Gannon Benjamin 75' Schooner

A lovely modern classic, built by the superb yard of Gannon and Benjamin located in Martha’s Vineyard, the home of many classic yachts, both commercial and pleasure. She has sailed on both sides of the Atlantic, participated in classic regattas and is currently concluding her tenure at the Mystic Seaport Museum, where she was donated three years ago. REBECCA has been used at the Mystic Seaport for day sailing, charters, etc., and also as a training platform. She is now ready to take off for another adventure.

 

Offered to co-brokers on a commission split of 50/50.

Construction

Hull, Deck & Superstructure Construction:

• Hull material - Carvel planked Angelique and Silver Bali.
• Framing - Angelique and white oak.
• Fastenings - various bronze, screws, lags and bolts.
• Decks - laid Silver Bali.
• Deck Beams - white oak.

 

Keel & Rudder:

• Stem & keel - Angelique and lead.
• Keel bolts - bronze.

Machinery

Engine & Gearboxes:

• 1 x Yanmar 4LHDTE (serial 23868), 178hp, 4 cylinder turbo diesel. Fresh water-cooled.
• Engine is located beneath the doghouse sole and accessible from owner’s cabin.

 

Maintenance & Performance:

• Engine hours – 6514 @ December 2023.
• Oil change May 2023.
• Fuel filters replaced May 2023.

  Propulsion & Steering:

• Three blade Max Prop.
• Shaft 1 ¾” stainless steel.
• Edson steering, wheel to rack and pinion.

Electrical Systems

Voltage Systems:

• 12/24/110V.

 

Battery Banks:

• 2 x 8D lead acid batteries.
• 1 x 12V starting battery.

 

Battery Chargers:

• Mastervolt Mass Comti 24/2500-60 inverter/battery charger.
• Mastervolt Chargemaster 12/25-3 battery charger.

 

Alternators:

• 55 + 110 amp Mastervolt alternators.

  Shore Power:

• Shore power 30 amp/110V.

Plumbing Systems

Fresh Water & Water Heating System:

• Salt-water pump at galley sink.
• Isotemp water heater located under port berth doghouse.

 

Watermaker:

• Spectra watermaker located under port berth doghouse.

 

Bilge Pumps:

• 1 x Bilge pump located in aft cabin to port.
• 1 x Rule w/auto in master cabin bilge.
• 1 x Sealand T pump in master cabin bilge (replaced 2023).

Tankage

Fuel:

• Total fuel capacity of 120 US gallons (454 litres) in 1 x aluminium coated tank.

 

Fresh Water:

• Total fresh water capacity of 180 US gallons (681 litres) in 2 x aluminium tanks.

 

Grey/Blackwater Holding Tanks:

• 2 x Holding tanks with macerator pump.

Navigation Equipment

• Danforth compass.
• B&G depth sounder and wind speed/direction.
• Raymarine knot meter/log.
• GPS/chart plotter/radar, B&G x 2 displays.
• Simrad autopilot.
• KVH sat phone.

Domestic Equipment

Galley:

• Force 10 3 burner/oven, gimballed.
• Stainless steel sink.
• Refrigerator - Seafrost 12/24V.

 

Heads/Showers:

• 1 x Manual head fwd.
• 1 x Electric head aft. Aft head Y-valve replaced June 2023.

 

Entertainment:

• Radio stereo plus speakers.

 

Lighting:

• LED lights.
• Red lights / white dome lights.

Accommodation

Summary of Accommodation:

• 10 berths In 3 cabins and doghouse.
• Interior in Silver Bali, white oak and mahogany woods.

 

Forepeak:

• Chain lockers.
• Sail & life raft storage.

 

Fore Cabin:

• 2 x Single berths with drawers and lockers beneath.
• Small seat.
• Deck prisms.
• Hatch to foredeck.

 

Main Cabin & Saloon:

• Door stbd to fwd head.
• Full length hanging locker with shelves to port.
• Glass fronted locker with sideboard below and locker under.
• 2 x Settee berths.
• 2 x Pilot berths.
• Table with bottle storage beneath and butterfly hatch above.
• Bookshelves and ample further locker space.
• Large hanging/linen locker.
• Companionway ladder leading to fwd deckhouse hatch.

 

Doghouse:

• Double berths to port and starboard (batteries under starboard berth).
• Chart table.
• Oilskin locker.

 

Owner’s Cabin:

• Double berth to port with drawers under.
• Three-drawer chest.
• Hanging locker.
• Seat.
• Head to stbd, shower cubicle (SST).
• Offset bifold door to stbd.

Deck Equipment

Rig:

• Double masted schooner.
• Spars - Sitka spruce single spreader main mast, Sitka price single spreader fore mast, pine main boom, fore boom, gaff and staysail boom.
• Running rigging is dacron braid.
• Jib furling - Harken and Schaefer.

 

Winches:

• 6 x Lewmar 44ST.
• 3 x Lewmar 64ST.

 

Sails:

• Mainsail – Incidence.
• Gaff foresail - Incidence.
• Fisherman topsail - North.
• Staysail - North.
• Genoa - Incidence.
• Yankee - Incidence.
• Blade - North.
• Trysail - North.

 

*North original to boat, Incidence Sails from 2006.

 

General:

• Teak swim ladder.
• Dorade vents.
• Lazarette hatch in aft deck.
• Huge lockers under cockpit seats both sides.

 

Anchoring & Mooring Equipment:

• Ideal Windlass.
• Galvanized anchor chain.
• Ronca, CQR and Yachtsman Storm anchors.

 

Covers, Canvas & Cushions:

• Cockpit cushions.
• Doghouse cover.
• Wheel cover.

 

Tender & Outboard:

• 1 x Tender.

Safety Equipment

• 4 x Mustang lifejackets, new Spring 2022.
• Ocean 12 person life raft, serviced June 2023.

 

Fire-Fighting Equipment:

• Fire extinguishers serviced Spring 2022.
• Engine has built in fire suppression system FIREBOY HFC227 auto.

Winter Works List 2023

Hull Maintenance:

• Fwd deck house stripped, three coats Epifanes PP two-part varnish.
• Boomkin stripped, three coats Epifanes PP two-part varnish.
• Cap rail stripped 4 fours Epifanes PP two-part varnish, three coats Epifanes wood finish gloss.
• Covering board stripped, two coats Epifanes PP two part varnish, two coats Kirby Sand.
• Top sides sanded, seam compound, two coats EZ Poxy topside paint.
• Bottom sanded, seam compound, two coats Super B Ocean antifouling.

 

Replacedments - Rig:

• Fore Lowers STBD:  1/2in 7x7 type 316ss.
• Fore Lower Port:  1/2in 7x7 type 316ss.
• Main Lower STBD:  1/2in 7x7 type 316ss.
• Main Lower PORT:  1/2in 7x7 type 316ss.
• Jumper stay fore: 3/8in 7x7n type 316ss.
• Jumper Bridle (Foremast below the winches) 3/8in 7x7 type 316SS.
• Fore Gaff bridle: 3/8in 7x19 type 316ss.

 

Grommets:

• 3/8in 7x19 type 304ss.
• Main sheet x 3.
• Fore sheet.
• Stay sheet.
• Fish peak.
• Fish throat.
• Outer forsetay.
• Staysail halyard.
• Fore peak lower.
• Fore peak upper.
• Fore throat.
• Topping lift.

 

All Service Stripped & Replaced:

• Serviced - tarred twisted nylon seine twine from Memphis Net sizes #36, #48, #72, #96.
• Cotton friction tape 3/4in and 1 1/2in from McMaster Carr.

 

All Leather Stripped & Replaced:

• 6oz litigio medium brown from Weaver.

 

Rig Slush:

• Black paint, linseed oil, pine tar.

 

Blocks:

• All block cleaned and serviced. Varnish stripped on about half of them and built up 8-10 coats of Epifanes wood finish gloss. Anything that wasn’t stripped got three coats Epifanes Wood Finish gloss.
• Main first reef block: new axel and bushings.
• Main halyard block: new axel and rollers.

 

Varnish:

• Foremast stripped. 4 coats Epifanes PP two-part Varnish, four coats Epifanes Wood Finish Gloss.
• Mainmast three coats Epifanes Wind finish gloss.
• Main boom stripped four coats Epifanes PP two-part varnish, four coats Epifanes wood finish gloss.
• Fore boom, Foregaff, Stays club : three coats Epifanes wood finish gloss.

 

Other:

• Seizing wire - 3/32in annealed 316SS 7x1.
• Also 1/8in annealed 316SS 7x1.
• Mast hoops all new, ordered from R & W rigging.
• All winches cleaned and serviced.

Disclaimer

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.