We
began the search for our boat in early 2005 with trips to Seattle,
WA,
Fort Lauderdale,
Tampa and
Jacksonville,
FL
and
Boston,
MA. We had general ideas of what we wanted in a boat, but looking at
several different boats helped us rethink the items that were important.
We organized and documented our visit on each boat by completing an extensive
evaluation form that John developed. The form allowed us to document facts
as well as subjective evaluations to help us target our search.
Our budget restricted
us to older boats. We stumbled onto a 1984, 44 foot Stamas ketch listed in the
Florida Keys
and liked the design. A few weeks after we saw the Stamas in the Keys
another one was listed for sale in
Melbourne,
FL.
Stamas continues to build power boats in
Tarpon Springs
Florida
. In the early 1980’s they built 26 sailboats, designed by Bob Johnson,
the Island Packet guy before he started Island Packet Yachts.
Our 44 foot Stamas ketch under sail
Boat
Facts
Length
overall: 44 feet
Length of the waterline: 34 feet
Beam: 14 feet
Draft: 5 feet 5 inches
Displacement: 30,000 lbs
Ballast: 12,000 lbs
Engine: 88 hp Yanmar diesel
Water: 320 gallons
Fuel: 175 gallons
Generator: Westerbeke 7.5 kilowatt
Cabins: 1 forward v-berth, 1 aft athwart ship queen
Heads: 1 forward, 1 aft each with shower
Refrigeration: Norcold 110/12 volt
Freezer: Technicold 110 volt
Stove: Force 10, 3-burner
Dinghy: 11 foot Alliance inflatable with 15 hp Mercury outboard
Electronics:
Raymarine ST
6001 autopilot, Raymarine ST 60 wind speed indicator,
Raymarine ST 60 Depth sounder, Raymarine pathfinder RL radar/chartplotter
Propane stowage: 2 lockers for 20 lb propane tanks
Watermaker: Aquamaster DB500 (operation unknown at this time)
Washer/Dryer: Combomatic
The
boat has excellent stowage with more than 98 lockers. Engine room access
is excellent with one full-size entry on the side and another full-size entry to
the rear of the engine. The aft walk through bunk has been converted to a
workbench.
