HESTIA is an exceptional boat.

Price: $55,000

Contact Information: Judith, hestia32westsail@gmail.com

Note:

Previous owners of W32 #55 include close friends as well as a captain I sailed under – so if there is a question I cannot answer about HESTIA’s construction or history, I can surely point you in the right direction. With previous owners she has crossed the Atlantic on multiple voyages and traveled up the Eastern seaboard to Maine and Canada; I have taken her as far north as Nantucket. She is a tough boat – solid, safe, and comfortable, and one that will get you wherever you want to go. I am sad to see her go, but she needs a new owner who can take her on the adventures she deserves as I am moving on board my fiancee's boat.

Summary of Features

• ·      Brand new AGM starter battery installed August 2015 and 4 new house batteries on the boat ready to be installed 
• ·      450W XX Heat Xtreme Marine Engine Compartment Heater installed in 2013
• ·      Beta model 1505 4-cylinder diesel installed 2003, new fuel injectors installed 2012
• ·      Sigmar diesel heater
• ·      Airhead composting toilet
• ·      Furuno 1715 radome radar combination
• ·      Tempur Pedic mattress
• ·      Fore & aft washdowns
• ·      Circular BBQ Grill*
• ·      Isotherm holding plate for fridge with new insulation and food-safe acrylic paneling
• ·      1 75W solar panel currently wired to the boat (2nd panel was destroyed in a storm in 2014). The two panels will provide all the electrical needs of the boat when you're on the hook, including refrigerator and a microwave if you choose to add one.
  
• ·      4 anchors (2 CQRs, 1 Danforth*, 1 Fortress*) with 300 feet of 3/8” chain and rode
• ·      Aires Wind Vane* -- to see it in action with previous owner: YouTube video here
• ·      Spinnaker Poles*
• ·      Extra heavy traveler, oversized 2-speed winches, extra large bronze ports, heavy duty bronze boom gallows, heavy duty hatches – she was overbuilt for her size!

(* = not currently attached to vessel, provided with purchase)

Engine

The original Volvo engine was removed by a previous owner in 2002. At this time he also removed, pressure tested, and painted the stainless steel fuel tanks with Imron, and when the tanks were out, the entire engine room was also sanded and painted. The tanks were reinstalled with new hoses. Bud Taplin himself installed a new Beta (Kubota) model 1505 four-cylinder diesel, which uses about ½ gallon of diesel an hour at cruising speed. The engine is conveniently gravity fed and the entire engine room as well as the cockpit tub was sound insulated, so the engine noise is thankfully muffled when motoring. An alarm on the water intake and a fuel cleaning system were also installed by a previous owner, and since then the engine underwent more maintenance with a subsequent owner in 2012, at which point the fuel injectors were replaced. The engine room is sizable and it’s easy to access all parts of the engine as needed. Since I’ve had HESTIA, I have never had a problem starting her up or had any issues with the engine.

Deck & Hull

The original owner had 1500 extra pounds of lead shot installed deep in the keel during construction, which makes HESTIA extraordinarily stable, even in heavy seas. In 2003, a previous owner who bought her noted cracking in the original gel coat of the deck and cabin, so he stripped her down to bare glass and painted with Imron two-part polyurethane. The topsides were sanded and professionally painted with Imron at this time also, and the hull below the waterline was professionally planed down and built back up with vinyl ester resin. Though she’s been bottom painted several times since then, she’s overdue for a new coat by now.

Mast and Rigging 

The mast has a custom-made tabernacle and may be lowered from the cockpit. In 2002, the mast and boom were stripped of fittings and paint and then primed and painted; all steps, tracks and other fittings were reinstalled using anti-seize. All rigging on the bowsprit and boomkin were installed in 2002. The aluminium bowsprit has custom webbing, and it adds an additional 8 feet, making her ~40 feet long in total. Standing rigging is all 3/8” wire with Stayloc end fittings.

Sails

There are many bags of sails on HESTIA – I confess I haven’t even had a chance to try them all! The sails include a heavy-duty storm trisail with it’s own dedicated track on the mast, two mainsails, a storm staysail, genoas, spinnaker and more. There are two sails in labeled bags that need to be repaired but many are in fantastic shape and have barely been used. Clip-on spinnaker poles are currently not on the boat but can be provided upon purchase.

Ground Tackle

Two 45 pound CQR anchors hang on a custom aluminum bowsprit. A large Danforth and a Fortress backup that came with the boat are currently not on board but will provided upon purchase. There is 300 feet of 3/8” chain and road, and the two speed windlass was rebuilt in 2003.

Electrical / Electronics

Between 2001-2003, all electrical wiring was removed and new wiring was installed to include new breaker panels, both 12 and 110 volt. I’ve found it helpful that the previous owner labeled everything pretty clearly when he did this. 12 volt receptacles were installed all through the boat at this time and an inverter was also installed. All white electrical sockets are inverter and all brown ones are for 110 volts.

The house batteries are four 6 volt Pro Master golf cart batteries and the starting battery is an Optima bluetop AGM.  They are all brand new, and were installed in August 2015. There is one 75-watt solar panel currently wired to the boat. The second panel was destroyed in a storm in 2014. If you choose to replace it, know that between these two panels, they can provide all the electrical needs of the boat when you’re on the hook – including the fridge and a microwave if you choose to add one. HESTIA has a Furuno 1715 radar radome unit, which has a bracket and when needed can be run up the mast on its own track, and VHF with Uniden cockpit unit.

Plumbing

New polyethylene water tanks were installed under the cabin sole in 2004, at which time all old plumbing was removed and replaced. The tanks are easily accessible. Washdowns were also installed fore and aft at this time.