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A unique classic trunk cabin sportfish convertible which has only had two owners since new and always lived in the Stuart, FL area. Built by Whiticar Boatworks and completed in the beginning of 1983, this is Hull #55. She got a new pair of Cummins 6BT 5.9-liter diesels 210hp each in 1990, which still have under 640 hours. In 2005 she had a full paint job and was sold to the current ownership in late 2006. This owner had interest in keeping the vessels original character and made many general improvements through the builder until health challenged his abilities, which brings the boat to market today. The boat just came out of a boatyard visit in April with new antifouling. The boat is operational and has a reasonable equipment list, but there is some updating needed due to a period of minimal usage. Photos are recently taken and boat can be seen in the Palm City area of Stuart, FL.  

Accommodations and Walkthough

Entering the salon from the cockpit through the hinged door with glass window there is lots of natural light due to forward deckhouse and large side windows. A lower helm is forward to the starboard side and to the port side is a dinette. The dinette has leather colored vinyl cushions in great condition and a good size table which can comfortably seat 4 with a teak fiddle spill edge. The sole is laminated wood decking and has hatches to access the engine compartment. When needed the dinette seating and table can be folded down to give extra space. There is dockside A/C with a Cruisair unit with digital thermostat. If natural ventilation is preferred, the deckhouse side windows can slide open, the foward center window can be opened and the salon door glass can fold down with a screen panel in place. There is hanging rod storage above the dinette if needed and a 12v Refrigerator is at the forward end of the dinette. The main electrical panel is to the port side and then down a few steps is the head entry to port. To the starboard side is the Galley area with stainless steel sink, 2 burner electric stove and Mica countertop with storage behind and below. Further forward to the bow is the V-berth area nicely trimmed in teak with drawer and cabinet storage beneath the berths and a large overhead deck hatch with screen. Berths are over 6'5' in length. To either side are shelves and forward there are reading lights and above a 12v Guest fan. Natural light via the side trunk cabin windows which can slide open and also have screens. The laminate wood sole extends through the lower deck. 

Galley

• Light yellow Mica countertop with teak spill railing and forward and aft backsplash.
• Rectangular stainless steel sink with hot and cold water faucets
• Two burner electric stainless steel fold open Kenyon stovetop
• 12v Refrigerator with freezer section
• Storage cabinet with sliding door access behind countertop
• Drawer and cabinet storage beneath countertop
• GFI 110v outlet plug
• Slide opening window with screen insert

Electronics

• ICOM Vhf radio
• Datamarine digital depth
• Garmin 7612 touchscreen GPS/Chartplotter/depth sounder
• Simrad AP16 Autopilot
• Danforth magnetic compass
• Lower Helm:
• Garmin 7608 GPS/MAP 
• ICOM CommandMic Vhf linked to flybridge unit
• Alpine stereo unit is under the lower helm, Polyplanar 6 x 9 speakers on bridge inside cabinet below helm dash
• ICOM handheld Vhf radio

Hull and Deck Equipment

Eagles Nest was reported to have a full paint job in 2005 and still shows well today. In April 2024 she had antifouling, new cutlass bearings, props tuned, transom and shaft zincs replaced as well as a general review of the bilges, and a couple of seacock valves renewed. It has a white hull with blue bottom paint (SeaHawk Cukote) and a red boot stripe. The bottom has V-struts with keel guarded 4-blade props and large trim tab planes. The chine has a full-length rail. A classic Whiticar gradual bow rising shearline with some tumblehome in the transom and the iconic deckhouse windows.

• Bow pulpit with stainless bow rail
• Galley Maid 12v Windlass
• Plough-style anchor with chain lead and nylon rode
• Forward trunk deckhouse has wood safety grabrails on top
• Three windshield wipers
• Forward opening deckhouse window, currently sealed
• Sliding Salon side windows
• Opening Deck hatch, Bomar?, with screen on trunk cabin above V-berth
• Bimini top
• Dual trumpet electric horn
• Ships bell
• Teak ladder to flybridge with stainless steel grabrails through opening with hatch cover
• Teak Ladderback helm chair with cushions on flybridge
• FRP Pompanette companion chair with cushions on flybridge
• Stainless steel helm wheel with speed knob
• Morse controls and additional single levers for trolling valves at flybridge helm
• Starboard drink holder by side of flybridge helm
• Lower helm has a barstool helm seat with footrest
• 6-spoke teak clipper helm wheel
• Saltwater washdown in cockpit
• Dockside freshwater connection
• Running and Anchor lights
• Cockpit fly canvas

Fishing Equipment

• Lee gunwale mounted outriggers
• Two Scopinich white ladderback sailfish chairs in cockpit
• Four flush mounted rod holders in gunwales
• Four rod holders on aft flybridge railing
• Shimano teaser reels on flybridge railing
• Hanging rod storage in cabin above dinette
• Gaff and/or brush storage cabinets on either side of cockpit beneath gunwales
• Teak cockpit step

Electrical and Mechanical

• 50amp shore power cord with circuit breaker
• Two starting batteries in boxes with radial shutoff switches and parallel switch
• Guest 30amp 12v battery charger
• 12v / 110v DC and AC electrical system, main electrical panel in salon
• Battery voltage meter on electrical panel as well as incoming Amp and Voltage meters
• 110v outlets throughout, GFI receptacles in head and galley
• Hot water heater
• Raritan Crown electric head
• Overhead florescent light fixtures in deckhouse and 110v wall light fixtures with shades in cabins
• Engine room light and exhaust blowers
• Three automatic bilge pumps with manual switches in 12v sub panel by lower helm

Main engines were installed by the builder in 1990 and are Cummins 5.9ltr BTAs at 210hp each and have approximately 637 running hours since install. They have Twin Disc transmissions with trolling valves. Reported to be very economical with possibly only 10 gallons per hour burn at reasonable cruising speed.

• Racor primary fuel filters
• Dripless shaft logs
• Hynautic steering
• VDO tachs at lower helm and Tachs, oil pressures, coolant temps, amp meters, and hour meters at flybridge helm
• Trim tab control toggles at flybridge helm
• Marco oil change pump and system
• Cummins coolant overflow bottles
• Jabsco freshwater pump
• Shurflow Aqua King saltwater washdown pump with new thru-hull seacock
• Shurflow engine room central bilge pump
• Fireboy engine room automatic fire suppression bottle
• Various handheld fire extinguishers
• Cruisair dockside reverse-cycle A/C

 

Brokers Comments

Eagles Nest is a rare offering and is in relatively good condition. If you are looking for a classic one-of-a-kind vessel this is one worth considering. Due to a health situation, it's been through a period of minimal use, but had been dockside maintained. Vessel will be sold basically as-is.

Disclaimer

The Company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice. Engine hours are as of the date of the original listing and are a representation of what the listing broker is told by the owner and/or actual reading of the engine hour meters. The broker cannot guarantee the true hours. It is the responsibility of the purchaser and/or his agent to verify engine hours, as well as all other representations noted on the listing.  

General information

Make/model	Whiticar Flybridge Convertible
Category	Used power boat for sale
Price	£68,901 GBP | Listed price $89,000 USD
Name of boat	EAGLES NEST
Year	1982
Designer	Whiticar
Length overall	9.75 metres
Location	Stuart, Florida, United States