1998 Duffy 35 Downeast Cruiser
$179,000
$19,000
Boat in Saint Johns, FL 32259 US
Built in 1998
35 Downeast Cruiser
2 Engines (Caterpillar, Next Generation)
35 feet
Diesel
Fiberglass/Reinforced
Sellers are ready to pass ownership of this classic Duffy 35 lobster yacht, therefore have lowered the price to create a great buying opportunity.
"About Time" is a superbly finished and well-maintained example of the famed Maine-built Duffy 35 Lobster Yacht. Her hull was laid in 1998, was painstakingly finished out in the following years and then launched in 2018, hence low hours on both the propulsion and generator motors. Duffy 35's have the traditional lobster boat design hard working lobster fishermen have been relying on for decades to get them safely out to sea and back in nearly all conditions. The hull shape, with fine forefoot and flat after sections, produces a wave-slicing bow in head-seas and the wide and flat stern provides stability and good speed while underway. Combine those characteristics with a finely finished interior and you have a perfect solution to adventure out on the water in your area, or cruise the boat on grand voyages to far away places in comfort and style.
Seaworthiness, economy and practicality of use are fundamental characteristics of quality Maine-built lobster boats. Combine those attributes with "About Time's" comfort of use and finish, and you have a vessel which will be admired and respected. It is a well-equipped vessel and comes with its own custom-built trailer (yard-use configuration), as well as a dinghy and outboard motor for trips ashore.
A complete pedigree of this boat is available; the design, the build and the finished product are all well documented. As a convenience to serious potential buyers of this Duffy 35, a pre-listing survey (Dec 24) has been done on the vessel confirming the condition, configuration and care of "About Time". Also during the survey, oil samples were taken from the propulsion and generator engines indicating clean bills of health.
Semi-displacement type with a full keel that protects the propeller and rudder, and round chines; stem has a short rake, curved sheer slopes downward to midships then continues level to the plumb transom that has a bolted-on swim platform
Flush main deck from the bow aft around the cabins and recessed stern cockpit; superstructure consists of forward trunk cabin followed by the fully enclosed main cabin
Hull skin material and type cosmetic finish – Klegecell® foam cored molded fiberglass, gelcoat cosmetic finish and PlasTEAK® trims
• Hull grid system layout and materials – two continuous fiberglassed wood stringers, composite
transverse supports at various intervals between
• Hull deck joint – overlapping flanges bolted and fiberglassed
• Continuous transverse bulkhead locations and materials:
o Lower cabin aft end (balsa cored fiberglass)
o Other structural reinforcements (Klegecell® foam cored fiberglass)
• Decks and superstructure materials and type cosmetic finish - Klegecell® foam cored fiberglass,
painted and varnished cosmetic finishes
Lower cabin forward below the main deck and trunk cabin, raised deck in main cabin over the machinery space noted the following:
• Staterooms – V-berth at forward end of lower cabin (settee/berth in main cabin)
• Heads – lower cabin aft end stbd side
• Galley – lower cabin aft end port side
• Dinette – main cabin port side
• Saloon – main cabin• Helm(s) – main cabin forward end stbd side
• Other – spacious lazarette for gear stowage
Simrad Multifunction Display - NSS12 Evo2
Simrad Radar - Broadband 4G
Simrad VHF Radio - RS-12
Simrad GPS Antenna - GS25
Simrad Structure Scan Transducer - SS141L - Port and Starboard
AirMar Downscan Transducer - B60 TH 20/200 12 degrees 600 W
Formica Countertops
Refrigerator has large 3.8 Cf storage, 1.7 Cf for Freezer
Double Sink
2 Burner Stovetop & Oven
Microwave
Sink
Storage
Separate Shower
Vetus Bow-Prop 30kg - 12-volt 7 1⁄4” single propeller tunnel type
- Auto-Gen Engine driven AC Generator - 5.0 kw
- Windlass - 12 volt Lewmar Pro-Series 1000
- Inverter Xantrex Freedom Xi Sine Wave - Output AC 2000 watt
- AGM Batteries - House/engine starting (4 x GC2 6-volt)
- Windshield Wipers
- Fireboy MA20300227 Fire Suppression System
- Battery Charger - Promariner Pronautic 12-40P
Ready Anchor - 35-lb CQR, chain lead & laid nylon rode
Backup Anchor - Danforth S1600, chain lead & laid nylon rode
Vessel performed well in all respects. Engine RPMs – hull speed in knots – headings noted as follows:
o 800 – 5.1 – 192
o 1,000 – 6.2 – 269
o 1,000 – 7.1 – 140
o 1,200 – 7.2 – 275
o 1,200 – 187 – 7.8
o 1,400 – 8.3 – 200
o 1,600 – 8.6 – 204
o 1,800 – 9.5 – 204
o 2,000 – 14.0 – 207
o 2,200 – 15.9 – 203
o 2,400 – 18.2 – 165
o 2,600 – 20.1 – 140
o 2,800 – 21.4 – 183
Walker Bay SLRX 310 with motor
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.
Price History
| Date | Event | Price |
|---|---|---|
| 2/10/26 | Price decreased | $179,000(-9.6%) |
| 11/27/25 | Price decreased | $198,000(-5.3%) |
| 8/23/25 | Initial price | $209,000 |
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