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1968 Dickerson Custom 39ft Cutter Rigged Sloop

Estimated price for orientation: 11 399 $

Category: Sailboats 28 feet
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Description
Year: 1968 Trailer: Not Included
Make: Dickerson Use: Fresh Water, Salt Water
Model: Custom 39ft Cutter Rigged Sloop Engine Type: Diesel Inboard ~50 HP
Type: Aft Cockpit Engine Make: Perkins 4.108
Length (feet): 41 Primary Fuel Type: Diesel
Beam (feet): 12 Fuel Capacity: 21 - 30 Gallons
Hull Material: Mahogany over Oak Frame For Sale By: Private Seller
Rigging: Cutter Rigged Sloop Hull ID Number: 518688
Keel: Lead Fin Keel


This is a sailor's sailboat that offers a wonderful ride in the breeze with heavy 11+ton displacement and heavy lead keel.
The boat has been actively sailed in the past 5 years on the Chesapeake Bay as a family cruising boat (equipped with 12 in Raymarine Chartplotter GPS and Radar) and has participated in some of the local boating events. She is ready to go back in the water - 3 coats of Interlux bottom paint and new zinc just applied.Almost all photos were taken in the last 3 months.

Sleeping and Living Arrangements
Berths - 2 in V berth
3-4 in Salon
1 quarter berth under cockpit
1 bathroom / shower
Extensive Storage drawers and cabinets for cruising provisions.
Good ventilation with 6 ports that open and 3 hatches.
Large cockpit - seats 6 or more.
Stainless Steel Kitchen and Bath Sinks

Design
This is a custom boat design. The boat was designed for family cruising and for the Annapolis - Newport Race. This is a unique Dickerson design and only one was made.

Major Features
Tall Rig with Double Spreaders (new upper spreaders 2013)
Pro-Furl Roller Furling
Lead Fin Keel
Keel stepped mast

Propulsion
Perkins 4-108 Inboard Diesel engine (one of the world's most popular and reliable engines for sailboats this size) ~ 50 HP
All engine maintenance was done in April, new oil, new filters, new raw water impeller.


Builder
Boat was built by renowned Dickerson yard in Trappe Maryland known for quality boats and producing safe world cruisers

Hull
Mahogany 1 inch strip planking over oak frame.
Hull under the waterline was professionally glassed with several mattes /epoxy (West System) and barrier coated.
3 coats of Interlux Bottom Paint just applied (June 2016)
Hull sides above waterline recently painted with Interlux Polyurethane (June 2016)
Equipment List
1 Manual Raritan head
1 Holding tank
1 30 gal diesel fuel tank
3 Freshwater Tanks stainless -est. combined size 60 gallons
1 Freshwater system with Jabsco pump (replaced 2013)
1 Pressure tank (replaced 2014)
1 Icebox (has Adler Barbour Refrigeration kit installed - not known if it is working came on intermittently) 1 large cherry table with 2 fold down leafs.1 Force 5  3-burner stove / oven (propane is not connected and tanks were removed but can be reinstalled - propane tans come with  boat)  Weather Station with thermometer, barometer and clock1 Raymarine GPS Chart Plotter with large 12 inch display1 Raymarine Radar - mounted on Custom Radar Pole1  Horizon Radio2 Rule Bilge Pumps1 Rule Icebox water holding tank with rule pump.1 Wheel Steering Station on Edson pedestal with wire cables. destroyer wheel1 Emergency manual gusher pump (new seal kit installed 2013)

1 Emergency manual tiller

1 Horizon Depth Instrument

1 Large Compass at Steering Station with night illumination

1 Windex1 New Fuel Gauge and New Sending (installed late 2015 - not tested) 2 Bariant Primary Winches
2 Bariant Secondary Winches (currently not installed)
1 Main Halyard Winch with Clutch
1 Genoa Halyard Winch
1 Cutter Sail/Spinnaker Halyard Winch
1 Internal to Boom Outhaul Winch
1 Reefing Line Winch on Boom

1 Main Sail (UK)
1 Genoa (170%)
1 Cutter Sail (soiled needs cleaning and new sailbag) with self tacking boom

Anchor and Chain (length unknown - estimate approx. 150 -200 ft)
2 Danforth Anchors

1 Racor fuel filter with pressure gaugeNew scupper lines (2013)

New bilge pump line and through hull (2013)New Batteries (Summer 2015) - 2 Golf Cart batteries and starter battery1 Stainless Steel Marine Water Heater1 Maxwell Windlass with bow foot controls in deck

Alternator (Rebuilt 2015)

Xantrex Inverter (2012)

Auto Pilot - belt driven off wheel (belt clevis needs adjusted or needs slighly longer belt , power supply needs to be rewired)Other Miscl. Equipment / Items
- Winch
- Tank Lid Tool
- Cabin Lights  (most light bulbs replaced 2016)
- Engine Manual
- RayMarine Manual
- Some Marine Dishes
Recommended improvements
- New cushions
- Anchor spray down pump was taken out and needs to be replaced
- Cockpit area could benefit from paint job
- Needs new shower/sink faucet and wand

Boat is currently on the hard in Baltimore Maryland
Boat is sold as is where is / Travel lift to lift in water is prepaid.

Appointments to view the boat can be made by calling 410-596-2353.Sales terms: $3500 non-refundable down payment due within 24 hours of end of auctionSeller reserves the right to withdraw the boat from the auction should it come under contract prior to end of the auction.
On Aug-18-16 at 15:27:12 PDT, seller added the following information: