China Girl

Ketch China Girl

The 1977 Cheoy Lee CHINA GIRL, ketch rigged, hull # 3011, is an excellent example of the elegant Clipper 48 designed by A.E. Luders and built by the acclaimed Cheoy Lee shipyard. If ever you imagined yourself in the world of Errol Flynn, James Michner, and the golden age of yachting adventure, China Girl will transform you to that time that used to be. The beautiful sweeping lines, clipper bow, and varnished house present a nostalgic and graceful form. This is a vessel NOT for the faint of heart. If you are thinking multiple cabins, molded in Anything, you want to keep looking. This Cheoy Lee is replete with beautiful varnished teak and holly treatments that are more furniture and art form than naval architecture. Much has been added by the current owner to include, but not limited to, a new Kabuta 70hp.diesel, FrigoBoat refrigeration and separate freezer, new canvas, electrical and navigation upgrades, and much more. The bane of all Cheoy Lee teak decks is... teak decks! The teak decks on China Girl have been removed, glassed and synthetic Nu Teak has replaced the old teak. It’s the same traditional look without the traditional maintenance. The heavy timber masts have been replaced by aluminum spars, saving weight and maintenance, although the booms are still the traditional wood booms. The weight saving and flexibility of the aluminum allows this vessel to point higher and sail faster with a lower center of gravity than could be achieved with the wooden spars. It is the best of both worlds.

Layout ‘B’ Model

Below decks the layout is a spacious two staterooms, two head layout with a complete galley and varnished teak joinery, reminiscent of the Orient Express.

The forward cabin has shelves on either side of the vee berth, with a seat, lockers and drawers below the berth. There is an escape ladder with both fixed and opening port lights. The port side passageway to the main cabin shows two hanging lockers along the the hull side. The fwd. head is fitted with a manual marine toilet, a hand shower and an opening port light, and a stainless steel sink.

The main cabin has wraparound seating port and stbd. See pics. There are pilot berth port and stbd. The stbd galley is equipped with new freezer and refrigeration. A three burner propane stove w/oven, and overhead storage complete the generous galley. The aft cabin has a large queen berth with an adjoining head and shower There are two opening ports and an overhead hatch for ample ventilation.

Date

3/03 04/03 7/03 8/03

2007- 2009-

2010- 2013-

2017- 2021-

Major Upgrades and Additions

Topsides, cockpit, cabin Awlgrip painted professionally

All receptacles converted from European 220v to US 110v, GFI New Lafrans 1500 windlass w/ cockpit remote installed

All anchor chain replaced to include: 280’ rode, 220’rode. New aluminum main mast, mizzen mast, all standing rigging, turnbuckles, lazy jacks, sail handling system, new mainsail, mizzen

Re-powered w/ Kabuta 70hp. New exhaust, Racor dual filter manifold. Stuffing box replaced w/ dripless unit. New water pumps fore and aft. New genoa tracks installed. New high output voltage regulator and battery charger.

New Simrad NX 40 GPS/ChartPlotter and auto pilot. New Adler Barbour refrigeration. Crusiar air conditioning installed 18000 btu and 8000 btu, reverse cycle air-heat.

New mainsheet traveler. Headsail furling drum replaced. New genoa added.

Replace both toilets. Reupholstered cabin cushions. Installed new Formica on counter tops.

Added new Simrad depth sounder.

Removed teak decking, fiberglassed deck, installed NU TEAK synthetic decking. $32000 upgrade.

New mainsail, mizzen, Bimini, all covers for cabin sides,hatches New dodger

Minor upgrades, options too numerous to list!