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	1978 52' BRUCE ROBERTS PILOTHOUSE BI-POLE STAYSAIL SCHOONER 52' BRUCE ROBERTS PILOTHOUSE BI-POLE STAYSAIL SCHOONER SA5615, $74,900.00 CDN Offer Pending! LOA: 52', LWL: 46', Beam: 12' Canadian Registered Vessel, 30.56 RT
BUILDER: Caledonia Boatworks, DESIGNER: Bruce Roberts Goodson

CONSTRUCTION: Heavy fibreglass construction, in excess of Lloyds specifications (2" at the keel to 7/8" at the gunwales: solid fibreglass incorporating 'C-Flex'); the deck is constructed of 3 layers of ½" plywood covered in fibreglass; aluminum pilot-house; 19,000# ballast; full keel with fully supported rudder; bow and stern pulpits with lifelines; hydraulic steering at two stations with emergency tiller. The hull is a slightly modified version of the canoe-stern Bruce Roberts 50. There are 4 water-tight bulkheads.
ACCOMMODATIONS: See attached plan. The interior has berths for 8 and 6'3" headroom. The interior is arranged for offshore passage making and the yacht is intended to be self-sufficient for long periods of time. There is a hold forward with deck access. This is separated from two staterooms by a watertight bulkhead. The staterooms each have double lower berths and a single upper berth. Next aft is the main salon with a 'U' shaped settee to port and a settee to starboard. There is a coal/wood stove amidships. In addition, there is a hot water loop off of the engine providing interior heat. The 'U' shaped galley is amidships to starboard. It is fitted with a 3 burner LPG stove with oven, microwave oven; ice-box with Adler Barbour refrigeration; stainless steel sink and much counter and locker space. Counter tops are solid maple with solid teak trim. There is an enclosed head to starboard, opposite the galley, with a self-contained, composting toilet, shower with gray water collection tank. The pilothouse has a helm station to starboard.
There is a companionway aft to an electronics station to starboard, engine room access and the owner's stateroom to port. The interior of the yacht is finished in solid teak and the appointments are robust and most suited to offshore usage. The settees in the main salon are upholstered in heavy-duty marine vinyl. The cabin soles are solid teak. The yacht has a 50 gallon stainless steel fresh water tank which is supplied by a desalinator. Hot water is supplied by a solar hot water system. There is also a rain water collection system on deck.
ENGINE: 1995 Perkins M60 4 cylinder, fresh water cooled (heat exchanger) marine diesel engine; approx. 500 gallon fuel capacity in steel tanks. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: The yacht has a 12 volt system supplied by an alternator on the engine and 500 watt solar panels through selector switches to lead acid batteries (400 amp/hr. total capacity, with room for 1,000. amp/hr.).
SAILS: Staysail schooner rig with 9.25 oz Dacron working sails; 2 - Pro-furl roller furling gears; storm sails and various light large jibs. RIGGING: Ian Nicholson designed 'Bi-Pole' rig: This is a simple and practical, if unusual, rig that should be thought of as a staysail schooner.
The simple 'A' frame 'bi-poles' are easy to maintain and repair if needed; they are stable and strong and are easy on the hull structure; they can be lowered and offer many sail options for a range of wind conditions. ELECTRONICS: Alinco commercial grade VHF; 4 magnetic compasses; Raytheon Radar; W-H commercial grade auto pilot.
GENERAL: Lunenburg foundry manual anchor windless; Simpson Lawrence electric anchor windless; 300' of 3/8" anchor chain; 1,200 feet of 5/8' Nylon rode on a spool in the foc'sle; 600' of ¾" rode; 3 lengths of 1 ¼" nylon braid; 3 Danforth anchors; 5 Bruce anchors; 4 manual bilge pumps (one for each water-tight section of the hull); windshield wiper in the pilothouse; 6 man canister life raft; 10' fibreglass dinghy.
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PARTICULARS AS SUPPLIED BY THE OWNER ARE BELIVED TO BE CORRECT BUT ARE NOT WARRANTED. BROKER'S COMMENT: This is an unusual vessel and she will appeal to someone with serious cruising intentions. She has evolved over time under the knowledgeable ownership of a very experienced sailor. She incorporates his experience-based ideas of cruising to and living aboard in remote areas. The pictures below were taken before the aluminum pilot-house was added, and are included here to show the sails and rig. Click on the images for a larger picturee in a new window.