: 6'   DRAFT:  take her onto the beach

Price:  $11,500

 

 

The Hazel 18

            The Hazel 18, an 18’ centerboard sloop, is Nat’s latest design. Gannon and Benjamin built two  Hazel 18s during the 2011-2012 winter and launched both June 2012.  Molly carries a Marconi rig, and Hazel is gaff rigged.

            The Hazel 18 reflects several factors Nat considers relevant to today’s marketplace and to the general drift of sailing requirements observed on the Vineyard and elsewhere: The Hazel 18 is a responsive and fine-performing daysailer for all ages.  It can be sailed onto a beach and is easily trailered and easy to maintain.

            With her generous sail area, long LWL and powerful quarters, the Hazel 18 is attractive to younger sailors for racing and adventuring while not discouraging an older generation of sailors who will appreciate the bench seats and comfortable coaming to support the lower back. 

            To quote Nat, "Of course, she is just a big dinghy so in a stiff breeze the kids can sit up on the weather side deck and keep her upright while dad or granddad steers in relative comfort."

            These two Hazel 18s have painted topsides, deck, and bottom, and varnish has been used only on the spars. Their coamings and guard rails have been finished with tung oil and their interiors with Penefin.

            The hull is built of 5/8" white cedar over oak frames. The deck is marine plywood with canvas set in rubber paint.  The coamings, rails, seats and floor boards are either of wana or silver balli.  All fastenings and hardware are silicon bronze. 

            They are ready to go!

SPECIFICATIONS:

LOA:  18’3"    LWL: 17’5"    BEAM: 6’3"    DRAFT: 10"/3’9"    SAIL AREA: 171sq.ft.

DISPLACEMENT:  1,900lbs

PRICE:  $65,000.

 

Both boats are being rigged, and Hazel will be at the Wooden Boat Show in Mystic, June 29-July 1, 2012.