Hardin 45 Center Cockpit Ketch

Hardin 45 Center Cockpit Ketch - Price just reduced

MAJOR PRICE REDUCTION   on \'PERSISTENCE\', a classic bluewater center cockpit ketch with a very accommodating and rare three + stateroom / two head layout. The interior joinery is beautifully crafted teak thru out with new upholstery in the salon. Top side with new awlgrip features a roomy center cockpit with custom fiberglass & welded aluminum hard top, wide side decks and plenty of aft deck space, cap & toe rail covers, and sturdy dinghy davits for 11\'3\" Avon tender. The original teak decks have been removed.

\'Persistence\' is powered by a 90HP Lehman Diesel with a velvet drive transmission. The updated rigging includes New Harken furler genoa, Harken furler staysail, two New Lewmar 40 ST winches, NEW sheets and halyards etc., plus fresh Trinidad SP bottom paint (7/14). Other improvements include new wiring, a 3000 watt inverter, new battery charger, new engine mounts and much more. This vessel is ideal for extended cruising, a comfortable live-aboard and is ready to head for the islands or a circumnavigation.

Owners new vessel has arrived and this TURNKEY Vessel is ready to go !

\'Persistence\' offers three and a half staterooms and two heads as well as a spacious salon and walk thru galley. The interior joinery is beautifully crafted teak. Hand carved solid teak doors and a teak parquet sole create a warm ambiance. There are six large fixed ports in the salon that provide excellent natural light. In addition, there is a large butterfly hatch and five other deck hatches and ten opening ports which provide plenty of ventilation and additional light to the interior.

FORWARD CABIN - Situated just aft of the chain locker and furnished with single bunks on each side and a privacy door.

FORWARD MID CABIN - located just aft of the foreward cabin and furnished with a double berth to starboard and storage space below. There is also a hanging locker and small dressing seat to port.

FORWORD HEAD - located on the port side and accessed from the foreward-mid cabin. This head is furnsihed with a stainless steel sink, marble counter top, mirrored cabinet, manual flush toilet, (rebuilt - 2013) handheld shower and teak sole grate.
 

SALON - Situated one step up from the two foreward cabins and furnished with a spacious L-shaped settee with NEW upholstery (2013)  starboard and a large dining table. There is plenty of storage space beneath the settee. Additional storage cabinets are built in above and outboard of the settee. On the port side there is a long counter top with six storage drawers and a additional locker foreward. The aft protion of this area serves as the navigation station. There are two chairs located in this area that can be secured to the cabin sole when necessary. The companionway enters on the center line.

 MID CABIN - Located on the starboard side one step down from the salon. This cabin is furnished with one single bunk on the outboard side. Additional engine room access is provided inboard. This cabin is open to the salon and also has a privacy door which leads into the aft head and further to the aft cabin.

AFT CABIN - This is the master cabin and is furnsihed with a spacious double berth situated awarthships with storage drawers below. There is additional storage space and a hanging locker on the port side foreward of the berth. There is also a small dressing vanity with mirror on the foreward bulkhead.

AFT HEAD - This space is basically in the aft cabin on the starboard side but also allows walk thru to the mid cabin and thus the salon. This head is furnished with a stainless steel sink, marble counter top, storage cabinet, manual flush toilet (NEW replacement - 2013), hand held shower and teak sole grate. 

Air Conditioning : Salon & Forward   (rebuilt 2013)    Aft stateroom unit   (NEW 2012)   

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