Remarks Whimsy is a well equipped Little Harbor 53 with an excellent layout for bluewater cruising. She has an extensive electronics package, 8 Kw generator, reverse cycle air conditioning, and offshore holding plate refrigeration system. Whimsy can easily be sailed shorthanded, utilizing the electric Stoway main and electric winches. Like her sisterships, she has the benefit of the shoal draft fin keel with centerboard and a beautiful exterior profile. The Little Harbor 53 is designed and built by the legendary Ted Hood, and considered one of his more successful designs. She performs very well and offers an exceptional level of comfort below and on deck. The exquisite 3 stateroom interior is varnished teak, finished to the highest standard. Whimsy is offered at one third her current replacement cost, and is available for inspection on the north shore of Long Island, NY.
Introductory Comments Whimsy is a classic Ted Hood designed Little Harbor performance cruising center cockpit yacht. Little Harbors are recognized for their exquisite interior finish, exceptional strength, and classic exterior styling with graceful sheerline. Like her sisterships, she offers a shoal keel with retractable centerboard.
Whimsy's layout is particularly well suited for passagemaking with proper sea berths in each cabin and a passageway galley. All cabins and heads have stainless opening ports and there are multiple dorades and deck hatches. Whimsy has a comprehensive offshore electronics package and also features 12 volt and 110 volt holding plate refrigeration. On deck, Whimsy has a very comfortable center cockpit with walk through access from both side decks. Her electric Stoway mainmast and four electric winches facilitate shorthanded cruising.
Interior Accommodations Three stateroom interior arrangement with large passageway galley, salon and proper offshore navigation center. The beautiful interior woodwork is varnished teak, finished to the highest standard and the cabin sole is teak and holly. Teak batten sideliners are installed throughout. There is excellent storage provided throughout the vessel
Forward of the main salon are two matching double guest cabins with upper and lower berths with en suite heads sharing a separate stall shower forward.
Next aft is the spacious full beam salon with wrap-around settee and teak dining table to starboard and straight settee to port with cocktail table. In addition to many opening stainless steel trunk cabin ports, there are multiple hull ports providing harbor views while seated.
On the port side aft of the port salon settee, there is a navigation center with electronic console. The table is hinged for storage and there is a drawer bank under the table.
On the starboard side aft of the wrap around settee is the passageway galley with inboard and outboard counters. The sinks are at the forward end of the inboard counter. The refrigeration box is located above the counter with a front opening door. The freezer compartment has flush galley counter access.
The master stateroom is located aft with port and starboard berths with a seat between. There is a vanity table with mirror on the forward bulkhead in this cabin. The en suite head with separate stall shower is accessed through a door on the port side of the forward end of the cabin.
Galley Walk through galley to starboard with generous counter space. Crosby electric refrigeration and freezer 12v and 110v holding plate system Full-size refrigerator with vertical door Convection-microwave oven Propane 4-burner stove with oven Stainless double sink
Electronics Electronic and navigation equipment is extensive and has appropriate displays in the cockpit & at the navigation desk.
Furuno 1831 radar system with mast mounted scanner 2 GPS systems (Garmin & Magellan) Stephens SEA222 SSB radio Si-Tex 9000 chart plotter Standard Horizon LH-10 loud hailer Datamarine Link 500 sailing instruments with repeaters (wind speed, depth) ACR 406 EPIRB ICOM M-80 VHF Standard Horizon Omni VHF Raytheon ST 7000 below deck autopilot 3 Ritchie magnetic compasses Sony stereo system Sharp TV Toshiba VCR Combi radar alert system
Electrical System 12 volt DC & 110 volt AC electric system Westerbeke 8 kw 110v generator with sound shield Custom Bass electrical panels Separate 30 and 50 amp shore power service with shore cords Heart inverter Newmar 70 amp battery charger Six 12 v house batteries Separate start main and generator batteries
Mechanical Equipment Westerbeke 6 cylinder 100 hp diesel Reverse cycle (cooling and heating) air conditioning, 3 zone
Hull and Deck The hull is fiberglass laminate with Airex foam core, painted medium blue hull with gold sheerstripe, white bootstripes and green bottom paint. The deck is fiberglass sandwich construction with teak decking.
Yamaha 15 hp outboard with mounting bracket on stern 12' inflatable dinghy Nilsson electric anchor windlass 60 lb CQR plow anchor with 300' of rode and chain Danforth 20H anchor with rode and chain Stainless steel anchor roller, bowrail, stanchions, mooring fairleads and stern rail Varnished teak rubrail with stainless striker plate Double lifelines of plastic-coated 7x19 stainless steel wire Port & starboard boarding gates Bow and stern pulpits Stainless fold down swimming ladder High quality stainless ports Stainless striker along stern rail and forward toe rail Stainless steel hatches Stainless steel cowl vents Teak rimmed stainless steel Destroyer wheel Teak cockpit table with cover Dodger and Bimini Cockpit cushions with backrests, new 2001 Propane tanks with pressure gauges and manual & solenoid operated valves
Mast, Rigging and Winches Hood Stoway in-mast furling mainmast Hood Sea-Furl roller furling system on the headstay Navtec stainless steel rod standing rigging 1 x 19 stainless steel wire inner forestay and baby stay 2 spinnaker poles Navtec hydraulic backstay adjuster and boom vang Pair of Barient #32 ST electric primary sheet winches 32ST Barient electric mainsheet winch 32ST Barient electric outhaul winch 2 Barient #28ST winches 3 mast mounted winches (1 Lewmar 40ST, 1 Lewmar 30ST and 1 Barient 32ST) 1 #3 Reel type centerboard winch
Safety Avon 6 man canister liferaft Central automatic Halon extinguisher dedicated to the engine & generator compartments Xintex propane sniffer system Bilge alarm system Offshore life jackets Lifesling system Distress flares and launcher Portable fire extinguishers
Closing Remarks Whimsy is a well equipped Little Harbor 53 with an excellent layout for bluewater cruising. She is one of Ted Hood's most popular designs with a 3 stateroom layout and exceptional cockpit area. Sail handling is fully automated with electric Stoway mainsail and winches. The exquisite varnished teak interior woodwork is beautifully finished and provides exceptional storage. Like her sisterships, she has the benefit of the shoal draft fin keel with centerboard and a beautiful exterior profile. Whimsy is offered at one third her current replacement cost, and is available for inspection on the north shore of Long Island, NY.
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