41VT05 Seahorse

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HIN: LNY41005G797 more photos
Hull Laid: July 1997
Yard: South Coast Marine, Taiwan

An Uninvited Guest

Owner	Bought	Boat's Name	Home Port
	June 2024		Cordova, AK
Brent and Peggy Ann Bierbaum	April 2017	Seahorse	Quilcene, WA
Khristy and Fletcher Goldingay	November 2014	Sheryl Ann	Seattle, WA
James and Sheryl Toews1	Fall 1999	Sheryl Ann	Anchorage, Alaska

About the Owners

The Bierbaums: The We bought our 41-foot Lord Nelson Victory Tug in April 2017. The boat had been named Sheryl Ann after the original owners, James and Sheryl Toews. Sheryl Ann was purchased by Fletcher and Khristy Goldingay in November 2014. In January 2017, we were at the Seattle Boat Show not expecting to buy a boat. We had been chartering boats for years and were half-heartedly looking to buy a boat of our own. We had looked at Ranger Tugs, at American Tugs, and at Nordic Tugs. None seemed quite right. But when we rounded the corner at the Seattle Boat Show and saw Sheryl Ann, we both gasped. We looked at each other and simultaneously said “this is our boat.”

We live on an 80-acre farm on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington State. We have horses, dogs, cats, and chickens. Brent is a tugboat captain towing freight to Alaska. Peggy Ann is a lawyer practicing law in Port Townsend. For decades, our primary focus was horses, animals and gardening. While we still love all those activities, our passion has become cruising in the Pacific Northwest. Our maiden voyage was to the Broughtons in August 2017.

We did rename the boat. She is now Seahorse and our dinghy is Seacolt. In doing so, we meant no disrespect to the former owners, but just wanted the boat to reflect who we are and our transition from horses to the sea.

Seahorse is moored at the Port Hadlock Marina with our friends and fellow LNVT owners, Bill Rothert and Macy Galbreath

The Goldingays: Fletcher and I met a little over 3 years ago (2011) and immediately bonded through boats.

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If there was ever anyone who loved being on the water more than life itself, it is my father. He has always managed to own a boat and make it a priority to spend time on it. My dad loved sailing but after having three daughters and a wife that gets seasick, he traded in that lifestyle for a small ski boat. We lived in the suburbs of San Diego and spent almost every weekend on the bay tubing and learning to water ski. I found out quickly at a young age that I am much like my father when it came to boating.

Fletcher grew up in Seattle with parents that also loved to be on the water. Fletcher's dad, John, is quite the fisherman and used to take Fletch out on a drift boat to catch Salmon. They would also go sailing, rowing and kayaking. Pretty much anything that got them afloat. So naturally, after Fletcher and I got together, we bought our first boat.The more time we spent on the water together, the more we realized it's where we belong. It became our dream to live aboard. We are getting married in January 2015 (on a Ferry boat in Seattle) and are very excited to start our adventures on Sheryl Ann (with our big old Labrador Benny too!)

The Toews: When I was born back in the mid 1950's, my parent's favorite television show was called "Waterfront", starring Preston Foster. It was about a boat captain and his tugboat the "Cheryl Ann".

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My parents so enjoyed this show that they named me after the boat, exchanging the C in Cheryl Ann for an S. When my father found out about my husbands love of tugboats he felt it necessary to relate the story of how I was named. Needless to say, when we bought our LNVT, my husband and father stated that there was no other name that could be given to her, so she was given the name of "Cheryl Ann".

Since buying and moving aboard our 41' Victory Tug the "Sheryl Ann" in 1999 and 2000, we have thoroughly enjoyed our cruising lifestyle. We have taken her from Seattle, WA to Seward, Alaska and back again and now we our on our second trip north. This year we plan on going only as far north as Skagway and as far west as Sitka. We plan to spend our summers cruising the Inside Passage of Southeast Alaska and British Columbia taking full advantage of the numerous coves and anchorages.

Now due to medical we have to place Sheryl Ann for sale. we hope that someone will buy her and love and use her as we have.

Dimensions

• LOA: 40 ft 11 in
• Beam: 14 ft 0 in
• Maximum Draft: 4 ft 6 in
• Displacement: 40000 lbs
• Ballast: 4300 lbs

Mechanical and Engine Detail

• Cummins B210 6BT5.9M turbocharged diesel engine, hours: 2906 Dec 2016
• IMra220 2.5 to 1 transmission
• Westmar bow thruster
• Dual Raycor 900 fuel filters
• Tankage
  • • 500g diesel in 5-100g original mild steel tanks
    • 200g water in 2 -100g original stainless tanks
    • 30g holding tank in metal tank in engine room
    • 4 10lb aluminum LP cylinders
• Espar forced air diesel furnace
• 2 electric bilge pumps with helm indicator lights and a manual bilge pump
• 2 Groco sea water strainers (engine and gen set)
• Hynautic Hydraulic steering
• Pressurized fresh water system with expansion tank
• Water heater (from 120 VAC or engine cooling water)
• Bow thruster: WESMAR 8"
• Dometic Electric Toilet w/macerator (lines replaced 2015)
• Davit with Winch: 1000LB lifting capacity

Electrical

• Inverter DC-AC: Heart Interface Freedom 25
• Magnetic Compass: Danforth Constellation
• Batteries: (4) 8D Gel-Cells, 3 under bed in stateroom, 1 in engine room, 1 Group 31 AGM. All replaced in 2014.

Galley

• Galley Stove: LPG Force 10 3 burner
• Microwave: Panasonic
• Trash Compactor: GE Compactall
• Refrigerator: Figoboat DC Electric
• Compressor Danfoss compressor- located under saloon settee (front compressor)
• Freezer- Frigoboat DC Electric
• Compressor: Danfoss compressor located under saloon settee (back compressor)

Electronics

• VHF: Icom IC-M59
• Loud Hailer: Raytheon RAY430
• Ray Radar: Autohelm
• GPS:Autohelm
• Wind Indicator: Autohelm
• DepthSounder/Knot meter: Autohelm Tri-Data

Deck

• Maxwell 2200 Windlass
• Primary Anchor: Forfjord #6 65LBS
• Chain: 325 feet 3/8" galvanized high test

Related Documents

Original "For Sale" brochure with specs (pdf)

Footnotes

1. Orginal owners.