Seller's Description
Were looking to sell our beloved 1969 William Garden Ketch in Los Angeles, CA. Rosebud is a one of a kind, 65 cruising steel ketch, thought to be the prototype for Gardens Formosa 51 line. While she needs a good owner willing to put in some serious and extensive work into updating her systems, her bones are solid and she will make for an excellent and comfortable expedition cruiser. We are looking to sell her as-is, where-is. Many details listed below, but a lot more to discuss than I can write here as well as additional photos. Due to time and logistical constraints on our end, we only want to show the boat to people we know can put the time and effort into fixing her up, so message me with your questions first and we can start a conversation about her.
Asking $45,000 USD.
LOA: 65 LOD: 50 Beam: 15 3 Draft: 8 6 3 standing room throughout the interior of the vessel
Construction: 3/16 formed Corten Steel plate hull ⅛ Corten Steel deck and cabin Poured concrete ballast
Propulsion: Engine: 160HP Volvo Penta MD70A, runs beautifully Replaced water pump 2024 Did a coolant flush of the in-keel coolant system 2024
Tanks: Fuel: 365 gallons in 2 integral steel tanks Water: 265 gallons in 1 steel and 1 stainless steel tanks Black Water: 50 gallons in 1 styrene plastic tank Grey Water: 50 gallons in 1 integral steel tank Propane: 2x 14lb steel propane tanks
Equipment: Equipment: Whisper 6 6KW Generator - needs servicing Seaward Water heater- needs servicing or replacing Dometic Marine Air Conditioning Unit - 16k BTUs Racor Fuel Filters for engine and generator Tank Tender tank level reader- connected to all tanks FCI Aquamiser Plus Watermaker - 500 GPD capacity 4 stroke Tohatsu 9.8HP Outboard 2 Stroke Tohatsu 3.5HP outboard Defender Hypalon Dinghy 2x 110lb navy type bow anchors 1x 140lb CQR spare anchor Lewmar hydraulic dual-gypsy windlass- original to the boat, needs replacing Automatic Bilge Pumps- need servicing or replacing Electric Bilge Pump Freshwater Pump Grey Water Pump- needs replacing Standard Horizon VHF Icom IC-M504 VHF Airmar Transducer and Simard Depthsounder display Wind gauge and display Wood Freeman Autopilot - works but is very old and outdated, needs replacing Life raft Fire Extinguishers and Flares- too many items to list here LOTS of spare parts
Sail Inventory: Dacron main - old but usable Dacron mizzen - old but usable Staysail - old but usable Storm jib- old but usable 2x 110% Yankee headsails (hank on) - old but usable 1x 110% Yankee headsail (luff tape for furling) - old but usable NEW C430 Profurl roller furling kit for outer forestay- needs installation
Specs
- Designers
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- # Built
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- Hull
- Monohull
- Keel
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- Rudder
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- Construction
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Dimensions
- Length Overall
- 64′ 11″ / 19.8 m
- Waterline Length
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- Beam
- 14′ 11″ / 4.6 m
- Draft
- 8′ 0″ / 2.4 m
- Displacement
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- Ballast
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Rig and Sails
- Type
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- Reported Sail Area
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- Total Sail Area
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Mainsail
- Sail Area
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- P
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- E
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- Air Draft
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Foresail
- Sail Area
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- I
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- J
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- Forestay Length
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Auxilary Power
- Make
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- Model
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- HP
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- Fuel Type
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- Fuel Capacity
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- Engine Hours
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Accomodations
- Water Capacity
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- Holding Tank Capacity
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- Headroom
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- Cabins
- 3
Calculations
- Hull Speed
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Hull Speed
The theoretical maximum speed that a displacement hull can move efficiently through the water is determined by it's waterline length and displacement. It may be unable to reach this speed if the boat is underpowered or heavily loaded, though it may exceed this speed given enough power. Read more.
Formula
Classic hull speed formula:
Hull Speed = 1.34 x √LWL
A more accurate formula devised by Dave Gerr in The Propeller Handbook replaces the Speed/Length ratio constant of 1.34 with a calculation based on the Displacement/Length ratio.
Max Speed/Length ratio = 8.26 ÷ Displacement/Length ratio.311
Hull Speed = Max Speed/Length ratio x √LWL
- Sail Area/Displacement
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Sail Area / Displacement Ratio
A measure of the power of the sails relative to the weight of the boat. The higher the number, the higher the performance, but the harder the boat will be to handle. This ratio is a "non-dimensional" value that facilitates comparisons between boats of different types and sizes. Read more.
Formula
SA/D = SA ÷ (D ÷ 64)2/3
- SA: Sail area in square feet, derived by adding the mainsail area to 100% of the foretriangle area (the lateral area above the deck between the mast and the forestay).
- D: Displacement in pounds.
- Ballast/Displacement
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Ballast / Displacement Ratio
A measure of the stability of a boat's hull that suggests how well a monohull will stand up to its sails. The ballast displacement ratio indicates how much of the weight of a boat is placed for maximum stability against capsizing and is an indicator of stiffness and resistance to capsize.
Formula
Ballast / Displacement * 100
- Displacement/Length
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Displacement / Length Ratio
A measure of the weight of the boat relative to it's length at the waterline. The higher a boat’s D/L ratio, the more easily it will carry a load and the more comfortable its motion will be. The lower a boat's ratio is, the less power it takes to drive the boat to its nominal hull speed or beyond. Read more.
Formula
D/L = (D ÷ 2240) ÷ (0.01 x LWL)³
- D: Displacement of the boat in pounds.
- LWL: Waterline length in feet
- Comfort Ratio
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Comfort Ratio
This ratio assess how quickly and abruptly a boat’s hull reacts to waves in a significant seaway, these being the elements of a boat’s motion most likely to cause seasickness. Read more.
Formula
Comfort ratio = D ÷ (.65 x (.7 LWL + .3 LOA) x Beam1.33)
- D: Displacement of the boat in pounds
- LWL: Waterline length in feet
- LOA: Length overall in feet
- Beam: Width of boat at the widest point in feet
- Capsize Screening
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Capsize Screening Formula
This formula attempts to indicate whether a given boat might be too wide and light to readily right itself after being overturned in extreme conditions. Read more.
Formula
CSV = Beam ÷ ³√(D / 64)
- Beam: Width of boat at the widest point in feet
- D: Displacement of the boat in pounds
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