GAF VI
$199,000

GAF VI is a remarkably well built and well maintained sportfishing vessel. She will truly impress those that have the opportunity to inspect her.

While the obvious focus of this seriously capable vessel is sport fishing she has been maintained to yacht standards throughout and has comfortable accommodations for a reasonable sized party for longer duration fishing trips or for a family on a more cruise oriented excursion.

Layout and Design

A bright airy interior with varnished teak trim on white flat panels. The sole is varnished teak and holly. Starting forward is the head with electric Galley Maid W.C. plumbed via a Y valve to the holding tank. There is a generous separate stall shower and equally ample vanity with stainless steel sink with H&C pressure water and good storage. Next aft is the main cabin with Galley to starboard generous counter space and stainless steel sink with H&C pressure water, Princess 2 burner cooktop, Kenmore Microwave, Toaster, Coffee Maker and 120 volt refrigeration unit. Exc. storage in 3 drawers and 2 deep lockers with shelves and an additional locker underneath the sink. Just aft of the galley is a small seat under which there is storage and outboard of which is another very deep locker with shelves. Opposite to port is a settee the back of which flips up to make an upper berth. Below the lower berth is bin type storage and there is storage outboard of the berth in an open locker. Fwd of the berths is a large hanging locker. Up three steps to the featuring the helm station to starboard, aft of which there is an inboard facing settee with storage under. Opposite the helm station is a companion navigators seat, chart area and storage. Aft of the navigatiors seat is a dinette with fore and aft facing bench seats with storage under. The dinette drops down so that an additional double berth can be made up. The sole on the helm deck is teak. 12 volt lighting was installed in the hard top new in 04'

Accommodations
Number of single berths: 4
Number of cabins: 1
Number of heads: 1

Electrical Equipment
Electrical Circuit: 110V

Outside Equipment/Extras
Total Liferaft Capacity: 8

Accommodations

Head compartment to forward with separate shower stall to port
Galley to starboard with complete features for cooking
Her salon has bench settee to port which converts to bunks for sleeping
Aft of galley, there is a hanging locker, 12VDC/120VAC panel, single settee and storage
Raised helm deck with double bench seat for Captain, single swivel Mate's chair to port, aft of helm is a bench seat, to port is a convertible dinette
Full beam cockpit with teak decks, fighting chair, fish door starboard transom, live & bait wells with salt & fresh water washdowns
Full tower with station, Panish electronic controls, leaning post, manual high beam searchlight

Galley

Stainless steel counter tops with varnished teak trim
Single SS sink with hot/cold pressure water
Kenmore microwave
Princess 2-burner electric cooktop
Built-in coffee maker
Sanyo refrigerator
Ample above and below cabinet storage space
12V lighting
110V outlet

Head

Head compartment forward
Galley Maid electric toilet
SS counter tops with varnished teak trim
Single SS sink bowl with hot/cold pressure water
Separate shower stall
Vanity storage above and below counters
Holding tank with macerator discharge
12V lights

Electronics

Garmin 5212 chartplotter touch screen (new 2011)
Garmin 2010C chartplotter
Furuno FR8100D radar
Furuno 72NM 6' open array
Garmin GSD 20 sounder
Robertson autopilot
Uniden ES VHF radio
Standard Horizon GX2100 VHF (lower station)
Standard Horizon VHF (tower station)

12VDC / 120VAC Electrical System

Complete 12VDC/120VAC distribution panel with generator start/stop controls
50A shore power service with shore cord
Northern Lights 6kW generator (560 hours)
Centaur 40A house AC charger system
Four (4) bilge pumps, auto/manual switches
12VDC outlet at helm
110V outlets in salon, galley, helm deck, engine compartment
12VDC lighting

Hull Construction

3/8” Kevlar , 1 ½” High density milspec Airex core 90, 1/2” S glass fiberglass, epoxied and vacuum bagged at high pressure for 7 days before mold release.

4 full length 6”wide stringers of laminated golden oak, 3 2”x10” planks with 12 oz. S glass colth between and fully wrapped around each plank, fully tabbed and recessed into hull molded groove, then epoxied to hull under vacuum for additional 7 days.

Bulkheads 3 ½” thick of very high density airex core with ½” Kevlar on each side and again epoxied and vacuum bagged. (our understanding is that because this process was so labor intensive only 4 vessels, built for government DEA service, were constructed in this manner. Subsequent vessels were cold molded glass over wood.)

Engine room stringers were fully capped on 3 sides with Corten steel, wet 12 oz. bi-axial S glass cloth was press fitted under the steel engine beds, bolted through with grade 8 bolts and tightened before the west epoxy cure took place.

Caterpillar Engines

Main propulsion with turbo and after cooled caterpillar 3208 engines originally supplied to the US government with a mil spec certification rated at 440 HP at 3000 RPM. These engines are said to differ from production 3208 in several respects:

Block castings higher than normal nodular iron for increased strength facilitating replaceable piston liners

3 ring pistons vs 2 ring in “civilian” units

Inconel valves with proper matching valve seat inserts and double valve seals.Extra strength valve springs with a higher lift and longer duration camshaft.