$179,000
Richmond, California
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ABBYGALE
39’ JEANNEAU SUN ODYSSEY DS
Additional Specs, Equipment and Information
Builder/Designer: Jeanneau/Marc Lombard
Dimensions:
LOA: 38’ 11” LWL35’ 2” Beam: 12’ 9”
Displacement: 17,331 lbs. Draft: 6’ 7” Ballast: 5,026 lbs.
Engine:
Yanmar Diesel HP: 40 Model: 3JH4E
Hours: 110
Tankage:
Fuel:34 gallons Water: 94 gallons Holding: 22 gallons
Accommodations:
Forward Double V-Berth with high-density foam mattress 6’7”x6’. Storage under Berth and large Hanging Locker.
Aft Owners Cabin with 12v. LED reading lights. 6’6”x6’5” high-density foam Transversal Double Berth with wood trim and padded headboard, sheets, blanket, pillows. Large Hanging and Storage Locker
Large Airy Main Salon with table and extension - well lit and ventilated - seats 6
Privacy curtains throughout
6 opening ports w/curtains, 2 large deck hatches/2 small deck hatches with shades and screens
Galley:
“L” Galley to starboard with glass separator between galley counter and seating area. Double sinks with covers and solid surface countertop, chrome plumbing fittings, storage cabinets and drawers
Hot/Cold pressure water with 6 gallon electric water heater
Liquor and wine glass storage locker
Swing out trash container
Fridge w/freezer area
Propane Gimballed Gas Stove 2 Burner w/Oven
Clean bilge storage (beverages, bottled water, etc.)
Head: Large stand up shower area with curtains and push button electric sump
Sink and vanity mirror with storage behind - easy to clean marine head
Sail and Rigging:
In-mast Furling Quantum Mainsail (357 sqft) with Selden Mast
Furling Genoa 122% (368 sqft)
Smaller Jib 95%
2 x Harken 40 Self-Tailing Winches, one is electric 2 speed
2 x Harken 44 Self-Tailing Winches
Telescoping Forespar Whisker Pole - Stored vertically on mast
Double Lifelines with three gates
Electronics:
ST 6002 Autopilot
ST 60+ Tridata & Wind Displays
Raymarine C-80 color GPS/Chartplotter
Inverter
VHF IC-M422 Icom
Raymarine 24 mile color Radar with self-leveling radome
Sony CD/Radio/MP3 Player
Quick Electric Anchor Windlass
Jeanneau Electrical Panel w/monitoring system
12v. Battery Charger
Shorepower w/5 120v. outlets
50 foot Shorepower cable
Extra (3rd) 12v. house battery
Miscellaneous:
Pacific Coast Canvas Dodger w/Handrails all around
Dual Helm Configuration, stitched leather wheel covers with blue Canvas Covers
Cockpit Table with GPS/Chartplotter on instant cam release swivel pod w/Full Canvas Cover
3 custom Grabrails mounted atop Cockpit Table (one sweeps over top of GPS/Chartplotter pod)
2 heavy duty harness tethering pad eyes mounted at aft end of cockpit table
2 cockpit table night lights ( 1 red for navigation)
Teak Cockpit Floors, Seating and Swim Steps - swim ladder with shower
Teak Toe Rails
Lifesling
Delta Anchor
Navy Helm Seat Cushions
Emergency Tiller
Side and Rear Fenders
The details of this sailboat are offered in good faith but cannot be guaranteed or warranted as to the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of this vessel. The Buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors to investigate such details as the Buyer desires validated. This sailboat is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.
Thanks for your interest in Abby Gale. I've been one of the crew and a rigger for the owner since he purchased her in 2008. He is only her second owner and we have enjoyed many delightful daysails together on the Bay ... first out of Grand Marina in Alameda and now based in Point Richmond. She is quick with just her working sails and a heck of a lot of fun, often with just two or three of us on board. Entertaining guests has often been a big priority and with her twin steering stations, outstanding cockpit table, swivel mounted GPS chartplotter and custom cockpit grabrails, it is not only more comfortable for typical non-sailing oriented folks ... but also safer for moving about and navigating using her Raymarine radar/GPS split screen color display.
If you are familiar with the standard Sun Odyssey Deck Salon, she is well-equipped to handle typical windy San Francisco Bay weather. Here a some of the features/benefits of some of the gear that has been added including those I have installed myself;
Electric cabin top winch -
We replaced the existing port side standard Harken with a 2 speed Harken electric winch. This allows for much easier mainsail deployment, reefing and control by one person. It does take some practice and knowledge of how the in-mast furling system is designed to work. It has been trouble free for us so long as we keep a light tension on the proper furling lines and outhaul whenever using them. (The opposing forces of the outhaul against the two furling lines and their endless loop splices are what keep the mainsail tightly rolled up inside the mast at all times) The electric winch is most helpful in this regard. What used to be a very tiring procedure can now be accomplished in a tenth of the time and with very little physical effort required. Note that we also added an additional matched house battery to augment the total capacity of the battery banks so that use of the electric winch on a regular basis on a typical daysail will never be a concern.
Once we discovered some years ago that an electric cabin top winch is apparently available as a factory installed option, researching this further, I was able to order a factory designed and constructed custom fiberglass underdeck cover to hide the electric motor to match. BTW, this electric two speed winching capability also extends to control of a few of the other starboard side lines on an as needed basis by passing them once around the starboard side cabin top winch ... and thence across the companionway to the electric winch on the port side.
Thus, there are several dedicated port side sheet stoppers ... which are now enabled with "push button" two speed ease of use as follows;
Mainsail outhaul
Mainsail in-mast furl IN
Mainsail in-mast furl OUT
Mainsheet
Boom Vang
Port side traveler control line
Foresail furling control line
Note that lines from the starboard cabin top sheet stoppers include;
Foreguy
Pole Topping Lift
Pole car uphaul
Pole car downhaul
Starboard side traveler control line
The weight of the inboard end of the whisker pole is largely supported by a shock cord running from the pole car up to a small cheek block at the top of the spinnaker pole track and then back down to the base of the mast. The purpose of this is to make the foredeck job easier when attaching the pole to the clew of the jib or when jibing the pole. We chose a large diameter telescoping pole to allow for the future use of a gennaker. Though we have yet to purchase the gennaker itself, we originally felt it would add a lot of downwind speed when sailing "wing-and-wing" down the Oakland Estuary after a long daysail. However, we now know that the whisker pole does indeed add a lot of speed simply when used with either jib poled out.
Abby Gale is also outfitted with a beautifully comfortable teak cockpit and easily accessible transom swim steps with swim ladder and shower. The swivel mounted GPS/chart plotter is a joy to use from either the port or starboard helm seat. We sited the original Raymarine GPS mounting location instead with a small storage locker for binoculars, cameras, etc. We also mounted two separate night lights for the cockpit table (one white and one red) which shine forward (away from the helm stations) from the GPS mounting pod. Abby Gale has been well maintained and it shows. I would not hesitate to sail her anywhere. She will provide her new owners with many miles of pure sailing enjoyment for years to come.
As a yacht skipper and rigger for nearly 40 years on San Francisco Bay, I currently find myself living in San Antonio Texas. I'm expanding my horizons to include sailing my new Hobie Tandem Island Mirage kayak all over the place! Loving sailing a Jeanneau 39 based in Point Richmond but I've also owned or been partners in a MacGregor 65 ocean racer, a couple of trailerable daysailers and a couple of windsurfers.
Not mentioned here nor often shown in ads for this Jeanneau 39DS Sun Odyssey model is the fact that it has a large "garage" for extra storage (only accessible through the head compartment). There is also a large oval window in the hull on the outboard side of the "garage" which provides a significant amount of light for ease of use. Located low in the hull on the port side under the cockpit, I suspect this full storage area is even long enough to add about a 6 foot long spare berth cushion for a young person or extra crew member if needed. It's awkward at best but it can certainly hold many extra sails or even a full complement of tools for a makeshift workshop.
Abby Gale is available for viewing by appointment. Feel free to ask any questions here first. We will do our best to answer them. More photos are available at the magazine known as Latitude 38
