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1965 US Coast Guard Arctic Survey Vessel

$124,999

Used

Boat in Westbrook, CT 06498 US

builtBuilt in 1965
Year the boat was built
model

Arctic Survey Vessel

Boat model
engine

1 Engine (Caterpillar)

Engine type and count
length

39 feet

Overall boat length
fuel

Diesel

Fuel type
material

Fiberglass/Reinforced

Hull material
Arctic Scout is a double ended lifeboat type design and is powered by a single diesel Caterpillar engine. She is an all fiberglass constructed 39' former US Navy and former US Coast Guard survey and research vessel built in 1965 by United Boat Builders of Bellingham, Washington. She was eventually turned over to the US Coast Guard and then later sold privately to The Glacier Society where she was enjoyed a complete refit in 2006.
Nominal Length
39ft
Length Overall
39ft
Beam
11.25ft
Max Bridge Clearance
13ft
Max Draft
4ft
Dry Weight
12000lb
Cruising Speed
9kn
Max Speed
10.5kn
Range
347nmi
Cabins
1
Heads
1
Fresh Water Tanks
100gal
Fuel Tanks
200gal
Holding Tanks
20gal
Hull Material
fiberglass
Hull Shape
semi-displacement
Engine 1
Engine Make
Caterpillar
Engine Model
3126
Total Power
300hp
Engine Hours
1183
Engine Type
inboard
Fuel Type
diesel
Engine Year
2007
Drive Type
direct
Additional Units Included
  • 2016 Walker Bay
Vessel Walk Through
Aft deck
  • Life Ring
  • 6-person Ocean Safety Ocean Standard life raft w/ hydrostatic release
  • Ladder to boat deck
  • Magma grill
  • Telescoping swim ladder
  • Dorade
  • Canvas sunshade
  • Fishing rod holder
  • Ship’s bell
  • Baier water tight flush hatch
  • Sampson post
  • Propane tank
  • National ensign

Wheelhouse/Salon
  • Overhead fishing rod holders
  • Starlink router
  • Opening windows with curtains
  • Fire extinguisher
  • Carpeted decks throughout
  • Bench settee and table
  • Battery selector switches (house/start/gen)
  • Dometic a/c control
  • Fusion radio w/remote control
  • Chart/Nav table w/storage
  • Drop down Television
  • Isotherm freezer
  • Webasto diesel heater
  • Isotherm freezer (DC) (port side)
  • Over / under bunks

Helm
  • Engine control
  • Caterpillar engine gauge cluster
  • VDO gauges
  • Jabsco search light
  • Furuno Navnet VX2 chartplotter (2)
  • Furuno auto pilot
  • Icom IC-M506 vhf radio
  • Sidepower bow thruster
  • 6” Ritchie compass
  • Solar panel control
  • Cup holder
  • Garelick helm seat
  • 12v DC Distribution panel
  • 120v AC / 60 hertz Distribution panel

Galley
  • Dometic microwave
  • Norcold refrigerator
  • Princess 2-burner cook top
  • Spice rack
  • SS sink w/Moen faucet
  • Drinking water faucet
  • Teak dish holders
  • Under counter storage
  • Laminate counter tops

Head
  • Head with sink
  • Port light
Cabin
  • Bunks (4)
  • Reading lights (4)
  • Under bunk storage
  • Anchor locker access
  • Portlights (3)
  • Epson Printer
  • Overhead hatch w/ solar vent
Foredeck
  • Baier water tight flush hatch
  • Anchor locker
  • Lofrans 12v windlass w/foot pedals
  • 20kg Lewmar Claw w/200’ chain
  • 30lb Danforth w/100’ nylon rode
  • Non skid decks
  • Dorades (2)
  • Burgee staff
  • Teak hand rails
  • Sampson post
  • Walk around rails and life lines

Foredeck House
  • Solar panel
  • Hatch
  • Marinco solar fan
  • Teak hand rails
  • Walk around rails

Boat Deck
  • Walker Bay 10’ tender w/5hp Honda outboard w/cover
  • UMT 400lb electric davit 
  • Jabsco search light
  • Deck/spreader lights (4)
  • Furuno Radar
  • Electric horn
  • Loud hailer
  • Ladder from aft deck to boat deck
  • VHF Antenna
  • Starlink antenna
  • Running lights

Engine Space
  • Single Caterpillar 3126 300hp (1183 hours) (2007)
  • Twin Disc marine gear (model #MG5050 with a 1.7:1 ratio)
  • Kohler 8Kw Generator (2131 hours)
  • Village Marine watermaker (inoperable)

Electronics
  • Fusion NavNet C-Map displays (2)
  • Furuno Autpilot
  • Icom VHF
  • ACR GlabalFix EPIRB
  • Jabsco Search Light

Electrical
  • 12v DC
  • Kohler 8kW generator (2131 hours)
  • Centrex battery charger/Inverter
  • Batteries - 8Ds (2) Group 31 (3)
  • Anchor light (solar activated)

Propulsion
  • 3126 Caterpillar 300hp 
  • 3-blade Nibral propeller
  • Twin Disc marine gear (1.7:1 ratio)

Safety Gear
  • ACR GlobalFix EPIRB
  • Fire extinguishers
  • Life Ring
  • 6 person liferaft w/ hydrostatic release
  • PFDs (USCG Type II and Type lll)
Vessel History
Arctic Scout is a former US Coast Guard Arctic survey boat (ASB) “Ice Bucket” of a U.S. Navy design adapted by the US Coast Guard and built at their Curtis Bay Yard in Maryland. ASBs are carried aboard icebreakers to provide a stable platform to conduct cold climate scientific surveys, take depth soundings ahead of the ship, assist in rescue operations, ferry personnel from ship to shore, and serve as a lifeboat.

The U.S. Coast Guard launched Arctic Scout as ASB 39020 in 1965 at Bellingham, Washington. She is constructed of a single skin fiberglass hull with a reinforced bow for minor ice-breaking and a reinforced belt around the waterline for protection against ice fields. The hull contains a collision bulkhead, watertight lazarette, and watertight deck hatches. 
The propeller is protected by a skeg and keel. The keel is lead ballasted for self-righting capability. Propulsion is provided by a single Diesel engine and AC electrical power by a Diesel generator. Arctic Scout has a length of 39 feet, beam of 11 feet, 3 inches, draft of 4 feet, and displacement of 12 tons.
Glacier Society - https://glaciersociety.org/the-arctic-scout-%26-gayle
Disclaimer
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

DateEventPrice
1/30/26Initial price$124,999

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