Romsdal North Sea Trawler
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Make | Romsdal |
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Model | North Sea Trawler |
Year | 1960 |
Condition | Used |
Price | US$375,000 |
Type | Power |
Class | Trawler |
Length | 20.73 m |
Fuel Type | Diesel |
Hull Material | Wood |
Location | La Paz, Mexico |
LOA | 20.73 m |
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Length on Deck | 17.91 m |
Beam | 5.05 m |
Max Draft | 2.59 m |
Displacement | 180000 lb |
Engine Type | Inboard |
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Engine Make | Cummins TA |
Engine Model | J Series Turbo Charged |
Fuel Type | Diesel |
Power | 200 hp |
Drive Type | Direct Drive |
Propeller Type | 3 Blade |
Engine usage (hours) | 1041 |
Designer | Knut Hagen |
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Builder | Hagen Shipbuilders, Hjelset, Norway |
Fuel Tanks | 2550 gal |
Fresh Water Tanks | 400 gal |
Holding Tanks | 125 gal |
Description
68’ Romsdal North Sea Trawler "Ocean Quest"
Step aboard Ocean Quest, a stunning 1960 Romsdal North Sea Trawler that has been lovingly restored to showcase the very best of Norwegian shipbuilding tradition. Built to GRIEG Class 100 specifications (comparable to Lloyd’s), this 68-foot classic trawler is a rare find, massively constructed of Norwegian pitch pine with laminated oak frames, and upgraded throughout to combine timeless charm with modern reliability.
No expense has been spared in her restoration. The current owner has invested countless hours and resources to ensure Ocean Quest is not only seaworthy but also a pleasure to live aboard. Nearly all critical systems feature backups for peace of mind, and her engineering, safety, and domestic systems are meticulously documented and intuitively laid out.
With her robust construction, rebuilt machinery, and beautifully maintained interior, this vessel represents the perfect blend of strength, elegance, and functionality. She is exceptionally clean, orderly, and ready for extended cruising.
Located in La Paz, Baja California Sur, the gateway to the spectacular Sea of Cortez, "Ocean Quest" offers year-round access to some of the world’s most pristine cruising grounds. Swim with whale sharks, explore secluded anchorages, or enjoy her comfort as a spacious liveaboard.
Whether you’re seeking a long-range expedition trawler, a classic yacht with character, or a liveaboard home with unmatched craftsmanship, "Ocean Quest" delivers!
The owner has extensive records of the vessel's work and history available so be sure to check out her full specs and request additional information on the history of this impressive ship. Listed exclusively with La Paz Yachts, the trusted experts in yacht ownership in Mexico, ready to help you make your cruising dreams a reality.
Walkthrough
The Fore deck has high bull works with cap rails, two anchors mounted and ready to deploy, and a large hydraulic windlass. On the cap rails are heavy duty chocks, hawse holes in the bull works, cleats on deck, and large fenders mounted on the bull works. Moving aft is the forward companionway with lockers on each side and the mast and boom that is used fore hoisting the dingy and wave runners aboard.
The galley has on the starboard side a stand up refrigerator, freezer and cabinets, on the port side a door that leads to stairs going down to the living quarters forward, a cabinet, stove and a long bench athwart ships with a double sink. Aft of the bench is a long bar counter with 4 stools and side doors to the weather decks. Center behind the bar stools is a roll top desk, on the port side is access to the master state room on the lower deck, aft of the galley is the main salon, with a music center, books, cabinets and an L shaped settee.
Going aft are the weather (side) decks leading to the aft deck that consists of an electric capstan, cleats and stern anchor. There are stairs leading to the upper deck to the wheel house.
The upper deck has a walk around the wheel house. The wheel house is the control center of the vessel with a full console and steering center, a full set of engine instruments and controls, full set of electronic and navigation equipment with many back up systems, including all ships controls. Aft of the steering station is a bench seat, doors to the side decks, a chart table a small table and a bunk seat aft.
Aft on the upper deck is a wave runner, a dingy hoist, and a deck locker with a generator and emergency engine driven pump, and stairs to the main deck.
The living accommodations are on the lower deck. Forward is a bathroom with all amenities. Aft of the bathroom on the port side is a state room with a queen sized bed, seat and storage. Aft of the bathroom on the starboard side are a set of upper and lower bunks and cabinets, access to the engine room and the generator room and work shop. Access to the aft state room is aft of the galley. The aft state room consists of a queen sized bed, lockers, draws, vanity, and an L shaped settee and a private bathroom with a vanity with hand basin cabinets, mirror, toilet and separate shower.
There is a separate generator room with electrical panels and other equipment, forward of the generator room is a complete separate work shop fully equipped the bilges were found clean and tidy (no oil/water), all equipment is meticulously maintained and labeled with many back up systems. The fuel filtering system has double fuel filters and vacuum gages and an additional day tank with a fuel polishing system.
The interior is in good condition throughout including all paint and bright work, upholstery, and carpeting, clean and tidy throughout with everything in its appointed place.
Electronics and navigation
- Raytheon High Definition digital radar
- VHF Radio(s): Standard Horizon (galley, Work Area)
ICOM IC-M127 (Wheel house)
APELCO Radio telephone, Model: VXL 7000
4 West Marine hand held models
ICOM IC-M7 hand held
Realistic TRC-482
ICOM CM-89 hand held - SSB Radio: SEA 112 / SCG — Model: SG 2000
- CB Radio: Radio Shack brand
- GPS 7 Plotter: 1 — Raytheon / 1 — Garmin 230 / 1 — SITEX GPS-9 (for auto pilot)
- Radar Unit: Two, both 12 volt. VIGIL & Furuno
- Depth Sounder: Standard Horizon (compensated for keel depth)
- Sonar: Interphase Probe (down and forward scanning)
- Compass: Ritchie (Powerdaup) / Azimuth 1000
- Navigation Programs: Captains and Maptech Charts for All Waters. Nobel Tec with full complement of charts well organized and stored carefully.
- Other Electronics: DELL Laptop INSPIRON 1150
Weather Fax: Furuno DFAY
Radar Detector (Model: 050) by Survival Safety Eng. Inc.
RDF APCLCO, Model: AXL 1500, auto direction finder
Barometer (Weems & Plath) and Clock (Weems & Plath)
Navigation lights, international
Electrical
- D.C. System: 12 Volts
- Batteries: 2 — 8D's
6 — 12 volt AGM and 3— 12 volt AGM house batteries
1 — Group 27 12 volt
1 — Group 27 12 volt AGM - Battery Selector Switch: Guest primarily
- Battery Isolating Switch: Yes
- Battery Charging Unit: Heart Freedom 10 charger/inverter, silicon diode
- A.C. System: 110 Volts
- Types of Wiring: Marine grade insulated stranded copper, labeled throughout
- Power Distribution Panel: Custom made, in generator room
- Shore power connector: 3, 30 AMP Stainless Steel Marinco. Weather tight and in protected
- Cords: 2 — 30' Cords and 1 — 50' Cord
- Pro Watt 400 (XANTREX)
- Inverter: Two Mariner Trace 3000
- Aux. Heart Inverter, Freedom 10
- Auxiliary Generator #1: Yanmar / Nor'Pro Diesel, 9 Kw
- Auxiliary Generator #2: Yanmar diesel, 3.3 Kw
Mechanical
- Main Engine(s): Cummins TA, Turbo, 4 valve head
- Model: J Series Turbo Charged
- HP: 200 @ 2400 RPM
- Auxiliary Engine: Cummins Naturally Aspirated, 2 valve head (Get-Home)
- Model: J Series
- HP: 130
- Alarms for Oil, Water, Knot Meter
- Fuel Filters: Primary - Racor, Secondary - Racor
- Oil Filters: Spin on and remote, with Oil Change system
- Marine Gear: Twin Disc Ratio: 4.5 : 1
- Cooling System: Freshwater with heat exchanger with Murphy coolant sensor alarms
- Muffler: Pair of Stainless Steel
- Exhaust System: Dry Exhaust to fiddle
- Engine Room Ventilation: Natural flow and blower
- Engine Beds: Solid timbers
- Cruising Speed: 7-8 Est.
- Fuel Consumption: 5 GPH @ 1600 rpms @ 6.5 - 7 Knots
6.5 GPH @ 1800 rpms @ 7.5 — 8 Knots - Engine Controls: Dual
- Steering: Wheel to hydraulic (Tenfjord)
- Steering Stations: Single
- Autopilot: Robertson AP-300
- Shaft Size and Material: 3 Sections each with Couplings / Pillow / Babbitt bearings
- Cruising Range: Estimated at 3,000 plus KM
- Rudder: Wood, solid timber
- Strut Bearing(s): Cutlass type, bronze and rubber
- Engine Room Condition: Spotless
- Propeller: 3 - blade - Variable pitch
- Other: Wesmat- Stabilizer, Model: RS-1200 (Single fin)
Bow thruster. Mfg: IMTRA Side Power 24 volt
Rudder angle indicator
2 Pyrometers
Gauges are Stewart-Warner primarily
2 Inclinometers, manual and level - Bilge Pumps: 2 high capacity pumps, 1 Rule submersible with float switch, 1 AC automatic
- Note: when the vessel is left unattended, the bilge pumping function is not interrupted, should all auxiliary bilge pump switches are in the OFF position, the bilge pump will operate.
Tankage and water systems
FUEL
- 4 Painted steel Tanks 1,2,3 = 700 gals ea., tank #4 = 200 gals, Tank #5 = 250 gals — Total 2800 gals. (all with inspection and access ports)
- Fuel polishing system. Tank #2 is used as a day tank.
WATER
- 2 Polypropylene, each 200 gals. with tank watch system with UV in-line
- Fresh Water Heating: Water heater 10 gallons
- Fresh Water Pump: Paragon, two units
- Pressure Water: 40 PSI
- Accumulator: Yes
- Water Maker: Two, Off Shore Marine Labs. Model: System Seawater Desalinator Both 1200/300
HOLDING
- Capacity: 125 Gallons
- Material: Black Iron
- Deck Pump Out: Starb'd top side
- Macerator: Integral to the LectraSan
Deck and hull
- The vessel is built with Carvel Plank construction method with planking of Pitch Pine. The frames are laminated, with approx. 9 laminates, on approximately 10-12 Inch center, massively and strongly constructed, a formable machine in and of itself. The planking seams are filled with Oakum, and cotton and sealed with Portland Cement. Any nicked or gouges from her years of service are faired with Portland cement as well. Her keel and keelson are of 8" x 9" (Fir) timbers and she has a sectioned wormshoe.
- Solid timber floors where observed, steel reinforcements.
- The decks are planked and covered with a elastomeric waterproof material (Rhino-Liner)
- Anchors: Main Navy type — 300 lbs. — all chain — 5/8th " high tensile — 400'
Secondary CQR — 75 lbs. — 40' of 5/16" galv. chain — 300' of 3/0" gold line braided
Stern Danforth / Fortess 37 with Simpson Lawrence windless and 250' of 3/8th" BBB Galvanized chain
Spare Danforth 100 Lb mounted at ready on foredeck. - Rode: Line and Chain
- Anchor Windlass / Drive: The original Tenfjord (Norwegian) hydraulic windlass, recently, completely rebuilt, powder coated, and re installed.
- Black anchor ball.
- Anchor Light
- Deck Lights:There are five (5) flood lights illuminating the fore deck area
- Antenna Masts / Arches: New custom fore deck mast. Built of 1/4" walled steel, 6 to 13 inch diameter at the base with a crow's nest. There is a w winch with remote control. Lift Capacity: 2000 Pounds
- Stanchions: Stanchions are the extensions of the frame heads and are exposed on the bulwarks
- Life Lines: One course of stainless steel cable runs port and starb'd, above bulwarks, cap rail, and cordons off the foredeck at the engine room entry
- Railings (Exterior / Interior): Handrails on the house sides on both levels and about the deck as necessary. A double course of railing surrounds the upper deck
- Opening Portlights: Port side, forward, and starb'd side, aft. Windows surround the pilot house
- 12 Stainless Steel cleats add to the deck hardware inventory.
Ammenities
- Princess 3 burner with oven, with Nutone Fan
- LG Microwave
- Refrigerator: Full size with freezer
- Freezers: Full size — One outside of generator room and one in shop
- Ice Chest: Located on the starb'd foredeck with a Norcold Cold Plate unit, well insulated custom built box.
- Ice Maker: U-line
- Barbeque: Installed on upper deck with custom cover
- Double stainless steel sink
- 2 Marine LectraSan heads
- Heating Systems: Electric and VOLVO 18,000 BTU
- Air Conditioning: Unit #1 12,000 BTU
Unit #2 16,000 BTU
Unit #3 10,000 BTU Dometic Automatic Climate Control (new)
Safety
- Lifejackets, fully equipped
- Life rings (marked "Ocean Quest")
- Fire extinguishers
- Fixed fire extinguisher system in engine room
- Fire axe
- Fire pumping system Briggs and Stratton 3 HP coupled to engine with 25' hose. Pick up is in the port bilge
- Visual distress signals
- Air horn and bell
- Boat hooks
- 2 — EPIRB, up to date
- 8-person life raft
- Smoke/CO2 detector
- High bilge water alarm
- Search light / radar reflector
- DC damage control plugs
- Rigging harness
- Emergency egress: Main salon: Water tight door to port weather deck from galley. Engine space and lower deck. Foredeck cargo hatch. Foredeck Hatch: Dog house to main deck (guest quarters)
- Reboarding Methods Available: Custom portable stainless steel and bronze boarding step at port deck gate.
Tenders
- 13 ft AVON with 25 HP Suzuki
- 8 ft AVON Rover with 8 HP Suzuki
- Wave Runners: (2) by YAMAHA
- Spare 2 HP Tohatsu (pickled)
Additional equipment
- Numeous extensive collection of extra parts (engine, generators, hoses, etc.), all well organized, labelled and carefully stored
- Abundant and redundant navigational aid, charts, etc.
- Binoculars Techno-Stabi
- TV DSS TRACVISION System By Sea Sharp Model 22"
- Honda 1000 watt gasoline powered generator — Two, with jumper cables to convert to 2000 watt
- Hand held loud hailer
- Mako Dive Compressor, Gas Powered
- Dive gear and custom tanks and racks
- (2) 2 HP air compressors by Sears Craftsman and a 1 HP in the engine room
- Deck boxes: 3 — top deck, 2 — main deck at doghouse
- Stereo: Sharp XL-HP515, with water proof speakers on upper deck.
- Closed Circuit TV — Two
Focus: Engine and generator (Machinery Stations)
Focus: Aft deck and port weather deck - Booms: Two with extra super winch for Waver Runners on upper aft deck, and port deck forward
- Boom lift on forward mast — Limit 2000 lbs.
- Fully stocked pantry
- Kenwood AM/FM/Cassette, Model: KRC 3003
- Extensive tool inventory, full shop
- Honda 5.51-IP 10.500 GPH Trash pump
- DVD Player: MINTEK MDP-1770 •
- Standard loud hailer LH-5
- Weather base (Mounted on mast, by West Marine)
- (5) Station Intercom
- Custom deck shower, starboard weatherdeck
Disclaimer
The Company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.
Presented For Sale By:
Associated Yacht Brokers of Mexico
Mexico
Presented For Sale By:
Associated Yacht Brokers of Mexico
Mexico