International 600 yawl "Barefoot"

Price: $22,900.00

Year built: 1952

Hull # 10

LOA:  36'

LWL: 30'

Beam: 10' 4"

Draft: 5' 6"

Displacement: 18000

Engine: 2003 Yanmar Diesel (170 hrs.)

HP: 27

Designer: R. G. Henry

Builder: de Dood Boatworks

US doc # 915057

Construction: Mahogany over oak carvel planking.  Silicone bronze fasteners.

Barefoot is an extraordinary yawl.  She has just been delivered from Boston to Block Island in weather ranging from calm and foggy, to sunny with a light breeze, to rain squalls gusting to 35 Knots.  She sailed with the grace found only in wooden yachts.

Her yawl rig made her easy to shorten sail during squalls.  In medium air she was beautifully balanced, tracked well, and handled a sea with ease.  In calms her recent Yanmar ran beautifully, moving the boat along at 5-6 knots while sipping fuel.  Her beautiful new sails hold a great shape, and have a traditional look.  She turned heads everywhere we went.

Her GPS plotter worked perfectly as did her radar, and VHF.  All instruments are mounted on a console just forward of the helm.

Layout:

On deck she has a large traditional cockpit perfect for up to six people to sail in comfort and style.  Beautifully varnished trim and teak floorboards along with green cushions enhance her old world feel.

Her helm is a fine mix of post war form and function, married with the latest and best contemporary electronics within easy reach.

Forward there is a good amount of room for walking about around the cabin house.  There is also a good amount of room on the foredeck.

The interior of "barefoot" is rich in heritage, color, warmth, and charm.  A beautiful mix of varnished teak, ports, and white accents create a perfect balance of brightness, and wooden hues. All interior cushions are green.  The cabin has a working Dickenson wood/coal stove.

The galley aft includes a two burner Propane stove, foot pumped sink, and a very large cooler.  Just forward is the salon.  The starboard bench pulls out to become a bunk for one, or two very close people.   Up and out to port is another bunk for one.

Continuing forward, you will find a large locker to starboard, and the enclosed head to port.

All the way forward is the v berth with two comfortable bunks.

Hull/Decks:

Her hull is in great shape.  All frames appear to be in perfect order, as do her planks. Her decks have been recently glassed.

Sails & Rigging:

Her sails are in excellent condition.  They were new in 03, made by Hallett Sails of Maine with Oceanus sailcloth. She has a mainsail, a 135% genoa and mizzen.

 

Engine:

2003 Yanmar 3GM30F 3 cylinder diesel with approximately 170 hours.

Electrical:

She has a basic 12 v system, with separate house and engine batteries, all charged by the engine, and connected via an isolator switch.  The system runs all interior lights, exterior lights, pumps, electronics, etc.

There is also a basic 110 system with lights and outlets.

Electronics:

Icom M502 VHF

Garmin Map 2010 GPS

Autohelm ST 400 auto pilot

Furuno 1621 MK2 Radar

Danforth 5" Constelation compass

Some extra equipment:

Windlass: Ideal 12 v bronze

Boat hook

2 Life Jackets

CQR 35# anchor with Approximately 50 ' of chain and 250' of rode

Fenders and dock lines

Projects/Issues:

Her main sail cover needs a new zipper, as does her instrument/helm cover.

The autohelm seems to be acting up.

She needs a holding tank.

She will need some work to keep her completely dry from the top down:  Port lights could be re bedded, etc...

Her Main Mast has a slight odd bend to it.  It seems everything has been tried to get the bend out.  The rigging has been tweaked.  The mast has been dropped, and pressed over a winter.   The good news is that the bend does not seem to particularly affect her sailing characteristics.  One could either leave it as is, or challenge oneself to straighten it out.

Watch out- her recently glassed decks are slippery.  One may want to add some non- skid.