MARINE TRADER 48 PILOT HOUSE

The boat is being offered for sale once again because the previous bidder was unable to complete the transaction. Oh well. If you are bidding on this boat please be serious in wanting to buy her and have the necessary funds to be able to complete the deal.

This is the only wooden boat ever built by Marine Trader. It is reported to have belonged to the Marine Trader company for the first two years of her life and traveled the gulf coast used to advertise the coming 49' fiberglass model. It has also been reported to us that the hull of this boat was used as the plug to build the moldfor the 49' model but we can't be certain of this. Sometime before we got the boat it was also reported to have run under a low bridge and was de-masted along with losing her fly-bridge which has never been replaced. We have owned the boat since 1993 and it is both Federally documented as well as being registered in the state of Tennessee. The boat is also listed in the Registry of Wooden Boats compiled by the Wooden Boat magazine.We have spent many hours and lots of money as recently as during the past year spending $50,000 on the hull. We are now unable to finish this project due to health and would like to see this boat go to someone that would finish the boat and enjoy it, as it too good a boat to see destroyed. She needs a good home.

Economical twin Ford Lehman 120 HP diesels with approx. 2900-3000 hours.Aetna Engineering tachometers.Closed cooling system withheat exchangers.Engines are in excellent condition. Borg Warner velvet drives with 2" stainless shafts.Onan 7.5kw Gen Set (new 2014 battery). New exhaust on the engines all the way to the transom. 10 gal water heater with copper plumbing and heat exchanger. 600 gal capacity fuel system; 300 gal fresh-water supply. Electric pump for in-line oil changing for both engines and Gen Set. Two (salon and main cabin) reverse cycle AC/heat systems.40 amp battery charger.Never used Magic Cheffour burner propane stove with oven; and television/antenna. Lectra-San. Battery combiners with newer 100 amp one wire alternators. Older and few electronics. We do have a brand new in the box NOS Raytheon R41X 48 mile open array radar that we will sell separately.

It should be noted that the boat will need to be completed but she is in the water now andquite capable of traveling as far as the new owner desires. This is a displacement hull and the draft is 3.5ft. the boat can cruise at a maximum of 12 knots. We normally cruise at 1800 RPM and the fuel usage at this speed with the gen-set running and loaded is approximately 5gal/hr.

We willwork with the new owner on dockage for the boat until theshe can be moved.

IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR WOULD LIKE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT

Steve Rodie (OWNER)

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On Mar-22-15 at 15:57:43 PDT, seller added the following information: