Sapphire Sea II - N/A FOR SALE

Sapphire Sea II evokes an age when the world’s tastemakers crossed oceans with effortless poise. Delivered in 1972 by Dittmar & Donaldson, this 87-foot classic motor yacht—a true classic superyacht—captures the enduring refinement of a bygone era, when craftsmanship, balance, and bearing defined genuine luxury afloat.

Over the last decade, she received a meticulous refit costing over $1,000,000, marrying her original soul to contemporary systems and comforts. The result is a vessel poised to deliver another half-century of joy and exploration to her next custodian, a luxury motor yacht prepared for cruising with modern reliability.

With a graceful sheer, rich joinery, and the charisma of her heritage, Sapphire Sea II is a living tribute to traditional yachtbuilding, a classic reborn for modern cruising, offering three large guest staterooms with ensuite heads, full crew amenities including two roomy cabins and a sizable workstation, an expansive salon and dining area, and an updated galley with new joinery and quality appliances, plus LLC ownership, twin Cat D343A 550 hp freshwater‑cooled diesels, three Northern Lights generators (two 30 kW, one 20 kW), and new Garmin electronics.

Overview

Crafted to enduring standards, the hull is a double-planked mahogany and plywood structure with diagonal 13/6" inner planking and 13/16" carvel outer planking over sawn mahogany frames and ribs, all secured with silicon bronze fasteners. The superstructure and decks are exterior-grade plywood sheathed in FRP, while the interior showcases teak plywood bulkheads and cabinetry in the salon, wheelhouse, and aft cabins, complemented by HPL-covered plywood bulkheads and cabinets in the forward crew’s quarters and cabins.

The electronics suite has been thoughtfully refreshed, featuring a new Raymarine chart plotter at the pilothouse and flybridge, a new Dell flush-mount computer screen, and a fully renewed dash with gauges and switches at both stations. Communications are handled by a Standard Horizon VHF and Standard Horizon hailer, while precision handling is enhanced by a new bow thruster with controls at the pilothouse and flybridge and a new Raymarine autopilot. Additional systems include an Electro-Guard monitor, Kobelt engine controls at both stations, and two HRO watermaker controls at the pilothouse.

Mechanical equipment is comprehensive: a Twin Disc MG514 reverse gear works in concert with a Riley evaporator-type watermaker and two HRO System 10 reverse osmosis watermakers rated at 120 gal/hr each. Climate control is driven by a 220V 5 hp A/C compressor serving all interior cabins, and maintenance is made efficient by a 110V oil changer pump with manifolding. Steering and stability are assured by Wagner hydraulic steering and Vosper hydraulic stabilizers. Fire protection is robust with ten five-pound dry chemical extinguishers, five Halon 1211 units, one eleven-pound Halotron unit, and a fixed Kidde CO2 system. Ground tackle and handling include an Ideal 110V bow anchor windlass, four 110V davit winches with a stern anchor windlass, a Fortress #18 anchor, a Fortress #12 anchor, a 475' 1/2" all-chain rode, and a Danforth S-60 stern anchor with chain and 3/4" Dacron rode.

In the engine room and bilges, twin D343A Caterpillar 425 hp freshwater-cooled inline six-cylinder diesel engines pair with Vosper Thornycroft stabilizers for authoritative passage-making. Propulsion runs through 34 x 24 RH and LH four-blade propellers on 2.5" Monel shafts with PYI dripless shaft seals. Ship’s power is supplied by two Northern Lights M964-30N 30 kW diesel AC gensets and one Northern Lights M964-20N 20 kW diesel AC genset, all tied in with transfer switches and a main circuit breaker panel, plus genset remote panels and controls. Batteries include eight 8V units arranged in two engine starting and house banks and two 8D 12V genset starting and electronics banks, all connected to two Dyna Plate ground planes. Charging and conversion are handled by a Victron Energy 12 VDC 40 amp charger, two Newmar Phase Three PT 32-25W battery chargers, an ACME 120X240 1.5 KVa transformer, an ACME 120X240 10 KVa transformer, a General Electric 120X240 10 KVa transformer, a Newmar 32/12/25 converter, two Smart Regulators V2 for the alternators, three battery isolators, a Newmar DC-DC converter, and DC ammeters. Shore power connectivity is generous with four 50 amp 125/250 VAC shore power inlets, two 50 amp cords, and a spare 50 amp cord. The vessel carries both 32V DC and 12V DC systems on board with master switches and main circuit breaker panels. Bilge management includes three Rule 3500 gph automatic bilge pumps, an engine-driven bilge pump, a 110V bilge pump, and a high-water alarm system, while domestic systems include two 110V freshwater pumps, two 220V 30-gallon hot water heaters, two 60-gallon plastic waste holding tanks with dual discharge, two 32V waste vacuum pumps with accumulator tanks, and a 32V waste discharge pump. Fuel capacity is substantial, with nine black iron tanks totaling 3,400 gallons—two amidships, two saddle, and five stern—while fresh water is stored in five galvanized iron tanks totaling 1,000 gallons. Electrical and service details include a main AC distribution panel, a Hertz meter, five battery disconnect switches, an Obendorfer oil pump, an oxygen cylinder, a DeVilbiss 20-gallon air compressor, a Husky air compressor, an air-conditioning refrigeration compressor Model 06DH-5180 AC 0300, and four Solar & Palan engine room exhaust fans. Safety and filtration are bolstered by a Kidde automatic CO2 fire extinguisher system and two sets of dual Racor 1000 Series fuel filters, supported by an Obendorfer transfer fuel pump, a fuel level sight tube, and manual main engine controls. The space doubles as a capable workshop with a work bench and vise, AC volt meters, a potable water spigot, an acetylene cylinder, a Zeihl-Abegg engine room blower, and a 90-gallon oil storage tank. Additional outfitting includes wood battery boxes with covers, a Jabsco sump bilge pump, Electro Guard #501 corrosion control, bronze sea strainers, a West Marine Port Runner bike, miscellaneous tools, a Delta bench grinder, a Delta drill press, a hot potable water circulation pump, main engines drip pans, a high-water bilge alarm, a fuel manifold, one American Water Heater 30-gallon potable water heater, a VSI central vacuum system, a hydraulic oil storage tank, miscellaneous spare parts, a neatly painted bilge, shop vacuums, storage lockers, custom stainless steel main engine mounts, four mild steel fuel tanks, one circulating fan, a stabilizer system PTO, an oil placard, AC/DC engine room lighting, and an air conditioning system raw water pump.

Beneath the master stateroom, the bilge is outfitted with a high-water alarm float switch, propeller shaft wipers/brushes, two PSS propeller shaft seals, a portable water tank, and two emergency bilge pump inlets. Forward, the bilge hosts three refrigeration compressors, a raw water cooling pump, an autopilot pump, a Bell & Gossett hot potable water circulating pump, a Dayton AC raw water washdown pump, fluorescent lights, a portable AC dewatering pump, miscellaneous spare parts, an exhaust fan, a spare hose, a gray water sump pump, and a clean, painted bilge. In the crew galley bilge, two HRO System 10 water makers (Port: 869 hours; Starboard: 718 hours) feed through four Hayward cartridge filter housings with two UV sterilizers, supported by two AC Sealand vacuum pumps, two HDPE waste holding tanks, two Dayton AC potable water pressure pumps, a Rule automatic bilge pump, two black water Y valves, and a Sealand T-Series discharge pump; there are also two 31 x 24 four-bladed bronze propellers carried as spares, a painted bilge, fluorescent lights, three Cuno potable water filters, and a potable water accumulator tank, along with spare parts and tools.

The aft deck, sheltered under a hardtop with a complete enclosure, invites open-air living with a port bar cabinet featuring a Jenn-Air grill and a Jennair electric grill, a U-Line ice maker, transom seating with a centered door to the teak swim step, and a stainless steel sink. Finishing touches include a Time Master chrome clock, a teak deck, a vinyl headliner, two L-shaped settees, fine teak joinery, two weather deck doors, one electric capstan, fuel tank fills, a cable TV/phone inlet, an Isinglass enclosure, two stereo speakers, a dive tank with hookah hose regulator, two mooring cleats, and a teak boarding ladder.

Up at the wheelhouse, the bridgedeck centers on a fully instrumented helm with engine controls, Wagner hydraulic steering, and a smoke venture, beneath a bimini top on stainless steel bows. Comfort and function blend with a pedestal helm seat, port L-shaped companion seating, a centered exhaust stack with antennas, and an Electro Guard 601 corrosion control system. Electrical oversight is straightforward via a DC electric panel and three genset water temperature gauges, while day-to-day practicality includes sliding windows, mica countertops, two stereo speakers, an upholstered helm bench, and two teak sliding weather deck doors. Engine data is clear with a twin main engine pyrometer and a Telcor synchronizer gauge, complemented by a simulated wood sole, a vinyl headliner, and thoughtful tech such as a Logitech wireless mouse and keyboard, a Samsung LCD TV, a Blaupunkt Rpd 435 stereo, a holding tank monitor, two HRO water maker alarm controls, three electric windshield wipers, a 34" teak and stainless steel wheel, chrome clock and barometer, DC volt and ammeter, alternator alarm, DirectTV receiver, Dell desktop computer, Brother copier/fax, a chart table, an Epson XP 400 printer, charts and books, miscellaneous equipment manuals, Morse cable engine controls, and refined teak interior joinery.

On the Portuguese bridge and boat deck, FRP-over-plywood decking rides over 1 3/4" x 4 1/2" sawn mahogany frames on 17" centers, fastened with silicon bronze. A flush foredeck with raised bulwarks is crowned by teak caprails and teak taftrails on chrome brass stanchions, with a stem hawse pipe and bow anchor ready to deploy. Protection and comfort come from a Pelican dodger with centered door and bow seating with vinyl cushions, while an enclosed wheelhouse opens via sliding doors to the port and starboard quarterdecks. Boarding and tender-handling are straightforward with a starboard teak boarding ladder and dinghy stand-off, port and starboard double davits with 110V winches and two tenders secured in chocks, and a starboard emergency canister life raft with automatic release (Elliot eight person). Safety gear includes two 24" rings with lanyard and lights, four cushions, and two ACR SM-2 strobe lights, while the aft boat deck provides two dunnage boxes and a taftrail on stainless steel stanchions.

Within the saloon, elegant entertaining begins with a day head and continues with a Niles MSA-10 speaker selector amplifier, a DirecTV DSS receiver, and five stereo speakers, all set around a wet bar with two chairs, a carpeted sole, an upholstered settee, a wood desk with chair, a wood dining table with four dining chairs, a wood coffee table, and two upholstered barrel chairs. Aluminum sliding windows, a liquor locker, a granite countertop, halogen overhead lights, an intercom phone, and rich teak joinery complete the scene, while the day head adds a Vac-U-Flush toilet, an exhaust fan, and custom wall coverings. The large open galley presents all new appliances and décor for effortless service.

The master stateroom is a private retreat with cloth port light shades, thermostat and control, a custom bed cover, a custom wood headboard, a vinyl headliner, two night stands, a cedar-lined hanging locker, a carpeted sole, a king-size bunk, a teak dresser, a vanity with chair, a granite countertop vanity, four port lights, overhead lights, an electric cabin heater, and an art deco chair. The master heads, port and starboard, mirror each other with two Vac-U-Flush toilets, granite countertops, two port lights, two electric heaters, a carpeted sole, a vinyl headliner, overhead lights, a new enlarged shower, two exhaust fans, two lavatory sinks, upholstered port light shades, lockers, and refined teak joinery.

Guests to port are accommodated in a stateroom accented by teak interior trim and a port light, offering two single berths with custom bunk covers, two stereo speakers, thermostat and controls, a cabin fan, drawers, two reading lights, a cedar-lined hanging locker, and a vinyl headliner. The adjoining port head features a Vac-U-Flush toilet, carpeted sole, granite countertop, a cedar-lined linen closet, a lavatory sink, a stall shower, teak trim, a towel bar, an exhaust fan, a port light and shade, painted bulkheads, an aluminum shower door, and a vinyl headliner. To starboard, the guest stateroom provides two single berths with custom bunk covers, a carpeted sole, a cabin fan, a port light, drawers, a hanging locker, teak interior trim, a granite countertop vanity with sink, thermostat and control, and two fuel tanks discreetly integrated beneath. Its head offers a Vac-U-Flush toilet, a stall shower, a granite lavatory countertop, a cedar lined lined closet, a port light and shade, an aluminum shower door, teak trim, overhead lights, a vinyl headliner, towel bars, a vanity sink, and an exhaust fan.

Forward, the guest stateroom grants a queen-size berth with a lavatory sink, granite countertop, thermostat and control, mahogany wood trim, a carpeted sole, an intercom phone, a bunk light, a port light, a cabin fan, a window shade, overhead lights, a vinyl headliner, an electric cabin heater, an air intake fan, and cedar-lined hanging lockers. Its head is fitted with a Vac-U-Flush toilet, a port light, a carpeted sole, mica wall coverings, oak trim, an aluminum shower door, a stall shower, a vanity sink with granite countertop, a window shade, towel bars, and a vinyl headliner.

Crew accommodations are equally considered. The crew stateroom provides upper and lower single bunks beneath a vinyl headliner with thermostat and control, a carpeted sole, an aluminum sliding window, an electric heater, stereo speakers, a cedar-lined hanging locker, oak wood trim, an air intake fan, and a window shade. The combined crew cabin/galley/head area includes three bunks, a Vizio LCD TV, a DirecTV DSS receiver, a JVC DVD player, two cold plate freezers of 12 cu ft each, one cold plate refrigerator of 12 cu ft, window shades, mica wall coverings, cabin fans, three bunk lights, a cedar-lined hanging locker, a carpet runner, two port lights, thermostat and control, oak trim, a carpeted sole, a vinyl headliner, overhead lights, and a brass Trident clock. In the crew galley, amenities extend to a Maytag Computer Touch washer/dryer, a carpeted sole, a vinyl headliner, an ironing board, mica wall coverings, an engine room door, overhead lighting, a Standard Horizon Eclipse VHF, a dinette table, two stereo speakers, two port lights with shades, pantry lockers, an L-shaped dinette, a GE microwave oven, a Samsung LCD TV, a DirecTV DSS receiver, a JVC XV-S402 DVD player, oak wood trim, and thermostat and control. The crew head completes the package with a stall shower with aluminum shower door, an escape hatch, two port lights, a lavatory sink with granite countertop, an electric cabin heater, a towel bar, vacuum pump indicator lights, a carpeted sole, mica wall covering, oak wood trim, a Vac-U-Flush toilet, miscellaneous fishing equipment, linen storage, and lockers.