Stephens AVR Crash Boat

1944 63' Stephens Crash BoatHere is a chance to have something different, something special.Cousins to the famous PT boats, the Crash boats primary purpose was to race out guns blazing to rescue pilots who crashed in the sea. Her unique history includes being active in WWII, Vietnam, and then was a drug smuggler until the authorities caught up with her, where they pulled the big engines and installed the venerable 6-71's.After spending>$120k in refitting the hull alone, the current owner cruised the California coastline, as there is nothing like cruising in a large wooden hulled boat, (compare highway driving with a 2door coupe and a 4door luxury sedan), at one point getting stuck in a Force9 storm for >8hrs, losing only a chine rail on one side!Owning a wood boat requires time, which the owner being a local business owner doesn't have anymore of, combined with his kids all grown, he is simplifying his life and concentrating on his businesses, thus is willing to take a loss to get rid of one more responsibility.Open to partial trades,

• Twin running Detroit 6-71N's
• Brand new Max Power Bow thruster!!
• Walk around engine room, complete with work bench
• Converted to 24v/12v system
• 900 gal fuel tank
• 500 gal water tank
• 100 gal black water

She currently runs nicely, with a new bow thruster to make docking simpler, has some rooms done nicely, needs other rooms finished. Definitely a comfortable liveaboard, with a myriad of projects to work on.