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“Bald Eagle is the schooner we’d want to own if we didn’t have Redbird. No comparison; Redbird is unique but Bald Eagle is a far better sailor, true to the SS Crocker-designed boats. The next stewards of this classic will be lucky owners of a New England gem.” –Daisy Nell, Chair of Gloucester Schooner Festival

“Anyone with an interest in practical cruising yachts, boats with good looks and sailing qualities, will have to consider a Crocker boat when choosing a design.” — Joel White

“Among the cognoscenti in the field of traditional wooden boats, his name (Bud McIntosh) was uttered with a special kind of awe…and amazement.” — Jon Wilson, Founder of Wooden Boat

“The common wisdom is that he (Harold Burnham) is the most intuitive of all living shipwrights today.” — National Heritage Fellowships, National Endowment for the Arts website

Bald Eagle is a classic small schooner, 37’ S.S. Crocker design. Built by Bud McIntosh in 1955 with a 2002 total rebuild by Harold Burnham, Essex MA. Comfortable, sea-kindly, and beautiful. Easily sailed with two. She has many 2017-2020 upgrades that include traditional white raised panel/mahogany trim interior, wiring, electronics, LED lights, sails, and tankage. Competed successfully for many years at the Gloucester Schooner Festival.

Specifications
Basic Information
Vessel Name: Bald Eagle
Boat Type: Schooner
Hull Material Mahogany on white oak frames
Hull Color Green
Designer Sam Crocker
Builder Bud McIntosh (Harold Burnham, 2002 Rebuild)
Documented: USCG Documented
Date Built: 1955, Rebuilt 2002

Dimensions & Weight
LOD 37 ft.
LOA 45 ft
LWL 33 ft
Beam 10 ft 9 in.
Draft 5 ft.
Displacement 8 ton

Engine
Make Westerbeke
Model W21(A)
Cruise Speed: 5-6 kts
Engine Type Inboard
Fuel Type Diesel
Horsepower 21
Max Speed 6.5 kts
Major Service 2017 (Water pump, heat exchanger, front & rear oil seals, exhaust manifold, oil
pan seal, radiator hoses, valve adjustments, engine mounts, block sandblasted and painted)

Tank Capacities
Fuel 2016 30 gal.
Water 2017 30 gal

Accommodations
Total Berths: 3
Total Sleeps 4
Total Heads 1

Descriptions
Hull and Keel
White oak frames (90% replaced, 2002)
Mahogany planks (30% replaced, 2002)
Bronze fastened (2002)
Keel bolts (2017)
Rudder post (2017)
Rudder (2017)
4000 lb. external iron ballast/keel

Deck
Dynel over marine plywood
(2) Anchors, 22 lb. Lewmar Delta, Fisherman
15 ft ⅜ Anchor Chain
100 ft ¾ in. Nylon Rode
LED Navigational Lights
Mahogany skylight and forward hatches (3), all operable
Bronze opening ports (Wilcox & Crittenden)

Sails & Rigging
Jib (2016)
Staysail (2017)
Foresail (2017)
Mainsail (2016)
Wire standing rigging
Turnbuckles on shrouds
Furlex Roller Furling
Sail Covers (2019)
Lazy Jacks (2019)
Wooden blocks, bronze sheaves
Bronze mainsail & staysail horses

Main Salon
2 Settees (1 double, 1 single)
Oak sole, custom paint in the style of Concordia yawls
Custom dining table (to be installed 6/21)
Wood Stove (Navigator Sardine, enamel on cast iron)
Stowage
LED Cabin and Berth Lights

Galley
Ice Box
Fresh Water and Salt Water Fynspray Brass Handpumps
Alcohol Burner
Single Sink
Mahogany counters

Head
Nature’s Head Composting Head with solar exhaust
Stowage, Custom woven cabinetry panels

Navigation
Chartplotter (2017, Garmin 922, AIS reception enabled, radar integrated)
Radar (2017, Garmin GMR Fantom 18)
VHS (2017, Garmin VHF 210 AIS Marine Radio)

Electrical System
New panel and wiring (2017)
12V DC
2 6V Batteries
USB Ports

Mechanical
(2) Fuel Filters
Fuel Valve Shut-Off
Emergency Engine Stop
Cockpit Engine Controls
Fresh Water Cooling System
(2) Auto Bilge Pump & Manual Pump

Summary of Major Projects
2002
90% new frames
30% new planks
New bronze fasteners
New ceiling
New decks, cockpit, cabintop
New running rigging
New standing rigging
Replaced engine
New electrical, pumps
New keel bolts
New propeller
New Lunenburg Foundry wheel

2015-2017
Suit of sails replaced (Downs Sails)

2017
Engine removed and serviced
New electronics, panel, wiring and cabin/navigation lights
New interior (salon, galley, head, anchor locker, sole)
New keel bolts
New rudder post
New rudder
New cockpit sole

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