1999 Duffy Pilots Point 31 Downeast Express

General Specifications:

• Designer: Duffy and Pilots Point

• Builder: Hull built by Atlantic Marine (Duffy 31), finished by Pilots Point Yacht Yard, Westbrook, CT - Hans Zimmer - Master Shipwright

• Year Built: Hull built in 1997, finished in 1999

• Hail Port: Marblehead, MA

• Hull ID Number: ABH31037L797-Z3347

• USCG Registration No: 123575

Principal Dimensions:

• Length Overall (LOA): 31 feet 0 inches

• Length at Waterline (LWL): 28 feet 0 inches (approx.)

• Beam: 10 feet 6 inches

• Draft: 3 feet 0 inches

• Displacement: 9,500 lbs

Tankage:

Fuel: 160 gallons in 2 fiberglass tanks.

Water: 40 gallons under aft cockpit.

Holding: 40 gallons under aft cockpit.

Engine and Propulsion:

• Engine: Yanmar 6LP-STE, six-cylinder, 300 hp, freshwater-cooled, turbocharged diesel

  • Engine Serial No: 51142

  • Engine Hours: 1790 hours as of 9/2024

  • Cruising speed: 14-15 knots @ 2800 RPM
  • Maximum speed: 21-22 knots @ 3800 RPM
  • Edson elkhide wheel
  • Teleflex throttle controls
  • 2024 rebuilt engine water pump and changed impellor
  • 2021 transmission rebuilt

• Gear: ZF V-drive with jack shaft

  • Gear Model No: IRN-220 V-2

  • Gear Serial No: 42579J

• Propeller: 20” x 20” four-blade bronze RH propeller (spare prop with different pitch)

• Shaft: 1.50-inch diameter stainless steel shaft

• Dual Racor 500 fuel filters

Steering and Hull:

• Steering System: Sea Star BA 175 7-TM hydraulic steering

• Hull Construction:

  • FRP (fiberglass reinforced plastic) hull made of chopped strand mat, woven and bi-axial roving with Airex foam core material; solid fiberglass below waterline

  • FRP deck with PVC foam core and plywood transverse bulkheads bonded to the hull.

  • Foam core FRP stringers in the engine compartment and machinery space.

  • Teak spray rails at water line

• Hull Color:

  • Dark blue Awlgripped topsides with white boot stripe and blue anti-fouling paint

  • White deck with beige non-skid areas

  • Bottom has been epoxied years ago
  • 2021 fiberglass swim platform with swim ladder

  • Varnished teak windscreen frame and solid teak overlay in the cockpit sole and wheelhouse

  • 2022 glass in side windows and windshield were rebedded

Deck and Superstructure:

• Deck Construction: Painted with Awlgrip or similar material; decks repainted with Awlgrip and new nonskid 2021 

• Cockpit sole is 1/2" laid teak over fiberglass and foam

• Hatches and Ports:

  • Lewmar hatches in the forward cabin trunk and wheelhouse top.

  • Fixed ports in the cabin trunk.

  • Center windshield opens.

  • Fixed windows in the teak windscreen in the wheelhouse.

• Teak Bench Seat: Located across the aft end of the cockpit.

• Varnished toerail, pulpit and all exterior teak every year.
• Arrigoni teak helm and companion seats with teak foot stools.

Additional Components:

• Cutlass Bearing: Water lubricated, installed on a partly exposed FRP shaft log.

• Rudder: 25”h x 15”w plate-type bronze rudder; 2016 stuffing box was replaced around rudder.

• Trailing Arm: FRP trailing arm bonded to the keel, supporting the lower end of the rudder.

Electrical and Mechanical Systems:

• Plumbing

  • 40 Gallon freshwater tank

  • Hot and cold fresh water in cockpit

  • Pressurized fresh water system, 2 sinks and H/C cockpit washdown/shower

  • 5 Gallon Atwood hot water tank (2024) - heat exchanger and 110v

• Electrical Systems: Standard marine 12v and 30 amp 120v with shore power and inverter.

  • 2 x 200ah battery bank. Switch and combiner while charging; 2024  two 4D lead acid batteries installed

  • Balmar MC-614 multi-stage regulator with battery and alternator temperature sensing

  • 90 amp alternator

  • Heart Interface Inverter (1999)

  • 110v outlets in various spots

  • 2-12V bilge pumps
  • USB port installed
  • LED cockpit lights - red, white, blue
  • LED dome lights
  • LED nav lights

• Instruments / Electronics:

  • NMEA 2000 data backbone installed in 2018

  • Simrad NAC-3 autopilot (2018) and AP44 control head (2018) and Precision 9 Fluxgate Compass (2018)

  • Raymarine Axiom 9 Chart plotter (2018)

  • Raymarine Digital HD Doppler Radar (2020)

  • Garmin GPS (2015)

  • Simrad IS42 Digital Display (2018)

  • Icom’s M400BB - VHF (2019)

  • AIS Class B Sitex Transceiver (2021) 

  • Fusion Stereo - (2022) with Bose speaker

  • Epirb (2019) - 2024 certificate

  • Ritchie compass

• Fuel System:

  • Chrome bronze deck plates for fuel tank fill pipes located on both sides of the cockpit sole.

  • 80 Gallons each side (160 total)

  • Tank selector for port/starboard/off.

  • Dual Racor fuel filters with see through bowls and pressure gauge.

• Head Compartment:

  • 2017 Jabsco manual flush toilet

  • S/S Sink with hand held shower.

  • 40 Gallon holding tank with 12V 2022 macerator

  • Deck pump-out

  • Overboard Y-valve with macerator.

• Cabin/Galley:

  • Large v-berth with custom memory foam mattress (2018) (no filler piece, but one could be made)

  • Custom sheets and bedspread

  • Cedar hanging closet

  • Origo alcohol double burner stove top

  • Deep SS sink

  • Custom built storage for plates, bowls etc.

  • Norcold front opening refrigerator, 12v, 110v

Equipment:

• Teak anchor platform with roller to house Bruce anchor
• S/S bow bitt
• Removable S/S Croix davits with compression posts added to strengthen area
• 2 hatches over helm and companion seats
• Webasto heater
• Jabsco searchlight with remote
• Toast-colored covers for seats and bench and drop curtain aft
• Toast-colored covers for windshield and side windows
• EXCLUSION: Yeti with cushions; clock and barometer 

Potential purchasers should assume that items on the vessel at the time of viewing, but not specifically listed on this specification sheet, are not included with the sale of the yacht. These specifications are believed to be correct but cannot be guaranteed. Specifications are provided for information purposes. Data was obtained from sources believed reliable but is not guaranteed by owner or brokers. Buyer assumes responsibility to verify all speeds, consumptions, capacities and other measurements contained herein and otherwise provided, and agrees to instruct his surveyor to confirm such details prior to purchase. Vessel subject to sale, price and inventory changes, and withdrawal from market without notice. 

Mechanical Disclaimer: Engine and generator hours are as of the date of the original listing and are a representation of what the listing broker is told by the owner and/or actual reading of the engine hour meter. The broker cannot guarantee the true hours. It is the responsibility of the purchaser and/or his agent to verify engine hours, warranties implied or otherwise, and major overhauls as well as ALL other representations noted on the listing.

DISCLAIMER TO BOARD VESSEL: In the event the Buyer boards the vessel either on land or in the water without a broker or owner, the Buyer(s) agrees and understands he boards at his sole risk and liability.