



CLASSIC YACHT FOR SALE
Enquire for Pricing
Year Build - 1938
Designer - George L. Craig
Builder - Fellows & Stewart
Design Type - Yawl (converted from 7/8 Cutter)
Length Overall - 73.2 feet
Length Water Line - 49 feet
Beam - 13.3 feet
Draft - 10.5 feet
Displacement - 95,000 Lbs
Construction - Wood
Construction Methodology - Double-Planked
Type - Philippine Mahogany on Oak Frames
Deck - Teak
Name - DIAMOND HEAD...Previously L'APACHE

One of the few great classic yachts for sale, the DIAMOND HEAD is breathtaking with a seductive and awe-inspiring presence. She is a sleek, historic yacht from the era of millionaire yacht owners, a soulful beauty, inviting nostalgic thoughts of a rich, glamorous and classy era of elegance. Having just completed a 4,000-mile voyage from Seattle, Washington to Cartagena, Colombia, which underscores her strength and reliability, the DIAMOND HEAD has further plans to continue toward for-hire opportunities in the West Indies. She could be delivered to any part of the Mediterranean for the upcoming sailing season, should a buyer wish. This would be included in the price.
Her profile has unmistakable beauty. Her varnished teak cabin and toe rail gleam, and her bronze and chrome hardware echoes back to a different era. Below decks, her interior accommodations are tastefully appointed with an emphasis on efficiency. Her large salon windows provide spectacular views from a raised dinette. Aft, she has a large galley with u-shaped stainless steel counter surfaces and forward, has a spacious captain's quarters.
DIAMOND HEAD was built in 1938 at the Fellows & Stewart Yard in Wilmington, California to a design by George L. Craig. Fellows & Stewart was well-known for building high-quality yachts and only the best components were used. The yard reportedly spent years acquiring a cache of long boards for her "single sticker" hull planking which is double-planked Philippine mahogany. Frames are 3" by 3" bent oak on 15" centers. She is fastened with bronze screws. Her deck is teak over pine planking on 2.5" by 3.5" deck beams on 13" centers. Her keel is cast lead fastened with bronze bolts. DIAMOND HEAD's hull design is a classic full-keel racing configuration with long, graceful overhangs.
She has a colorful history as a Transpacific racer, perhaps most notorious for a man-overboard incident in the 1951 Transpac when Ted Sierks, a 40-year-old photographer aboard to document the race, fell overboard 800 miles from Hawaii. After L'APACHE (previous name of the DIAMOND HEAD) and several other boats searched for him in vain, Navy vessels joined in and miraculously found him alive having spent almost 30 hours in the water.
Today DIAMOND HEAD is one of a select few wooden boats for sale having a well- documented past, with over 80 years of incredible history.

SPECIFICATIONS
Propulsion
Perkins 120 HP 6-cylinder engine 3544 M
Borg Warner hydraulic transmission AS7-72
Three-blade fully feathering 900FG Max-Prop
Dripless shaft seal
2" stainless steel shaft
Electrical
(4) large 12-volt batteries make up the house battery bank
(1) large 12-volt battery is dedicated as the starter battery
(4) 8-volt batteries make up the 32-volt battery bank
12-volt charger
32-volt charger
12-volt and 32-volt bilge pumps
12-volt charging alternator
32-volt charging alternator
3-stage Heart charging regulator
ProMar Intelligent Alternator Distribution System
(1) 250-watt solar panel
Cabins/Berths
Forward captains quarters has a private head and two berths, one double and one single
Mid stateroom has four berths two of which convert to couches
Salon and mid stateroom share a mid-ship head
There are two crew berths in the fore-peak for a total sleeping capacity of nine people
Sails
Roller furling headsail
Fully battened mainsail
Mizzen sail
Tankage
Freshwater tanks, fiberglass with 400-gallon capacity
Fuel tanks fiberglass 450-gallon capacity
Navigation
Electric autopilot, Com Nav Commander
Binnacle with large Kelvin & White compass
Garmin radar/chart-plotter
VHF radio
Garmin InReach with SOS
Backup handheld Garmin GPS
Rigging/Decks and Anchors
Aluminum main mast and mizzen mast
75-lb fluke anchor 250' of 1/2" galvanized chain and nylon rode extension
45-lb fluke anchor
Vertical electric stainless steel anchor windless
Stainless steel stanchions and double lifelines
Bronze chaulks at bow with stainless mooring cleat
Teak cockpit table
Two Barient 37 ST electric winches
Extra blocks and tackle
Galley
Force 10 propane four-burner stove/oven
Microwave
Front-loading fridge
Stainless steel U-shape counter-tops
Two 30-lb propane tanks mounted in deck lockers
Other
Inflatable tender
9.9 HP tender outboard
Two Vacuflush heads with holding tank and overboard configuration
