Uncle Roy
1929, Stephens Brothers Trunk Cabin Cruiser, 34’
Uncle Roy
Every painting or sculpture starts out with a few simple lines on paper, canvas, wood or stone by their creators who then, through a lifetime of experience, raw talent and an embrace of the future, produce what everyone agrees to be a masterpiece. Such is the story of Uncle Roy.
When first acquired by her current owner this 1929, Stephens Brothers 34’ Trunk Cabin Cruiser was considered to be beyond repair but beneath the rotting wood and flaking paint he could see those few simple lines that would serve as the basis for the masterpiece that is Uncle Roy.
In 2017, what would become Uncle Roy was trucked to the Brooklin, Maine shop of boat builder Eric Dow where over the course of almost two years the boat was taken down to its bare bones, then painstakingly restored to the highest standards of traditional wooden boat construction and brought into the future with thoughtful design improvements and state of the art equipment all while retaining the look and feel of a classic motor yacht that would be equally at home back in 1929 or into the future another lifetime from now.
For sale at a fraction of restoration costs Uncle Roy offers her next stewards a truly one-of-kind boat of classic aesthetic with modern operational systems that will turn heads at every port of call. Contact us to learn more and arrange a personal tour of this splendid vessel.
Asking Price: $350,000
Location: Solomons, Maryland
Hull, Deck, Cabin and Cockpit Construction
Traditional wood plank on frame construction / carvel planking
Bottom planking: 1” Atlantic White Cedar
Topside Planking: 3/4” Cedar
Frames: Steam bent White Oak 1 1/4” x 1 3/8”
Fastenings: Bronze screws
Keel & Stem - Keel fir, stern oak
Skeg: Fir wood with reinforcing stainless-steel channel 1” x 3” with
Transom: Laminated marine plywood with varnished Teak veneer
Composite 2” x 2” spray rail added in 2020, fastened to frames with 3-1/2” stainless steel screws.
Deck and Cabin: Traditional wood joinery construction.
Deck Beams: White Oak 1 1/2” x 1”, 12” on center.
Decking: Teak
Cockpit Sole: 2 layers vacuum bagged /8” Marine Plywood overlaid with fiberglass cloth set in epoxy with painted finish.
Cabin Tops- 2 layers vacuum bagged 3/8” Marine Plywood overlaid with fiberglass cloth set in epoxy with painted finish.
Cockpit Access Hatches: Bowmar aluminum, watertight hatches (5ea)
Exterior Trim & Fittings: Varnished teak and bronze
Through hull fittings below waterline: Marelon plastic
Thru hull fittings above water line: Bronze
Self-bailing cockpit
Deck Hardware and Features (bow to stern)
Varnished teak anchor platform with bronze bow roller
Original cast bronze bow chocks port and starboard
Lewmar low-profile polished stainless steel windlass
Windlass control foot switches
Original bronze Sampson post (original)
Vintage bronze docking cleats port and starboard at forward quarter, max beam and stern quarters
Original Cast bronze stern chocks port and starboard
Bronze deck fills for waste, water and fuel port side deck
Bronze ensign staff holder
Teak and stainless-steel swim platform off transom
Trunk Cabin and Pilot House Hardware and Features
Bronze rod holders port and starboard on trunk cabin front
Bronze rectangular opening port (with screen) on trunk cabin front
Three (3) bronze circular opening ports (with screens) port and starboard on trunk cabin sides
One (1) bronze rectangular opening port (with screen) port and starboard on trunk cabin sides
Original “Stephens” name plates and logos port and starboard on pilot house sides
Bronze LED navigation lights port and starboard on pilot house side
Teak and bronze handrails port and starboard on trunk cabin top
Two (2) varnished teak butterfly hatches on trunk cabin top
Three (3) bay windshield with opening windows on pilot house front
Two (2) bay opening windows on pilot house sides
Bronze and teak hand rails port and starboard on pilot house top
Radome, GPS antenna and bronze air horn on pilot house
Pilot house top mast with all-around anchor light, forward LED search light and two (2) flag halyards
Aft facing LED down / cockpit lights at aft end of pilot house top.
Propulsion and Fuel
2018, Yanmar, Model 4LV 195, freshwater cooled diesel
Horsepower: 195HP
Engine Hours: 200 (summer 2024)
Reduction Gear: Kanzaki KMH 41A, 1.67-1 ratio
Single lever throttle and transmission control at helm
Yanmar ignition system panel at helm
Yanmar tachometer and engine status menu display at helm
Yanmar oil pressure and engine temperature gauges at helm
Engine Cooling System: Fresh water cooled with heat exchanger to saltwater.
Engine Exhaust System: Wet exhaust with inline Centek muffler
Fuel Capacity: 85 Gallons
Fuel Tank: Aluminum construction
Fuel Piping: USCG approved rubber fuel hose with Racor filter.
Ventilation/ Aspiration: Natural
Propellor Shaft: 1 1/2” diameter stainless steel
Thomas Marine Hardware water-cooled combo stuffing box / bearing
Shaft Bearing: Rubber cutlass in single leg strut and aft end of skeg.
Propeller: Three-blade bronze 17” x 17”
Teak veneer helm station provides hinged access to engine, and extensive interior storage.
Steering System and Boat Handling Equipment
Capilano Sea Star hydraulic steering
Rudder Post: Stainless steel 1 1/4” diameter
Rudder: Stainless steel 15” x 19” x ¼” with bottom bearing on skeg
Bow Thruster: Lewmar 12-volt, 7: diameter.
Trim Tabs: Zip wake
Garmin Autopilot
Interior, Pilot House and Cockpit Layout and Accommodations (bow to stern)
Furthest forward is chain locker followed by (forward) sleeping cabin with accommodations for two (2) persons in a V-berth configuration. V-berths are generous width and 6’-4” long so forward V-berth is equivalent to queen sized bed with storage lockers and bins under V-berth. All sleeping locations have accessory shelves and dual function outlets –USB & 120V & individually switched wall sconce lighting.
Next aft is the main saloon with port and starboard 6’4” extra wide sectional settee/berths. Storage lockers and bins under settees. There are also tables port and starboard on telescoping pedestals that drop down to be flush with top of the settee and cushions that go on top of the lowered tables to create full length berths. Additionally, there is a middle section of the table that attaches to the port and starboard sections to make a “one piece” table with the pedestals extend up to proper table height. The tabletop is a slab of particularly attractive burled maple with the grain running continuously through the top (except for section cuts). Continuing aft (to port) in the main saloon is a private head space and limited galley area on centerline and the companionway (to starboard) leading aft and up to the pilot house area.
Cabin interior is combination of varnished teak and quartersawn Douglas fir with a Waterlox matte finish.
Interior and exterior teak joinery and beams are finished in varnish and painted wood ceilings.
Bronze rim latches for head door and forward cabin.
The upper pilot house area provides shelter from the elements while at the same time allowing the helmsman and passengers excellent visibility to their surrounds with a 3-bay windshield forward and 2-bay side windows port and starboard. In particularly inclement weather the pilot house can be fully enclosed with aft drop-down canvas and isinglass enclosure curtains.
Teak helm seat and built-in seating fore and aft on the engine box allow for seating for five (5) persons in the Pilot House enclosure and more seating available with a removable, full-width teak bench seat at in the stern.
Other cockpit features include cockpit coamings of laminated teak, five (5) Bowmar water-tight deck hatches allowing access to under deck storage and machinery, live well/ice chest under cockpit floor with aerator pump and discharge pump, ten (10) thru deck fishing rod holders, concealed below gunwale rod storage, and additional rid storage on pilot house ceiling.
All miscellaneous hardware fittings and features are antique or vintage components exclusively in Bronze, of similar age or older than Uncle Roy.
Teak paneling in cockpit is original as is door to cabin. Only clear fir or teak was used in the finish cabinetry and millwork.
Galley Equipment
Well-insulated ice box style front-loading refrigerator / freezer with Frigaboat 12-Volt DC refrigeration
Sink – Bronze sink with single level bronze mixing faucet.
Hot Water: Three-gallon hot water storage tank
Hot water supplied by engine and 120-volt AC
Plumbing and Sanitation Systems and Equipment
Freshwater Capacity: 30 Gallons stored in stainless steel tank located under cockpit sole
Pressure water system supplies hot and cold water to sink basins in galley and head areas
Brass galley sink basin with single faucet / mixing valve
Brass head area sink basin with separate hot and cold faucets
Greywater Capacity: 20 Gallons in polyethylene tank
Hot and cold pressure water cockpit shower with hose capable of reaching swim platform
Saltwater washdown system located in the cockpit with hose capable of reaching bow to stern
Saltwater live well/ice chest under cockpit floor with aerator pump and discharge pump,
MSD / Marine Toilet: Dometic electric flush with macerator pump and freshwater flush
Black Water Capacity: 20 Gallons in polyethylene tank
Greywater and blackwater tanks plumbed so as to be able to be emptied by either overboard discharge (in offshore waters) or by shoreside pump-out
Heating and Cooling
Engine supplied hot water (bus) heater in cabin area
Dometic reverse-cycle AC provides heating and cooling below decks
Interior, Exterior and Navigational Lighting
All lighting fixtures use LED bulbs
Sink & fridge space has under cabinet lighting
All sleeping locations individually switched Frigast brass reading lights and dual function outlets –USB & 120V
Brass sconce lighting in pilot house
Bronze port and starboard navigation lights
Pilot house top mast with all-around anchor light, forward LED search light and two (2) flag halyards
Aft facing LED down / cockpit lights at aft end of pilot house top.
12-Volt DC Electrical System and Equipment
12-Volt DC ship’s systems
Batteries: Four group 31 AGM: 1-engine start, 2-house, 1-windlass and 1-bow thruster
Battery Stowage – Plastic battery trays
USCG approved boat cable wiring.
Blue Seas main battery selector switch
Blue Seas DC circuit breaker panel.
DC Electrical Monitoring System: Volt and amp meters
Battery charging by way of engine alternator via ProMariner and 120-volt AC Blue Seas
Electrical panel and systems are in concealed sliding door panel to starboard of steps down into cabin.
USB outlets for charging in multiple locations
120-Volt AC Electrical System and Equipment
120-Volt AC shore power system
USCG approved boat cable wiring.
AC Distribution: ELCI breaker on shore power to Blue Seas AC circuit breaker panel
AC Electrical Monitoring System: Volt and amp meters
Inverter — 1,000-watt Promatic
Electrical panel and systems are in concealed sliding door panel to starboard of steps down into cabin.
USB outlets for charging in multiple locations
Electronics and Navigational Equipment
Ritchie Powerdamp Plus helm compass
Garmin GPS with 21” flat screen chart plotter / radar display
Panoptic and basic fish finder transducers (display on chart plotter)
Garmi radar
Garmin depth sounder
Garmin VHF radio
Garmin Autopilot
Fusion stereo head unit with Blue Tooth remote and speakers in cabin
Ground Tackle
Primary Anchor - 35 lb. plow with appropriate chain and nylon rode
Lewmar low-profile polished stainless-steel windlass. 12-Volt powered with control at helm
Dewatering Equipment
Main Bilge Pump: Johnson electric / automatic 2,200 GPH
Forward Bilge Pump: Johnson electric / automatic 500 GPH
Main Cabin Bilge Pump: Rule Mate 500 GPM
Canvas and Cushions
Complete set (12) of Sunbrella fabric cushions for cockpit, cabin and helm station seat, settees and berths.
Canvas and isinglass enclosure curtains
Safety Equipment
Navigational Lighting – 12-volt LED
Fixed Fire Extinguisher Systems – Fireboy in engine compartment
Ships horn
PFD’s, Type II (4ea)
PFD, Type IV (1ea)
Air horn
Flares
Additional Equipment
Dock Lines
Fenders
Varnished teak ensign staff.
Drift bag for slow trolling.
Downriggers (2ea) and mounting hardware on deck.
Fishing rod holders on ceiling of cockpit and on gunwales in open rear cockpit
Removable Rear seat (varnished Teak) full width of stern with cushion.
Sconce lighting in cabin and bronze mast down lights for lighting in cockpit.
LED strip lighting under gunwales
Underwater fish lights unde