Particulars
- Length:
- 29 ft 6 in
- Type:
- Sail
- Hull Material:
- Wood
- Designer:
- Sparkman & Stephens
- Builder:
- Robert E. Derecktor
- Year Built:
- 1957
- Power:
- 30hp Universal M4-30 diesel
- Asking Price:
- $19,500
- Name:
- LOON
- Location:
- Brooklin, ME, US
- Contact Name:
- Maynard Bray
- Contact Phone:
- 207-412-3033
- Contact Email:
- maynardbray@gmail.com
Off Center Harbor's Remarks
LOON is a tough little go-anywhere boat that's a joy to look at as well as to sail.
Description from Boat's Main Listing
Oak and mahogany hull with sheathed plywood deck and housetop. Sitka spruce spars (varnished); stainless and Dacron rigging with all bronze spar and deck hardware. Lead ballast keel (3,000 lbs.) and 100% bronze bolt and screw fastenings. 30hp Universal M4-30 diesel, 1996 with low hours.
Sleeps four with standing headroom. Tiller steered, with a perfectly-balanced helm. New sails 2013: mainsail and 100% jib with Harken roller-furler. New mattresses and upholstery. Paint and varnish excellent. Surveys from 2008 and 2017 indicate she’s in first-class condition.
Built as MIRA by Robert E. Derecktor, Mamaroneck, NY, 1957. Sold in 1959 to Richard C. Paine and renamed PLOVER; transferred to Eliot Paine in 1972; donated to Maine Maritime Academy 2017; purchased by Maynard Bray 2018 and renamed LOON.