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Garden Porpoise Ketch
Estimated price for orientation: 54 487 $
Category: CruisersClass: Sail
Garden Porpoise Ketch - INCREDIBLE CRUISER!!~
Good-Looking, Salty, Robust and Seakindly, William GARDEN'S PORPOISE KETCH DESIGN is one of the most respected & affordable big cruisers ever built. These vessels are tough and have cruised everywhere. AND this one was built by ROBIN FUNG, the best builder of this design ever: Fung's boats are rare & highly prized & this one is in excellent condition & has been lovingly cared for. Length on Deck is 42' and Length Overall is 52'(sparred length), hull length is about 47.' Featuring a full keel w/ cutaway forefoot for cruising stability at sea and maneuverability in harbor, her Beam is 13'+ with a 5' 6" draft. She's Copper Rivet fastened with Teak decks, appointments and interior. Hull is Teak over Apitong and all scantlings are massive. "MORNING STAR" is well equipped for cruising and/or living aboard and features the well-respected four cylinder 85hp Perkins Diesel Engine, Wheel Steering, Raymarine RADAR & Chart Plotter, Auto-Pilot, and Single-Sideband Ham Radio plus VHF. Head room is 6' 4" in most spaces and she sleeps 7 in bunks, has an enclosed marine head, shower, elaborate wood carvings throughout, very attractive built-in ship's furnishings, Ideal windlass, Main, Mizzen, Jib, Staysail, Stormsail, downwind sails,12' RIB Dingy w/Mercury O/B and a great deal more. Garden Porpoises don't come up for sale all that often; this one looks like a really good one to us and OFFERS ARE ENCOURAGED! LET"S GO CRUISING!!
Features:
TypeSail
CategoryCruisers
Antique and Classics
Ketch
MakeGarden Porpoise
ModelKetch
Year built1968
Length47.01ft
Hull MaterialWood
Type keel:Full keel
New/UsedUsed