1997 Farr 60 Pilothouse

Quality Swedish build to a Bruce Farr design – one of only five built. A perfect choice for discerning buyers.

This yacht will take you wherever you want to go: safely, comfortably and completely self-sufficiently. Pilothouse – cruise in all climates in comfort and safety. And then be able to retire to the master cabin with a king-sized bed, private settee and desk, and ensuite head

Owners have operated offshore as a couple. A big boat but set up for an owner-operator. The commercial mariner owner has put his years of seamanship experience to produce a well organized small ship. She is fully “cruise ready” for any adventure.

Massive $500k refit in 2017 covering the engine, hydraulics, electrical, plumbing, rigging, electronics and sails. Then continuously updated for extended cruising with a new watermaker, solar, and inverters.

2019 survey available for inspection – “no expense spared” “built with the best materials and workmanship”

Assumable moorage on application.

Canadian Duty Paid.

Extensive training available to the purchaser.

Name.................................................................... Luka

Year...................................................................... 1997

Builder..................................................... Najad Sweden

Designer....................................................... Bruce Farr

LOA...................................................................... 60’3”

LWL...................................................................... 18’0”

Beam....................................................................... 18’

Draft........................................................................ 9’2”

Displacement................................................. 54,000 lbs

Ballast................................................ Lead - 18,000 lbs

Hull                                                       Cored fiberglass

Deck.................................................... Cored fiberglass

Steering............................................................... Wheel

Keel.......................................................... Fin with wing

Rudder................................................................ Spade

Fuel................................................................. 430 gals

Water............................................................... 275 gals

Hot Water............................................................ 6 gals

Holding Tank...................................................... 27 gals

Range under Power......................................... 2,150 nm

INTERIOR

 An extraordinarily comfortable four cabin pilothouse bluewater cruiser. Beautifully finished in African mahogany with teak and holly sole and ultra leather upholstery.

 When Jimmy Cornell surveyed experienced cruisers what they wanted in their next boat they were unanimous that they would want a pilothouse next time ! Luka’’s pilothouse is an open and airy place to live at anchor and a safe haven to stand watch in all weathers. From the pilothouse there is excellent visibility, full instrumentation and controls, and a comfortable saloon. A feature of the large navigation station is the luxurious Stidd pilot’s chair (2016). The pilothouse has seven large windows and four opening hatches (with screens and shades) creating a comfortable place to stand watch or entertain at the beautifully crafted teak and mahogany table.

 Only three short steps from the cockpit to the pilothouse.

 The very private master suite is aft with its own settee, desk, and ensuite with separate shower. King sized walk around bed with 5” custom mattress (2018)

 Aft of the saloon is the bunk cabin. A great sea berth which any serious ocean-going boat should have.

 A convenient day head is also just aft of the saloon – again a suitable place for an ocean-going vessel.

 Going forward from the saloon is two guest cabins port and starboard with ensuite heads and double beds. Guest heads have extensive storage and shelving.

 All the way forward is the large workshop/sail locker with benches, drawers, a vice and a drill press. Access from the forward passageway or through a large deck hatch.

 Danby top loading spin dry/washing machine (2019).

 Extensive interior upholstery upgrades (2015 to 2018)

 Excellent ventilation throughout including robust closable dorade vents.

 Heat: Webasto diesel heat forward (2023). Espar heater aft (2016)

 Collision bulkhead forward.

GALLEY

 Large, safe galley ready for offshore passages or entertaining at anchor.

 Force 10 3 burner stove (2015)

 Danby microwave

 Extensive refrigeration: two well insulated fridges and one freezer in the galley plus a large Master Chef -18C freezer forward (2022).

 Corian counter tops

 Abundant Storage

MECHANICAL

 Engine: Yanmar 4LH-THE 140hp – 4698 hrs since rebuild (5271 hrs total). Controls in the cockpit and the pilothouse.

 Outstanding engine room access.

 Bowthruster: powerful Lewmar 7” hydraulic retracting (rebuilt 2014). Continuous duty cycle unlike wimpy electric thrusters.

 Genset: Fisher Panda 12 kW genset and hydraulic APU. 3200 hrs. In a separate machinery space with excellent access and thick noise insulation.

 Fuel System: Four fuel tanks plus day tank – extensive fuel filtering system

 Propeller: 24” Maxprop – the ideal solution for serious cruising.

 Hydraulic System: robust industrial quality system driven by the VOAC pump on the genset (rebuilt 2017) or the 2xLewmar 24V pumps (rebuilt 2017)

ELECTRICAL + PLUMBING

 Robust electrical system operating on 240/120V, 24 V and 12 V. Very well laid out and easy to manage

 Charging through the large genset, oversized Leece Neville 2400W alternator (2015) and the large 1200W solar array (2020)

 Large battery banks: 6x8D AGM’s for 1450 amp hrs plus start batteries for the engine and genset.

 Battery monitor

 Multiple charger/inverters: Mastervolt 24/60 and 24/100 (2019) plus smaller Genius charger. Quick charging when running the genset and lots of AC power available through the inverter.

 220V/120V 4kW isolation transformer – go anywhere (2019)

 Spectra 150 watermaker – 30L/hr (2022) – A reliable and energy efficient choice.

 Vacu-flush holding tank system – 2x20 gals

INSTRUMENTS

 Complete updating of the electronics from 2014 to 2017. Top of the line equipment throughout

 MFD: Furuno TZT-14 combination touch screen at the helm and pilothouse.

 Radar: Furuno with ARPA (just like the ships)

 Autopilot: Furuno Nav Pilot 700/711/720 with large hydraulic HS50 drive

 AIS: Furuno FA-50 Transponder

 Electronic chart coverage of the Pacific Coast from Alaska to Mexico and Hawaii.

 Wifi – Digital Yacts WL510

 Wind/Speed/Depth - Furuno

 Starlink mount (Starlink unit not included but easy to add)

 Iridium Extreme Satcom

 VHF – Separate VHF with DSC at pilothouse and helm plus RAM3 mike for pilothouse VHF at helm.

 Clock/Barometer – Weems and Plath

 Steering Compass: 6” Suunto

 Stero and Speakers: Pioneer multifunction stereo (2023) and Sony speakers (2017)

ON DECK

 Large safe center cockpit with all sail and engine controls at hand

 Solid stainless-steel 41” rails around the entire vessel plus dynmea lower lifelines. No nasty wire rope lifelines set too low !

 Dodger and bimini in excellent condition (new 2020)

 Aft deck: large lazerette and comfortable pushpit seats. Security and area lighting

 Davit system: robust electric Simpson SS10 225 kg system

 Sugarscoop transom – easy access

SAILS & CANVAS

 Main: UK Sails XD Carbon in-mast hydraulic furling (2017)

 Genoa and Staysail – also hydraulic roller furling (2014)

 Tri-radial spinnaker with snuffer (2001)

 Spinnaker (2016) with snuffer

RIGGING AND DECK GEAR

 Rigging inspected by Blackline in 2022. Standing rigging replaced 2014. Mast/boom removed and painted and then fully disassembled and serviced with many parts replaced in 2017.

 Hydraulic winches and furling throughout – intuitively controlled from the cockpit. Powered without the genset via the Lewmar 24V system (rebuilt 2016)

 Winches:10 x Lewmar winches from 77ST to 50SS

 Manual hydraulics for the backstay, forestay, inner forestay, backstay, vang.

 In-boom boom preventers to Spinlock jammers

 Hasselfors halyard tensioners x 3 (rebuilt 2016)

 Windlass: Powerful hydraulic 24V Levmar 250 (2016)

 Anchor rode – 200’ 10mm G43 High Test chain (2022) plus 200; 1” octoplatt – anchor chain tested and certified.

 Anchor: 88 lb Ronca (2019) plus 100 lb Bruce backup anchor with 60’ chain and 300’ rode.

ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT

 Very extensive spares and tooling.

 Liferaft – Survitec 8 person – in date for certification.

 Dingy: 12’ Highfield RHIB (2020)

 Outboard: Honda 15 hp (2020)

 4x SOLAS Survival Suits

 Ship’s safe

 Mexico TIP cancelled to allow for easy re-entry to Mexico.

MAINTENANCE

 $500k refit in 2017 and then $50k over the last four years.

 Extensive logs and invoice history.

 Detailed ship’s operating manual/checklists

Complete ship’s library with all relevant manuals

Hull stripped back by dry ice blasting to gel coat and re-epoxied (2020)

Last haul-out, zincs, anti-fouling: July 2023

Last engine oil change: 2023