The Sparkman & Stephens Swan 47 is considered by many to be the ultimate performance cruiser of its time, creating a benchmark for Swan to work off for all future designs. Launched in 1981, TILL, Hull Number 47 of this venerable model, has had only ONE OWNER and has always been professionally maintained at Brewer's Pilots Point yard.

Her "version II" layout includes an optional entrance to the aft cabin from the cockpit and a larger main salon. She has 3 cabins, with berths for 7 and 2 heads, all executed in typical Swan fashion and maintained through the years. Her well-thought out deck layout indicative of S&S influence. And her systems have been updated throughout the years, including the addition of a Mastervolt 3.5kW genset so that all systems can be run while sailing without the use of the main engine.

A true classic, TILL is ready for her next owner to set off into blue water. Now held in an estate, offers are encouraged.

TILL sleeps seven, two in the aft cabin on single berths, three in the main salon, and two forward on folding single berths, which allow for sail and line storage when not in use.

The main companionway leads down into the main salon, which has a large L-shaped settee to port with a pilot berth outboard. To starboard in the main salon is settee , flanked by storage forward and outboard. A Swan folding table near centerline allows the whole crew to convene for a meal.

A full navigation station is to starboard of the main companionway and the galley is to port. Through the galley is access to the aft stateroom which has port and starboard single berths and an enclosed head. A separate aft companionway provides access to the cockpit.

Forward of the main salon to port is a head with shower, opposite of which is additional storage and the cleverly located Mastervolt genset. Still forward is the third cabin with folding berths, which has adequate space and storage to double as a sail locker.

The interior is beautifully constructed in typical Swan fashion with bright-finished teak abound and comfortable upholstery in nautical tones. A teak and holly sole completes the fit-out. 

·         Headroom: 6'9"

·         Berths: 8

·         Heads: 2, hot and cold pressure showers and taps

The walk-through galley has adequate storage for cruising. Double sinks are inboard with pressure hot/cold water and lockers below. Outboard, efficiently utilizing the hull shape, is the 4-burner propane stove and ice-box, both of which have been updated.

·         Broadwater four (4) burner stove with oven, stainless steel and gimballed

·         Two (2) propane tanks, 10lb aluminum, installed under port cockpit seat locker

·         Electric propane gas remote solenoid shut-off switch

·         Grunert AC/DC cold plate refrigeration

·         12v fan

·         Jabsco self-priming water pump

·         Fresh water foot pump

·         Raw water foot pump

The hull is from female molded GRP. The hull shell is reinforced by a structural bilge grid of transverse and longitudinal box sectioned GRP framing, cored longitudinal stringers plus plywood transverse bulkheads. The lead ballast fin keel is attached to the heavy laminate of the molded keel based by stainless steel bolts. The mast is keel-stepped onto a robust galvanized steel i-beam that bears on transverse floors and links to the main forward bulkhead.

The deck is also female molded GRP, bonded to the hull with the toenail fastenings through the hull-deck joint. The main decks, cabin tops and cockpit seats and sole are high density foam cored GRP. The main decks, cabin tops and cockpit seats and sole have a teak overlay, secured with screws and bungs. The cabin windows are tempered glass, with stainless steel surrounds. Construction is to a high standard, typical of Swan of the era, and is well-proven.

·         White gel coat

·         Blue waterline and cove stripes

·         Blue bottom paint

·         Fin keel with skeg hung rudder

·         Westerbeke diesel main engine, 80HP (1160 hours)

·         Three-blade MaxProp feathering propeller

·         Hurth transmission

·         DriveSaver torque and thrust unit

·         Dual Racor Fuel Filters, plumbed to change while underway

·         Engine compartment starter button

·         Lined and soundproofed engine compartment

·         New belts, fluids and paint every year

·         Complete maintenance records available upon request

·         Webasto Diesel Heater

·         Village Marine Watermaker

·         Engine-driven Hot Water

·         DomTech Tank Monitors for holding tanks

·         Blake Levic heads, manual

·         Mastervolt 3.5 kW Generator

·         12v DC system

·         Batteries are glass matt, mounted under sole at base of companionway:

o   Four (4), 100 AH for house bank

o   Dedicated start battery

·         Circuit breaker/switch panel mounted in nav station

·         Balmar 80A alternator and regulator

·         Heart Interface Inverter Charger

·         Freedom Inverter Charger

·         Xantrex Line 2000 DC Amperage Meter

·         Newmar Galvanic Isolator

·         Prowatt 250 Power Inverter

·         Compass in binnacle

·         Si-Tex SSB Communications Receiver

·         Standard Horizon VHF at master berth

·         Furuno Navnet GPS at nav station and helm

·         Furuno Radar

·         Nobeltec SCR-200 AIS Receiver

·         Integrated HP laptop

·         Uniden ES UM625c VHF at nav station

·         Suunto Type F-110 Finland Compass at nav station

·         Dytek Water temperature gauge

·         Brookes & Gatehouse (B&G) H3000 system

·         B&G Depth and Speed, at helm (P/S)

·         B&G Wind and Close-hauled wind, at helm (P/S)

·         B&G Super Halcyon Fluxgate Compass

·         Blaupunkt Stereo

·         XFM Radio

·         Sony 10-Disc CD changer

·         Bruce 30K Anchor on bow roller

·         Lewmar low profile windlass

·         Fortress Marine anchor

·         100ft chain and 8-plait rode

·         Original Wilcox Fisherman anchor

·         Aluminum mast and boom

·         2 x Spinnaker poles, aluminum

·         Standing rigging is Navtec Nitronic rod

·         Inner forestay

·         Navtec hydraulic control panel located in cockpit (backstay, vang, outhaul)

·         Navtec hydraulic backstay adjuster

·         Navtec hydraulic boom vang

·         Navtec hydraulic boom outhaul

·         Harken roller furler for headsail

·         Harken mast cars for mainsail

·         Lewmar, self-tailing winches

o   2 x 65

o   2 x 55

o   2 x 48

o   2 x 44

o   2 x 42

o   2 x 30

·         Reaching strut

·         Harken, Lewmar and Ronstan blocks

·         Harken windward sheeting traveler

·         Sail inventory:

o   Main - Kevlar/Dacron (North)

o   Medium #1 Furling Genoa - Kevlar/Dacron (North)

o   Heavy #1 Furling Genoa - Kevlar/Dacron (North)

o   #2 Furling Genoa - Dacron (Sobstad)

o   #3 Genoa - Dacron

o   Staysail, hanks

o   Heavy Staysail, hanks

o   Gennaker, with snuffer (North)

o   .75oz Spinnaker (North)

o   Storm Trysail, with sheets (Sobstad)

·         Canvas:

o   Dodgers and hatch covers

o   Sun Awning

o   Sail covers

o   Winter cover

·         Fireboy Halon 1301 Fire Suppression System

·         SurvivalTech MOM8 Man Overboard Module

·         Emergency ladder

·         Carbon Dioxide detector

·         Jacklines

·         Lifesling

·         Ship's Bell