37VT15 Teddy Bear
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Peter Reich, 2013
2009 Off for more adventures with a new engine and fuel tanks
| Owner | Bought | Sold | Boat's Name | Home Port |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter & Loren Reich1 | 10/1985 | Teddy Bear | Shelter Island Heights, NY |
About the Owners
Dan and Peter Reich — Father and son bought Teddy Bear brand new in October of 1985 and are, therefore, the longest owners of record in the fleet. In 2009 Teddy Bear got an extensive refit including a new engine and fuel tanks. Read the whole story here. In May 2014 Peter Reich and Teddy Bear were featured in an article in Soundings Magazine.
Layout
- Galley to port
Mechanical and Engine Detail
- Cummins ReCon 4BT-3.9M Diesel (installed 01/09 0001 hours)
- Borg Warner 72 Series with 2.57:1 transmission (installed 1/09)
- Propeller 24x19x4 LH Nibral (installed 01/09)
- Centex muffler ((installed 01/09)
- Vetus bow thruster
- switched to hydraulic steering
- new fuel tanks 02/09 two 3/16" aluminum tanks totalling 153 gallons
- Installed an 8” x 8” engine room access panel in the steps between stateroom and pilothouse.
Electrical
Galley
Electronics
Deck
- mast forward of the stack
Original Purchase Information2
| Date Ordered | Buyer/Brokerage | Hull Laid | Hai O's Cost to Build3 | Shipping Cost from Taiwan | Date Shipped | Date Arrived in US | Closing Sale Date | Misc. Expenses4 | Admiralty Ltd. Profit | Approximate Delivered Price5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/14/84 | Boatworks | 6/84 | $58,255.21 | $10,583.00 | 08/17/84 | 09/23/84 | 10/18/84 | $3,090.78 | $3,057.56 | $74,986.55 |
Related Documents
- Jones Act Waiver on 37VT15
- Soundings Magazine, Love Affair with a Tug, May 2014, by Mary South,
- The Reich's story of repowering from a BMW D150 to a Cummins ReCon 4BT-3.9M (http://www.lnvt.org/37vt15-cummins)
- Hai O Yachts, Shipping Checklist for Hull #15.
- Dan Reich Obituary Feb 2018