1950 Custom Arno Day/Frank Day Downeast

• What a great boat for day trips and adventures further afar, harkening back to the "simple life", when desired!

LUCKY DAY is as attractive as you would expect, coming from the eye of Arno Day and executed by The family firm, Frank Day & Sons.  Never far from where she was built, the boat stayed in the hands of one family (a father and then his son) for 68 years.  She was used as a pleasure yacht always, never worked.  

And she served her purpose well.  Seaworthy, and comfortable, with an emphasis on cockpit space.  She has a nice forward deck, ample side decks, two opening ports and two fixed ports in her house side for light and ventilation.  

Below, she has two very comfortable berths, with storage below, and two hanging lockers.  

The helm deck features a hard sided and hard topped arrangement, for protection and visibility.  Both panels of the windshield open for ventilation when desired.  The helm is to port, companion area to starboard.  There are no permanent seats here, but stools work just fine and are the traditional perch of choice.  The engine box, which is very well insulate for sound, makes for a fine seat when necessary.

The cockpit is expansive, and offers room for deck chairs to supplement the aft bench seat.

Access to all systems is excellent.

NOTABLE IMPROVEMENTS - 2018:                                         

• New Yanmar ZF 1.548:1 Transmission)- required to achieve proper performance.
• New transmission cooler
• New exhaust system, new exhaust flange
• Updated engine beds
• New Shaft Coupling
• New Cutlass bearing
• Full standard engine service
• Replaced forward end of cabin trunk, including corner timbers
• Restored fiberglass cabin top
• Rudder post re-manufactured.
• Rudder removed and stern-post rot removed and repaired.
• New fuel tanks and fuel valve system
• Replacement of significant portions of the Garboards and the 1st and 2nd broad strakes
• New Hanger bolts fastening Horn timber to Shaft log.
• Repaint Cabin topsides
• Repaint cabin top
• Repaint Cabin Trunk
• Replanking and refastening reported to have occurred 14-15 years ago.

ENGINE and MECHANICAL:                                                         

• Yanmar 4JH4-HTE, 2010, 110hp, 337 hours.
• Bronze packing gland
• 3 bladed 16x22 propeller
• 1 1/8" Bronze propeller
• Twin lever Morse controls
• Bronze steering wheel
• 2 new aluminum fuel tanks, 12 gallons each (total 24 gallons) with shut off valves for independent operation.

ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS:                                             

• Two 12v Batteries with Selector switch
• Engine driven alternator for charging
• Garmin 4108 Chartplotter/GPS 

MISCELLANEOUS:                                                                        

• Flag staff and ensign
• Two fenders
• Four Docklines
• Boat hook
• Fire extinguisher
• CO Monitor
• Fortress FX-11 Achor and Rode.