Sail Onward To Your New Venture
Here's your chance to own a one-of-a-kind sailing charter vessel, S/V Mahala. She's a 1977 Irwin 44 Ketch, one of only a handful built, based on the CYS mold. S/V Mahala (means “strong woman”) is a graceful beauty with a roomy cockpit. She comes with a permanent mooring in Redhook on the east end of St Thomas USVI, as well as a designated spot in hurricane hole on St John USVI, and a website for a day charter business (www.hakunamatatacharters.com which points to www.sailinginstthomas.com). We have run charters with a hired captain the past three years with the Sea Scouts (top line income is about $36,000.)
Her interior is warm, rich & cozy with a spacious salon and a private forward queen v-berth cabin, ample storage & private en-suite bath with separate shower. Anterior is another (bigger-than-a-) queen cabin en-suite with separate shower/tub. Connected by a hall with tons of storage for boat bits & pieces, midship is the Galley. It has great counter space & storage with an upright fridge/freezer. Previous owners have nicely tiled the forward shower floor & galley backsplash. She’s clean, outfitted with basics & ready to be a home again.
PRICE: $55,000
EMAIL STEVE WITH SERIOUS INQUIRIES ONLY : info@sailinginstthomas.com
The ideal buyer is someone who wants a simple but beautiful life in the Caribbean with a USCG captains license, a love for classic boats and a plan to run their own day trip/sunset sail business as well as the sea scout program. The boat has all the necessary safety gear and passed its USCG safety inspection prior to this past season. She’s a fine & fun live-aboard for folks starting out as cruisers or even experienced cruisers who want a classic. She's been very well taken care of, including these recently purchased parts:
Recently purchased
S/V Mahala comes with a ton of miscellaneous spares, nuts, bolts lines etc. Has a spare starter, water pump & alternator.
Issues
Why are we selling?
We, unfortunately, just don’t use her. I co-own Paradise Yacht Management and we manage 30 term charter catamarans including crew and a maintenance team. The business is growing like crazy - we just don’t have much free time to enjoy her anymore.
We’ve sailed as far South as Grenada a couple of times. She did great, even when I’ve done that trip solo & nonstop. She’s got a lot of life in her & she loves to sail.
With a little bit of love, S/V Mahala has got a lot of good years ahead of her.
PRICE: $55,000
EMAIL STEVE WITH SERIOUS INQUIRIES ONLY : info@sailinginstthomas.com
Her interior is warm, rich & cozy with a spacious salon and a private forward queen v-berth cabin, ample storage & private en-suite bath with separate shower. Anterior is another (bigger-than-a-) queen cabin en-suite with separate shower/tub. Connected by a hall with tons of storage for boat bits & pieces, midship is the Galley. It has great counter space & storage with an upright fridge/freezer. Previous owners have nicely tiled the forward shower floor & galley backsplash. She’s clean, outfitted with basics & ready to be a home again.
PRICE: $55,000
EMAIL STEVE WITH SERIOUS INQUIRIES ONLY : info@sailinginstthomas.com
The ideal buyer is someone who wants a simple but beautiful life in the Caribbean with a USCG captains license, a love for classic boats and a plan to run their own day trip/sunset sail business as well as the sea scout program. The boat has all the necessary safety gear and passed its USCG safety inspection prior to this past season. She’s a fine & fun live-aboard for folks starting out as cruisers or even experienced cruisers who want a classic. She's been very well taken care of, including these recently purchased parts:
Recently purchased
- 2021- 2 new start batteries
- 2021- LED lights installed throughout
- 2021- spinnaker new to me in a sock, with blocks, sheets etc.
- 2021- jib sheets replaced
- 2021- AIS transceiver
- 2021- fwd bilge pump replaced
- 2021- new Fusion stereo
- 2020 - mantus M1 xxxlb anchor
- 2020- new 200’ 3/4” chain
- 2020- all fans replaced
- 2020- high water alarm
- 2020- aft bilge pump installed
- 2020- new Mizzen sail
- 2020- installed new to us 12v watermaker
- 2020- new EPIRB
- 2019- New exterior canvas
- 2019- VHF, with command mic at helm
- 2019- 8 x T105 batteries
- 2019- running lights replaced
- 2019- bottom job
- 2018- new main sail
- 4 person liferaft, valise expired 6-2020 Viking 4UKL ISO9650
- Scanmar Saye’s Rig windvane (not installed), used (https://www.scanmarinternational.com/sayes-rig-hp)
- Lofrans electric windlass, up only
- 4 x 150 kyocera solar panels
- Garmin Autopilot
- Garmin Chartplotter GPS547xs
S/V Mahala comes with a ton of miscellaneous spares, nuts, bolts lines etc. Has a spare starter, water pump & alternator.
Issues
- The engine is original, hour meter can’t be right at less than 6000 hours. Perkins 4.154, starts every time, it’s just old
- The deck “crunches” in some spots. Not mushy.
- Stove top burner diffusers were broken and lost by scouts this season.
Why are we selling?
We, unfortunately, just don’t use her. I co-own Paradise Yacht Management and we manage 30 term charter catamarans including crew and a maintenance team. The business is growing like crazy - we just don’t have much free time to enjoy her anymore.
We’ve sailed as far South as Grenada a couple of times. She did great, even when I’ve done that trip solo & nonstop. She’s got a lot of life in her & she loves to sail.
With a little bit of love, S/V Mahala has got a lot of good years ahead of her.
PRICE: $55,000
EMAIL STEVE WITH SERIOUS INQUIRIES ONLY : info@sailinginstthomas.com
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