1983 Wellington Boat Company Windship 63 for sale in Marathon, United States
1983 Wellington Boat Company Windship 63 for sale in Marathon, United States
This Wellington Boat Company Windship 63 is presented in excellent and truly ‘turn-key’ condition. Her few owners have meticulously cared for and maintained her to a top standard. She is perfectly equipped for long distance, bluewater cruising with an impressive 1000gal fuel capacity and 600gal fresh water capacity.
In 2017, ‘Emmanuel’ has been equipped with new Doyle headsails, her life raft has been revalidated, and she has had an in-water survey carried out.
This Wellington Boat Company Windship 63 is powered by a Cat 3208 220hp naturally aspirated diesel engine with a Hundested feathering prop.
She is capable of achieving, when motorsailing, 9-10kts at 1100 RPM only burning 1.7 gallons of fuel an hour, giving her an impressive motorsailing range of over 5,000 nautical miles.
Her engine has 3300 engine hours and is fitted with a custom fuel filtration system and a built-in oil change system. She also benefits from a Side Power bow thruster and Edson cable steering.
This Windship 63 also has a 20kw Northern lights generator on board, with 1600 hours of usage. There is also 3x 16000 BTU climate control unit with heating and air-conditioning.
This Windship’s centreboard design changes her draft from the full 14ft whilst down to only 5.8ft when lifted, allowing her to go wherever you want her to without compromising her sailing performance.
The rigging on this Wellington Boat Company Windship 63 consists of a 2012 aluminium 90′ mast with rod rigging and a NavTec hydraulic backstay and boomvang. She has a new Harken furler and foil for staysail 2017 and the Harken furler for her yankee was also rebuilt in 2017. The rigging was checked in 2016.
The sails on this Windship 63 include a 2017 Doyle yankee jib, 2017 Doyle staysail, and a 2014 Doyle mainsail on a Dutchman system.
The running rigging on this Windship 63 is setup to aid short handed sailing with two Lewmar 65 electric winches in the cockpit.
Accommodation for 6 guests and 2 crew are provided on this Wellington Boat Company Windship 63.
The large master stateroom is found to aft with a queen-sized central double bed and ensuite bathroom with separate shower.
Two further staterooms are situated forward, also featuring queen-size beds and ensuite bathrooms with separate shower compartments.
The crew suite is also found forward with a private sink.