1987 Custom 30' (9.14 m) Ronald Rich
Sorrento, Maine, United States
Beth Richard
This 1987 wooden powerboat was designed by Ronald Rich of Southwest Harbor and built using his frames by the current owner. She has accommodates two below and has also been a yard boat moving stored boats to and from local moorings. A very comfortable and versatile Downeast vessel to enjoy!
Port of Registry: Sorrento
- Downeast
- Power
- Used
- Gas/Petrol
- Wood Hull
- HIN/IMO: 9710KBTWCBY-1
$ 25,000 USD
€ 21,435 Euros
$ 34,892 CAD
£ 18,740 GBP
Description
The Beth Richard is a locally designed and built powerboat named for the owners' children and was built by the owner and father-in-law with Ronald Rich's design, frames and supervision. She has worked at a boatyard moving boats to and from moorings and the boatyard. She offers overnight accommodations for two below and space for several in cockpit chairs. The boat is well equipped with electronics and an engine that is well-maintained with only 700 hours since 2006.
Data Sheet
HIN/IMO: 9710KBTWCBY-1
In Stock: Yes
LOA: 30' (9.14 Meters)
Type: Power- Used
Year: 1987
Beam: 8' 8''
Maximum Speed: 12 Knots
Cruise Speed: 8 Knots
Fuel Type: Gas/Petrol
Hull Material: Wood
Hull Shape: Semi Displacement
Fuel Tank: 116 Gallons (439.11 Liters)
Fresh Water: 20 Gallons (75.71 Liters)
Holding Tank: 10 Gallons (37.85 Liters)
Engines
Engine 1
- Engine Make: Mercruiser
- Engine Year: 2006
- Engine Type: Inboard
- Power HP: 350.00
- Power KW: 261.00
- Fuel Type: Gas/Petrol
- Hours: 700.00
- Hours Date: 07-24-2025
- Engine Location: Middle
Full Details
CONSTRUCTION
This boat was launched in 1987. She was built by the current owner and his father-in-law with Ronald Rich supervising the build. 1 1/8" Cedar over 2 1/4" oak frames, 5"x9" oak keel. Bronze fastened. The wheelhouse and trunk cabin are West System epoxied and painted over marine plywood. Hackmatack guard and toe rails. Teak handrails on shelter and cabin tops. The topsides are painted white with red rails and boottop, blue bottom, and gray superstructure and platform.
ENGINE
2006 Mercruiser 350 HP 8-cylinder gas engine, fresh water cooled. Borg Warner transmission. 700 engine hours. Hydroslave steering. 1 1/2" stainless steel shaft swinging a 3-blade bronze propeller. Wood rudder with bronze shaft. 2-lever Morse controls at both starboard inside and cockpit helms.
SPEED
Cruise: 8 knots
Top: 12 knots
TANKS
Fuel: 116 gals in two aluminum tanks
Water: 20 gals in one poly tank
Holding: 10 gals. in a plastic tank
ELECTRICAL
Two AGM 31 batteries, Electrical Panel at helm. Navigational Lights, Cabin, Wheelhouse, and Cockpit lights. Spot light. Two bilge pumps, one is automatic hard-wired to battery.
ACCOMMODATIONS
Starting in the cabin, aft of the rope locker is a large double vee berth with 4" blue upholstered cushions, storage below. Next aft to starboard are built-in open storage shelves followed by the enclosed head with a marine flush. To port is the galley with a stainless steel sink with a cold water faucet. The counter is both stainless steel and white Formica. Wall sconce-type lights throughout. The cabin sole is teak and holly plywood, and the trim is mahogany. A large Bomar hatch is over the double berth and four opening and screened ports all provide good natural light and ventilation. Cabin heater installed on port side. Cabin headroom is 5'4".
Up three steps into the wheelhouse with the helm to starboard. The electronics include a VHF radio, Garmin 175C GPS/Chartplotter, Furuno 1623 Radar, Seatalk ST5000 Autopilot, 6" Danforth Constellation Compass. Morse 2-lever engine controls, spot light, 2 bilge pumps. The headroom at the helm is 6'5". 3-window windshield with starboard window opening.
An aft center door opens to the 8' 2" long x 8'7" wide cockpit. The sole is West System epoxied over fiberglassed marine plywood with hatches. A towing bit is centerline on the stern deck used for the owner's boat deliveries and pick-ups. 11" side decks lead to the foredeck with built-in port and starboard chocks and mooring bit.
This boat is a nice example of a clean, well maintained, and traditional Downeast powerboat that provides a proven stable and comfortable cruise.
Listing MLS by Yachtr.com
Contact Us
For more information about this yacht please contact Kathe Newman Walton.
We look forward to working with you!
Newman Marine Brokerage
254 Main Street
Southwest Harbor ME 04679 USA
Phone: 1-207-244-5560
Email: info@jarvisnewman.us
Website: https://www.jarvisnewman.us
Newman Marine is a boat brokerage firm that has been operating in Southwest Harbor on Mount Desert Island, Maine, since the early 1980s. Owned and operated by Jarvis Newman from 1980 to 2015 and now by his daughter, Kathe, we are in the business of moving boats to and from satisfied customers. We specialize in Downeast-style vessels, lobster yachts, Friendship Sloops, and locally built and owned boats.
Kathe Newman Walton
Owner Broker
254 Main Street
Southwest Harbor ME 04679 USA
Office: 1-207-266-5574
Cell: 1-207-266-5574
Email: info@jarvisnewman.us
Kathe grew up Southwest Harbor, Maine, in and out of her father's and grandfather's boat shops and on the water in various vessels. Sailing on inland lakes at camps and on the family boats out of Southwest Harbor were a large part of summers with family and friends. From the late '60s through early '80s, the family summer vacation was going to the Friendship Sloop Races in Friendship Harbor on their 1904 Friendship Sloop, Dictator, along with many sails with family and friends to island beaches. Kathe and her husband, Dan, live on Mount Desert Island and have five grown children and several grandchildren. They both are USCG Master Captains and enjoy working and sailing their Friendship Sloop around the nearby islands and in and out of harbors.