Additional Specs, Equipment and Information:

Length at Waterline: 77.5'
Displacement: 71 net tons act weight is 140 tons

Total Power: 350
Cruising Speed: 7-8 knots
Max Speed: She is fastest under sail!!

Fuel: 1800-range2000NM u
Fresh Water: 900
Holding: 70

WN RAGLAND lends herself well for a personal home, family yacht, high end charter or day sailing business venture, and she would also make a wonderful fractionally owned vessel. If 3 months a year is enough time to spend and entertain on a vessel, Ragland can be yours for LESS THAN HALF of the price of a new plastic 40 foot sail or power vessel.

WN Ragland lends herself well for sharing with a small group as difficulties that people encounter with sharing a plastic boat are non-existent with her. There is nothing to disagree on with her interior as far as linings and decorations, as there is no shag carpet, overstuffed furniture, and even her artwork is integral. Her dishes are classic restaurant open stock, etc. This is not a boat that people care about any of those things. The 4 partners can have linen sets, toys of choice, etc.; and when each is on the vessel, there is no sign of the other partners’ presence. Yet she is not reduced to the generic ambiance of a Vegas hotel room, which seems to dominate the "superyacht" market. She is the WN Ragland, has been for a hundred years, and will continue have her own “personality” for hundreds more. Her ambiance and presence are her own, not a compilation of interior design samples. Decades from now, Ragland's galley will look just as beautiful as it does right now, when Corian will be as distant a memory as avacado green appliances are today.

Split 4 ways, her ownership costs become insignificant, 3 months of use allows plenty of use, and as mentioned above, she has an interior which instantly makes you, your family and guests all feel much more at home than the generic living experiences offered in the mega-tupperware market vessels.

Permanent berths for 10, in 5 staterooms, as well as a pullman pilot berth in the main salon. Additional sleeping is available throughout the ship on various settees and bankettes. There is a natural separation area in the vessel, should accommodations be needed at a future date for additional crew, allowing for 3 or 4 crew members, should that be desired in the future. The two suites of primary importance are the owner's suite, which boasts a very large custom berth, along with two bankettes, suitable for lounging or additional sleeping, a desk, numerous built-ins, and the Captain's cabin. Both the Owner's suite and the Captain's quarters use California KING sheets! Also in the owner's suite is a fireplace with chopping block, ensuite private head with walk in shower, dresser, burl table and other surprises. This is truly a suite, equal in size to a one bedroom hotel suite with several seating areas. Other double suites are placed around the perimeter of the main salon. The other fine suite of note is the Captain's suite in the stern. This a beam to beam stateroom, spanning the transom beam to beam and opening to the spotless engine room forward. An antique compass and desk adorn this suite. This suite is completely isolated from the rest of the ship, for the sake of both the captain's and guests' privacy. This suite is finished to the same unmatched level of quality, creativity, purpose of function, and warmth of the rest of the vessel.

• A Garmin 3210 system with offshoe weather,wave patterns, chips for the entier Pacific coast from Guatemala to Alaska, depth, and XM radio
• The large compass at the inside helm is a Ritchie unit
• ICOM ICM700 Sideband Radio
• ICOM ICM100 VHF Radio
• Furuno FMV 603 Sounder
• Furuno D-FAX FAX207 weatherfax
• Furuno 1830 Radar with Daylight screen
• Mathew V850 Color Echo Sounder/fish finder
• Outside helm equipped with two (2) Danforth compasses,as well as an additional Garmin 3210 bright screen unit with the same capabilities as the one at the inside helm
• Captain’s cabin compass is a year 1733 Iver C. Weilbach and Co. unit

The cleanliness of the engine room is attributed not only to 30 years of excellent maintenance, but also to a clever breathing system. All crankcases are connected through individual breathing tubes to a manifold; which is plumbed to outside air, near the engine’s exhaust port in the hull. The result is an engine room totally devoid of any film or discoloration from use. The cleanliness of this engine room rivals any galley afloat.

There is ample access in and out of the engine room via regular hatches, etc. For large items such as tankage and power plants, there is a large butterfly hatch over head, and also a “soft” deck above, made to disassemble, remove and replace, with no structural modification or disturbance to the vessel. Many vessels are constructed with all large items in place, which raises operating and repair costs as time passes, requiring the exclusive use of shipwrights to move equipment in and out. A significant advantage of having only one owner for 30 years is that moving a Genset in and out after a decade or so of service is designed in, and the activity is accommodated with a minimum of disturbance, cost and unnecessary delay.



W. N. Ragland has written descriptions and schematics for her hydraulic system, engine starting, and raw water plumbing. While she is large and beautiful, her systems are surprisingly simple and laid out in a manner which makes maintenance, identification and isolation of possible system faults very logical and easy. One not be intimidated at all by any system on board.

• Engine: Caterpillar 3406 TA Turbo (350 hp), overhauled by Caterpilar, with 2700 hours use. I have yet to add oil between changes. Her engine runs smooth and clean and with her tankage (1800 gallons-diesel), propels her at 7-9 knots, with a range under power of 2000 miles.
• Gensets: 2 spotless Northern Lights 12 Kw, in sound boxes
• These diesel units are fed through twin Racor fuel manifold
• Chargers: 1 ABC model 12-45, 1 McCarran 100 1835 BB
• Batteries: Engine Starting- 32v (also responsible for some lighting throughout the ship, 2 x 32v house banks consisting of 4x8d ROLLS Glass Mat Batteries EACH, 1 additional 12v house bank
• 2 identical shore power connections with 2 identical and isolated 60Hz transformers, adjustable for long shore power runs (end ties)
• Work bench, over engine with sea rails and adjustable commercial work vise, as well as a 2 .5 TON Ball Bearing hoist on an I-beam track directly over the engine.
• Craftsman commercial permanent tool chest
• Assorted tools and equipment, including shop vacuums, work lighting, extension cords, etc.
• Refrigeration is supplied by 2 Crosby and Grunert compressors.
• Dive Tanks are filled via a Poseidon Dive Compressor, compressed air for the rest of W. N. Ragland is supplied by an electric shop compressor

• A large, double basin stainless sink with raw and fresh water, fed via the electrical pressure system and foot pumps for manual use
• two separate cold plate compartments which can operate as 2 fridges, freezers, or one of each.
• Torrid 20 Gallon H20 heater
• Shipmate 4 burner, double oven sea range, with propane controls at the unit, with approved teak locker on deck for two propane tanks in use and additional tanks stowed elsewhere.
• ESPAR model D12W Forced air, thermostatically controlled heat

Fresh water: 900 gallons
Fuel: 1800 gallons, with a commercial electric transfer pump as well as a high volume manual transfer pump. This offers a range under power at 7 knots of 2000 NM, with no additional tankage.
Engine oil: 30 gallon permanent tank

Raw water is managed through a robust and simple manifold. Two (2) JABSCO engine-driven pumps, as well as a 110v Pacer electric pump take care of bilge pumping and raw water pumping from the sea chest for fire fighting. She is also fitted with an automatic 32 volt 2000 gph Rule pump. Bilge pumping is further backed up by high volume manual pumps on deck with 5” flexible pick-up hoses.

ALL raw water plumbing has been renewed, including through hulls with Bronze valves and plumbing.

And here is the surprise....Ragland is kept dry with a tiny 500 gph bilge pump mounted in the lowest part of her bilges. All these other pumps are redundant, and have never been called to duty since the installation of her little tennis ball sized pump.

W. N. Raglands deck, rigging (Stainless steel) and sail (Dacron) inventory is too extensive to list here, but highlights are: Her current set of Tanbarks is in superb condition (please note detailed pictures of leathers and stitching in accompanying photos). She has a full suite of Tanbark spares in storage. All deck canvas is in fine condition and is fully serviceable. Deck seating cushions match her canvas. W. N. Ragland has full awnings. Her rigging (note detailed pictures) is in fine shape, with no cracks or signs of wear noted by this writer. Pictures show fittings at both deck level and aloft.
Chainplates are externally mounted and show no fatigue or wear with a visual inspection.

Her spacious decks have purposeful and clearly defined work stations. Her hydraulic anchor winch services two huge Danforths, with chain rodes, fed through tubes to two chain lockers. Deck fittings supply wash down water at the work area and a deck gypsy hydraulic valve controls the winch.

This writer noted no chafed lines, loose threads or worn leathers within the sail suite or running rigging. I noticed no cracked fittings, “banana’d” swedges , or “meat hooks” on any wire rope.

Ragland’s deck is also equipped with a beautiful and comfortable dining area, on a teak grate, over a large butterfly hatch on the aft deck, near the ship’s wheel. Her teak is in fine condition. Her Teak is unfinished and left natural and silver in color, providing sure footing on all surfaces, high and low.

W. N. Ragland is also fitted with beautiful and substantial steps (pictured), mounted with a work halyard in minutes to brackets on her starboard side.

W. N. Ragland is tended by a 14’ Avon married to a 50 hp Evinrude, as well as her "work boat", which is a wonderful old beat up Boston Whaler with a Yamaha that starts every time!

Two (2) Givens Life Buoy offshore 8 person rafts, 50 or so PFD’s of various classes, foul weather gear, gloves and other outer wear.
Fire suppression is taken care of through detection, various classes of hand held extinguishers placed throughout, and a large capacity 2-horn C0-2 system with the largest tank stowed outside the engine room, delivering through the two horns in the engine room. These systems are in addition to the fire hose on deck, fed via the raw water system, pressurized by any ONE of the 3 pumps within that system. All living areas of W. N. Ragland have escape hatches on deck. All systems carry current inspection tags.

I believe you will find the maintenance requirements of Ragland to compare very favorably with the plastic, waxed, polished, and carpeted offerings in her size range at the boat shows. I have added this category in effort to help you make an informed decision. As I mentioned, it is my intention that you have no surprises of any kind subsequent to your acquisition of WN Ragland. Beyond providing uncompromising beauty, her interior does not have to be gutted every 7 years as decorating trends come and go. She will be as warm, unique, tasteful, and inviting in 60 years as she is today. Maintenance costs can vary, depending on your personal level of desired involvement. To put this in to perspective, I can varnish and paint the entire boat for less than the cost of waxing and polishing a like-sized plastic boat once.

Slip costs run $950 to $1800 per month. $950 for her slip in the Pacific Northwest, $1300 for L.A. Harbor, $1800 for the Oxnard/Ventura Hollywood area, and $1500 for the new marina at Punta Mita in Puerto Vallarta. When cruising on her, anchoring out is where it is at. She has serious ground tackle and holds tight. Her sheer mass keeps her movements subtle and predictable. When traveling in urban areas, dock space is often offered on a complimentary basis, due to her presence and beauty. Insurance costs for wood and plastic are the same, around 1.1% of the value insured per year for full coverage. Likewise, financing rates and terms for wood and plastic vessels are similar as well. You will find in this listing that the basic ownership and maintenance costs also compare very favorably with plastic vessels. I say this with all candor and sincerity as I own her, maintain her, and write the checks.

The beauty of her heavy teak decks and exterior structures is that they require no maintenance. They have not been sanded, or oiled in 40 years.

When approached with the maintenance question, my reply is that it is like owning a small farm. It is not a full time job, it is more of a lifestyle, and I enjoy it. If you are not a "hands on" person due to desire or time, then a caretaker or captain can keep up with her needs just fine.

There is always a little something to do, and sometimes a big something to do. If you stay on top of the varnish, then you don't have to sand to the bare wood, and you are simply scuffing the areas and adding (at this latitude) a couple coats a year.

Varnish is a great topic to discuss, as an example of maintenance requirements. I use red 3-M pads and scuff a section at a time, rather than doing the whole boat at once. I do her in increments of a can at a time. It takes a half day to do a can’s worth. I start with the red pad, and scuff a section to a haze and lay one can on. The boat stays perfect, does not intrude in to my use of the vessel, and eliminates the need to hire a crew once a year, saving thousands. It takes about 3 hours for that process, and it is a once every two weeks in the summer kind of thing. That is less time than one spends washing a plastic boat.

Deck caulking is another good example. You can let it go until it all has to be done, or you can stay with the current rhythm which is to do small areas as a routine. Like dandelions in a yard. You can let your lawn become over grown with them and re-seed or sod the lawn or catch them as they pop up. Each summer slice out a small section and do a few tubes’ worth. Last summer my son and I did the wheelhouse roof. It took a few hours’ work each day for a few days, then a half day of laying new caulk in with a gun. Caulking lasts around 20-25 years if done correctly, so a little every year keeps the boat perfect, keeps maintenance costs extremely low, and repair costs for leaks non-existent.

Systems and engine room items take about day per month. She is fitted with current commercial quality equipment. Top off her batteries, check belts and so forth. Her engine is very young, the pictures of her Northern Lights Gensets in the listing speak for themselves. No surprises in the engine room. No dirt, no grime.

Her masts are magnificent and I prefer them varnished. If you prefer to have less maintenance requirements, they can be painted white, allowing for years of service between touch ups. With her current level of use, I haul her once every two years for zincs and bottom paint, with a $100 diver a few times in between to keep barnacles at bay on the prop. Her haul outs run around $6k, with others doing the work. (1k for the haul, 1k for paint, 1k for zincs, plus labor and incidentals. Her next owner will have begun with their own cycle as when she comes out for survey, it will be time for her regular haul out. As far as owning a big wood boat, the ONLY thing that causes situations where wood has to be repaired is fresh water wet/dry cycles. Salt water does not rot wood, and wood also does not rot if it is permanently wet or permanently dry. Living aboard, I catch any rain water leaks the day one may pop up. She is not a leaker. I keep her paint and varnish in fine order as a result of being proud of her.

I do not staff her, but I do have someone who helps on a part time basis in the summers. If you intend on being an absentee owner, I would have a caretaker, or captain on board. Having someone on board just to notice when things need to be done as a course of regular maintenance will save you in repairs, as things are caught before they are problems.

Her Teak decks are maintenance free, and have not seen sandpaper or anything else in 40 years. I would suggest leaving them just as is. When we weigh anchor during normal cruising, we have the firehose on to wash the mud off the anchor chain and also take that opportunity to hose her decks down with salt water....that's it. Her stainless rigging is a blessing! Rain maintains the rig. No high maintenance traditional tarred and served steel or galvanized nightmare. Her running rigging is also a blessing, thanks to her last owner.....other vessels have triple strand and the heavy Yachtbraid is wonderful. I take care that it does not chafe anywhere and that's it for the rope on board. It is all in fine shape and none needs to be replaced. Her dock lines are even yachtbraid and there is around 600 feet of brand new line under one of the bunks when it is time for those to go. There's always a "what's next" on any boat, even tiny ones, but her next owner will not be blindsided by anything of any significance. As you can ascertain from the above information, a live aboard owner if her next owner owns her outright, or an individual living in her captain’s stateroom aft, handles these items as a course of just being on the boat. As you walk around the boat, you develop the eye for seeing a line that is rubbing on a hard part, set your glass of wine on the rail, and tighten or move the line to another pin on the rail, avoiding chafing and having to replace it later.

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.

WN RAGLAND has been deemed legal for commercial use in the United States via a Jones Act Exemption.  She is currently legal for 6 overnight guests, and would need an additional bulkhead for bumping her up to 29-49 guests, plus crew.

I have sailed her for charity purposes with as many as 69 guests, plus crew, with all the sails up!