Capital City Yacth Sales is the exclusive West Coast distributor of Diesel Ducks. These boats are beautiful in their own character, and some have made some impressive cruises.

Dimensions

• LOA: 49′
• LWL: 46.76′
• Beam: 15′
• Displacement: 55,000 (dry)
• Draft: 5′ 6″

Engine

• John Deere 4045 T 135HP Standard
• Cruising Speed: 7to 8 kts
• Max Speed 9 kts

Tankage

• Fuel: 1600 gals
• Water: 250 gals
• Holding: 60 gals

Construction

• High quality ship steel shot peened or sand blasted inside and out.
• Three coats of epoxy primer interior and exterior.
• Four coats on the bottom, plus bottom paint and color top coat.
• Color scheme to owner’s choice.
• Construction to China ship Classification Society (CCS) practice.
• CCS certified weld X-ray of all boats. CCS incline test.
• All doors, hatches, ports and windows to be aluminum heavy duty commercial ship quality.
• Windscreens to be 10MM toughened glass plate.
• All plywood to be WBP grade or higher.

Engine Detail

• Standard engine John Deere 4045 T 135HP 4cylinder marine diesel with marine transmission (4 cylinder Lugger L1064A optional).
• Complete engine instrumentation including high temperature, low oil pressure alarms.
• Other engines available if desired.
• Stainless shafts to be 304 stainless or higher.
• Prop aperture and engine mounting designed to minimize vibration and noise.
• PSS Dripless shaft seal.
• Sea water strainers and ball valve sea-cocks on all inlets.
• Primary and secondary fuel filter.
• Drip pan under engine.
• Wet exhaust system with custom designed water lift muffler.
• Two quiet, large capacity engine room blowers with noise isolated vents.
• Steel fuel tanks, 1600 gallons plus, well baffled and braced.
• Stainless steel ball valves at each end of fuel lines.
• Fuel tankage built to Buehler’s designed specs and well vented with single large deck fill.
• Hull insulation, sprayed expanding foam.
• Sound insulation, two foam layers with lead center, surrounding engine room.
• Stainless balanced rudder.

Electrical Systems

• Optional 9KW Northern Lights genset
• Separate heavy duty engine and dual house batteries connected by vapor proof master switches.
• Back lighted custom made circuit breaker panel using high quality breakers.
• Shore power master breaker is GFI (RCI) type for safety.
• AC receptacles throughout.
• Indirect lighting and red safety lighting at steps.
• Visual and audio warnings for all system mal-function including high water, engine water flow, ER overheat, any pump running, ER lights left on, etc.
• Quality lighting fixtures.
• All Seahorse Marine installed wiring is multi-strand tinned copper boat cable. Wires have color or marker codes for easy tracing.
• Wire runs in conduit and all runs, except the bilge pump, are located as far above the waterline as possible.
• All wire runs including those along the shear are easily accessible.
• AC Toroidal Isolation transformer, 120/240 volt input.
• Lightning protection system.
• AC shore connector fitted starboard side. DC socket installed in pilothouse.
• Multiple zincs on hull, standard size bolted, not welded.
• International navigation lights and anchor light installed.
• Red interior night safety lighting and remote control spot light installed (Pilothouse overhead lights have red night vision lighting as well as standard white bulbs).
• Optional electronic and entertainment equipment can be planned in advance with owner so necessary wiring, grounds and cabinets can be built in.
• Signal horn and windscreen wipers with fresh water wash.

Water Systems

• Water tanks P&S design installed with ball-cock shut off valves and vents designed to prevent salt water contamination.
• Fresh water system uses neoprene coated metallic tubing, not plastic.
• Stainless ball type sea-cocks on all thruhulls below the waterline.
• Double all stainless clamps on all hoses below the waterline.
• Hot water heater with electric and engine heat exchanger for domestic water supply.
• High quality bath and galley fixtures.
• Electric toilets plumbed to holding tank.
• BILGE PUMPS: Triple electric plus manual bilge pumps installed to Buehler’s design.

Head

• Head includes trouble free non-jamming electric toilet, separate shower, basin and storage.
• Head has power ventilation on timer switch.
• Towel rails is to handrail strength.
• Mirror fitted.
• Toilet walls to be GRP laid up w/ epoxy or tiles over plywood.
• Toilet flooring to be tile.

Hull Ports and Ventilation

• Built to Buehler’s design and all to be aluminum frame opening hull ports with storm covers and windows, commercial ship quality.
• Deck hatch(s) aluminum commercial ship quality, stainless handles.
• Four commercial aluminum seadoors on interior bulkheads (5 watertight compartments total).
• Pilothouse entry sliding or dogged door.

Deck

• Steel pulpits, hand rails and boarding gate(s) built to Buehler’s specs.
• Stainless steel heavy bollards and chocks for lines, not painted steel.
• Heavy dual anchor rollers at bow, 70 pound plow and 40 pound Danforth type provided.
• 24 volt Muir “Jaguar” electric windlass.
• 300′ chain rode plus 300′ 3/4″ nylon with chain section, standard

Interior Decoration

• Interior to be of teak.
• Indoor walls to be painted plywood w/ teak trim or to be teak plywood, owner’s choice.
• All interior floors to be teak and holly flooring.
• Bedroom, saloon, galley and toilet with hanging lockers, desks and storage where applicable.
• Hanging lockers and cabinets with louvered doors.
• Mattress to be 5″ thick, 4″ for seats.
• Drawers/storage under bed.
• Reading lights and/or night lights aboard wherever applicable.
• Hand rails fitted in proper locations, (stainless steel optional).

Steering Station

• Raised helm seating with chart table.
• Ventilation hatch over helm position.
• Raised pilothouse dinette with well supported table.
• Radar, antenna and steadying sail mast on top of pilothouse,

Buehler’s design

• Engine and gear controls in pilothouse.
• Marine circuit breakers for all boat operations and for planned electronics installation, back lighted panel.
• Teak wheel at helm, heavy duty hydraulic steering.
• Tinted side windows available on side windows on request.
• Windshield wipers on pilothouse window with fresh water wash.
• Windshields are heavy safety glass.