BROKERAGE

This is my personal powerboat, in which I have cruised over 2,500 miles in 2023, including the Florida Keys, the Everglades, Lake Okeechobee, and the entire east coast from Florida to Maine, including the coastal islands of Georgia, the Carolinas, Chesapeake Bay, the New Jersey ICW, and the bays of southern Long Island. PANTHER proved to be efficient, very comfortable, safe and sea kindly. I cruised her at 10 to 14 knots getting excellent fuel economy with mileage above 4 MPG. With her shoal draft and low bridge clearance, she can go places very few boats of her size and type can go. And she is trailerable!

PANTHER JUST LAUNCHED IN EARLY 2023 PRIOR TO INSTALLATION OF BIMINI

PANTHER was new in 2023. She can be seen at Riverside Marina in Fort Pierce, Florida. You can review her details and specifications in the Showcase Page on this website, and in the Plans Page. She is fully equipped for cruising, and is ready to go!

PANTHER will be listed with Melanie Neale at Sunshine Cruising Yachts. We are now looking for offers around $149,000.

PANTHER’S VEE BERTH AND SETTEES WITH FOLDING-LEAF TABLE

PANTHER’S GALLEY

THE SLIDE-OUT PANTRY

REFRIGERATION IS 12VDC WITH FREEZER — COMPLETELY SOLAR-POWERED

PORT-SIDE SETTEE (CHILD’S BERTH) WITH FLAT-SCREEN MOVIE-CENTER

NOTE CYPRESS CEILING PLANKING OVER 3/4″ INSULATION

STARBOARD SETTEE DOUBLES AS A BERTH FOR ANY PERSON UNDER 5′ 4″ TALL

HEAD AND SHOWER COMPARTMENT

PILOTHOUSE — HELM TO RIGHT, NAVIGATION DESK TO LEFT — TOP OPENS TO CONTAIN CHART BOOKS

COMMUTER 325 — SPECIFICATIONS

L.O.A.                          32’ 6”

L.W.L.                         31’ 6”

BEAM                         8’ 3” over the rails

DRAFT                        10 ½”

DISPLACEMENT      4,500 lbs, approx – 5,000 lbs with tanks half full.

TYPE                           Single-chine plywood power cruiser; outboard powered. The vessel is intended for semi-protected waters, coastal waters, with trips to Cuba and the Bahamas possible during settled weather. The vessel is light, narrow and easily-driven, making her both fast and fuel-efficient.

POWER                        90 to 115 hp 4-stroke outboard

CONSTRUCTION       Cold-molded marine plywood/epoxy, covered with epoxy-impregnated Xynole-polyester cloth. The hull is built around longitudinals spanning ½” ply bulkheads, greatly simplifying lofting and construction. Bottom: double-diagonal 3/8”; sides: one layer 1/2”; decks: foam-core/ply sandwich; twin 3/8” ply web frames fore & aft. Cockpit and lockers are self-draining.

PLANS                        Full construction plans include The New Cold-Molded Boatbuilding, Construction Notes and Construction Details, plus an illustrated Construction Manual. 

CAPACITIES               Fuel: 100 gal. (plastic tank). Water: 100 gal. (P & S in integral tanks). Holding: 25 gal. black water.

DESIGNER                  Reuel B. Parker

NOTE                          This boat is intended to be extremely fuel-efficient and environmentally friendly. The hull displacement distribution is based on engine weight and power limited to 115 hp.

EQUIPMENT LIST 2023

Boat Name: PANTHER

Designer/Builder: Reuel B. Parker/Parker Marine Enterprises

YEAR  COMMISSIONED —  2023

Engine:

Yamaha F90 4-stroke outboard

Year: 2022

Engine Hours: 300 At time of writing

Propeller: Aluminum 3-blade 14×12; three spares of different sizes

Cruising Speed: 8-14 knots

Accommodations:

Foc’s’le for two

Settee berth for one

Short settee for a child

Heads: one

Electronics:

Raymarine chart plotter with Navionics USA, Bahamas & Canadian charts

Raymarine hydraulic autopilot

Raymarine depth sounder

VHF radio with GPS and emergency transmitter

Compass

Rigging:

15” teak & bronze traditional steering wheel

Steering: Baystar hydraulic

Inside Equipment:

Portable Piston-type hand-pump (all-purpose)

Hot water heater

Marine head/shower

Refrigerator/freezer

Force Ten gimbaled stove with oven and broiler (separate burners)

Galley sink with hot- & cold-water faucet

Slide-out Pantry and six large drawers

Electrical Equipment:

2 KW pure-sine-wave inverter hard-wired to 120VAC outlets (3) and hot water heater

DC Panel

Hard-wired 12-VDC outlets (3)

Shore Power Inlet & 50’ 30-amp cable, plus adapters

Converter/battery charger hard-wired

Solar-Panel Controller

Four deep-cycle 6-volt golf-cart batteries

Outside Equipment:

Two 100-watt Solar Panels on hardtop supply all electrical needs

Pivoting Stern Davits for 8- to 10-foot tender, 400 lb capacity (combined)

Windshield Wiper

Custom-made floating wood/SS boathook

Two large fenders

Two small fenders

5-gallon gas can with vent and spout

Twin transom-mounted electric trim tabs

Covers:

Pilothouse with full-enclosure back curtains (removable)

Four-bow Bimini Cover

Ground Tackle:

25 lb Lewmar plow

20 lb Danforth

15 lb Grapple

Rode One: 70 LF 1/4” chain and 100-feet1/2” 3-strand Nylon

Rode Two: 30 LF 1/4” chain and 50-feet 1/2” 3-strand Nylon

Dock Lines: three 30-foot 1/2” 3-strand Nylon

Spare Line: assorted sizes and lengths including floating tow-rope

Features, Equipment and Accommodations:

PANTHER’s interior was designed and built by a life-long live-aboard cruiser.

The main saloon features a queen-size Vee-Berth which can sleep two; port and starboard settees; and a well-equipped galley. Fresh hot and cold water are plumbed to the galley. The stove is a Force Ten gimbled 2-burner range with both oven and broiler. Refrigeration uses an air-cooled Isotherm compressor charging a freezer cold-plate in a large (5-cu ft) top-loading, heavily-insulated compartment. Refrigeration is solar-powered.

There is a 27-inch flat-screen movie center with DVD/Blue-ray player.

Seating is comfortable for six at a fixed/drop-leaf table.

Countertops are black Formica; Ceiling Planking is Cypress; Drawer faces and trim are mahogany. Cabin sole is teak and holly. Mattresses and cushions are extra-firm 4” foam of the highest quality available (P-60 Reliatex).

The pilothouse has a traditional helm seat with closed-cell cushion, and a chart table.

The head/shower is in the saloon near the companionway for convenience to the helm.

There are storage bins, lockers and cabinets throughout the boat, including the chart table. Dual SS rotating stern davits can swivel to pick up items in the cockpit including a full-size bicycle or dinghy outboard. Each davit has a four-part block & tackle with 200 lb capacity.

There are two 20 lb propane bottles in the pilothouse. There are tool and parts lockers under the helm station, with a slide-out tool-box locker. Cleats are 6-inch stainless steel through-bolted to the deck with backup blocks. 

Running lights are LED-type. The removable Anchor light plugs into a cigarette lighter socket. Interior lights are LED mounted on the overhead with hidden wiring, plus two shaded lamps mounted on bulkheads. There are night-vision red lights where needed (Galley, Nav Station, Pilothouse, Head).

Hull construction is Chilean Arauco ACX plywood, solid wood (Douglas fir) and epoxy, covered with Xynole fabric and painted with Industrial Imron and Awlgrip polyurethane. The hull, coachroof and hardtop are foam-core for heat and sound insulation. There is hull insulation between topsides planking and ceiling planking. Bow construction is heavy duty—the solid wood apron, stem and forefoot structure is from Wolmanized 4×4 timber and will withstand collisions with submerged containers or logs like no other cruising yacht. There are twin bilge keels port and starboard for minimal turning radius and to resist side-drift at low-speed.

All electrical needs—both 12-volt DC and 115-volt AC—are supplied by two flexible 100-watt Renogy solar panels permanently mounted on the pilothouse hardtop, with a 30-amp controller. There is an exterior inlet for a 50-foot 30-amp shore power cable.

There are two size-30 Lewmar deck hatches (Skylights), one size-20 deck hatch (pilothouse), two round deadlights, and four oval deadlights. The cabin door is a louvred bi-fold with lock. The hatch is traditional (Chris Craft) bi-fold. Both opening skylights have screens. There is a well-deck forward for safe handling of ground tackle and ease of picking up moorings, with a removable access to the forepeak locker. There are two bronze hawses (port and starboard). There is a bow roller incorporated in the heavy-duty stainless-steel anchor bracket. The cockpit well-deck is self-draining through transom scuppers with rubber flaps.  

The head is a failsafe SeaLand Traveler, which discharges directly into the 25-gallon holding tank. The tank can be voided into the sea via a Whale Gusher handpump, or pumped out at a dockside facility via a deck fitting. The shower pan is voided by a Whale foot-pump.

There is a five-gallon hot water heater powered by the 2-KW Inverter.

There is a throwable life-ring, and four life jackets. There is a flare kit and first-aid kit.

Paint systems include industrial Imron for all exterior finishes except for Awlgrip for the cabin sides. Interior paint is Sherwin Williams Tile Clad II industrial epoxy in Hatteras white.

Upholstery and mattresses are Reliatex P-60 extra-firm foam covered with water-resistant synthetics. There is an upholstered seat in the cockpit, plus two folding chairs.

PANTHER was custom-designed to be managed by an older couple or single-handed by a reasonably fit person in their 70s or 80s. She is a no-nonsense highly pragmatic live-aboard cruising home. She has been single-handed from Florida to Maine, both off-shore and in the ICW as conditions predicate, and she has circumnavigated south Florida via the Keys, Everglades, and Lake Okeechobee. She has been frequently run in 2- to 3-foot seas and 5- to 15-knot winds, and performs beautifully. With her extreme shoal-draft she is an ideal Bahamas tropical island cruiser, but she is also very capable and comfortable in cold weather and deep water. She is an excellent gunkholing cruiser that can access remote places very few other vessels can even dream about. Her draft, motor up, is less than one-foot, and her bridge clearance is 9-feet, allowing her to pass under most bridges in the ICW and elsewhere. This permits her to enjoy less-frequented harbors for better protection and privacy, and more nature and beauty.  –Reuel B. Parker

IBIS HAS BEEN ADOPTED BY A NEW FAMILY! IF SHE IS YOUR DREAM BOAT, YOU CAN BUY THE PLANS FROM THIS WEBSITE, AND WE HAVE BOATBUILDERS WHO CAN FULFILL YOUR DREAM

IBIS SAILING IN THE FLORIDA KEYS

IBIS HAULED OUT IN 2023

IBIS SAILING IN THE BAHAMAS

PLAN IND INBOARD PROFILE FOR THE SHARPIE 45SJI IBIS

CONSTRUCTION SECTIONS FOR THE SHARPIE 45SJI IBIS

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The Pilot Schooner 60 LEOPARD has been sold again in 2020. If this is your dream boat, our builders can create a new one for you.

There is more information, photos and drawings of LEOPARD throughout our website. She appears on the PLAN PAGE, the GALLERY PAGE, the INTERIORS PAGE and the CONSTRUCTION PAGE, where you can view sequential photos of her being built. You can see her specifications by following the links from the PLAN PAGE.

LEOPARD is an ultimate world cruising sailboat for real sailing people. With a draft of only four feet, she can go where other cruising boats cannot imagine going. But with her huge foil-shaped centerboard down, she draws 9′ 6″, and with her overlapping lug fors’l, can beat to weather rapidly and efficiently, pointing high. LEOPARD is a very fast sailer, consistently exceeding her hull speed and cruising at 11 and 12 knots. She has won numerous races, including the 1994 Great Chesapeake Bay Schooner Race. She sleeps ten people. She can carry provisions for long cruises and ocean passages. Parker Marine has computed Weight Spread Sheets and Full Hydrostatic Studies for LEOPARD, available with Plans purchase. She is self-righting from full knockdown (masts in the water), and is a very stiff sailer. The Pilot Schooner 60 may also be built as a charter boat, and there is a full-keel option included with plans.

LEOPARD was remodeled in early 1999 by Reuel Parker and Bill Smith to her new owner’s requirements. She now has an owner’s sleeping cabin where the office was, and the office is now aft in the old captains cabin (quarter berth, starboard side). The port-side cargo bay was remodeled as a double cabin with head, and an additional fuel tank was added in the starboard-side cargo bay.

LEOPARD is listed in the Registry of Tall Ships.