IRON WILL
Yacht for Sale

IRON WILL has a functional and elegant interior finished to a high level. Joinery is varnished walnut and used for paneled cabin doors, doors, cabinet trim, drawer fronts, and cabinet doors. Cabinet faces are rattan for ventilation. The sole is solid teak boards separated by black staving over marine plywood. Drawer and cabinet pulls are custom brass “IRON WILL” castings. Countertops are white Corian. Cabinet sides, bulkheads, and hull sides are white painted marine plywood. Coachroof insides painted light green for contrast. Overheads are white laminate panels. Red/white touch LED dome lights and reading lights are well placed. The hull is fully insulated with spray foam making this steel yacht warmer in cold weather and cooler in hot weather than any fiberglass yacht. Headroom is excellent at 6’ 6” or more throughout. 

The pilothouse is entered through port or starboard sliding 24” x 68” sliding door. A 6” high threshold above the side decks keeps water out. A 42” x 19” watertight Diamon Seaglaze door with hinged overhead hatch is to starboard and leads to the boat deck.  A Springfield Marine black swivel chair with fold down arms and footrest is mounted on centerline at the helm and high enough for good visibility over the bow. Nav/com electronics and controls are within arm’s reach. Visibility from the pilothouse is nearly 360 degrees with five 2’ x 2’ vertical windows forward around the radiused house. These windows are visor-protected for glare. A 6’ 3” x 24” wide bench seat runs along the aft end and mounted high for good forward visibility by the crew. The cushions are blue Ultraleather. The bench can also be used as a pilot berth with leg space aft of the dry stack casing. Three chart drawers and a 28” x 22” pull out chart table are to port.

• (2) Wood handrails on overhead
• Custom stainless-steel rail for aft bench seat/pilot berth. Rotates for seating or sleeping
• (5) Red/White LED dome lights
• Insect screens for side doors
• Defrost vents from heating system with outlets at five forward windows
• (5) Windshield wipers at forward windows

The forward stateroom is down five steps from the pilothouse. A long cabinet with hanging locker and shelves is to starboard and aft. The “V” berths measures 6’ 6” long by 24” wide. An infill could be fitted for those wanting a wide double berth in this space. A portable chest freezer is currently stored on the starboard berth but could be removed or relocated. Cabinets are above the berths and drawers and bins are below. A double door cabinet is forward. A washer/dryer was previously located in this space and could easily be reinstalled. Aft to port is a cabinet with shelves above a counter with drawer and cabinet with three sliding drawers.

• Dometic CFX395DZ 110V chest freezer 
• (2) Leecloths on berths
• (2) Custom 7” sprung mattresses
• (2) Overhead dome lights
• (2) Reading lights
• Heater fan control and thermostat
• 19” x 19” overhead Bomar hatch
• (3) 12” x 6” Bomar opening side ports
• (2) Cowl vents with closures
• Stereo system and speakers

The forward head is aft and to port in the forward stateroom and entered through a locking privacy door. Forward and outboard is a 12” diameter round porcelain sink mounted atop a vanity. A single lever VIG faucet and matching drain are fitted at the sink. Storage cabinets are outboard. A framed mirror is above the sink. The Dometic electric flush head is aft. Inboard is a shower stall with curtain, hose nozzle with holder, and Skandvik mixer valves.  The shower is molded from fiberglass.

• Overhead dome light
• (2) LED touch tulip lights at sink
• 110V duplex GFCI outlet
• Overhead deck prism
• Overhead grab rail
• Bomar 12” x 16” opening port

The Galley and Salon are aft of the pilothouse and down five steps. To starboard is a fridge/freezer with wine bottle storage. A raised “L” shaped dinette measures 78” x 45” and is set on a 14” high platform providing views out of the side windows. The pedestal-mounted Corian dining table measures 42” x 23”. Cushions are blue Ultraleather. Storage bins are below the seats and platform. The galley is to port. Ample storage is found in overhead dish cabinets, below counter drawers, below counter cabinets, and in countertop bins. Tasteful metallic blue, glazed subway tiles are fitted between countertop and dish cabinets. Dish cabinet faces are warbled glass. Counters are Carian with 2” high backsplash and curved stainless steel tubular fiddle railings.

• Black & Decker microwave oven
• Dickinson Mediterranean 3 burner stove with oven and broiler
• Maple wood cover for stove
• Nutone Whisperaire hood with light and extractor fan
• Xintex Propane fume detector with alarm and gas solenoid switch
• (2) Large aluminum propane tanks
• Hykolity 25” x 16” x 8” stainless steel underhung sink with sliding dish drying rack
• Single lever faucet with pull out sprayer nozzle
• Keurig coffee machine
• Chefman 110V immersion kettle
• Vertrifrigo DW250IXN4 fridge with drawer freezer (new 2024)
• Kitchenaide trash compactor (new 2024)
• (2) Diamond Filter stainless steel cartridge water filters under sink
• (2) Domelights, (2) Overhead spotlights, (2) reading lights, undercabinet strip lights
• Overhead grab rails
• Sliding side windows with screens
• Silverware, cooking utensils, pots & pans, plates, cups, bowls, and cleaning gear

The aft stateroom is entered through a locking privacy door aft of the salon and down one step. Two 6’ 4”long by 35” berths are on either side and aft. Two drawers and bin storage are below the berths. Two cabinets and a deep, open shelf are outboard of each berth. Forward to starboard is a hanging and shelf locker outboard and above a 42” long by 12” wide desk/counter. This desk has two drawers forward and a pencil drawer. Aft on centerline is a hinged ladder allowing egress from the Diamon Seaglaze watertight companionway door/overhead hatch.

• (3) Dome lights and (2) reading lights
• Heater fan control and thermostat
• (2) Cowl vents with closures.
• (3) Round 10” Bomar opening ports with screens
• (2) Overhead handrails
• 110V and USB outlets
• (2) 6” thick sprung mattresses with lee cloths
• Stereo and speakers

 An ensuite aft head/shower is forward to port and entered through a locking privacy door. A vanity with Corian counter, underhung 18” x 11” x 5” white sink, cabinets and three drawers runs along the aft bulkhead. A large wood-framed beveled-edge mirror is above the sink. A wood bar with five tulip lights is above the mirror. Two drawer are outboard below the side deck. The electric flush head is outboard. Forward is the shower. A shower curtain, Skandvik faucet, hose nozzle and holder, and tiled seat are fitted. The shower walls are tiled and a fiberglass showerpan complete this shower.

• (2) Dome lights and (5) tulip lights
• 10” Round Bomar opening port
• Overhead deck prism
• Portable fan
• Dometic electric flush head
• 110V GFCI duplex outlet
• Overhead grab rail

IRON WILL has a full beam, stand up engine room below the raised pilothouse. Entry is through a watertight 20” x 62” door in the forward head.  Metal non-skid grating is on either side of the main engine and two steps down from the entry door. The engineroom is well lit with LED strip and dome lights. Foil-faced acoustic insulation covers the hull sides, overhead, and bulkheads. A custom metal worktable with 1” high fiddles is mounted on an Artman seven drawer tool cabinet. Storage shelves are outboard and above the work bench. Headroom measures 6’ 6” at the bench.

The Lugger main engine is low and well forward in the boat providing a near horizontal shaft angle with the propellor fully protected behind the full keel, just forward of the top and bottom supported rudder. A welded aluminum ladder and platform over the engine provides access to the starboard side of the engine room. This extremely dependable, long-life engine utilizes a John Deere block, dry stack, and keel cooler for maximum dependability. A Lugger wing engine is to port and aft of the workbench. This 70hp engine is also dry stacked and keel cooled and used exclusively to power a large hydraulic pump. Cooling water for the hydraulic system is driven by an engine-mounted pump.

A Northern Lights 10kw genset is to starboard of the main engine and housed in a sound enclosure. An extra layer of acoustic insulation was recently added to this enclosure. The genset uses a sea water pump for cooling with exhaust injection and a water separator on the exhaust to minimize noise. The Echotec watermaker is outboard of the genset mounted up high on the hull size. The Webasto furnace, start and service batteries are forward and aft of the genset.

Diesel fuel capacity and range were one of the big factors why IRON WILL was selected for the Northwest Passage expedition. There are four welded steel diesel tanks integral to the hull. All are fitted with sight glasses for dependable level reading. Large “man size” inspection ports are fitted at each tank for cleaning and inspection. A 500 gallon tank is just aft of the engine room on each side and a 200 gallon tank is further aft, between the salon and aft stateroom on each side. A fuel transfer/polishing system and dual Racor filters on the engines ensure clean diesel. The owner reports a burn rate of 2.6 gallons per hour and a range of 4,000 nm. Nine diesel jerry jugs are also included to stretch the range if desired or allow fueling in remote locations where there are no fuel docks.

All machinery was selected for maximum dependability and ease of maintenance. Bronze Groco though hull valves are flange-mounted on steel pipes with insulating rubber gaskets. Wherever possible, pumps and other equipment is soft-mounted to minimize noise.

The hydraulic system was designed and installed by H.A. Thompson Inc. in Seattle a company specializing in work and fish boat systems. Two large hydraulic pumps (one on the wing lugger, and one on the main engine) provide hydraulic pressurized hydraulic oil which is used by the anchor windlass, bow thruster, stern warping drum, and “get home” motor. The get home motor is to starboard and forward of the main propellor and is fitted with a folding propellor. In calm seas it will move IRON WILL at approximately four knots.  

• 110V GFCI, 12V, and USB outlets at workbench
• 4 ½” machinist vice on work bench
• 12” x 6” opening port above workbench
• Lugger L668T-MG506 165 hp main engine with 1965 hours
• Main engine panel with volts, oil pressure, water temperature, and RPM’s at helm
• Twin Disc MG506 3.29:1 ration gearbox
• Aquadrive shaft coupling, 2 ¼” diameter prop shaft with (2) Chase axial roller bearings and stern cutlass bearing
• Norscot oil-filled propellor shaft seal
• Michigan Wheel DQ NiBral 2.25” shaft diameter, SAE bore/key 36” x 28” four blade propellor (new 2024)
• Spur line cutters on main and take home propellors (new 2024)
• Michigan Dina-Quad bronze four blade 36” x 28” spare propellor
• Hydraulic take home motor with stainless steel prop shaft and PSS shaft seal
• Flex o Fold folding propellor for “get home” motor (new 2024)
• Lugger 984 70 hp wing engine with large Parker hydraulic pump for “get home” motor, bow thruster, anchor windlass, and stern winch; 112 hours
• Large hydraulic pump on front of main engine with electromagnetic clutch to power all hydraulics
• Engine panel for wing engine with volts, oil pressure, water temperature, and RPM’s at helm
• Stainless steel dry stacks for main and wing engines (new 2024)
• Keel coolers for main and wing engines
• Hynautics throttle and gearbox controls for main and wing engines
• Outside bridgewing Hynautic controls for main and wing engines
• 28” stainless steel destroyer wheel on Jastrom H60 hydraulic steering pump
• (2) Jastrom hydraulic push/pull cylinders on bronze tiller arms
• Wesmar hydraulic bow thruster in tunnel
• Wireless remote control for bow thruster (new 2024)
• Racor 7550 Max dual primary fuel filters for main engine with vacuum gage
• (2) 500 gallon steel fuel tanks with sight gages
• (2) 200 gallon steel fuel tanks with sight gages
• ESI model CFS 1000FR fuel transfer/polishing system with BRE400 digital fuel flow meter
• Reverso 12V lube oil changing system plumbed to main engine and gear box
• Webasto DBW2010.73 diesel hydronic heater with 1125 hours
• 5kw electric heating element for Webasto hydronic heating system
• Heat exchanger for main engine cooling to hydronic heating system
• Envi 120V bulkhead space heater in aft stateroom
• (2) Epoxy coated integral steel water tanks totaling 400 gallons
• Epoxy coated 50 gal integral steel black water tank with deck pumpout and Dometic overboard discharge pump
• Wema black water tank level gage in pilothouse
• Grey water tank with overboard discharge pump and hi/low indicator lights
• (2) Whale Gulper IC drain pumps with two way manifold switches (for sink and shower drains) (new 2025)
• Echotech 1200 AML2 115V water maker (new 2024)
• Kuuma KWHTR10A 20 gal hot water heater (new 2024)
• Shurflo Aquaking II water pressure pump (new 2024)
• Shurflo Problaster II salt water washdown pump (new 2024)
• Shurflo Blaster II freshwater washdown pump (new 2024)
• (2) Marine Air air conditioning units
• Fabian 12V air compressor for air horns (new 2024)
• HM Bronze sea strainer for genset
• Centek exhaust gas muffler and Northern Lights water separator
• Engine room Bluetooth remote thermometer

A major electrical system upgrade/rewire was completed by Paul Erickson of Rider Marine Services in Seattle in preparation for the Northwest Passage trip. All batteries were replaced. Victron DC power equipment was added. Large DC power cables were added and the entire system gone through with a fine-tooth multimeter to ensure reliable power generation, storage, and consumption in the trying Arctic Ocean.

• (8) Lifeline GPL-L16T 400 amp hour 6V batteries (new 2024) totaling 1600 12V amp hours
• Lifeline GPL-4DL main engine start battery (new 2024)
• Lifeline GPL-31T genset start battery (new 2024)
• Lifeline GPL-31T wing engine start battery (new 2024)
• Northern Lights model M843JK 10kw diesel generator in sound shield with 914 hours
• Northern Lights S-3C remote panel at helm displaying water temp, oil pressure, and volts
• Leece-Neville 8LHA series S160 12V 160 amp large frame alternator on main engine
• Balmar ARS-5 smart regulator for above alternator
• Victron Energy BX Touch 50 monitoring/control panel (new 2024)
• Victron Multiplus II 12V/3000watt/120amp inverter/charger (new 2024)
• Victron Pheonix 12/30 smart charger for start batteries (new 2024)
• Victron Orion XS 12/12-50amp DC/DC battery charger to main start battery from house bank
• AC/DC Breaker panel with (2) Blue Seas 8247 AC meters(watts, volts, hertz, amps)
• Blue Seas 8236 DC ammeter & Blue Seas 8235 DC volt meter
• Blue Seas rotary isolation switches for start and service banks
• Blue Seas rotary house/start crossover switch
• Victron YE+ smart dongle voltage/temp sensor for house bank (new 2024)
• Victron smart shunt 1000 amp (new 2024)
• 50 amp, 50’ shorepower cord and Marinco shorepower inlet
• Marinco 30 amp/30 amp to 50 amp smart “Y”
• Bag of miscellaneous shorepower adapters

IRON WILL has a painted white steel hull with black antifouling bottom paint, and 4” wide blue boot stripe. A 4” wide rub rail runs around the entire hull at deck level and is capped with 1 ½” square UHMW black plastic. This is the ultimate protection from pilings. 15” tall raised bulwarks help keep waves off the decks and crew aboard. Freeing ports at low points on each side drain water. Double lifelines run from bow pulpit to stern railings through welded stanchions atop the bulwark. A 5” wide caprail is welded atop the bulwark.

The decks and bulwark insides are painted light grey. Nonskid is added to the deck paint on side decks and other areas where one might stand and appreciate traction. The superstructure is aluminum and joined to the steel decks with a TriClad/Detacouple explosion-bonded plate. The forward trunk cabin is 19” tall and fitted with a welded ½ pipe eyebrow trim around the top edge. The hull design has significant sheer making a high/dry bow with lower side decks for dock and tender access. Decks and cabintops are well cambered for strength and water shedding. The forward pilothouse is vertical and radiused. Antennas and liferaft are located atop the pilothouse. The two stainless steel exhaust pipes exit a faux stack. Five forward windows are fitted with wipers.

A lounge deck is aft of the pilothouse and 34” above the main deck. “L”-shaped seats are located atop storage lockers. Welded railing provides back support. The Bullfrog tender sits atop the rear trunk cabin on a custom welded aluminum cradle. The tender is launched using the tackle and electric winches on the mast and boom. A stern storage locker is accessed in the aft deck through two Freeman watertight hatches. This locker is lined with wood boards in way of hull bottom and sides to protect the foam insulation. The rudder post and steering gear are located in this locker.  

• Kolstrand aluminum anchor winch – hydraulic
• 50’ of ½” Galvanized chain and 450’ of wire anchor rode
• Vulcan 40kg anchor (new 2024)
• Large bronze anchor roller with stainless steel articulating cheeks for self-launching of anchor
• Mantus stainless steel chain hook for securing anchor
• Hose bib on bow for saltwater chain rinsing
• Fortress FX37 aluminum anchor stored in stern chocks
• Line and chain rode for Fortress anchor in storage bag
• Double cruciform mooring/towing bit on stern
• Hydraulic warping drum pedestal-mounted on stern centerline
• (2) Freeman 20” x 20” aluminum watertight hatches on stern into stern locker
• (4) Bronze 8” diameter cowl vents mounted on dorade boxes
• (3) Stainless steel, rail-mounted fishing rod holders
• (6) 7” X 3.5” Closed mooring chocks in bulwark
• 1 ¼” diameter stanchions and 38” high double lifelines with midship’s boarding gates
• (6) Aluminum 12” mooring cleats bolted inside bulwark
• 1 ½” diameter steel pipe railing at bow and stern
• Bullfrog 10.6’ plastic/aluminum tender with custom storage cradle on boat deck (new 2024)
• Fold down transom mounted Beachmaster tires for pulling rib up onto shore (new 2024)
• Tohatsu MFS15E 15hp, electric start, four stroke outboard engine with Davis Doel-fin (new 2024)
• (2) Gas tanks, anchor, start battery, and rode for tender
• (2) West Marine telescoping boat hooks
• (2) 14’ long aluminum ice poles
• 6” diameter aluminum mast with fixed aluminum steps to spreader
• LED floodlights mounted on spreader to illuminate deck
• Stabilizer poles with all new Spectra/dyneema rigging and line stoppers (2024)
• (3) Kolstrand #192 Medium aluminum stabilizers (two active and one spare) (new 2024)
• (2) 12V winches for hoisting dinghy using mast and boom (new 2024)
• Beckman fishing net
• Stainless-steel, rail hung swim/boarding ladder
• (6) Taylor HTM.9 fenders and full complement of dock lines
• 300’ of 1” three strand polypropylene tow line in storage bag
• (9) Flo-Fast 5 gallon diesel storage containers
• (2) Flo-Fast 4 gallon gasoline storage containers
• (2) Penn fishing rods and reels
• Rail-mounted Magma fish cleaning table

• Fireboy fixed extinguisher in engine room with automatic and manual activation, and engine and genset shutdowns (new 2024)
• ACR GlobalFix V5 EPIRB – AIS, RC9, 406; battery expires October 2033 (new 2025)
• ACR Rapid Ditch Kit
• Adventure Medicine Marine Series 450 First Aid Kit
• Orion Flare pistol in Pelican type case
• Orion Electronic SOS Beacon Locater Kit (new 2025)
• Orion Green Dye Marker Kit
• Davis Queaz Away bands
• (2) Orion Personal Marker Lights
• (4) Lifejackets
• Guardian 4 person liferaft in aluminum cradle atop pilothouse (mfg 9/23, next service 8/26)
• Hammar H20 R hydrostatic release for liferaft
• Ocean Safety emergency boarding ladder (new 2024)
• Lifesling man overboard retrieval system in rail-mounted plastic case (new 2024)
• Acrylic storm shutters for forward pilothouse windows (new 2025)
• Yellow webbing jacklines
• Bow “ice bra” made of six airplane tires and spectra lashings to protect bow from icebergs
• Custom aluminum emergency rudder
• Full body fall arrest harness for working aloft on mast

Work done in preparation for Summer of 2025 Northwest Passage voyage from Seattle, Washington to Wickford, RI.

• Outside paint
• Rubrails removed and painted underneath
• Deck paint
• Safety line stanchion and safety bars
• Waterline paint adjusted properly
• All New zincs
• New line cutters on both props
• New anchors and swivel shackles on both
• Stern anchor rack installed for Fortress anchor
• Rebuilt galley table
• Added lines to support the outriggers
• Redid the wood work in pilot house and varnish added trim
• Added backup Simrad autopilot and GPS antenna
• Simrad Auto pilot remote
• Added additional VHF radio and new 8 foot antennas
• New Iridium remote antennas
• New iridium sat Phone and cradle
• New Iridium GO
• New fire suppression system and fire extinguishers
• Custom wood rocker switch cabinet next to helm seat
• Binocular holder wood
• New helm seat
• 2 Wood drink holders in pilot house
• New hydraulic pump on Main engine
• Complete service on all engines
• New sea strainer on wing engine for hydraulic oil cooling pump
• New water maker
• New hot water heater
• New electric heat element for glycol system
• Rebuilt diesel Webasto heater
• New muffler on the main engine and top pipe
• Added sound insulation to generator cabinet
• Added dual fuel filters to generator and main engine
• Added reverso machine for oil changes
• Added stainless steel support bar to helm seating
• Added stainless steel bars to all countertops
• New hydraulic hoses on both winches
• New aluminum tender cradle(painted)
• New winch for tender lift
• New Starlink system
• Complete electrical system and added 6 more batteries
• All new batteries
• Resealed rear fuel tanks
• Air conditioner serviced and rewired
• New toilets and hoses
• New macerator pump for black water system
• New propane sensor and regulator
• New propane tanks
• New locks on deck lazarettes
• New Bullfrog 10.6 foot tender and engine
• New dock lines
• New main prop with backup prop
• New folding prop on wind engine
• Extra hydraulic hoses and quick fittings (all sizes)
• New smoke and CO alarms
• Freeman deck hatches rebuilt
• New cabinet door on closet in front stateroom
• New small cabinet door in galley with new shelves
• New fish stabilizers and one back up
• New line system for back up rudder post arm
• New tow rope
• New anchor rode snubber system
• New emergency rudder
• New door and drawer latching systems
• New trash compactor
• New stern flagpole
• New fishing rod holders stainless steel
• New oven hood exhaust system
• Secure pot holders for stovetop
• Emergency windows and brackets for pilot house
• New freshwater pump
• 3 new gray water pumps and plumbed for direct overboard
• Hydraulic clutch switch with light
• Low hydraulic fluid light
• New bow thruster remote