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1939 AM Deering

Estimated price for orientation: 12 000 $

Category: Sailboats 28 feet
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Description
Condition: Used Year: 1939
Trailer: Not Included Make: AM Deering
Use: Fresh Water Type: Day Sailer
Engine Type: Single Inboard/Outboard Length (feet): 30
Engine Make: Grey Marine Beam (feet): 8
Primary Fuel Type: Gas Hull Material: Wood
Fuel Capacity: 6 - 10 Gallons Rigging: Ketch
For Sale By: Private Seller Keel: Fixed


Main salon bulk head is bright white vertical board and bead, jointer work inside cabin is brightly varnished mahogany. Cabin sole is strip walnut, oak and cherry finished bright. Single seat/berths both port and starboard, forepeak has portable head and doubles as a berth, Galley is port with aluminum sink with foot pump, and two burner Origo stove. There is ample storage area under sink and counter. Starboard quarter berth is aft with built in ice cooler. Navigational table drops in over quarter berth. All ports were replaced in 2003 and are opening stainless with forward port bronze.
Head room below is 6’ 2". Cabin top is covered in fiberglass, with 2 dorade type vents 1- 6" mushroom type bronze over galley, 1-dorade 6" bronze with self draining teak box, center. Hand rails are 5’ teak.All cushions are new 1994 Sunbrella fabric in yellow with white bead boarder with 4" foam- includes four matching cockpit cushions. Interior ceilings are all white ash. Storage under all bunks. custom companionway ladder. Whale foot pump and 6 gal rigid water tank for galley water supply. All new DC wiring and bronzes light fixtures. Mahogany roll top storage in galley.Both companionway and forward hatches have Sunbrella covers.PUMPS:Whale model #10 manual bilge pump is located in the cockpit. Automatic Rule 12 volt, 2000 gph rating.ELECTRONICS:Two heavy duty marine 12 volt battery systems, Rule battery selection switch. Six circuit switch panel.MAST AND RIGGING:44’ long bright (10 coats varnish) keel stepped tapered Sitka Spruce with Fir double spreaders painted white. Construction is hollow box section, the mast staves are joined with 12 to 1 scarfs, West expoxied. (New 1998) Two new Harkin stainless #8 halyard winches to port and starboard on mast. One original bronze winch forward on mast for spinnaker halyard.  Running rigging is all recent and includes topping lift, 2 jib halyards and an inner jib halyard. These are all Dacron rope. Main halyard is new wire to rope. Main sail traveler is 1" bronze t-track on afterdeck. Main sheet is new 2004 with Harkin 4 part blocks. One set of jib sheets and one set of spinnaker sheets. Two Barlow #24 stainless 2-speed primary jib winches located in cockpit with bronze winch handle. Two Barlow single speed stainless secondary winches mounted outside in cockpit. Two 5’ x 1" bronze genoa tracks on deck with 4 sheet blocks. One 3 part boom vang and strap. 14’ Sitka spruce boom with stainless steel hardware, bronze slab reefing blocks. 32’ long ¾" stainless steel main sail track on mast. Standing rigging is 1x19 stainless steel with Norseman-type fittings. There are eleven 12" bronze turnbuckles. Four shrouds per side, forward lower, forward upper, 3/4 shroud and lower shroud. One forward inner-stay (for staysail) with quick release turnbuckle Profurling, model #R31 Harken lazy jacks with custom mainsail cover. (New 2005)ENGINE AND MACHINERY: Grey Marine model #91, 4-cylinder22 hp. Rebuild in 1983. Motor mounts - rubber mounted to white oak with steel angle iron the length of the oak stringers. Raw water cooling pump with bronze impeller and bronze intake seacock. Alternator is 80 amps. Exhaust is bronze 1 1/2" T at manifold end, water injected copper jacketed muffler with cast iron muffler output. Carburetor is updraft. (New 1998) Fuel tank is a 16 gallon stainless, coated and sealed 2004. Transmission mechanical forward/reverse (rebuilt 1999).  Bronze cutlass bearing, stainless shaft (New 1999).  Two blade bronze 14" Right hand 9 pitch prop. SAILS:Main with full batten and batcars and 2-reef points (New 1998) Main full batten with 2 reef points (backup main) Roller furling cruising mylar tri-radial with foam luff. 135% (New 1991) 140 % genoa with foam luff and white sunbrella sun shield. (New 1999) Asymmetrical spinnaker (New 1984) 100% Yankee # 3 jib Cruising mylar tri-radial inner self-tacking jib (New 1997)  Nylon ratsy spinnaker    Wooden 14 spinnaker pole (Fir)Boat has been in heated and humidity controlled storage for 8 years.  Engine has been removed so we could install a new diesel.  Some seems have opened up from the boat sitting and will need to be addressed prior to launch.  Vessel is in otherwise great shape and was always a pleasure to sail.Boat is on a trailer and we will deliver anywhere in the US for our cost.  Trailer is not included in price.