Particulars
- See This Boat's Main Listing on the Web
- Length:
- 50 ft
- Type:
- Power
- Hull Material:
- Wood
- Designer:
- William Turpel
- Builder:
- Turpel's Shipyard
- Year Built:
- 1889
- Power:
- 140hp Detroit 4-53 2-stroke Diesel
- Asking Price:
- $29,000
- Name:
- DELTA
- Location:
- Port Orford, OR, US
- Contact Name:
- Carl Pearson
- Contact Phone:
- (360) 332-9526
Off Center Harbor's Remarks
If the rebuild is as good as it appears in the photographs, this sturdy tug will make a marvelous boat to explore the islands and bays of Puget Sound and beyond.
Description from Boat's Main Listing
USA Registered, 50′ classic BC-built 130 plus-year-old tug DELTA. Nice interior, lots of good equipment. Detroit 4-53 main. Reportedly over $200,000(USD) in work done in the 1980s. Stored in a steel building. Easy to inspect.
Overview
Built in 1889 by William Turpel
50′ x 12′ x 5’6″
Power
Detroit 4-53, 140 hp 2 stroke diesel inboard
Engine hours: Approximately 200
Reduction gear: BorgWarner
Ratio: 2.5:1
Shaft: Steel, 1 3/4″ diameter
Propeller: 30’6″
Keel cooled
Fuel tanks: 2, steel, 300 gallons total capacity
Bilge pumps: 2 Rule
Structural
All wood construction
Hull: 2″ fir
Decks: Fir
Ribs: 2″ x 3″ oak
Steering: Hydraulic, 1 station
Winches: Anchor 12 volt
Anchor: Danforth with rode
Electronics
VHF: Mariner
Radar: Furuno 20 Mile
Loran
Sounder: Lowrance, Eagle Fish
Compass: 4″ Bestrel
Battery charger: Nautilus
Accommodations
Sleeps: 4
Stove
Fridge
Water tank: Steel, approximately 180 gallons
Microwave