| Reduced to - $125,000.00 Lily Pad For Sale Gemini 105Mc Catamaran and Photography Platform |
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| Lily Pad is for sale by her original owners, Sandy and Nancy Graves. She is a USCG documented 2006 model and was purchased at the St Pete Sailboat Show and delivery was taken in Annapolis, MD in April of 2006. We lived aboard her for five years from July 2006 until April 2011. We cruised her up and down the ICW from the Chesapeake to the Keys several times and up the west coast of Florida to Boca Grande and across the Okeechobee. We crossed one time to the Bahamas for a month in 2010. All but slightly less than 2 years of her time has been spent on the St Johns river (fresh water) in central Florida. Below you will find details and a list of videos that show her interior and exterior and some of our sailing her in the Keys as well as photos of some of her systems. She was purchased and outfitted as a coastal and island hopping, live aboard cruiser for two people with over night accommodations for two guests. It was our experience that this is the best and fullest use for the Gemini catamaran series. Contact us at 407-592-1207 or fireboat52@yahoo.com. Half the price of a new equivalently outfitted Gemini Email comment from a very recent prospective buyer - "Thanks for your time and good luck with selling your boat. It was gorgeous and well maintained." |
Videos (click on the links below to visit)
Details
Hull type: Catamaran sailboat
Rig type: Fractional sloop (jib and mainsail)
LOA: 33.5ft Beam: 14ft Draft: 5.5ft (boards down) - 2.5ft (drive leg down) - 1.5ft (boards, drive leg and rudders up)
Overhead clearance: 45.5ft Speed: 6 knots (under diesel power/ 3/4 throttle) - 7-8 knots to windward (loaded for cruising
under full sail with 15 knots steady wind) Power plant: Westerbeke I/O - 1858 hours - clean and maintained.
Factory extras
Dinghy davits with hammock seat (modified seating)
Full set of seat cushions
Helm seat (since modified)
Transom wash down hose
Improvements over factory items (included in the sale)
Aloft:
Brand new Beirig mainsail, full battens and rolling sail track cars
numbered 944 with Gemini Logo (just ordered)
Furling foresail with vinyl window (very good condition)
Symmetrical spinnaker for down wind sailing (fair condition)
Folding mast steps
LED tricolor lights
Radar bracket and radar dome
Deck light - activated from the master berth overhead panel
Mack Pack type sail cover system
Pvc anti-fouling shroud and stay sleeves
Mast tabernacle with gin poles (system)
Back stay tensioner sleeve
Boom stabilizer anchoring points
Anti-jibe device
On Deck: (Starting at the bow and moving clockwise)
Cockpit controlled bow search light
Jib furling halyard fair leads around the stbd side
Three large fenders covered with boat blanket material
Jib furling halyard reel
Outboard bracket and kicker with fuel tank platform
2006 Tohatsu 6hp 4-stroke outboard with 6 gal fuel can
Dinghy bilge pump on 15ft extension cord
50 ft Hardwired shore power cord with 10 ft extension cord
Transom box seats with mesh backing (holds diving gear and life vests)
Port and stbd LED self activating white transom lights
Removable cockpit partition and eisenglas/canvas enclosure
Cockpit partition with net pocket for small items
Cockpit partition main sheet net stuffing pocket
Cooking grill convertible to a sunbathing platform
Suspended portable generator platform
Honda 2000i portable generator - two years old, well maintained/synthetic oil.
240 watt adjustable angle solar array with Blue Sky regulator
Mains dock water connector
Transom extension boarding ladder
Drive leg auxiliary lock down system
Port and stbd electric horns
Coach roof fold away awning and rain water collecting system
Sunbrella hatch covers and insulated Sunbrella front window cover
Solar ventilator for C-Head toilet
Cockpit: (Starting at the helm and working clockwise)
Reversible and adjustable Captain's seat with pedestal that houses kitchen sized trash bin accessible form front and back
Elevated foot pedestal (allows you to stand and look out of the overhead acrylic hatch for docking.
Binocular holder
Rudder position indicator
Steering knob
New steering cables
Horns (2) button
Fuel tank usage indicator
Bow search light control switch
7 degree inclinometer and reefing indicator
Electric fan bracket and fan
Convex rear view mirror
Storm covers for cockpit windows
Fishing pole holder
Telescoping boat hook holder with boat hook
5 lb Fire extinguisher
Fold away GPS bracket (located inside cabin)
Sunbrella and vinyl window cockpit enclosure with side and back panels - see video
Walk way fly open jib sheet compartments
Lid snaps to hold open the cockpit compartment lids
Below Decks: (Starting at the cockpit door inside moving clockwise)
Curtains and rods for bulkhead windows
1600BTU Airconditioner/heater with three diffusers and movable duct.
Elevated interior helm seat
Black auxiliary electrical panel with AC control panel
Sound around stereo speakers (4)
Interior mood or red theater lighting
Extended step on port side steps
(Port side quarter berth area)
Air conditioner system
10 GPH 110 volt water maker system
Drinking water system (as opposed to the general on board domestic water system)
C-Head marine composting toilet system with solar ventilator (C-Head website)
Anchoring Systems:
35# Delta plow anchor
22# Claw anchor
Fortress Guardian G-23 Aluminum anchor
9# Grapple anchor
200 ft 5/8" nylon anchor rode
Deck windlass system
Spare Parts:
Propeller (drive leg)
Drive leg bellow (gaiter)
Westerbeke spare parts kit (factory)
Spare oil filters and fuel filters
Spare water pump impellers
Spare belt
Propeller and crown nut (Tohatsu outboard)
What Lily Pad still needs:
Re-step the mast - $210 at Green Cove Springs, Florida - see me for details.
New Bottom paint for salt water - $1500 (currently in fresh water - no barnacles)
New 100 ft 1/4 inch galvanized anchor chain for windlass - $300
New 6 to 9.9 hp auxillary outboard - comes with a Tohatsu 6 hp 4 stroke that runs fine but is at the end of its life span.
New dinghy
A Brief History of Lily Pad
I dreamed about sailing around the world after I got out of the Army in 1971 but time, family and money conspired to keep me closer
to home over the years. Lily Pad was the boat that would take me to all the places that I wanted to go. She wasn't bought to be raced
or to impress people at the local yacht club although she did both effortlessly despite my intentions. I had gotten the photo bug when
I climbed to the top of my first catamaran, Lion's Paw, and took pictures of Bahia Honda basin in the Keys and I was determined to
modify Lily pad into a photography platform as well a superior exploring vessel. We outfitted her with a tilting mast to get under
bridges and wires to places that other boats of similar height couldn't go. She has a skinny draft, and folding mast steps to access the
top of the mast easily and safely which opened up an endless number of places and vistas that we could visit and photograph. We
installed a composting toilet which in addition to ridding the boat of an annoying smell, allows us to spend extended periods of time
in sensitive areas without having to find a pump out station which could be tens of miles away.
In addition we carried kayaks. We would anchor in out of the way places and explore the mangrove channels; outlying places like the
Content Keys in the Florida Keys, Cayo Costa and the Snake river on the Gulf Coast and numerous coves in the Bahamas; the Low
Country grassy tributaries in Georgia and South Carolina, or we would paddle around the ox-bows and creeks off the St Johns River
in Florida or the endless number of creeks and tributaries along the ICW and the Chesapeake Bay. We had grand plans for the
Tennessee river, Erie Canal and the Great Lakes, but alas, things change.
We developed a great awning system the allowed us to shade the front window while underway or cover it completely to keep the
boat cool in the hottest weather. It also could be quickly modified to catch water and divert it directly to the water tanks. We installed
a water maker and a freezer and filled it with fish both going and coming from the Bahamas with fresh catch using only a Cuban Yo-
Yo. We carried folding bikes in the aft lockers and rode them around Annapolis and other towns until we wore them out.
This is what Lily Pad meant to us and how we used her to fulfill a dream. If this is your idea of what cruising is all about, then she may
be the boat you are looking for. We are selling her because of new grand children, aging parents and some adverse health events that
have made walking around on a pitching deck or climbing a mast more hazardous for me than it normally should be.
To give you an idea of what it was all like, here below are some pictures that I took, some from the mast head. Shooting from the
masthead has its hazards and obviously you have to have control of any fear of heights. I would gladly share my experiences, methods
and advice to any buyer.
Lily Pad as a photography platform - What makes Lily Pad unique as a photography platform are several features. With mast steps
and a properly designed harness and tag line system, you can ascend to the top safely and quickly. With the ability to tilt her mast, you
have access to many areas beyond bridges with 40-45 ft heights. With her shoal draft, you can come in close to the shore line to access
angles of view not available to deeper keeled boats. With her water maker and composting toilet, you can spend extended periods of
time in sensitive backwaters searching out scenic structures and vistas. And being a catamaran, she has the stability aloft to allow you to
shoot clearer shots and work more freely with your equipment.
Here are a few of the hundreds of panoramic photos that I took from the deck and aloft. I will be publishing a book soon describing
my techniques. For specific information, contact me personally.
- Quick walk-thru below
- Detailed walk-thru below part 1
- Detailed walk-thru below part 2
- Details on deck
- Details of mast and rigging
- Details in the cockpit
- Bimini enclosure and cockpit partition
- Accessories and gear
- Lily Pad underway
- Lily Pad sailing in the Abacos
- Owner's Manuals
- Details on Lily Pad's ground tackle, and accessories
Details
Hull type: Catamaran sailboat
Rig type: Fractional sloop (jib and mainsail)
LOA: 33.5ft Beam: 14ft Draft: 5.5ft (boards down) - 2.5ft (drive leg down) - 1.5ft (boards, drive leg and rudders up)
Overhead clearance: 45.5ft Speed: 6 knots (under diesel power/ 3/4 throttle) - 7-8 knots to windward (loaded for cruising
under full sail with 15 knots steady wind) Power plant: Westerbeke I/O - 1858 hours - clean and maintained.
Factory extras
Dinghy davits with hammock seat (modified seating)
Full set of seat cushions
Helm seat (since modified)
Transom wash down hose
Improvements over factory items (included in the sale)
Aloft:
Brand new Beirig mainsail, full battens and rolling sail track cars
numbered 944 with Gemini Logo (just ordered)
Furling foresail with vinyl window (very good condition)
Symmetrical spinnaker for down wind sailing (fair condition)
Folding mast steps
LED tricolor lights
Radar bracket and radar dome
Deck light - activated from the master berth overhead panel
Mack Pack type sail cover system
Pvc anti-fouling shroud and stay sleeves
Mast tabernacle with gin poles (system)
Back stay tensioner sleeve
Boom stabilizer anchoring points
Anti-jibe device
On Deck: (Starting at the bow and moving clockwise)
Cockpit controlled bow search light
Jib furling halyard fair leads around the stbd side
Three large fenders covered with boat blanket material
Jib furling halyard reel
Outboard bracket and kicker with fuel tank platform
2006 Tohatsu 6hp 4-stroke outboard with 6 gal fuel can
Dinghy bilge pump on 15ft extension cord
50 ft Hardwired shore power cord with 10 ft extension cord
Transom box seats with mesh backing (holds diving gear and life vests)
Port and stbd LED self activating white transom lights
Removable cockpit partition and eisenglas/canvas enclosure
Cockpit partition with net pocket for small items
Cockpit partition main sheet net stuffing pocket
Cooking grill convertible to a sunbathing platform
Suspended portable generator platform
Honda 2000i portable generator - two years old, well maintained/synthetic oil.
240 watt adjustable angle solar array with Blue Sky regulator
Mains dock water connector
Transom extension boarding ladder
Drive leg auxiliary lock down system
Port and stbd electric horns
Coach roof fold away awning and rain water collecting system
Sunbrella hatch covers and insulated Sunbrella front window cover
Solar ventilator for C-Head toilet
Cockpit: (Starting at the helm and working clockwise)
Reversible and adjustable Captain's seat with pedestal that houses kitchen sized trash bin accessible form front and back
Elevated foot pedestal (allows you to stand and look out of the overhead acrylic hatch for docking.
Binocular holder
Rudder position indicator
Steering knob
New steering cables
Horns (2) button
Fuel tank usage indicator
Bow search light control switch
7 degree inclinometer and reefing indicator
Electric fan bracket and fan
Convex rear view mirror
Storm covers for cockpit windows
Fishing pole holder
Telescoping boat hook holder with boat hook
5 lb Fire extinguisher
Fold away GPS bracket (located inside cabin)
Sunbrella and vinyl window cockpit enclosure with side and back panels - see video
Walk way fly open jib sheet compartments
Lid snaps to hold open the cockpit compartment lids
Below Decks: (Starting at the cockpit door inside moving clockwise)
Curtains and rods for bulkhead windows
1600BTU Airconditioner/heater with three diffusers and movable duct.
Elevated interior helm seat
Black auxiliary electrical panel with AC control panel
Sound around stereo speakers (4)
Interior mood or red theater lighting
Extended step on port side steps
(Port side quarter berth area)
Air conditioner system
10 GPH 110 volt water maker system
Drinking water system (as opposed to the general on board domestic water system)
C-Head marine composting toilet system with solar ventilator (C-Head website)
Anchoring Systems:
35# Delta plow anchor
22# Claw anchor
Fortress Guardian G-23 Aluminum anchor
9# Grapple anchor
200 ft 5/8" nylon anchor rode
Deck windlass system
Spare Parts:
Propeller (drive leg)
Drive leg bellow (gaiter)
Westerbeke spare parts kit (factory)
Spare oil filters and fuel filters
Spare water pump impellers
Spare belt
Propeller and crown nut (Tohatsu outboard)
What Lily Pad still needs:
Re-step the mast - $210 at Green Cove Springs, Florida - see me for details.
New Bottom paint for salt water - $1500 (currently in fresh water - no barnacles)
New 100 ft 1/4 inch galvanized anchor chain for windlass - $300
New 6 to 9.9 hp auxillary outboard - comes with a Tohatsu 6 hp 4 stroke that runs fine but is at the end of its life span.
New dinghy
A Brief History of Lily Pad
I dreamed about sailing around the world after I got out of the Army in 1971 but time, family and money conspired to keep me closer
to home over the years. Lily Pad was the boat that would take me to all the places that I wanted to go. She wasn't bought to be raced
or to impress people at the local yacht club although she did both effortlessly despite my intentions. I had gotten the photo bug when
I climbed to the top of my first catamaran, Lion's Paw, and took pictures of Bahia Honda basin in the Keys and I was determined to
modify Lily pad into a photography platform as well a superior exploring vessel. We outfitted her with a tilting mast to get under
bridges and wires to places that other boats of similar height couldn't go. She has a skinny draft, and folding mast steps to access the
top of the mast easily and safely which opened up an endless number of places and vistas that we could visit and photograph. We
installed a composting toilet which in addition to ridding the boat of an annoying smell, allows us to spend extended periods of time
in sensitive areas without having to find a pump out station which could be tens of miles away.
In addition we carried kayaks. We would anchor in out of the way places and explore the mangrove channels; outlying places like the
Content Keys in the Florida Keys, Cayo Costa and the Snake river on the Gulf Coast and numerous coves in the Bahamas; the Low
Country grassy tributaries in Georgia and South Carolina, or we would paddle around the ox-bows and creeks off the St Johns River
in Florida or the endless number of creeks and tributaries along the ICW and the Chesapeake Bay. We had grand plans for the
Tennessee river, Erie Canal and the Great Lakes, but alas, things change.
We developed a great awning system the allowed us to shade the front window while underway or cover it completely to keep the
boat cool in the hottest weather. It also could be quickly modified to catch water and divert it directly to the water tanks. We installed
a water maker and a freezer and filled it with fish both going and coming from the Bahamas with fresh catch using only a Cuban Yo-
Yo. We carried folding bikes in the aft lockers and rode them around Annapolis and other towns until we wore them out.
This is what Lily Pad meant to us and how we used her to fulfill a dream. If this is your idea of what cruising is all about, then she may
be the boat you are looking for. We are selling her because of new grand children, aging parents and some adverse health events that
have made walking around on a pitching deck or climbing a mast more hazardous for me than it normally should be.
To give you an idea of what it was all like, here below are some pictures that I took, some from the mast head. Shooting from the
masthead has its hazards and obviously you have to have control of any fear of heights. I would gladly share my experiences, methods
and advice to any buyer.
Lily Pad as a photography platform - What makes Lily Pad unique as a photography platform are several features. With mast steps
and a properly designed harness and tag line system, you can ascend to the top safely and quickly. With the ability to tilt her mast, you
have access to many areas beyond bridges with 40-45 ft heights. With her shoal draft, you can come in close to the shore line to access
angles of view not available to deeper keeled boats. With her water maker and composting toilet, you can spend extended periods of
time in sensitive backwaters searching out scenic structures and vistas. And being a catamaran, she has the stability aloft to allow you to
shoot clearer shots and work more freely with your equipment.
Here are a few of the hundreds of panoramic photos that I took from the deck and aloft. I will be publishing a book soon describing
my techniques. For specific information, contact me personally.
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| Folding mast steps make getting aloft quick work. Solar array is rotated into the setting sun. |
| Transom mounted outboard kicker provides emergency power. Davits hoist outboard from the kicker to the dinghy |
| Grill folds into storage box and inverts to create a sun deck or long seat |
| Reversible captain's seat and removable bimini enclosure and enclosure frame create an open cockpit area to socialize and entertain guests. |
| Interior helm seat allows watch to remain warm and out of the weather |
| Symmetrical spinnaker allows a 360 degree unobstructed view |
| Helm features |
| C-Head composting toilet system with solar ventilation No odor, no water, no pumpouts |
Terms of the Contract -
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About me - My name is Sandy Graves (my grandkids call me Popeye) and I am the designer
and builder of the C-Head and BoonJon portable composting toilets. I am a retired
Firefighter/Paramedic and ex-Army Special Forces Medic with experience in emergency
medicine, preventive medicine and field sanitary waste management. I owned a cabinet shop
business for ten years and I have built from scratch and rehabbed several boats. My wife
Nancy and I lived aboard our Gemini catamaran full time from July 2006 to April 2011 and
cruised the East Coast and Gulf Coast of the United States and the Bahamas. We currently live
in Astor, Florida on the edge of the Ocala National Forest on the St Johns River. If you are in
the neighborhood, either on your boat or driving through, and want to talk shop, stop on by.
and builder of the C-Head and BoonJon portable composting toilets. I am a retired
Firefighter/Paramedic and ex-Army Special Forces Medic with experience in emergency
medicine, preventive medicine and field sanitary waste management. I owned a cabinet shop
business for ten years and I have built from scratch and rehabbed several boats. My wife
Nancy and I lived aboard our Gemini catamaran full time from July 2006 to April 2011 and
cruised the East Coast and Gulf Coast of the United States and the Bahamas. We currently live
in Astor, Florida on the edge of the Ocala National Forest on the St Johns River. If you are in
the neighborhood, either on your boat or driving through, and want to talk shop, stop on by.
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