Lyceum — Van de Stadt 30 Sloop

Quite often when preparing a listing description for selling a boat, the yacht broker will get from the seller a lengthy and somewhat boring list of “work history” that isn’t necessarily actual work but reads more like a timeline of when various bits of equipment came up for sale at the local marine store. Not so the case with Lyceum! The seller of Lyceum’s work list reads more like a detailed chronology of a thorough and pro-active restoration keeping Lyceum in good working order not just for the next season but for generations of owners to come. Normally this yacht broker would place a boat’s work history towards the end of the listing description but in the case of Lyceum this information deserves to be considered and positioned first in line to show the reader that what is being offered for sale here is fully found and ready to go with adventures just waiting to happen.

History of Significant Work

2023

• New 2023 Nanni Diesel, Model 3.21, 3-cylinder,  20hp, Freshwater-cooled
• Removed fuel tank, cleaned & reinstalled fuel tank
• Re-pitch prop
• Replaced cutlass bearing
• Replaced driveshaft packing box
• Added access door in cockpit floor to access packing box

2020

• Added 500 lbs. of lead to bottom of keel

2019

• New mast built by Greene Marine.
• Changed to rig configuration to masthead rig & increased mast height by 3’
• Custom bronze hardware made by Bob Sessums machine shop
• Added Garmin GPS & radar
• Added Lewmar #40 2- speed, self-tailing winches for sheets (2ea.) and halyards (1ea.)
• Added Garmin wind vane
• Added anchor light/ Tri light
• Added deck light

2014

• Stripped and revarnished exterior varnish (excepting transom and tiller)
• Added wood to cockpit

2013

• New Maxwell low-profile electric windlass
• New Rocna Anchor

2010

• Removed all planks above garboard (port and starboard) excepting top 2 planks.
• Frames (43 ea.) replaced with new white oak steam bent frames measuring 1”x 2.25”.
• Outer stem replaced with new white oak stem thru fastened with bronze thru bolts.
• Starboard side planking repaired where needed, cleaned up and re-assembled.
• Port side planking totally replaced with African Mahogany.
• Entire hull refastened from garboard to the rail with silicone bronze fasteners.
• Seams were caulked with cotton and seam compound by Chip Miller of Six River Marine.
• Kevin Harris preliminary survey once the planking was complete to confirm the quality of the repairs.
• The entire interior was replaced with the exception of the bulkhead separating the 2 cabins.
• New forward bunks were made with storage below.
• Galley rebuilt with drawers, tip out trash, flip down cutting board & built in ice box.
• Bench was made that doubles as a table with storage below.
• Traditional head , hoses and tanks were removed and replaced with an Air Head composting head. 24 hr. ventilation was added.
• Engine exhaust system and hoses replaced.
• Rudder and prop shaft stuffing boxes re-packed.
• Cabin windows were replaced with new scratch resistant polycarbonate.
• Keel was sandblasted down to cast iron, coated in epoxy, faired smooth and six coats of epoxy were applied.
• Bottom was painted with Petit Hydrocoat ablative bottom paint.

1994

• Fuel tank and hoses were replaced.
• Boat wiring was upgraded to a circuit panel.

1988

• Deck, transom, cockpit and several deck beams replaced.
• New marine plywood decks with 6” scarf overlaps
• Decks overlaid with fiberglass cloth set in West System epoxy with painted smooth and nonskid finish application.
• During deck replacement cabin was raised to allow for placement of new deck then lowered into original location with proper bedding and fasteners
• Rails were replaced.
• Stern pulpit, stanchions and lifelines added
• Par bilge pump was added as main bilge pump.
• Manual bilge pump was added which can be operated at the helm.

1985

• Keel boats replaced
• Keelson and keel deadwood replaced
• Floor timbers were added to beef up the hull structure.
• Garboards replaced.
• Rudder was replaced
• New prop shaft and shaft strut

1983

• New Sitka Spruce boom
• New standing rigging.
• Aft port berth was extended

1982

• Samson post was replaced
• Water tank was replaced.

Hull, Deck, Cabin and Cockpit Construction

• Fin keel with spade rudder underwater configuration
• Carvel plank-on-frame hull construction
• White Oak stem, keelson, keel dead wood, floors, frames,  horn timber, sheer clamp, deck beams and carlins
• Mahogany planking with bronze fasteners
• Epoxy coated cast iron ballast fin keel
• Marine plywood decks overlaid with fiberglass cloth set in West System epoxy with smooth and non-skid painted finishes.
• Varnished solid Mahogany cabin sides, front and aft bulkheads
• Marine plywood cabin top(s) with fiberglass cloth set in West System epoxy with painted finish(s)
• Varnished solid Mahogany toe rails, taff rail and cockpit coamings

Deck Hardware and Features

• Stainless steel bow pulpit, stern pulpit and (double / upper & lower) lifeline stanchions and vinyl coated upper and lower life lines
• Stainless steel bow anchor roller
• Bronzel bow chocks
• Samson post forward
• Bronze chain plates (lowers 2ea. / upper 1ea) port and starboard
• Deck Fill (Water) port side deck
• Deck Fill (Fuel) in cockpit
• Genoa tracks with adjustable cars and blocks port and starboard at toe rails
• Bronze Lewmar #40, 2-speed, self-tailing sheet inches port and starboard on Mahogany bases
• Main sheet lead to cockpit
• Tiller steering in cockpit
• Under deck storage locker and hatch aft
• Bronze docking cleats and chocks port and starboard
• Solar panel mounted of stern rail
• Low cabin forward with raised cabin aft
• Fixed port lights in cabin sides (2ea / side small forward) (2ea / side larger aft)
• Bronze engine room vent cowls port and starboard cabin sides
• Navigation side lights port and starboard on cabin sides
• Opening hatch forward above forward cabin with stainless steel solar vent
• Stainless steel exhaust vent (Air Head) to starboard on forward cabin top
• Bronze mast partners
• Circular opening port in forward face of aft / raised cabin
• Varnished Mahogany hand rails port and starboard on aft / raised cabin top
• Varnished Mahogany sliding companionway hatch

Interior Layout and Accommodations

• LYCEUM’s interior is finished in what some would call the Herreshoff-style of white painted partial bulkheads, joinery fronts, cabin sides and overheads accented by vanished mahogany trim, hull sheathing, deck and cabin beams, main bulkhead, door to forward cabin drawer fronts and cabin sole. 
• Interior spaces are accessed by way of companionway (with drop boards and sliding hatch) from cockpit with first step to top of engine box and an additional (single) step on face of engine box to cabin sole level
• Ships electrical panel and switches are located on center line under and aft of companionway opening
• To port and starboard of the engine box are single quarter berths extending aft under the cockpit seating
• Port quarter berth extended for taller crew members
• Galley equipment includes stainless steel counter top, stainless steel sink basin, insulated ice box, Cookmate single-burner alcohol stove and plentiful storage options in drawers and lockers.
• Partial bulkheads port and starboard separate the forward ends of the quarter berths from the galley area (to port) and a sitting / storage bench to starboard.
• Moving forward galley and sitting areas are again separated by partial bulk heads from settees  port and starboard that extend forward to the main bulk head which has cut-outs to allow the settees to be used as single berths.
• Next forward is the main bulkhead with center line door to forward cabin
• Forward cabin houses Airhead compositing toilet, storage of life jackets, foul weather gear miscellaneous lines and gives access to cha locker

Spars and Rigging

• Masthead sloop sail plan configuration
• Varnished, double-spreader, masthead-rigged, rectangle-section Sitka Spruce mast stepped on keel
• Mast built new by Greene Marine / Yarmouth, Maine (New 2019)
• Varnished Sitka Spruce boom (New 1983)
• Aluminum spinnaker pole
• Stainless steel wire standing rigging with turnbuckle adjusters (New 2019)
• Running rigging halyards (New 2019)
• ProFurl roller-furling headstay (New 2019)
• Bronze Lewmar #40, 2-speed, self-tailing halyard winch on mast
• Bronze halyard cleats on mast

Sails and Canvas

• Mainsail: Rigging & Sails (2019)
• Genoa: Bayview Rigging and Sails (2019& Genoa
• Spinnaker (year unknown)
• Main sail cover
• 6 seat cushions

Auxiliary Propulsion and Fuel Systems

• 2023 Nanni Model 3.21, 3-cylinder,  20hp, freshwater-cooled, inboard diesel engine
• Nanni engine panel with tachometer and engine status gauges
• Engine Hours: 120 Hours (Fall 2025)
• Morse MV-2 single lever throttle and transmission control
• Packing gland style stuffing box
• Stainless steel prop shaft 1”
• Fixed 3-blade propellor
• Internal and external raw water strainers
• Polyethylene fuel tank
• Fuel Capacity: 12 Gallons
• Racor fuel / water separator fuel filter

Electronics and Navigational Equipment

• Ritchie Helm Compass
• Standard Horizon Explorer VHF radio
• Garmin 942 XS chart plotter / radar display
• Garmin XD radar scanner
• Autohelm Tridata display
• Raymarine ST2000 Autopilot

Electrical Systems and Equipment

• 12Volt-DC ship’s systems
• Separate battery banks for ship’s lighting and engine start       
• Starting battery (2020)
• House / lighting battery (2025)
• Rotary style main battery selector switches (2ea)
• Ship’s DC circuit panel
• Battery charging by engine alternator and solar charging/
• SunPower solar powered battery charging panel and equipment

Freshwater Plumbing and Sanitation Systems and Equipment

• Freshwater Capacity: 25 Gallons
• Polyethylene freshwater tank
• Manually supplied (hand-pump) water at galley sink basin
• Finspray hand pump
• Stainless steel sink basin in galley
• Air Head composting toilet

Ground Tackle Systems and Equipment

• Stainless steel bow anchor roller
• Primary anchor: Rocna 22 lbs.
• Fisherman-style anchor / 25 lbs.
• Fisherman-style anchor / 35 lbs.
• Appropriate chain and rode (50’ chain / 200’ rode)
• Maxwell low-profile electric anchor windlass

Dewatering Equipment

• Whale “Gusher” manually operated bilge pump / cockpit operation
• Primary: Johnson Low Boy electric / automatic pump, 1,250 GPH
• Back-up: Attwood electric / automatic pump, 500 GPH

Safety Equipment

• Type I PFD’s / Adult (2ea.)
• Type II PFD’s / Adult (9ea.)
• Type IV PFD’s / Cushions (7ea.)
• First Aid kit
• Radar reflector
• Flares kit
• Air horn
• Ship’s bell
• Rope and plastic tread boarding ladder
• LIFESLING overboard rescue system
• Two (2) safety harnesses
• Sea anchor
• ACR battery operated spotlight
• Carbon monoxide/smoke detector alarm

Additional Equipment

• Dock Lines and Fenders (3ea.)
• Ash shroud rigging rollers

Ground Tackle Systems and Equipment

• Stainless steel bow anchor roller
• Primary anchor: Rocna 22 lbs. with 50’ chain / 200’ rode
• Fisherman-style anchor / 25 lbs.
• Fisherman-style anchor / 35 lbs.
• Stern anchor: Fortress FX16 with 6’ of chain and 100’ rode
• Maxwell low-profile electric anchor windlass