58 Custom 1973 Boat for Sale

58' Custom 1973

FV JULIA KAE

58’ Steel Marco Seiner | Fully Rebuilt | Turn-Key Commercial Platform

Location: Seattle, Washington
USCG Documentation #: 545462
Service: Coastwise Unrestricted – Commercial Fishing Vessel
Hull Material: Steel
Builder: Marine Construction & Design / Marco (Seattle)
Year Built: 1973
Hailing Port: Seattle, WA

PRINCIPAL DIMENSIONS

• Length Overall: 58’

• Beam: 18.30’

• Hull Depth: 9.30’

• Gross Tonnage: 59

• Net Tonnage: 40

• Fish Hold Capacity: ~80,000 lbs

• Hull Number: 234

• Call Sign: WDE3589

VESSEL SUMMARY

The FV JULIA KAE is a heavy-built Marco steel seiner that underwent a comprehensive professional rebuild in 2018 at Gardner Boat Repair, with interior, systems, and finishing by Pipes Marine (Seattle).

The rebuild addressed structure, deck, house, machinery support systems, electrical, electronics, insulation, accommodations, hydraulics, and fishing systems, resulting in a modernized, dependable, multi-use commercial vessel suitable for:

• Seining

• Charter operations

• Crab fishing

• Tender work

• Multi-role fleet use

This vessel has been consistently maintained, recently hauled and painted September 2025, and is ready to work immediately.

HULL & STRUCTUREOriginal Construction

• Designed and built by Marine Construction & Design Inc.

• Constructed to ABS and USCG hull strength standards

• Longitudinally framed steel hull

• Boxed keel

• Heavy plate construction throughout

Hull Plating

• Bottom shell: ¼” plate

• Side shell: ¼” plate

• Deck plating: ¼” plate

• Bulwarks: 5/16” plate

• Keel bar: ½” plate

• Hold bottom: ¼” plate

Structural Members

• Longitudinal hull & deck stiffeners: 3” × 3/8” flat bar

• Bulwark caps: rectangular steel tubing

• Stern tube: 8” extra heavy pipe

• Main deck guard: 6” extra heavy pipe

2018 STRUCTURAL & DECK REBUILD

• New steel foredeck plating forward of main fish hold

• New transverse framing and longitudinals in rebuilt areas

• Raised bulwarks forward of house with stainless cap rail

• New stainless pin rails

• New stainless skiff guide plate on transom

• Stainless rail caps replaced and upgraded

• Rolling chocks installed (2012)

HOUSE & SUPERSTRUCTURE

• New aluminum house and enclosed flying bridge (2018)

• Marine-grade aluminum construction

• Installed using explosion-bonded steel-to-aluminum Deta-Couple system

• Extensive sound deadening installed during rebuild

• Marine-grade laminated plywood interior bulkheads

• Hardwood trim throughout

Windows & Doors

• All windows upgraded to double-pane Diamond Sea Glaze (August 2022)

• Aluminum framed, bolt-in windows with heat-treated glass

• Sliding windows port & starboard

• Weather-tight aluminum pilothouse and galley doors

MAIN PROPULSIONMain Engine

• Caterpillar D343

• Inline 6-cylinder diesel

• Turbocharged

• Runs strong and clean

• Proven, mechanical, serviceable platform

Reduction Gear

• Twin Disc Model 514

• Reduction: 4.5:1

Shafting & Propulsion

• 3.50” carbon steel intermediate shaft

• Babbitted pillow block bearing

• 4” stainless steel tail shaft

• Bronze packing gland with flax packing

• 3-blade bronze propeller – 54” × 43”

AUXILIARY POWER

• Isuzu 4BG1-T diesel auxiliary engine

• Installed 2019

• 4-cylinder diesel

• 65 kW generator

• 208V, 3-phase

• Electric start

STEERING & CONTROLS

• Wagner T-5 hydraulic steering system

• Single-plate rudder, palmed

• 3” rudder stock with pintle

• Rudder angle indicators (dual)

• Manual helm pump in pilothouse

• Engine-driven hydraulic pump

• ZF Micro-Commander engine controls

• Jastram jog levers (2)

ELECTRICAL SYSTEMSAC Power

• Shore power connections:

  • 208V 3-phase

  • 240V single-phase

  • 110V

• New AC switchboards and distribution panels

• Stranded armored copper wiring throughout

• Lock-out bars on AC panels

DC Power

• 12V & 24V AGM battery banks

• Engine start batteries

• House batteries

• Emergency battery systems

• Battery shut-off switches in engine room

Charging & Inverter

• OutBack inverter/charger system

• Pro-Nautic 24-20 battery charger

• Charging from shore power and generator

Lighting

• LED lighting throughout vessel (interior & exterior)

• LED deck lighting

• LED navigation and running lights

• Mast-mounted LED work lights

HYDRAULIC SYSTEMS

• Aries air clutch off main engine

• Marco DP-26 hydraulic pump drive

• Stainless steel pressure & return tubing in engine room

• New stainless hydraulic valves behind house and on deck

• Hydraulic tubing up to knuckle, hoses to power block

• Return filter in engine room

• AC compressor for clutch operation

DECK MACHINERY & FISHING GEARWinches & Gear

• JK FAB self-pursing seine winch

• Pullmaster main picking winch

• Pullmaster auxiliary picking winch

• Pullmaster topping winch

• Double-drum vanging winch

• Pullmaster picking winches on additional booms

Booms & Rigging

• 6” steel main boom (new 2018)

• Hydraulic knuckle head for power block positioning

• Additional steel and aluminum booms

• New wire rope rigging, blocks, and shackles

• Synthetic running gear

Anchoring

• New JK FAB anchor winch (2018)

• Forfjord #30 anchor (210 lb)

• Stud-link chain and galvanized anchor cable

• Stainless anchor roller assembly

REFRIGERATION & FISH HOLDS

• 30-ton RSW system

• Freon compressor in engine room

• Titanium tube chiller mounted in forward fish hold

• Condenser cooling pump

• PVC distribution piping

• Fish hold sump system

• New under-hold sump line (2023)

• Dual insulated fish holds

TANKAGE

• Fuel: 4,000 gallons (wing tanks)

• Fresh Water: 500 gallons (stainless tanks)

• Hydraulic Oil: ~150 gallons

BILGE & PLUMBING

• 2 × Rule 24V DC bilge pumps

• Little Giant AC submersible bilge pump

• Emergency bilge suction off main engine

• Deck washdown pump

• Domestic water pressure system

• 20-gallon hot water heater

• Type III MSD marine sanitation system

NAVIGATION & ELECTRONICS

• Furuno NavNet system

• Furuno 1935 – 48-mile radar

• Furuno NavNet 1943 C-Map radar/chartplotter

• GPS & AIS

• Furuno FCV-1150 color sounder

• Standard Horizon VHF radios (multiple)

• Satellite phone (Alaska coverage)

• Cell phone booster

• CCTV system – 8 cameras

• Autopilot (ComNav)

• Compass systems

ACCOMMODATIONS & INTERIORCrew & Sleeping

• Master stateroom forward with double bunks

• Crew quarters with 5 bunks

• Storage drawers, lockers, sea rails

• Emergency escape hatch

Galley & Living

• Full galley with Formica countertops

• Electric 4-burner range with oven

• Microwave oven

• Refrigerator/freezer (double door with lower drawer)

• Washer/dryer combo

Head & Shower

• Marine head with vanity and sink

• Separate shower with mixing valve and drain

SAFETY & COMPLIANCE

• USCG dockside exam completed

• Life raft with hydrostatic release

• EPIRB with hydrostatic release

• Fire detection systems

• Smoke & heat alarms

• General alarm system

• Bilge alarms

• Watch alarm system

• Navigation lights & sound signaling devices

RECENT WORK & MAINTENANCE

• Complete rebuild completed 2018

• New auxiliary engine installed 2019

• Windows upgraded 2022

• Fish hold sump line replaced 2023

• Hauled & painted September 2025

• High level of routine maintenance throughout ownership

OPTIONAL / AVAILABLE SEPARATELY

(Not included in asking price)

• 19’ × 10’ Marco aluminum skiff

  • Cummins 6BT – 210 HP

• 250 fm × 450 md seine

• SE seine permit

• 15” Marco crab block

BOTTOM LINE

The FV JULIA KAE is a serious, steel Marco workboat that has already had the expensive work done. With a modernized house, proven propulsion, heavy deck gear, 30-ton RSW system, and charter-ready accommodations, this vessel offers exceptional value relative to replacement cost.

Turn-key. Proven. Ready to work.

Denison Yachting is pleased to assist you in the purchase of this vessel. This boat is centrally listed by W S Yacht Brokers - Portland.

Denison Yacht Sales offers the details of this yacht in good faith but can’t guarantee the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of this boat for sale. This yacht for sale is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal from that yacht market without notice. She is offered as a convenience by this yacht broker to its clients and is not intended to convey direct representation of a specific yacht for sale.