1979 Sunbird Marine 32 Chinese Junk Rig Schooner

1979 Sunbird 32 Chinese Junk Schooner for sale

Proven world cruiser with 3 Atlantic crossings under her belt , as well as a few books written about her exploits. Ive owned and enjoyed Sabra for the past 6 years and have consistently maintained and upgraded her for extensive cruising. My plans have changed so I am reluctantly putting her up for sale. Designed by Robin Blaine and built by Sunbird Marine in 1979 , she is extremely strong and well built and built to Lloyds of London specification. Not a conversion, Sabra is a factory designed and built Chinese Junk Rig. One of perhaps 25 built, she is most certainly the only Sunbird 32 in The United States. She is berthed in Saint Petersburg , Florida . Her interior is extremely comfortable for living aboard at sea or in harbor. Her midships double berth is absolutely luxurious. Sabra can sleep 6 if needed , with 2 quarter berths in the main saloon , the double midships , and forward V-berth.

She has a beautiful , inviting Teak interior and much more teak trim than any other Sunbird Ive seen , which leads me to believe she was specially made to be a boat show boat.

Sabra is on her 3rd suit of sails, beautiful , tanbark Dacron sails by Chris Scanes in The U.K.. They are flat cut for simplicity and in very good condition. She goes to windward just as well as any Marconi rigged boat out there , and is an absolute joy to sail.

fresh bottom paint , new cutlass bearing, prop shaft , galley seacock, oil change, belts , engine hoses ,impeller, fresh water hoses, new 110V system, battery charger, etc etc.

Her canvas and brightwork have seen their share of the Florida sun , but all is in fine working condition , and Sabra is in sail away condition. Add an IPAD , an Iridium Go , and stock up on food and water and she is ready to go . Now.

Specs: 1979 Sunbird Marine 32 Junk Schooner Hull 008 U.S. Coast Guard Documented Vessel LOA 326 Beam 104 Displacement 10,100 LWL 261 Draft 4

Equipment: Mainsail: 319.4 square ft. 8 oz , tan Dacron Foresail: 241.3 square ft. 8 oz , tan Dacron

Tapered Aluminum masts by Needlespar UK

Engine: Volvo MD11C 23 H.P. Diesel VGC Fuel tank: Stainless Steel , 26 gallon Groco Water Strainer , ARG 500 PSS dripless shaft seal

Electronics and Navigation Depth: West marine Stereo: CDX-10 Marine am/fm CD player Log; Datamarine Sandpiper VHF: ICOM w/ mast head antenna Plastimo Contest bulkhead mounted compass Navigation Lights: Bicolor and Masthead Tricolor , steaming , anchor etc. Self Steering: Raymarine ST1000 Tiller Pilot. 2, group 24 batteries for starting and house

Aerogen3 12V , 6 blade wind generator 100 watt , Flexible solar panel

Galley: 2 burner Hillerange , gimbaled Alcohol stove There is a dedicated propane locker w/ overboard drains in the cockpit if you should choose to go back to propane. Deep , Stainless Steel sink w/ Whale foot pump for fresh water Water tanks: Main, 49 gallons Galvanized , Forward tank, 33 gallons , Stainless Steel

Heads: C-Head Composting Toilet. This has been a complete success , is clean and odor free. The seacocks are still under the head sink if the new owner chooses to reinstall a typical marine toilet.

Ground Tackle: 35 lb. Plow w/ 100 5/16 chain and 300 5/8 Nylon rode Fortress FX16 w/ 20 5/16 chain and 200 1/2 Nylon rode Simpson Lawrence Hyspeed 510 manual windlass w/ 5/16 chain rope gypsy

Safety: PFDs , jacklines, first aid kit , Flare pistol w/ flares , fire extinguishers, masthead lightning arrestor , etc. , Manual Bilge Pumps: Cockpit: Henderson Mark V Saloon: Whale Gusher 10

Spares etc: Too much to list: tools , supplies , lines , blocks , tackle , heaving lines , mooring lines , fenders , snubbers etc etc etc.

Asking $29,000.