1971 52′ MURRAY STEVENS SCHOONER “ARCADIA”

Boat :  1971 52′  MURRAY STEVENS SCHOONER

Boat name :  “ARCADIA”

Asking price :  $185,000

Location : Nova Scotia

UPDATE: Winter 2024-25 New Sail Covers and dodger, partial rigging update, complete new exhaust system, all new deep cycle batteries and solar panel installed. 

Presently in Nova Scotia. The  52ft Schooner “Arcadia”  custom built in  1971, mahogany on oak, teak deck and cabin, gaff fore, Sitka spruce masts, Marconi main, good sail inventory, new interior 95% finished, Antigua Classic Winner. others, Perkins 4236 Diesel. 


LOD :   52′ 

LOA :   60′  

Beam : 13′ 4″ 

Draft :  7′ 5″ 

Gross tonnage 23.1 . 

Location :  Nova Scotia

ARCADIA was built in Lunenburg to Murray Stevens design in 1971. 

The first owner fabricated and polished most of the stainless fittings himself to a quality that is not possible to buy today. 

The white oak, African mahogany and teak used unsparingly in construction is seldom seen on boats of her vintage. 

Her teak decks are to 1″ thick, and cabin soles are 1″ thick throughout the interior and cabin sides are 2″ solid teak. 

The interior was professionally rebuilt to accommodate family cruising, a small part of which remains unfinished. 

Accommodation comprises two private cabins, plus a pullman berth and quarter berth; spacious wraparound galley with Broadwater 4-burner stove/oven/grill, Italian, Corian-type one and a half sinks and drainer, main saloon seating area needs a table to finish it off, seating niche around woodstove, chart table area, head with separate shower cubicle, hanging locker and pantry with built in dry storage stainless bins for long passages. 

Upholstery throughout is Alcantara (Ultrasuede). 

All new mattresses made with layered Easydry foam and covered with Sunbrella. 

As second owner since 1993, “Arcadia” has been a comfortable home with a sunlight filled main cabin and good visibility from below decks, a sea-kindly and swift passage maker and a pleasant liveaboard. 

Since returning to Nova Scotia in 2017, she has won several trophies in the local annual classic races. 

Ground tackle :

30kg Bruce Anchor  with 50+ feet 3/8″chain and 200′ rode

35lb Danforth Stern Anchor, mooring lines

Windlass is a bronze Ideal Galleymaid

Electronics :

Kenwood SSB

ICOM VHF

Simrad Chart Plotter

Depth sounder

Speed log (works, needs updating)

Engine :