18' Herreshoff Squadron Yachts Scout

ONE BEAUTIFUL CAT KETCH
A Classic Herreshoff Design
Built by
Squadron Yachts
Bristol, RI

This most unusual Herreshoff design offers a timeless example of Times Gone By. Her lines are just beautiful with her sweeping bow for heavy-chop and massive beam for stability and comfort. Without exception, she is a signature vessel of any lake or harbor.

She is a freshwater boat, never seeing saltwater, 18 feet from bow to stern and sports a massive 8-foot beam providing tremendous form and stability. She is safe, comfortable, and has plenty of room on board with her higher freeboard design.

This Herreshoff Design is a 1977, 18 SCOUT. She is a Cat Ketch rig having two unstayed masts and two cockpits separated by a cross-over deck supporting the wheel helm and a number of cleats for her rigging. She has an internal motor well with a 15hp electric start, two-stroke Johnson outboard motor with a single throttle and shift control. There is a fused switch panel for lights, pump, and a key switch to start the engine.

The wood trim on this boat is Old Growth Burmese TEAK and not the less expensive plantation teak found on most boats today. The teak is in excellent condition with tight joints and nice graining that has not been abused with stiff brushes when cleaning over the yearsJust beautiful

Another, and maybe the biggest feature of this boat, is the recently fabricated and polished aluminum tabernacles for the two masts. Two people can easily step the masts at a boat launch on the trailer. A very, very, nice rare and expensive feature.

The custom trailer is basically new with aluminum and stainless steel brackets and carpeted bunks. The boat can easily launch from most any ramp.

If you are searching for a classic Squadron Yachts Scout for sale, you are looking for a rare piece of maritime history. Built by Squadron Yachts in the late 1970s and early 1980s, these distinctive 18-foot Herreshoff Scout Cat-Ketch sailboats are highly sought after by enthusiasts of traditional boat designs.

Hull Number: TSPH5O22M77J
Hull Material: Hand Laid Fiberglass Hull and Deck
Main Mast: Aluminum, 5" Dia. x 30' Long with the Classic Tapered Tip Section
Mizzen Mast: Aluminum, 4-1/2" Dia. x 25' Long and with the Classic Tip Section
Tabernacles: Custom Polished Aluminum with Stainless Steel hinge bolts
LOA: 18'-2"
Beam: 8'-0"
Draft: 1'-10" Centerboard Retracted
3'-0" Centerboard Extended
Displacement: 2500 lbs. (Dry)
Ballast: 500 lbs. (Lead Ingots)
Sail Area: 200 Total Square Feet
Main: 125 Sq. Ft.
Mizzen: 75 Sq. Ft.
Auxiliary: 15hp Johnson 2-cycle outboard with six gallon tank

Trailer: Custom 1994 TrailMaster Trailers
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