1963 Trumpy Classic "PINTAIL"

PINTAIL, Contract #407, is one of only two large 84’ hulls built by Trumpy and the only one constructed in the cruiser configuration. The yacht was commissioned by Col. David Flagstaff and was originally named PINTAIL. She was later named ARAS, then ACHASTES, and then WISHING STAR in 1984 by Mr. Michael Eagan (Alamo Rent-a-Car); in 2024, she was returned to her original name.

Between 1997 and 1999, she underwent an exhaustive $2.2 million rebuild that restored her to virtually new condition in every aspect. Throughout her history, she has benefited from long-term ownership by dedicated custodians who consistently upgraded and improved the vessel. Two years ago, she completed an extensive yard period under the care of the experts at Bristol Marine Samples Shipyard facility in Boothbay Harbor, Maine, and she has continued to receive annual service and maintenance since then. Those inspecting her will find her in excellent mechanical and cosmetic condition, with updated systems and ready for immediate cruising.

Key Features

• Contract #407, one of only two 84’ hulls built by Trumpy

• All structural and mechanical systems are up to date and fully serviced

• Three-stateroom layout with two additional crew cabins

• Cockpit and swim platform provide easy water access

• Ideally suited for entertaining, cocktail cruising, or extended voyages 

• One of the finest Gentleman’s Yachts afloat!

PINTAIL features a well-designed arrangement plan. Crew quarters are located forward and include two separate sleeping cabins, a head with a separate stall shower, and a U-shaped settee. A full-beam galley with laundry facilities is located aft, with access to the engine room and companionway to the dining saloon.

A white wicker table and chairs serve as the centerpiece of the forward salon, surrounded by forward- and side-facing windows and generous aft storage. The wheelhouse is located further aft, followed by the salon, which opens to the aft deck through French doors.

A companionway aft in the salon leads to two twin-berth guest cabins forward with a shared head, and a beautifully appointed queen-berth owner’s cabin aft with an en-suite head. A spacious aft cockpit provides an ideal area for fishing or gathering for watersports.

• Raised pilothouse with excellent visibility in all directions

• Opening panel in aft bulkhead above settee for full stern visibility

• Buttoned leather settee/helm bench with chart storage under (new upholstery 2024)

• Manual gear-operated opening front windshield

• 8-Spoke wood ship’s wheel

• Generous storage throughout

• Teak-and-holly sole with a tufted area rug

• Thermodore 4-burner stainless range with exhaust hood

• Thermodore stainless oven/microwave combination

• 2 x Custom Sub-Zero refrigeration drawers

• 2 x Vitrifrigo double refrigeration drawers (2025)

• Vitrifrigo convertible refrigerator/freezer drawer (2025)

• Custom Sub-Zero freezer

• Bosch Gaggenau dishwasher

• Double-basin stainless sink with single-handle pull-down sprayer faucet

• Formica countertops with tile backsplash surround

• Miele stainless clothes washer (2025)

• Miele stainless clothes dryer

• Teak-and-holly sole

• New wicker furniture (2024)

• Newly wool-carpeted sole (2024)

• Protective runner over newly wool-carpeted sole (2024)

• Beautifully finished in mahogany paneling

• L-Shaped sofa/settee (new upholstery 2024)

• 3 x Trumpy chairs (new upholstery 2024)

• 4 x Wall sconces (2024)

• 2 x Reading lamps (2024)

• New overhead lighting fixtures (2024)

• Entertainment center on the forward bulkhead

• French doors leading to the aft deck

• White-colored drapes with complementary accent striping (2024)

• Roll-down privacy blinds (2024)

• New sound system (2025)

• Full walk-around queen-size berth

• 2 x Marble-topped side tables

• 2 x Bedside reading lamps

• Marble-topped desk with lift-up mirror vanity to starboard

• Small upholstered settee to port

• 3 x Large hanging lockers

• 4 x Opening ports

• Newly wool-carpeted sole (2024)

• Raritan freshwater flush head

• New keypad control (2026)

• Marble countertop and backsplash

• Tile-lined stall shower

• Opening port

• Hardwood flooring

• 2 x Twin berths

• 2 x New headboards (2024)

• Center nightstand with drawers

• 2 x Reading lamps (2024)

• 2 x Opening hull ports

• Large hanging locker

• Newly wool-carpeted sole (2024)

• Raritan freshwater flush head

• New head keypad control (2026)

• Granite countertop and backsplash

• Tile-lined stall shower

• Opening port

• Hardwood flooring

• 2 x Twin berths

• 2 x New headboards (2024)

• Center nightstand with drawers

• 2 x Reading lamps (2024)

• 2 x Opening hull ports

• 2 x Hanging lockers

• Newly wool-carpeted sole (2024)

• Raritan freshwater flush head

• New head keypad control (2026)

• Granite countertop and backsplash

• Tile-lined stall shower

• Opening port

• Hardwood flooring

• Direct access from the cabin or hallway, allowing for use as a day head

PINTAIL was originally built with cedar inner planking and mahogany outer planking. She was completely re-planked in 1998 and is now double-planked in mahogany throughout. She has 2 ¼” oak frames on 12” centers, with 2 ½” oak floor timbers. The stem, keel, and horn are also oak. She features four main longitudinals that serve as engine beds and support the engine's weight. The house tops and side decks are fiberglassed.  

In 2022, the starboard side deck was rebuilt, including removal of the cutwater and replacement of the underlying structure. The brass plate was re-bedded, six frames and twenty planks were replaced, and the shaft logs were rebuilt. In 2023, an additional eight planks were replaced around the port strut, two floors were replaced in the aft cabin, and the entire aft cockpit deck and structure were rebuilt.

• Scotsman icemaker (aft deck) (2026)

• U-Line refrigerator (aft deck)

• Removable Isinglass curtains surrounding the aft deck (2022)

• Large custom teak table on aft deck seating 6 - 8 comfortably

• 6 x Upholstered wicker chairs on aft deck (2024)

• Ideal anchor windlass

• Suncor Seamaster 70 lb anchor with 300’ chain rode

• Lewmar Delta plow anchor

• Marquip Tideride 7-step gangway

• Marquip boarding ladder

• Canvas covers for most all exterior brightwork (all replaced within the last 5 years)

• Sunshade cover for pilothouse windshield 

• Pilothouse windshield rebuilt (2022)

• 3 x Life rings

• 8-Person liferaft (Inspection expired March 2026)

• Numerous lifejackets

• All USCG-required safety equipment

• Fiberglass-covered side decks and bow

• Teak-planked aft deck with fully rebuilt substructure (2023)

• 2 x Varnished teak bow storage boxes with cushions (new upholstery 2024)

• Full hull paint (2023)

• Top deck, brow, coamings, and foredeck non-skid paint (2022)

• Dock lines (2026)

• Custom leather fender hooks (2026)

• Black water tanks removed and replaced with new hoses, pumps, and filters (2023)

• Grey water system replaced with new sumps and hoses (2023)

• Bilge pumps, switches, and hoses replaced (2023)

• All bilges cleaned, deodorized, and painted where accessible (2023)

• Fuel tanks emptied and cleaned (2023)

• Multiple through-hulls replaced (2023)

• Full bottom paint, PropSpeed, and hull touch-ups (5/2026)

• 2 x Spare props mounted in lazarette

• Tender - 13’ 1998 Boston Whaler 13 Sport 40th Anniversary with Yamaha outboard

• 2 x Detroit Diesel 450hp 12V71N port: 5276hrs/ stbd: 5643hrs (6/2026) 

• Both engines fully inspected, with all recommendations completed (2026)

• Front seals replaced on both engines (2025)

• 2 x Twin Disc 2:1 ratio transmissions

• 30kW Northern Lights generator - 2383 hrs (6/2026), new in 2023

• 20kW Northern Lights generator - 5859 hrs (6/2026)

• Racor dual fuel filtration for both main engines and generators

• Fuel transfer pump rebuilt (2026)

• New oil transfer pump (2025)

• Walker Airsep for main engines

• Wesmar stabilizers (removed, inspected, hydraulics rebuilt and fully serviced in 2023)

• Shafts removed and reconditioned, new PSS shaft seals and cutlass bearings installed; new port strut (2023)

• Nautical Structures tender davit

• 8 x Cruiseair air-conditioning units (serviced, reconditioned, or replaced in 2026)

• Air conditioning raw-water pump replaced (2023)

• SK Watermakers 40 gph watermaker (2023)

• 3 x New stainless water heaters (2019)

• New 120V & 24V freshwater pumps (2023)

• 3 x Blackwater pumps rebuilt (2026)

• 3 x Sanitation vent filters replaced (2026)

• Arid Bilge Systems rebuilt and tubing replaced (2023)

• 110V/220V AC electrical system

• 12V/24V DC electrical system

• 2 x 50-Amp electrical cords with fore and aft connections 

• 24V House service batteries (new 2023)

• 12V Bridge battery backup system and charger (new 2023)

• 12V Generator starting batteries (new 2026)

• 24V Main engine starting batteries (new 2026)

• Kidde CO₂ engine room fire-suppression system (inspected 2026)

• 10 Portable fire extinguishers (inspected 2026)

• LED lighting installed throughout the vessel (2026)

• Smoke detectors replaced (2026)

• 3 x Electric wipers with freshwater washers

• Manually operated, roof-mounted spotlight

• Bennett trim tabs

• Wesmar stabilizer controls

• Ritchie magnetic compass

• Furuno/NavNet radar (48-mile range)

• Garmin GPSMAP chartplotter (2018)

• Simrad AP22 autopilot

• Simrad speed and depth display

• Icom M602 VHF radio with RAM mic

• B&G network VHF radio

• Standard Horizon VLH-3000 hailer

• KVH TracVision satellite television antenna system

• 3 x DirecTV receivers (salon, master, and crew quarters)

• 2 x Toshiba 26” flat-screen TVs (salon and owner’s cabin)

• 2 x Yamaha stereos (salon and owner’s cabin)

• Yamaha CD player (salon)

• Insignia TV with DVD player (crew quarters)

• 3 x Twin-size upper and lower bunks

• 2 x Hanging lockers with drawer storage

• 4 x Opening ports

• Large overhead hatch for ventilation and deck access

• Oak hardwood flooring

• Located to port, opposite the crew dinette

• Single twin-size bunk

• Hanging locker and generous drawer storage

• 2 x Opening ports

• Oak hardwood flooring

• Raritan freshwater flush toilet (2014)

• New toilet macerator (2026)

• New head keypad control (2026)

• Porcelain wash basin

• Generous toiletry storage

• 2 x Opening ports

• Separate stall shower (rebuilt and refreshed in 2023)

• U-shaped dinette with seating for 4

• 2 x Opening ports

• Insignia flat-screen HDTV with DVD player

• Oak hardwood flooring

• New crew air-conditioning system (2023)

• Teak-planked aft cockpit deck with fully rebuilt substructure (2023)

• Full hull paint (2023)

• Black water tanks removed and replaced with new hoses, pumps, and filters (2023)

• Grey water system replaced with new sumps and hoses (2023)

• Bilge pumps, switches, and hoses replaced (2023)

• All bilges cleaned, deodorized, and painted where accessible (2023)

• Fuel tanks emptied and cleaned (2023)

• Multiple through-hulls replaced (2023)

• 30kW Northern Lights generator 2383 hrs (6/2026) new in 2023

• Both main engines fully inspected and surveyed, with all recommendations completed (2023)

• Wesmar stabilizers removed, inspected, hydraulics rebuilt, and fully serviced (2023)

• Shafts removed and reconditioned; new PSS shaft seals and cutlass bearings installed; new port strut (2023)

• 8 x Cruiseair air conditioning units serviced, reconditioned and/or replaced (2026)

• Air-conditioning raw-water pump replaced (2026)

• SK Watermakers 40 gph watermaker 

• New wool carpeting throughout guest accommodations (2024)

• New lighting fixtures (2024)

• New upholstery (2024)

• New wicker furniture (2024)

• New water heater serving guests and crew accommodations (2025)

• Trunk cabin roof rebuilt with carbon-fiber cloth and epoxy (2025)

• New raw-water pumps for both main engines (2025)

• New main and generator batteries (2025)

• New head control panels (2026)

• Galley and laundry area remodel (2026)

PINTAIL is totally unique in her design and appearance. Elegant and commanding, she has migrated north and south with the seasons for nearly two decades, becoming particularly well known in the harbors and yachting communities of Nantucket, Charleston, Jacksonville, and Palm Beach. 

Realistically priced and presented in beautiful condition, with all annual services up to date, she has undergone significant recent refit work and is well situated for immediate use and enjoyment by a new owner. The seller has moved on to other endeavours and is motivated. 

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