2001 Benford FANTAIL 38

Designed by renowned naval architect Jay Benford and hand-built by Albert Kee while he was the FRP shop manager at PDQ Yachts in Whitby, Ontario, this Fantail 38 is a true one-off, launched in 2001 and finished to a standard mass-produced boats rarely match. She is a proper little ship: a full-displacement pilot house cruiser with the looks of a classic fantail launch and the systems of a serious cruising trawler. The headline is fuel economy. Her new Beta 50 diesel sips roughly 1 gallon per hour at 7 knots, and with two independent 315W solar panels feeding four golf-cart house batteries, her owners have anchored out for weeks at a time without running the engine or plugging into shore power. Add a full pilot house with side doors, standing headroom throughout, a Force 10 galley, and air conditioning and heat that works through a Canadian winter afloat, and this is a boat built for genuine four-season cruising and comfortable living aboard. RARE JAY BENFORD FANTAIL 38 - PORT CREDIT, ONTARIO - CANADIAN REGISTERED - NEW BETA 50 DIESEL (2023) - 1 GPH AT 7 KNOTS - SOLAR/OFF-GRID CAPABLE - PILOT HOUSE TRAWLER Thoughtfully upgraded and meticulously maintained, she is a rare chance to own a distinctive, efficient, and capable cruiser with real character.