Name:                 SHANTIH II

Type:                  Cruising Keel/Centerboard Sloop

Displacement:       Approx. 22,000 lbs.

Dimensions:       LOD: 40'  LWL: 27’6’" Beam: 10’8"  Draft: 4’4"min., 7’6" max.

Designer:             Philip Rhodes

Builder:               Original SHANTIH II: Hubert Johnson, Bay Head, NJ.   Year built: 1946
                          Total rebuild:  1993 The Wooden Boat Company, Camden, Maine

Construction:      Mahogany carvel planking (bottom 4 strakes are white oak) steam bent w. oak frames;
                          Bronze screw fastened. Clear quarter sawn vertical grain Eastern White  Pine deck, no sapwood, 1-3/8" thick.
                          Varnished teak railcap, covering boards, margin boards and king planks.
                          Bright mahogany cabinsides and coaming. Dynel over cedar cabintop with ash
                          beams. Bright teak butterfly hatch fwd. 6000 lbs. exterior  lead keel ballast.

Engine:               1997 Yanmar 3GM diesel, 27 hp.  New feathering Max prop (2001)

Electronics:          Furuno Radar, Apelco Loran, Apelco Depthsounder/fishfinder, Apelco VHF

Tanks:                 25 gal. Poly fuel tank, (2) Monel water tanks, approx. 30 gals each.

Lighting:              12-volt system, two 12-volt battery

Accomodations:     Sleeps seven; four in comfort. Double v-berth forward, 1 single berth that

                           converts to double in main salon port side; one single bunk in main salon to

                           starboard, 2 pilot berths either side below cockpit. Head in forward cabin starboard.
 
                          Nav station- top of engine box, instruments under bridgedeck.

Galley:                Two-burner kerosene stove w/oven, sink w/ fresh water hand pump aft to

Comments:

Between 1988-’92 the original Philip Rhodes sloop SHANTIH, built in 1946 by Hubert Johnson was dismantled piece by piece and a new SHANTIH II evolved in the process.

All new frames, floors, c/b trunk, stem, horn-timber & transom became a new structure to which the original ballast keel & deadwood were bolted. The original planking served as rib-bands during the framing process and was mostly discarded as new planks were installed. The bottom 4 strakes are white oak for structural purposes and the rest is 1-1/8” mahogany. The sheer plank was left off while new sheer clamp (2” Douglas Fir) and beam shelf was steamed into place.

A new deck frame came next, then the sheer plank followed. Teak covering boards, grubs and king planks were installed. Then came the 1-3/8 “ x 1- 7/8” clear , quarter-sawn White Pine (no sap- heartwood only) sprung deck. The cabin trunk is solid mahogany with ash beams, cedar & Dynel top, with teak trim. Cockpit and coaming is also all new.

New boom & clubfoot made, with extensive rebuild done to the mast. New standing rigging, turnbuckles, fully battened mainsail w/dutchman furling, much new hardware. All new raised panel interior.

In short, the boat is new; my wife & I are the old ones now !! And for 15 years we have put our hearts and souls into this fantastic vessel, the last 11 years spent sailing the Penobscot Bay. We have enjoyed every moment, so much so that we have built a bigger, new 52’ Alden Schooner HERON.  SHANTIH II is on the market for sale. It is a great boat in top condition that has a reasonable track record at the Eggemoggen Reach Regatta. This boat is definitely worth looking at if you are looking for a classic boat that looks great & performs well.

Asking Price:$95,000 US. Offers encouraged..