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1969 Comet Rhodes

Estimated price for orientation: 25 000 $

Category: Sailboats 28 feet
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Description
Condition: Used Year: 1969
Keel: in-collapsed lead keel Make: Comet
Use: Fresh Water Model: Rhodes
Engine Type: Single Inboard/Outboard Type: Cruiser
Engine Make: Volvo Length (feet): 39
Primary Fuel Type: Diesel Beam (feet): 11
Fuel Capacity: 51 - 75 Gallons Hull Material: Fiberglass
For Sale By: Private Seller Rigging: Ketch


Rhoades/Cheoy Lee design. Flush deck with custom cabin top and stained glass skylight. Hand laid wood deck set in epoxy (no screws) over solid fiberglass deck. Ketch rig with all new rigging.  Roller furling jib with forward stay to fly overhead top sail (reverse cutter) So cool!  Must see custom spruce booms with stylish tapered goose neck.  Brand new mainsail and topsail.  115% roller covered jib and mizzen sail in good condition.  All winches and lines run to helm for easy single handed sailing.  Balanced helm!  Set the sails and she will sail herself.  Turning blocks, rope clutches, etc.  Dura back non slip cockpit.  Bullet proof worm gear steering.  Total 100% refit from the bottom to top, in and out.  Newly painted hull, all new wiring, 30 amp shore power, 12 volt with all the led lighting and led navigational lights. Battery boxes under hatched floor with golf cart batteries; keeping the weight low in the ballast.  Re-built Volvo 40hp diesel.  Hot and cold water system.  All new plumbing. Exposed cabin beams with tongue and groove cedar.  New interior cabinets throughout.  If you want a kind motion sea worthy sailboat that sails with no reefing up to 20 knots of wind, or just go jib and jigger (easy peasy), then don't let this one get away.