"Sea Sonata" is a Philip L. Rhodes designed sailing yacht with a superbly functional and proportioned hull with graceful sheer lines and true design harmony. His designs have an elegance and ageless beauty that is not part of yacht design today. Rhodes designs swept the 2000 Bermuda Race. In general his designs fall somewhere in between those of Alden and Stephens.

"Sea Sonata" has only had 2 owners and she has sailed only in fresh water from Lake Erie to the North Channel of Lake Huron. The previous owner a Naval Academy Alumni sailed single-handed without an auxiliary engine extensively in the Great lakes. The Yanmar 40 hp diesel was installed when the current owner purchased "Sea Sonata" and has low hours. The 17' long cabin and deckhouse with 7' headroom lives large and easily sleeps a family of 6 and can be used as a very comfortable live aboard for two. The 200 gallon water and 65 gallon diesel tanks are situated low in the bilge and add to stability and allow for long range cruising. The hull to deck is Girder-Bonded permanently (not caulked and bolted) and should never leak and is immensely strong. The keel has cast lead ballast for maximum stability and optimum sailing. This vessel has a solid stainless steel rudder post with reinforced fiberglass rudder. Pedestal steering with emergency tiller steering is readily available if ever needed. Engine, batteries and water pressure pump are all located directly under the hatches in the deckhouse floor with easy access.

You can access Sea Sonata's cockpit from either the port or starboard side. The cockpit has three molded bench seats, one to port, one to starboard and one along the transom. The helm is centered aft in the cockpit and a fold out table with cup holders mounts forward of the helm. The table can be folded down for storage or folded up and out for an outside dinette. The molded seats all have storage compartments underneath. You can access the foredeck by both port and starboard walkways

A companionway in the cockpit forward provides access to the interior and immediately into the salon. The salon has a large sofa sleeper along the port side and there are two lounge chairs to starboard. The sofa sleeper sides out and forms a single berth. On the starboard side behind the lounge chairs is a fold down single berth. Forward of the salon is the U-shaped dinette to port and the Galley to starboard. The dinette will seat 4-6 people and can convert ito a double berth by lowering the dinette table. The Galley spans the starboard side of the boat from salon to forward berth. Forward of the dinette is the head to port and then the V berth is in the bow.

The cockpit on Sea Sonata has three molded bench seats with cushions and large storage under each. A flip up expanding table can be mounted forward of the steering coulomb and can function as an outside dining area using the port and STBD bench seating.

• Solid Steel Rudder Post (rigged for both spare tiller & wheel steering)
• Edson International Center Console & Steering Coulomb
• Steering Wheel, Stainless Steel and Wood
• Engine Forward/Neutral/Reverse lever
• Aqua Meter Marine Compass
• GPS Instrument Mounting Bracket
• Anchor Shade Cockpit Cover

• Manual Flush Sea toilet
• Stainless Steel Sink
• Mini tub/shower in separate stall
• Removable Hand-Held Shower Head

This yacht is outfitted with the following electronics equipment:

• West Marine VHF Marine Radio with DSC
• Dual MX050 180 Watts CD Receiver

This yacht is outfitted with the following electrical equipment:

• Kirkland Marine Batteries (x2) (750 Amps Crank, 600 Amps cold crank)
• Blue Sea Systems 12V DC Power Switch Panel
• Blue Sea Systems, 110V AC Power Switch Panel (Main, GFCI)
• Blue Sea Systems, 12 DC Power Distribution Panel
• Individual DC Switches; Navigation Lights, Cabin Lights, Instruments, etc.
• 30 amp Shore Power Cord (x2)

This yacht is outfitted with the following engine/mechanical equipment:

• 40Hp Yanmar 3JH3E (JH Series) Marine Diesel Engine
• Cockpit Control Panel, RPM, Engine Start/Stop, Emergency Stop, Key
• 3 Blade Brass Propeller (8” radius) and Single/Straight Axle
• 65 Gallon Diesel Tank
• 200 Gallon Water Tank

This yacht is outfitted with the following deck & rigging equipment:

Deck Equipment

• Bow Pulpit
• Stanchions & Lifelines
• Fortress FX-28 Danforth Anchor
• Seachoice 41730 Danforth Anchor (13 lbs)
• Northhill Type G-A Kedge-Admiralty Anchor
• Dock lines
• Fenders

Rigging

• 32’ Mast (Heat Treated Aluminum)
• 15‘ Boom (Heat Treated Aluminum)
• 12’ Whisker Pole (Heat Treated Aluminum)

Complete Standing Rigging:

• Upper/lower shrouds, backstay & turnbuckles

• Spreaders (One Set)

• Windex

• Harken Roller Furler

Complete Running Rigging:

• Main Sheet

• Jib/Genoa Sheet

• Boom Vang & Tines

• Blocks, Track Cars & Cleats

Winches:

• 5” Two-Speed Lewmar 25 (x2) (Roof Top lines)

• 5.5” Two-Speed Lewmar 40 (x2) (Genoa/Jib)

• 3” One Speed (x2) (Jib & Main Halyards – cleated in cabin below)

Sails & Covers:

• Doyle, Roller Furling Cruirsing Genoa Sail

• Thomas Sail maker Cleveland, Cruising Main Sail

• Thomas Sail maker Cleveland, Cruising Jib Sail

• Cruising Main Sail

• Cruising Jib Sail

• Main Sail Boom Cover

 Note: No spinnaker rigging but could easily be rigged and added.

This yacht is outfitted with the following fire & safety equipment:

• Stanchions & Lifelines
• Man over Board Buoy
• Jim Buoy
• Fire Extinguisher (x3)
• Life Jackets
• Flares
• Manual Bilge Pump