Jean Marie is a 1982 Fast Passage 39 designed by William Garden and built by Tollycraft in the state of Washington. There are only 40 or so in existence, originally built by Philbrooks in Sydney, BC. They are proven passage-makers and decent performers, often compared to the Valiant 40, with many features I considered essential for a cruising boat: long fin keel, skeg-hung rudder, keel-stepped mast, and cutter rig. In 1982 Francis Stokes sailed a Fast Passage 39 in the first BOC challenge -- a singlehanded round-the-world race -- finishing second in class. After reading his book "The Moonshine Logs" I put the FP 39 at the top of my short list of desired cruising boats. It wasn't on the list long.
It was 2005 and I had spent the previous 6 years completely refitting my first sailboat, a 1984 Ericson 30+. I really loved my little Ericson and could be found nearly every weekend either sailing or working on the boat. I started racing her the year before in the South Bay YRA and was really looking forward to honing our skills for the upcoming season. That all came to a screeching halt the day I spotted an ad for Jean Marie in the classified section of Latitude 38.
Like me, the previous owner of Jean Marie loved his boat and spent countless hours working on her until just about every system had been upgraded. He owned property in eastern Washington and shipped the boat home where he built a large shed over her and went to work, replacing many of the aging or out-dated components, improving many others, and preparing the boat for single-handed offshore sailing. He spent 8 years refitting and sailing her, taking the boat around Vancouver Island, down to Mexico and then back up the coast before deciding (relunctantly) to let her go.
I remember seeing her for the first time and thinking she certainly doesn't look like a 23-year-old boat. After 6 years of refitting my Ericson I was not looking for a project boat, and Jean Marie seemed a perfect fit. I knew I wouldn't come across another Fast Passage like that any time soon. It was a difficult decision to sell the Ericson, but I knew the time had come.
Jean Marie was berthed in Blaine, WA on the border with Canada. Around the same time I was working out the purchase and preparing to sail her down the coast I got a call from a couple in Vancouver who were interested in the Ericson. A few weeks after Jean Marie departed the Puget Sound for the Bay Area my beloved Ericson was loaded on a truck headed for Vancouver Island. I was sorry to see her go but looked forward to the opportunity that lay ahead. The boat I dreamed of was now mine.
Name: Jean Marie Model: Fast Passage 39
Year: 1981/82 Hull: Fiberglass
Builder: Tollycraft Designer: William Garden
Dimensions: LOA: 39.5 ft LWL: 33.5 ft Beam: 11.8 ft
Draft: 5.5 ft Disp: 22,000 lb Ballast: 7500 lb
Tankage: Fuel: 53 gal (1 Alum. tank)
Water: 80 gal (3 SS tanks)
Engine: Beta 43 Diesel (43-hp)
Hurth ZF-25A hydraulic transmissionPYI PSS Shaft Seal PYI MaxProp 3-blade feathering prop R&D flexible coupler Cabin: Man Ship SS opening ports
Lewmar hatches
Force 10 propane heater LED lights New cushions and curtains Galley: Seaward 3-burner propane stove/oven Freshwater and saltwater foot pumps
Plumbing: Hot/cold pressure water
Spectra Cape Horn watermakerSeaward 6-gal SS water heater Freshwater shower in head Freshwater shower in cockpit Saltwater deck wash Bilge sump w/ pump & float switch Electric bilge pump w/ float switch 2 manual bilge pumps Electric head pump
Electrical: Heart Freedom 20 Inverter w/ Link 2000
4 105-Ah Lifeline AGM batteriesYandina 100-amp battery combiner Letrika 120-amp alternator Balmar ARS-5 external 3-step regulator 2 Kyocera 135-watt solar panels 1 Solartech 85-watt solar panel Blue Sky 50-amp charge controller 120 VAC & 12 VDC breaker panels
Electronics: Raymarine C80 radar/chartplotter
Raymarine ST60 instrumentsRaytheon VHF Raytheon GPS Comar AIS-Multi ComNav 2001S Auto pilot Interphase Outlook forward scanning sonar Icom 710 SSB w/ Pactor IIe modem ASI DBX1 Precision Digital Barograph Jensen 20" LCD TV Sony DVD/CD/MP3 player w/ CD changer Icom Handheld VHF Garmin Handheld GPS Norcross Handheld Depth Sounder Sails: Island Planet main (2+2, loose-footed, 3 reefs) Schattauer 115% genoa Schattauer staysail Schattauer heavy weather staysail Schattauer storm jib Schattauer trysail Schattauer cruising spinnaker
Deck: Harken Mk IV jib furler
Navtec hydraulic backstay adjusterHarken Mk III staysail furler Hall rigid boomvang Forespar whisker pole Lewmar winches (9) Dutchman boom brake New toe rail covers New hatch covers
Ground Tackle: 66 lb Bruce anchor
Fortress 23 anchor Fortress 37 anchor 300' 5/16" HT chain 40' & 25' 3/8" chain 2 80' 1/2" 3-strand nylon Lofrans Kobra electric windlass Storm Tackle Gail Rider drogue Jordan Series drogue 500' 3/4 3-strand nylon 400' 5/8" double braid nylon Cockpit: SS Arch w/ bimini Dodger w/ hard top Monitor self-steering windvane Dinghy Lift SS rails Weather cloths
Safety: Winslow 4-person offshore life raft
ARC 406 EPIRBMonitor SOS emergency rudder Lexan storm shutters Life Sling MOB device Aqua Signal 40 masthead LED tricolor w/ strobe Echomaster radar reflector PUR Survivor 35 manual watermaker Emergency VHF antenna Assorted flares Ditch kit
Tender: AB 8' inflatable dinghy with fiberglass bottom
Mercury 8-hp 2-stroke outboardCharts: Paper charts (world wide) Electronic charts (US, Mexico, South Pacific) Spares: Engine maintenance kit Outboard parts PSS shaft seal Autopilot parts Watermaker parts/filters Windvane repair kit Raymarine parts Fresh water pumps Pump service kits Sta Lok fittings Rigging wire Assorted lines/halyards Assorted hoses/wire Assorted blocks/shackles Assorted fasteners Misc. deck hardware Winch handles Spare propellor Windlass remote Hypalon fabric/glue Dinghy patch kit Sail repair kit Solar fan blades Companionway hatch boards Sunbrella fabric Ships bell Air horn Zincs Misc. Gear: Mast climbing gear Hanging chair Hammock Wind scoop Port screens Mosquito nets Awnings 7x50 Marine Binnoculars System manuals/documentation |
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Fast Passage 39 [Blue Water Boats, 9-21-10, W.L.]
The Moonshine Logs [1994, Francis Stokes]
Beta 43 [Beta Marine Engines]
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