Samson C Strutter 50' Ketch

Total engine hours indicated by meter are 2800. The engine was rebuilt in 2001 at 2200 hours, with 600 hours since that time. New engine mounts rebuilt injectors, and all hoses replaced.
Borg Wamer Velvet drive transmission rebuilt in 1987. 1.5" Aquamet prop shaft replaced in 2001.
New exhaust system replaced in 2010.
All appears to be in excellent mechanical condition.

Two solar panels ( ARCO 70 watts each unit)
1500 watt inverter.
750 amp hour house battery bank. Two start batteries. Six battery house bank, comprised of 6 volt deep cycle batteries.
McCarron VMI 40 amp charger.

Ketch rigged Wood spars (1978) with stainless steel standing rigging ()

Vessel launched in 1974. Masts and rigging installed in 1978 with mainsail, mizzen, foresail and 80% jib.
A 120% jib was added in 1982. Complete standing rigging renewed in 1992. Halyards replaced in 2000 (5/8 dacron).
Sitka Spruce box masts and spreaders by Gene Sheppard Millworks finished with Imron paint in 1992. Varnished booms.

12 volt battery, 6 batteries charged by: engine, solar panels, shore power

LOD 48'6" LOA 54'6" LWL 41'

Samson ferro-cement 50' ketch. Full/Long keel classic Samson C-Strutter design by Cece Norris. Professionally-finished, fair and graceful ferro-cement hull and deck. Note especially the repairability and the fire resistance of ferro-cement construction! Epoxy-coated exterior and interior. Polyurethane painted exterior hull finish. Hull constructed with cold rolled steel armature with 7 mesh layers. This vessel appears in excellent condition. Original builder / owner with complete and documented build schedules. Cabin frame construction with primed painted steel and fully insulated. Interior finishes include teak, mahogany, yellow cedar, cedar, oak and marine plywood.

Designed for long range cruising and living aboard. This two stateroom vessel includes an aft double berth cabin, a single berth forward cabin and a large salon with a pull out double berth, galley, dining settee, and comfortable seating both port and starboard for seven. Cedar lined closets. The head is located just aft of the forward stateroom. It has a separate tiled shower with a built-in seat, a Wilcox-Crittenden Skipper VI manual head, and a single basin vanity with good storage.

The galley is outfitted with a custom leaded glass china cabinet by Northwest Glass artist Michael Kennedy. It is truly stunning! Dickinson Adriatic diesel cooking stove with heating coils to the hot water tank provide an excellent cooking appliance as well as cabin heating. The stove is fed with fuel from a day tank with hand and electric pump. Excellent galley storage. A new Adler Barbour refrigerator in 2011. Sharp R-5575 Microwave. A Kenyon alcohol stove top cooker is provided for warm weather use.

The salon and galley feature oak cabin soles.
The pilothouse features a large chart table, large bright windows and a quarter berth perfect for use as a reading area. Teak soles match the teak pilot house design. Just aft is a shop with workbench and tool storage.

The aft cabin double berth has a custom Michael Kennedy leaded glass gallery window.

3 burner Diesel cooker/stove