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Loomba-Loomba is for sale!


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https://sites.google.com/view/svloomba-loombaforsale/home

Contact Information:
loombaloomba@gmail.com
info@LaPazCruisersSupply.com
La Paz Cruiser's Supply: 619 609 3432




We purchased Loomba-Loomba in 2009 in Alameda, California where she had spent her entire life in San Francisco Bay (except  for a few excursions to Monterrey).  We had her trucked up to Port Townsend, Washington where we started a total re-fit and we have been adding things ever since.

The boat was built in 1989 in Taiwan and all equipment on her appeared to be original factory installation, except for a new compressor for the refrigeration, the rigging and the upholstery.

We sailed Loomba-Loomba  from Bainbridge Island, Washington to San Francisco in 2010, which was the shake down cruise. We spent a month in SF where we upgraded a few more things, then two weeks in Santa Cruz where we installed a new hot water heater.  We then sailed down to Long Beach where we installed the SSB radio, Pactor modem, and dinghy davits.  From there we sailed down the coast of Baja and over to mainland Mexico.

We had every intention of doing the Pacific Puddle Jump in the 2013 or 2014 so we continued to add and upgrade. We were ready to head across the Pacific, but by the time 2014 rolled around we had fallen in love with Mexico AND a brand new grandson so we decided to continue to cruise Mexico where we have now enjoyed  nine seasons!

It is a very tough decision to put Loomba-Loomba on the market, but there are many other places we want to explore and things we want to do and we have both crossed the 70 year threshold. We are still toying with the idea of putting her on a ship up to Vancouver Island and doing a few more years of cruising in the inland waters of British Columbia and Washington, which is probably what we will do if someone doesn’t snap her up in Mexico.  

The boat:
Loomba-Loomba is a Fairweather Mariner 39 (also known as a Westsail 39). Bob Perry designed the Westsail 39 right before Westsail went bankrupt. A few boats were built before the plans and molds were purchased and shipped to Taiwan to be built as the Fairweather 39. There are 25 Fairweather Mariner 39’s and Loomba-Loomba is hull number 23.  Minor improvements continued to be made as production grew.  For Example: ours has enlarged scuppers to drain the side-decks and keep the cockpit dry in rough weather, the wiring runs are practically a work of art, and  an air pathway was devised from the mast base through the bilge, past the engine to stern cockpit vents eliminating any stale bilge smell.

In almost every marina and every anchorage we are asked what kind of boat she is and told that she’s a very beautiful boat. One person called her a very purposeful looking boat! The fact that she is so well maintained highlights the beauty of the design. (See our "Boat Design" Page to see an article by Bob Perry about his Westsail 39 design)
Loomba-Loomba is in excellent condition and ready to do some bluewater cruising.

The location:
Loomba-Loomba is in San Carlos which is about a nine hour drive from the Phoenix area. No need to sail down the west coast to get to the warm and beautiful cruising grounds of Mexico because the boat is already there!

More information on our new website:
https://sites.google.com/view/svloomba-loombaforsale/home

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