NEW LISTING – 1973 Grand Banks 32 ‘LITTLE SHIP’

Friday 27th January 2023

Mark Cameron Yachts are delighted to have been appointed to act in the sale of the 1973 Grand Banks 32 ‘LITTLE SHIP’.

One of the last of the Grand Banks 32 ‘Woodies’ LITTLE SHIP is a well-presented example of the class on which the reputation of the legendary brand was built.

Boasting the same high-quality build and finish as her larger sisters. The GB32 is a desirable displacement cruiser that has proven to be stable, sturdy, safe and economical to run. Benefitting from an extensive structural restoration in the previous ownership her inventory highlights include:

• Structural restoration (2002-2005)
• Full engine re-build (2004)
• New Stainless steel fuel tanks (2004)
• Duplex fuel polishing system. (2004)
• Webasto diesel fired, wet system heating (2013)
• New upholstery (2016)

Wintering afloat on her berth in Tarbert Harbour, Loch Fyne the Grand Banks 32 LITTLE SHIP is incommission and available for immediate viewing.

FIND FULL DETAILS OF THE GRAND BANKS 32 ‘LITTLE SHIP’ HERE

BUILDER HISTORY:

Grand Banks Yachts began its journey in 1956 as American Marine, Ltd. Founder Robert J. Newton and his sons, John and Whit, were running a custom boatyard on Junk Bay in Hong Kong, building heavy sailboats and big motor yachts to designs by the world’s top marine architects – Sparkman & Stephens, William Garden, Nat Herreshoff, Ray Hunt and others.

In 1962, Kenneth Smith, another well-known marine architect, was commissioned to design Spray – a 36-foot diesel powered cruising boat with humble, workman-like lines. A year later, inspired by Smith’s design, the Newtons left custom yacht building to focus on producing the first of a line of boats that would come to be known as Grand Banks. A revolution had started.

Before the introduction of GRP mass production boat building, each boat was meticulously hand built of wood by Asian shipwrights. Using the traditional methods of construction found in American commercial craft. The company used the finest materials available to create a desirable high-quality finish. Mahogany hulls, teak decks and superb joinery of the teak interiors set the standards for cruising trawlers.

The first Grand Banks was launched in Hong Kong in 1965. When “Woodie” production ended in 1973, more than 1400 wooden hulled trawlers had been produced at American Marine’s Hong Kong and Singapore production facilities.