2001 Benford FANTAIL 38

Key Features Jay Benford-designed Fantail 38, custom-built by Albert Kee (ex-PDQ Yachts), launched 2001 New Beta 50 diesel installed February 2023, approx. 1,254 hours Exceptional economy: 7.1 kn at 0.75 gph (1600 rpm), 7.5 kn at 1.0 gph (2000 rpm) Two 315W solar panels with twin MPPT controllers - true off-grid capability Full pilot house with port/starboard side doors Sleipner (Side Power) bow thruster Flagship Marine air conditioning and electric heat for winter live-aboard use Standing headroom throughout (up to 79" in the pilot house) Excellent service access to engine, steering gear, fuel filters, and tanks Canadian registered, lying Port Credit, Ontario Dimensions LOA: 38'00" Beam: 12'00" Draught: 3'06" Displacement: 20,000 lbs (dry) Construction Hull: foam-cored FRP (solid FRP at keel and keel/hull joint) Superstructure and decks: FRP over plywood; structure forward of pilot house foam-cored FRP Hull/deck joint fully joined with FRP 17 windows (5 opening), custom aluminum frames by Bomon Tankage Fuel: two 50-gallon aluminum tanks (new 2020, bottom-feed design) Water: two stainless tanks, approx. 100 gallons each, spanning the beam under the pilot house Holding: 50 imperial gallon integral epoxy tank, deck pump-out plus macerator for overboard discharge Propulsion Engine: Beta 50 diesel (new February 2023, installed by Atlantic Yacht Basin, Virginia) Hours: approx. 1,254 Drive: single screw Running gear: stainless shaft on split shaft flange, Lasdrop dripless seal, FRP stern tube to bronze log with cutless bearing Steering: hydraulic; welded hollow stainless rudder with stainless stock and flow-through fish tails for improved low-speed handling Bow thruster: Sleipner (Side Power) Access: excellent, from the saloon and cockpit hatch - engine, steering gear, fuel filters, and tanks are all easy to reach and inspect Performance: 7.1 kn @ 0.75 gph (1600 rpm) / 7.5 kn @ 1.0 gph (2000 rpm) Electrical Shore power: 2 x 30 amp hard-wired, grounds through a 60 amp galvanic isolator; includes Y-splitter (two 30 amp to one 50 amp), 50-to-30 amp and 15-to-30 amp adapters House bank: four golf-cart batteries under the saloon settee Starter: one group 27 wet cell Bow bank: two group 31 wet cells (windlass and thruster), echo-charged Charging: ProNautic 12-40P charger, Xantrex Digital Echo Charger Solar: two 315W panels wired independently, each with its own Blue Sky Solar Boost 3000i MPPT controller All LED lighting Electronics Garmin chartplotter Garmin radar Raymarine speed log and depth Raymarine autopilot Standard Horizon DSC VHF Backup/docking camera USB port at helm Ground Tackle & Deck Quick 1200W vertical windlass 55 lb Rocna anchor with 120' chain rode Steadying sail on boom (also serves as a davit to launch the 10'6" dinghy) Cockpit with wraparound seating Galley Force 10 two-burner propane stove and oven, supplied from two 20 lb tanks in a dedicated, drained cockpit locker with its own control panel Norcold under-counter 12V refrigerator/freezer Separate built-in 12V freezer Climate & Comfort Flagship Marine air conditioning with electric heat (rated for winter use afloat) AC fireplace Abundant below-deck storage Water Systems Two approx. 100-gallon stainless drinking-water tanks, deck fills at both pilot house doors Deck wash-down pump (switched from pilot house) Cockpit shower head with overboard pump Pressure water throughout Accommodation Pilot house with helm, two opening side doors, and three opening windows Saloon with dinette (sliding table, stows in and out), AC fireplace, and fold-out TV Galley to starboard Forward cabin with double berth and overhead hatch Cuddy cabin with double berth (ideal for grandkids/guests), USB ports, and curtain-track privacy Head compartment: manual marine toilet with shower; opening window Headroom: saloon 74", pilot house 79", head 74", forward cabin 75" Entertainment: AM/FM/USB/SD-card stereo, LED lighting throughout