38' Cruising Vessel (2013) - SERIANNA

SERIANNA – A unique, beautifully built 38’ Cruising Vessel – Modeled after the West Coast commercial Trollers.

A one-of-a-kind custom-built full displacement cruising vessel.

SERIANNA is featured in a 2018 video by the Off Center Harbor wooden boat group: One Man’s Masterpiece, the Troller-Inspired Cruising Vessel SERIANNA (full video available below).

An especially well-built and maintained diesel power cruiser in nearly new condition – being offered for sale only because of health issues.

Particulars:
Designer: William Garden
Builder: Hull by French & Webb, Belfast, ME.
All else by Page Traditional Boats, Cushing, ME.
LOA: 38’ LWL: approx. 35’ 6” BEAM: 12’ 2″ DRAFT: 5′
DISPLACEMENT: Approx. 39,000 lbs.
Launched: July 2013
Location: Rockland, Maine

Construction: Double planked hull; Old growth VG Alaskan Yellow Cedar over clear Eastern White Cedar, with 3M 5200 between (First six full thickness caulked seam planks from garboard up thru the “Tuck” are Angelique). Planking is Copper Rivet Fastened (Bronze screw fastened at the rabbet & hood ends; butt blocks are 5/16” Fin Head bolted). Double steam bent Maryland White Oak frames. Purple Heart Stem & Forefoot, Stern Post & Horn
Timber. Angelique Keel & Keelson; all structural timbers are Bronze bolted (And Monel to the 21/2” by 6” 316L SS keel shoe). Nicely shaped Nickel Copper Stem “Iron”.

Laid Teak Fore Deck & Midships raised side Decks, over Sapele marine plywood, over 3/4” by 31/2” T&G Alaskan Yellow Cedar w/ Vee Grooves on the underside – clear satin finished. Epoxy glue between each layer.

Cabin Roofs & the Aft Deck are sheathed with Dynel using Epoxy Resin, over Sapele marine plywood over 3/4” by 31/2” T&G Alaskan Yellow Cedar w/ Vee Grooves underside, finished in clear satin.

All superstructure studs & framing are of Alaskan Yellow Cedar. The exterior vertical surfaces of the entire Superstructure are 1/2” Sapele High Quality Marine Plywood, and after fairing of all scarfed joints, & entire surface, were saturated with three coats of System Three “Clear Coat” Epoxy Sealer – this provides an excellent Stable Base for the Epifanes gloss paint finish which requires refinishing only about every 4th year.

Vertical Grain Bare Teak Cap Rails & all exterior trim – weathering nicely with no checking NOR joint movement. The cap rails & most all other exterior teak are all from One Log! Approx 6000 lbs Lead Ballast – All pieces cut to size & shape – to fit Tightly with No movement in bilge.

West Coast type Angelique Main Guard Rails – with 2″ Brass Half Oval on the outboard face. Much custom-made bronze hardware throughout – both exterior & interior, including old style traditional bronze grab-rail stanchions (custom cast to an older traditional Perko pattern).

Engine: John Deere 6068D Diesel, 120 HP. Very economical & smooth running at cruising speed of 7+ knots. Twin Disc 5050 – 3:1 Reduction Gear. CUNI Furnstrum “Grid Cooler” heat exchanger off port side of keel. Aquamet 22 Stainless 2” shaft – to a large heavy duty Aquadrive Thrust Bearing; thence oversized universal joint / drive shaft to engine which is on soft mounts – very smooth in operation. Four blade Bronze Propeller. Custom stainless Propeller Cage – may be easily removed for bottom painting or if not desired / needed. A small Heat Exchanger is mounted on the stb’d engine bed which heats a Hydronic Heating Loop running to the Water Heater in the engine room; thence to the Main Saloon & Forward Cabin Fan/Heaters.

Fuel and Water Tanks: 600 Gallons Diesel in two heavy Aluminum Tanks; one each side in engine room. Baldwin dual primary Fuel Filters. 256 gallons Water in four Stainless Tanks. Approx. 30 gallon holding tank.

Electrical: Two 8-D AGM 12 Volt House Batteries; 12 Volt AGM Starting Batteries. Victron 120 volt Inverter & Charger w/ 30 amp shore power system. Solar panels on pilot house roof – will run the refrigerator when boat is unattended. Charge controller with display monitor in pilot house. Large Case 165+- Amp Alternator.

Rigging: Roller Furling Steadying Sail. Round Aluminum Mast in Tabernacle at aft end of pilot house. Mast may be lowered & seated in the Gallows Frame way aft. We do this once a season – for her inside storage.

Accommodations: Very comfortable accommodations for two to three; or – four for shorter periods. Starting from forward: A Groco model K toilet is in Forepeak – closed off by a Cypress paneled door. The Forward Cabin has a wide comfortable lower Berth to port with large Drawers beneath. Full sized single Upper Berth with long stowage shelf outboard. A teak Counter with Cabinet is to stb’d with SS Sink, hot & cold pressure water, Cabinets, Drawers, & Laundry stowage beneath Counter. Shelves w/ Cherry facias are outboard above & forward of the counter – for clothing stowage, etc. Teak cabin sole. A sliding Curtain provides privacy for the forward cabin when desired. To stb’d three steps lead up to the Pilot House.

The spacious Pilot House has a High athwartship Settee aft with Excellent Visibility forward – equal to when standing at the Helm. A permanently mounted Auto Pilot Control is at the port side of the settee – enabling operation of the vessel offshore when Clear of Traffic almost continuously from the settee. An Excellent view of the instruments is also provided from the settee. A “swing up” adjustable helmsman’s teak seat is at the wheel; also a teak helm stand. Kobelt single lever engine control; Kobelt hydraulic steering with re-built traditional Teak Wheel; the number of turns hard over to hard over is adjustable. Kobelt Jog Lever at helm station and also at stb’d bulkhead. Teak sliding doors each side. The outboard / fw’d Windows may be lowered into their copper drain pockets via their wide leather straps. Large swing up Engine Room Hatches provide good engine access. The interior pilot house sides are finished in satin varnished Douglas Fir narrow vertical staving with V grooves. The teak sliding door casings, window stiles & casings & all pilot house trim are Tung oiled VG Teak. The sole is laid teak.

To Stb’d of Settee – three steps lead down to the Main Saloon aft. Hanging Locker fw’d to Stb’d, followed by stowage shelves then a gimballed Force Ten 3-burner Propane Cooking Stove w/ Oven. Food stowage shelves outboard of stove & a large drawer beneath for pots & pans. Teak Galley Counter follows next aft stb’d side w/ large SS Sink, Classic Bronze pivoting Faucet w/ hot & cold water, & top loading refrigerator/freezer way aft. Convenient Dish & Glassware stowage is outboard at counter level. Drawers w/ Cherry fascias are forward of the sink for silverware & other table & cookware, etc. A Cabinet w/ hinged door is beneath the sink. The dining area with comfortable adjustable Locust Backrest is to port. Tung Oil finished VG Teak Dining Table. “L” shaped Settee comfortably seats four. Wide full length shelf w/ Cherry fascia is outboard & above the back rest. Stowage space is also beneath the forward part of the Settee. Shelves & Lockers aft of Settee, followed by a very comfortable wide Quarter Berth which runs under the port side of the aft deck. A Kabola Diesel Heating Stove is at the forward bulkhead in the main saloon which is combined within the Engine Hydronic Heating Loop; a Dickinson fan Heater is way aft beneath the lowest step of the companionway ladder to the aft deck – again, part of the Hydronic Heating Loop. The interior of the Saloon Trunk and overhead are finished in satin Off-White; Satin varnished Port Orford Cedar Bulkheads. Drawer Fascias, Nosings & all Trim are Cherry. Satin varnished Atlantic white Cedar hull Ceiling. Brown Heart Sole in the Main Saloon. Bronze opening ports – forward & aft cabins. Many custom bronze Grab Rails throughout. Traditional Perko old style fully rebuilt bronze light fixtures as well as much custom cast bronze hardware & fittings, both interior & exterior.

Electronics: Furuno Radar & Plotter; Hondex Plotter overhead at helm station; Hondex Depth Sounder; Navtec Auto Pilot – w/ Remote Control mounted port side of the high aft Settee in Pilot House – driven by the Dirigo 6” Flat Top Steering Compass at helm station; Two VFH radio telephones. At the companionway to the forward cabin a hinged “Flat” may be easily lowered to provide an excellent flat surface to place the largest size iPad currently running Navionics chart plotting – this will be included.

Equipment: Kinematics West Coast Reel type Hydraulic Anchor Winch on Foredeck; Two 100 lb+- Forfjord Anchors in Roller Chocks at stem; 1/2” BBB Chain & Nylon Braided Rode on winch. A second rode is coiled on deck. A two speed manual winch is mounted on port side of the hydraulic anchor winch frame – used for raising & lowering the mast, and also very helpful when hauling a heavy mooring pendant up thru the chock in a breeze of wind! Small
Stern Anchor w/ light nylon rode; Nylon Dock Lines & numerous spare lines, etc; Orange Ball Fenders; Life Preservers; Overboard Strobe Light; Flares; Halotron Fire Extinguishers; 12V Bilge Pumps and large size engine-driven emergency bilge pump; engine driven wash down/emergency bilge pump; Stainless Boarding Ladder; Kahlenberg Air Horn; rebuilt Bronze older style traditional Search Light; Flat ware, China, Cups, Glassware, Cookware,
and many additional items, including an extensive list of spares.

Spares include: Two Johnson raw water exhaust cooling pumps w/ new spare parts; spare impellers & seals, etc for ALL installed impeller pumps throughout; A never used spare Leece Neville large case approx 165 amp Alternator; Complete spare inventory of all fuses, a never used new spare Groco model “K” toilet, etc. (The Groco model “K” is an especially smooth operating high quality toilet).

Comments: SERIANNA’s double planked hull and main sub deck were exquisitely built by French & Webb, builders in Belfast, ME. At the same time, in our Cushing Shop, we were forming and finishing to size & bevel all laminated Alaskan Yellow Cedar deck and cabin roof beams & applying clear finish – to the final satin coat; Cutting to length & threading the structural bronze rod for the back bone & floor timbers (& for the SS Shoe – Monel rod); milling out & finishing Atlantic white cedar strips with chamfered edges for the interior hull Ceiling; milling out Port Orford Cedar for all bulkheads with V groove & splined edge joints; milling out the 3/4” by 3 1/2” T&G yellow cedar first layer of the main decks and cabin overheads, including sanding and applying to the final satin finish on the underside of each piece. After the hull with deck beams and the T&G main sub deck were completed, the hull was transported from French & Webb to our shop in Cushing where we continued construction and over an extended period brought her to completion & launched in 2013.

SERIANNA has proven to be an especially able & comfortable cruising vessel for my late wife Paula & myself. She has an easy motion in a seaway. Our many cruises include Down East along the Maine Coast; numerous runs to the Nova Scotia coast, and in 2016 we ran her to Newfoundland and cruised the whole South Coast. SERIANNA’s topsides and the painted superstructure are all finished in Epifanes gloss (over the Clear Coat Epoxy sealing base on the vertical superstructure) & this stands up extremely well – requiring a fresh coat only about every 4th year. The aft deck & cabin roofs are sheathed with Dynel using epoxy resin, and Awlgrip finish was applied. All exterior Teak is vertical grain left bare and has weathered nicely. This greatly cuts down on maintenance vs if the teak had been finished in gloss varnish.

SERIANNA is being offered only because of my advancing age, and thus we are seeking a new steward who will truly appreciate her. She has been / is stored in her boat house in Rockland, ME which has a wonderful Damp Ground floor and she does Not dry out – summer or winter. The damp ground floor has a 3” layer of crushed granite on top so no grit is tracked aboard.

MANY more photos are available including interior, exterior, and present inside storage state.

Please call Bill Page for further details: 207-749-0208