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Hull:
Type: Heritage tri-cabin displacement cruiser with command bridge
LOA: 38' LOD: 36' Beam: 9' 6 Draft: 3' 5
Displacement: 11.59 R.T.
Builder: Sherman Boat Works, Sherman, B.C. (now part of Vancouver)
Construction: Carvel planked with 1.5" cedar on steam bent oak frames, canvass covered decks
Colour: White hull
Engine/Electrics:
Powered by a single 105 HP Nissan 6 cylinder diesel engine (1977) with keel coolers, dry stack and a heat exchanger. She has a Borg Warner gear, 1.5" shaft and a 3 blade bronze 21x18 LH prop. There are 1500 original hours on the engine and she'll cruise at 7 to 8 knots @ 1900 RPM using 1.25 gals/hr and has a maximum speed of 9 to 10 knots @ 2350 RPM. Her fuel capacity is 120 gallons in 2 black iron tanks. There are five batteries (1 start and 4 golf cart house), shorepower, new "smart" charger and built-in constavolt, 1700 watt inverter, original compass, 2 VHF radios, GPS plotter, depthsounder, clock, barometer, 2 automatic bilge pumps, brass searchlight, and a top of the line stereo system.
Interior:
The wheelhouse is amidships with doors port and starboard and has good all around visibility. It is the original wheelhouse and features lots of brass and mahogany. Going forward, down a couple of steps is the galley & salon area which has mahogany cabinetry, an oak cabin sole and brocade settees. The galley has a single S.S. sink with hot & cold pressure water, 12V/110V refrigerator, "Dickenson Pacific" diesel stove, small microwave, and good storage. The 2 settees can double as bunks and are 6' 1" and 6' 4" long respectively and there is an opening skylight over and bronze portholes on the cabin sides. She has an excellent sound system with a Sony bass amp & sub woofer and a 12V/110V TV/VCR. Forward in the Vee is the heads with a new marine head and a brass hand basin. The sole is made of oak and has vintage Persian style throw rugs throughout the boat. The aft cabin has a double berth on port (side loader) 7' 6" long and 50" wide. She has a hanging locker, opening hatch over, opening bronze ports and is heated by a "Dickenson Newport" propane heater.
Exterior/Other Equipment:
She has a command bridge with a steering station and seating for 2 people. Forward, her anchor package consists of 2 anchors, the original Navy anchor, a Danforth and a 12V winch. On the aft deck is a large storage locker (containing the usual suspects) and a set of davits with a 8' FG dinghy, oars and a 2HP Seagull outboard. Other gear includes 3 fire extinguishers, "Force 10" propane BBQ and some safety gear. She was last hauled and painted in the Spring of 2006.
Remarks:
This restored vessel has a unique history. She was built at Sherman Boat Works, Sherman, BC (now part of Vancouver) in 1930 for two dentists, Elizabeth and Herbert Marks. Throughout the thirties and beyond, the Elizabeth M served as the BC government dentistry boat, ministering to the Haida First Nation and other settlements and camps on the Northern Coast. Apparently, the Marks wrote a book titled "Home is Where the Anchor Lies" outlining the journeys of the Elizabeth M. It is believed that a dentist's chair was bolted to the cabin sole in the wheelhouse.
In 1947 the boat was purchased by the Port Edwards Cellulose Company and she served as a mail boat for the company well into the seventies. She has since become a private yacht and has been a great cruiser for her subsequent owners. She is now for sale and is located in Gibsons.
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