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Michael James, CPYB
1961 Breaux Bay Craft 46' (14.02 m) Houseboat
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Refit Year: 2010 Abby Grace
1961 Breaux Craft Converted Tug
Flag of Registry: United States
- House Boats / Tug
- Power
- Used
- Diesel
- Steel Hull
| FEATURES: |
|---|
| Major Overhaul 2023 |
| Air Conditioning |
| Refrigeration/Freezer |
| Genset |
| Converted in 2010 |
| Notable Upgrades: New in October 2023: Anodes, antifouling paint, hull paint, deck paint & cabin top paint, Steet renewal, Air Conditioning, Full Size Stainless Steel Refrig/Freezer and more. |
Description
1961 Breaux Craft Converted Tug Features:
- Major Overhaul, Summer 2023
- Exterior Painted from Top to Bottom Summer 2023
- Converted in 2010
- Bow Thruster
- Generator
- Air Conditioning, Summer 2023
- Full-Size Refrig/Freezer, Summer 2023
- Two Cabins / One Head
- Single Diesel Engine
- and a lot more.
Your typical inland-style motorized houseboat built of all welded steel construction at the Breaux Brothers Shipyard in Loreauville, Louisiana in 1961. The vessel was reportedly purpose-built as a push boat for Boh Brothers Construction Company and later converted to a houseboat in 2010.
Specifications
Official Number: 286247
LOA: 48' (14.63 Meters)
Type: Power- Used
Year: 1961
Refit Year: 2010
Documented Year: 1961
Beam: 18'
LWL: 46'
Draft Max: 5' 5''
Cabins: 2
Sleeps: 6
Double Berths: 2
Queen Berths: 1
Heads: 1
Cruise Speed: 7 Knots
Fuel Type: Diesel
Super Structure Material: Steel
Hull Material: Steel
Hull Finish: Painted
Hull Shape: Displacement
Air Conditioning: Yes
Tower: No
Bow Thruster: Yes
Fuel Tank: 1600 Gallons (6056.66 Liters)
Fresh Water: 1600 Gallons (6056.66 Liters)
Displacement: 65 tonnes
Designer: Breaux Bay Craft
Builder: Breaux Bay Craft
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Engines
Engine 1
- Engine Make: Detroit Diesel
- Engine Model: 671
- Engine Type: Inboard
- Drive Type: Direct
- Power HP: 200.00
- Power KW: 149.14
- Fuel Type: Diesel
- Hours: 200.00
- Hours Date: 11-09-2023
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ACCOMMODATIONS
- Layout: Two Cabins / One Head
- Air Conditioning: Goodman 3 ton air cooled unit, replaced in 2023
- Ports: Opening & Windows
- Cabin Sole:
- Dinette Table: Convertible
- Settee(s): Couch & Chair
- Master Cabin: Aft with a queen bed
- Guest Cabin(s): Below with (2) full beds
- Headroom: Plenty
- Head(s): One head with a separate shower
GALLEY
- Stove/Oven: 4 burner electric stovetop
- Refrigeration: Stainless Steel Whirlpool, new in 2023
- Microwave Oven: Convection Oven
- Sink: Large Double Sinks
- Water: Freshwater pump replaced in 2023
- Water Heater: Yes
- Cabinets: Yes
- Plumbing: Reworked in 2023
ELECTRONICS
- Plotter: Eagle IntellMap, 2008
- Speed: Yes
- Depth: Yes
- VHF: Uniden President LT 0935
- Compass: Yoke
- TV: Yes
ELECTRICAL
- 12v system: Yes
- 110v system: Yes
- Battery Charger:
- Batteries: (2) Group 27 replaced in Sept 2023
- Shore Power: 50 amp service
- Generator: Isuzu 20kw with 700 hrs, with keel coolers
- Interior Lights: Yes
- Nav Lights: Yes
DECK & HULL
- Hull Color: Black hull, White cabin
- Deck Color: Teal
- Draft: 5’5”
- Bow Thruster: Sidepower 8hp with controls at both helms
- Canvas: Alum Frame with a Vinyl top, 2017
- Swim Platform: Yes with swim ladder
- Anchor: Claw with stainless steel chain and rode
- Windlass: Electric EZ Puller #8
- Dinghy Crane: Liftmoore 2700A Deck Crane
- Locker(s): Yes
- Overhaul: Sandblasting, steel renewal, paint from top to bottom, October 2023
- Bottom: Bottom pained, Red, Oct 2023, anodes replaced and steel renewal
MECHANICAL
- Engine: Detroit Diesel 671 200hp with 200 hrs since MOH in 2017, with keel coolers
- Engine Controls: Tach, water temp, oil pressure, drive oil pressure and amp meter
- Air Conditioning: Goodman 3 ton unit, 2023
- Prop: 36” 4 blade fixed prop
- Steering: Mechanic & Hydraulic, two steering stations
- Stuffing box/gland: Stuffing Box
- Water Heater: 19 gallon
- Bilge Pump(s): Yes
- Filter(s): Water Separtor Filters
- Oil & Filter: Changed 2023
- Transmission Fluid: Changed 2023
- Impeller: Changed 2023
- Water Tank: 2 x 800 gallons
- Fuel Tank: 2 x 800 gallons
- Head: Jabsco head installed in 2023, direct overboard
The subject vessel is a typical inland-style motorized houseboat built of all welded steel construction at the Breaux Brothers Shipyard in Loreauville, Louisiana in 1961. The vessel was reportedly purpose-built as a push boat for Boh Brothers Construction Company and later converted to a houseboat.
The subject vessel has a typical raked bow, elliptical stern, a flush deck with a single-tier house, and shallow dead-rise bottom with hard chines.
The subject vessel is built with bottom and side plating estimated to be 3/8" original thickness, 5/16" deck plating and 1/4" cabin plating. Hull framing is transverse constructed of 3" x 4" angle members, spaced on 24" centers. The hull is additionally longitudinally framed throughout the Engine Room.
Hull protection is by means of a rub rail fender system constructed of 1/2" thick, 3" diameter steel pipe. The fender system consists of the main strake located at the Weather Deck and surrounding the outer perimeter of the hull and a second strake located 2' below the Weather Deck surrounding the stern and is continuous until the forward rake at the bow. A vertical strake is located between the first and second horizontal strakes amidships on both sides of the vessel.
Deck fittings consist of two (2) 3" cross bitts on each side located at the forward and aft quarters of the vessel. A three-tier guardrail surrounds the outer perimeter of the First and Second Deck with embarkation/ debarkation openings located at the forward centerline and near the fore and aft quarters of the vessel. The guardrails are constructed of 2" vertical tubing with 1/4" flat bar on top and two (2) wire rope cables located between the top of the guardrail and the deck. An embarkation/ debarkation gangway is located forward on the centerline of the vessel.
There are two (2) non-watertight solid wood doors located at the fore and aft ends of the Deckhouse, which allow access from the Weather Deck. Additionally, there is a watertight aluminum door located on the port side near midship providing access to the Engine Room.
The deck is flush with no bulwarks. Bulkheads are constructed of steel and appear to be watertight.
The lower hull consists of a Forward Void Compartment which also houses an electric bow thruster motor and a dehumidifier. The Second Void Compartment contains potable water tanks on the forward port and starboard sides. The Third Void Compartment is on the centerline and has fuel tanks on each side. The Fourth Void Compartment is an Engine Room. The Fifth Compartment is a void and the Sixth Compartment is a rudder and steering compartment.
Disclaimer
The company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change or withdrawal without notice.
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