Shannon Aegean 51

        The Shannon 51 Aegean ketch best exemplifies the laser focus of Walter Schulz's designs and

Shannon Boat Company's craftsmanship to create the ultimate bluewater passagemakers. This Aegean 51, "Conmara*", is exceptionally strong and intended for world cruising/living aboard with comfort, safety and speed.  Valued design features include a pilothouse with a forward hydraulic helm station, a second independent hydraulic arm for the Garmin Auto Pilot steering, an aft cable helm station and a  sea-kindly hull shape with shoal draft 5'9" keel centerboard hull, and full skeg protection for the rudder (4 blade propeller is in aperture between the skeg and rudder).  All sails can be furled from the deep comfortable cockpit including self-tending club staysail, electric furling genoa, mizzen, spinnaker and electric stoway mainsail.  The versatile ketch sail plan also facilitates shorthanded sailing and at 64' tall is ICW friendly.  "Conmara's" luxurious interior with light oak and teak trim is exceptionally well finished and in great condition.  The cabin soles are solid varnished teak and holly.  The galley adjacent to the companionway is well configured for cooking offshore and liveaboard.

 

        The current owner has continually upgraded and replaced equipment – a listing of all upgrades follows at the end of this description.  The entire deck and hull have recently been repainted and the exterior of "Conmara" looks as good as the day Shannon launched her.  The current condition of "Con Mara" is magnificent.  As the owner recounted for me all the projects that he had recently completed to get the boat perfect, I asked him why he was selling "Conmara".   He honestly replied he was not sure.   As I walked down the dock I looked back and realized he was selling "Conmara" because there was nothing left for him to do on his work list nor for his sailing goals.  The new owners of "Conmara" will be the beneficiaries of the current owner's diligence and devotion to his Shannon Aegean 51 over the last 12 years.With current boatyard labor rates of  $150+ per hour it would cost more than twice the asking price of "Conmara" to upgrade the average 50' quality cruising yacht like a Hinckley, Alden or Swan into the current condition of "Conmara"

        AEGEAN 51 SPECIFICATIONS

              Hull Type: Keel/Centerboard.

              

              LOA with Bow Sprit: 56.0 ft.

              LOA: 50.92 ft / 15.52 m.

              LWL: 42.75 ft / 13.03 m.

              Beam: 14.25 ft / 4.34 m.

 

              Sail Area 1227 sq. ft.

              Draft centerboard down 9.9 ft / centerboard up 5'9"

               Displacement: 39,000 lb. / 17,917 kg. Ballast: 15,500 lbs/6123 kg internal solid lead.

 

               S.A./Disp.:  31.8

              Airex composite foam core biaxial laminate hull and Divinylcell composite foam biaxial

              laminate deck – NO BALSA

        

        Interior Accommodations

 

         "Conmara" is one of the highly regarded Shannon 51 Aegean center cockpit models with pilothouse enclosure forward of the cockpit and spacious interior arrangement.  The interior fit and finish reflects Shannon's devotion to quality and tradition. Bulkheads are finished with light oak stavings and varnished teak trim.  Headliners are off white classic style and the hull ceilings are hand-picked mahogany.   Soles are varnished teak with contrasting holly.  A total of eighteen bronze opening ports and multiple dorades combined with five Shannon-style deck hatches provide abundant light and ventilation.  The aft master features a centerline queen berth with ensuite head and separate shower.  Storage includes bureau to starboard, drawers at the head of the berth, and multiple lockers.   Deck hatches, opening ports, and dorades provide light and ventilation and a second companionway entry leads to the cockpit.  A passageway forward of the master stateroom and aft of the nav center has tall doors on the inboard side providing excellent access to the engine, mechanical and electrical systems.  The impressive breaker panels are forward of the doors on the inboard side of the passageway which has a long counter with freezer and provisions for mounting a bench vise on the counter.  The athwartship galley is to starboard of the main companionway entry and includes double stainless sinks, refrigeration system, designer faucets and mixing valves, three burner LPG stove in stainless with oven, microwave, and abundant counter space and storage.  Adjacent to the galley to port is a proper navigation center with wide table hinged to access storage under, electronics console, and cabinets.  A storage/pantry is immediately aft of the galley to starboard and could be easily converted back to berths to serve as an ideal crew cabin.   Amidships is the main salon that includes two comfortable settees with a double leaf dining table to starboard.   Forward of the main salon is the guest head and separate stall shower (on opposite sides of the passageway). Two doors to the head provide direct access from the forward cabin and second door to the main salon.  The forward cabin includes a large V-style berth, deck hatches and opening ports and abundant stowage.  

 

The hull, deck and masts are Awlgrip painted. 

 

        Forward Head

              Vanity with stainless sink

              Separate stall shower to starboard with teak floor grating

              Raritan marine toilet with Raritan ElectroScan system

              Opening port110 volt outlet

        Aft Head

              Vanity with stainless sink

              Raritan marine toilet.

              Stall shower with teak floor grating

              Opening ports110 volt outlet

        Electrical Equipment

              110 volt/ 60Amp/12 volt electrical system w/ control panel with thermal breakers

              Starlink with dedicated Victron DC to AC inverter
               Xantrex Inverter/Charger – 3000W

              Ten (10) Trojan AGM 221AH Deep Cycle 6V House batteries

              One (1) Duracell AGM 800CCA Deep Cycle Marine Engine Starter battery

              190W Solar Panel and Victron Controllers maintains the battery banks when boat is not in use
               Four 30A shore power cords (two starboard and two port outlets)

              ICOM SSB M802 with AT 140 Tuner and dedicated antenna

              ICOM VHF M602 with two command microphones (cockpit and nav station)

               Barometer and Clock  
               Two Ritchie steering compasses (one forward helm and one mid-ship helm/pedestal)

              FUSION AM/FM/Bluetooth/NMEA2000/SiriusXm stereo/receiver

              Insigna 24’ 1080p LED TV/Firetv Edition

              Garmin Autopilot with new Garmin Reactor 40 CCU and ECU

              Garmin Fantom 24 Radar with high resolution Motionscope technology

              Garmin AIS 600 Transceiver (receive and transmit data)
               Two Garmin chart plotters, both with their own dedicated (NMEA synchronized) GPS units
               Garmin Sonar/Depth Sounder

              Garmin gWind Masthead Transducer

              Garmin NMEA 2000 Network

              

       Mechanical Equipment

               Dedicated engine room with excellent machinery space and access for engine, generator,

              refrigeration, water maker, water heater, halon fire extinguisher, fuel manifold and various

              pumps

              Yanmar 4cyl - 110HP Turbo-diesel (2347 hours)

              MaxProp 4 Blade Auto Feathering Prop

              Dedicated Racor primary fuel filters for engine (qty.2) and genset (qty.1)

               Sea-Frost refrigeration and freezer system

              Side Power 12v bow thruster

              Fireboy Halon system in engine room

              Shower sump pumps

              Fresh water pump

              Hot water heater with engine heat exchange

        Fuel Tanks - 150 gallons in four aluminum tanks

        Water Tanks - 250 gallons in four stainless steel tanks     

        Cockpit

              The Aegean 51 cockpit provides the benefit of a hard enclosure and two protected helm

             stations with full enclosure.  

Deck Equipment

              Shannon anchoring platform with double bow stays, stainless caps on all exposed edges and   

                  provisions for dual anchor deployment

              Maxwell 3500 vertical electric windlass

              Primary Rocna 87lb. anchor with 225 ft. G4 chain rode

               Secondary Fortress G55 anchor with 200 ft. one inch new three strand New England Rope

              Double lifelines with gates port, starboard and aft

               Sidepower 5 blade bow thruster

              Teak rub-rail with stainless oval

               Stainless davits with block and tackle lift

              8.6 ft AB dinghy and 8HP Yamaha 2 stroke outboard engine

              Four stainless dorades on varnished teak dorade boxes

              Cockpit sole is removable for major engine room work

              Pressure washdown on foredeck and aft deck

              Teak cockpit and pilothouse grating

              Teak cockpit table with folding leaves

              Hot and cold cockpit shower outboard bracket 

              Tri-fold stainless swim ladder - will deploy to either side

               Additional double-folding swim ladder at transom

              Fusion Cockpit, (also Salon and Aft Cabin) stereo speakers

              Two (2) 20lb LPG tanks in dedicated aft locker for galley stove and barbeque grill

              Edson aft cockpit pedestal with chain and stainless cables over bronze sheaves connecting to a

              quadrant and extended pedestal guard and 6” Ritchie compass.  

              

       Capilano forward helm with Hydraulic and Auto-Pilot steering having their own independent

               hydraulic arms attached to quadrant.

               Emergency Tiller  

      Rigging and Sails

            Recently repainted aluminum main and mizzen masts

            64' Intercoastal bridge clearance

            All new Selden standing and running rigging in 2021/22              

            Ketch rig w/ Hood stoway main mast with electric furling

            Mizzen mast is all stoway with line drive furling winch

            Selden Furlex electric roller furling headstay with Selden control buttons in Cockpit

            Balmar Top Down Furler w/ boom for Asymmetrical Spinnaker (sits out front of headstay)

            Forespar Whisker Pole for Genoa (main mast mounted)

            Furling gear on staysail with self-tacking club jib boom and Schaefer traveler

            2 Primary winches: Lewmar 65 CST's,

            2 Secondary winches: Lewmar 46 CST's.

            1 Lewmar 46 CST Mainsheet winch

            2 additional Lewmar #46, two #40, and #30, #24, #16 self-tailing and halyard winches

            Split insulated backstay (w/ SSB antenna connection) with adjusters on each leg

            Harken main boom traveler

      
       Sails: Main, mizzen, staysail, spinnaker and genoa – all new from Mack Sails

           

      Highlights of Conmara’s Upgrades and New Equipment by the Current Owner

 

         Year                 Description/new improvements                         Vendor

        2013/14               

        Edson Steering Cable, K/L Marine

        Dometic 16K (forward) and 12K (aft) A/C + Heat Units with duct work   K/L Marine
         10 Trojan AGM 221AH - 6V Batteries  

        Hoses, Water Pump, Wiring, Shelf for aft A/C Unit  K/L Marine

        Exterior canvas    Topstitch Canvas Loft

        Chain Plates replacement

        Bimini & Cockpit Enclosure     Topstitch Canvas Loft

        5 Hatch covers (deck hatches)    Topstitch Canvas Loft

        Cockpit Cushions  Topstitch Canvas Loft

        Helm chair    Topstitch Canvas Loft

        Navigation Seat Upholstered   Topstitch Canvas Loft

        Port & Starboard Salon Settee    Topstitch Canvas Loft

        Garmin – 2 Chartplotters (8212 & 741xs,), 24XHD Radar, AIS 600, Sonar, Two GPS   Hutton 
         Garmin NMEA Network, AutoPilot & Compass, GMR Gwind and Water Instruments,      Hutton

        Speco HTINTD8W Night Vision Camera (plugs into 8212 Chartplotter)      Hutton

        AB Alumina Dinghy, 9.5 feet    Defender

        MS-IP700I Fusion Ms-ip700i Marine Stereo    Digital Oasis

        1.5 inch Stainless Steel Prop Shaft    Holland Marine

        Upper & Lower Bilge Pumps    Holland Marine

        Ultra Switch PS02-12 Pump & Alarm    Ultra Safety Systems

        Sea Frost Engine Driven Refrigerator & Freezer     Holland Marine

        All Lifelines    Holland Marine

        Lift Rigging for Dinghy   Holland Marine

        Rudder Packing    Holland Marine

        Centerboard Cable    Holland Marine

        Yanmar 4JH4-HTE1 – 110HP Turbo Diesel Engine and Exhaust System    Holland Marine
         MaxProp 4 Blade Auto Feathering Prop,  Holland Marine
         Cruise RO Water SM30, 6 gal/min. Watermaker,  Holland marine
         PilotHouse Top Window Smoked Lexan Plexiglass and Hatch Flat Panels  Holland Marine
         Rocna 88lb Anchor   Holland Marine
         Side Cockpit Window Replacement  Holland Marine
         AnchorLift Self Launching Bow Anchor Lift and Swival  Holland Marine
         Soltis Sides for Cockpit Shade  Topstitch Canvas Loft

        Engine Room Fireboy Extinguisher MA20500227-BL Fireboy/Xintex   Holland Marine      
 Edison Steering Conduit, for Aft Steering Cable System   Mystic Systems Marine Supply

         
2020 

        KISS-SSB for ICOM M802 SSB Radio      RadioTech 
         Raritan Electro Scan Waste Treatment System 
         Magna Kettle Grill 
         Raritan 12 gal Marine Water Heater with durable glass lined steel tank

        Aqua Masthead Nav Light  

        10 Trojan AGM 221AH - 6V Batteries  

        Fusion MS-UD650 Bluetooth Radio System (replace/update)

 

        2021/22

        Fiberglass hull AB Dinghy, 8.6 feet (AB warranty replacement). Commissioned May 2022.  

        Selden Mizzen Furling Mast and 316SS Standing Rigging and Running Rigging   Mack Sails        

        Selden 316SS Main Mast Rigging      Mack Sails

        Selden Furlex Forestay Electric Furler FLX404E and Running Rigging   Mack Sails

        Four – 316SS Cowl Vents

        Superior ISO Wave Breaker 4P Survival Life Raft - Self Righting Valise  

        Solar Panels 190-Watt hard panel Go Power

        Solar Panel 316SS davit mount and installation St. Mary's Electronics

        Solarflexion Victron BlueSolar MPPT Controller w/Bluetooth      
         Victron BMV-712 Battery Monitor    

        Forespar Outboard Engine Lift/Hoist

        Garmin Fantom 24 Radar Dome and Mount (replaced older Garmin XHD radar dome)
         GAM/McKim dedicated SSB Split Antenna

        316SS plate for Bow and Stern  

        AMI 2.5x40 Water maker Membranes (qty 2)

        Garmin Reactor 40 CCU/Compass - Upgrade from older Garmin ball compass for

            accuracy/sailing.  Note: Back-up Garmin GPS globe remains on board for redundancy needs  

        Both the Main and Mizzen Masts were removed, rewired for new LED lighting and instruments as
         well as Interlux 2000E primed and Awlgrip painted

        

 

        2023/24

        Sharkbite Pex pipe replacing all Copper water pipe

        AO Smith Water Accumulator

        ProMariner ProSafe FS60 60 AMP Galvanic Isolator

        Starlink with a dedicated Victron Phoenix 12/375 DC to AC Inverter         
         Garmin 743XSV GPSMAP Chartplotter for the Nav Table

        Garmin Reactor 40 Auto Pilot “ECU” (brain) replaced under warranty

        Xantrex Freedom SW3012 3000W Inverter/Charger installed

        Victron DC to DC Charger (in bow battery bank) - supports the windless, forestay Seldon furler 
         and bow thruster was installed.

 

        Not included in the above costs are the additional thousands of dollars of new 316SS bolts,

        screws, nuts, washers, sandpaper, Awlgrip paint, electrical boat wire and owner’s labor.

       

         Disclaimer:  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.