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. Aspire Yacht Sales is pleased to assist you in the purchase of this vessel. This boat is centrally listed by Yacht Network. It is offered as a convenience by this broker/dealer to its clients and is not intended to convey direct representation of a particular vessel