1950 Bunker and Ellis Downeast Pleasure

CONSTRUCTION

Built by the Bunker and Ellis team of Raymond Bunker and Ralph Ellis in 1950, Hull #8, in the village of Manset in Southwest Harbor, Maine. She is cedar planked over steam-bent oak frames. Bronze screw fastened. Oak keel, stern, floor timbers, and deck framing. Cabin and shelter tops and decks are covered with Dynel over mahogany plywood. Varnished mahogany cockpit coaming, engine box, helm bulkhead, overhead frames, toe and guard rails, and transom. The cockpit sole is painted fir. Bronze bow chaulks, deck cleats and fills.

ENGINE

2012 Mercruiser 300 HP with 850 hours. Fuel injected. Bronze shaft swinging 4-blade bronze propeller. Custom chrome engine panel at helm with 2-lever Morse controls. The varnished mahogany engine box has a cushion for additional seating in the wheelhouse.

TANKS

Fuel: 60 gallons in two tanks, port and starboard under side decks in the cockpit in mahogany cabinets.

Water: 20 gallons in original copper tank.

Hot Water: 6 gallons

EQUIPMENT

Compass

Garmin GPS Chartplotter

Icom VHF CommandmicIII @ Helm

Icom VHF IC-M504 @ Nav. station

BenMar Direction Finder-Navigation 555

Johnson Bilge Pumps - 2

Custom mahogany boarding ladder

Fenders

Dock Lines

SPEED

Cruises @ 10-14 knots

ELECTRICAL

Two 12v batteries. Guest master switch 1-2-Both. Xantrex Pro Inverter, 2014. Navigation lights.

ACCOMMODATIONS

Forward in the cabin behind the anchor rope locker are the vee berths with cushions and storage lockers below. Center oil lamp forward.

Next aft to starboard is a cabinet and counter and then the enclosed head with marine flush. Electric sconce and dome lights. To port is the navigation counter with sconce and dome overhead lights, and then steps up to the wheelhouse. In the aft cabin in the center of the back of the steering bulkhead is the sink with pressure. The electrical panel and Guest master switch are mounted on the starboard side of the companionway.

The cockpit sheathing is painted white throughout as are the bulkheads with varnished mahogany trim. Four opening ports and a custom cabintop hatch provide natural light and ventilation. The cabin sole is painted gray, and the cabintop underside beams are painted white with varnished mahogany trim. The headroom below is 5'6".

In the wheelhouse, the helm is to starboard with compass, Garmin GPS, Icom VHF, and 2-lever engine controls on the dash. The GPS screen, manual horn pull and spot light handle are mounted above. The four-window windshield has one opening window at the helm with an electric wiper. The custom chrome engine gauge panel is on the steering bulkhead. The destroyer wheel and custom folding varnished seat. Headroom at the helm is 6'1".

The engine box follows with a varnished mahogany cover with a green cushion. The gas tanks are behind varnished mahogany panels under port and starboard side decks, and the stern seat is aft with storage beneath for fenders and lines. A storage locker opens on the stern deck.

The side decks lead to the foredeck with centerline bit and set of chaulks forward. A large mahogany trimmed hatch is on the cabintop and aft to port the antenna is mounted on the port deck and folds down. Mounted on the sheltertop are the radar dome, horn, and spot light.

Adequate is a clean and pure 1950s luxury yacht which her current owner has enjoyed and maintained since 1970. She needs some work as these old girls do, but her design, layout, and build reflect the earlier days of valuing a slower pace to enjoy people, boats, and the surrounding natural beauty.

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