1976 Grand Banks Heritage Classic Sold Boat in Ridge, MD US
Built in 1976
Heritage Classic
2 Engines (2x John Deere)
42 feet
Diesel
Fiberglass/Reinforced
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| Price | Price on request | Price on request | Price on request | Price on request | Price on request | Price on request |
| Location | Ridge | Baltimore | Baltimore | Baltimore | Baltimore | Baltimore |
| Nominal Length | 42' | 48' | 37' | 41' | 54' | 63' |
| Draft | 4' | - | - | - | - | - |
| Engine Make | John Deere | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total Engine Power | 130 hp | - | - | - | - | - |
| Days on Market | 172 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 |
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Accommodations/Layout: Classic Grand Banks aft cabin arrangement with main salon, galley up, forward and aft staterooms, (2) separate heads, flybridge, and (2) steering stations. Master cabin is aft, with a double and a single berth, each with drawer storage beneath; a teak tresser and a two-drawer accent table. Mattresses were new in 2007. Privated master head has a Vacuflush toilet, shower and tub. the tub has been converted to a clothing storage area with hanging compartments for miscellaneous items. Forward is a guest cabin with V-berth and teak storage drawers, and a head with shower.
The salon area includes the lower helm, a large L-shaped settee with two matching Grand Banks teak charis, drop-leaf teak dining table with drawers, entertainment center with storage, and a newly installed (2012) 19" flat screen TV and stereo. The galley is to port.
There are (3) AC/heat units: aft cabin, salon, and forward cabin. Forward and aft cabin units were new in 2008. The salon and aft cabin units have digital controls.
Upgrades:
- Eight of the ten salon windows were removed and rebuilt with new glass, new stainless steel tracks with caulk bedding, sanded frames, and three coats of fresh paint (2012)
- Custom carpets with non-slip installed in salon and both cabins (2007)
- Marine vinyl overhead liner and dimmer-operated lighting system installed in salon along with teak trim (2007)
- Salon settee completely reconfigured and upholstered with buttoned cushions covered in multicolor green, with matchig teak chairs (2007)
- Custom-made cream-colored curtains hung for additional privacy and to protect upholstery from UV rays
- Vacuflush head in aft cabin rebuilt (2012). Raritan SeaEra toilet installed in forward head.
Galley: Galley is forward to port.
- Sub-Zero refrigerator and Sub-Zero freezer with internal ice maker and interchangeable door panels (2007)
- 3-burner Princess electric stove w/oven
- Pressurized fresh water system
- Stainless steel water heater (2008)
Electronics: Mast rewired and folding hinges installed to allow clearance into covered slip and when cruising under bridges. Manual raising/lowering of mast greatly simplified; three stays on mast (2008).
- Upper and lower compasses (Ritchie and Danforth)
- Raymarine VHF radio
- Garmin 3210 color chart plotter (lower station)
- Raymarine 435 chart plotter (upper and lower stations)
- ComNav 1420 autopilot (2009 - upper and lower station)
- Glendinning synchronizers
Electrical System: Vessel was rewired for 240/120v AC; 50-amp shore power service with shore power connection at stern (2008).
- Paneltronics 240v and 120v panels installed at lower helm
- 12V DC panel with new Blue Seas circuit breaker panel added to isolate DC from AC
- (2) deep cycle 8D battery (new 2008)
- (1) deep cycle 4D battery (2008)
- Onan MOKD 8kw generator w/hushbox sound enclosure and sea strainer (rebuilt injectors and replaced hoses in 2009)
- Freedom 2.5kw inverter w/built-in 120-amp battery charger with Link 1000 monitor at lower station (2008)
- 40-amp Xantrex battery charger with (3) isolated outputs to back up the Freedom battery charger
Deck/Hull
Fiberglass hull w/teak transom; walk-around decks; teak main and flybridge decks; teak handrails and caprails throughout, and teak trim, all varnished. Helm is to starboard; (2) front-to-back Grand Banks bench seats. Large under-dash storage below each bench; large lazarette at stern, accessed by (2) hinged deck hatches. Very large open deck area surrounded by railing and canvas.
- 44-lb Bruce anchor on pulpit and 33-lb Bruce anchor stowed in lazarette; 175' 3/8" BBB chain in anchor locker and 125' spare chain in lazarette
- Vetus reversible windlass rebuilt with upper and lower controls, with Sunbrella Toast cover
- Danforth anchor w/220' 3/4" nylon rode
- Teak swim platform w/Butler fold-down swim ladder (teak and st. steel, new 2001)
- Coast Guard safety package
- Closed cell flybridge seat cushions made with vinyl Tyvek (2006) can be used for emergency flotation devices
- Dual air horns
- Ensign and teak staff w/ canvas sock
- Forward teak jackstaff w/sock
- Helm/seat cover
- Vinyl waterproof cover for flybridge instrument panel
- Windshields replaced 2005/2006
- Mast and boom system for launching dinghy
- Dinghy chocks on aft cabin
- Mast and mast lighting replaced/rebuilt 2004
- No blisters in documented history of vessel. Bottom was stripped and barrier-coated (Interprotect 2000E) and painted with ablative paint in 2003)
- Recent Upgrades:
- Newly upgraded teak decks with TDS re-caulked seams; 100% replacement of all deck screws and teak bungs, sanded and protected with (5) coats of Teak Guard sealer (2012)
- Hull and superstructure compounded and polished to a high-gloss surface (2012)
- Suited with Sunbrella Toast outside window canvas covers and pivacy flybridge curtain
- Protective vinyl covers (toast color) for bow teak rails, V-berth hatch, and aft cabin access way
- Additional set of white Tyvek windshield covers for daylight privacy (2012)
Engine/Mechanical: Engine room is below salon and galley.
- Borg-Warner Velvet Drive transmissions
- (2) 4-blade props (new 2000)
- Spare set of older 3-blade props
- Perko sea strainers (2001)
- Twin Racor fuel filters with vacuum gauges for each engine
- 115V AC engine room lighting (2005) and (2) DC lights
- Cable-drive steering
- Teak steering wheel in lower station; stainless steel wheel in upper station
- All new upper and lower gauges
- Rule 12V DC bilge pump installed in engine room in 2006; backup high bilge level Rule 3700 12V DC pump installed in engine room in 2011
- Aluminum fuel tanks (1991)
- Engine mounts replaced (2000)
- All (6) shaft cutlass bearings replced, 4-blade props balanced, and shafts trued in 2010
- Raw water pumps, starters, all hoses, all heat exchangers, lift pumps, and injectors replaced as necssary, and risers rebuilt (2006 - 2012)
- Fresh water tanks and rear lazarette storage space repainted (2012)
- Engine room overhead insulated with "quiet barrier" sound and temperature insulation (2009)
Exclusions:
- Clock and barometer
- Cuttyhunk picture
- Custom boat hook
- Personal items
Accommodations/Layout: Classic Grand Banks aft cabin arrangement with main salon, galley up, forward and aft staterooms, (2) separate heads, flybridge, and (2) steering stations. Master cabin is aft, with a double and a single berth, each with drawer storage beneath; a teak tresser and a two-drawer accent table. Mattresses were new in 2007. Privated master head has a Vacuflush toilet, shower and tub. the tub has been converted to a clothing storage area with hanging compartments for miscellaneous items. Forward is a guest cabin with V-berth and teak storage drawers, and a head with shower.
The salon area includes the lower helm, a large L-shaped settee with two matching Grand Banks teak charis, drop-leaf teak dining table with drawers, entertainment center with storage, and a newly installed (2012) 19" flat screen TV and stereo. The galley is to port.
There are (3) AC/heat units: aft cabin, salon, and forward cabin. Forward and aft cabin units were new in 2008. The salon and aft cabin units have digital controls.
Upgrades:
- Eight of the ten salon windows were removed and rebuilt with new glass, new stainless steel tracks with caulk bedding, sanded frames, and three coats of fresh paint (2012)
- Custom carpets with non-slip installed in salon and both cabins (2007)
- Marine vinyl overhead liner and dimmer-operated lighting system installed in salon along with teak trim (2007)
- Salon settee completely reconfigured and upholstered with buttoned cushions covered in multicolor green, with matchig teak chairs (2007)
- Custom-made cream-colored curtains hung for additional privacy and to protect upholstery from UV rays
- Vacuflush head in aft cabin rebuilt (2012). Raritan SeaEra toilet installed in forward head.
Galley: Galley is forward to port.
- Sub-Zero refrigerator and Sub-Zero freezer with internal ice maker and interchangeable door panels (2007)
- 3-burner Princess electric stove w/oven
- Pressurized fresh water system
- Stainless steel water heater (2008)
Electronics: Mast rewired and folding hinges installed to allow clearance into covered slip and when cruising under bridges. Manual raising/lowering of mast greatly simplified; three stays on mast (2008).
- Upper and lower compasses (Ritchie and Danforth)
- Raymarine VHF radio
- Garmin 3210 color chart plotter (lower station)
- Raymarine 435 chart plotter (upper and lower stations)
- ComNav 1420 autopilot (2009 - upper and lower station)
- Glendinning synchronizers
Electrical System: Vessel was rewired for 240/120v AC; 50-amp shore power service with shore power connection at stern (2008).
- Paneltronics 240v and 120v panels installed at lower helm
- 12V DC panel with new Blue Seas circuit breaker panel added to isolate DC from AC
- (2) deep cycle 8D battery (new 2008)
- (1) deep cycle 4D battery (2008)
- Onan MOKD 8kw generator w/hushbox sound enclosure and sea strainer (rebuilt injectors and replaced hoses in 2009)
- Freedom 2.5kw inverter w/built-in 120-amp battery charger with Link 1000 monitor at lower station (2008)
- 40-amp Xantrex battery charger with (3) isolated outputs to back up the Freedom battery charger
Deck/Hull
Fiberglass hull w/teak transom; walk-around decks; teak main and flybridge decks; teak handrails and caprails throughout, and teak trim, all varnished. Helm is to starboard; (2) front-to-back Grand Banks bench seats. Large under-dash storage below each bench; large lazarette at stern, accessed by (2) hinged deck hatches. Very large open deck area surrounded by railing and canvas.
- 44-lb Bruce anchor on pulpit and 33-lb Bruce anchor stowed in lazarette; 175' 3/8" BBB chain in anchor locker and 125' spare chain in lazarette
- Vetus reversible windlass rebuilt with upper and lower controls, with Sunbrella Toast cover
- Danforth anchor w/220' 3/4" nylon rode
- Teak swim platform w/Butler fold-down swim ladder (teak and st. steel, new 2001)
- Coast Guard safety package
- Closed cell flybridge seat cushions made with vinyl Tyvek (2006) can be used for emergency flotation devices
- Dual air horns
- Ensign and teak staff w/ canvas sock
- Forward teak jackstaff w/sock
- Helm/seat cover
- Vinyl waterproof cover for flybridge instrument panel
- Windshields replaced 2005/2006
- Mast and boom system for launching dinghy
- Dinghy chocks on aft cabin
- Mast and mast lighting replaced/rebuilt 2004
- No blisters in documented history of vessel. Bottom was stripped and barrier-coated (Interprotect 2000E) and painted with ablative paint in 2003)
- Recent Upgrades:
- Newly upgraded teak decks with TDS re-caulked seams; 100% replacement of all deck screws and teak bungs, sanded and protected with (5) coats of Teak Guard sealer (2012)
- Hull and superstructure compounded and polished to a high-gloss surface (2012)
- Suited with Sunbrella Toast outside window canvas covers and pivacy flybridge curtain
- Protective vinyl covers (toast color) for bow teak rails, V-berth hatch, and aft cabin access way
- Additional set of white Tyvek windshield covers for daylight privacy (2012)
Engine/Mechanical: Engine room is below salon and galley.
- Borg-Warner Velvet Drive transmissions
- (2) 4-blade props (new 2000)
- Spare set of older 3-blade props
- Perko sea strainers (2001)
- Twin Racor fuel filters with vacuum gauges for each engine
- 115V AC engine room lighting (2005) and (2) DC lights
- Cable-drive steering
- Teak steering wheel in lower station; stainless steel wheel in upper station
- All new upper and lower gauges
- Rule 12V DC bilge pump installed in engine room in 2006; backup high bilge level Rule 3700 12V DC pump installed in engine room in 2011
- Aluminum fuel tanks (1991)
- Engine mounts replaced (2000)
- All (6) shaft cutlass bearings replced, 4-blade props balanced, and shafts trued in 2010
- Raw water pumps, starters, all hoses, all heat exchangers, lift pumps, and injectors replaced as necssary, and risers rebuilt (2006 - 2012)
- Fresh water tanks and rear lazarette storage space repainted (2012)
- Engine room overhead insulated with "quiet barrier" sound and temperature insulation (2009)
Exclusions:
- Clock and barometer
- Cuttyhunk picture
- Custom boat hook
- Personal items
Overview from around the web 1976 Grand Banks Heritage Classic
Customers consistently praise the 1976 Grand Banks Heritage Classic for its timeless design and solid craftsmanship
Many highlight its classic teak wood finish and spacious, comfortable interiors that provide both elegance and functionality. Owners appreciate the boat's smooth handling and reliable performance, making it ideal for leisurely cruises or extended voyages. The Heritage Classic is often noted for its durable construction and well-maintained condition, reflecting the quality standards of Grand Banks. Overall, customers value the blend of vintage charm with dependable marine engineering that this model offers.
The Biggest Pros and Cons
The 1976 Grand Banks Heritage Classic is a timeless cruiser known for its classic styling and sturdy construction. Here are some pros and cons to consider:
Pros
Classic Design: The Heritage Classic features the iconic Grand Banks look with beautiful teak woodwork and a traditional trawler profile that appeals to enthusiasts of vintage yachts.
Solid Build Quality: Built with high-quality materials and craftsmanship, this model offers durability and seaworthiness, making it reliable for coastal cruising.
Spacious Interior: The layout provides comfortable living spaces with well-appointed cabins, a functional galley, and ample storage, suitable for extended trips.
Good Fuel Efficiency: Its displacement hull design allows for efficient cruising speeds, helping to conserve fuel on longer voyages.
Proven Performance: The boat handles well in various sea conditions, offering a stable and smooth ride.
Cons
Maintenance Intensive: As a classic wooden and fiberglass vessel, it requires regular upkeep and maintenance, including varnishing and checking for potential wood rot.
Older Systems: Electrical, plumbing, and mechanical systems may be outdated and could need upgrades or repairs to meet modern standards.
Limited Modern Amenities: Compared to newer models, the 1976 Heritage Classic may lack some contemporary conveniences and technological features.
Lower Speed: The displacement hull and traditional design mean it has modest top speeds, which might not suit those seeking faster cruising.
Space Constraints: While spacious for its time, interior volume and headroom may feel limited compared to modern yachts of similar length.
Made For
The 1976 Grand Banks Heritage Classic is designed for boating enthusiasts who appreciate timeless craftsmanship and classic style. It is ideal for those seeking a reliable and elegant cruiser that combines traditional design with sturdy construction, perfect for leisurely coastal cruising and extended voyages. This vessel appeals to sailors who value quality, comfort, and the nostalgic charm of a vintage Grand Banks yacht.
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