1999 Herreshoff Alerion 26, USD $64,900, Cataumet, MA
OSPREY is a well-loved example of this iconic Herreshoff-designed sloop. The Alerion is known for its beautiful lines and excellent sailing characteristics in all wind and sea conditions. The keel-centerboard configuration provides versatility while the large, comfortable cockpit is ideal for daysailing with family and friends. She features a modern Marconi rig, self-tacking jib on roller furling headstay, and a reliable, efficient inboard diesel engine. Built to exacting standards with the finest materials by skilled Maine craftsmen, she awaits her new owners for the upcoming sailing season. Don’t miss this opportunity to own a true classic!
Her owners have made the following very nice upgrades:
- new mahogany boom crutch
- new main and jib topping lifts
- new jiffy reefing lines
- new remote starter switch located on engine
- new Racor fuel filter/water separator and fuel lines
-new raw water strainer
- 4 recent Brownell boat stands
- new Rocna anchor and rode
- new battery cables and bus bar
- new battery
- new solar panel
- new prop strut and cutlass bearing
- topsides compounded and polished
- decks re-painted in Bristol Beige
DIMENSIONS
LOA: 26’
Beam: 7’ 7”
Max Draft: 5’ 2”
Minimum Draft: 2’ 5”
Displacement: 6,000 lb
EQUIPMENT
OSPREY is fully equipped with roller furling jib, sail cover, boom tent, whisker pole, boat hook, Rocha anchor, 2 electric bilge pumps, 1 large permanently installed manual bilge pump and compass.
- Yanmar 9 HP Engine, Direct Drive
- 2 blade folding prop
- 1 fuel tank 3 gallon
SAILS & RIGGING
- Single-Spreader Aluminum Mast (Keel-Steed)
- Aluminum Boom
- Harken Roller Furler
- Mainsail with 4 Battens and 2 Reef Points
- Self-tacking Jib on Furler
- Aluminum Jib Boom
- Harken Traveller
- (2) Lewmar 2-speed Self-tailing Winches
ACCOMMODATIONS
- 1 Double Berth
- 1 Head
ALERION HISTORY
On a visit to the Rumery Boatyard in Biddeford, Maine, the owners spoke with the builder and were informed that Rumery built only 17 of these in the ‘90s and early 2000s. The hull design they used copied the 30 or so West System epoxy composite boats built by Sanford Boats in Nantucket in the ‘70s and ‘80s. The Sanford boats are beautifully built and quite expensive.
Rumery decided instead to build their boats using fiberglass with vinylester resin, using a solid layup below the waterline and Divinicell foam above the water line and decks to reduce weight and alleviate any downstream moisture issues. They used the cutaway keel/rudder design modification that Alfie Sanford created. NOTE: the Rumery and Sanford boats are different and much closer to the original Nat Herreshoff 1912 design than the boats built in Newport (Halsey Herreshoff).
The original boat sailed by Nat Herreshoff is still at Mystic Seaport.
This Rumery Boat Yard-built Herreshoff Alerion is indeed rare and should be included in the excellent company of others built over the years.
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.