AMADEUS is a Diesel Duck 55’ (58' LOA) LRC from the design boards of George Buehler with LESS THAN 300 HOURS on the John Deere main engine and Northern Lights generator as of Sept 2020. Built at the American owned and operated Seahorse Shipyard in China, and is among a series of many successful, economical Diesel Ducks from 35' to 78'.

The honey teak interior is practically new and practical! Very comfortable, almost equal Master and VIP private suites, each with en-suite separate head and shower compartments. Each equally appointed in 1st class yacht finish. The galley is generous and gourmet ready. 360 view pilot house/on deck salon. Great enclosed cruising space with wonderful cross cabin ventilation. Big main deck observation settee for guests and crew, plus pilot berth.

Exterior spaces include the main teak deck forward with seating forward of the house, the helmed fly bridge with pilot + guest seating, aft deck al fresco/water sports seating for 6+ aft with covered awning (2020) and swim platform with s.s. transom steps and swim ladder.

In June of 2020 the teak decks were sanded; the hull in black Awlcraft 2000 and bottom (Sea Hawk) were painted at Hinckley Shipyard Stuart, Fl. Sept 2020; all exterior canvas and AMG batteries new 2020.

This vessel is a strong, economical steel hulled yacht. Beautifully set up for a cruising/liveaboard couple or two  using safe and top of the line equipment. Almost no usage and very well maintained; ready to go long range cruising. Compact enough for practical shipping to world wide cruising destinations.

AMADEUS offers a particular couple an escape valve out of the worst of this pandemic by moving aboard + protecting yourselves. You will be nimble to move to maximize your safety and security. You can go cruising!

BASIC SPECS:

LOA: 58’

LOD: 55’

DRAFT: Approx. 6’

SPEED: Cruising 8 Knots / Max 10 Knots

EXTERIOR DESCRIPTION:

The hull is a hard-chine George Buehler design with moderate dead-rise, a shallow 3/4 length keel, a nearly plumb bow, and a plumb transom stern fitted with a swim step. There are half-pipe rub rails on the hull sides and bulwarks. Keel shoe protects prop and rudder.

Decks and Cabin Tops: There is a short well-deck with Muir windlass forward followed by a flush teak fore-deck extending from the well-deck to the pilothouse, with seat lockers fitted along the forward face of the pilothouse.

Side decks lead aft on either side of the raised pilothouse and a step up to a raised, full-width aft deck fitted with a freshly varnished center line table with fore-and-aft bench seats to port and starboard, and a s.s. ladder to port leading to the flying bridge.

The pilothouse features forward raked windshields, a double side door to starboard opens to the main cabin and pilothouse. A flying bridge is over the main cabin and is fitted with a full console helm station forward, followed by bench seating, a hinged radar mast and bimini top. 

The decks and forward cabin are overlaid with teak renewed in 2020. S.S rails atop safety bulwarks surround the decks, and high quality S.S rails surround the flying bridge. 

At the transom there is a s.s. ladder to the painted swim platform hung off the transom with s.s. swim step. Excellent water access.

There are chain plates and mast bases for a ketch rig. No rig.

INTERIOR DESCRIPTION:

Lower Deck: In the bow there is a chain locker. Next aft there is the VIP stateroom with an island queen berth forward, a screened hatch in the overhead, and hanging locker and drawer stowage to port, starboard and under. A passageway leads aft with a head compartment to port and a stall shower opposite to starboard.

The lower salon follows aft from the VIP and is fitted with an L-shaped settee to starboard followed by a desk aft and curved steps leading up to the pilothouse. An L-shaped settee with varnished pedestal table is opposite to port followed by the generous L-shaped galley.

A passageway to port leads aft with galley and granite counters out board and a washer/dryer also outboard with generous engine access inboard. There are 15 round, dogged opening ports with screens on the lower deck for excellent cross ventilation, light and waterline views.

The master stateroom is aft and is fitted with an island queen berth aft on center line, hanging locker stowage forward to port, followed by a short settee to port and an en-suite head compartment forward to starboard, including a separate stall shower.

Watertight bulkheads and doors or hatches are installed at the chain locker, forward salon and aft engine-room bulkheads.

Main Deck: The traditional chart table and chart drawers sit over the engine-room forward to port. A full-console helm station forward on center-line has a leather helm seat with Furuno, B+G, Icom wrap around electronics. A double door accessing the side deck outboard to starboard provides a large threshold, great ventilation and easy access to the deck. Steps leading down to the lower deck accommodations are to starboard forward, and a raised bench seat with pedestal table aft to port with a pilot berth over. There are opening, screened windows on 3 sides of the pilot house/upper salon. A watertight door aft to starboard opens onto the aft deck. The pilot house will seat 6 comfortably.

ENGINE: 

Amadeus is equipped with 1 John Deere 6068 SFM50 Diesel engine, 236HP. WITH LESS THAN 300 ORIGINAL HOURS. The walk-in insulated engine room has full head room and access to all motors and parts. Well organized engine room.

Cooling: Freshwater heat exchanger

Exhaust: Dry riser with water injection and in-line lift muffler

Ventilation: 12 VDC inlet and outlet blowers

Fuel Filters: Dual Racor 75-500 max with manifold and pressure gauge

SHAFT:

Size: 2.5”

Material: S.S.

Struts and Bearings: Steel stern tube with cutlass bearing insert, Tides dripless shaft seal

PROPELLER:

Size: 34 LH 23 3-blade

Material: Bronze

STEERING SYSTEM:

Tiller Type: Emergency

Wheel Type: Console

No. of Stations: 2

Type of steering: Capilano Teleflex hydraulic

Rudder Description: In-Board mounted semi-balanced spade attached to a keel shoe

Material: FRP

Stuffing Box: Tides dripless seal

Bearings: Greased (hull), rubber (shoe)

EXTERIOR EQUIPMENT:

Bow thruster: Vetus hydraulic

Hinged FRP radar mast, S.S. stern ladder

Swim platform hung off transom

THRU-HULL FITTINGS:

Material: S.S.

Valves: Bronze ball valves

BILGE PUMPS:

Rule 3700 12 VDC with float switch and high-water alarm in engine room, Rule 2000 12 V with float switches in forward and aft bilges.

Manual bilge pump.

WASTE: 

2 x 12 VDC toilets plumbed to separate holding tanks with deck pump-out 

FUEL TANKS:

Quantity: 4

Capacity: 1165 gallons

Material: Integral Steel

Shut-Off: Yes

Vents: Yes

Secured: Yes

Grounded: Integral

WATER TANKS:

Quantity: 2

Capacity: 450

Material: Integral Steel

Shut-Off: Yes

Vents: Yes

Secured: Yes

WATER SYSTEM:

Fresh: Yes

Manual: Yes

Pressure: Yes

Outlets: Heads, Showers, Galley and Deck Wash

Plumbed for water maker, no water maker installed

WATER HEATER:

1 x 120 VAC or engine heat -  Size: 12 gallons with pressure relief valve

1 x 20 gallon 120 VAC only

HEATING/AIR CONDITIONING:

Webasto DBW 2010-73 diesel-fired recirculating hot air with registers in major accommodations spaces.

4-zone Mermaid reverse-cycle air conditioning.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:

No. Batteries and Voltage:

1 x 8D AGM for engine start new 2020

1 x 4D AGM for generator start new 2020

4 x 8D AGM house new 2020

1 x 8D AGM service in aft cabin new 2020

Main Disconnect:

Rotary Switches

Inverter: Trace PS2512M

Grounded: Yes

DC circuit protection: Breakers and Fuses

DC Wiring: Insulated stranded copper

AC Circuit Protection:  Breakers

AC wiring:  Insulated stranded copper

Shore Power: 125/250/V/50 amp 60 cycle

Battery Charger/Converter:

Trace PS2512M

True Charge 10 amp (starting batteries)

OTHER:

Balmar 210 amp alternator for service

Bosch 120 amo alternator for start

Charles IsoBoost 12kVa isolation transformer

120/240V transformer in pilothouse

Auxiliary Generator:

Northern Lights M843NK.2  12kW diesel  auxiliary (Serial No. 8432-33043C) WITH LESS THAN 300 ORIGINAL HOURS

FIRE CONTROL:

No. of Hand units, Size and Type: 4 x size II dry chemical; fire suppression system in engine room

GALLEY EQUIPMENT:

Stove: General 4-burner propane with oven (never used)

Fuel: LPG with one 220 VAC burner

Other: Sharp Carousel convection/microwave oven, Fisher and Paykel 2-drawer dishwasher, GE Profile trash compactor hardly used if at all.
Tanks: 2 x Aluminum
Shut-off valve: Yes
Secured dedicated locker
Propane Safety Solenoid Switch
Reefer: Front and top loading
Refrigeration Equipment: Fisher and Paykel refrigerator, Nova Kool holding plate freezer, U-Line ice maker in pilothouse

NAVIGATIONAL EQUIPMENT AND ELECTRONICS:

Compasses: 1 x 5” Danforth,

1 x Furuno Satellite electronic
Auto Pilot: Furuno Nav Pilot with repeater
Depth Sounder: Furuno RD-30 digital with repeater

Sonar: Interphase Color Twinscope                                                            Radios: Icom IC-M602 DSC VHF, Icom IC-M802 SSB with AT 140 tuner    

GPS/Plotter: 2 x Furuno Nav/Net, each with a dedicated 17” Samsung Synch Master 710R monitor
Radar: 2 x Furuno NavNet
Knotmeter: Furuno RD-30 digital (2 stations)
Log: Furuno RD-30 digital (2 stations)
Carlisle and Finch 12 VDC searchlight with remote controls

GROUND TACKLE:
Windlass: Muir Thor dual cat horizontal hydraulic
Anchors: 1 x 23 kg. CQR, 1 x Danforth type
Chain: 400’ of ½” galvanized , spare shot of 1/2”  galvanized

TENDER:

1 Achilles tender 11’6” with Tohautsu 20 hp 4 stroke outboard (never used)

ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT:

1 Aft deck 2020 canvas Bimini on S.S. framing
2 Flying bridge 2020 canvas Bimini on S.S. framing
3 Various canvas covers new 2020
4 Removable S.S. boarding ladder
5 S.S. stern ladder
6 Flying bridge and aft deck dinette cushions
7 2 x 30” ring buoys
8 Aft deck flood lights
9 Muir Auto Anchor 500 C chain counter
10 Kahlenberg air horn
11 Splendide Comb-O-Matic 5200 washer/dryer
12 Freshwater washdown at bow and on aft deck.
13 Pilothouse curtains
14 Gulf Coast fuel pre-filter system
15 Wired and plumbed for watermaker installation
16 Reverso 12 VDC fuel priming pump
17 Tank Tender tank-level indicator for fuel and water tanks
18 4” Weems and Plath waterproof black clock and barometer
19 Morse electronic engine controls at both helm stations
20 Sony XRCA660X 12 VDC stereo/CD with a CDX656 CD changer
21 Sharp Aquos 37” flat screen TV in lower salon with a Sony DVP-NS501P DVD player
22 Sharp Aquos 22” flat screen TV in master stateroom
23 Tides dripless propeller shaft seal new 2020
24 Tides Marine dripless rudder shaft seal

EXCLUSIONS:

All Books, Two Brass Lamps, Loose Art, Personal effects