LEPRECHAUN - 38' Canadian Forestry Patrol Vessel

Canadian Forestry Patrol Vessel

Built as a 38 foot Canadian Forestry Patrol Vessel in 1944. The LEPRECHAUN was fitted with
a new house and re-powered with a 120 hp Isuzu diesel in 1981. She has a range of over 1000
nautical miles, sleeps 4, cruises at around 7 knots, and is home ported in Washington State.
The 2 pictures below was taken May 2003, while visiting Jones Island State Park in the San Juan Islands.
She is now owned by my friend Corbett and home ported in Valdez, Alaska. She sailed there under her
own power in the summer of 2004.

View from the pilothouse, approaching Satsum Narrows in the Canadian Gulf Islands

Main cabin with view of helm and controls and to the left of the wheel, the doorway to fwd cabin

Vessel Specifications:

Length: 38' Beam: 12' Draft: 4'
Excellent long range cruiser and live-aboard. Smooth and quiet running vessel.
Heavy built with cedar planks over oak frames
Speed: 8 knots
Cruise: 7 knots
Cruising Range: over 1000 nautical miles
Sleeps 4 in two bunk beds and one foldout double bed
120 HP Isuzu DA-120 diesel, only 380 hours, keel cooled, dry exhaust.
Borg-Warner Velvet Drive gearbox, rebuilt in 2000
Fuel consumption only 2 gal per hour at cruising speed.
Fuel: 384 gallons
Water: 200 gallons
Four bladed bronze prop
3 control stations (pilothouse, flying bridge, & stern)
16 mile Radar
Autopilot
GPS
Fathometer
Engine Room Alarm Panel
Electric two tone horn
Barometer
Clock
9 ft Achilles dinghy
Boat Davit
Heavy Duty Electric Anchor Windlass with Danforth Anchor
2000 watt inverter
Professionally maintained, hauled out annually
On demand electric water heater for dockside use
Diesel stove / water heater (underway or dockside)
Webasto diesel central heat
Propane BBQ grill on stern
2 heads, 1 shower
Refrigerator / Freezer (12 volt / 120 volt)
4 D-8 batteries
Constant-volt charger system
Fiberglass coated house installed in 1981 with beautiful interior woodwork.

In 2002, a new four bladed prop replaced the old three bladed prop, improving the vessel's performance.

View of engine compartment looking aft.
The engine (an Isuzu DA-120) has only 380 hours on a complete rebuild in 1997
and the Borg-Warner gearbox was completely rebuilt in fall of 2000.

The pictures below were taken in July 2000 at the time of her purchase in Esquimalt, BC. She was then
home ported in Deer Harbor, Washington, on Orcas Island in the San Juan Islands until June 2004.
Now she is home ported in Valdez, Alaska.