Overview

Attention: Fortier Enthusiasts And Classic DownEast Boat Lovers...Get Your Shot At A "Wonderful Life"!

Now Available - A 1983 Fortier 26 - "The safest, most attractive classic boat in its class."

"Wonderful Life", a one-owner, highly sought after family cruiser stands out...it's never been "heavily fished" like many others in its category, and it's many improvements over the years include:

• Sitex 10" Chartplotter/Fishfinder
• Furuno DRS4W Radar
• Lewmar Windlass
• Recent Canvas & Strataglass (by Steele & Rowe)
• Updated wiring (New hull bonding wiring and shaft wiper)
• Recent Cutless Bearing
• Recent Propeller Tuning
• New Exhaust Elbow
• Vacuum Gauge installed to monitor fuel system (Racor filter)
• Recent Raw Water Pump
• Professionally Repainted Flag Blue (Interlux Perfection-2 part)
• Custom Teak Swim Platform
• Custom Teak 5/4" Gunwale Caps
• Custom "Pool" Ladder

This Fortier is an ideal hybrid platform with a very generous cockpit that accommodates a full crew...cruise it or fish it, either way, you'll love it...it's an incredibly practical choice. 

• Re-powered (2004) with Volvo TAMD41-PA 200hp, fuel burn ranges from 3 to 5 GPH! 
• Hinged mast allowing simpler winter wrapping
• Aft throttle controls come in handy when fishing
• Comfortable V berth and head for those longer adventures
• Spare 17x17 4-blade reconditioned prop
• Large inventory of Volvo spare parts included  

Owner is ready to consider all reasonable offers. Contact me today to see this renowned downeast cruiser and start your next chapter of a "Wonderful Life".

 

 

Descriptions

Fortier 26 - Manufacturer's Description

The Fortier 26 is an honest sea boat for fishing and cruising. A proven design by Eldridge-McInnis, she is an outstanding fiberglass boat. The design and construction make her extremely comfortable in any weather. Learn why this boat is referred to as an icon for the safest, most attractive classic boat in its class.

THE FORTIER 26′   The safest, most attractive classic boat in its class.

With a standard Volvo electronic diesel inboard engine, economy and performance is outstanding offering cruising speeds of up to 20 knots. The full-molded keel and skeg offer exceptional stability and excellent protection to the shaft and rudder. Spray rails molded to the hull give the boat a soft, dry entry into the water.

The construction of the Fortier 26 is unique in that experienced craftsmen have laid layers of fiberglass with a Core-Cell foam core. The stringers run from bulkhead to transom. This excellence in design and quality of materials and workmanship make the Fortier 26 the stiffest hull in its class. Two other outstanding features are the removable molded cockpit sole and large self-bailing scuppers.

Standard Equipment - Note those items in BOLD were modifications on "Wonderful Life" to increase utility and storage space

• Volvo D4 230HP Diesel Engine - This vessel has Volvo TAMD41-PA
  200 hp - Installed in 2004
• Volvo ZF Hydraulic Transmission
• Freshwater Cooling
• Engine Alarm
• Two (2) 50 Gallon Fuel Tanks
• Electronic Controls
• Intake Saltwater Strainer with Weed Strainer
• Teleflex Steering
• Edson Steering Wheel
• Teak Windshield with 1/4″ Safety Glass
• Teak Rub Rail with Stainless Steel
• Four (4) Opening Ports
• Head and Holding Tank
• Built-in Ice Box (removed to increase storage space)
• Sink with Running water (removed to increase storage space)
• Cockpit Sound Insulation
• Bottom Paint and Boot Stripe
• Fiberglass Exhaust Muffler
• V-Berths with Cushions & Motor Box Cushions
• Stove - Two Burner (removed to increase storage space) 
• Federal Flex Coupling
• Hand Rails
• 9-Circuit DC Panel with Circuit Breakers
• Individual Fuel Tank Shutoffs
• Self-Bailing Cockpit with Removable Floors
• Four (4) Cabin Lights
• Running Lights
• Stainless Steel Hardware 
• One (1) Battery with Vaporproof Selector Switch
• One (1) Mooring Cleat  10″
• Two Spring Cleats 8″ 
• Aft Cleats 8″
• Fuel-Water Separator
• Bonding with Transom Zinc
• Foam Core Construction Throughout

Additionally, on "Wonderful Life":

• Anchor chain is stainless - 45'
• Rode is only a year or so old
• Boat has 2 bilge pumps (one is set to start at a higher level
• New Johnson bilge pump and switch to install
• Mooring Cleats are not S/S - they are an alloy 

 

 

 

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.