1989 Nonsuch 30' (9.14 m) Ultra 30
Brooklin, Maine, United States
NO NEWS
The Nonsuch 30 Ultra NO NEWS is in very good condition and ready to go for another season.
- Cruisers
- Sail
- Used
- Diesel
- Fiberglass Hull
- HIN/IMO: ZHYN3477F589
Description
NO NEWS
1989, Nonsuch 30 Ultra, 30'
Nonsuch designer Gordon Fisher wanted a boat which was easy to sail, offered ample accommodation, and was of manageable length. Mark Ellis was commissioned to do the design work for this formula, and Hinterhoeller Yachts became the builder. A consortium of six R.C.Y.C. members placed orders for this magnificent new design, and the first boats were launched in 1978.
The hull shape is patterned after 19th century working catboats of the U.S. east coast. The beam is also carried over most of the length, resulting in a hugely spacious interior and cockpit. Indicative of her working boat heritage, the Nonsuch's mast is unstayed and placed forward of the accommodation area. An aluminum wishbone, about the same length as the boat, is high off the deck and sheeted at the aft end. A relatively flat underbody, moderate draft fin keel, and semi-balanced spade rudder at the aft end of the waterline, give the Nonsuch design a low-wetted surface which results in good performance.
With no chain plates, shrouds or stays, Genoa track or cars, mainsheet traveler, or primary winches, on the cockpit coamings there is an amazing amount of space above deck on this 30-footer. Cockpit benches are living-room chair depth, with high coamings for comfortable seating. The boat's most apparent feature, from the moment you step aboard, is its stability and a person's full weight on the rail hardly affects the boat's balance.
Once the sail is up, it is simply sheeted to the winch beside the helm station, as it is self-tacking and self-vanging. The top of the mast flexes to spill the wind from the upper part of the sail when the wind pipes up. Thus, it is common to see Nonsuches out on a gusty day, under full sail, and still well upright. It is a quality which is pleasantly reassuring to guests, neophyte sailors and, of course, nervous spouses.
The Nonsuch represents good value for money. This design offers high re-sale value, ease of sailing and, with marina charges always based on a price per foot of length, owners get maximum cockpit and interior volume for their 30 feet.
Data Sheet
HIN/IMO: ZHYN3477F589
Official Number: 955773
LOA: 30' (9.14 Meters)
Type: Sail- Used
Year: 1989
Fuel Type: Diesel
Hull Material: Fiberglass
Full Details
Principle Dimensions and Information
Designer(s): Mark Ellis / Gordon Fisher
Builder: Hinterhoeller Yachts, Ltd.
Year Built: 1989
LOA: 30.33’
LWL: 28.75’
Beam: 11.92’
Draft: 5.00’
Displacement 11,500 lbs.
Ballast: 4,500 lbs.
Sail Area: 540 sq. ft.
Auxilary Propulsion: 1989, Universal Diesel, Model M-35, 30HP
Engine Hours: 1600 (approximate)
Fuel Capacity: 30 Gallons (Aluminum Tank)
Freshwater Capacity: 86 Gallons (3 Stainless Steel Tanks, new 2019)
Blackwater Capacity: 14 Gallons (Plastic Tank)
Hull and Deck Construction
Fin keel with detached balanced spade rudder underwater configuration.
Composite cored construction using polyester resins, fiberglass fabrics and end grain balsa coring material. Coring ends before the hull, centerline and sheer with construction in these areas being solid fiberglass.
Coring is also deleted at areas of hull penetration for thru-hull fittings.
Additional hull stiffening provided by bulkheads and cabinetry tabbed to hull interior.
Lead ballast keel attached to keel sump by way of stainless steel bolts.
Deck construction is also cored fiberglass construction with balsa core eliminated in high stress areas such as deck hardware locations.
Hull to deck joint is inward turning hull flange overlaid by deck flange bonded, bolted and further covered by exterior rub rail.
Exterior surfaces on deck, house, cockpit are original gelcoat in smooth white and non-skid white and gray finish textures.
Hull exterior is light gray in color with blue sheer stripe, blue & gray boot stripe and bottom coated with green anti-fouling paint.
Deck Hardware and Features
Stainless steel and teak anchor platform and roller
Stainless steel bow pulpit, stancions and stern rail
Double (upper and lower) coated-wire lifelines with opening gates port and starboard
3-Step stainless steel and teak boarding / swim ladder at stern
Stainless steel chain / rode pipe
Varnished teal cabin eye brow, cabin top handrails and dorade boxes
Large opening hatches in cabin top (main and forward cabins)
Small opening hatch in cabin top (head area)
Stainless Charlie noble / exhaust stack for propane water heater
Stainless steel dorade cowls with varnished teak boxes
Docking cleats fore and aft
Stainless steel fill fills for water and fuel
Stainless steel deck discharge for waste / black water
Teak cockpit sole
Interior Arrangement and Accommodations
The interior of NO NEWS is configured in such a way as to be just about perfect for a couple (with friends) or a small family to cruise in comfort and ease with sleeping accommodations for up to 5 people and 6’, 3” headroom through-out.
When entering the interior space from the cockpit / companionway there is a dinette to star board and a long single settee to port. The dinette easily handles 4 persons for dinner and can be converted to a double berth. The settee to port also does double duty as a sleeping berth when needed. The cushions for the dinette and the settee to port were just reupholstered in 2022.
Forward of the dinette (to starboard) is the head area with separate stall shower (a feature rarely if ever found on a 30’ boat)and teak shower seat. Other features in the head area include the manually operated toilet, vanity and mirror, stainless steel sink basin, chrome faucet and (of course) hot and cold pressure water.
Opposite the head area (to port) is the galley area with a stainless steel sink basin with faucet for supply of hot and cold pressure water and a foot pump for manually supplied water, three burner propane stove / oven, well-insulated ice box and plenty of storage space in drawers and lockers for food stuffs, cookware, glasses, china and cutlery in drawers and lockers.
Continuing forward is the main stateroom with a Pullman style double berth offset to port and a vanity area with mirror and chest of drawers to starboard
There is ample storage space aboard NO NEWS in cabinets, drawers, lockers and bin storage areas under berthing spaces. There are 7 opening ports (new port curtains, 2022) and 4 overhead hatches. All ports and hatches are equipped with screens. Headroom is 6’, 3” throughout the boat. LED lighting in all cabins (Marinebeam bulbs) new in 2021
Spars, Rigging and Sail Control Equipment
Free-standing aluminum mast
Aluminum wish-bone boom
Lewmar electric mainsail winch.
Lewmar manual ‘sheet’ winch.
2 Lewmar manual line winches.
Sails and Canvas
Doyle mainsail (540 sq ft), 2003
Doyle Stack Pack, 2015
Dodger
Harbor bimini (zipper to dodger)
Canvas binnacle cover
Auxiliary Propulsion and Fuel
Engine M-35, 30 hp Universal diesel, year 1989,
Engine hours 1600 (approximate)
New throttle and gear shift cables in 2019. (Installed by Brooklin Boat Yard)
Gear and V-Drive (Hurth HBW 150-2RV)
Bronze 3 blade propeller (16 in x 12 in)
Spare 2-blade bronze propeller
New prop shaft in 2018 (Fabricated by Billings Diesel, and installed by Brooklin Boat Yard)
Dripless shaft seal installed new in 2018 (Installed by Brooklin Boat Yard)
Cutlass Bearing replaced 2015
Shark line cutter
Aluminum Fuel, 30 gal
Steering
Edson steering pedestal with stainless steel binnacle guard, electronics pod, engine controls and wheel brake
Edson stainless steel destroyer type steering wheel
Cable and quadrant steering
Edson aluminum steering quadrant
FRP and stainless steel semi-balanced rudder
Stainless steel rudder post
Emergency Tiller
Electronics and Navigational Equipment
Edson pedestal guard with Ritchie compass & cover new in2013
iPad holder mountable to pedestal guard
Navpod new in2013
Raymarine E90W chart plotter new in 2013 (mounted in Navpod)
Raymarine GPS antenna
Digital Yacht ANT200 AIS receiver new in 2016 (integrated with chartplotter).
Raymarine wind speed/direction new in 2013
Raymarine ST-4002 auto pilot (serviced by Brooklin Boat Yard in 2022)
Furuno 1621 Radar (radar dome on mast, monitor mounted in cockpit)
Radar reflector (mounted on mast)
Data Marine S-200 depth meter
Data Marine S-100 knot meter
iCom VHF mounted in cabin.
Sony stereo radio/CD player with Sony speakers in cockpit and cabin new in 2013
Clinometer
Masthead Windex
Electrical Systems
12 Volt DC ship’s system
Separate battery banks for lighting and starting.
110 Volt AC shore power system
3 AGM 12V batteries installed new in 2018 by Brooklin Boat Yard
New Intelligent battery-charger installed with new batteries in 2018 by Brooklin Boat Yard.
(Note: Same electrician isolated the starter battery from the two house batteries. But all three
batteries are charged while engine is running. All batteries charge fully after about 1 hr. and 15
min of engine running time).
Xantrex 20A shore power charger
Ganz GASP-30 solar panel with Ganz GCC-D10A charger controller new in 2014
AC outlets new in 2013
Plumbing an Sanitation
Three custom-made stainless steel water tanks (total 85 gal) installed new in 2019 by Brooklin Boat Yard.
Jabsco pressure water pump.
Stainless steel sink basins with hot and cold pressure water in galley and head areas.
Manuallly supplied (foot pump) cold, fresh water at galley sink basin
Hot and cold pressure water shower with separate stall shower.
Jabsco Quiet Flush electric toilet (fresh water flush) new in 2015 (Note: Serviced 2022, BBY)
14 Gallon Poly blackwater holding tank.
Galley Equipment
Two-tank propane locker with solenoid, regulator & gauge (solenoid switch in cabin)
New propane supply lines installed by Brooklin Boat Yard in 2019
Force 10 LPG 2-burner stove with oven
Rail-mounted grill (propane)
Seafrost refrigeration unit in well-insulated ice box installed new by Brooklin Boat Yard in 2018
Excel propane on-demand water heater installed new by Brooklin Boat Yard in 2019
Jabsco water pressure pump.
Dewatering Equipment
Rule electric / automatic bilge pump with float switch.
Manual bilge pump.
Safety Equipment
Running, Anchor, and Steaming lights.
Dry chemical fire extinguishers (2ea)
Type II life jackets (6ea)
Flares (current as of Feb. 2023)
Emergency tiller
LIFESLING mounted on stern rail.
Ground Tackle and Equipment
Rocna Vulcan anchor (33 lb) on bow roller
Anchor and chain are connected with a Mantus US2 swivel new in 2022
Chain 30 ft of 5/16 in G4, Rode 200 ft 8-ply line installed new by Brooklin Boat Yard in 2021
Lewmar V1 windlass with wireless remote new in 2015
Mantus Universal Bridle System fitted with a Manus chain hook new in 2022
Secondary anchors stored in starboard lazaret: Authentic Bruce 22 lb with chain & rode, Fortress FX-23 with chain & rode
Additional Equipment
St. Croix Crane mountable at stern new in 2015
Teak outboard motor bracket at stern rail
Cockpit table
Swim ladder with teak steps.
Teak cockpit floor
Vinyl covered cockpit cushions
Edson one-step boarding ladder, 2015
Ships Tender
Dinghy and outboard motor included in sale
Dinghy is a 2019 North Atlantic 8 ft 8 in aluminum hull RIB inflatable, purchased 2019
Honda outboard is 2.3 hp
Disclaimer
Brooklin Boat Yard 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.
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Contact Us
For more information about this yacht please contact John Maxwell.
We look forward to working with you!
Brooklin Boat Yard
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Brooklin ME 04616 USA
Phone: 1-207-359-2236
Email: info@brooklinboatyard.com
Website: https://www.brooklinboatyard.com
Founded in 1960 by Joel White, Brooklin Boat Yard combines the longstanding tradition of Maine craftsmanship with modern technology to create world-class yachts that push the envelope of performance and grace.
John Maxwell
Broker
Center Harbor Road
Brooklin ME 04616 USA
Office: 1-207-359-2193
Email: brokerage@brooklinboatyard.com
John joined Brooklin Boat Yard in 2004. Using his expertise and experience in used boat brokerage sales he established a successful used boat brokerage operation. Also, in 2004 John started the development of a racing program for the Brooklin Boat Yard built 76’ Spirit of Tradition Goshawk resulting in podium finishes in the 2005 Marblehead to Halifax Race, the 2006 Newport to Bermuda Race and equally impressive performances in classic yacht regattas here in Maine and Southern New England.
John continues to race in local mixed fleet races and Classic Yacht Regattas mostly on boats built by Brooklin Boat Yard and notably as “the world’s oldest bowman” on the Brooklin Boat Yard built Eggemoggin 47 Lynnette from 2013 to 2021 and occasional guest appearances on sister-ship Lark.
Today, John continues to manage and expand the brokerage operation but can just as likely be seen out in the yard or on the water helping the rigging and yard crews in the busy Spring and Fall launching and hauling seasons.