37VT29 Gambit
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HIN: OEY370290385 more photos
Hull Laid: March 1985
Yard: Ocean Eagle Yachts, Taiwan
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Owner Bought Sold Boat's Name Home Port
Steve and Nan Simpson August 2021 Gambit Friday Harbor, WA
Rick and Ann Benedict 2005 August 2021 Doreen Friday Harbor, WA
Chad & Kathleen Foley 1999 2005 Intrepid Friday Harbor, WA
Bill & Roni Grady 1999 Intrepid Kirkland, WA
R Martin1 16-Oct-85 Heart Tug South Carolina

About the owners:
Steve and Nan Simpson: Gambit has been in Friday Harbor since 1999. We are the third owners from Friday Harbor. Our previous boat was similar in performance and dimensions being a Fisher 37 pilothouse ketch. We cruise the waters between Seattle and northern Vancouver Island with two Shetland Sheepdogs.

About the boat:
Powered by Volvo TAM D41H 108 hp. Repowered in 2006
No generator
Steering to starboard.
Fwd cabin “Admiral” berth with small settee
Composting head
FW fixtures by Scandvik
Air compressor for whistle.
Kahlenberg 119 air/steam whistle
Two VHF radios - Icom
Raymarine radar
Vesper AIS
Garmin chart plotter
Garmin 700i second plotter used for depth recording
Simrad autopilot with hydraulic ram (can be used for alternate steering system)2025
NMEA 2000 backbone
Garmin Windspeed/direction
Xantrex charger/inverter
Solar panels - 350 watts
Isolation transformer
Isotherm water cooled refrigerator.
Refrigerator box modified with added insulation
Isotherm water heater
Dickenson three burner galley stove
Dickenson diesel heater in main salon
Dickenson engine hot water heater for underway
Hot Air heater ducted to main and fwd cabin - Vevor 8KW
Zodiac 2.70 inflatable dingy with Torquedo electric outboard
(Tohatsu 9.8 outboard for extended exploring)
Three 8D batteries for the house, one 8D for starting
Bow thruster Lewmar 185
New aluminum fuel tanks. Two with total capacity 216 gallons
Drip less packing gland
Dry bilge pump
Davis dingy crane 300#
Working hand pumps in galley (rebuilt)
Canvas covers for caprail and pilothouse brightwork
Mast mounted on pilothouse roof. New rigging 2023.
Deck lights
Spotlight.
300 feet 3/8 chain. Lewmar windless.
Fjorford anchor #6
Magnetic door catches for pilot house upper doors
Modified the forward cabin bunk to get more width.

Original Purchase Information2

Date Ordered Buyer Hull Laid OEY'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
10/84 R. Martin 3/85 $84,511.30 $9,024.60 04/22/85 06/06/85 10/18/85 $5,864.60 $4,227.75 $103,628.25
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