Boat is 98% complete requires finishing touches

Note: If your are looking for a million dollar boat and have a million plus the income to maintain it or you are not very handy or it drives you crazy if everthing is not perfect, please don't waste our time and yours this is not the boat for you.

If you are like us very handy and want a huge, very well laid out, very strong steel boat with all of the imperfections inherent in this kind of boat call us. You will understand a scrape is fixed by some paint and like to see the plastic boats cringe as you power by. This boat is perfectly usable as is and has been proven at sea in our Great Loop Trip (which you can check out at www.werner.ca).

Here is the Story.

Construction of the boat was started in 1994 we were told the age of the boat was determined by when the keel was laid. The original owner built fishing boats on Lake Erie and was planning on retiring and doing the US rivers systems and great loop. Unfortunatly he passed away before the boat was completed. The second owner purchased the boat and did some work on the boat and launched it in 1997

We bought the the boat in the late summer of 2001and as the prior owners had never registered it as a condition of the sale it was registered. We have substantually completed the boat and of course made changes to suit ourselves. We moved onto the boat in the summer of 2002 as liveaboards and have been on the boat since.

Why are we selling? We have purchased an RV and plan on wintering south in the RV and spending summers on a smaller boat. Below is what needs to be completed and what repairs I feel are needed

What needs to be completed?

Cushions on the flybridge need to be made.

Hydraulics have been run to Flybridge for steering and wiring is roughed in however we have concluded we would not be interested in piloting the boat with such little visibility and are not intending on completing flybidge controls.

Some trim and woodworking needs to be completed mainly in the V berth, head area and galley.

Make: Lotus 52 Steel trawler
Year: registered 1994, launched 1997
Experience: Great loop 2002-2003, Trent Canal and Northern Georgian Bay Summer 2003, Thousand Islands and Rideau Canal Summer 2004 , Trent Servern Canal and Georgian Bay 2006, 2 years as a year round live-aboard, fresh water ship other than saltwater portion Great Loop.

Length: 52 Feet
Beam: 18 Feet
Draft: 4 Feet
Height to Top Radar- Arch Raised: Approx 20' 8"
Height Arch Lowered: Approx 18'
Displacement: 60,000 LBS

Power: 2 X 185 HP International Diesel 7.3 litre (not turbocharged) Approx 1300 hours
Drives: 2 X Volvo 290 Duoprop outdrives
Cooling: Keel cooled engines and generator, dry exaust.
Generator: Kuboto Diesel 9KW Aprox 800 hours
Inverter: Heart Interface 2500 watt with 130 amp charger
Alternators: 2x 120 Amp with Heart interface- Xantrex smart regulator

Fuel: 500 US Gallons
Water: 450 US Gallons
Holding: 170 US Gallons (enough for at least 3 months full time)

Construction: Steel

Anchoring: Muir Thor heavy duty windlass, 200 ft 3/8 HT chain, 66 lb Bruce style anchor, 44 Danforth style anchor

Electronics: JRC Radar 2000 24 mile, Icom IC-M502 VHF with remote for Flybridge, Depthsounder.

Canvas: Sunscreens and canvas are both included for front windows

UPPER LEVEL

Main Salon:
Spacious, White ash, carpeted, main salon with huge windows and sliding glass doors to back deck.

Pilot House:
White ash and White Ash hardwood flooring, dining area and drive station

LOWER LEVEL

Galley:
U-shaped galley with full sized fridge, apartment sized dishwasher, microwave, gas range/oven and combination washer/dryer unit. White Ash hardwood flooring. Lots of solid Maple Cupboards

V-Berth:
2 larger than queen sized berths with walk through to head and shower.

TV or Sitting Room:
Carpeted, comfortable sitting room

Tool Room /Storage:
Plenty of room for tools and other storage.

Master State Room:
Large state room with built in queen size, walk around, motionless water bed, large double closet as well as smaller single locker, basin and vanity.

Master Head:
Off master state room with toilet, roomy shower, ceramic tile flooring.