Jeanette — Cavanaugh Lobster Yacht

From the 1950’s to the 1970’s Vinnie Cavanaugh of Portland (Maine) designed and built a series of 36’ cruisers in the “lobster yacht” genre. Alex Haddon (Hadden Boat Building Company / Georgetown, Maine) took the lines off one of these boats by the name of Willo (ex JJ) and to those lines built the boat Judy Sue but differed from many of Cavanaugh’s boats in that he gave Judy Sue a hard topped pilot house area as opposed to the Cavanaugh boats which usually sported a canvas dodger type arrangement.

Launched in 2012, Judy Sue was taken by her then / original owners down to the Chesapeake Bay area but unfortunately, not long after this time, Judy Sue’s owner became ill and all to quickly passed away, leaving his widow with the boat that he had spent years designing and building with Alex Hadden.

For a number of years after the death of her original owner Judy Sue stayed at the Higgins Yacht Yard in St. Michaels (MD) who maintained her as needed and kept her in good condition unlike some boats in this situation that become forgotten and neglected.

Her owner’s widow just could not bring herself to sell her husband’s boat but as these things happen, one day a man from Massachusetts with boats in his blood was driving by the Higgins Yard when a vessel of particular merit and style caught his eye. Like many of us he forgot whatever else he was supposed to be doing that day, turned into the boat yard and fell in love with Judy Sue.

Following some heartfelt appeals, promises to do right by Judy Sue’s original owner, some negotiation, a survey, a purchase and some minor refit work by the Higgins Yacht Yard the man from Massachusetts pointed her bow North and brought her back to New England.

Keeping true to his word to love and care for Judy Sue just as much as her original owner he brought the boat (now named Jeanette) all the way north to her builder Alex Hadden and commissioned the Hadden Boat Building Company to do a full vessel restoration and comprehensive equipment upgrade program.

After her restoration, Jeanette was stored seasonally and maintained year-round by the Haddon Boat Building Company for several years and only recently has she moved a more convenient slip location at The Maine Yacht Center in Portland (ME) where she also is spending her winters under the watchful eyes and caring maintenance of the Maine Yacht Center craftsman and staff.

Jeanette is in perfect condition and completely ready for her next owners whoever they might be and wherever they would like to go. Jeanette is docked in her slip at Maine Yacht Center and ready for your inspection. Contact us to arrange a viewing.

Hull, Deck and Cabin Construction

• Connecticut White Oak stem, keel, dead wood, floors, frames and all other structural members
• Maine Cedar planking
• Philippine Mahogany cabin sides, helm seats and other areas of varnished mahogany
• African Mahogany windshield and pilot house framing
• Decks, cockpit sole, pilot house sole and cabin tops are marine plywood with an over lay of Dynel cloth set in epoxy with a painted exterior finish
• Bulkheads and joinery fronts are of tongue and groove Cedar with painted finishes
• Varnished Mahogany transom
• Bronze fastenings thru-out

Color Schemes

• AwlGrip Desert Sand: Decks, rails, guards, house tops, & cockpit sole
• Kirby Ivory Gloss: House sides & exterior bulkheads
• Z-Spar Captains Varnish: Interior and exterior varnish
• Petit Easy-Poxy Off White: Interior bulkheads
• Petit Shipendeck Medium Buff: Interior floors
• Interlux Brightside Green: Exterior Topsides
• Interlux Micron Extra Red: Bottom anti-fouling

Deck Hardware and Features

• Bronze ½ round stem, rub rail and taff rail guards
• Bronze bow dock line chocks and cleat port and starboard
• Bronze bow pulpit with side rails extending well aft for safety rails
• Muir electric anchor windlass
• Windlass foot controls
• Bronze anchor hawse for secondary rode
• Bronze vent cowl (provides ventilation to chain locker)
• Salt water wash-down spigot and control
• Danforth (secondary) anchor in Bronze storage chocks at foredeck
• Bronze docking cleats port and starboard at mid-rail
• Bronze ½ round dock line chafe guard port and starboard at mid-rail
• Bronze Water and fel deck fills starboard side deck
• Bronze Waste and Fuel deck fills port side deck
• Bronze rod holders port and starboard on side decks aft
• Bronze dock line chocks and cleats at aft quarters port and starboard
• Bronze ½ round dock line chafe guards on toe rails and taff rail post and starboard
• Bronze ensign staff holder

Trunk Cabin Equipment and Features

• Bronze opening ports with screens port and starboard on forward face of trunk cabin (2ea)
• Fixed ports port and starboard on trunk cain sides (2ea)
• Bronze circular opening ports on trunk cabin sides port and starboard (2ea)
• Bronze running lights on trunk cabin sides port and starboard
• VHF antennae on starboard trunk cabin side
• Hand rails port and starboard on trunk cabin top
• Opening hatch with solar vent on center line of trunk cabin top

Pilot House Equipment and Features

• 3-Bay windshield forward
• Port and starboard windshield bays are opening windows
• Fixed windshield bay on center line
• Electric windshield wipers on port and starboard windshield bays
• AFT model NRU two-speed wipers
• Bare Teak grab rails on pilot house sides and aft port and starboard
• Sliding and fixed windows port and starboard on pilot house sides
• Pilot house aft is open to the large cockpit area.
• Canvas and isinglass drop curtains shelter the pilot house interior.
• Hand rails port and starboard on pilot house top
• Stainless steel spot light mounted forward to starboard on pilot house top
• Stainless steel horn mounted forward / starboard of center line on pilot house top
• GPS antenna mounted forward on center line of pilot house top
• Garmin radome mounted on center line aft of pilot house top
• Stern / anchor light mounted furthest aft / center line on pilot house top.

Cockpit Equipment and Features

• Cockpit awing and awning poles
• Varnished Mahogany cockpit steps (3-step) with Bronze brackets allowing for use euther port or starboard
• Utility steps (black plastic 2-step)
• Bronze cockpit scuppers
• Shore power inlet under starboard side deck
• Bronze vents port and starboard aft (ventilate lazarette storage area)
• Large lazarette storage area under aft deck.

Interior Layout and Accommodations (stern to bow)

• Large lazarette storage area under aft deck
• Exterior (aft) cockpit with cockpit awning makes for comfortable entertaining area.
• Enter the pilot house thru canvas and isinglass drop curtains at aft end of Pilot House
• Bronze and Mahogany cushioned seats for helmsman and navigator / passenger port and starboard
• Helm area to starboard
• Navigators area to port with Mahogany counter space for charts
• Sliding side windows port and starboard in Pilot house
• Opening and fixed windshield forward in Pilot House
• Mahogany companionway on centerline leads to 3-step ladder descending to below decks accommodations
• Galley areas to port and starboard
• Post galley area features Iso-Therm fridge-freezer, stainless steel sink basin with hot and cold pressure water, varnished Mahogany counter top with under-counter dry goods storage and cutlery drawer.
• Starboard galley area has shelf storage (upper and lower shelves) on aft bulkhead.
• Also on the aft bulkhead are located 110-Ac outlet (1ea) and 12-Volt DC outlets (2ea)
• Varnished Mahogany galley counter top with under counter storage and drawer storage along with a Wallis diesel 2-burner cooktop with stainless steel cover set into the counter.
• Next forward is main saloon with settees port and starboard.
• Water tanks and storage spaces under settees.
• Varnished Mahogany door for ward to private head space.
• Airhead composting toilet on centerline.
• Storage locker and hanging locker to starboard in head area
• Storage locker with varnished Mahogany counter top and head stainless steel sink basin to port in head area.
• Forward of head area is chain locker for ship’s ground tackle and additional storage space.

Propulsion and Fuel Systems and Equipment

• Engine: Yanmar 6BY2-260 diesel
• Engine Horsepower: 265 HP
• Engine Hours: 456 Hours
• Yanmar ignition and engine status panel with tachometer, fuel gauge, oil pressure gauge, engine temperature gauge and voltage meter.
• Single lever throttle and transmission control
• Transmission: Velvet Drive 2:1
• Flax-Packing style stuffing box
• 1 ½” Stainless steel propellor shaft
• Michigan 19 R15 Dyna Quad propellor
• Cruising Speed: 14 knots
• Max Speed: 20 Knots
• Fuel Capacity: 110 Gallons
• Aluminum fuel tanks
• Racor fuel filter

Steering System and Equipment

• Edson 6-spoke, Bronze and bare teak steering wheel
• Capliano hydraulic steering
• Sea Star hydraulic steering cylinder / ram
• Skeg-mounted bronze rudder and rudder post

Electrical Systems and Equipment

• 12-Volt DC Ship’s Power
• 120-Volt AC Shore Power
• Separate battery banks for engine start and ship’s systems
• Cole-Hersy master battery switch
• Paneltronics DC and AC circuit panel
• 30 Amp shore power cord
• Shore power inlet under starboard side deck
• ProMariner Pro Sport battery charger

Freshwater Plumbing and Sanitation Systems

• Freshwater Capacity: 35 Gallons
• Welded polyethylene water tanks
• Hot and cold pressure water system
• iso-Temp water heater
• Jabsco Par-Max pressure pump
• Polished stainless steel sink basins in galley and head areas
• Hot and cold faucets at galley and head sinks
• Air Head composting toilet
• Extra reservoir for Air Head composting toilet
• Plumbing in-place for marine toilet with Y-valve, supply and discharge thru hulls

Electronics and Navigational Equipment

• Garmin GPSmap 4208 chart plotter and radar display
• Garmin GMR 18/24 radome
• Garmin GHC 10 Autopilot
• Garmin VHF fixed radio and mic
• Standard Horizon hand-held VHF radio (HX3705)
• Standard Airmar multi-sensor transducer
• Ritchie Helm Compass
• Morin Hand bearing compass
• Dividers
• Parallel rules (2ea)
• Chart Kit: Rhode Island to Canadian Border
• Chart Kit: New York to Nantucket
• Navigational Rules of the Road book
• Log book
• Maine Cruising Guide

Ground Tackle Systems and Equipment

• Stainless steel anchor roller
• 27 lb. Rocna Vulcan primary anchor with appropriate chain and rode
• Large Danforth secondary anchor stored in Bronze chocks on fore deck
• Spare Nylon anchor rode for secondary anchor.
• Chain snubber
• Muir electric Windlass with foot controls on fore deck and toggle controls at helm
• Salt water washdown system

Dewatering Equipment

• Thirsty Mate hand bilge pump
• Rule 1000 GPH electric / automatic bilge pump (engine bilge)
• Rule 800 GPH electric / automatic bilge pump (main cabin bilge)

Canvas and Cushions

• Interior berth cushions and throw pillows
• Folding directors chairs (canvas) (5ea)
• Canvas and Isinglass drop curtains (3ea)
• Cockpit awning and poles

Safety Equipment

• PFD’s: Type II: 1 bag / 4ea
• PFD’s: Type II / Mustang (2ea)
• PFD’s: Type IV / cushions (3ea)
• PFD’s: Type IV / life ring (1ea)
• Flares: Handheld (6ea in PFD bag)
• Flares: Orion Handheld (3ea)
• Fire Extenquishers: (2ea) port and starboard pilot house aft
• Orion Electronics SOS beacon and locator kit
• Falcon Sonic-blast horn
• Ship’s horn (2ea)
• First aid kit
• DFR Search light
• Foresti & Suardi navigational lighting
• Carbon monoxide alarm
• Smoke alarm

Additional Equipment

• Fenders with fleece covers (4ea)
• Primary dock lines (4ea)
• Black rubber bucket
• Bucket with misc. cleaning supplies
• Varnished ash and bronze boat hook
• Telescoping aluminum boat hook
• Hoses (2ea) and hose nozzle
• Deck brushes (2ea)
• Sponge
• Cutting Board
• Extra dock line (4ea) and fenders (6ea)
• Ship’s ensign and varnish flag staff
• Folding directors chairs (5ea)
• Folding cockpit table
• Folding cot and mattress
• Tools