1956 Classic 40' (12.19 m) Robert "Bobby" Rich / Bass Harbor Boat Company
Mount Desert, Maine, United States
BLUE JACKET
Blue Jacket has been under current ownership since early 1990’s and during this time has had consistent proactive care and maintenance along with more major upgrade projects such as doubling of frames, replacement of floors, complete rebuilding from the deck up and most recently repowering.
- Cruisers
- Power
- Used
- Gas/Petrol
- Wood Hull
Description
Blue Jacket is one of several boats included in the personal fleet of a long standing and prominent summer resident of Mount Desert Island. All the boats in this ownership have been looked over by a dedicated fleet manager and worked on by only the best of artisans and craftsman available in and around Mount Desert Island, an area known for it’s “deep bench” of talent in the yacht services trades.
Designed and built at the shop of famed MDI boat builder Robert “Bobby” Rich in 1956, Blue Jacket has been the under current ownership since the early 1990’s and during this time has seen much in the way of proactive care and maintenance along with more major upgrade projects such as doubling of frames, replacement of floors, complete rebuilding from the deck up and most recently repowering.
Contact our broker John Maxwell by phone (207-359-2193) or email (brokerage@brooklinboatyard.com) to talk about Blue Jacket or to schedule a day to come and see her in person.
Hargrave Custom Yachts is pleased to assist you in the purchase of this vessel. This boat is centrally listed by Brooklin Boat Yard. It is offered as a convenience by this broker/dealer to its clients and is not intended to convey direct representation of a particular vessel
Specifications
LOA: 40' (12.19 Meters)
Type: Power- Used
Year: 1956
Fuel Type: Gas/Petrol
Hull Material: Wood
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Full Details
Principle Dimensions and Information
Designer: Robert “Bobby” Rich
Builder: Bass Harbor Boat Company / Robert “Bobby” Rich
LOA: 40’ 0”
Beam: 12’ 4”
Draft: 3’ 7”
Weight: 18,000 lbs.
Propulsion: Twin Engines / MerCruiser 350 MPI Horizon, V-8, Fuel Injected, 300 HP
Engine Year: 2007 / Installed 2008
Engine Hours: Port Engine 608 Hours / Starboard Engine 611 Hours
Cruising Speed: 15 Knots
Max Speed: 22 Knots
Fuel Capacity: 270 Gallons
Freshwater Capacity: 140 Gallons
Blackwater Capacity: 12 Gallons
Interior Accommodations and Equipment
The interior of Blue Jacket is finished in the Herreshoff style with White laminate bulkheads, overheads and joinery fronts accented by varnished Mahogany trim and drawer / locker fronts and further accented by dark blue with red piping cushions for settees and berths. Interior spaces are well ventilated and illuminated both naturally by way of opening ports and overhead hatches along with artificial ventilation and lighting by way of well-placed fans, reading lights and overhead lights. Cabin soles thru-out the interior are vanished Teak and Holly.
Interior layout aft to fore.
Step down two-step companionway ladder from cockpit to interior spaces
Galley to port with U-shaped counter, storage in drawers, lockers and racks, stainless steel sink basin with hot and cold pressure water, Force 10 propane 2-burner stove and well-insulated, under-counter, front-loading refrigerator.
Enclosed head area to starboard with vanity, polished stainless steel sink basin with not and cold pressure water, and Mahogany framed mirror / medicine cabinet
Immediately forward of the head area and to starboard in the main saloon is a solid fuel (wood / coal) cabin heater with Charlie Noble chimney leading out thru the house top.
Main saloon features convertible settee’s port and starboard that allow for comfortable seating or can be converted to upper and lower (bunk bed) berths with a varnished Mahogany drop leak table on center line.
Furthest forward is the crew’s cabin with sleeping accommodations for two persons in a V-berth configuration, sperate crews marine toilet and porcelain sink basin with hot and cold pressure water.
Furthest forward in the crew’s quarters is access to the ground tackle chain locker.
Hull Construction
Traditional plank-on-frame hull construction
White Cedar planking with bronze screw fastening (refastened 2004)
Red Oak frames, floors, stem, backbone, sheer clamps, keelson, keel, dead wood, stern post, etc.
Purple Heart shaft logs
Mahogany transom
All frames doubled (early 2000’s)
Many floors doubled (early 2000’s)
Topsides painted Dark Blue with single White boot stripe
Bottom coated with Red anti-fouling paint
Spray rails from bow to max beam port and starboard
Raised rub rails with polished stainless steel ½ oval guards at aft quarters
Raised rub rails with polished stainless steel ½ oval guards on topsides port and starboard
Rub rails with polished stainless steel ½ oval guards full length at sheer port and starboard
Deck, Cockpit and House Construction
Complete rebuild from deck up 1996
Raised deck forward with curved break in sheer running down to level of cockpit and transom aft.
Low dog house / couch roof forward followed by raised pilot house / shelter and open cockpit aft.
Fir shelves, deck beams, carlins and other structural deck, house and cockpit sole members.
Decks and cockpit sole are marine plywood with teak deck overlay and teak toe rails
Dog house sides , pilot house sides, windshield and structural members are solid varnished Mahogany.
Dog house and pilot house tops are marine plywood with FRP overlay and painted (Light Gray) finis
Deck Hardware (bow to stern)
All exterior metal hardware either polished stainless steel or chrome bronze
Stem Iron furthest forward on center line
Bow chocks port and starboard
Burgee staff socket on centerline
Samson post on center line for bow lines
Aluminum Fortress anchor with coated chain and rode stored in chocks at port bow
Ground tackle deck pipe by anchor stored on deck at port bow
Ideal electric windlass on centerline with foot witch immediately aft of windlass
Docking cleats port and starboard at aft end of raised forward deck
Docking cleats port and starboard on side decks outboard of cockpit
Cockpit boarding ladder safety rails starboard on side decks outboard of cockpit
Swim / boarding ladder sockets to port on side decks outboard of cockpit
Fuel, Water and Waste deck fills on starboard side
Samson posts port and starboard at aft quarters for stern lines
Ensign staff socket on center line at aft deck
Stainless steel exhaust ports in transom
Stainless steel scupper openings in transom
Stainless steel plank end covers port and starboard outboard of transom
Dog House and Coach Roof Hardware
All exterior metal hardware either polished stainless steel or chrome bronze
Varnished Mahogany cabin sides and eye brow
Life ring brackets port and starboard
Opening ports (with screens) in cabin sides port and starboard (3ea / side)
Varnished Mahogany and smoked Lexan opening hatches on center line of coach roof (2ea)
Varnished Mahogany hand rails port and starboard on coach roof
Charlie Nobel chimney exhaust on coach roof to starboard of centerline furthest aft
Varnished Mahogany flag mast on coach roof at center line furthest aft
Pilot House and Top Hardware
All exterior metal hardware either polished stainless steel or chrome bronze
Varnished Mahogany cabin sides, windshield frames and house top supports
Engine room cowl vents port and starboard at pilot house / shelter sides
Life ring brackets port and starboard
Navigational lighting port and starboard on pilot house sides
Fixed windows port and starboard on pilot house sides
3-Bay windshield facing forward
Port and Center line wind shield bays are fixed windows
Starboard windshield bay (helm station) is an opening window
Varnished Mahogany hand rails port and starboard outboard on pilot house top
Varnished Mahogany radar platform and antenna mast on center line of pilot house top
Bow stern navigational lighting on antenna mast.
VHF antenna on centerline of pilot house furthest aft
Search light to starboard on pilot hose top
Ship’s horns to port on pilot house top
Interior Pilot House and Cockpit Hardware and Features (aft to forward)
All exterior metal hardware either polished stainless steel or chrome bronze
Varnished Mahogany cockpit and pilot house / shelter furniture, interior hull sheathing and bulkheads
Coach roof extends aft of windshield to act as pilot house dash board
Bare Teak soles in aft cockpit and (slightly raised) pilot house
Farthest aft is full beam hinged stern seat
Varnished Mahogany boarding ladder with safety rails to starboard
Varnished Teak and Bronze boat hook stored under port side deck
Fresh (starboard) and Salt (port) water washdown spigots
Cockpit speakers port and starboard
Folding helmsman and passenger seating port and starboard
Helm station to starboard with engine controls, gauges and electronics all within easy reach
Passenger seating to port
Pilot house sole raises on gas shocks to allow full access to engine area.
Tongue and groove forward bulkhead with companionway door on centerline
Propulsion and Fuel Systems and Equipment
Engines: Twin Engines / MerCruiser 350 MPI Horizon, V-8, Fuel Injected, 300 HP
Engine Year: 2007 / Installed 2008
Key ignitions and engine shut-downs at helm
Kobelt throttle and transmission control levers
Stainless steel (1 ½”) prop shaft
Bronze prop struts
Prop shaft line cutters
Bronze 3-blade propellor, fixed-blade
Engine Hours: Port Engine 608 Hours / Starboard Engine 611 Hours
Faria engine hour gauges
Faria engine status gauges for Tachometer, oil pressure, engine temperature and voltage
Cruising Speed: 15 Knots
Max Speed: 22 Knots
Aluminum fuel tanks
Racor fuel filters
Fuel Capacity: 270 Gallons
Faria fuel gauges
Electrical Systems and Equipment
12-Volt DC ship’s system
Separate house and engine battery banks
Batteries stored in secured and covered battery boxes
Rotary style battery selector switch
Separate rotary style engine battery selector switches
DC Panel for control of ship’s electrical circuits
Electronics and Navigational Equipment
Ritchie Helm Compass
Furuno Radar
Furuno Chart Plotter
Icom VHF radio
Chelsea ship’s clock
Chelesa Barometer
Jensen Blue Tooth stereo with interior and exterior speakers
Plumbing and Sanitation Systems and Equipment
Freshwater Capacity: 140 Gallons in stainless steel tanks (2ea)
Stainless steel freshwater tanks (2ea)
Hot and cold pressure water system
Engine supplied hot water
Polished stainless steel sink basins in galley and head enclosure
Porcelain sink basin in crew’s quarters
Manually operated marine toilets in head enclosure and crew’s quarters
Toilets plumbed for discharge overboard or to holding tank for shore-side pump-out.
Blackwater Tank Capacity: 12 Gallons in single stainless steel tank
Fresh and salt water washdown bibs in cockpit
Ground Tackle
Fortress anchor with appropriate coated chain and rode
Ideal electric windlass with foot switch control
Polished stainless steel deck pipe to anchor locker
Safety Equipment
PFD’s
Flares, horns and ship’s bell
First aid kit
Fire extinguishers
Fire Boy engine fire suppression system
Fixed and movable stainless steel boarding rails
Additional Equipment
Dock lines and Fenders
Varnished Teak and bronze boat hook
Varnished Hinckley-style folding boarding ladder
Interior cushions
Interior port curtains
Exterior cushions
Pilot house side windows and aft drop curtains
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Hargrave
1887 West State Road 84
Fort Lauderdale FL 33315 USA
Office: 1-954-463-0555
Toll Free: 1-800-551-9590
Email: info@hargrave.org
Our company was founded by Jack Hargrave in 1957 in Palm Beach, Florida. In addition to being a Hall of Fame yacht designer best known for his work with builders like Amels, Burger, and Hatteras yachts, Jack Hargrave was also a highly successful yacht broker, as was his father before him. If you are not familiar with our company, Hargrave Yachts is one of the oldest and most respected yacht brokerage firms in the State of Florida. In addition to being a full-service yacht brokerage organization we maintain an in-house service department that our customers rate as 5-Star. When most yacht manufacturers put in their own in-house design and engineering departments we made the decision to begin building yachts in the 65’-200’ size range under the Hargrave brand name in 1997. As we tell all our brokerage clients, "If we can't find the perfect boat for you we'll build it!"