THE CLASSIC 1938 SPARKMAN-STEPHENS "SV ODYSSEY" NOW ON THE MARKET!!!
A RARE OPPORTUNITY AND COLLECTORS DREAM FOR A SPARKMAN-STEVENS WITH A CURRENT COI! A GREAT CHARTER OR DINNER CRUISE VESSEL OPPORTUNITY, WITH ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL DESIGNED SPARKMAN STEPHENS CLASSICS AVAILABLE ON THE MARKET!!
"ODYSSEY" IS A RETIRING SEA SCOUT VESSEL LOOKING FOR A PASSIONATE CLASSIC SAILBOAT OWNER TO BRING HER BACK TO IT'S WELL DESERVED ELIGENCE. SHE HAS HAD SOME NICE UPGRADES SUCH AS A 2015 NEW JOHN DEERE REPOWER OF MAIN ENGINE AND NEW GENERATOR AND RECENT HAULOUT (12/2022-3/2023) WITH OVER $120,000 IN MAINTENANCE AND MAJOR REPAIRS. SHE NEEDS A MAST REPLACEMENT (hardware, rigging and sails are in storage).
A rare opportunity to own a piece of US history, this one of a kind Sparkman & Stephens design, built in the Henry Nevins Shipyard in New York - is elegance unsurpassed. Built for Barbara and Barklie Henry. Barbara is the daughter of Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney a descendant of the Cornelius Vanderbilt. Sailing the waters off the East Coast, the Galapagos Islands, and through the Panama Canal, Odyssey went on to serve the US Navy during WWII, and beyond as the USS Saluda. Racing on behalf of the Navy, she even won the 1950 Newport to Ensenada International Yacht Race. A valuable and vast history worth restoring and preserving to a capable outfit and a buyer with an appreciation of a time-honored gem such as she is.
JUST REDUCED $100,000 TO NOW ONLY $98,000 FOR THIS BEAUTIFUL CLASSIC!! (3/28/24)