Engine
Ford Lehman
Total Power
240hp
Engine Hours
2857
Class
Motoryacht
Length
13.87m
Year
1930
Model
Classic Dawn 45
Capacity
-
Grand Yachts Inc.
Boat Details
Description
1930 Dawn Classic Motor Yacht “Sunrise New York” – For Sale in Vancouver.
Own a piece of maritime history with Sunrise New York, a rare 1930 Dawn Boat Corporation motor yacht. This beautifully preserved classic yacht has been in the Pacific Northwest since 1946 and maintained in a Vancouver boathouse since 1994. She has been lovingly preserved and properly maintained by just two passionate owners—one since 1996.
While Sunrise New York has received modern upgrades to essential onboard systems, her original layout and interior décor remain intact, making her a standout among vintage yachts for sale. The vessel offers sleeping accommodations for six across three staterooms, two heads, and a proper U-shaped stainless-steel galley. The spacious salon and lower helm provide excellent visibility and comfort, while the flybridge and covered aft deck invite outdoor enjoyment during sunny cruises. The aft stateroom even features a cozy fireplace, ensuring comfort and privacy for guests.
Powered by twin Ford Lehman 120 HP diesel engines, this classic cruiser delivers reliable and efficient performance.
A proven showpiece, Sunrise New York has earned several awards at Classic Boat Festivals and is ready to be appreciated by another proud owner. Whether you’re a classic yacht collector, a lover of maritime heritage, or searching for a unique floating home, this historic motor yacht offers timeless appeal.
East Coast buyers: This vessel could be easily transported back home—perhaps in time for her 100th anniversary. Don’t miss the chance to bring this classic yacht home and showcase her legacy to the New York boating community.
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Other Details
Elements of Sunshine New York
Built in the days of pure craftsmanship by learned shipwrights. All wood, Hull is cypress planking on oak frames, cabin and superstructure is mahogany and the decks are canvas on tongue and groove planking. As soon as you come along side you see the skill and patience used to paint the exterior, creating a perfect barrier to keep moisture and water out of the boat at the same time as looking just beautiful. Step aboard onto the side deck, enter the inside from two side doors or the aft deck. You immediately feel the elegance of a classic build. Wood soles, mahogany trim and finish throughout the boat. light finished ceilings with dark cross beams. Lots windows and port lights, with overhead hatches to let in plenty of daylight. This is the only boat I have seen with beveled glass around all the windows in the salon, this gives it a real touch of class. Forward of the Salon are two separate staterooms, the forward one is sometimes considered a crew quarters, a single high bunk, toilet, sink and plenty of storage, Aft is the guest room, single bunk on one side and double bunk on the other, storage drawers and cupboards for your boating needs. Aft the salon is the Stainless Steel U shaped galley, counter tops and sink all together, Propane stove and oven, Under the counter Refrigerator. Good daylight through the large window. The Main heads is opposite, Silent sea water toilet, porcelain sink, shower with base on resilient flooring, mahogany cabinets and medicine cabinet. Aft again is the main stateroom, full width, here you find an upholstered settee which converts into a double berth. Diesel fuel fireplace, Storage drawers and two hanging closets, Carpeted wood floors and opening hatches and port lights. From the aft cabin you access the cockpit, hard cover with side curtains for full enclosure, table and chairs will be your hangout spot for those warm and enjoyable summer evenings. Last is the cabin roof flybridge, classic rowing tender with swing out davit system, bench seat across the roof with bridge controls on the port side. Take your time and enjoy the scenery, All outside hatches, tender, flybridge, winches, have full canvas covers to keep out and bad weather.
Pilothouse Main Salon
- Oak Helm
- Engine controls, gauges, and instruments
- Long leaf pine cabin sole with area carpet
- Floor hatches to engine room
- Port and Starboard door providing access to side decks and for egress
- Lowrance GPS/Depth sounder
- Furuno Radar
- Ships compass
- ICOM IC-M504 VHF marine transceiver with MMSI
- Cell Booster
- Starlink connection for router with antenna cable routed to upper deck
- Access to flybridge through window or via side deck
- EFOY fuel cell generator control panel, inverter/charger with monitor
- Two upholstered seats. (4 people)
- Two stools
- Chart Table
- Two air horns on upper deck
- Heat vent with toggle control vent
- Search light with manual direction controls
- 5 LB Dry Chemical fire extinguisher. smoke alarm
- AM/FM radio stereo
- Thermostat for furnace
Engine room
- Full Access through floor hatches in Pilothouse
- Two Ford Lehman 120 Hp. Engines. installed in 1972 with app. port 2857 hours. starboard 3471 hours. fully serviced
- Autoterm Planar 49,500 BTU hydronic furnace with heat exchanger connection to the hot water tank
- 11 Gal US Whale hot water tank. New 2024
- Starting and house battery banks New 2024
- Compressor for air horns
- Two 50 gallon water tanks, one on each side, plastic for total 100 Gallons
- Inverter /Charger
- 2000 GPH bilge pump
Flying Bridge
- Upper Steering station with bronze helm
- Full engine controls and engine starting buttons, instrument gauges
- Eagle Ultra Nav2 GPS
- Glazed windscreen
- Mahogany and upholstered operators seat accommodates 2 or 3 people
- two glass protected chart tables
- Ships compass
- Remote VHF ICOM-504 Station
- Removable Sunbrella enclosure for entire console and windscreen
- Mahogany Deck Box for storage
- 9 foot Seagrove rowing dinghy on chocks with canvas cover and swing out davit system
Galley
- Stainless Steel counters and cabinets
- Single tub sink integral with counter tops. Hot and cold water
- Propane 3 element stove top and oven
- Under counter Nova Cool Refrigerator
- Gas sensor and propane shut off
- Large opening window for fresh air
- Heat vent with toggle fan control
- Resilient Flooring
- Access hatch in floor to tail shaft
- 3000 GPH bilge pump below sole
- 2.5 LB dry Chemical fire extinguisher
Main Head
- Tecma Silence sea water toilet with new 2 button controls unit
- Porcelain sink
- Mahogany cabinets and metal medicine cabinet
- Resilient Flooring
- Shower with base
- Access hatch in floor to shaft seal
- Heat vent with toggle fan control switch
Aft Cabin/ Main Stateroom/Salon
- Large full width room, which can be both stateroom or a sitting area.
- Upholstered settee convertible to double berth
- Diesel fuelled fireplace
- Carpet on flooring
- Storage drawers and 2 hanging closets
- Access to fuel shut-off, waste tank overboard shut off, fuel level sight guage
- Auxiliary bilge ventilation fan behind companion way
- Aft bulkhead companionway access to cockpit
- 5 LB dry chemical fire extinguisher
- Smoke alarm and CO2 detector
- Heat vent with toggle fan control
- Side windows for daylight
Cockpit
- Access from aft cabin or side decks
- Full hard deck roof
- Full removable Sunbrella enclosure
- Teak Sole
- Lazarette with general storage and 40 gallon Seaward waste water tank below deck
- 100 Gallons 2X50 Monel tanks below deck
- Dickenson Spitfire propane gas BBQ with canvas cover
- Varnished movable table and four wicker chairs
- 5 LB dry Chemical fire extinguisher
- Spare Bruce anchor
Forward Cabin
- Companion way down from amidship in the Salon
- 3 berths Single on starboard side and 2 one over the other on the port side
- Drawers under the berths
- EFOY 210 Fuel cell generator unit under starboard single berth
- Hanging locker
- Full Length shelf above starboard berth
- Carpet on Floor
- Porcelain sink, hot and cold water drawers, shelves Storage
- Heat vent with toggle fan control switch
- Access to Electrical panel for 12V fuses and 120V breakers
- 1500 GPH bilge pump
- 5 LB dry Chemical fire extinguisher
- Smoke alarm and CO@ detector
- Skylight
- Diesel furnace. (seldom used because of ships furnace)
Bow Cabin/ Crew Quarters. Head
- Single High berth starboard side
- Tecma Easy Fit seawater toilet
- Smal porcelain sink with hot and cold water
- Storage Shelves
- Carpet
- Heat Vent with control switch
- 2 spare ship propellers
- 5 LB dry chemical fire extinguisher
- Access to chain locker
- Hatch to foredeck
Electrical System
- Full panels in forward stateroom 12 V and 120 V
- Voltage 12V and 120 V. receptacles in pilothouse at helm, galley, main head, and engine room
- Xantrex Freedom SW 2000 inverter/charger located in engine space
- EFOY 210. Fuel cell Charger
- Batteries. 1. 200 AH engine start, 6 Trojan 6 volt T-105. 225 HA deep cycle house batteries
- 30 AMP 50 ft shore cord with spare
- 12 V receptacle in main stateroom and cockpit
- Dual alternators of engines. one High Output
Decks
- Lofrans Anchor winch 250 ft chain. 250 ft nylon anchor rode
- Two Danforth Anchors on foredeck
- Hatch on fore deck to forward cabin and butterfly hatch to forward stateroom
- 6 cleats. 3 on each side
- Air horns on upper pilothouse deck
- Electric horn under front window sun shade
- Brass bell at pilothouse window
- Teak swim grid. 1.5 ft wide
- Cell Booster antenna on upper pilothouse deck
- Skylink antenna base cable and connection on upper pilothouse deck
- Wood mast with spreader, flags and anchor light behind flybridge
- Spare Fenders, tie up lines.
Extra information/ Spare Parts
- Engine Starter motor
- High output Alternator
- Engine Raw water pump
- Spare Ford Lehman Hoses
- Spare Engine Oil Pan
- Spare Fuel Filters
- Spare Main Tecma Head Control unit
- Spare main and forward head macerator pumps
- Spare fresh water pressure system pump
- Paint Supplies
- Spare engine oil
- Boat Maintenance history, Equipment literature and manitenance Manuals
Features
Electrical Equipment
Shore Power Inlet:✓
Electronics
Depthsounder:✓
Radar:✓
Radio:✓
Compass:✓
GPS:✓
VHF:✓
Inside Equipment
Electric Bilge Pump:✓
Oven:✓
Manual Bilge Pump:✓
Microwave Oven:✓
Heating:✓
Hot Water:✓
Refrigerator:✓
Battery Charger:✓
Outside Equipment
Teak Cockpit:✓
Davit(s):✓
Tender:✓
Cockpit Table:✓
Propulsion
Engine 1
Engine Make:Ford Lehman
Engine Year:1972
Total Power:120hp
Engine Hours:2857
Engine Type:Inboard
Drive Type:Direct Drive
Fuel Type:Diesel
Propeller Type:3 Blade
Propeller Material:Bronze
Engine 2
Engine Make:Ford Lehman
Engine Year:1972
Total Power:120hp
Engine Hours:3471
Engine Type:Inboard
Drive Type:Direct Drive
Fuel Type:Diesel
Propeller Type:3 Blade
Propeller Material:Bronze
Specifications
Speed & Distance
Cruising Speed:7.5kn
Max Speed:10kn
Dimensions
Length Overall:13.87m
Min Draft:0.91m
Beam:3.61m
Miscellaneous
Windlass:Electric Windlass
Electrical Circuit:12V
Hull Material:Wood
Tanks
Fresh Water Tank:100 x
Fuel Tank:100 x
Holding Tank:40 x
Accommodations
Guest Cabins:2
Guest Heads:1
Crew Cabins:1
Crew Heads:1