
"LA DIFFERENCE"
54' Little Harbor 54 1995
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LA DIFFERENCE is Hull #28 of the classic Ted Hood-designed Little Harbor 54 -- the last and finest of this popular model to be built. She features exquisite workmanship throughout and an utterly unique cockpit design that allows one person to handle all sail controls without leaving the helm, and easy access to side decks without stepping up and over. Her proven hull design features generous displacement and beam to provide exceptional stability and sea-kindliness offshore, as well as remarkable living and storage space below. Upwind performance is enhanced by a balanced rudder and a deep efficient centerboard that increases draft to 11'-4" when lowered. The low-wetted surface hull is also easily driven in light wind by a high-aspect sail plan.
LA DIFFERENCE offers a versatile three-cabin layout with owner’s cabin aft with queen berth, VIP cabin forward with V- berth, and second guest cabin forward with twin berths. The current, second owner purchased her in 2001 and has since used her only in the summers in New England with professional care and inside heated storage every year. For someone looking for a beautiful, high quality and comfortable sailing yacht at less than 20% of replacement cost, one need look no further.
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LA DIFFERENCE sleeps six in three private staterooms with two
heads and two stall showers.
Starting forward behind the forepeak locker there is a GUEST CABIN
with a large V-berth. Abundant storage includes five drawers, seven lockers, a
hanging locker and a large bulk storage area under the berth. The V-berth converts
to a full-width double berth with use of a filler.
Aft and to port is a head with an electric toilet, vanity sink,
and a shower stall accessible from the head or forward stateroom. A linen
locker is outboard of the shower with several additional lockers within the
head.
Opposite the head and to starboard is a second GUEST CABIN with
upper and lower berths. Storage includes a hanging locker, three drawers and
seven lockers. The upper berth expands for use as a workbench when needed.
The MAIN SALOON features a rectangular dinette to starboard with
centerline seat that provides comfortable seating for six. To port is an
L-shaped settee. Large topside windows to port and starboard enhance visibility
while seated. A Yamaha keyboard is custom built into the saloon table.
The NAV STATION is further aft to port in the main saloon and
features a full-width wraparound design and a custom pedestal chair. Navigation
instruments are located along the aft face, with the ship's electrical panel
and other controls outboard. This layout variation not only provides an
extraordinary amount of table space, but also creates more privacy in the
owner's stateroom further aft.
The GALLEY is located aft of the main saloon along the starboard
side. Outboard is a Force 10 four-burner propane stove, a microwave oven, a top-opening
freezer (4 cu. ft.) and a large refrigerator (10 cu. ft.) with twin custom vertical
doors for easy access. Twin stainless steel sinks are inboard, plus additional
counter space. Numerous lockers and drawers provide exceptional storage in the
galley. There is custom storage for glasses, china, bottles etc. in galley and
bar area in saloon.
The OWNER'S CABIN features a large walk-around queen berth with
small seats port and starboard. Storage space includes five drawers, nine
lockers and one large hanging locker. Hull port lights, a large deck hatch and
four opening portholes provide a light and open feeling in this cabin. The
private en-suite head with large shower stall includes a vanity sink, electric
toilet, an additional hanging/wet locker and multiple storage lockers. The
built-in safe is out of view.
Price: | $425,000 |
Boat Name: | LA DIFFERENCE |
Make: | Little Harbor |
Model: | 54 |
Year: | 1995 |
Condition: | Used |
Category: | Cruisers |
Construction: | Fiberglass |
Length: | 53 ft |
Display Length: | 54 ft |
Beam: | 15 ft 1 in |
Max Draft: | -- |
Min Draft: | 5 ft 8 in |
Fuel Capacity (Gallons): | 278 |
Fuel Type: | Diesel |
Fresh Water Capacity (Gallons): | 180 |
Max Speed: | 8.5 kn |
Displacement: | -- |
Number of Engines: | 1 |
Engine Make | Westerbeke |
Engine Model | 108B |
Engine Power | 100.00 HP |
City: | Branford |
State: | Connecticut |
Country: | United States |
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LA DIFFERENCE sleeps six in three private staterooms with two
heads and two stall showers.
Starting forward behind the forepeak locker there is a GUEST CABIN
with a large V-berth. Abundant storage includes five drawers, seven lockers, a
hanging locker and a large bulk storage area under the berth. The V-berth converts
to a full-width double berth with use of a filler.
Aft and to port is a head with an electric toilet, vanity sink,
and a shower stall accessible from the head or forward stateroom. A linen
locker is outboard of the shower with several additional lockers within the
head.
Opposite the head and to starboard is a second GUEST CABIN with
upper and lower berths. Storage includes a hanging locker, three drawers and
seven lockers. The upper berth expands for use as a workbench when needed.
The MAIN SALOON features a rectangular dinette to starboard with
centerline seat that provides comfortable seating for six. To port is an
L-shaped settee. Large topside windows to port and starboard enhance visibility
while seated. A Yamaha keyboard is custom built into the saloon table.
The NAV STATION is further aft to port in the main saloon and
features a full-width wraparound design and a custom pedestal chair. Navigation
instruments are located along the aft face, with the ship's electrical panel
and other controls outboard. This layout variation not only provides an
extraordinary amount of table space, but also creates more privacy in the
owner's stateroom further aft.
The GALLEY is located aft of the main saloon along the starboard
side. Outboard is a Force 10 four-burner propane stove, a microwave oven, a top-opening
freezer (4 cu. ft.) and a large refrigerator (10 cu. ft.) with twin custom vertical
doors for easy access. Twin stainless steel sinks are inboard, plus additional
counter space. Numerous lockers and drawers provide exceptional storage in the
galley. There is custom storage for glasses, china, bottles etc. in galley and
bar area in saloon.
The OWNER'S CABIN features a large walk-around queen berth with
small seats port and starboard. Storage space includes five drawers, nine
lockers and one large hanging locker. Hull port lights, a large deck hatch and
four opening portholes provide a light and open feeling in this cabin. The
private en-suite head with large shower stall includes a vanity sink, electric
toilet, an additional hanging/wet locker and multiple storage lockers. The
built-in safe is out of view.
The interior joinery is all teak, featuring solid teak raised-panel
drawer and locker fronts with a satin varnish finish throughout. Floorboards
are all built with 3/8" solid teak and holly laid over a lightweight core
material for maximum durability and stability. All exposed hull surfaces are
lined with solid teak ceiling strips and installed with spacers to ensure
proper ventilation. The overhead is white tongue-and-groove divided into
removable sections. There are built-in hatch screens and blinds that
conveniently slide away when not in use. Hanging lockers are lined with
aromatic western red cedar and have automatic lights. All other lockers above
seat level are meticulously lined with teak or Formica trimmed in teak. All
wiring and plumbing is completely hidden from view in these lockers by
removable panels.
Galley and head countertops are black granite
with matte finish. All other countertops in the boat are varnished teak. The
head and shower floors are molded FRP covered with teak grating rounded off on
the edges for comfort. Varnished teak towel racks, toothbrush/cup holder and
other accessories are provided to match the interior. Canvas lee cloths are
installed for all berths. Ample shelving, bookshelves and teak handholds are
provided throughout the interior. Full-length mirrors are installed in each
stateroom. All interior light fixtures and hardware are stainless or chrome
plated. Water and fuel tanks are below floor level, providing extensive storage
under seats and furniture throughout the interior. There are floor runners for
entire cabin sole, crew covers for main saloon upholstery and custom linen
blankets, fitted sheets, pillow shams etc.
- Raymarine C 120 radar/chart plotter
- Simrad AP25 autopilot with remote (primary)
- Robertson AP22 autopilot (backup system)
- Furuno WeatherFax - 207
- Raytheon Nav 398 GPS (backup system)
- Autohelm sailing instruments with (4) maxi displays and wind
display in cockpit; tri-data, multi and wind display at nav area; and maxi
display in owner’s cabin
- Raymarine wind displays in cockpit and at nav area
- ICOM 56 VHF marine radio at nav
- ICOM 324 VHF radio in cockpit
- ICOM IC M710 HF marine transceiver
- AT&T High Seas Direct phone
- Steiner binoculars
- Panasonic 13" TV/VCR
- Alpine AM/FM receiver, CD player, changer and amplifier
- (2) Pairs Boston 700 speakers
- (1) Pair Sony deck speakers
All ship's wiring is of tinned copper run in a PVC conduit system from bow to stern. The yacht's DC electrical supply is 12 volt, supplied by six heavy-duty house batteries (new 2017) with a total capacity of 1,200 amp hours. Two independent 200 amp-hour batteries are dedicated to engine and generator starting, with two additional independent batteries provided for the bow thruster. House batteries are charged by a 135-amp engine alternator. Engine, generator and bow thruster batteries are charged by a second 135-amp alternator. Alternatively, all batteries may be charged by a 12-volt, 100-amp automatic battery charger run off the generator or shore power.
The yacht's AC electrical is 110 volt/60 Hz. AC power is supplied by two 50 amp shore power inlets, one supplying house functions and one dedicated to air conditioning. There is also a 220/110-volt isolation transformer for European use. AC power is also supplied by a 2800 watt DC Heart Interface power inverter/charger or by an 8 kW Westerbeke diesel generator (2001, 3,650 hours). AC functions include water heater, battery charger, refrigeration, electrical outlets, inverter, microwave oven, air conditioning etc.
More Details:
- Main DC and AC breaker panels with battery test meters, reverse polarity indicators, DC and AC voltage and load current meters
- Variable speed fans are installed in main saloon and at each berth
- Automatic on/off switches are provided for hanging lockers and refrigerator/freezer lights
- Engine, rudder post, mast step, chainplates and seacocks are grounded to a 6" copper strap, built into hull, running from bow to stern on both sides of hull
- Running lights, masthead strobe/tri-color lights, steaming/flood light, spreader lights, compass light
- Stainless overhead dome lights
- Frigast stainless reading lights
- Fluorescent lights in heads and galley, chart table gooseneck light, forepeak, lazarette and engine room
- Combination red/white lights in galley and over chart table
- Night vision lights throughout interior
- Indirect lighting in main saloon with dimmers
- Exhaust fans for galley and heads
- GFIC waterproof AC outlets in heads and galley
- Waterproof 12-volt outlets at steering pedestal and at nav station
- Copper screening built into hull for radio antenna ground
- Separate grounding bar installed for electronics
Westerbeke 108B freshwater-cooled diesel engine, rated for 100HP at 2800 RPM, painted white, and fitted with twin alternators for battery charging. Engine start is via single 12 volt, 200 amp-hour battery with an emergency start switch. A flexible engine coupler connects the thrust bearing to the engine allowing for installation on flexible mounts to eliminate nearly all engine vibration.
More Details:
- VDO instruments for tachometer; (2) amp meters; volt meter; low oil pressure alarm and high-water temperature alarm
- Fixed three-blade propeller
- "Spurs" line cutters
- Twin Racor fuel filters and water separators installed in parallel, with remote alarms
- Electronic fuel gauge for each tank at nav station
- Automatic/manual engine room fire extinguisher
- Arcturus Force 10 bow thruster (24 volt)
- Reverse-cycle air conditioning – three separate zones
- Twin automatic electric bilge pumps
- Whale manual bilge pump rated at 19 GPM accessible from the main cockpit
- Edson manual bilge pump rated at 30 GPM located in the owner's cabin
- Engine-driven bilge pump
- Jabsco electric toilet installed in each head with discharge into holding tank and by-pass for direct overboard discharge
- All thru-hull fittings below waterline have bronze ball-type seacocks with double hose clamps and emergency wood plugs attached to each
- Thru-hull fittings are installed flush with outside hull surface to reduce drag
- Grunert 110 volt refrigerator and freezer system
- Pressurized fresh water supplied by multiple tanks through a manifold
- Back up manual fresh water pump installed in the galley
- Allcraft 20-gallon S/S hot water tank
- Instant hot water faucet
- Pressurized salt water system for anchor wash-down
- Numerous spare parts
- Hood electric Stoway mast, finished with gray metallic Awlgrip
- Harken furling headstay system
- Staysail package: staysail, inner forestay with quick release,
runners, halyard, (2) sheets and fairlead blocks
- Full spinnaker package: spinnaker pole, butt hoist, topping lift,
foreguy, pole storage on mast, sheets, blocks, line driver butt hoist
- Navtec rod rigging (new uppers and intermediates 2011)
- Navtec insulated backstay
- Navtec hydraulic boom vang and backstay with failsafe turnbuckle
and 2-function panel in cockpit
- Navtec backstay insulators for SSB antenna
- Stereo/TV antenna
- Stainless turnbuckle covers
- Storm trysail track
- Lights under boom
- Integral boom preventer
Sails:
- Doyle furling mainsail
- Doyle 130% furling genoa
- North cruising spinnaker with sock
- Forestaysail
Lewmar Winches:
- (2) #58 electric self-tailing primaries
- (1) #58 electric self-tailing outhaul
- (1) #58 electric self-tailing mainsheet
- (2) #48 self-tailing secondary winches
-
(3) #44 self-tailing halyard winches
The hull is molded in FRP with Kevlar hybrid fabric and 3/4"
Airex foam core for added strength and sound/thermal insulation. Vinylester
resin is used on the exterior skins for the highest possible resistance to
water osmosis, along with epoxy bottom coating. The balanced spade rudder is
two-part female molded FRP with 3-1/2" S/S rudder stock. The centerboard
is two-part female molded FRP with bronze protective shoe on leading edge and
solid FRP around pin area. The centerboard has a highly efficient foil shape
and is filled with structural putty and lead ballast to provide negative
buoyancy. Centerboard hoist via wire cable to winch on deck close to helm (new
cable 2019). Centerboard
configuration offers minimum draft of 5’-8” with board up and maximum draft of
11’-4" with board down.
Bulkheads are built of marine grade plywood, reinforced with FRP
in areas of chainplates. All structural bulkheads bonded to the hull and deck
with FRP and Airex foam spacers. Floor beams are extruded FRP, interlocked and
bonded to hull for rigid and durable support of cabin sole. FRP fuel and water
tanks are integral to the hull, for additional stiffness to hull laminate and
to use the maximum amount of volume available.
The deck is one-piece molded FRP with Divinycell H-80 foam core
for strength and stiffness. It is bonded and bolted down with epoxy putty to
the inboard angled hull flange with 5/16" bolts on 8" centers. There
is a flush lazarette hatch with molded drain channels. The propane locker is
molded separately and ventilated with direct drain overboard and ample space
for storage of outboard motor fuel tank.
The main cockpit is large and functional, designed for easy exit
each side without climbing over the cockpit coaming. A custom-designed molded
FRP steering pedestal houses all engine instrumentation, sail handling
functions and sailing instruments for easy access by helmsman, as are all sail
handling winches – a very nice feature rarely found on any other yacht. Another
unique Little Harbor feature are built-in lockers for storage of rope tails next
to each winch to keep things looking tidy at all times.
Topsides are finished with Flag Blue Awlgrip, with double white
boot stripe, gold cove stripe and red bottom. Cabin house is White Awlgrip with
light gray non-skid.
Custom Stainless Deck Hardware:
- S/S bow pulpit with port and starboard running lights
- S/S stern pulpit with boarding gate and stern light
- 30" S/S double lifelines with side gates
- S/S stemhead fitting with twin anchor rollers and well-rounded,
built-in mooring line fairleads and installed flush with toe rail
- S/S stern and springline chocks flush with toe rail
- (8) S/S mooring cleats
- S/S chainplates
- S/S steering wheel with elkhide cover
- S/S genoa tracks inboard and outboard with reference numbers
stamped on top
- (6) Genoa fairlead cars and (4) eye cars
- (18) S/S opening portholes with screens
- (7) S/S deck hatches
- (7) S/S cowl vents
More Deck, Equipment and Miscellaneous Details:
- Maxwell Nilsson 12-volt anchor windlass with chain stopper
- 66 lb. Bruce anchor with 275' 5/16" high-tensile chain
- 60 lb. CQR anchor with rode and chain
- Fortress FX37 secondary anchor with rode and chain
- Rubrail with stainless striker
- (7) Tinted Lexan topside
windows
- Hand-laid teak side decks, cockpit sole and aft cabin house
- Varnished teak toe rail, dorade boxes, drip rail, handrails,
pulpit seat, cockpit backrests and cockpit table with drop leaves
- Custom dodger with roll-up front and elkhide grab bar
- Bimini with window over helmsman
- Miscellaneous exterior covers
- Ritchie 6" compass installed on the steering pedestal
- Cockpit cushions with backrests (white with blue piping)
- Custom stainless removable outboard motor davit with tackle system
- Varnished teak outboard mount
- Hot/cold shower in flush stern locker
- Custom fold-down stern ladder with stainless frame and teak steps
- (4) 10" fenders with
covers
- Dock lines
- (2) Fender boards
- Bosun's chair
- Code flags
- (2) Pedestal chairs for aft
deck
- Stainless life raft crib forward of dodger
- Man-overboard module
- Safety harnesses
- Life Sling
- (10) Life jackets
- EPIRB
- (5) Portable fire extinguishers
-
Lensref radar reflector mounted on mast
- Personal effects
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.