Hull 33 Growler - Lord Nelson Victory Tug (LNVT)

Hull 33 Growler

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HIN: OEY370330885 more photos
Hull Laid: August 1985
Yard: Ocean Eagle Yachts, Taiwan

Steve and Julie Sell

Growler in the Fall of 2008

For Sale: $159,900 Please contact Steve Sell: office 302-234-9999, cell 302-588-0968, moc.liamg|nelleznov#moc.liamg|nelleznov

Owner	Bought	Sold	Boat's Name	Home Port
Stephen A. and Julie A. Sell	11/07/2008		Growler	Port Mahon, DE
Terry A. Powers and Aliya Husain	1/28/2001	11/07/2008	Growler	Galesville, MD
Allerton D. Marshall	1995	1/28/2001	Growler	Hilton Head, SC
Captain Evie and unknown¹	1985	1995	Captain Evie	Tarpon Springs, FL

About the Owners Past and Present

Stephen and Julie Sell: purchased Growler on November 7, 2008. From a 13 November 2008 email Steve writes: My wife, Julie and I, own our own company and buy, renovate and sell houses in northern Delaware. At heart, however, we are artists and our plan is to use our Tugboat as a floating artists workshop and platform to explore and enjoy the Chesapeake Bay and east coast. My wife does sculpture, pottery & painting. I do a little photography, some woodworking, tinker with scooters and old boats, guitars and ukueleles. Julie and I previouisly owned sailboats the last one being a Friendship Sloop. I love the tradiitional boats and beautiful woodworking and that was one of the things that attracted us to the Lord Nelson. We love the idea that we own a Tug Boat with such distinctive lines.

Dr. Terry Powers: was a long time owner who lovingly spared no expense totally refurbishing Growler. In 2001 he replaced the existing Cummins engine with a new one. Read more about Terry.

Allerton D. Marshall:I bought the boat in Tarpon Springs, Florida in 1995 from the first owners, who had lived aboard for 10 years. It was called Captain Evie after the owner’s wife, who had a license. I renamed her Growler as my boats have always been so named, since my first one, built in 1886 in Long Island. I bought a new Krogen 39 in 2000 and named her Growler. I loved the boat but had trouble maintaining the engine in the rather cramped space. But she always turned heads entering a harbor!

Mechanical and Engine Detail

Cummins Diesel 155hp 4BT3.9M, new 2001, 502 hours
Borg Warner Velvet Drive transmission
Aqua Drive
New sound shield in engine room 2001
Dual Racors Model 75/500 with vacuum gauge 2001
Erickson safety pump 2001
Espar diesel heating system 2001
Nine gallon Allcraft hot water heater 2003
New freshwater pump 2003
Marine Air reverse cycle heating and air conditioning
Kahlenberg air horns 2005
Kahlenberg whistle
Exalto windshield wipers and teak boxes 2001
Three new Guest oscillating fans 2002
New foredeck washdown pump 2003
New pump assembly on head 2003
Fuel and tanks cleaned June 2006

Electrical

12 Volt system with 2 battery banks and Phase 3 110v battery charger. New batteries 2010 & wiring October 2006
110 volt shore power system with 2 shore connections (one for the house and one for the AC)
GFCI outlets installed 2006
Raratan vacuflush electric head & Lectrasan system

Galley