1980 CUSTOM Wild Goose

SELLER DESCRIPTION

1980 CUSTOM Wild Goose, 45' This capable full keeled blue water cruising home is a custom design / build by the Skoog brothers in Washington state. Roller furling jib and staysail, jiffy reefing main with all lines led to cockpit. 96 hp Isuzu diesel w/ 3 blade Luke reverse / feathering prop. 325g fuel. 400 Gpd watermaker (1 qt / hr fuel). Radar, SSB, GPS, Hyd. steer., Fwd looking depth. 90 G holding, pressure water. The Goose is a stretch version of the Atkins Wild Duck design, hence the name. With a wine glass transom, flush deck, pilot house and stand-up engine room she was not designed as a party barge. She is fit for any type of seas and has traversed the Pacific Ocean twice.Her FRP hull is thick (over 1? at the turn of the bilge) and beautifully laid up. The hull to deck joint is extremely robust and accessible. Plywood / fiberglass decks complete this strong cruiser. 8 ports, 4 port lights, 3 hatches provide light and air below.Fore to aft you find the: chain locker /stowage, shower, head w/ linen closet, master state room, full width galley, salon, engine room, pilot house and cockpit. The master state room has a large berth and many drawers. The galley, with top loading fridge, 4 burner propane stove and ample stowage serves admirably at anchor or at sea. The salon table seats 6. The salon can sleep 4 in single berths. The engine room has chart stowage starboard with a work table above, to port is a work bench with vice and the Kubota powered water maker. The pilot house has an inside steering station (with remote for autopilot), a chart table and electronics arrayed for easy use. There are two berths in the pilot house. The cockpit is small but comfortable. Three can sleep in the cockpit, with the broad stern seat being our favorite.The walk in engine room allows better than average access to the engine. 4 fuel tanks feed to a gravity feed day tank. Dual Racor filters ensure clean fuel. Fuel can be circulated for cleaning. Borg-Warner transmission with Luke 3 blade feathering prop provide ample power in forward and reverse. An alternator aft of the transmission can be used to charge the starter bank under sail. Two alternators on the main engine independently charge the port and starboard house banks. A 15 amp inverter provides 120v for those tools that just don?t like 12v. The WaterMaker Store water maker provides 400 gallons per day of water at a fuel consumption of about 1 qt per hour. The water maker also charges the batteries with an 80 amp alternator (output can be directed to any of the battery banks).The pressure water system, large tankage and water maker provide for generous fresh water in the galley and head. A salt water wash down pump / spigot are located forward on deck. The Goose has 4 automatic bilge pumps and one manual (operated in pilot house).All in all a true blue water cruiser with range and comfort too.