Willis Rossiter
Willis Rossiter
1958 Willis Rossiter 31' 9.45 m - KATY D
$ 50,000 USD
The Katy D has been restored and continuously maintained with significant upgrades since 2016 and stored indoors from November to June every year. In summers, she sits at her mooring in Lincolnville Beach and is cruised locally by her owners. KATY D makes the perfect day cruiser picnic boat.
PDF- Lincolnville Maine United States
- Cruisers
- Power
- Used
- Gas/Petrol
- Wood Hull
Vessel ID# 2810019
Last Updated: 02-23-2024 14:38:26
Description
Katy D
1958 Willis Rossiter Day Boat, 31'
Katy D is a 31 foot lobster boat style Picnic Cruiser built in 1958 by Willis Rossiter on 700 Acre Island (Dark Harbor Boat Yard). She was built by the Charles Dana Gibson family (note 1), and named after Kate Dana Goodale (Katy D). After extensive cruising with the Gibson & Goodale Families, she served as a waterborne mail boat, ambulance, school bus, and private ferry between the islands of Islesboro & 700 Acre Island and Lincolnville Beach.
Katy D was extensively rebuilt in 1998 at the Dark Harbor Boatyard. From 2016 to present the vessel has been restored, maintained, and continuously upgraded since 2016, included hull re-caulking, minor repairs, and complete repainting with historic paint colors selected from George W. Kirby, who created a custom topsides paint by doubling Maynard Gray Off-White to create “Katy D Off-white”. Other paints from Pettit and Epifanes were used to refinish the main topside cabin, below decks cabin, cockpit and all ceiling planks in the large cockpit. The ceiling boards in the stern were replaced with new, cedar strips spaced ½ inch apart to improve ventilation and facilitate inspection of the stern planking.
The engine was replaced in 2015 with a 5.7 liter Crusader Captains Choice which drives the boat easily at between 8-12 knots. A top speed of 16 knots is possible but not recommended. Custom cushions for both bunks below decks and atop the engine box and fall weather canvas and vinyl snap in curtains for the main cabin are included as well as four new dock lines, four Polyform bumpers, 300 feet of anchor rode, a large Danforth and a portable boarding ladder. The Plexiglas Port and Starboard Upper cabin windows and all four port-lights below were replaced with tempered glass in 2022 and re-caulked in place with SIKAFLEX 295 UV. PVC shoe molding was installed on the exterior of the cabin windows.
In Fall 2022, four primary keel bolts, two on each side of the drive shaft, were removed and replaced with new Silicon Bronze bolts, double washers and nuts (Fair Wind Fasteners). To do this a new, watertight stainless steel hatch was installed in the center of the cockpit.
In September 2023, Brooklin Boat Yard stripped the hull, inspected and re-caulked seams as needed, and primed and painted the hull. The Captains Choice engine was inspected, compression tested, and a new upgrade alternator was installed. After oil and filter change and a new gas filter was performed the engine was tested and run to full operating temperature. The engine was then winterized prior to indoor storage for the winter.
Katy D has been restored and continuously maintained with significant upgrades since 2016 and stored indoors from November to June every year. In summers, she sits at her mooring in Lincolnville Beach and is cruised locally by her owners. She is being reluctantly sold due to the age of the owners and their retirement plans.
It is the owners hope that someone who will appreciate her history and continue her maintenance and upgrades will acquire the Katy D and keep her in good shape to cruise Maine waters from June to November and hopefully the same waters where she was launched and enjoyed near the Dark Harbor Boatyard on 700 Acre Island and Islesboro-Lincolnville.
Specifications
LOA: 31' (9.45 Meters)
Type: Power- Used
Year: 1958
Fuel Type: Gas/Petrol
Hull Material: Wood
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Full Details
Principle Dimensions and Information
Designer: Willis Rossiter
Builder: Willis Rossiter / Dark Harbor Boat Yard (Islesboro, Maine)
Year Built: 1958
LOD: 31’, 0”
Beam: 9’, 2”
Draft: 3’, 6”
Propulsion: 2007, Crusader “Captain’s Choice”, V-8 gasoline, 5.7 liter (350 cubic inch) engine with multi-port fuel injection.
Transmission: Borg Warner “Velvet Drive” model 10-18-008 hydraulic gear with 2:1 reduction gear.
Fuel Capacity: 60 Gallons total in 2 stainless steel tanks
Cruising Speed: 12-13 knots (10GPH @ 12 knots)
Max Speed: 16+ knots
Hull Construction
General: Hull is a typical small wooden lobster boat of built-down construction type with the unique features of a reverse-curved (clipper) stem, and the construction aft eliminating the stern post.
Planking: Cedar carvel planking, caulked seam, approx. thickness 1”
Frames: Steam bent oak, 1.25 X 1.25”, spaced 11” C-C.
Fastenings: Bronze screw. Ceiling fastening and shear clamp bolting is steel.
Shear Clamp: Oak, bolted to frames and deck beams
Bilge stringer: Not full length, at turn of bilge.
Floor timbers: Oak, approx. depth is 9”, placed at every other frame, 1 3/8” thickness
Stem: Oak
Shaft log: Oak
Transom: Planked over vertical Oak frames and margin with interior ceiling
Structural keel: Oak, with oak gripe timber, stem, logged-up deadwood aft, with oak horn timber.
Waterline: There is a spray rail at the waterline that runs aft from the stem to near the aft end of the
canopy. Above the spray rail there is a thin sheathing plank about ½” thick X 6” wide, which was
probably put on as ice sheathing when the boat was used as a launch running from Lincolnville to
Islesboro. Aft of spray rail there is a thin .75” thick X 1.25” wide batten running all the way aft to the stern. Above the batten by about 10” there is a quarter guard running forward to end near the aft end of the spray rail. The spray rail’s purpose is mainly to throw the bow wave out and away from the hull, and partly to help lift the bow as the boat starts going faster. The quarter guard is there to protect the hull when the boat is coming alongside a dock or float.
Deck Construction
Douglas Fir over Oak frames
Painted Tufflex non-skid deck covering
Toe Rails: Painted Oak
Cast bronze docking quarter cleats and mid-ships cleats
Samson post forward
Cast bronze chocks forward
Bronze ½ oval cockpit coaming and taff rail tops
Trunk Cabin Construction
Sides: Painted plank cabin sides and ends screwed to carlins and corner posts
Sawn timber coach roof beams
Marine plywood coach roof top
Painted Tufflex non-skid cabin top covering
Dorade vent center line aft
Full length teak hand rails port and starboard
Hinged door companionway with slide-out overhead
Fixed windows
Marine plywood bulkhead at the after end of the cabin trunk.
New port lights 2022
Canopy / Wheelhouse Construction
Canopy is an enlarged “lobster boat” type canopy / wheelhouse with a windshield forward, fully glazed side windows and an open back with canvas and isinglass enclosure curtains.
Wheelhouse top and sides are of marine plywood with sawn timber framing.
All windows are fixed in place with the exception of the window directly in front of helm station which opens for ventilation
Dorade vent
Teak hand rails port and starboard on house top
Teak grab rails port and starboard at aft end of house.
New side windows 2019
Cockpit Construction
Painted Oak cockpit coamings
Sheathed hull interior
Marine plywood cockpit sole over sawn oak frames
Self-bailing cockpit with two scuppers through the stern, approx. 1” X 2” each.
Small circular fiberglass hatch above the rudder shaft.
Steel hatch just aft of engine for access to stuffing box.
Large sound insulated engine hatch
Interior Accomodations
Propulsion and Fuel Systems
Description: Single screw, single engine
Engine Year: 2007
Make: Crusader
Model: “Captain’s Choice”
Engine Description: V8 gasoline engine which is a marine conversion of a General Motors 5.7
liter (350 cubic inch) engine with multi-port fuel injection.
Cooling system: Freshwater cooled by heat exchanger
Groco raw water filter
Controls: Dual lever, Morse cable control
Reverse Gear: Borg Warner “Velvet Drive” model 10-18-008 hydraulic gear with 2:1
reduction gear. Serial # 21959
Shaft: Stainless steel shaft
Stuffing box: Internal, fixed
Flex coupling: Engine mounts
Stern bearing: Neoprene water lubricated bearing
Propeller: 4-blade bronze propeller
Fuel Tanks: (2) welded stainless steel tanks, approximately 30 gallons each
Location: Outboard of engine, above platform deck
Tank fill: Outboard
Tank vent: Outboard
Shut off valves: ball valve
Feed lines: Neoprene, type A1
Fuel filters: spin on primary and secondary
Exhaust System: Wet exhaust: Iron water cooled manifold with water injection, Neoprene
steam hose to tailpipe
Engine Ventilation: Forced draft. DC axial vane blower, draws from lowest point of bilge.
Location: Engine compartment
Steering
6-Spoke varnished wood steering wheel
Mechanical gear and drag link
Cast bronze rudder blade
1” Bronze rudder post
Upper and lower rudder bearings
Electrical System
12-Volt ship’s system
Two (2) heavy duty marine batteries
Cole-Hersee 4-position battery selector switch
Blue Seas circuit panel
Battery charging by engine alternator and Ganz solar panel
Electronics and Navigational Equipment
Wilfred O. White and Sons helm compass
Icom IC-M4028 VHF radio
Raymarine C80 Radar and GPS Chartplotter
West Marine Blue Tooth enabled / Sirius radio
Safety Equipment
Type II PFD/s (7ea) in storage bags
Life ring
Navigational lighting
DHR hand operated spotlight
Ongaro horn
Ground Tackle
Large Danforth anchor with appropriate chain and rode
Windline Marine stainless steel bow anchor roller
Dewatering Equipment
Ultra Safety Systems high water alarm
Rule electric / automatic bilge pump
Thirsty Mate manual bilge pump
Additional Equipment
Dock lines (4ea)
Fenders (4ea)
Telescoping aluminum boat hook
Rope and plastic tread swim / boarding ladder
Gull sweep
AFI electric windshield wipers at helm and passenger windows
Disclaimer
Brooklin Boat Yard offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change or withdrawal without notice.
John Maxwell
For more information about this yacht please contact John Maxwell
We look forward to working with you!
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