29'5' Karmac KM 30

he KM30 was designed by Dutch naval architect Frans Cobelens, and constructed in Hamilton Ontario in 1980 by Karmac, a boat-building company founded as a collaboration between an expert welder and a master carpenter. The hull, constructed of cold-rolled steel, has spent the majority of its life in the fresh waters of the Great Lakes, and as such suffers a lot less from corrosion issues more common on salt-water steel boats of the same age. The all-teak interior has been well maintained and is in excellent condition.
We bought Yellowbird in 2016 from the original owner, who had been very meticulous with her upkeep. In our preparation to sail to the Caribbean in the spring of 2020, we put a lot of work into Yellowbird, and have added many upgrades (listed below) to bring her up to the level of a true ocean cruising sailboat.

Upgrades:

Kiwigrip non-skid deck coating applied - 2016 (retouched in 2020)
Running rigging replaced - 2017
Hull below waterline stripped to bare steel and recoated with Interprotect Interlux 2000e epoxy system - 2017
New Planar 2D12 Diesel Heater installed - 2017
Nuteak composite flooring installed - 2018
Raymarine A65 Chartplotter installed - 2018
Raymarine Ray50 VHF Radio installed - 2019
Raymarine AIS350 AIS receiver installed - 2019
3x 100W flexible solar panels and MPPT controller installed - 2019
New Rocna 15kg anchor with stainless swivel, 100 feet of 5/16 galvanized chain and 200 ft nylon rode - 2019
Katadyn PUR Survivor-35 Emergency Watermaker (manual) - 2019
All hatches and portlights refitted with new, tinted Lexan - 2019
Captain Don Boom Brake installed - 2019
New stainless lifelines with Stalok compression fittings, turnbuckles, and gates - 2019
New Raymarine sensor array with dual i70 Instrument Displays, ITC-5 Transducer Converter, DST800 depth, speed, temperature transducer, and E22078 wind transducer installed - 2019
Cape Horn windvane self steering unit installed - 2019
Spectra jacklines made and installed - 2019
New Aqua Signal Series 34 LED running lights - 2020
Interlux Micron 66 Antifouling applied - 2020
Topsides repainted with Interlux Brightside yellow - 2020
Stuffing box packing changed - 2020
Marine head removed and replaced with Airhead Composting toilet - 2018
Holding tank removed and replaced with 9 gallon plastic water tank - 2019
Main fresh water bladder replaced - 2018
Propane stove removed and replaced with Origo 3000 alcohol stove - 2019
New cushions and upholstery (Koosh foam and Sunbrella fabric) - 2019
Inflatable dinghy with 9hp 2-stroke mercury outboard
Specs
Engine
Model: 1979 Yanmar YSM12
HP: 12
Engine hours: 2264
Oil changed regularly every 100 hours
Full spares kit including gaskets, impellers, and filters
Sails
100 Jib (new UV cover installed 2020)
150 Genoa (new UV cover installed 2019)
Fully battened mainsail (new 2015)
Storm Jib (unknown age, never used - in perfect condition)
Electronics
Raymarine A65 Chartplotter - 2018
Raymarine Ray50 VHF Radio - 2019
Raymarine AIS350 AIS receiver - 2019
Raymarine sensor array with dual i70 Instrument Displays, ITC-5 Transducer Converter, DST800 depth, speed, temperature transducer, and E22078 wind transducer - 2019
300 Watt solar system - 2019
Tanks
Fresh Water Tanks: (60 Gallons)
Fuel Tanks: (20 Gallons)