Overview

Fully Restored Lord Nelson Cutter, Ready for World Cruising

Voodoo Child, a classically proportioned, three-stateroom cruising cutter, boasts exceptional quality and craftsmanship. Built in Taiwan, renowned for sturdy and comfortable sailing vessels, she features a solid Burmese teak interior and an encapsulated full keel, making her ideal for handling challenging conditions.

This Lord Nelson has been thoroughly modernized through extensive upgrades and meticulous replacements to all major and minor systems.  The result of this comprehensive refit, representing an investment of hundreds of thousands of dollars, has left her in better-than-new condition.   She's just back in the water from a December 2024 haul-out. 

This high-quality, long-distance cruiser will turn heads wherever she goes! If you're looking for a vessel that offers both elegance and capability, your search ends here. 

Take a close look at the full specs section. 

The list of improvements are extensive, here's a small sample: 

• 60HP Beta Marine Diesel (NEW 2015, 400 hours)
• 6.5KW Westerbeke Generator ( New Sound Proof Case 2015- 1,355 hours) 
• Side Power Bow Thruster (NEW 2015)
• New Water Tanks (NEW 2022)
• New Teak Decks (NEW 2020)
• Awlgrip Paint From Stem to Stern (Hull 2012, Decks 2020)
• New Sails, Furlers, and Standing Rigging, Chainplates  (All Recently Replaced or Refurbished)
• Mast Removed and Reconditioned - Tides Strong Track - New Anderson winches (2015)
• New Electronics (NEW 2016)
• Completely Rewired and Replumbed (NEW 2016) 
• New Stainless Bowsprit w/ Lighthouse Windlass (NEW 2020)
• ZERO blisters
• New Bottom Paint (NEW 2024)
• Split Air Conditioning (Forward and Aft)
• 4 Blade Max Prop (NEW 2015)
• 120 Gallons Fuel
• 200 Gallons Water 

Descriptions

Accommodations

• Solid teak interior & bronze ports

• Solid teak and holly flooring

• Plenty of drawers and storage

• U-shaped dinette to port

• Straight settee to starboard salon

• Large J shaped galley to port

• Single cabin with pilot berth to port

• Master double berth forward to port

• Guest double berth or starboard w/ wash basin

• Head forward to port with marble countertop

• Nav desk aft starboard salon

• Fully air conditioned, 16,000 BTU Split System with separate air handlers forward and aft. 

Galley

• Top loading refrigerator/ freezer 12V (NEW 2015)

• Deep double stainless stink

  • Updated galley water fixtures (NEW 2015)

• Filtered water w/ spigot (NEW 2015)

• Kitchen sprayer and soap dispenser (NEW 2015)

• Teak cover for sink

• Microwave oven

• 3 burner LPG range/ Oven

• Two 10 lb aluminum LPG tanks (NEW 2015)

• Led Strip Lighting (NEW 2015)

• Abundant storage

• Fold down rubbish bin

• 6 gallon water heater (NEW 2015)

Salon 

• U-shaped dinette to port with solid teak table

• Straight settee to starboard that slides out to make additional berth 

• ¼" thick solid teak laminated floors 

• Air Conditioned

• Overhead opening hatch (Refurbished 2020)

Aft Cabins

Starboard

• Double berth

• Wash basin with solid marble counter

• Cushioned seating area 

• Access to batteries below 

• Four battery switches

• 12V subpanel 

• Air Conditioned

Port 

• Single pilot berth 

• Access to generator 

Forward Cabin

• Double pullman berth

• Seating area

• Loads of cabinet and drawer storage

• Opening hatch overhead 

• Air Conditioned

Head 

• Raritan electric head w/ SMART control (NEW 2016)

• Fresh or salt water for head (NEW 2016)

• Purasan EX waste treatment system (NEW 2016)

• Y-Valve for holding tank (NEW 2016)

• All new head plumbing (NEW 2016)

• Air Conditioned

Electronics 

• B&G Zeus 12" GPS Chartplotter (NEW 2016)

• B&G Radar (NEW 2016)

• (4) B&G Multi-displays NMEA 2000 (NEW 2016)

• B&G VHF w/ Remote (NEW 2016)

• Simrad Hydraulic Autopilot (NEW 2016)

• Clarion Stereo w/ speakers (NEW 2016)

• 14" television in salon (NEW 2016)

• Tank gauges for all tanks (NEW 2016)

Mechanical / Electrical

• Beta Marine 60hp diesel  (NEW 2015- 400 hours)

• 160A Balmar Alternator w/ Regulator (NEW 2015)
• 4 Blade Max Prop (Coated with PropSpeed 2023)

• Westerbeke 7.6KW Genset (1,355 hours)

• Side Power bow thruster (NEW 2015)

• Mastervolt 70A battery charger (NEW 2015)

• Prosine 2000w Inverter

• Xantrex battery monitor (NEW 2015)

• (4) Group 31 AGM batteries for house bank

• (1) Group 31 AGM for Bow Thruster/ Windlass
• (1) Group 27 AGM Starting Battery

• Blueseas AC/ DC breaker panel upgraded (NEW 2015)

• Blueseas AC source rotary switch (NEW 2015)

Hull and Deck

• Custom stainless steel bowsprit  

• All teak decks replaced (NEW 2020)

• Cabin painted with Awlgrip (NEW 2020)

• Hull painted with Awlgrip (NEW 2012)

• Lighthouse Windlass/ 250' Chain and Plow Anchor (NEW 2020)

• Zero blisters!

• All exterior teak in excellent Condition
• (4) Stainless Cowl Vents for Dorades
• Hot/ Cold Shower For Cockpit
• Bottom Painted (NEW 11/2024)

Sails and Rigging

• (2) Electric Barient 32 primary winches (Electrified 2015)

• (2) Barient winches on coach roof

• (3) Anderson self tailing stainless steel winches on mast (NEW 2015)
• Clutches for all halyards (NEW 2015)

• 130% Schurr Sails Yankee Cut Genoa (NEW 2012)

• Full Batten Schurr Sails Mainsail with 3 reef points  (NEW 2012) 

• Staysail Schurr Sails,  (not pictured but in excellent condition- NEW 2021)

• Asymmetrical Spinnaker (NEW 2015- Never Used)
• Mast removed, Refurbished and Repainted, Tides Strong Track Added (2015)
• Furlers Replaced (NEW 2015)

• Whisker pole mounted on mast  (NEW 2015)

• Chain plates pulled/ inspected and polished- NEW FASTNERS (2020) 

• Standing rigging replaced (NEW 2015

• Running rigging replaced  (NEW 2015)

Other Noteworthy Upgrades

• Bimini and Dodger (Not Pictured, In Storage)

• Boat completed rewired (NEW 2015)

• Both water tanks replaced with custom plastic (NEW 2022)

• All Plumbing replaced (2015)

• Liferaft mounted on stern (Serviceable)

• LED lighting for engine room and entire bilge

• Overhead hatches rebuilt 

• Alpenglow light fixtures (NEW 2016)

• Magma LPG BBQ

• Inlaid marble game board in salon table

• Custom stained glass cabinets in salon 

• 250' chain in lighted chain locker

• Bowsprit replaced with custom stainless steel

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.