Summary

Over the course of two winters, the Lyman-Morse team in Thomaston, Maine, restored a C. Raymond Hunt-designed, 47-foot classic cruiser called Sea Chase IV. This vessel had been built by Lyman-Morse Boatbuilding Co. in 1991 and cruised extensively in the waters off Southern California. When Sea Chase IV needed a refit, one of the children of the original owner decided to bring this lovely yacht back to its original builder so that Lyman-Morse’s service team could bring it back to its full fit and finish, ready for a new run of making family memories. In 2018-19, the first phase of the refit focused on creature comforts like AC, heating, and finishes like varnish and paint and new cushions both inside and out. The second phase, in 2019-20, saw Sea Chase IV refit with more efficient engines and generators, a bow thruster, electrical wiring, and system upgrades. Completing this large-scale refit over the course of two winters ensured that the owners were able to enjoy their yacht without ever missing a Maine summer afloat.

Specifications

  • loa 47.25'
  • beam 12.16'
  • draft 4.17'
  • displacement 35,000 lbs
  • water capacity 200 gallons
  • designed by C. Raymond Hunt Design
  • builder Lyman-Morse Boatbuilding Co.
  • year 1991
  • hull material Fiberglass
  • location Thomaston, Maine
  • boat engine Twin Caterpillar C7.1 Diesels
  • horsepower 450 hp per engine
  • cruising speed 18 knots
  • top speed 24 knots

Refit Overview

In 1991, Lyman-Morse poured its boatbuilding heart and soul into a C. Raymond Hunt-designed, 47-foot classic cruiser named Sea Chase IV. The owner and his family adored this deep-vee motor yacht as much as we did, cruising extensively in the waters off Southern California. But when the owner passed, several years ago, Sea Chase IV fell into hard times. She spent a couple of years on the market. There were no buyers.

Two years ago, one of the children of the original owner decided to bring this lovely vessel back to its full fit and finish to make a new run of making new family memories. Sea Chase IV would have a new life as an ultimate live-aboard summer cruiser for exploring the coast of Maine. For the first round of refit work, they concentrated on the creature comforts like AC, heating, and the finishes like varnish and paint and new cushions both inside and out.

This reboot of Sea Chase IV would feature an important difference: The owners would skipper the boat themselves. Read more about this plan in a recent Lyman-Morse Dispatch.

In the second phase of the project, the boat was re-outfitted with significantly more efficient and easier to manage engines and generators. New, easier to maintain electrical wiring and system upgrades were installed. The helming station was made more ergonomic and a powerful hydraulically-driven bow thruster gave the boat fingertip maneuverability when docking.

“This round of upgrades was all about making Sea Chase IV easier for her owners to live on and control,” says Matt Jacobson, service manager at Lyman-Morse in Thomaston, Maine. “They are such nice people, we had fun bringing this boat back for them.”

Here then, are Jacobson’s picks for project moments that mattered on Sea Chase IV‘s latest refit. Enjoy!

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