Classic Liveaboard Custom Cruising Yacht
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Length
37' 0" - 11.28m
Vessel Location
Gold Coast QLD
Launch Year
1894
Hull Material
Timber NZ Kauri, triple skin, copper riveted; total thickness 11/2 inches; LOD 37 feet
Cooee is a gaff-topsail cutter built in Auckland by the legendary Bailey Bros in 1894 for snapper fishing. She raced during and after her fishing years then was set up for liveaboard recreational sailing in the 1930s. Thanks to enduring timbers and strong workboat construction she has survived in amazing condition and circumnavigated the world between 1983 and 1996. An October 2022 survey declared her sound. Cooee won Best Boat in Cape Town's classic boat show of 1993 and will continue to stun anchorages and boat shows for her next century.
Price
AU $76,000 Make an offer
Vessel Name
Cooee (Australian register: ON 855708)
Launch Year
1894
Length
37' 0" - 11.28m
Beam
9 feet
Draft
5 feet
Displacement
10 tonnes
Keel / Ballast
Lead
Vessel Location
Gold Coast Qld
Region
Queensland
Use
Leisure, Cruising, Racing
HIN
AUABNOOO12QT1
Registration
LZ520Q
Rego Expiry
12/11/2025
Designer
Chas Bailey
Builder
Chas and Walter Bailey
Hull Material
Timber NZ Kauri, triple skin, copper riveted; total thickness 11/2 inches; LOD 37 feet
Decks Material
NZ kauri under marine ply and dynel
Engine
Westerbeke 30C freshwater cooled diesel, installed new in 2020.
Serial number 248246PH.
Engine Make
Westerbeke
Number Engines
1
Horsepower
Rated 30hp
Fuel Type
Diesel
Engine Hours
500
Fuel Consumption
1.7 litres per hour
Max Speed
8 Knots
Cruise Speed
5-6 knots
Propulsion
Maxprop feathering propeller 3-blade; matched bronze shaft; bronze stuffing gland and A-bracket.
Thrusters
Nil
Genset
Nil
Fuel
100 litres in an Atlas polyethylene tank aft of the galley.
Water
1x80 litre polyethylene tank aft of the galley plus 1x40 litre stainless steel tank below the saloon table.
Dinghy
Nil
Outboard
Nil
Covers
Black canvas dodger and cockpit surround; miscellaneous other in black canvas.
Accommodation
Interior is varnished cedar with iroko trim and white paint. Counter stern is accessed through a starboard quarter berth currently modified for storage. The engine compartment is under the cockpit and accessed from the quarter berth and also from the portside galley and starboard side navigation areas by removing the insulated cedar engine cover. Forward of that is the saloon with 2 settee berths; headroom 5feet 61/2inches, 5feet 9inches between beams and more under the skylight and companionway hatch. Then the mast alcove, and a forward cabin currently set up with the anchor locker, bookshelves, plus storage for clothes, tools and other miscellaneous.
Cabins
No closed-off cabins or interior shower.
Berths
2 full-length settee berths plus a large comfortable cockpit area.
Shower
Nil
Toilet
Portapotti
Entertainment
Sailing; sunsets; Scrabble; beachcombing; cat games (must provide your own cat); AM/FM radio.
Air-Con
Nil
Galley
Eno 3-burner stainless steel cooktop; portable cedar sink with a Whale footpump; racks, drawers, hammocks and lockers for utensils and food.
Refrigeration
12 volt Dometic portable fridge, 25 litres.
Freezer
Nil
Stove
Eno 3-burner cooktop; SS-lined alcove for a previous Mariner Princess gimballed stove remains, but used for storage.
Water-Maker
Nil
Hot Water
Nil
Ground Tackle
60 metres new OMC 10mm chain; Sarca Excel anchor 20kg; Lewmar Delta 20kg as spare with chain and rope rode.
Electric anchor winch, bronze Maxwell Nilsson V1000.
Electric anchor winch, bronze Maxwell Nilsson V1000.
Safety Gear
Safety harness and inflatable lifejacket, one of each; bosun's chair; selection of wood bungs.
Bilge Pumps
1 manual Whale accessible from the cockpit; 1 Rule Mate 1100 automatic plus 1 Rule 800, electric.
Life Raft
Nil
Epirb
Nil
Life Jackets
1 inflatable
Flares
Nil
Fire Protection
2 fire extinguishers.
Electrics
12 volt electrical system with circuit breakers in a master panel; 1xtbs electronics powersine inverter, 600 watts.
Main bank is hybrid with 2x100amphr x12 volt lead acid batteries plus 3 BOS lithium modules; second bank is 1x100amphr x 12 volt lead acid battery.
470 watts of solar on cockpit awning; 1 Victron Solar Controller and 1 Morningstar regulator.
Main bank is hybrid with 2x100amphr x12 volt lead acid batteries plus 3 BOS lithium modules; second bank is 1x100amphr x 12 volt lead acid battery.
470 watts of solar on cockpit awning; 1 Victron Solar Controller and 1 Morningstar regulator.
Electronics / Navigation
Cap Ben bulkhead compass; Stowe depth sounder; 2 tiller pilots - Simrad and Autohelm; Aquasignal masthead tricolour; Kenwood TS 480 all mode tranceiver; Standard brand VHF radio.
Sail Inventory
Gaff mainsail of reduced size; topsail; trysail; staysail; furling jib.
Mast / Rigging
Oregon bowsprit and keel-stepped mast; Baltic pine gaff of light, hollow, birdsmouth construction; carbon fibre spinnaker pole.
Standing rigging 1x19 stainless steel, forestay and bobstay replaced 2017; open turnbuckles in bronze; running rigging in good condition.
Standing rigging 1x19 stainless steel, forestay and bobstay replaced 2017; open turnbuckles in bronze; running rigging in good condition.
Deck Gear
Varnished pinrail for halliards; 2 bronze sheet winches; Profurl head furler; bronze Highfield levers for running backstays; bronze tracks and blocks for the jib and staysail; mainsheet has Tufnol blocks and stainless steel traveller; bronze stern cleats; timber samson post keel-stepped; 2xdorade ventilators.
PDF
Remarks
OFFERS ARE NOW INVITED FOR COOEE
September 2022 Survey available
Comprehensive insurance may be transferred to new owner.
Don't miss the PDF above - an account of Cooee's long, varied and international history by NZ historian Harold Kidd.
September 2022 Survey available
Comprehensive insurance may be transferred to new owner.
Don't miss the PDF above - an account of Cooee's long, varied and international history by NZ historian Harold Kidd.
CONTACT DETAILS
Name
Jill Knight
Telephone
Gold Coast QLD
Australia
Australia