45' Alden Ketch (1950) - HOWARD BLACKBURN (Reduced Price)

John Alden design #772A. This ketch was built in Cristobal, Panama. She was built with IPE frames and Long leaf yellow pine planking and fastened with Monel.
We have been the 5th owners and had her for 30 years, the owner before that for 25 years. She has been well maintained.

*Engine
80 Hp Caterpillar D311
3 blade fixed prop
Raw water cooled with heat exchanger

*Tanks
2 stainless water tanks 60 Gallons each
1 stainless fuel tank 70 gallons
1 new plastic fuel tank 60 gallons

*Inboard equipment
M/E bilge pump
Electric bilge pump
Manual bilge pump
1 fresh water electric pump
1 gray water electric pump
1 electric wash down pump
Manual head
3 burner propane stove

*Electronics
Garmin GPS
McMurdo AIS transceiver
VHF radio
Depth sounder
50 AMP 32V-12V converter
Auto pilot
AM/FM bluetooth stereo
32V battery charger
32V 50amp alternator
24v 50amp alternator
House Batt. 4×8 volt = 32 volt
Start Batt. 2×6 volt = 24 volt
All inside and Navigation bulbs are LED

*Accommodations
2 bunks forward V berth
5 bunks midships
2 bunks aft cabin
1 standing shower opposite head

*Ground tackle
1 45LB CQR anchor
1 22LB Danforth
200′ 1/2″ chain port & starboard
Wilcox Crittenton Manual 2 speed anchor windlass

*Construction
Carval Planked Long leaf yellow pine 1 7/8′, fastened with Monel boat nails
3 1/2″ Ipe sawn frames (doubled in bilge area) bronze bolted to Natural grown floor timbers
Keel, stem & sternpost Ipe
Bulwark stanchions Ipe
Deck yellow pine fastened with Monel nails, covered with 3/16″ marine ply and covered with fiberglass set in epoxy.

*Rigging, sails & spars
Standing rigging 1×19 stainless with Sta-Lok fittings attached to bronze turnbuckles
Mainsail 2022
Mizzen 2020
Jib roller furling
Stay’sl 2025
Main & Mizzen mast solid laminated spruce
Booms & bowsprit solid Long leaf yellow pine