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HIN: OEY370270385
Hull Laid: March 1985
Yard: Ocean Eagle Yachts, Taiwan
Marilyn and Larry Johnston
Lifted from Caters Lake, GA
| Owner | Bought | Sold | Boat's Name | Home Port |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry & Marilyn Johnston | April 2011 | Loretta May | Kingston, ON | |
| Loretta and Bob Oplinger | Nov 98 | April 2011 | Loretta May | Carters Lake, GA |
| Madelyn Zaretta | Jan 98 | Nov 98 | Nellie Bess | |
| Diane M. Brzeski1 | 1985 | Jan 98 |
About the Owners—past and present
The Johnston's: Used a crane to get their new tug out of Carters Lake and then trucked her north to Kingston, Ontario.
The Oplinger's: Owned a mechanical contracting company. They originally kept their tug on Toms River, NJ. Not ones to give up their cruising careers just because they lived inland, they moved Loretta May to Carters Lake, GA.
Layout
Sleeps 2 owners and guests in 1 stateroom plus 2 dinette and 1 settee berth for a total of 5 berths. There is 1 owner and guest stateroom including 1 guest head and 1 guest shower. Forward stateroom with offset double berth, love seat and hanging locker. Aft to port-side shower compartment with sink and starboard-side head with sink. Up 4 steps to enclosed pilothouse with port and starboard opening doors, helm and convertible bench seat. Down and aft 4 steps to main salon with port-side forward galley with breakfast bar, port-side convertible dinette with leafed table and 2 chairs. Aft through opening door to aft deck with full walk-around decks.
Mechanical and Engine Detail
- Walk-in engine room with additional access from pilot house
- BMW engine
- Halon fire control system
- Main engine sea strainer
- Electric bilge blower
- Fiberglass waterlift muffler
- Main engine fresh water cooling system
- Head system holding tank with macerator discharge
- Racor fuel filter
- Two electric auto/manual bilge pumps
- Kahlenberg tug whistle
- Screened ports
Electrical
- AC/DC electrical system
- Two 8D HD Marine battery banks
- Pro Mariner 35 amp charger
- Two dockside cables
- Dual 30 amp dockside electrical cables
Galley
- Grunert cold plate refrigerator and freezer
- Pressure and manual fresh water system
- Dual sinks with pressure and manual pumps
- Princess 3 burner electric stove with oven
- Electric water heater with main engine manifold
- Breakfast counter
Electronics
- AM/FM cassette stereo system
Deck
- New green Awlgrip paint
- Topsides are off-white gelcoat
- Teak decks
- Danforth style anchor with chain rode
- Nilsson anchor windlass
- Thru-hull anchor hawse pipes with stainless strike plate
- Coast Guard Safety Package
- Canoe stern aft deck with towing bit
- Swim ladder and storage box
- Ladder access to top deck with mast and lifting boom
- Ship's stack with storage





