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Hunter 25.5, 1984, Ultimate Pocket Cruiser
Purchased this boat with the intention of using her to cruise the Bahamas for a few months but weather cut the trip short. On my way back and will soon be ready to pass her on to her next lucky owner. Wow though, what a boat! Not only does she function, she's a gorgeous boat. Precision built with attention to the finest detail, fit and finish. Quality everywhere you look, she's like art in motion! This is a turn key cruiser! Had her surveyed when I bought her 9/2017, description of condition? "Bristol!" Very few boats meet that criteria!
This is not a typical Hunter 25.5, it's been refitted for world cruising and owned for the past 20 years by the founder of Solar Stik, Inc. (a marine and military power company).
SPECS:
Make: Hunter
Model: 255
Year: 1984
LOA: 26'
Beam: 9' 3"
Draft: 4'
Mast Height: 34' from water
Tonnage: 5500 lbs
Cruising speed - sail: 6 knts
Motoring speed: 6.5 knts
Empty Pocket has been continually refined for nearly 20 years, using two reference points:
1.) The experiences of full-time cruising
2.) The goal of being as self-sufficient as technology and design will allow
She is built to be as "Maintenance-Free" as is possible while underway, but also provide the comforts and amenities normally found on 45' yachts. Empty Pocket is a much easier boat to handle, maintain, and cruise, at a fraction of the cost of a similarly-equipped larger vessel.
Thoughtful design, practical implementation, and meticulous maintenance is applied to every component, from her major onboard systems right down to the hand-held devices that were selected as part of her inventory. Empty Pocket is so complete that she could "leave the dock tomorrow" for a year-long cruise. She is professionally maintained every week and her critical gear is up-to-date.
Complete equipment list published on link listed below.
INTERIOR
Galley
Seaward Princess Twin-burner propane stove
Oversized polished stainless steel deep galley sink
Panasonic 800W Microwave
Dometic ice machine
Frigoboat refrigerator/freezer with digital control
Custom "Pop-Top" with pneumatic lift
Additional 12" of headroom in main salon
Excellent ventilation of entire cabin
EXTERIOR
Awl-Grip 2000 finish with custom sprayed non-skid surfaces
Rear rail seats
Structural T-Bar toe-rail protects hull and provides rigging/utility options
Aluminum swim-deck with dive ladder and incorporated rudder assembly
Encapsulated keel with stainless steel "grounding" shoe
2013 - Complete overhaul (18 months at St. Aug Marine)
Complete repaint of entire boat
All exterior aluminum blasted and powder-coated white (except toe-rail)
SAILS & RUNNING RIGGING:
Pro-Furl jib furler
AirForce medium-duty cruising Jib
AirForce medium-duty cruising main with 2 manual reef points
Custom mainsail "Stack-Pack" style cover with lazy jacks
Garhaur custom rigid boom vang
Harken 32ST two-speed self-sailing winches
Harken two-speed mainsheet/traveler system
Harken rapid-adjust jib-sheet track (clutch-style)
Kenyon mast and boom with baby-stay
Internal mast halyards
All shackles and rigging hardware are Wichard brand
2013 - Completely new rigging (running & standing)
MOTOR & STEERING:
Honda BF 15 with electric start and hydraulic trim (2012)
PowerThruster installed at propeller
Garelick HD engine mount and hoist
Custom extending /foldaway tiller with comfort handle and rudder-lock arm
High-performance rudder with breakaway base (for accidental grounding)
Fuel Tank - 12 Gallon Popropylene with sender/gauge (gasoline)
NAVIGATION:
Garmin 576S Plotter/Sounder with weather and AIS network
includes BLUE navigation software
Transducer with speed/temp
Simrad Tillerpilot 50
Simrad Tillerpilot 30 (spare)
Simrad TIllerpilot remote control
TackTick wireless wind instrument
ACR 806 GPS EPIRB with NMEA (manual deployment)
Ritchie Competition navigation compass
ELECTRICAL:
Blue Seas 12V/120V distribution panels, circuit breakers and switching
12V 400AH Battery Bank
300AH "House" battery - Northstar BLUE 100 AGM (x3)
100AH "Engine/Reserve" battery - Northstar 105 AGM (x1)
Solar Stik (the original one!)
Twin 55W Shell solar panels (mono)
Air-X Silent 400W wind turbine
Blue Sky Energy 3024iL Duo MPPT control with Pro-Remote display
Solar panels (fixed)
Twin 105W SBM non-glass (mono)
120W flexible solar "bow tent"
Genasun MPPT controls (one each panel to maximize operating efficiency)
SOLD
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