For Sale: For Sale: Blackwatch 24

[unbusted67]

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Asking: $9,700
Located: Dark Harbor, ME
Contact: unbusted67@hotmail.com

The Blackwatch 24 is a very serious little pocket cruiser.
"Little Gull" has just been sailed from Erie, PA to New York City. She has been lovingly cared for.

The Blackwatch is amazingly stout for her size and can be sailed right along side the big boats and because of her two foot draft she can go into small shallow coves as well.

The Blackwatch is a fabulous pocket cruiser, similar in style to the Pacific Seacraft Flicka. She sports a large cockpit and cabin with twin settes that convert into a comfy double for weekending. "Little Gull" is seriously for sail and an excellent value.

LOA 24
LOD 18.5
LWL 17.5
Beam7.5
Disp 2200
Trailer weight 750
Bridge clearance 30ft<br><br>
<b>Electrical:</b> 2 6 volt batteries in series for a 224 Ah bank in 2010,
New bulbs in all nav lights 2010,
30 amp Iota battery charger new in 2010,
New Electrical panel 2010,
New LED interior lights 2010,
New Owl LED anchor light 2010,
Hummingbird depth sounder,
New Standard Horizon HX851, VHF/GPS 2010,
New West Marine 12 Volt fan,
New 12 volt outlet 2010,
New volt meter 2010<br>
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<b>Engine:</b><br>
Mercury 5HP 4 stroke
New in “06<br>
In Excellent condition<br>
oil changed every 50 hrs<br>
maintenance scheduled diligently followed<br>
New 12 volt charging system installed in '10<br><br>
<b>Safety:</b><br>
2 type III PFDs<br>
type IV PFD<br>
fully stocked first aid kit<br>
2 fire extinguishers<br>
boat is equipped with DSC distress on VHF<br>
2 heavy duty SS harness points<br>
2 harnesses <br>
<b>Deck:</b> <br>
Heavy duty bronze fittings<br>
Traditional Wilcox Crittendon navigation lights<br>
Beautiful Honduran Mahogany bowsprit tow rails and mast crutch <br>
3 coats of West System Epoxy 2010<br>
4 coats of Schooner Varnish 2010<br>
Perco bronze window frames<br>
2 heavy duty SS D rings reinforced with fiberglass for harnessing
into in heavy weather or strapping down extra water or fuel.<br>
New bottom paint in 09<br>
beautiful teak cockpit grate<br><br>
<b>Ground Tackle:</b><br>
2-12 lb Danforth anchors<br>
24 lb Danforth anchor (nicely oversized)<br>
150' nylon rode<br>
50' chain rode<br>
100' nylon/chain rode<br>
Sails Rigging:<br>
Beautiful tan bark main(fully battened with bat cars)(2 reef points), staysail, and yankee jib new in 08: excellent condition.<br>
Second suit of sails: mainsail and genoa lighter dacron than tanbark,
good for light winds etc: very good condition<br>
flexible roller furler<br>
lots of new running rigging including a new main sheet, genoa sheet, furling, dowsing and reef lines<br>
massive standing rigging including head stay, stsl stay, fwd and backward lowers, upper shrouds and backstay<br>
2 sets of sail covers<br>
boat comes with its own mast stepping system that works extremely well.<br>
<b>Tankage:</b><br>
7 gallon water tank<br>
5 gallon fuel tank<br>
2 gallon portable fuel tank<br>
1.5 gallon waste holding tank<br>
<b>Cabin:</b> <br>
1.5 gallon Dometic porta potty<br>
Balmar Sea Cook fully gimballed propane stove, very rare<br>
Tons and tons of storage for a boat of this size including port and stb lazarrettes, pt and stbd clothing lockers, foot locker, huge sail locker and anchor rode locker.<br>
SS sink<br>
brand new interior LED lights red /white<br>
the cushions are in very good condition and were steam cleaned in 2010<br>
very nice cockpit cushions<br>
Little Gull comes with a very nice single axle trailer fully documented and lit.
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She also comes with a 6ft West Marine Minny Tender shown in the image.

[markpierce]

The Blackwatch is a handy boat, with all sail controls (halyards, sheets) leading to the cockpit. It has a flexible rig with boomed staysail and flying jib, with multiple reefing points on the main. The cabin turns into one large bed, accommodating four sleepers. It is also a very handsome, traditional-looking craft.

The only negative attribute I noted with the boat (Blackwatch hull no. 60) was the inability to tack against short, steep waves such as sometimes seen in shallow Suisun Bay when there were high winds and opposite tidal/river current. There wasn't enough momentum to turn the boat, probably due to its relatively wide beam and long keel. Had to jibe the boat in those circumstances to get on the opposite tack.

[unbusted67]

Thanks for the additional info Mark.