“Care Bear” is a steel hull, no nonsense, U.S. built expedition style yacht. She was originally custom built from a shrimp boat hull to serve as a mothership and base of operations for chasing world record fish on the west coast of Africa and beyond. KEY HIGHLIGHTS
Proven steel commercial-hull platform with long-range expedition history
Originally CHAGOS, customized as a fishing mothership carrying three custom flats boats Currently utilized for humanitarian relief work
95' LOA, 23' beam, 9' draft, 6,000-gallon fuel capacity and 1,500-gallon fresh-water capacity
Twin mechanical Cummins NT855 diesels rated at 350 hp each
5,000-lb-capacity Palfinger knuckle crane and rigid-bottom rescue tender with Yamaha Enduro two-stroke outboard
Updated Garmin electronics with twin 8000-series multifunction displays, dual VHF radios and FLIR night vision
Key Power hydraulic bow thruster and twin hydraulic stabilizer fins
Owner reports an approximately $700,000 refit at Fairhaven Shipyard in Massachusetts and an ultrasonic steel hull
survey completed in 2021
USCG documented vessel; available vessel records and supporting documentation can be shared with qualified interested parties.
CONSTRUCTION & COMMERCIAL FEATURES
Steel hull: 5/16-inch hull and decks; 1/4-inch bulwarks and house; 3/16-inch pilothouse
Four watertight bulkheads, two fitted with doors; seven watertight dogged aluminum exterior doors
Aluminum mast with crow's nest
500-lb Bruce-style anchor with hydraulic anchor winch and approximately 400' of 1/2-inch chain
5,000-lb-capacity Palfinger knuckle crane positioned to service the boat / working deck
Hard PVC rigid-bottom rescue tender with Yamaha Enduro two-stroke outboard
Fuel-polishing system
PROPULSION, POWER & SHIP SYSTEMS
Twin Cummins NT855 six-cylinder mechanical diesels, 350 hp each at 1,800 rpm
Twin Disc MG5114 3:1 transmissions with Michigan 4-blade 40 x 40 wheels
(2) 30 kW Kubota generators, keel cooled with wet exhaust
2,000-watt solar panel system with 1,600 amp-hour 24V battery bank
50 hp Key Power hydraulic bow thruster
(2) 25 sq. ft. Key Power hydraulic stabilizer fins
(2) 5-ton air-cooled Carrier HVAC units serving lower deck and main deck / pilothouse
Watermakers Inc. 2,200 GPD watermaker
LED lighting throughout
NAVIGATION & ELECTRONICS
Updated Garmin electronics includingSeries multifunction displays with chartplotter, sonar / depth and radar capability
Dual ICOM M450 DSC VHF radios
FLIR night-vision system
LAYOUT & ACCOMMODATIONS CARE BEAR's interior reflects her working-vessel purpose. The existing arrangement includes three guest cabinsbelow, three heads and a laundry room, plus a lower crew stateroom configured with four bunks. The former mastercabin is presently used for additional storage in support of the vessel's current mission. On the main deck are asecond crew stateroom, lounge and head, while a captain's cabin is located aft of the pilothouse with its own headand outside shower. The stainless-steel galley is fitted with a Garland commercial stove and Samsung refrigerator. Thearrangement is practical, serviceable and adaptable rather than decorative - consistent with the vessel's commercialand expedition character.REFIT, SURVEY & AVAILABLE DOCUMENTATION The owner reports an approximately $700,000 refit at Fairhaven Shipyard in Massachusetts, and an ultrasonic steelhullsurvey was performed in 2021. CARE BEAR is a USCG documented vessel. HMY has access to a meaningfulpackage of vessel information and supporting records and is prepared to share available documentation with qualifiedinterested parties as appropriate. Buyers should independently verify the scope, dates and current status of refit,survey, documentation and equipment during due diligence.A PLATFORM WITH A PROVEN HISTORY CARE BEAR's history is the strongest evidence of what makes her different. As CHAGOS, she crossed the Atlantic andsupported a specialized West African fishing program. As CARE BEAR, she has been put to work in humanitarian relief.For a buyer who values commercial construction, working space, serviceability and the freedom to configure a vesselaround a mission, CARE BEAR offers a distinctive starting point for fishing, diving, exploration, research, adventuretravel, relief work, commercial support or expedition conversion.Mechanical Disclaimer Engine and generator hours are as of the date of the original listing and are a representation of what the listing broker is told by the owner and/or actual reading of the engine hour meters. The broker cannot guarantee the true hours. It is the responsibility of the purchaser and/or his agent to verify engine hours, warranties implied or otherwise and major overhauls as well as all other representations noted on the listing brochure.Disclaimer The company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change or withdrawal without notice.