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1972 Little Harbor Hood/Maas Custom 60

Castine, Maine

$295,000

NORTHERN LIGHTS is a highly unique cruising yacht that would be perfect for the liveaboard family. She is a proven globe-trotter with the track record to prove it.  With her deck-level center
cockpit she features a spacious aft cabin and private head, with two cabins and two heads forward of the large main salon. Rigging includes an in-mast furling mainsail, roller furling genoa, and a stack-pack mizzen. She is twin screw diesel and includes an electric bow-thruster. Her shallow 5' draft means you can cruise in almost any waters, but also gives her the low drag that makes her fast and weatherly. With the centerboard down she draws 13' 10’’ and goes upwind with enthusiasm. Her electric winches mean that she can be easily sailed by just two people. Three cabins and three heads offer ample privacy and space for as many as three couples to cruise comfortably. 

There are not many other monohulls in this size range that will offer the space and amenities that Northern Lights has. She is currently on a mooring in Castine, Maine and is ready to cruise the world. 

Disclaimer

Stonington Yacht Sales is pleased to assist you in the purchase of this vessel. This boat is centrally listed by Lyman-Morse Yacht Brokerage.

Basic Boat Info

Boat Name: Northern Lights
Make: Little Harbor
Model: Hood/Maas Custom 60
Year: 1972
Condition: Used
Category: Sail
Builder: Little Harbor Yachts
Designer: Tedd Hood / Franz Maas
Construction: Fiberglass
Boat Hull ID: LTH000000283
Has Hull ID: Yes
Keel Type: Centerboard

Dimensions

Length: 60 ft / 18.29 m
Length Overall: 59'6 ft / 18.14 m
Length Of Deck: 60 ft / 18.29 m
Waterline Length: 48'4 ft / 14.73 m
Beam: 16'4 ft / 4.98 m
Max Draft: 13'10 ft / 4.22 m
Min Draft: 5.83 ft
Dry Weight: 100,000 lb
Ballast: 30,000 lb
Cabins Count: 4

Engines / Speed

Engines: 2
Engine #1 Specs:
  • Make: Perkins
  • Rope Cutter: true
  • Model: 4-236
  • Fuel: Diesel
  • Engine Power: 85hp
  • Type: Inboard
  • Engine Hours: 5300
  • Engine Location: Port
Engine #2 Specs:
  • Make: Perkins
  • Rope Cutter: true
  • Model: 4-236
  • Fuel: Diesel
  • Engine Power: 85hp
  • Type: Inboard
  • Engine Hours: 4800
  • Engine Location: Starboard
Total Engine Power: 170hp
Cruising Speed: 8 kn

Tanks

Fuel Tanks: 1
Fuel Tank Capacity: 450 gal
Fuel Tank Material: Aluminum
Water Tanks: 1
Water Tank Capacity: 805 gal
Water Tank Material: GRP
Holding Tank Count: 1
Holding Tank Capacity: 200 gal
Holding Tank Material: GRP

Other

Heads Count: 3
Boat Class: Motorsailers, Cruisers

Notable Features
  • Varnished teak
  • Dutch workmanship
  • Exceptionally strong FG/Airex hull
  • Hood Whale body design (seakindly, very heavy displacement, exceptional interior volume/ shoal draft)
  • Large raised deckhouse
  • Raised cockpit on deck level
  • (3) Staterooms with en-suite heads, plus a crew cabin
  • Twin diesel engines
  • Exceptional fiberglass water and fuel tanks
  • Large engine room 
Accomodations

STATEROOMS
Three staterooms: Master aft and two forward, three en-suite heads, and crew cabin in the forepeak. 

  • Master stateroom, aft, is full-width and features an en-suite head with shower and tub
  • Guest staterooms are forward, port and starboard, each with upper and lower berths. The starboard guest
    cabin’s lower berth converts to a double, and both cabins have en-suite heads with hand-held showers
  • Crew quarters are forward in the forepeak with a built-in single berth and a fold-down pipe berth above.

SALON

  • Large, high-backed L-shaped settee to starboard
  • Teak dining table with fiddles and extra leaves
  • Ample storage for long passages
  • Cushions in the salon are blue Ultrasuede (in good condition)
  • Joinerwork is of yacht-quality construction, solid teak and teak plywood, very good condition
  • Interior finish is painted overhead, varnished teak, and laminate counters in good condition
  • Bulkheads are teak-faced plywood, glass-tabbed to hull and set into deck beams, in very good condition, no signs of movement
  • Soles are varnished teak and holly over plywood, in very good condition
  • Ventilation and escape routes are very good, through large opening hatches in the main salon and via the companionway
  • Nav station to port features a full-sized chart table with storage within and under, and cushioned seating


GALLEY
The U-shaped galley is located aft and to starboard, open to the main deck, and shares the abundance of light, natural ventilation and visibility of NORTHERN LIGHT’s wonderful raised salon.

Galley Equipment Includes:

  • Shipmate 3-burner stove
  • Grunert refrigeration, front-loading
  • Grunert freezer, top-loading
  • Pressure hot and cold water and large sink 

AIR CONDITIONING

  • (3) Cruisair 12H 12,000 BTU
Navigation Equipment
  • Radios: Icom Marine IC-M330 VHF, Icom IC-M700 SSB
  • GPS: Furuno GPS at nav station; Raymarine E120 chartplotter at helm
  • Radar: Raymarine E120 display with Raymarine RD418HD 4kW digital radome
  • AIS Transceiver
  • Fathometer: Raymarine i70 (2016)
  • Speed/Log: Raymarine i70 Speed (2016)
  • Wind: Raymarine i70 Wind (2016)
  • Clock/Barometer: Chelsea, brass (both in working condition)
  • Autopilot: Robertson/Simrad AP26 with rudder position indicator, Simrad model IS15
  • Nav lights 
Mechanical

Engine room measures 13’ X 16’.

  • Engines: Twin Perkins, Model: 4-286, 85 hp each, 2,800 rpm
  • Fuel System: A1 Hose, (2) Racor 500 filters, shut-offs at filters and manifold
  • Cooling System: Fresh water through heat exchangers
  • Sea Strainer: Bronze external and (2) Perko internal basket type
  • Exhaust System: Raw water cooled through riser and hose to Vernalift mufflers
  • Electrical System: Delco Remy 65 amp/12-volt alternators; Leece Neville 115 amp 32 volt
  • Ventilation: (4) Jabsco blowers
  • Reduction Gear: Borg Warner Velvet Drive 2.10:1, P/model AS671C, S/N 26265; S/model AS771C, S/N 32850
  • Engine Beds: F.R.P.
  • Drip Pan: F.R.P.: clean with absorbent diapers
  • Instruments and Monitoring: VDO gauges
  • Controls: Morse single lever, cable, Synchronizer
  • Fuel Consumption: 2.6 gals/hour 

PUMPS

  •  Bilge: (2) Rule 2000 with Groco pneumatic switches in forward port and starboard engine bilges, Rule 3700 secondary in stbd. fwd. engine bilge. Groco float switch high water alarm
  • Freshwater: Flojet 4325-443
  • Refrig: Flojet 4325-443
  • Misc: Cruisair model PMA1000
  • (3) Fuel transfer pumps in manifold
  • Magnetek 115v AC waste overboard pump 

ADDITIONAL MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT

  • Bow thruster: Vetus 130 kgf/10 hp
  • (2) 32-volt Grunert compressors for refrigeration
  • Water Heater: Raritan Model 172011; Groco PST-2 expansion tank
  • Raritan Atlantis fresh water toilets in stbd. and aft heads
  • One porta-poty unit in port midships head.
  • Hood Stoway motor 
Running Gear
  • Shaft: 1 ¾” stainless steel with spurs cutters
  • Coupling: Evolution flexible, model EFSC #6
  • Stuffing Box: PSS dripless
  • Bearings: Cutlass at stuffing boxes and struts
  • Strut: Cast S/S
  • Propellers: (2) Maxprop 21” (factory reconditioned, 2015) 

STEERING

  • Rudder: F.R.P. construction over stainless steel flange and rudderstock
  • Skeg: F.R.P.
  • Edson wheel, pedestal, chain, cable and quadrant 
Sails and Rigging
  • Spars: Painted aluminum Stoway main mast, mizzen mast and booms, anodized spinnaker pole
  • Rod Headstay: Selden Furlex 400S
  • Standing Rigging: 1x19 stainless steel wire, stainless steel swaged fittings on mizzen, Norseman stainless steel fittings for main mast, chrome-plated bronze open barrel turnbuckles
  • Running Rigging: Stainless steel wire and low-stretch braided halyards and braided sheets and control lines
  • Mast Step: On keel, stainless steel fabrication with stainless steel tie rod to deck for main, stainless steel fabrication with same tie rod to deck for mizzen
  • Rig: Ketch: I= 67.5’, J=24’, P=61’, E-20’, PY=38’, EY=12.5’
  • Hallet Stackpack for Mizzen - New January 2022 

SAILS

  • Hood Stoway mainsail (2008)
  • Hood mizzen (2008)
  • Rouse roller furling genoa
  • Hood spinnaker and mizzen staysail
  • Hood storm trysail and storm staysail
  • Misc. Hood sails 

WINCHES

  •  (2) Barient wire halyard winches on main and mizzen
  • (5) 3-speed English line halyard winches on main and mizzen
  • (2) Barient #36 electric 2-speed, self-tailing. One side’s electrical feature is non-functioning.
  • (2) Lewmar, self-tailing
  • (2) Merriman centerboard wire pennant winch (manual with break)

 

Hull + Construction
  • Hull: Blue Awlgripped topsides (2015)
  • Deck: Awlgrip paint with non-skid (2018/2019)
  • Cabin Top: Awlgrip (2019)
  • Exterior Teak: Wooded, with (8) coats varnish (2018)
  • Bottom: Red
  • Keel: Ted Hood “Whale Body 

 NORTHERN LIGHTS draws 5’-10” with centerboard up, and 13’-10” with board down. This vessel is well built and well suited to its intended purpose as a bluewater cruiser. Construction: The hull is hand laid with a layup of 5/8” outer and inner fiberglass skin sandwiching a 3/4” Airex foam core; grounding plate: 1/2 “ stainless steel. The deck is conventionally framed of (2) layers plywood (5/8” and 3/8”) over timber deck beams finished with (2) layers of 22 oz. glass/epoxy outside. This is very strong construction built to high standards. 

Electrical

GENERATOR

Northern Lights generator is located in the Engine Room, forward of the starboard engine.

  • Model: M753W2.3, S/N: 7532-39860C
  • Voltage: 120/240
  • kW: 8
  • RPM: 1800
  • Hrs: 700
  • Fuel System: Type A1 hose, Racor 500 filter
  • Cooling System: Fresh water through heat exchanger
  • Sea Strainer: Perko Bronze internal
  • Electrical System: 12-volt alternator
  • Exhaust System: Raw water through hose and Vetus Waterlock muffler
  • Ventilation: Jabsco blowers in engine room
  • Drip Pan: Steel, clean, good condition

A/C

  • Shore Power, Connections and Cables: (2) Legs Hubble 30A 125V connectors, 30A/125V 50’ cordsets
  • Distribution Panel: Bass panel circuit breaker panel
  • Meters/Polarity Indicators: Polarity Light, volt and ammeters
  • Inverter: 2022 Newmar Model 32-2400IC
  • Wiring: Marine-grade tinned copper stranded wire

D/C—12V (Engines & Electronics)

  • Batteries: (4) 12-volt batteries
    • (3) 8D for port and starboard engine start and house electronics
    • 6D for generator start
  • Alternators (2): Delco-Remy 65 amps on port and starboard engines
  • Charger: 2011 Newmar Model PT-40W 95-amp @ 12-volts
  • Combiners: Newmar for (3) 8D batteries

D/C—32V (House Banks)

  • Batteries: (12) 8 volt batteries— series wired in sets of 4 for three 32V banks
  • Alternators (2): Leece Neville 115 amps on port and starboard engines
  • Charger: Newmar Model 32-2400IC 100-amps @ 32-volts

Isolators/Switches/Etc.

  • (6) Perko on/off switches
  • (4) Guest on/off switches
  • (4) Cole Hersee on/off switches
  • Cole Hersee selector switch
  • Distribution Panel: Bass panels, circuit breakers
  • Meters: Volt and Ammeters; Cruising Equipment Co. E-meter 32-volt system monitor
  • Wiring: Marine Grade
  • Bonding/Grounding Plate: Dynaplates on port and starboard side bottom aft, common bonding system, corrosion monitor
Canvas
  • Sand Sunbrella dodger with clear Lexan panels
  • Sand Sunbrella cockpit cushions
  • Helm and winch covers
  • Sand Sunbrella mizzen stackpack (Hallet - new January 2022) 
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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