1990 Custom Peter Kass Lobster Boat

Equinox is a Carroll Lowell designed, 35’ plank-on-frame lobster yacht built by Peter Kass in 1990. Peter Kass, owner of John’s Bay Boat Company in South Bristol, has earned a reputation as the premier builder of traditionally constructed commercial fishing and recreational lobster boats on the Maine Coast.

It’s a reputation that is very well deserved. Peter Kass boats are exceptionally well constructed, fast, stable, seaworthy and stunning to look at. Whether built for hauling traps or cruising, their design, scantlings and stature is pure workboat but the fit and finish all yacht quality.

Equinox is a comfortable, capable, well thought-out cruising lobster boat. Her interior layout is as follows: At the base of the companionway, a settee berth to starboard and galley to port (with 12v fridge and two burner alcohol stove). Forward of the galley, a head, V-berth and chain locker. Her fully enclosed pilot house has a helm station to starboard, dinette to port. Aft of the pilot house, a spacious working deck with a second helm-station.

Equinox’s construction is a nice blend of the traditional, with modern amenities. Her hull is traditionally built; bronze fastened with cedar planking and white oak floors, frames and backbone timbers. The cockpit sole is oiled teak. The side-decks and cabin house tops are plywood sheathed with fiberglass and painted. Powered by a 320 hp Caterpillar 3208.

Equinox has the ride, aesthetics and feel of a classic lobster yacht and the interior space, systems and conveniences you expect from a modern yacht. She’s a near perfect boat for cruising and daytrips on the coast of Maine and is currently moored in the Damariscotta river, ready for showings.

Dimensions:
Length – 35’
Beam – 11’2”
Draft – 4’
Displacement – 16 gross ton, 13 net

Construction Details:
Cedar planking, white Oak backbone, floors and frames
Bronze screws and keel bolts
Teak working deck and pilot house sole
½ teak and holly sole below decks
Plywood and fiberglass side decks, cabin top, house top
Exterior teak trim
Varnished marine ply and mahogany interior
Bronze thru-hulls/seacocks
Bomar Hatch on cabin top

Propulsion and Steering:
8-cylinder turbo-aspirated Caterpillar
Model 3208-T 320 Horsepower
2:1 reduction gear
1 ¾ bronze shaft
4 blade 24” X 24” Dynaquad Propeller
900 Racor fuel filter
Hynautic Hydraulic Steering System with inside and outside steering stations
Fiberglass rudder

Fuel Consumption:
3.5 GPH at 8 kts
10.0 GPH at 14 kts
Max 17 GPH

Systems:
6 gallon Atlantic engine tied hot-water heater system
Raritan Lectrasan MSD (Marine Sanitation Device)
12v Flowjet fresh water pump
Galley sink
Head sink
Origo 6000 2 burner alcohol stove with oven

Safety:
Engine driven emergency bilge/crash pump system
Edson manual bilge pump – 30 gpm
2 x 12v automatic bilge pumps
Emergency tiller – rudder post

Navigation and Electrical
1 VHF radio with 2 random access microphones
includes Loud Hailer w/ Whistle & Bell Functions
Furuno NavNet vx2 Radar – Chart Plotter
Furuno 48” Open Array Antenna
Furuno GP-37 GPS (Differential and WAAS)
Datamarine Depth Sounder
2 8-D 12v Gel Batteries (225 AH each)
12v Nordcold fridge (new 2020)
12 V Interior and Pilot house lights
12v Search Light
Kahlenberg D-0 Airhorns with Automatic Fog Signal

Ground Tackle
2 - fortress anchors
2 anchor rodes 10 ft of chain, 300’ 5/8” line

Tankage:
2 x 70 gal fuel fiberglass
3x25 gallon polyethylene fresh water tanks