Make: CROCKER CUTTER
Length:  40 ft  / 12.2 m
Price USD: Please call for pricing     Year:  1966
Beam:  10 ft
Draft: 4'9 ft
DONATION PENDING!

"BILLOW" a classic 1966 Crocker Raised Deck Cutter. Designed by S.S. Crocker and built by Alan Vaitses, Mattapoisett, MA.

Hull No. 270

LOA 32' 6 "

LWL 28' 9 "

Beam 10'

Draft 4' 9 "

Displacement 15,000 lbs.

Headroom 5'9"

Perkins 4-107 diesel inboard engine

Construction:
Cedar carvel planking over oak frames & backbone. Everdur bronze fastened. Mahogany exterior trim. Large self-bailing cockpit. Lead ballast keel. Quadrant wheel steering system (Edson).

Engine:
1970 Perkins 4-107 diesel, 36 H.P. Reconditioned, 1997. Freshwater cooling system through heat exchanger. Warner 1.91:1 hydraulic reduction gear.

Tanks:
28 gallon fiberglass fuel tank (newly installed in 2000). 60 gallons water in stainless (Monel) tanks.

Lighting:
12-volt system - batteries (1997) w/master switch.

Accommodations:
Accommodates five. V-berth forward, followed next aft by enclosed head to starboard; hanging locker opposite to port. Main cabin has a dinette along the starboard side which converts to a double berth. Galley is opposite to port and contains a stainless sink, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia cast iron wood or coal burning stove w/oven, coal bin, Shipmate double ¬burner alcohol stove (1995) on gimbals, ice chest with counter space, Concordia brass water pump, dish racks and stowage cabinets. A quarter berth is way aft on the port side. The interior is finished in varnished pine bulkheads and joiner work. Oiled teak cabin sole.

Sails & Rigging:
Full batten mainsail (1996) and jib (1992) by Hathaway, Reiser and Raymond and club footed forestaysail by Manchester. Also a large roller furling jib. Stainless standing rigging with hand spliced wire work. Stainless halyards with reel type winches. Dacron sheets. Varnished hollow Sitka spruce spars. Brass sail tracks.

Equipment:
Danforth anchors (2); Yachtsman's anchor, nylon anchor rode with 3/8" galvanized chain lead; Delta anchor; boat hook; foam berth cushions (1990) with nylon zippered covers; Edson manual bilge pump; 2 electric bilge pump (1989); another manual portable bilge pump; 2 dacron cockpit awning and cover, frame for a companionway dodger; compass; genoa tracks with new brass cars; compressed air horn; 3 type 1 life preservers and 3 exposure suits; fenders (at least 5); (2) CO2 fire extinguishers (serviced 2006); 1 dry chemical fire extinguisher; life lines; roller chocks on bowsprit; 2 wooden snatch blocks; whisker pole; Dorade ventilators; ICOM 25 Watt VHF radiotelephone; Standard depth sounder (1996); 2 top action s
heet winches; main boom gallows uame; deck gear box; etc.
BILLOW is a classic Crocker design (modified Old Butch) built by a well known and respected builder, Alan Vaitses. Her construction workmanship is excellent which shows in a vessel over 30 years old. She surveyed in above average condition which indicates she has been very well maintained over the years. Her previous owner has maintained and operated the vessel with his family since 1981. Since this Survey was completed, I have refastened 90% of the hull below the water line (done the write way, backing out old screw and putting new ones in the same whole). This was done for insurance reasons (no proof of condition), fasteners where found to be in good condition except in the bulge strake. All strakes, but ends, stem, stern, and ever third frame, were replaced, encompassing 90% of the underwater portion of the hull , another fire extinguisher was added to the cockpit, and the book kin chain plate was replaced. The raised deck mahogany was taken to bare wood to remove the stain placed on the wood and re-varnished. The decks were painted tan and she was sailed offshore from RI to SC where she has been sailing for the past two years. Her hull is cedar on oak frames, and is thought to be possibly Alaskan cedar. The coal burning stove is in working condition though not used in SC. She is a dream to sail and has the necessary equipment for coastal and short offshore trips. Her huge two part ice bock when filled with block ice will stay cold for a week in the heat. I encourage any serious bidder to contact me and view before bidding. Price is negotiable and can go down if I remove personal equipment I have added such as; exposure suits, charts of entire east coast and parts of the Caribbean, and solar charge control system.

This vessel is one of a kind and in great condition if the bright work is kept up with. There are no know problem with boat worms (common in warmer waters) as she has had her bottom diligently cleaned and been hauled to keep up with painting. The only reason I am considering selling is I am a new dad and the money we are paying on slip fees would come in handy.

This boat always turns heads!