56 Custom 1981 Boat for Sale

- Year: 1981 - Builder: Van Peer Boat Works, Fort Bragg, California - Construction: All-welded steel - Length overall: Approximately 65 feet - Registered length: 56.8 feet - Beam: 22 feet - Draft: Approximately 10 feet - Depth: 10.5 feet - U.S. documentation number: 633592 - Hull form: Displacement hull with a near-vertical, deep-V bow and square transom - Layout: House forward, refrigerated fish holds amidships, working deck aft - Five watertight bulkheads, including watertight manways in the aft two - Hull and structural steel listed as 1/4-inch and 5/16-inch, with frames on 16-inch centers - Steel deckhouse with 1/4-inch plating

STAR OF THE SEA is rigged for crab and tendering, with a deck winch and davits for seining. Her working arrangement includes hydraulic controls on the aft deckhouse bulkhead, substantial boom and winch equipment, and refrigerated storage for commercial fish handling. - Approximately 150,000 pounds total fish-hold capacity - Forward hold: Approximately 100,000 pounds - Aft hold: Approximately 50,000 pounds - 35-ton refrigerated seawater system - Hydro chiller installed in 2023 - Twin PACO fish-hold pumps with 208-volt Leeson drives - Additional PACER 208-volt fish-hold pump - Rome No. 12 deck winch - Gearmatic topping and boom winches - Two Rotzler vang winches - Pullmaster winch equipment, including a picking-boom winch - 6.5-inch steel main boom with strongback - 5.5-inch steel picking boom - Heavy-duty A-frame and crow's-nest platform - Seine block rebuilt in 2025 - Kohlstrand bait chopper - Main-engine-driven hydraulic system rated at approximately 85 gallons per minute - 70-gallon hydraulic oil tank - Two engine-driven saltwater washdown pumps - Three Freeman fish-hold hatches and a Baier lazarette hatch - Stainless-capped working-deck bulwarks - Removable, fully enclosed aluminum bait shed measuring approximately 15 feet by 21 feet by 7 feet; shed installation and delivery arrangements to be confirmed - Elevated deck-lighting arrangement with floodlights, halogen lights, and LEDs The associated gear inventory also identifies crab pots and line, a TransVac, four herring nets, two salmon nets, spare generating equipment, and other equipment held ashore. The final included inventory and delivery of stored equipment are to be agreed upon with the seller.

• - 2005 Lugger L6170A six-cylinder turbocharged marine diesel - 700 horsepower at 1,800 rpm - Keel cooling and dry exhaust - Approximately 50,000 main-engine hours recorded in 2025; current hours to be confirmed - 2005 Twin Disc MG5222 marine transmission, 5.01:1 reduction - 4.5-inch stainless-steel propeller shaft - Four-blade bronze propeller, 68 x 56, right-hand rotation - Spare Kruger propeller, 64 x 64, right-hand rotation - Hynautic engine controls - Hydraulic steering with Wood Freeman controls and Wagner pump - Centerline wheelhouse helm and additional port-side engine/autopilot controls - Racor 75-1000MAX main-engine filtration - Racor 500FG filtration for the generators Reported operating figures are approximately 8.5 knots at 1,350 rpm and 7 knots at 1,000 rpm, with fuel consumption of approximately 12-14 gallons per hour. Actual speed, fuel consumption, and range vary with load, sea conditions, and operating rpm.

- Three installed Isuzu-powered generating sets: One 10-kW unit and two 60-kW units - 10-kW unit fitted with a Stamford generator in 2019 - One 60-kW Isuzu unit rebuilt in 2023 - One 60-kW Isuzu unit fitted with a 45-gallon-per-minute engine-driven backup bilge pump - Centaur 12-volt, 60-amp battery charger installed in 2023 - Quality Marine 50-amp battery charger - NAPA engine-room battery bank with replacements in 2025 - Dedicated navigation battery and spare battery - Lincoln 225 arc welder - Sears 110-volt, 25-gallon air compressor - Multiple electric bilge pumps and a portable emergency pump - Engine-room video monitoring with two cameras - General alarm, high-water alarms, bridge watch alarm, and engine-room fire/smoke alarms - Engine protection for high temperature and low oil pressure

- Fuel: Approximately 5,900 gallons in six steel tanks - Stainless-steel day tank - Fuel shutoffs at tanks and fuel manifolds - Fresh water: Approximately 400 gallons - Holding tank: Approximately 10 gallons - Custom 50-gallon electric water heater - Jabsco freshwater pressure system - Two freshwater-flush Dometic marine toilets with Flojet pumps

The elevated wheelhouse provides a centerline operating station, secondary port-side controls, a captain's bunk, and port and starboard doors opening to the Portuguese bridge. - ComNav TS4 autopilot installed in 2022 - WF 8350 rudder-angle indicator - Furuno RDP-112 radar, listed with a 72-mile range - Furuno 1931 Mark II radar - Furuno GP32 WAAS GPS - Echotec CTM 951 plotter - Two computer navigation stations running Nobeltec - Furuno FCV-1100L sounder - Wesmar 800-series sounder - AIS fitted in 2023 - Garmin inReach communicator - SEA 225 HF/SSB radio - Standard Horizon Matrix DSC VHF - Furuno FM-3000 DSC VHF - Icom IC-M602 DSC VHF - Galley remote microphone and portable VHF - Standard Horizon VLH-3000 hailer - Westinghouse Series 1000 satellite telephone - CLS tender locator - Additional Icom transceiver - Wood Freeman 8-inch magnetic compass - Bridge Watch RDI alarm - Cisco Wi-Fi equipment and dual 19-inch displays - Electric windshield defrost/heating

The main accommodation area includes forward berthing for up to six, a separate two-bunk starboard stateroom with an adjoining head and shower, and an additional captain's bunk in the wheelhouse. The forward berthing compartment has an escape hatch to the bow. - Port-side dining area with seating for approximately seven - Two heads, including the stateroom head with shower - Kenmore five-burner, 220-volt ceramic-top range and oven - Kenmore microwave - Full-size stainless-steel side-by-side refrigerator/freezer - Double stainless-steel galley sink - Danby chest freezer, approximately 13 cubic feet - Vizio television and Memorex DVD player - Alpine stereo with Bose speakers - Direct galley access to the aft working deck

- Fjorfjord anchor - Thompson hydraulic anchor winch, 19 x 14 inches - Approximately 20 fathoms of 3/4-inch stud-link anchor chain - Approximately 60 fathoms of 9/16-inch anchor cable, replaced in 2019 - Steel bowsprit with stainless-steel roller - Heavy deck cleats and bow hawse pipes - Zodiac inflatable with Yamaha 9.9-hp outboard listed in the equipment inventory; inclusion and delivery to be confirmed

- 2014 main-deck sandblasting, paint, and replacement timbers - 2018 aft-deck and deck-beam replacement - 2022 ComNav TS4 autopilot - 2023 Hydro chiller and Centaur battery charger - 2023 AIS installation - 2025 engine-room battery replacements - Fish-hold restoration completed in July 2025 - Seine block rebuilt in 2025 - July 2025 bottom paint and replacement zinc anodes

Specifications and capacities are approximate and subject to buyer verification. Fishing permits, quotas, contracts, and stored gear are subject to separate confirmation of inclusion and transferability.