SOLD Classic Gaff Rigged Sailing Legend!

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- Stock #059180 - 

Classic Gaff Rigged Sailing Legend!

This is a 43 foot schooner built in 1925. Hull number 253b designed by John G. Alden and built by T. H. Soule. 

It's had many owners, makeovers, and tragedies. It now belongs to a couple that has been working hard to get it all back together. See many of the refurb pics! 

 Before most of us were born- The following is taken from a survey several years earlier....

VENUS is one of the classic Alden gaff schooners. The "Upgrade History" outlined in the "Full Specs" describes the tragic damage to VENUS caused by Hurricane Ivan just as her owner was finishing the extensive rebuild and restoration that had been going on over a number of years. Saddened but undaunted, VENUS's owner went right back to work to once again bring her into the kind of A-1 condition that had been his goal for her all along. The work is ongoing. Among other things, VENUS's owner has taken practical measures for using her in the southern waters where he lives, which includes sheathing the hull with the C-Flex System, and covering the deck with the C-Flex System. Not only does this provide protection against borers and the elements, but it is also tremendously strong.

While we have not inspected VENUS, we have been familiar with her owner for some years and have discussed his schooner and the work he has done on her extensively. We can vouch for the love that he has for his Alden schooner and his commitment to doing everything that she needs in the best manner. He reluctantly offers VENUS for sale to a new home. She can be recommended to anyone desiring a lovely Alden Schooner, especially for use in warmer waters.
 

Construction

Carvel 1 3/8" long-leaf pine (C-Flex added 1986) on 2"-x-2 1/2" white oak frames; white oak structural keel, backbone, deadwood, and floor timbers; hot-dip-galvanized screw and bolt fastened; fir deck (3M5200 caulking and C-Flex added 1986 with nonskid) with varnished mahogany trim; mahogany cabin trunk with tongue-and-groove pine and biaxial fiberglass roof; 5' 6"-x-9' self-bailing marine plywood and nonskid cockpit with bridge deck and Edson Super Simplex No. 0 steering. 8,806 lb. external ballast, 700 lb. interior ballast. White hull with blue boottop, red bottom, and "Blue Ice" deck. NOTE: See "Upgrade History" below.

Engine

1966 Westerbeke 4-107 4-cyl. fresh-water-cooled diesel engine with Paragon 2.5:1 reduction gears, cable to bronze-lever engine controls, engine-hour meter (engine gauges in cockpit). The engine is reported to be in good condition. 20"-x-12" two-blade propeller on 1 1/8" stainless shaft. Cruising speed 6-7 kn.

Tanks

Two 35-gal. Monel fuel tanks, 3 polyethylene water tanks (68 gal. total), Raritan ElectroSan water treatment.

Electrical

12V lighting and 12V starting systems, 60-amp engine alternator, fused electrical panel, shore power, battery-charger, master switch, battery-condition indicator, converter/inverter. The vessel is grounded mast top to keel.

Accommodations

Sleeps 6 in single berths (2 are pipe berths and 2 quarter). Single head. Galley is equipped with deep, divided stainless sink with manual fresh water and pressure salt water, 2-burner gimbaled propane (deck-mounted tank) stove with oven, stainless-steel icebox with 110V refrigerator and freezer. A fold-up fabric bathtub installs in the galley to starboard. A gimbaled saloon table folds around the mast to stow, and a cockpit table folds and stows below. Tiny Tot charcoal-fired cabin heater. Cruisair 1/2-ton air-conditioner. Interior finish is white enamel with varnished mahogany trim. Ventilation is provided by 5 hatches/slides, 10 bronze opening ports, 4 ventilators, and 3 dorades, all with screens.

Sails & Rigging

Gaff topsail schooner rig (mast height 49' from waterline), keel-stepped Alwgripped hollow aluminum spars, MacWhyte stainless steel standing rigging to 5/8" galvanized turnbuckles and MacWhyte swaged terminals (spliced on some backstays), 3-strand Dacron halyard

more info

https://www.popyachts.com/alden-yachts-253b-schooner-boat-for-sale-marathon-florida-59180

details

Stock#	059180
Price	SOLD
Year Built	1925
Manufacturer	Alden Yachts
ModelName	253B Schooner
Hull Id number
Length (ft)	56' (17.07m)
Condition	good
Sailboat Type	unknown

Displacement (lbs)
Beam (ft)	9' 11'' (3.02m)
Hull Length (ft)
Hull Material	unknown
Hull Type	monohull
LOA (ft)
LWL (ft)
Sail Area (sq. ft)
Mast Height (ft)

Motor	Westerbeke Diesel 4.107 (38hp) Diesel
Rigging	unknown
Keel	unknown
Draft Min (ft)	6' (1.83m)
Draft Max (ft)
Ballast Type	unknown
Ballast (Lbs)
Head	unknown
Trailer Type	unknown

Date Listed	8/22/2015
City / Town	Marathon
Location	FL, 33051

contact broker

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Sarasota, Florida, U.S.A
34240
phone: (941) 538-7803

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1925 Alden Yachts 253B Schooner SOLD