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1985 KNOWLES Sportfish Sold Boat in Stuart, FL US
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Built in 1985
Sportfish
2 Engines (2x Cummins)
48 feet
Diesel
Fiberglass/Reinforced
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| Price | $749,000 | $683,586 |
| Location | Stuart | Sarasota |
| Nominal Length | 48' | 32' |
| Engine Make | Cummins | MERCURY |
| Total Engine Power | 715 hp | 400 hp |
| Days on Market | 3948 | 174 |
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Vessel Description
Vessel Walkthrough
The salon opens up to a "L" shape leather settee to starboard with custom cherry burl wood table and barrel chair to port. An island galley is forward to starboard with refrigeration to port. The salon has carpeted sole and the galley has teak and holly. All wood inside vessel is cherry and has been refurbished. All bulkheads and side panels are Awlgrip painted. Walking down a few steps is the guest head to port with shower and forward in the companion way is a quarter berth. Across from this berth is the Master Stateroom with its own head and shower stall. Forward and in the bow are over and under angled berths. The bridge has a single Blue Water helm chair with bench seating forward of helm and to starboard.
• Guest Head: Vanity with Egyptian Lime Stone counter top, drawers and storage cabinet below, shower and painted sole.
• Companionway bunk: 1/4 berth with cherry cabinet with four drawers and below berth four drawers and two storage cabinets all in cherry wood plus hatch overhead in companionway.
• Master Stateroom: Starboard queen berth, night stand, overhead hatch, lighted cedar-lined hanging locker, recessed lighting, carpeted
• Master Head: Teak and Holly sole, vanity with Egyptian Lime Stone counter top, drawer and cabinet under top and shower stall all in a cherry finish accent.
• Forward Stateroom: Over and under angled bunks, two drawers & two cabinets under port bunk, one drawer under starboard bunk, two overhead cabinets to the starboard side, lighted cedar-lined hanging locker, forward on bulkhead chain/rope locker door, carpeted sole, over head hatch all accented in a cherry finish.
Galley
• Teak and Holly sole
• Egyptian Lime Stone counter top to starboard with under counter sink
• Kenyon 220V 3 burner stove
• Badger 120V disposal
• GFCI electrical outlet
• U-Line ice maker new 07
• GE Microwave new 07
• Custom refrigerator & freezer located port side all in cherry wood new 07
• Teak and holly sole
• Concealed stove with four drawers below cabinet under sink & 3 drawers, two large storage cabinets along bulkhead
• Cabinet under sink & three drawers plus two large storage cabinets along bulkhead
Electronics
• Standard Horizon VHF Flybridge
• Standard VHF at steps going down to companionway
• Quest VHF in tower
• 5" Danforth Hi Speed compass on bridge
• 3" Ritchie compass in tower
• (2) Furuno MU 120 C XGA 12.1" color Nav/Net display w/2 control panels on flybridge for interfacing and selectively displaying radar, chart, GPS, and sounder information
• Furuno BBFF1 NAVSET sounder w/50/200 watt transducer
• Furuno 1954 CBB 72 mile, 12kKW radar w/6' open array antenna interfaced w/NAVNET multifunction displays
• Northstar 6100i w/12" multifunction color display
• SIMRAD AP26 autopilot
• Sirius Satellite radio
• Sirius Marine Satellite weather
• Denon DVD (MP3-WMA)
• Denvon Multi-Zone (AVR-1907) AV surround receiver
• Four position speaker box
• Electronics mounted in the console in a custom pop-up pod cabinet
ALL ELECTRONICS INSTALLED IN 2007
Electrical/Mechanical
• On demand hot & cold fresh water wash down system for engine room, cockpit, flybridge and tower
• Raw water wash down in cockpit
• (4) Odyssey batteries
• (1) starting battery for generator
• On-Off battery switches
• 50 Amp shore power
• 120V/220V AC/12VDC
• Custom BASS electrical panel w/digital meters for AC and DC systems new 07
• Marine Air 3-zone chilled water air conditioning system w/reverse-cycle heating. Two (24,000 BTU) compressors and 4 cabin air handlers using SMXht/SMX II bulkhead mounted digital key pad controls installed new in 07
• Attwood 10.5 gallon hot water heater
• On-demand "hot & cold" filtered fresh water system is serviced by a Mach5 Headhunter 115V water pump and Puffer PT-102, 4.4 gallon corrosion resistant accumulator pressure tank and connected via PVC plumbing new 07
• 20 KW Northern Lights Generator. All wiring, pluming and exhaust installed new 07
• Hydraulic Sea Star steering new 07
• 120V Charles stainless steel 60 amp solid state 12V charger (ss-5000sp) multi-bank charger new 07
• Charles Marine Isolation power transformer (ISO-BOOST 50) new 07
• (2) 12V Head Hunter Marine fresh water Royal Flush Toilets new 07
• Glendenning electric engine controls, cockpit, bridge and tower installed 07
• Recessed trim tabs installed 07
• Underwater lights installed 07
• Sea Recovery Aqua Matic SRC-900-1 (900 GPD) water maker new in 07
• Eskimo ice maker w/600 lb daily capacity new in 07
• Tides dripless shaft logs installed 07
• Delta T Vents installed 07
• Racor FG 1000 primary remotely mounted fuel filters w/pressure gauges and 12V fuel prime pumps installed 07
• New exhaust and new muffler system w/muffler cradles and 10" stern pipes installed 07
• New Parker swaged/threaded diesel fuel supply and return lines for all 3 fuel systems installed 07
• New port and starboard engine panel w/fuel manifold/shut-off valves installed 07
• New anti-vibrating engine mounts installed 07
• New engine room lights, wiring and 120V outlet 07
• New bronze SenDure external water strainers and bronze raw water engine plumbing and valves installed 07
• New manifold emergency dewater plumbing and valves for each Cummins installed 07
• New Groco seacocks, new bonding system, wiring and connectors, and all new bronze thru-hulls installed 07
• Old rudder post were glassed and faired then drilled for new rudder ports in 07
• 7 old thru-hulls were glassed over, faired and primed. New installed sea clocks are bronze and labeled in 07
• Refurbished and newly painted sea chest, new seacocks, new plumbing/clamps and new external SenDure strainer all installed in 07
• QSM 11-M 715 HP Installed in 2007 (start up date 11/07)
• Quick connects for oil changes
Deck
• Hull painted w/AwlGrip 2000 in 2007
• Construction of hull is cold molded fir marine plywood triple diagonal planked hull bottom, double diagonal planked top sides and decks using epoxy adhesives throughout. The diagonal planked wood hull is sheathed w/1708 and 1808 woven fiberglass cloth w/45 and 90 degree overlays inside and the exterior is sheathed w/45 and 90 degree overlays of Kevlar cloth and epoxy. The engine and machinery spaces were completely renovated and reprinted w/AwlGrip white polyurethane two part paint.
• All grap rails (teak, aluminum and stainless steel) have either been stripped/varnished or painted or replaced
• Galley Maid BB240 electric windlass new in 07
• (3) Bow Deck hatches refurbished 07
• Teak helm pod with custom bezel
• Teak toe rail
• The glassed in windshield was refurbished false molding renewed, all was primed, and painted. All cabin house (8 pieces for salon side, aft and door) windows were removed, new custom wood frames and interior cherry molding fabricated and installed, and new custom fit tinted tempered glass panels were installed, all wood was primed and new glass panels bedded in Sikaflex. Cabin door has been refurbished, new window glass and frames installed. All work completed in 07
• Teak cockpit replaced in 07
• Teak covering boards replaced 07
• Fuel tanks replaced in cockpit
• Blue Water helm chair (new 07) and forward in front of console there are bench seat forward w/beneath storage for gear, PFDs and rods. The bench seats have padded, vinyl covered, removable cushions new in 07
• Custom 13-step High Seas tuna tower designed and built w/upper and mid molded fiberglass platforms. Molded fiberglass helm console, 3-sided padded vinyl belly band, fiberglass platforms. New 07
• Engine start and stops on tower, controls and wheel
• Bow deck spreader light
• 3-sided U-zip Strato Glass enclosure w/3 zip-outs using slide-in curtains new 07
• Canvas cover for helm chair, cockpit , tower console and transom
• Under gunnel lights and speaker boxes
• Engine room access from cockpit
Fishing Equipment
• New in 07 custom cockpit freezer and drink box, wiring, compressor, and varnished lift top cabinet
• 4-drawer tackle cabinet
• Custom drop-in/portable fish box plumbed w/a 12V macerator and Eskimo ice machine
• Tower mounted cockpit spreader lights
• Self-bailing cockpit drains have been enlarged for improved draining
• Transom door
• Cockpit controls
• Rupp outriggers w/center rigger new in 07
• (2) electric US-9K teaser reels recessed into the bridge top installed with tower
• Port and starboard electric reel outlets
• (6) rod holders on bridge
• (6) rod holders in gunnels
• Teak rocket launcher
• Custom rod storage in salon sofa
Nominal Length
48ft
Length Overall
48ft
Beam
15ft
Fresh Water Tanks
100gal
Fuel Tanks
650gal
Holding Tanks
30gal
Hull Material
fiberglass
Engine 1
Engine Make
Cummins
Engine Model
QSM11
Total Power
715hp
Engine Hours
480
Engine Type
inboard
Fuel Type
diesel
Engine Year
2007
Engine 2
Engine Make
Cummins
Engine Model
QSM11
Total Power
715hp
Engine Hours
480
Engine Type
inboard
Fuel Type
diesel
Engine Year
2007
Vessel Description
Vessel Walkthrough
The salon opens up to a "L" shape leather settee to starboard with custom cherry burl wood table and barrel chair to port. An island galley is forward to starboard with refrigeration to port. The salon has carpeted sole and the galley has teak and holly. All wood inside vessel is cherry and has been refurbished. All bulkheads and side panels are Awlgrip painted. Walking down a few steps is the guest head to port with shower and forward in the companion way is a quarter berth. Across from this berth is the Master Stateroom with its own head and shower stall. Forward and in the bow are over and under angled berths. The bridge has a single Blue Water helm chair with bench seating forward of helm and to starboard.
• Guest Head: Vanity with Egyptian Lime Stone counter top, drawers and storage cabinet below, shower and painted sole.
• Companionway bunk: 1/4 berth with cherry cabinet with four drawers and below berth four drawers and two storage cabinets all in cherry wood plus hatch overhead in companionway.
• Master Stateroom: Starboard queen berth, night stand, overhead hatch, lighted cedar-lined hanging locker, recessed lighting, carpeted
• Master Head: Teak and Holly sole, vanity with Egyptian Lime Stone counter top, drawer and cabinet under top and shower stall all in a cherry finish accent.
• Forward Stateroom: Over and under angled bunks, two drawers & two cabinets under port bunk, one drawer under starboard bunk, two overhead cabinets to the starboard side, lighted cedar-lined hanging locker, forward on bulkhead chain/rope locker door, carpeted sole, over head hatch all accented in a cherry finish.
Galley
• Teak and Holly sole
• Egyptian Lime Stone counter top to starboard with under counter sink
• Kenyon 220V 3 burner stove
• Badger 120V disposal
• GFCI electrical outlet
• U-Line ice maker new 07
• GE Microwave new 07
• Custom refrigerator & freezer located port side all in cherry wood new 07
• Teak and holly sole
• Concealed stove with four drawers below cabinet under sink & 3 drawers, two large storage cabinets along bulkhead
• Cabinet under sink & three drawers plus two large storage cabinets along bulkhead
Electronics
• Standard Horizon VHF Flybridge
• Standard VHF at steps going down to companionway
• Quest VHF in tower
• 5" Danforth Hi Speed compass on bridge
• 3" Ritchie compass in tower
• (2) Furuno MU 120 C XGA 12.1" color Nav/Net display w/2 control panels on flybridge for interfacing and selectively displaying radar, chart, GPS, and sounder information
• Furuno BBFF1 NAVSET sounder w/50/200 watt transducer
• Furuno 1954 CBB 72 mile, 12kKW radar w/6' open array antenna interfaced w/NAVNET multifunction displays
• Northstar 6100i w/12" multifunction color display
• SIMRAD AP26 autopilot
• Sirius Satellite radio
• Sirius Marine Satellite weather
• Denon DVD (MP3-WMA)
• Denvon Multi-Zone (AVR-1907) AV surround receiver
• Four position speaker box
• Electronics mounted in the console in a custom pop-up pod cabinet
ALL ELECTRONICS INSTALLED IN 2007
Electrical/Mechanical
• On demand hot & cold fresh water wash down system for engine room, cockpit, flybridge and tower
• Raw water wash down in cockpit
• (4) Odyssey batteries
• (1) starting battery for generator
• On-Off battery switches
• 50 Amp shore power
• 120V/220V AC/12VDC
• Custom BASS electrical panel w/digital meters for AC and DC systems new 07
• Marine Air 3-zone chilled water air conditioning system w/reverse-cycle heating. Two (24,000 BTU) compressors and 4 cabin air handlers using SMXht/SMX II bulkhead mounted digital key pad controls installed new in 07
• Attwood 10.5 gallon hot water heater
• On-demand "hot & cold" filtered fresh water system is serviced by a Mach5 Headhunter 115V water pump and Puffer PT-102, 4.4 gallon corrosion resistant accumulator pressure tank and connected via PVC plumbing new 07
• 20 KW Northern Lights Generator. All wiring, pluming and exhaust installed new 07
• Hydraulic Sea Star steering new 07
• 120V Charles stainless steel 60 amp solid state 12V charger (ss-5000sp) multi-bank charger new 07
• Charles Marine Isolation power transformer (ISO-BOOST 50) new 07
• (2) 12V Head Hunter Marine fresh water Royal Flush Toilets new 07
• Glendenning electric engine controls, cockpit, bridge and tower installed 07
• Recessed trim tabs installed 07
• Underwater lights installed 07
• Sea Recovery Aqua Matic SRC-900-1 (900 GPD) water maker new in 07
• Eskimo ice maker w/600 lb daily capacity new in 07
• Tides dripless shaft logs installed 07
• Delta T Vents installed 07
• Racor FG 1000 primary remotely mounted fuel filters w/pressure gauges and 12V fuel prime pumps installed 07
• New exhaust and new muffler system w/muffler cradles and 10" stern pipes installed 07
• New Parker swaged/threaded diesel fuel supply and return lines for all 3 fuel systems installed 07
• New port and starboard engine panel w/fuel manifold/shut-off valves installed 07
• New anti-vibrating engine mounts installed 07
• New engine room lights, wiring and 120V outlet 07
• New bronze SenDure external water strainers and bronze raw water engine plumbing and valves installed 07
• New manifold emergency dewater plumbing and valves for each Cummins installed 07
• New Groco seacocks, new bonding system, wiring and connectors, and all new bronze thru-hulls installed 07
• Old rudder post were glassed and faired then drilled for new rudder ports in 07
• 7 old thru-hulls were glassed over, faired and primed. New installed sea clocks are bronze and labeled in 07
• Refurbished and newly painted sea chest, new seacocks, new plumbing/clamps and new external SenDure strainer all installed in 07
• QSM 11-M 715 HP Installed in 2007 (start up date 11/07)
• Quick connects for oil changes
Deck
• Hull painted w/AwlGrip 2000 in 2007
• Construction of hull is cold molded fir marine plywood triple diagonal planked hull bottom, double diagonal planked top sides and decks using epoxy adhesives throughout. The diagonal planked wood hull is sheathed w/1708 and 1808 woven fiberglass cloth w/45 and 90 degree overlays inside and the exterior is sheathed w/45 and 90 degree overlays of Kevlar cloth and epoxy. The engine and machinery spaces were completely renovated and reprinted w/AwlGrip white polyurethane two part paint.
• All grap rails (teak, aluminum and stainless steel) have either been stripped/varnished or painted or replaced
• Galley Maid BB240 electric windlass new in 07
• (3) Bow Deck hatches refurbished 07
• Teak helm pod with custom bezel
• Teak toe rail
• The glassed in windshield was refurbished false molding renewed, all was primed, and painted. All cabin house (8 pieces for salon side, aft and door) windows were removed, new custom wood frames and interior cherry molding fabricated and installed, and new custom fit tinted tempered glass panels were installed, all wood was primed and new glass panels bedded in Sikaflex. Cabin door has been refurbished, new window glass and frames installed. All work completed in 07
• Teak cockpit replaced in 07
• Teak covering boards replaced 07
• Fuel tanks replaced in cockpit
• Blue Water helm chair (new 07) and forward in front of console there are bench seat forward w/beneath storage for gear, PFDs and rods. The bench seats have padded, vinyl covered, removable cushions new in 07
• Custom 13-step High Seas tuna tower designed and built w/upper and mid molded fiberglass platforms. Molded fiberglass helm console, 3-sided padded vinyl belly band, fiberglass platforms. New 07
• Engine start and stops on tower, controls and wheel
• Bow deck spreader light
• 3-sided U-zip Strato Glass enclosure w/3 zip-outs using slide-in curtains new 07
• Canvas cover for helm chair, cockpit , tower console and transom
• Under gunnel lights and speaker boxes
• Engine room access from cockpit
Fishing Equipment
• New in 07 custom cockpit freezer and drink box, wiring, compressor, and varnished lift top cabinet
• 4-drawer tackle cabinet
• Custom drop-in/portable fish box plumbed w/a 12V macerator and Eskimo ice machine
• Tower mounted cockpit spreader lights
• Self-bailing cockpit drains have been enlarged for improved draining
• Transom door
• Cockpit controls
• Rupp outriggers w/center rigger new in 07
• (2) electric US-9K teaser reels recessed into the bridge top installed with tower
• Port and starboard electric reel outlets
• (6) rod holders on bridge
• (6) rod holders in gunnels
• Teak rocket launcher
• Custom rod storage in salon sofa
Overview from around the web 1985 KNOWLES Sportfish
Customers praise the 1985 KNOWLES Sportfish for its classic design and reliable performance
Many highlight its sturdy construction and smooth handling, making it ideal for both casual fishing trips and more serious sportfishing adventures. Owners appreciate the spacious deck layout, which provides ample room for gear and movement. The boat’s timeless style combined with functional features continues to attract enthusiasts who value quality craftsmanship and a dependable fishing platform. Overall, the 1985 KNOWLES Sportfish is noted for delivering a satisfying and enjoyable boating experience.
The Biggest Pros and Cons
The 1985 KNOWLES Sportfish offers a classic design and solid performance, making it a popular choice for anglers and boating enthusiasts. Here are some pros and cons of this model:
Pros
Durable Construction: Built with quality materials typical of the mid-1980s, ensuring longevity and reliability on the water.
Sportfishing Features: Equipped with fishing amenities such as rod holders and ample deck space, ideal for sportfishing activities.
Stable Ride: The hull design provides good stability, making it comfortable for both fishing and cruising.
Classic Aesthetic: Timeless design that appeals to those who appreciate vintage boats with character.
Cons
Age-Related Wear: Being a 1985 model, some components may require maintenance or upgrades to meet modern standards.
Limited Modern Amenities: Lacks some of the advanced electronics and conveniences found in newer sportfish boats.
Fuel Efficiency: Older engine technology may result in less fuel efficiency compared to contemporary models.
Storage Space: Storage capacity might be limited relative to newer sportfishing boats designed with optimized space utilization.
Made For
The 1985 KNOWLES Sportfish is designed for avid anglers and boating enthusiasts who seek a reliable and versatile sport fishing boat. Ideal for those who enjoy offshore and inshore fishing adventures, this model offers a sturdy build, ample deck space, and practical features to enhance the fishing experience. Whether you’re a seasoned fisherman or someone looking to make the most of your time on the water, the 1985 KNOWLES Sportfish provides the performance and functionality to meet your needs.
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Principal Loan Amount$ 636,650
Total Payment$1,138,306.55
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Principal Loan Amount$ 636,650
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