2002 West Bay Sonship

"La Pituca" is hull #69 of the highly regarded West-Bay SonShip 58' pilothouse motor yacht series. Outstanding features of this yacht and design include dependable Series 60, 4-stroke 12.7 Liter DDEC Detroit Diesel engines with low original hours, a walk-in engine room accessible from the cockpit with full standing headroom, spacious salon, walk around side-decks, Galley-up, interior and exterior stairs up to fly-bridge and, 3 staterooms and 2 heads. Additional features include 2 generators, stabilizers, hydraulic bow thruster, hydraulic windlass, hydraulic davit and, a watermaker. “La Pituca” is being offered for sale now by her only second owner who purchased the vessel in September 2003 and has owned the vessel for the past 16 years. 

Engines and Generators serviced (February 2020)

Bottom painted (January 2020)

Cruising Range/RPM/speed = 866 NM @ 1,000 RPM-9 knts, 361NM/1600 RPM-13.5 knts & 333 NM/1900 RPM-18knts. At WOT, 23.6 knts/250NM range

Walk-Thru

A FBG swim platform, integral with the hull is all the way aft and a door leads through the transom and forward into the cockpit. A large lazarette providing great storage as well as access to the steering, water-making and electrical system are beneath the cockpit’s sole. A wide hatch with gently sloping steps forward in the cockpit provides easy access to the spacious engine room. Dual doors open to the salon and provide an expansive view all the way forward from the cockpit to the pilothouse and interior helm. Walk around side-decks forward from the cockpit make the handling of dock lines and fenders easier. 

Entering the carpeted salon, there is a custom made and most comfortable sofa along the port side with 2 occasional swiveling chairs across to starboard. The interior woodwork was hand-crafted from rift cut white oak and finished to a blond color. An entertainment center is built-in just forward of these chairs. 3 steps lead up to the Galley/Pilothouse. To starboard is a wide, gently curving set of stairs leading up to the fly-bridge and upper helm station and a dinette is just forward of these stairs. The Galley is across to the port side. The lower helm station is positioned on centerline and all the way forward in the pilothouse. Side-doors to port and starboard lead out to the side-decks. Access to the 3 staterooms and 2 heads is gained forward from the pilothouse and down a stairway on starboard side. The Master’s Stateroom is amidships and features a queen-size bed, head with shower en-suite, 2 large hanging lockers, plenty of drawer storage and access to the clothing washer and 220V dryer. Forward of the master’s stateroom a Guest’s stateroom with over/under single bunk berths is to port, a shared guest’s head is across the companionway to starboard and the VIP guest’s stateroom is all the way forward. The VIP features a double/full size bed on the centerline one large hanging locker and plenty of drawer and locker storage space. 

Salon

• Wood blinds (2”) and lambrequins

Galley and Appliances

• Garbage disposal (Insinkerator) installed in small basin of galley sink
• Flooring upgraded to Nafco vinyl wood flooring
  
• Refrigerator – GE w/ in-door ice and water dispenser and wood front
  
• Cooktop – Maytag
  
• Microwave/Convection Oven - GE
• Dishwasher - Kenmore
• Trash Compactor - Broan
• Wood Blinds (1")
  
• Counter Tops are Corian solid surface with bullnose edge and 3/8" Corian inlay

Pilothouse and Helm

• Detroit Diesel Electronic Controls (DDEC) and engine/function displays
• Stidd Helm chair
• Flooring upgraded to Nafco vinyl wood flooring

Pilothouse Helm Electronics

• VHF radio – Garmin Mdl. 200
• Chartplotter – Garmin GPSmap 5215
• Radar- Furuno FR7062 6kW w/ 6’ array
• Depth recorder – Furuno FCV-582L
• DGPS – Furuno DGPS GP-36
• SSB – Icom IC-M710 Marine Transceiver w/ 100 Sq Ft ground grid built into underside of the bridge-deck.
• Auto-Pilot – Simrad Robertson AP20 w/ Robertson AP300 handheld remote control
• Icom - loud hailer
• Knotmeter/Log – Raytheon ST60 digital Autohelm Series
• AWI/AWD – Raytheon ST60 Autohelm Series
• Depthsounder – Raytheon ST60 digital Autohelm Series
• Compass – KVH Azimuth 1000 digital compass

Flybridge and Helm

• Helm station situated on the centerline with pedestal seats for the helmsperson and a companion
• Detroit Diesel Electronic Controls (DDEC) and engine/function displays
• Ritchie Power-Damp magnetic compass, Trim Tab, bow thruster, windlass and stabilizer controls
• Dual trumpet air-horns, ACR spotlight w/ remote control
• Dual “L” shaped settees (forward facing) with corian Hi-Low cocktail table
• Davit, life raft and tender mounted aft of fly-bridge on boat-deck
• Wet bar cabinet built in to the port side of the flybridge aft of the helm station

Flybridge Helm Electronics

• VHF radio – Garmin Mdl 200
• Auto-Pilot remote – Simrad Robertson AP22 display w/ handheld remote control
• Radar – Furuno remote display Mdl FMD-811
• Chartplotter – Garmin GPSmap 5212 display
• Raytheon Autohelm Series ST60 Multi display
• Ritchie magnetic compass

Mechanical and Engine Room

• Detroit Diesel Series 60, 700 HP DDEC main engines Mdl # 6062TK00. Serial #’s (P) 06R0651606 & (S) 06R064784
• Twin Disc Marine Gears (2.50:1)
• 3” Dia. S/S propeller shafts
• Detroit Diesel Electronic Engine Controls (DDEC) w/ trolling valves
• Stabilizers - Wesmar #RS600 w/ electric gyro and 6 Sq. Ft. fins 
• Main Engine start/stop controls installed on bulkhead forward in engine room
• DDEC engine control/backdown station in cockpit
• Work Bench w/ vice installed over 12 KW generator
• Hydraulic Davit, Windlass and Bow Thruster with PTO’s off both main engines
• Fuel polishing system – Racor 800-0F3 fuel recycle system
• Watermaker – Sea Recovery Aqua Whisper SRC AWF 800-2, 800 GPD 
• Heads are Vacuflush

Electrical

• 21 KW Phasor generator with 30.6 hours, hushbox and silent-run (underwater) exhaust system (Installed spring 2015)
• 12 KW Northern Lights generator with 950 hours, hushbox and silent run (underwater) exhaust system
• 12V/24VDC and 110V/220VAC with 2-50Amp shorepower cords
• 1 - Glendinning cablemaster shore power cord reel retrieval and storing system

Deck Equipment

• Factory installed fiberglass hard-top over fly-bridge with 3-sided enclosure.
• Davit – Steelhead Marine hydraulic Yacht Crane (1,500# Cap) with hoist and power rotation
• Chocks, tie downs and pad eyes installed in boat deck for Rendova tender.
• Muir hydraulic windlass with remote control
• 12’ Rendova (2002 Mdl) RIB tender with 40 HP Yamaha outboard engine (serviced Feb. 2020)
• S/S towing bits w/ S/S hawse holes installed at P & S transom wings.
• Life raft (re-certification required)
• Ground tackle includes:
• 1-Bruce anchor chocked in the anchor roller/bow pulpit w/ 250’ chain rode
• 1-Fortress Mdl FX-85 anchor w/ 30’ of 5/16” chain and 120’ of ½” nylon rode
• 1-Danforth storm anchor

Miscellaneous Gear and Equipment

• SAT Phone – KVH 50 Tracphone
• SAT TV – KVH Tracvision 6G
• Nutone built-in Vacuum cleaning system
• Lockbox built-in to hanging locker in M/S

Additional Dimensions

• Height with antennas lowered = 22’ (waterline to top of domes)
• Height with antennas raised = 30’
• LOA = 63’-6”
• Centerline L = 59’-6”

Brokers Remarks

“La Pituca” was originally intended by her original owner and constructed by West-Bay SonShip Yachts to be self-sufficient, capable of extended cruising to faraway places and self-sustainable upon arrival. This yacht’s systems and equipment were selected for reliability and dependability. Examples of this are the Series 60 Detroit Diesel, in-line 6 cylinder, 4-stroke main engines, dual generators, fuel polishing system, stabilizers, watermaker and tender davit, windlass and bow thruster (all hydraulically driven).

The low maintenance exteriors of the West-Bay SonShip Yachts when coupled with the hull’s shallow draft, exceptional performance and economy of operation have combined to create a yacht which has proven highly successful whether cruising the Bahamas, Florida Keys or the San Juan Islands of Puget Sound in the Pacific NW.

“La Pituca” represents an excellent value and opportunity to own a well-equipped but relatively lightly used West-Bay SonShip Yacht. Easily inspected and seriously for sale in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

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.

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