1934 Vintage Norwegian Double Ended Ketch for Sale – 70 ft – San Diego, CA, United States

This amazing Ketch has a storied history. She built in Norway in 1934 then traveled from Norway to the caribean, to the West Coast, appeared in the movie "The Sea Gypsies" in 1978 and then was almost completely rebuilt starting in 2009 until today. Vessel has a current COI, tons of documents and communications between the USCG and the Naval Architect, Drawings....all available upon request. 

1. Vessel has been almost completely rebuilt since 2009
2. Vessel is owned in LLC and was ran as a charter with limited amount of charters being perfomed. 
3. Vessel was rebuilt with about 90% of structure being replaced and pilothouse added. 
4. Collision bulkhead installed per USCG 
5. Motor was replaced with and Izuzu  6 cylinder about 2013 
6. 7kw New Yamaha generator added with only 100 hours
7. New fuel tanks built and installed ( 1 aft and 2 wing tanks)
8. Deck was completely rebuilt including supports (Made out of 1 inch marine ply, then fiberglassed and 1 inch of ipe hardwoood deck added (brazilian hardwood). All naval bronze fasteners (Most of the metal onboard naval bronze)
9. Interior made of Sapele and installed by master carpenter. 
10. All new electronics (B and H)
11. All  new  running and standing rigging
12. Vessel was cold molded with 3 layers of  marine plywood counter oriented,  coated with West Systems and outside layer of planking is yellow cedar. 
13. Rigging designed by Gordan Laco and made of Hempex almost entirely. 
14. Only parts that are original are the keel, mast, a few  of the ribs, some of the blocks, 
15. Every 18 inches a steel plate installed and bolted to support/sandwhich the ribs. 
16. Bow stem and sprit replaced with locally sourced oak. 
17. All santiation, galley and electrical systems are new. 
18. Galley completely new to this vessel. Micorwave, Gimbaled, Stove, Copper Sinks and Cabinets,  Freezer box and seperate refridgerator. 
19. 2 water tanks starboard and port totalling 100 gallons
20. 1  grey water holding tank 
21. 1 black water hodling tank
22. All new electrical wiring, breakers, panels etc. 
23. 3 House batteries 
24. 1 Cranking Battery
25. 1 Genset Battery 
26. Inverter Charger 
27. The range with the fuel alone is about 1000 miles. (Must independently verify)
28. Lights are all LED 
29. Navigation Lights are 24 Volt. 
30. Sail inventory was new in 2010 and hasn't  had much use. They have been stored and protected. 
31. Anchor Windlass is an original hand windlass from Glasgow
32. 2 Helm statations with complete electronics (excluding autopilot) 
33. Hydraulic Steering 
34. Argon filled windscreen glazing 
35. New VHF radio added. 
36. New ephirb added. 
37. Possible slip transfer with application 
38. Viking life raft added new in 2014 and recertified each year. 
39. 12 man zodiac added in 2014 recertified  each year. 

The Company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.