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1983, 39' Folkes Steel Cutter, currently in Juneau, AK

Beam: 11' Draft: 5.5' Headroom: 6'2" - 7'

Displacement: 13.5 tons

Accommodations & Layout: Professionally done in Mahogany throughout the interior. The forward peak is the chain locker/rode storage. The V Berth has a large bed with a split mattress and hanging locker. Water tank is under the berth. Aft to port is the head with shower and sink, to starboard is a storage locker with Force 10 Kerosene heater attached. In the main salon to port is the dinette with bench seats which can be made into a double bed for extra accommodation. Book shelves are forward of the table. Across from the table is the settee(sea berth) with more storage behind and under. Aft of the dinette is the galley including large counter space over engine (box built to completely disassemble for complete engine access), large sink, 2 burner kerosene stove and oven. Starboard side across from galley is the fridge and battery storage space.Line drawing of Raven

The entire hull is insulated with 1 ½ inches of sprayed in foam insulation. (except in the bottom of the bilge)

This is a safe full keeled, bulletproof bluewater cruising sailboat.

Engine/Mech: Yanmar 2QM20, over 600 mile cruising range on a single tank (rebuilt injectors, valve adjustment, new gaskets, new hoses, and impeller 2003)

  • Wagner hydraulic steering
  • Tankage: Diesel - 75 gals in 1 tank
  • Water - 75 gals in 1 tank
  • Holding 40 gals in 1 tank
  • Electrical: 2 x group 27 house batteries
  • 1 group 27 starting battery (new 2003)
  • breaker panel DC
  • Galvonic Isolater in AC system to prevent electrolysis
  • Perko battery selector switch
  • battery charger
  • Siemens solar panel
  • shore power cord
  • Speed: cruising 5-6 knots - Maximum 7+ knots
  • Hull/Deck: cutter rig, mast 45-48' ?
  • full keel, slight cut away fore
  • fully battened main
  • Schaeffer traveller
  • Boom brake/preventer
  • Sails: heavy weight cruising sales by North
  • main - fully battened; double reefed
  • jib and staysail
  • storm staysail
  • 6 Barient winches
  • Navigation & Electronics: Dirigo compass (new 2003)
  • AutoNav Autopilot, hydraulic (new 2003)
  • Nexus Depth sounder (new 2002)
  • Raymarine 18 mile radar
  • VHF
  • Garmin 162 GPS Plotter with the option of mounting at the Nav station or outside
  • CD player
  • Interior: Brass Kerosene DHR lamp in Settee and Forcastle, brass DC reading lamps in forward berth
  • Brass Barometer and Clock in Settee
  • Galley: large counter area (includes engine box cover area)
  • 2 burner kerosene stove and oven
  • large single sink
  • pressure and manual pumps at sink
  • small "RV" 3 X 2 ½ type fridge (AC/DC)
  • Plumbing: 1 head with single basin and shower
  • 10 gal Electric hot water heater (new element and thermostat 2003)
  • Groco HF manual head
  • pressure and manual fresh and salt water pumps
  • bilge pumps: 1 manual, 1 electric
  • thru hulls: 2 below water line (engine intake; head intake)
  • Ground Tackle: Lefrans manual anchor windlass
  • 45# Delta on 100' 3/8" high test chain, 200 nylon rode (anchor new 2002)
  • 2 45# Danforths
  • secondary rode: 50' chain on 100' nylon rode
  • spare rode 300'
  • Additional Equipment: 9 Achilles RIB, 3 fire extinguishers, engine spares, paints, Bosuns chair, lifevests, etc.