SOLD – 30′ 1981 Fairchild Scout 30Email This Listing to a Friend

Featured in Nautical Quarterly volume 8 (onboard and available to new owner).

Hull is number 12 of the 13 fiberglass Scout 30s built in the late 1970’s and early 1980’s by Fairchild Yachts in San Diego, and one of only 3 built and designed in a motor sailer configuration. She was designed by noted designer Ben Ostlund to evoke the grace of an earlier time. Generally speaking, some of the most beautiful pleasure craft of all time were designed and built between the First World War and the Great Depression. That particular era was one in which the entire approach to yachting was on a level of affluence, elegance and grace. In most cases the yachts of the 1920s reflected that ideal amalgam of charm and function that typifies enduring designs in any field.

The reproduction of this twenties design has resulted in the “ultimate statement of refined elegance. The Scout 30 is elegant, comfortable and simple—pure and simple.
The Hull and Deck are Fiberglass. All fittings are brass or bronze and she will cruise for 1,000 miles at 6 knots, consuming well under a gallon of diesel fuel per hour. Cruising speed is 6.5 knots with a maximum speed of 8.0 Knots. Her Perkins 4-108 turns at such a modest RPM that she is almost silent running either from the cockpit of the saloon.

There are about 50 examples of this yacht in North America, and as one of the first owners of the Scout 30 said, “We must have one of these. We feel that something like this belongs in our family; it will be an heirloom”

Solid fibreglass hull with balsa-cored deck
Built by Fairchild Yachts, San Diego, CA, 1981
Sloop-rigged with Awlgrip-painted aluminum spar. Sails in excellent condition.
USCG Documented
All external wood is mahogany & teak. 12 Coats Epifanes and Flagship Varnish 2019
The boat is in magnificent condition in every respect, mechanically and cosmetically.
Total refit 2016-2017

ACCOMMODATIONS
Berths port and starboard with 6″ foam cushions; new upholstery; stowage under berths
Upholstered seat at foot of companionway with hanging locked behind. Stowage under
Enclosed head with polished brass fixtures, counters, hot and cold pressure water, shower. Accessed by Dutch doors.
Marine head with holding tank
Chain locker in head with mirrored access door. 30′ of 5/16″ Chain with 200′ of 1/ 2″ line. Fortress 16# anchor
Two large hanging lockers
Two opening skylights in saloon
Eight 6″ bronze opening ports. One 18″ bronze opening port
Full headliner with wood battens
Wood ceiling above bunks in saloon
Lazarette hatch over aft deck, allowing access to over 100 cubic feet of stowage.

GALLEY
L-shaped Formica countertop (11 sq. ft)
Two-burner electric and alcohol stove
Large icebox
Large cabinets below stove and sink
Drawer set beneath counter
Large cabinets above counter
Pressure hot and cold water

ELECTRICAL
New 12-volt DC and 110-volt AC electrical distribution panel
30-amp 110-volt AC shore power
Three Series 31 AGM 12-volt batteries (new 2016)
New 30-amp battery charger (converter)
Battery selector switch
New 50-amp engine-driven alternator
Four 110-volt AC plug receptacles
Two 12-volt DC plug receptacles
LED bulbs in lighting fixtures

RUNNING EQUIPMENT
Perkins 4-108 diesel engine with only 700 hours running time in excellent condition. (New top end. new riser, new heat exchanger, new raw and circulating pumps, new oil cooler). New front & rear main seals (No oil leaks). All new hoses, belts, etc.
Rebuilt Hurth 1:9.1 transmission (reduction gear) in excellent condition
Sloop-rigged with LP painted aluminum mast and boom. Main and jib in like-new condition.
1-1/4″ stainless steel propeller shaft
Three-blade bronze propeller
Appropriate anode protection
Galvanic isolator

Excluded From Sale are Chelsea clock and barometer, three deck chairs and personal items

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