64 BAYVIEW ST., P. O. BOX 1208, CAMDEN, MAINE, 04843
Tel. 207-236-2383 | Fax. 207-236-2711 | E-mail. info@cppyacht.com

Construction: Double-planked hull of 1 1/8" Honduras mahogany over 1/2" white cedar; bronze screw fastened; butt-blocks bolted. White oak backbone; 2 1/2"-x-2 5/8" steam-bent white oak frames (sawn 2 3/4"-x-2 1/2" frames aft). 9,000-lb. lead ballast keel, 1 1/4" silicon bronze keel bolts-replaced 1998. Full-length 1/2" thick bronze keel shoe, which joins stem band. Heavy teak fore and main decks with break just forward of the deckhouse doors. Deck screws were replaced and seams re-payed 1987 to 1989. Mahogany trunk and deckhouse; mahogany plywood cabin roofs (re-covered with Dynel using epoxy resin, 1987). Bolderon ice sheathing installed 1993.

Engine: GM 6-71 diesel, installed new 1962 (model 6071-A, rated at approx. 185 h.p.), fresh-water cooled through heat exchanger; wet exhaust. Allison 3:1 reduction gear (new engine). Engine has been continually inspected and maintained in A-1 condition. Run only 200 to 300 hrs. each summer under present ownership. 2 1/2" Monel shaft; 3-blade Federal "True-Pitch" propeller; Nibral 36"-x- 28" r.h. wheel. Cruising speed 8.5-8.7 kns. @ 1,450 r.p.m.; 9.4 kns. hull speed @ 1,650 r.p.m.

Tanks: 570 gal. fuel--heavily built 3/8" iron, 285-gal. tank each side in engine room with large inspection plates. Range: approx. 1,300 miles. 315 gal. water in three Monel tanks. 30-gal. Hypolon holding tank.

Electrical: Three battery banks: house system is 110V D.C. with 10 Rolls T-16 batteries, 2005; factory reconditioned, 2008. Davidson Marine very heavy-duty 50amp/110V alternator. 12V system for electronics--2 Rolls T-16 batteries. Engine starting--two Group 32 12V batteries, 2007. Separate 12V alternators for electronics and starting banks. Phasor 2.5kW/110V AC auxiliary generator. 110V shore power system with 12V and 110V chargers.

Accommodations: Spacious and yet private accommodations for five to six: starting forward, the fo'c'sle has stowage lockers forward, an upper berth to starboard. With lockers beneath, and a hanging locker and shelves to port with ladder leading up to the forward hatch. Next aft is the forward toilet room with generous hanging locker to starboard, lavatory and toilet (Groco model K) to port with cabinets and linen lockers, etc.

The master stateroom is next aft with comfortable wide single berth on each side, shelves above outboard, and very spacious drawers beneath. A bureau with drawers and lower locker is aft to port.

Next is the main salon, which is especially spacious and well laid out: to starboard is a comfortable pilot berth with wide chart drawers beneath, a full hanging locker forward, and a settee inboard of the pilot berth. The settee has a comfortable backrest, which may be arranged so the settee forms an additional berth when desired. Two more wide drawers are beneath the settee, and aft is a bureau with drawers and the mahogany top "flat" has removable fiddles. A Dickinson "Newport" propane heater is on the aft bulkhead.

Opposite to port is a dinette with nicely made mahogany table, which may be lowered to form a 40"-wide berth. Stowage lockers are below and outboard, with a full-length bookshelf above. Aft of the dinette is a lighted china closet above a mahogany buffet or sideboard with four large drawers. There are beautifully made fiddles on the mahogany top.

The spacious and well-laid-out galley is aft to starboard with a large stainless counter and sink (the hot water is provided by a Paloma propane on-demand heating unit). A traditional Shipmate propane four-burner stove with overhead oven is outboard, and a 15-cu.-ft. stainless refrigerator/freezer with large stainless side opening door is aft. There are generous stowage lockers and shelves throughout. The refrigerator unit is the original General Electric H.D. 110V D.C. compressor, which has been completely trouble-free, and included also is a matching unit with low hours use from the 71' steel motorsailer LITTLE VIGILANT. The main toilet room is opposite to port with a Groco model "K" head, porcelain lavatory, large shower, and well-made stowage lockers, cabinet, etc. The companionway ladder to the deckhouse swings up to enter the engine room (which may also be entered via a hatch in the aft deck settee).

The deckhouse is spacious and has excellent visibility. The helmsman's station is to port of the companionway, with a swivel seat on a bronze pedestal. A sliding door is on each side forward. A large L-shaped settee is aft on the starboard side, and a mahogany table is to port with an ingenious bronze mechanism, which allows it to be stowed against the deckhouse side. There is also a portable fold-up table, which may be placed by the settee.

The entire interior is beautifully finished in off-white paint with highest quality varnished mahogany joinerwork and trim. Varnished teak and holly cabin soles.

Headroom beneath the beams in the various areas is as follows: fo'c'sle: 6', forward head: 6' 3", forward stateroom: 6' 3", main salon: 6' 4" (7' 10" beneath the trunk area); galley and aft head: 7' 10"; deckhouse: 6' 5 1/2". There are many opening ports, ventilators, and full well-thought-out screening for all openings including the sliding doors.

Sails & Rigging: Loose-footed mainsail or trysail--307 sq. ft. and loose-footed jib--255 sq. ft., both by Down's Sails, 1995. Larger (older but in good condition) main of 504 sq. ft. and hardly used. Stainless standing rigging, all new 1998. Nice heavy Merriman bronze turnbuckles and hardware throughout. Merriman #7 geared sheet winches forward of the deck break (for the loose-footed main in heavy weather--sheets leading to snatch blocks on the gallows frame, then to snatch blocks on the rail tee-track & forward to the winches); Lewmar #30 bronze self-tailing winch on the aft end of house for all normal weather main sheeting; Merriman #3 winches on trunk roof for jib sheets; Merriman reel-type geared halyard winches with stainless halyards. Varnished hollow Sitka spruce mast with beautiful traditional bronze hardware including a storm-trysail track and gate.

Equipment: Two Danforth 65-lb. anchors. Vessel has hawse pipe each side. 200 ft. of 3/8: BBB chain; two 7/8" nylon rodes; Ideal H.D. 110V DC anchor windlass with wildcat to starboard and warping head to port; built-in CO2 system; Xintex propane fume detector; Rule 3700 1 1/2" electric bilge pump; Jabsco 3/4" 110V DC service pump for shower and plumbed to bilge; 1 1/2" Edson manual diaphragm bilge pump; fire extinguishers; beautifully made emergency tiller; bronze bell; compressed air Cunningham horn; flares; 12 life preservers (Types 1 and 2); 3 safety harnesses with jackline; Revere Coastal "Commander" life raft (will be inspected by due date, Sept. 10, 2009); two life rings; handheld searchlight; docking lights set in hull forward, rebuilt 2009; eight heavy-duty dock lines; three boat hooks; four large fenders; spreader lights; Pains Wessex 406 EPIRB; mahogany folding boarding ladder; white Sunbrella sail covers; awnings for aft and foredecks (new aft deck awning (Top Gun multi-ply marine fabric) to be installed 2010); fitted Sunbrella-covered cushions for aft deck seats and around the stern deck area; blankets and pillows, all new 2003; glassware, dishes; cooking utensils, flatware; tools in engine room; well-made (new 2007) Vivatex custom winter cover with door, and take-apart wood frame; and many spare parts including approx. $700 worth of 40W bulbs for the six Lumaline II incandescent fixtures below, and spare parts for the Paloma water heater, etc. NOTE: Because the lapstrake tender in chocks on the foredeck has sentimental value for the owner, it is not included.

Electronics & Navigation: Raytheon R-40 Radar, Icom M-127 VHF, Dell laptop computer with Nobletec Nav software, Garmin 545 small G.P.S. plotter, Furuno LS-6100 depth sounder, Kelvin-White 8" compass in 12" Dia-Chrome binnacle, 6" Chelsea clock and barometer.

Comments: We have known BURMA for many years. A most outstanding motorsailer, she was exceptionally well designed and built and has been impeccably maintained all through her life in "as original" state. She has never required rebuilding, nor has she been altered in any significant way.

BURMA was designed by Richard O. Davis, who drew the well-known Hand motorsailers, starting with NOR'EASTER, while with the William Hand office from 1927 until he joined the Henry B. Nevins yard in 1942. BURMA is the last in this series of designs by Mr. Davis and was drawn for Mr. Frank Bissel (NYYC Member #1) who owned BURMA for 32 years and ran her by himself some 30,000 miles.

Nevins built BURMA to highest quality standards for Mr. Bissel, and she has proven to be a most able and comfortable vessel at sea. She is a particularly handsome motorsailer, featuring round raking stern with the reverse curve knuckle starting at the aft end of the main guard, perfectly executed by Mr. Davis and the Nevins Yard.

BURMA's present owner of 23 years, also a very experienced and meticulous seaman, has continued to maintain her in immaculate condition with much attention to detail, including upgrading as needed, yet not altering her from her original state.

For further reading, see WoodenBoat issue #97 (Nov/Dec. '90) for an excellent article by the owner concerning BURMA and the design work of R.O. Davis.

Location: summer: ME; winter: CT

Asking Price: $375,000