Van deStadt Sailing Yacht by Hans Lukat for sale

This is a very nice very clean boat offered for sale by the owner builder. But this is not just any builder. It was built by Hans Lukat of Stuart Fl. Hans immigrated from Germany about 50 years ago and was already an accomplished boat builder and sailor. He spent a short while in Newport Beach Ca. before moving to Stuart. He went to work at Whittaker Boat Works, stayed there for 47 years, and retired just 3 years ago as the head carpenter. Whittaker Boat Works has been around for quite a while and has built a reputation for building some of the world's finest wooden sportfishing boats. Hans built this boat for his personal use and launched her in 1976. While he was younger and a bit more spry, he raced her throughout south Florida quite successfully, enough so that his PHRF rating was adjusted downward several times.

I became aware of this boat when Hans' son, Garry came to work with us at Boatsmith several years ago. Garry Lukat is also a very skilled and talented yacht carpenter and helped build this fine boat.

Hans is now well into his 80's and he no longer can sail this boat like he would like to, hence this special opportunity.

These pictures on the hard were taken May 5th 2008 in Stuart and show that the boat has been maintained to the highest standards.

The paint is shiny fresh Awlgrip, the varnish is spectacular and everything works like it's supposed to.

The photo above shows the forepeak where you can see the fuel tank and fuel filter. You can also see the level of finish that is evident throughout this fine vessel. Below is a shot of the portside settee. There is an identical settee to starboard with the same style of storage cubbies.

Below is a picture of the NEW 18hp Yanmar diesel engine. Sorry the photo is so bad.

Here is the galley with a two burner Primus alcohol stove.

Here is a view of the cockpit. Hans tells me that the sails are in very good shape as he has used the boat only lightly since buying new ones.

The vital statistics on this fine boat are listed below.

Length 31 ft

Beam 9 ft
Draft 5 ft
Weight 6500 lbs (Ballast 2500 lbs lead)
Construction cold molded Honduran mahogany
Mast sitka spruce
Designer Van de Stadt


If this finely built and well maintained sailing yacht piques your interest, you may contact Hans directly at 772 -335-2161. Hans tells me he is asking $25,000 but he is willing to talk. If this boat is your cup of tea then maybe your ship has come in.