33' Oceancraft Ebbtide 33'

"Avalon" is a custom version of the Ebbtides that Oceancraft built Cornwall , England and had a few modifications from the standard vessel they built. The main difference was that lead ballast was used in lieu of the normal iron, making for a lower CG and a very stiff vessel. (same weight just lower). Also a Perkins 4-108 was used instead of the Buke which added about 15hp extra. The fuel tank holds about 50gals. and the water tank 50 as well. At the time I bought her I was in the tug and towing business and had all the paints etc to maintain her but very little time to use her.... About 2004 I had the hull sandblasted and Thermal sprayed, a process like galvanizing and very expensive. She was then painted with Awlgrip. I later moved her into a friends machine shop and she spent the next three years there while I replaced, renewed , fabricated and generally fit her out for more extended voyaging. Every thru-hull was replaced, all hoses, pumps etc. renewed or rebuilt. The engine was taken out and all rubber replaced, water pumps rebuilt etc. . The fuel tank was cleaned and generally everything put in proper order. At this time I also installed new refrigeration, Balmar alternator, a vented hood for the stove, new solid tapered stanchions, modified the anchor windlass to use chain on both gypsies, installed a large Barient winch for soft line on the foredeck, installed new Lewmar deck hatches, S/S cockpit lockers with custom dogs. There was an endless amount of other stuff done that I can't remember but it was my boat and I planned to go to the Pacific and had been in the tug and salvage business for 25 years and knew what things go wrong with boats..... In 2006 I sold my business and took her up to Maine for the summer and in 2008 I had a new main, #1, working jib and Yankee built. Later I also bought a aysmetrical spinnaker. Avalon is also rigged for trade wind sailing with duel whisker poles and lose luffed downwind sails. Additionally she has a separate track for the storm trysail which is international orange as is the storm jib. At this time I also had a large

see above, rigged for offshore cruising