1978 27′ CLASSIC FRIENDSHIP SLOOP. “OCEAN ROAR”

A Friendship Sloop with an interesting history: featured on 2 television commercials… for Zocor and Kleenex, and formerly owned by Senator Chris Dodd who sailed it with his buddy, Ted Kennedy. A traditional gaff-rigged Friendship with triple head sails, topsail and mainsail, sleeps 4, cockpit for 8, mahogany planking on oak frames and a 25 HP Westerbeke diesel. These sailboats were the originalMaine lobstering boats before internal combustion engines were used. Stored in a dry barn for the last 5 years.

Designer :  Eldridge McGuiness

Builder :  J Phillips Ham

LOD :  27′

LOA :  37′

BEAM :  9’6″

Construction :

Mahogany / white oak, bronze

Worm gear steering

Engine :  

25hp Westerbeke

Morse controls

Gear ratio :   1 : 1

2 blade prop

Down below :

sleeps 4 people

Galley w/ sink & icebox

Head

Sails & rig :  

“OCEAN ROAR” is a traditional gaff rigged FRIENDSHIP SLOOP w/ triple headsails & topsail, 

Hollow sitka spruce spars

Dacron sails

Deadeyes

Additional equipment :

Cockpit & berth cushions

Ground tackle

Basic electronics

Safety equipment

**CONTACT**

Glenn Schroeder

Barnegat Bay Yacht Brokerage

609-312-8263

[email protected]

** THE “CLASSICS “ARE WHAT WE SELL **

Thank you,  Glenn Schroeder