The Yankee Freedom II

Accommodations and Layout

The vessel is arranged with entry doors aft of the bow (port and starboard) and off the stern. The main deck is arranged with booth type seating along port and starboard and the centerline. A beverage bar, snack area is aft on port while three heads are located aft on starboard. Passengers have access to exterior seating along port and starboard. The pilothouse is located on the 01 deck forward with an enclosed passenger cabin with booth type seating along port, starboard and along the centerline. The 01 deck also offers exterior fixed sating aft.

Wheelhouse

• Control station with VDO engine instrumentation (i.e., tachometer, engine oil pressure, ammeters, hour meters)
• ZF electronic dual clutch and throttle controls
• Murphy bilge alarms
• Fog bell
• Large dual trumpet horn
• Carlisle Finch remote controlled searchlight
• Two Wagner Robinson rudder indicators
• Four Hepworth windshield wipers
• Seapost helm seat
• Two ICOM IC-M402 VHF/FM marine radios with antennas
• Furuno model FCV color sounder
• Two Furuno model FR7062 radar systems with array antennas
• Two Icom model M-45 VHF/FM marine radios with antennas
• Robertson model AP-35 autopilot
• Furuno model FS-1502 SSB radio
• Furuno model GPS-30 global positioning systems (GPS)
• Northstar model 952X color chart plotter
• Ritchie 6″ Powerdamp compass
• Raytheon Marine intercom system (wheelhouse/bar/galley/engine room)
• Two TOA 100 Series public address systems
• Sirius satellite stereo system

Salon (Main Deck)

• 18 Booths with a center table (67″ x 14″)
• 123 fixed seats

Salon (01 Deck)

• 6 booths with a center table (49″ x 18″)
• 52 fixed seats
• 24 fixed seats (exterior)
• 6 bench seats (exterior)

Beverage Bar/Snak/Souvenir Area

• Laminate top
• Stainless steel sink
• Stainless steel three partition sink with ice bin
• BeveragAire model DW640 horizontal cooler
• Arctic Air model B22 refrigerator
• 36″ stainless steel speed rail

Electrical System

• Two ship service 40.0 kW Northern Lights generator each powered by a dedicated John Deere marine diesel 4 cylinder with fuel filter, seawater strainer and seacock
• Engine hours: 1,500 port and 0 starboard – April 2012
• Rebuild – port 2001, starboard 2012
• Ship to shore power switch
• 100 AMP/ 240 VAC shore power service
• 50′ 100 AMP/ 240 VAC power cord
• 115 VAC exterior and interior perimeter lighting
• 120 VAC/12 VDC lighting
• 120 VAC duplex outlets
• Six 12 VDC 8D enclosed heavy duty batteries
• Perko battery isolation switch
• Pro Mariner model 2540 automatic 40 amp battery charger
• 2 ten ton air cooled reverse cycle heat pump systems
• 2 two and one half ton air cooled heat pump – wheelhouse
• 1 roof mount air conditioning unit – 01 deck house
• 24 VDC manifold bilge system
• Internationally approved navigation lights (i.e., port light, starboard light, stern light, masthead light, anchor light)

Hull, Superstructure and Decks

• 6-10 millimeters of 5083H116 aluminum plate hulls
• 4-6 millimeters of 5083H116 aluminum plate deckhouse
• Each hull has five watertight compartments formed by four transverse bulkheads
• 6” split pipe rub rail
• Boarding gates: two forward and two aft
• Wooster stair treads
• Stainless steel thresholds
• Eight 15” kevels
• Deck fittings:
  • Electrical: Aft – port/star.
  • Waste: Aft – port/star.
  • Water: mid – port/star.
  • Fuel: m – port/star.

Mechanical Equipment and Engine Details

• Two 12 cylinder turbo charged 1,100 HP Caterpillar 3412 marine diesel engines, fuel filters, seawater strainers with seacocks
• Engine hours: 925 port, 2,250 starboard – April 2012
• Major rebuild in 2001
• Spare Caterpillar 3412 – hours: 0
• Spare short block with new heads
• Engine room insulation
• Two 40” x 54″ five blade NIBRAL propellers
• One spare set of propellers
• 4” Aquamet 22 stainless steel shafts
• ZF model B-90 3:1 reduction gears
• Spare ZF model B-90 reduction gear – hours: 0
• Two 2 1/2 gallon water heaters
• One hot shot water heater
• Oil drain system (24 VDC) for the propulsion and generator engines
• Water system with accumulator tank and backup system

Heads

The vessel is equipped with three unisex heads and each contains:

• Sealand head
• One sink with an automatic shutoff faucet
• Toilet paper dispenser
• Paper towel dispenser
• Center head is ADA compliant

Safety Equipment

• 257 type I adult size personal flotation devices (stowed in deck boxes)
• 26 type I child size personal flotation devices (stowed in deck boxes)
• 8 Jim Buoy 22 person buoyant apparatus
• Category I EPIRB
• Four 24” life rings one with line
• Nine self actuated rescue lights
• Two 100 lb CO2 bottles – mounted
• Five B-II and One B-I 10 lb. dry chemical fire extinguisher
• Pyrotechnic distress signals
• One fire station on each deck and one in each engine room: two 1 1/2” UL approved rubber lined hoses with brass or bronze fittings, two brass or bronze nozzles, two brass or bronze hose bibs. The bilge pump system operates the fire system also
• Fortress model FX-125 anchor with 200′ of rode
• Man overboard recovery ladder

Finish

• Exterior coating: Epoxy
• Exterior decks: Epoxy – non skid
• Interior decks:
  • Salon: diamond plate aluminum
  • Heads: diamond plate aluminum
  • Bar/snack: diamond plate aluminum
  • Wheelhouse: Sound down carpeting
• Interior Bulkheads: Aluminum sheathing

Remarks

The YANKEE FREEDOM II is in very good condition. The ferry offers a sleek style and wonderful viewing for passengers.

Exclusions

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