2001 Caliber 40 LRC Boat in Seattle, WA 98109 US

Opening Description

Perfect Salinity is a serious, proven long-range cruiser from one of the most respected American blue water builders. This is a purpose-built design for extended offshore passage making and comfortable liveaboard life. Designed by Michael McCreary and built by Caliber Yachts, she's well known in the cruising community for rugged construction, conservative engineering, and the kind of system specifications that matter when far from the nearest travel lift.

Perfect Salinity is a two-owner boat and has been in the care of her current owner for the past year during which she's been prepped for an extended multi-year cruise. She's been upgraded with new North 3Di Laminate cruising sails, new running rigging, a new B&G electronics package, and new lower shrouds. What gives this Caliber her 'LRC' designation is her exceptional tankage which is among the most generous in her class. This is an excellent example of a Caliber 40 LRC that's ready to cruise locally while researching her next destination across the horizon. Choose a destination and go. She's ready for her next owner to continue the journey.

Upgrades and Highlights:

New B&G electronics package including two MFD's, autopilot, and radar

New North 3Di 370 laminate cruising sails

New wire lower shrouds

New running rigging

Webasto hydronic diesel cabin heat

New transom mounted radar tower

Expanded capacity battery bank

Twin head layout

Separate shower stall in forward head

Dual stateroom layout; double pullman berth forward stateroom, and large aft double quarter berth.

Interior Accommodations

Belowdecks, Perfect Salinity offers a two-cabin, two-head layout built for a cruising couple and crew rather than a crowd. It's spacious, livable, and optimized for extended time aboard.

Down the companionway to port and a step aft is an outboard-facing nav table and the hub of Perfect Salinity's communication and electrical monitoring systems. Of special note, her companionway steps are very 'four-legged crew member' friendly.

Forward of the navigation station is a large, functional L-shaped galley with 2 burner propane Force 10 stove with oven, top accessed refrigerator, and forward-facing double sink with hot and cold pressure water.

Directly to starboard of the companion way, Perfect Salinity's aft head is ideally located for changing out of wet foul weather gear at the end of watch keeping the rest of the interior dry. Immediately aft of the head is a private stateroom with a large double quarter berth, hanging lockers, storage drawers and cabinet. Opening ports and electric fans ensure excellent ventilation.

Forward of the galley and head, the main salon features a large bulkhead mounted dining table with a chart storage shelf that can be folded up and secured against the forward midship structural bulkhead making additional room underway. Both port and starboard settees feature storage and mechanical access beneath, with additional storage behind seatbacks, and easily accessible cabinets and shelving athwartship.

Ahead of the mast and bulkhead, Perfect Salinity's forward stateroom provides a large double pullman berth to port with drawers and storage below and shelving outboard. To starboard are cedar lined hanging lockers and vanity table.

Forward of the stateroom is a large head and sink to starboard and stand-alone shower to port. This is simply a well-considered, highly functional interior arrangement with excellent storage for extended passage making whether at anchor or underway.

Features

Hydronic Heating

Hot and cold pressure water

Twin head layout

Stand-alone shower in forward head

Cedar lined wet lockers

Galley

Force 10 2 burner propane stove with oven

Trident propane solenoid control

(2) 2.5 gallon propane tanks

Top loading refrigerator

Isotherm Indel 4140020 refrigerator compressor

Double centerline stainless steel sink with h/c pressure water

Saltwater diaphragm foot pump with sink outlet

Aft lazarette cockpit ice box

Electronics and Navigation

Binnacle mounted 3.5" Ritchie compass

(2) B&G Zeus3 9" multifunction displays (helm and nav station) (new)

B&G Halo 20+ radar (new)

B&G Triton Edge processor (new)

(1)B&G Triton 2 display at helm (new)

(2) B&G Triton 2 displays (not installed)

iCOM IC-M605 VHF radio (new)

B&G NEP-2 Ethernet router (new)

B&G NAC-3 autopilot (new)

B&G T-1 autopilot ram (new)

B&G rudder sensor (new)

B&G NAIS with splitter type B AIS transceiver (not installed)

B&G Wired Wind Instrument (not installed)

Starlink Mini (new)

Ritchie 3" bulkhead mount compass ( forward stateroom)

Weems and Plath chronometer

Windex mast top wind indicator

Uninstalled SSB radio components

GSM split lead SSB antenna (new)

ICOM AT140 antenna tuner (new)

ICOM shield connector for AT140 (new)

ICOM IC-M803 radio receiver (new)

Electrical Systems

12v DC and 120v AC electrical systems

Phase Three smart charger

Xantrex Freedom X pro marine 2000 inverter/charger

Xantrex Freedom X battery charge monitor

Ample Power battery charge controller

120v AC outlets outlets at salon, galley, heads, fore and aft staterooms

(2) Lifeline group 27 12v start batteries

(12) Lifeline 6v Group CG2 AGM batteries (total 1320 ah)

Mechanical Systems

Yanmar: 4JH3E (56hp)

Kanzaki KM3A2 direct drive transmission

Engine hours: 4632

3 Blade bronze propeller (fixed?)

PSS dripless shaft seal

(2) Gar-ber fuel filters

Groco raw water filter

Jabsco reversable vane puppy 18680-1000 fuel pump

Whitlock pedestal engine control

(2) Raritan manual heads

Webasto DBW 2010.73 hydronic diesel heater

(2) Par-Max3 31600-0092 water pumps

Jabsco 30573-0000 accumulator tank

Marlon composite thru hull fittings and valves

Rule 2000 bilge pump

Manual whale style diaphragm bilge pump (cockpit)

Deck and Hull

Perfect Salinity's hull is hand-laid fiberglass, built to Caliber's standard of strength and conservative engineering. The deck is set up for real offshore use, with a full-length perforated aluminum toe rail, a robust sprit-mounted bow roller that accommodates two anchors, and a Lofrans Tigress horizontal windlass with a watertight control box. Bow, midship, and aft cleats and chocks make shorthanded docking easy. Gunwale-mounted pad eyes just below and outboard of the toe rail, at both bow and stern, provide solid attachment points for a drogue or sea anchor

Her deck and cockpit are arranged for easy handling by a shorthanded crew. The deep, T-shaped cockpit is protected by a stainless-steel-framed dodger and seats four to five comfortably. A 30" stainless steel wheel lets the helmsperson sit outboard with clear sightlines forward, and the transom has a swim step with a stainless-steel ladder.

The main sheet, main halyard, and staysail sheet lead aft to a powered self-tailing winch on the starboard cabin top. The boom vang, first reef line, and genoa halyard lead to a self-tailing winch on the port cabin top. Sail handling is straightforward, with genoa and staysail furling, deployable lazy jacks, a fully battened main, and a self-tacking staysail.

Wide side decks and stainless handrails make it comfortable to move forward when anchoring or working at the mast. The anchor locker is generous, and the ground tackle is easy to wash down and stow after time on the hook.

Anchor and ground tackle

66 lb Bruce Anchor

Lofrans Tigress Horizontal anchor windlass

Watertight windless control box

300' 3/8th inch chain rode (verify length)

3 plait nylon rode (verify length)

Bow deck/anchor wash

Deck and hull

Double stainless steel wire lifelines (new 2024)

Cabin top stainless steel handrails

Stainless steel bow pulpit

Stainless steel push pit with aft corner seating

Fortress FX-23 anchor (push pit mounted)

Stern anchor chock with rollers

Magma marine kettle propane BBQ

Custom canvas dodger with external stainless steel frame

Canvas wheel and pedestal cover

Retractable shower head starboard side of swim step

(2) port side diesel deck fill (port)

(2) port side water deck fill (port)

(1) holding tank waste fill (port bow)

Teak outboard motor mount on push pit

(2) Dorade boxes with cowl vents

(7) Lewmar cabin top opening hatches

(12) Lewmar opening ports

(2) Lewmar cockpit opening ports

(1) Lewmar 24 mast mounted halyard winch

(2) Lewmar 40 ST cabin top halyard/sheet winches (starboard winch is powered)

(2) Lewmar 48 ST primary winches

(3) Lewmar cabin top halyard clutches (port)

(3) Lewmar cabin top halyard clutches (starboard)

(2) Spinlock XT halyard clutches (mast mounted)

Lewmar cabin top traveler with 4:1 end controls and cam cleats

Deck mounted genoa car tracks with car leads

Stainless-steel radar mast with Seaview radar mount

Sails and Rigging

Selden double spreader Aluminum mast and boom

Selden rigid mechanical boom vang

Cutter rig

(1) Main halyard

(1) Genoa halyard

(1) Staysail halyard

(1) Reef lines

(1) Pole topping lift

Strong track main track

Whisker pole mast ring

Stack pack mainsail cover with lazy jacks

Profurl headsail furler

Profurl staysail furler

Self-tacking staysail

North Sails 3Di Ocean 370 shaped laminate main (new 2025)

North Sails 3Di Ocean 370 shaped laminate genoa (new 2025)

North Sails 3Di Ocean 370 shaped laminate staysail (new 2025)

New stainless-steel wire lower shrouds

New running rigging

Miscellaneous and Safety

Lifesling2 MOB recovery device

Dan Buoy - Self-Inflating Man Overboard Marker Buoy

Safety flairs

Mast mounted canister radar reflector

Zodiac RIB dinghy

Honda 2hp outboard engine

Fenders and dock lines

Exclusions

Owners' personal items