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Pier-1 Marine
1960 Bunker and Ellis 28' (8.53 m) Downeast Bass Boat
Southwest Harbor, Maine, United States
Argo
Argo, a classic Bunker & Ellis yacht is Hull No. 31, built in 1960 in Southwest Harbor, Maine. Her current owner has sailed her many summers and stores her inside during the off seasons.
- Downeast
- Power
- Used
- Gas/Petrol
- Wood Hull
Vessel ID# 2815200 Last Updated: 2026-09-16 13:00:44
Description
Argo, a classic Bunker & Ellis yacht is Hull No. 31, built in 1960 in Southwest Harbor, Maine. Her current owner has sailed her many summers and stores her inside during the off seasons. Originally built for the LaPage family who summered in Northeast Harbor, Argo offers two berths below, a galley area, and an enclosed head. Her wheelhouse and cockpit with varnished teak decks and sole accommodate seating for several. She is a very attractive traditional Maine yacht with many features reminiscent of the relaxing picnicking days of watching sailing races and island picnics is a seaworthy and fine ride!
Pier-1 Marine is pleased to assist you in the purchase of this vessel. This boat is centrally listed by Newman Marine Brokerage. 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
Specifications
In Stock: Yes
LOA: 28' (8.53 Meters)
Type: Power- Used
Year: 1960
Beam: 8' 6''
Heads: 1
Maximum Speed: 14 Knots
Cruise Speed: 10 Knots
Fuel Type: Gas/Petrol
Hull Material: Wood
Fuel Tank: 50 Gallons (189.27 Liters)
Fresh Water: 10 Gallons (37.85 Liters)
Holding Tank: 12 Gallons (45.42 Liters)
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Engines
Engine 1
- Engine Make: Chevrolet
- Engine Model: 8-cylinder
- Engine Year: 2012
- Power HP: 350.00
- Power KW: 261.00
- Fuel Type: Gas/Petrol
Full Details
Construction
Traditionally built with cedar planking over oak frames, keel and deadwood. Oak toe rails. Her cockpit sole is teak with a step up into the wheelhouse. Side decks are teak also with a fiberglassed marine plywood cabintop. Her canvas wheelhouse top and sides offer out of the weather accommodations and can be rolled up for open air. The windshield has three windows with the starboard opening. The interior woodwork is built with plywood bulkheads painted white, gray sole, and varnished mahogany trim.
Engine
2012 8-cylinder Chevrolet gas engine, 350 HP, low hours, installed by Ernie Rice of Milbridge. Heat exchanger. Borg Warner transmission, 1 1/4" bronze shaft swinging a 4-blade bronze propeller. Prop. cage.
Tankage
Fuel: 50 gallons in two tanks located under stern deck, port and starboard
Water: 10 gallon tank
Holding: 12 gallon plastic tank
Electrical
Two 12V batteries, master switch 1-2-Both, Navigational lights, cabin lights consisting of reading lights over berths, one over the galley, and one in the head. Hand-held spot light, electric horn.
Speed
Cruising Speeds: 10 knots
Top Speed: 14 knots
Accommodations
In the forward cabin aft of the rope locker are two 7 1/2' long berths, port and starboard with 4" blue cushions. Lockers below and reading lights outboard, port and starboard. Aft to starboard is the galley with a stainless steel sink with pressure cold water, Formica covered counter with top-loading ice box, lockers below and shelves and cupholders outboard. A large stainless steel lined lift-top shelf is below the counter to house a portable stove. To port is the enclosed head with a wall-mounted sink with cold water, manual toilet with Y-valve to holding tank or OB discharge.
The entire cabin is painted white with varnished mahogany trim and a gray sole. A cabintop opening hatch and eight 6-inch round port lights, six opening with screens, offer good natural light and ventilation. The headroom is 5'4".
Up two steps to the wheelhouse with the helm to starboard with mounted instrumentation consisting of a 5" compass, electric horn, VHF radio, GPS, radar, depthsounder, engine gauges, and electrical panel. The starboard windshield window is opening and has an electric wiper. Two side windows, port and starboard. The wheelhouse is covered with a recent custom heavy canvas top and roll down sides supported by bronze hoops. The headroom at the helm is 6'1.
Engine access is under the wheelhouse sole.
The varnished teak side decks are 12" wide and lead to the foredeck with a stainless steel bowrail, bronze chocks & hawser pipe with a mounted Danforth anchor, chain & rode. Custom handrails are installed along the wheelhouse and on the cabin top.
Stepping down into the cockpit, there is a custom boarding ladder to starboard, a cushioned stern seat, and space for movable chairs. The stern deck is 36" wide with fuel tanks, port and starboard below with storage between. A teak swim platform is off the transom. The wheelhouse and cockpit measure 8'2" wide x 10' long.
Equipment
Navigational:
6" Compass mounted on steering dash
VHF Radio
GPS
Furuno Radar
Depthsounder
General:
Automatic Bilge Pump
Manual Bilge Pump
Two Anchors, chain & rode
Several life jackets
Dock lines, fenders
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.
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