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1989, Hinterhoeller Nonsuch Ultra, 30’

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The Nonsuch Ultra 30 is the concept of retired ocean racer Gordon Fisher, the design of Mark Ellis, and the created child of Hinterhoeller Yachts, Ltd. of Canada.

The Nonsuch 30 was originally a Great Lakes phenomenon, which is to be expected considering her origins. She proved quite popular elsewhere, however and this not surprising considering the amount of boat that has somehow been slipped into an LOA of less than 31′.

Asking Price: $56,500
Location: Brooklin, Maine

Hull and Deck Construction

Hinterhoeller Yachts reputation as a builder is not unearned. Their balsa-cored hulls are known for being light

and strong. Both hull and deck of the Nonsuch 30 are balsa cored. The hull and deck are joined by a through-

bolted butyl-bedded joint capped with an aluminum toerail. The butyl tape used for this purpose has no real

structural properties, but does create a good watertight seal. The external lead keel is bolted on with stainless

steel bolts. These pass through floor timbers of unidirectional roving, transferring keel loading from the

garboard section to a greater area of the hull.

Deck Hardware and Features

Stainless steel and teak anchor platform and roller

Stainless steel bow pulpit, stancions and stern rail

Double (upper and lower) coated-wire lifelines with opening gates port and starboard

3-Step stainless steel and teak boarding / swim ladder at stern

Stainless steel chain / rode pipe

Varnished teal cabin eye brow, cabin top handrails and dorade boxes

Large opening hatches in cabin top (main and forward cabins)

Small opening hatch in cabin top (head area)

Stainless Charlie noble / exhaust stack for propane water heater

Stainless steel dorade cowls with varnished teak boxes

Docking cleats fore and aft

Stainless steel fill fills for water and fuel

Stainless steel deck discharge for waste / black water

Teak cockpit sole

Interior Accommodations and Features

The interior of NO NEWS is configured in such a way as to be just about perfect for a couple (with friends) or a

small family to cruise in comfort and ease with sleeping accommodations for up to 5 people and 6’, 3”

headroom through-out.

When entering the interior space from the cockpit / companionway there is a dinette to star board and a long

single settee to port. The dinette easily handles 4 persons for dinner and can be coverted to a double berth.

The sette to port also does double duty as a sleeping berth when needed. The cushions for the dinette and the

settee to port were just reupholstered in 2022.

Forward of the dinette (to starboard) is the head area with separate stall shower (a feature rarely if ever found

on a 30’ boat)and teak shower seat. Other features in the head area include the manually operated toilet,

vanity and mirror, stainless steel sink basin, chrome faucet and (of course) hot and cold pressure water.

Opposite the head area (to port) is the galley area with a stainless steel sink basin with faucet for supply of hot

and cold pressure water and a foot pump for manually supplied water, three burner propane stove / oven,

well-insulated ice box and plenty of storage space in drawers and loclers for food stuffs, cookware, glasses,

china and cutlery in drawers and lockers.

Continuing forward is the main stateroom with a Pullman style double berth offset to port and a vanity area

with mirror and chest of drawers to starboard

There is ample storage space aboard NO NEWS in cabinets, drawers, lockers and bin storage areas under

berthing spaces. There are 7 opening ports (new port curtains, 2022) and 4 overhead hatches. All ports and

hatches are equipped with screens. Headroom is 6’, 3” throughout the boat. LED lighting in all cabins

(Marinebeam bulbs) new in 2021

Spars, Rigging and Sail Handling Equipment

Free-standing aluminum mast

Aluminum wish-bone boom

Lewmar electric mainsail winch.

Lewmar manual ‘sheet’ winch.

2 Lewmar manual line winches.

(Note: All winches and windlass serviced by Brooklin Boat Yard each year)

Sails and Canvas

Doyle mainsail (540 sq ft), 2003

Doyle Stack Pack, 2015

Dodger

Harbor bimini (zipper to dodger)

Canvas binnacle cover

Auxiliary Propulsion and Fuel

Engine M-35, 30 hp Universal diesel, year 1989,

Engine hours 1600 (approximate)

New throttle and gear shift cables in 2019. (Installed by Brooklin Boat Yard)

Gear and V-Drive (Hurth HBW 150-2RV)

Bronze 3 blade propeller (16 in x 12 in)

Spare 2-blade bronze propeller

New prop shaft in 2018 (Fabricated by Billings Diesel, and installed by Brooklin Boat Yard)

Dripless shaft seal installed new in 2018 (Installed by Brooklin Boat Yard)

Cutlass Bearing replaced 2015

Shark line cutter

Aluminum Fuel, 30 gal

Steering Systems

Edson steering pedestal with stainless steel binnacle guard, electronics pod, engine controls and wheel brake

Edson stainless steel destroyer type steering wheel

Cable and quadrant steering

Edson aluminum steering quadrant

FRP and stainless steel semi-balanced rudder

Stainless steel rudder post

Emergency Tiller

Electronics and Navigational Equipment

Edson pedestal guard with Ritchie compass & cover new in2013

iPad holder mountable to pedestal guard

Navpod new in2013

Raymarine E90W chart plotter new in 2013 (mounted in Navpod)

Raymarine GPS antenna

Digital Yacht ANT200 AIS receiver new in 2016 (integrated with chartplotter).

Raymarine wind speed/direction new in 2013

Raymarine ST-4002 auto pilot (serviced by Brooklin Boat Yard in 2022)

Furuno 1621 Radar (radar dome on mast, monitor mounted in cockpit)

Radar reflector (mounted on mast)

Data Marine S-200 depth meter

Data Marine S-100 knot meter

iCom VHF mounted in cabin.

Sony stereo radio/CD player with Sony speakers in cockpit and cabin new in 2013

Clinometer

Masthead Windex

Electrical Equipment

12 Volt DC ship’s system

Separate battery banks for lighting and starting.

110 Volt AC shore power system

3 AGM 12V batteries installed new in 2018 by Brooklin Boat Yard

New Intelligent battery-charger installed with new batteries in 2018 by Brooklin Boat Yard.

(Note: Same electrician isolated the starter battery from the two house batteries. But all three

batteries are charged while engine is running. All batteries charge fully after about 1 hr. and 15

min of engine running time).

Xantrex 20A shore power charger

Ganz GASP-30 solar panel with Ganz GCC-D10A charger controller new in 2014

AC outlets new in 2013

Plumbing and Sanitation

Three custom-made stainless steel water tanks (total 85 gal) installed new in 2019 by Brooklin Boat Yard.

Jabsco pressure water pump.

Stainless steel sink basins with hot and cold pressure water in galley and head areas.

Manuallly supplied (foot pump) cold, fresh water at galley sink basin

Hot and cold pressure water shower with separate stall shower.

Jabsco Quiet Flush electric toilet (fresh water flush) new in 2015 (Note: Serviced 2022, BBY)

14 Gallon Poly blackwater holding tank.

Galley Equipment

Two-tank propane locker with solenoid, regulator & gauge (solenoid switch in cabin)

New propane supply lines installed by Brooklin Boat Yard in 2019

Force 10 LPG 2-burner stove with oven

Rail-mounted grill (propane)

Seafrost refrigeration unit in well-insulated ice box installed new by Brooklin Boat Yard in 2018

Excel propane on-demand water heater installed new by Brooklin Boat Yard in 2019

Jabsco water pressure pump.

Dewatering Equipment

Rule electric / automatic bilge pump with float switch.

Manual bilge pump.

Safety Equipment

Running, Anchor, and Steaming lights.

Dry chemical fire extinguishers (2ea)

Type II life jackets (6ea)

Flares (current as of Feb. 2023)

Emergency tiller

LIFESLING mounted on stern rail.

Ground Tackle and Equipment

Rocna Vulcan anchor (33 lb) on bow roller

Anchor and chain are connected with a Mantus US2 swivel new in 2022

Chain 30 ft of 5/16 in G4, Rode 200 ft 8-ply line installed new by Brooklin Boat Yard in 2021

Lewmar V1 windlass with wireless remote new in 2015

Mantus Universal Bridle System fitted with a Manus chain hook new in 2022

Secondary anchors stored in starboard lazaret: Authentic Bruce 22 lb with chain & rode, Fortress FX-23 with

chain & rode

Additional Equipment

St. Croix Crane mountable at stern new in 2015

Teak outboard motor bracket at stern rail

Cockpit table

Swim ladder with teak steps.

Teak cockpit floor

Vinyl covered cockpit cushions

Edson one-step boarding ladder, 2015

Ship’s Tender

Dinghy and outboard motor included in sale

Dinghy is a 2019 North Atlantic 8 ft 8 in aluminum hull RIB inflatable, purchased 2019

Honda outboard is 2.3 hp (serviced yearly by Brooklin Boat Yard).