Who owns the boat, and why are they selling it?

This boat is owned by a nonprofit organization involved in climate change emergency preparation, adaptation, and resilience building. The organization also teaches about conscious and sustainable lifestyles and livelihoods. To learn more about our nonprofit organization, click the following link to view the factnet.org nonprofit organization website and the various mission focuses on all of our non-profit websites.

The nonprofit originally bought the boat for staff offices and meeting space because San Francisco's rentals were so expensive. For the last 12 years, the Universe Spirit boat has been used as the office for our nonprofit's online organization, for occasional staff and donor meetings, for fundraising cruises, for temporary housing for our guest event speakers or visiting climate researchers, for office storage space for critical organizational documents and for housing for current staff. Our nonprofit organization is only selling the yacht now because it is moving its headquarters and key staff out of the SF Bay Area.

Because our nonprofit organization is involved in climate change education, sustainability, and emergency preparation and adaptation for numerous emergencies or crises, the yacht also has many unique features that make it ready to survive various emergencies or crises and function sustainably. (Like earthquakes, wildfire smoke, electric system breakdowns, etc.)

Owning this unique boat will bring you additional peace of mind if you have also considered intensifying climate change consequences, climate change resilience-building, or other increasing societal problems. (Our many climate change-related, emergency preparation, sustainability, and climate resilience upgrades are listed below in the emergency preparation and sustainability sections near the bottom of the living accommodations description in Part 1..)

The nonprofit organization has invested in many valuable upgrades for this yacht because it needed them to reflect our online mission work and to protect our online office staff. Upgrades were made as long-term investments because the organization believed it would not ever leave the San Francisco Bay Area and that the boat would be its offices for our online staff and services for at least several more decades. 

That San Francisco location goal has been changed recently because of the very high costs in the San Francisco area and the rapid rise in California's climate change consequences. We will eventually be moving our new offices near the Canadian border. 

 

 

The Price

This one-of-a-kind SF Bay area boat is $350,000. (Many unique and valuable features and upgrades are on the page below.) The price includes $22,000 in furnishings and high-quality audio-visual equipment, $3,660 in interior cosmetic and comfort supplies, $14,000 in emergency readiness-related equipment and supplies, and about $15,000+ in essential backup parts for the yacht. It also includes all of the recent kitchen, washer driver, and other upgrades we have done, which cost us about $25,000

Everything listed below is included at the $350,000 price. Although we would prefer to sell everything at once as an all-inclusive turnkey transfer, we can adjust the final selling price accordingly if you do not want everything listed below.

If you want a lower price than $445,000, we can also remove all removable furniture listed below. We can also remove all audiovisual equipment, the custom-made entrance stairs, and storage, all six high-end mattresses, and all cosmetic items listed further below (sheets, pillows, blankets, bedspreads, towels). We can also remove all the emergency equipment, cleaning and sustainability supplies, and all backup parts and specialty tools to get it to the price that removing those items will leave.

You can choose to add in the 2 person kayak, paddles, and life vests or all of the other life vests on the yacht. You will basically get the yacht empty and ready for your adventures, but everything that is not built-in will be removed.

Ultimately, you can pick and choose those things you want to keep on the yacht that is currently on the yacht, and we will add them back into the price.) 

The Price Does Not Include

This sale does not include the owner's art, personal belongings and records, kitchen pots and pans, silverware, dishes, glassware, small kitchen counter appliances, all office equipment, computers, and office desk lights, personal food or beverage inventory, wall or other art, flower vases or plants, clothing, the two polished aluminum designer chairs, the smaller of the two stainless steel BBQ's on the flybridge, both king-size customized orthopedic mattresses in the master stateroom, personal tools, and office file cabinets. 

(Please note I am thinking about keeping this system for my new home.) In the master bedroom: 33-inch wall-mounted HDTV ($600), five Monitor speaker systems ($1,500), one Blu-ray player ($150), one high-quality receiver ($400), one digital TV box ($100), one CD player ($80) and 60 feet of high-quality copper audio wire ($160), in the master bedroom 2019, $3,200 including installation.

 

 

For Pre-Showing Questions

Email any of your pre-showing questions to [email protected]

 

 

To Schedule a Showing Time

To schedule a showing and walk-through of this property:

1. Email us a list of times and days you would be available for the boat showing. To request the next available showing, please send your email address and phone number information and the times you would be available to do a walk-through and view the boat. Please email this information to ([email protected]) and include your phone number.

2. Once we have received the above information from you, we will schedule a showing at the first time that works for you and our organization's schedules. We appreciate your patience in setting up a showing time with us. We will do our best to make that happen as quickly as possible within our existing work schedules.

 

 

Where is the boat currently located?

The Universe Spirit yacht can be located in any marina you like. It is currently located in a beautiful marina in the San Rafael area of Marin County, just a short 20-minute drive from the Golden Gate side of San Francisco. The homes surrounding the marina average from two to as much as six million dollars. It's currently docked at the very end of its dock, providing a stunning, unobstructed 360-degree view of SF Bay and Mount Tamalpais. There is also a very high-end specialty foods market within one block of the yacht.

If you would like a birds-eye view of its current location and spectacular 360-degree Bay views, use the Google satellite view at this closest address, 75 Loch Lomond Dr., San Rafael, CA 94901.

 

 

You can move the Universe Spirit boat to any marina you like. If you decide to keep it in its current San Rafael marina location, you must apply to the marina, pass a credit and background check, and pass an interview with the harbor manager. You can apply and interview with the marina before you purchase our boat to see if you pass all of the marina's standard requirements for keeping a boat in a slip in the current marina. It is a beautiful marina with security gates. 

 

 

For more photos of the current marina's surrounding area, click here.

If you want a bird' s-eye view of the yacht's current beautiful location, use the Google satellite view at 110 Loch Lomond Dr., San Rafael, CA 94901.

See all Top Level/Flybridge photos here.

 

Boat General Description 

 In about 2,000 sq ft on three levels, you will find:

Four bedrooms/staterooms,

Four bathrooms/heads layout

Large main dining room and living room

Kitchen with lots of counter space and storage with a wrap-around dinette table with seating for five to 6

Large rear sitting salon and bar and custom seating for 7

Two office areas (one large, one small)

Large top deck (flybridge) with large BBQ, large table with wrap-around seating for 14 plus 2 attached captain chairs on flybri9dge steering helm

(Detailed descriptions of every area of the yacht can be found in the detailed sections below.)

 

 

About the Boat's Yacht Pedigree

The boat is a 68-foot, 3-level Hatteras with about 2,000 square feet of living space. Hatteras is arguably one of the five highest-quality craftsmanship yachts in the world. (The total length is 72 feet, including the rear swim deck and the forward bow extension.)

Hatteras Yachts are still being manufactured. Our Hatteras was made with high-quality components, extensive mahogany interior woodwork, and many other high-end features. The Hatteras yacht manufacturer has been operating for 65 years, and Hatteras replacement parts are easily available from multiple sources. 

(All boat technical and mechanical specifications, furnishings, etc., included in the sale price are found further down this page.)

Part 1: Interior Accommodations Descriptions 

Everything below is included in the $445,000 sale price. Bathroom photos are included with the photos for each of the four bedrooms.

(The technical descriptions of the boat's mechanical and electric systems are found below this section with describes the boat's interior.)

Master Bedroom/Stateroom

Large island king-size berth

Ensuite toilet head with stall shower and tub Shower wall upgrade 2022, $800

Sitting table to Port

Love seat and head board in Master bedroom, Re-upholstered in 2019, $800

Walk-in closet, cedar-lined

33-inch wall-mounted HDTV ($600), five Monitor speakers ($1,500), one Blu-ray player ($150), one high-quality receiver ($400), one digital TV box ($100), one CD player ($80) and 60 feet of high-quality copper audio wire ($160), in the master bedroom 2019, $3,200 including installation. 

Phone-based intercom

Thermostatically controlled heating and air conditioner control

First alert type smoke and fire alarm.

First alert type CO2 alarm.

One fire extinguisher with a holder

1 Austin high-capacity air filtration system to 3 microns, $700

See all master bedroom photos here.

 

 

Kitchen/Galley

The galley is very well-equipped and has an efficient U-shaped configuration. The dinette is adjacent to the galley on the opposite side of the companionway. There is plenty of storage in cabinets and drawers.

Corian White countertops

Side-by-side full-size refrigerator, with ice dispenser New 2019, $3,200 installed.

Dishwasher New 2019, $1,800 installed

Garbage disposal New 2022, $400 installed

Microwave convection oven New 2019, $2,700 installed with new wiring and carpentry.

Electric magnetic 4-burner stove top New 2019, $2,200. Custom wiring and fitting were installed.

New wrap-around extra firm kitchen cushions in high-quality leatherette. 2019 $2,600

Phone-based intercom

Two Monitor high-quality speakers, $600

Separate heating and air conditioner control

One fire extinguisher with a holder

Two under cabinet 18 in florescent lights, 

2 sliding built-in stainless steel recycling bins, $90

Three large, high-quality kitchen drinking water filters under the sink filter water to 3 micros for pollutants; they cost $400 to install.

See all kitchen/galley photos here.

 

 

Front bedroom/stateroom

It contains two bunk beds, a large closet, and a separate toilet, sink, and shower in the in-bedroom.

It has built-in speakers for music and its own heating and cooling controls. It also has extensive under-bed mahogany storage drawers.

Has a sizeable built-in mahogany dresser.

Includes two custom mattresses.

First alert type smoke and CO2 alarm

One fire extinguisher with a holder

See all front bedroom photos here.

 

 

Second bedroom/Stateroom

It contains two bunk beds, a small closet, and a separate toilet, sink, and shower in the in-bedroom.

It has built-in speakers for music and its own heating and cooling controls. It also has extensive under-bed mahogany storage drawers.

Includes two high-quality twin mattresses for $2600 in 2020

First alert type smoke and fire alarm.

First alert type CO2 alarm.

One fire extinguisher with a holder

See all second bedroom photos here.

 

 

Mid bedroom/stateroom

It contains two side-by-side beds, a nightstand, and a small closet. Across the hall from its entrance is a separate toilet, sink, and shower.

It has two built-in speakers for music and its own heating and cooling controls. It also has extensive mahogany storage drawers and cupboards under and above the bed.

It has two built-in speakers for music and its own heating and cooling controls. It also has extensive storage drawers and cupboards under and above the bed.

First alert type smoke and fire alarm.

First alert type CO2 alarm.

One fire extinguisher with a holder

Two new high-quality twin mattresses in 2020, $2,600.

See all mid-bedroom photos here.

 

 

Office area

One 68-inch wide by 33-inch deep desktop has lots of wraparound under-desk storage for file cabinets, printers, etc. 

First alert type smoke and fire alarm.

One fire extinguisher with a holder

A second office desk area is built into the lower steering helm, which is only 26 inches wide.

1 Austin high-capacity air filtration system to 3 microns, $400

See all office photos here.

 

 

Front Salon/Dining and Living room:

Six-person modern glass-top dining room set with six brown leather-like chairs, $1200

One couch with under-couch storage, $600

Cherry wood storage cabinet in front of HDTV, $600

A large icemaker and cooler are next to a flip-top bar area with storage for alcohol, wine, etc. 

High-quality custom audio visual system for the new 55-inch OLED 4K UHD TV in a custom-built stand that raises and lowers the TV, 2019 upgrade $3,600 Installed.

A custom high-quality audio system includes seven monitor-quality speakers ($2100), two high-output receivers ($700), one Blu-ray player ($150), one digital TV controller ($100), and one DVD player ($80), plus 90 feet of very high-quality copper wire for the sound system ($240)—all Equipment plus custom installation total cost of $3,800.

Thermostatically controlled heating and air conditioner control

1 Austin high-capacity air filtration system to 3 microns, $500

One fire extinguisher with a holder

1, 3 ft square ottoman with storage, $400

See all dining and living room photos here.

 

 

Aft Rear Salon

The aft salon deck has all-season seating on a wrap-around custom-made couch ($3,200) and a 180-degree exterior view created by new Isenglass windows on three sides. (These Isenglass panels in the rear can be raised to let in the breeze.)

A spacious storage area in the aft deck salon is directly below the aft deck. It contains a deep freezer, a workbench area, and plenty of storage for water sports equipment or other items.

On the aft salon deck exterior, large port lights provide easy transfer of dive gear to the swim deck and visibility to the rear entrance ladder.

Two built-in music speakers and a phone intercom system.

One fire extinguisher with a holder

See all aft rear salon photos here.

 

 

Hallway Lower Level

The new washer and dryer was installed in 2019 For $2,200, including plumbing and carpentry.

Large floor Frigidaire dehumidifier 2018, $250 

Mahogony linen closet and large clothes hamper.

Doors to the two engine rooms

Canvas floor covering for hallway for engine work

The boat has a large and potent built-in vacuum cleaner system with hoses and attachments that will reach every area of the boat, and we have extra backup vacuum bags for it.

See all lower hallway photos here.

 

 

Lower Storage Hold 

One fire extinguisher with a holder

First alert type smoke and fire alarm.

One workbench with a vice

One energy-efficient freezer, $200

1, 24-hour storage hold small round dehumidifier $100

Lots of storage space (about 14 feet wide by 4 feet high by 8 feet deep)

See all lower-level storage hold photos here.

 

 

Sustainability Upgrades and Features

This yacht has many layers of essential value to individuals concerned about the environment and the future. Because our nonprofit organization teaches sustainability practices, we have made the boat as sustainable as possible for our office staff. Below are a few of the upgrades we have made and those we plan to complete if we continue to own the boat.

1. We purchased and replaced all the older major appliances (refrigerator, convection microwave, dishwasher, washer and dryer, and electric burner stove) with new super-energy efficient counterparts.

2. All interior upgrades, such as carpeting, shades, valances, etc., were consciously purchased and installed without toxic chemicals.

3. We have replaced all standard lighting with LED lighting wherever possible, $300

4. We super-sealed off all areas from the lowest level hold, engine room, and generator rooms to prevent unhealthy smells and odors from those areas cost, $900

5. To keep our office staff safe from molds, the boat is continuously dehumidified with regular mold inspection and occasional outside professional mold testing. (About $200 per test session for professional outside testing.) 

6. We have built-in separate recycling and trash bins, $90

7. We have used only biodegradable boat interiors and personal cleaning products.

8. We have stored all non-biodegradable or toxic specialty boat maintenance products outside the boat interior.

 

Part 2: Boat Emergency Preparation/Prepper Crisis Features and Upgrades

The nonprofit organization that owns the boat is deeply involved in emergency preparation, adaptation, and building climate change resilience and preparation for other emergencies at all levels. Consequently, it considered and prepared the boat when it purchased it for wildfire smoke, heat, clean water supply independence, and other forms of emergencies or social instability in the San Francisco Bay area. If you have considered intensifying climate change consequences or other problems our society faces, this unique boat will bring you additional peace of mind.

Here are some of its emergency preparedness features:

1. The boat includes a one-year supply of dried emergency survival food for one person It has been stored in a cool dark space at a constant temp since we purchased it in 2010. If stored properly, it has a shelf life of up to 30 years. Cost 3,000 plus shipping.

2. It has two Kohler 20 kW diesel generators (overhauled in 9/97). This means you have a backup generator if your first generator stops working. Each generator is as big as a large car engine and can supply power to about two average-sized homes.

3. Three large, high-quality kitchen drinking water filters are under the sink for city water. They super filter water down to 3 micros for pollutants and cost $400 with installation.

4. The HRO 200-plus gallon per day watermaker. It was $11,000 and new in 2010. It creates clear, healthy, super-safe, near-medically pure water from seawater. (It has been used for about 10 hours since its last maintenance and testing in 2018.)

6. Emergncy comunication alternatives: Icom IC-M58 VHF Radio,  Icom IC-M710 SSB Radio, ICOM IC-M2a hand-held VHF Radio

7. Battery Backup: All four ship battery banks have eight 32-volt batteries. The four main ships service banks were new in 2018, with $2,600

8. Unlike newer yachts, because the boat was manufactured in 1984 before electronics were a standard part of diesel engine and emergency generator design, if a US enemy launched an EMP pulse attack, you could run your generators and engines to move the boat as necessary to a safer location.

9. Although our diesel fuel tanks can hold 1,800 gallons, we always maintain about 1,200 gallons in the three tanks for emergencies. With its current fuel capacity, you could run the generators for months. Marine diesel fuel in the San Francisco Bay area currently averages $5.50 per gallon. This means we have about $6,600 in emergency diesel fuel reserves for engine-powered escapes or running emergency generators on the dock always on hand. 

10. We have marine Navigation charts, tools, and electronic navigation chips for the West and East Coast, which cost $350.

11. Outside allergens, pollutants, or wildfire smoke are managed inside the boat with $1600 worth of the highest-quality new Austin air filtration systems, which manage air quality down to 3 microns (including wildfire smoke).

12. The boat is near-earthquake-safe because it floats, and the water will absorb much of the shaking of any level of earthquake.

13. Over the years, we have created an extensive inventory of replacement or backup parts for the boat. (See the inventory list below.)

14. On-site, as good preppers, we have a tremendous inventory of backup parts for the most critical systems on the yacht. No matter what happens in the world, if something breaks down, we can rapidly fix it from our backup inventory and continue to manage whatever crisis is occurring. 

15. Every three months, we start all of the engine generators and test various emergency equipment to be sure it would function in an actual emergency. 

 

Additional Misc Emergency Equipment (all included)

11 fire extinguishers with holders, $600

11 First alert type smoke and fire detectors. $360

1 Backup emergency high-capacity interior flooding water hand pump, $200

4 First Alert CO2 detectors, $200

Two large Emergency flashlights, $25

Floating dingy and life raft emergency beacon light, $90

Emergency Professional Life preserver packs, Adult, (6-7 packs) Child, (1pack)  $50 per 4 pack, $390

A two-person Kayak with seats, preservers, and paddles for local water use in an emergency, $900

A total of about $2,800 in Misc Emergency Equipment

 

Part 2: Yacht Mechanical and Equipment Descriptions Section 

Basic Specifications:

Make: Hatteras Motor Yacht 

Length: 68' Motor Yacht (72 ft including swim deck and bow anchor pulpit ) extension

Weight 140,000 Lbs (70 tons)

Width 18 feet

Draft 5.5 feet (Loaded with fuel, water, guests, furnishing, etc. )

Year Manufactured: 1984

Name: Universe Spirit

Current Location: San Rafael, Marin County, San Francisco Bay area, CA, USA

See All Exterior photos here.

 

 

General Specifications

Hull Material: Fiberglass

Draft: 5 ft 5 in

Number of Engines: 2

Fuel Type: Diesel

Total Power: 1300 hp

Hull Number: 3817517

Fuel Capacity: 1800 gallons

 

Measurements

Cruising Speed: 6-8 kn

Max Speed: 12 km

LOA: 68 ft

Beam: 18 ft 2 in

Max Draft: 5 ft5in

Displacement: 96,500 Ib

Fuel Tanks Capacity: 1600

Fresh Water Tanks Capacity: 200 gal

Number of Bedrooms/cabins: 4

Total height 28 ft; height from waterline to foldable radar bridge 22 feet

 

Propulsion

Number of Engines: 2

Engine Make: Detroit

Engine Model: 12V71Tl

See all engine room photos here.

 

 

Electronics & Lower Helm

The pilothouse features a large bench seat for guests and pilothouse side doors, both port (left) and starboard (right.)

Northstar 951X GPS/Chartplotter with Navionics charts

Furuno 1761 Mk II 48 mile radar 

Robertson AP 1OODL Autopilot (controlled at both helms) Needs an upgrade for long cruises.

2) Danforth Constellation compass (at each helm)

2) Datamarine depth, speed, and knot log (both helms)

Icom IC-M58 VHF Radio

Icom IC-M710 SSB Radio

ICOM IC-M2a handheld VHF Radio

Rayline Searchlight controls

BBA chartbooks for the US East Coast and the Bahamas and some for the West Coast

Electronic map chip inserts

Handheld compass

Barometer

Intercom system

Phone-based intercom

Separate heating and air conditioner controls

Mahogany Stairs to the Flybridge

One fire extinguisher with a holder

See all lower steering helm photos here.

 

 

Deck and Hull Equipment

Naiad Stabilizers, rebuilt in 2003

Marquipt Davit system

DBC 8-person canister life raft (reconditioned 2015)

Marquipt Sea Stairs and Ladder

Fortress FX-125 Anchor on 300 ft hi-test G4 chain

Fortress FX-85 anchor on 200 ft of nylon rode.

Galleymaid electric windlass

2) fiberglass foredeck deck boxes

Many fenders and fender balls

Flybridge Bimini

Non-skid decks

Stainless Steel fender holders on for foredeck

Canvas for front bow bench seat

New canvas covering for all wood rails, new 2021 & 2023, $2,000

Exterior Marine HD digital antenna on the flybridge, $250

Rear swim deck with two stainless steel ladders

Portable stainless steel ladder for side entrance when cruising

See all exterior photos here.

 

 

Engine Room and Mechanical

Twin Detroit 12V71TI, with approximately 4500 hours (about 600 hours since last engine work)

Twin Disc marine transmissions

Dual Racor fuel filters, each engine

Fuel consumption: 7 knots, three gals per engine per hr, 10-12 kn, 17 gals per engine per hr

Lube oil transfer pumps for engines and generators.

CO2 Automatic Fire Suppression system, engine room, and generator room

Hynautic hydraulic steering and controls

Glendinning engine synchronizer

First alert type smoke and fire alarm.

First alert type CO2 alarm.

One fire extinguisher with a holder in each engine room

Two secured craftsman toolboxes with four drawers, $590

All four ship battery banks consist of 8- 32-volt batteries. The four-ship service batteries were new in 2019, $2,600

See all engine room photos here.

 

 

Electrical

AC Electrical service is 50 amp, 110V/220V AC

DC Electrical service is 12V/32V DC

2) Kohler 20 kW generators (overhauled in 9/97) Gen 1,542 hrs, Gen 2, 686 hrs

Double racor filters for gensets

See all generator room photos here.

 

 

Generator Room

2) Kohler 20 kW generators (overhauled in 9/97)

First alert type smoke and fire alarm.

One fire extinguisher with a holder

Two craftsman toolboxes with four drawers, $550

HRO 10/600 gallon per day watermaker, new in 2010 at $11,000 installed. It creates clear, healthy, safe water from seawater. (10 hours of use since last maintenance and testing)

4 CruseAir air conditioning and heating units (7-zones)

See all generator room photos here.

 

 

Flybridge/Top of Boat

Large stainless steel Propane BBQ on Flybridge

Custom made 8 1/2 ft by 5 ft fiberglass folding sides table, $3,600 installed in 2018  

Four exterior marine audio speakers, $250

One large flybridge white storage box, $400

New black canvas flybridge cover, $1,700 New 2023

2-person kayak with chairs and paddles., $900

Canvas covers for helm chairs and wraparound chairs

Wrap around seating and cushions for 11-12

A 2001 AB 360-VS 12-foot hard floor inflatable dingy with a black canvas cover. Original cost $12,000. (The dingy has a 25 hp mercury 2 CYCLE outboard engine. There has been about 200 hours on the Mercury outboard engine since it was purchased, as the dinghy has remained on the flybridge unused except for occasional testing and lubrication starting. (The dingy's inflatable tubes have leaks, deflate over a few days, and must be repaired or replaced.)

See all Flybridge photos here.

 

 

About Universe Spirit Boat Normal Maintenance, Operation, and Parts Issues

We have put a lot of love and care into this boat. Maintaining it is very manageable. Here's why:

1. The sale price includes three hours of post-sale walk-through and training time and three additional hours of freephone consulting after the sale. At closing, you will be walked through regular boat maintenance and operation questions and shown the various manuals for the different systems on the boat. (You can video the training so you have it for the future.)

2. Because the San Francisco Bay Area has thousands of boats (550 in our current marina alone), many professional boat services are available for simple maintenance and cleaning to more complex engine or electronics repair. There are even services that will provide you with all of the routine maintenance. This availability of professional services means it will be easy to own this boat even if you have never maintained a large one before.

3. The boat has extensive owner manuals for almost everything on the boat, filling a long banker's box.

4. The Hatteras yacht builder is still in business; parts are available from multiple sources. 

5. We want your new boat experience to be as wonderful as ours, so we will continue to assist you in the future in any way we can. After the initial three hours of phone post-sale phone consulting that comes with the boat sale, if additional consulting is needed, there is a $50 an-hour change, paid 2-hour blocks in advance. 

Upgrades done between 2019 -2023

Side-by-side full-size refrigerator, with ice dispenser New 2019, $3,200 installed.

Dishwasher New 2019, $1,800 installed

Garbage disposal New 2022, $400 installed

Microwave convection oven New 2019, $2,700 installed with new wiring and carpentry.

Electric magnetic 4-burner stove top New 2019, $ 2,200. Custom wiring and fitting were installed.

New wrap-around extra firm kitchen cushions in high-quality leatherette in 2018, $2,600

New sink, partial glass shower wall, and bathroom countertop in Master bedroom. With Labor $1,100 

11 new custom brown blackout shades, $3,700 installed,

13 top matching custom-made valences for the tops of blackout shades in other boat areas, professionally installed, $4,100

We bought and own one extra-large white dock box for this boat. (It moves with the boat.) If you stay in the current marina, you can use two other large dock boxes on the existing dock. $450

Four large installed and secured Craftsman tool boxes $1,180

New flybridge canvas 2023, $1700.

10, 4 ft long, attach-to-dock five-inch thick canvas dock protectors, $2,000 total

Custom-built large white dock stairs with inside storage area easy-grip handrail and safety grip steps, $1,300

We sealed off all the lower areas of the boat and engine room so that diesel or other smells or fumes would not enter the living areas, $900 in 2019

We put three new Isinglass panels in the rear salon canvas for $2,600 in 2022, 

The new washer and dryer was installed in 2019 For $2,200, including plumbing and carpentry.

$1500 worth of highest-quality new air filtration systems were added to manage air quality down to 3 microns, including wire wildfire smoke.

1, 24-hour rear storage hold small round dehumidifier $100

Large floor Frigidaire dehumidifier 2018, $250

Canvas covering all outside wood rails, new 2021 & 2023, $ 2,000.

High-quality custom audio visual system for a 55-inch OLED 4K UHD TV in a custom-built TV stand that raises and lowers the TV, 2019 upgrade $4,600 Installed.

A custom high-quality audio system includes seven monitor-quality speakers ($2100), two high-output receivers ($700), one Blu-ray player ($150), one digital TV controller ($100), and one DVD player ($80), plus 90 feet of very high-quality copper wire for the sound system ($240)—all Equipment plus custom installation total cost of $3,800.

Six-person modern glass-top dining room set with six brown chairs, $1,400

Solid cherry wood fancy storage cabinet in front of HDTV, $600

4, high-quality twin mattresses $1,300 ea, $5,200

Love seat to Starboard in Master bedroom, Re-upholstered in 2019, $400

Headboard in master bedroom was re-upholstered in 2019, $400

1, 3 ft square salon ottoman in main salon with under storage, $400

Exterior Marine HD digital antenna on the flybridge, $150

Five gal metal dingy fuel tank with all running fittings, $140

2 sliding built-in stainless steel recycling bins, $90

Three large, high-quality kitchen drinking water filters under the sink filter water to 3 micros for pollutants; they cost $400 to install.

New helm custom black canvas window covers to reduce sunlight, $800.

Installed three large high-intensity water filters under the kitchen sink, which filter water down to 3 µm, $450

Life Sling, $90

In the master bedroom: 33-inch wall-mounted HDTV ($600), five Monitor speaker systems ($1,500), one Blu-ray player ($150), one high-quality receiver ($400), one digital TV box ($100), one CD player ($80) and 60 feet of high-quality copper audio wire ($160), in the master bedroom 2019, $3,200 including installation. (Please note I am thinking about keeping this system for my new home.)

A two-person Kayak life preservers and paddles for local water use in an emergency, $900

We have replaced all standard lighting with LED lighting wherever possible, $300, kitchen bedrooms, etc.

2 dark brown bow lounging cushions, $300 

 

Other Updates Before 2019

Custom made 8 1/2 ft by 5 ft fiberglass folding sides table for flybridge, $3,600 installed in 2017

Four Boise exterior marine audio speakers on Flybridge, $250

New white ceilings and modern rheostat-controlled lighting were added throughout the yacht; $23,000 includes new light fixtures, labor, and wiring.

Large Solid Teak Bow cocktail table, $400

For $3,800 in 2018, we re-carpeted the whole boat.

The HRO 200-plus gallon per day watermaker. It was $11,000 and new in 2010. It creates clear, healthy, super-safe, near-medically pure water from seawater. (It has been used for about 10 hours since its last maintenance and testing in 2018.)

A custom rear salon couch, $3,200

Custom-made 8 1/2 ft by 5 ft white fiberglass table with folding sides, $3,600 installed in 2018  

Four Element exterior marine audio speakers, $250, includes instalation

One large flybridge white storage box, $400

HRO 10/600 gallon per day watermaker, at $11,000 installed. It creates clear, healthy, safe water from seawater. (10 hours of use since last maintenance and testing)

One energy-efficient freezer, $200

 

 

Our Normal Maintenance

Stripped, stained, and varnished all wooden boat rails on the boat's exterior except in the far rear. 2022, $2,700.

We RidEX descaled the left diesel for better cooling, $1,300

We have the bottom cleaned every four months at $250 per cleaning. 

Two of the boat's toilet macerators were completely professionally rebuilt and reinstalled in two toilets in 2022 and 2024, $2,400

The complete boat had the exterior fiberglass hull deoxidized, waxed, and polished in 2023 for $2,400. 

In 2021, we replaced the garbage disposal with a new one, $400

It has been only about 30 hours of operation since the oil change and new filters were installed in both diesel generators

Both diesel engines have been operating for only about 40 hours since the oil change and the installation of new filters.

Replaced the three water filters under the kitchen sink in Oct 2023, $160

We clear all drains and all four shower sump boxes twice a year, $100 labor 

Every year, we add biocide to 1200-gallon diesel fuel reserve to prevent bacteria, from building up in the fuel tanks, $80 per year

Hauled out and repainted bottom and normal bottom and running gear checks at Swensens Bay Marine February 2022, 6,000

In 2019, we refiled the CrusieAir airconditioners with the new legal freon-like product, $400

Replace bilge float in front stateroom.

All four ship battery banks consist of 8-32-volt batteries. The four-ship service batteries were new in 2019, $2,600

A six-person auto-release covered life raft. Last tested in 2015.

 

Boat in Dry Dock

Every six years, we take the boat to the dry dock to repaint the bottom, inspect the hull and all of the through holes, and perform any routine maintenance that might be necessary on the propeller shafts or propellers. Last done in 2022 and 2016.

Hauled out and repainted bottom and normal bottom and running gear checks at Swensens Bay Marine 2016, 5,600, Feb of 2022, $6,000

See all dry dock photos here.

 

 

Yacht Inventory

Cosmetic and Comfort Miscellaneous Inventory that are also Included

Six twin matching designer bedspreads. With matching pillowcases, $850

Ten sets of sheets and pillowcases for twin beds, $300

11 brown towel sets, $375

15 misc-sized carpets, $600

Four standard two-pillow sets, $250

Six twin bed pads, $150

Four toilet bowl cleaning brushes, $95

17 Designer throw pillows, round, square, and rectangular, $570

Extra All Stainless steal smaller BBQ, $550

About $3,650 total in Cosmetic and Comfort Miscellaneous Items.

 

Included Yacht Parts inventory of equipment and other backup parts and inventory with replacement price estimates

Because we believe in emergency preparedness and the prepper principle that "one is none, two is one, and three is two, we have steadily been purchasing critical backup parts for our boat for many years. Here is a partial list while we are assembling the rest.

We estimate that when this list is finished with all prices, we will have at least $10,000+ of backup parts and supplies for this yacht. (So that you know, these prices do not include shipping or staff time to locate and order the parts.)

(If that occurs sooner, we hope to have completed this parts and supply inventory listing by April 30th or before the boat is sold.)

Although our diesel fuel tanks can hold 1,800 gallons, we always maintain about 1,200 gallons in the three tanks for emergencies. With its current fuel capacity, you could run the generators for months. Marine diesel fuel in the San Francisco Bay area currently averages $5.50 per gallon. This means we have about $6,600 in emergency diesel fuel reserves for engine-powered escapes or running emergency generators on the dock always on hand. 

We have marine Navigation charts, tools, and electronic navigation chips for the West and East Coast, which cost $350.

Boat Maintenance specialty engine and other equipment, etc. tools, $750

Four mounted Craftsman toolboxes in engine and generator rooms with specialty tools for boat maintenance or emergencies, $1180

Two large brass alloy backup engine props, $3,400. 

Some newer electronic helm equipment in storage, $500 

Many backup boat circuit breakers and fuses, $400

Backup lights and bulbs for most light fixtures on the boat, $260

Three professional Austin re-conditioned replacement air filters, $250

Back up macerator relay, $100

Back up water pump core, $300

Back up Racor Oil Filters for diesel engines, $100 

Back up Racor Oil Filters for generators, $60

Back up water filters for city water system purification system, $100

Engine Oil and Coolants, $60

Additional 30 and 50-amp power cords and 30 and 50-amp adapters for when the boat travels to marinas that have different power hookups ($1,300 )

Two classic stainless steel deep sea fishing professional rod and reel holders for mounting on the rear of the boat for big game fish 100 to 300 lbs, $500. (We bought these in case of an emergency so we could fish outside the Bay Bridge.)

A significant inventory of backup engine and generator intake and cooling hoses and air filter. Estimated $150

2 Space heaters, $60

The boat has a one-year supply of dried emergency survival food for one person It has been stored in a cool dark space at a constant temp since we purchased it in 2010. If stored properly, it has a shelf life of up to 30 years. Cost 3,000 plus shipping. (Not sure if I am going to include it.

11 fire extinguishers with holders, $600

11 First alert type smoke and fire detectors. $360

1 Backup emergency high-capacity interior flooding water hand pump, $200

4 First Alert CO2 detectors, $200

Two large Emergency flashlights, $25

Floating dingy and life raft emergency beacon light, $90

Emergency Professional Life preserver packs, Adult, (6-7 packs) Child, (1pack)  $50 per 4 pack, $390

Two backup 60 lb props, $3,000

 

Additional Inventory Items:

5 large black fender covers, new in 2023, $300

5 small black fender covers, new in 2023, $100

Newer Hatteras Electronics, $500 (year.  )

Orion Bluewater distress signal flare kit, $99 2018

Real estate type lockbox for emergency entry by front door, $45.

 

In dockside Paul storage box:

16 large shaft zincs - $XX
6 small shaft zincs - $XX
7 rectangular 6-inch zincs - $XX
2 pencil engine zincs - $XX
5 large 5-inch circular zincs - $XX
5 small 3-inch circular zincs - $XX
1 5-gallon gas can - $23

 

Flybridge Storage box:

One pressurized dinghy fuel can and hose connection. $125

60 feet of backup rope $40

Life sling throw preserver for over boards $90

Dinghy air pump $30

Mercury motor extra prop $90

Mercury motor and dinghy cleaning and repair supplies $20

Dinghy emergency flags, 20

Dingy running lights $60

Dingy oil and motor lubricants, $25

 

 

 

1 extra anchor, $

Are $600 Japanese toilet seat is not included bidet.

 

 

Included Boat Included Cleaning supplies

(We hope to have completed this inventory listing by April 30th.)

Isinglass unique rear salon window cleaning supplies $50

One gallon of Hatteras-approved exterior wax, $210

(Plus, we still need to list other cleaning supplies ($200 worth), but we will have them listed soon.)

 

 

Yacht History

After this Hatteras was made and launched, the boat cruised up and down the US East Coast and Caribbean for several decades. It then cruised south through the Panama Canal, up and down the West Coast of the United States, and even up to Alaska until it found its long-term home in the San Francisco Bay area.

The excellent and spacious Universe Spirit boat started life as a 61-foot Hatteras yacht and was then professionally extended 7 feet. The 68-foot yacht with the 7-foot extension features a fully enclosed aft deck with removable clear glass Isinglass panels for summer use. A large storage hold and a 400-gallon fuel tank were added during the extension to extend the cruising range.

The Universe Spirit yacht contains solid mahogany doors, drawers, walls, and other woodwork only found on the most expensive yachts. Today, solid mahogany doors, drawers, and paneling would cost many times what they cost when the boat was originally built. For example, the solid mahogany doors with stainless steel hardware would be about $2400 each.