1987 30′ CUSTOM SLOOP “CORROBOREE”

Boat :  1987 30′ Custom Sloop

Boat name : “CORROBOREE”

Asking price :  $39,900

Location :  Darien, Georgia

Designer :  Eric Sponberg

Builder :  Lloyd Stevenson Yachts

Corroboree is a professionally commissioned custom sailboat, designed by Eric Sponberg and built by Lloyd Stevenson Yachts of Auckland, New Zealand. Corroboree, which is named from an Aboriginal word for “party” or “celebration”, has completed over 32,000 sea miles. A defining feature of Corroboree is the choice of wood, namely Western Red Cedar and Kauri. Kauri is a rare species of pine indigenous to New Zealand. This gives Corroboree a beautiful internal finish demonstrating true craftsmanship and quality materials, and setting Corroboree apart from other custom and production sailboats. For the size of boat, the headroom throughout the interior, coupled with the fine wood finishings, create a pleasing internal ambiance in this 2 cabin, 1 head cruiser. The second defining feature is Corroboree’s carbon-fiber free-standing mast, which was designed by Eric Sponberg, a former Chief Engineer at Tillotson-Pearson Inc, the original builders of Freedom Yachts. Eric Sponberg was instrumental in the development of Freedom Yachts’ carbon fiber masts. Both Corroboree and the Freedom 36 have freestanding masts in the sloop configuration on a hull with a raked stem, Corroboree having a scoop stern. The mast on Corroboree was built by PLP Composite Technologies in New Hampshire. Other similarities in design include the fin keel and separate rudder, with Corroboree sporting a rudder mounted on a substantial skeg built integral to the hull. Corroboree was originally built in New Zealand. Her first owner shipped her to Michigan where she was sailed on the Great Lakes for 27 years. Corroboree was ideally suited to these waters, as some boaters would find the absence of roller furling more challenging for single handed sailing offshore. After 27 years of ownership, Corroboree was sold to her designer, Eric Sponberg, who has since circumnavigated the globe over 6 1/2 years.

The General Arrangement of Corroboree is as follows: Forward Cabin: Full-width V-berth (modified from original layout), shelves & lockers port, hanging locker stbd. Main Saloon: U-settee & drop table port, bench settee stbd., lockers above settee backs Galley: port, 3-burner stove/oven, refrigerator, double stainless steel sink, lockers above & below Nav Station: stbd., seat & desk, electrical panel, locker above, batteries under seat Aft Cabin: port, double berth, hanging locker above seat, drawers under seat, lockers on CL Main Companionway: main engine under lift-out steps Head: stbd., toilet, sink, countertop, lockers above & below, main engine access by large hatch Cockpit: T-shaped, generously sized, storage locker under stbd. seat, water/fuel fills under helm seat, LPG locker port aft corner Transom: scoop stern Bilges: under floorboards along centerline Fin keel, external lead casting, mounted to hull with 9 keel bolts Skeg-hung rudder with stainless steel shaft and composite blade. Skeg is made of wood and fiberglass integral with structure of the hull, bronze shoe/bearing at lower end. Construction: Wood-epoxy 2 Blade, Bronze, Engine Location: center, under stairs**** Year : 1987 Make : Custom Model : Sloop Body style : Other Fuel type : DIESEL

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