1968 CSK 35 Catamaran

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Polynesian Concept (Polycon) This was Buddy Ebsen’s (Beverly Hillbillies, Barney Jones) personal catamaran, completed in 1968. She is fiberglass construction and has a great history. She won the 1968 Transpac race to Hawaii and is still very well known in Newport Beach, CA. Catamarans of the ’60s and ’70s attracted many conventional yachtsmen who, in defiance of the rigid, stodgy tradition of conventional yachting, were intrigued enough by the raw performance of the early cats to pioneer a new generation of race boats. Men such as Ken Murphy, Jack Swart, Dr. Jack Pursell, and James Arness (Marshall Dillon of T.V.'s GUNSMOKE) sparked the competitive spirit and creative energies of the partnership, leading to a series of ocean racers that dominated West Coast racing for decades. Polycon, skippered by Ebsen, was capable of high performance, capturing First-Corrected time in the ORCA (Ocean Racing Catamaran Association) 1968 Transpac, finishing second only to the C/S/K designed SEASMOKE, a 54-footer. Polycon is an excellent boat; comfortable, easy to sail, and fast. Dacron Main sail with Double reefs Mainsail Cover 135% Genoa-roller furling 100% jib-roller furling Drifter Spinnaker sock-no spinnaker Staysail Single speed Barient winches-4 Two-speed Barient Primary winches 4 winch handles Two anchors, chain and rode Electronics Simrad TP32 tiller pilot Raymarine Knot meter and log and depth Raymarine windspeed and wind direction Garmin GPS chart plotter Bulkhead gimballed compass Hand bearing compass AM/FM/Aux. radio with remote Internal entertainment speakers-2 VHF radio with mast head antenna Spreader lights Accommodations Raratin Manual head (2015) with holding tank-macerator and Y-valve Three single quarterberths, one large single pilot berth, one double berth Galley Single-burner propane stove Pressurized fresh water-galley sink and aft rinse off shower 30 Gallon freshwater tank Two self-draining cockpit iceboxes and storage Mercury 15hp Bigfoot, 4-stroke outboard with extended shaft, 2004 approx. 200 hours Serviced May 2024 1600-watt inverter Solar panel with dual controllers Two series 27, 12-volt batteries, meters, and junction boxes