The Romany Star is for sale

1970 Ohlson 38 Hull 114
Laid up by Tyler in England under Lloyds supervision and finished in the Ohlson yard in Sweden.

Romany Star is a fully prepared and fitted-out ocean cruising boat. She has been the love of my life for 28 years, and at every opportunity I have used the highest quality materials and systems available. The cabin is completely customized for two people to cruise comfortably and safely anywhere in the world, and to sleep a guest or two at anchor. The compact galley is set up for foodies, with space for every ingredient and tool you could want and a way to hold it still at sea. Storage space has been maximized to carry six months of food, and a truly huge array of spare parts and supplies. All interior and exterior lights are LED, many of them dual color for night vision, and there is a slide-mounted flat-screen monitor for movie night. All varnished wood is bright and beautiful, and the cockpit teak is grey, soft and non-skid as it naturally should be. Quality-of-life details like fans and cupholders making living aboard a joy.

Every system on the boat is designed for safety and comfort while ocean voyaging. Though she is set up for a couple, she is easiy sailed single handed. I sailed her from Hawaii to California solo one winter (see the 2009 logbook). The anchor is big enough for tropical storms, with reinforced cleats to take the load. There are reinforced chain plates for a drogue on the stern. The hard dodger is strong enough to dance on, and the windvane steering and electric tiller pilot controls are led forward to the dodger to keep the watch dry. There is a custom padded curved watch seat that drops in the companionway where you will be comfortable and dry on watch. The decks are surfaced in Treadmaster for maximum grip at sea, with hardware for jacklines and an upper lifeline. Every locker and drawer has an effective sea lock so everything holds safely still even in a potential knockdown (hasn't happened yet). There are plenty of handholds throughout the boat. There are well-engineered shade and weather awnings for all weather conditions to encourage daily use of the large cockpit, and extra large drains to clear any water that comes over the rail. I have constantly added and optimized designs to make this a perfect offshore boat for a couple or solo sailor. This boat is ready to continue her cruising life to distant shores with the next loving owner.

Equipment list

Engine - Beta Marine BD722 20 hp - 2100 hours

Includes factory dual alternators (40A & 120A)
Offshore spares kit included: Starter, Alternator, Injector Pump, Injectors, Exhaust Elbow, Fresh & Raw water pumps, gasket set and much more

Sails

Light Main - Morrelli Custom - 3 reef points with Antal reefing blocks - New 2017
Heavy Main - Morrelli Custom - Cut to hoist of normal first reef - 2 reef points with Antal reefing blocks - New 2017
125 Genoa - Morrelli Custom - Radial cut medium weight - On forward Furlex roller - New 2011
Solent - Morrelli Custom - Heavy 80% flat cut - On aft Furlex roller - New 2017
Cruising Spinnaker - Morrelli Custom - 1.2 oz Dacron conservative cut - New 2010

Rigging

Alps 316 stainless 9/32 wire - New 2016
Hayn swageless terminals - New 2016
Hayn turnbuckles - New 2011
Furlex 200S - Headstay & Solent - New 2007 & 2017
Andersen 46 ST - primaries - New 2009
Andersen 28 1 ST & 1 standard - halyard - New 2009
Andersen 12 1 ST & 1 standard - spinnaker, furling & boom brake - New 2009
Baldor Boom Brake

Ground Tackle

25 kg Rocna with 300' 5/16 HT chain & 300' 3/4" Mega Braid - Primary
20 lb HT Danforth 50' 5/16 HT chain & 200' 5/8" Mega Braid - Stern mounted
55 lb 3-piece Fisherman - Special conditions (inline with the Rocna for storm or alone in heavy rock bottoms)
50' 5/16 HT chain & 300' 3/4" Mega Braid
Various snubbers, kellet & chafe gear
Maxwell VWC1200 Windlass

Electrical

480 watts solar - New 2016
Morningstar solar controller - New 2016
4 US Battery GC house batteries - New 2018
Mastervolt AGM starting battery - New 2017
Magnum 1000 Watt Inverter Charger - 120 volt system
Mastervolt Charger - 220 volt system
Magnum Energy Monitor

Electronics

ICOM IC-M402 VHF with Command Mike in cockpit
ICOM IC-M88 Handheld VHF
ICOM 706 MKIIG HAM still one of the best ever made
SGC Antenna tuner
SCS PTC-USB with Pactor III license
B&G Speed & Depthsounder
Vesper Marine AIS
Furuno 1623 Radar
Garmin GPS 120 at nav station and GPS 126 in cockpit (both interfaced to USB at nav station)
Garmin 74sv Chartplotter with charts of entire Pacific
Lenovo laptop full of navigation software, charts, cruising guides, recipes and 20+ years of maintenance history

Miscelaneous

Big wave proof hard dodger with 1/2" acrylic windscreen
New rudder and Jeffa rudder bearing - March 2017
New Sterling topside and deck paint - March 2017
Fresh barrier coat & three coats of Micron 66 - March 2017
Goiot offshore hatches & ports - New 2005 - new gaskets 2015
Goiot aluminum toe rail - New 2005
12 vdc refrigeration - belt driven high efficiency compressor and two holding plates - makes ice
Dickinson Caribbean 2 Burner propane stove - New 2017
Groco HK bronze marine head
Webasto Hydronic heater with full spare heater unit
Water heater - 110 volt & engine heated
PUR 80 watermaker with spare pump unit
Flemming Windvane steering
Navico TP30 Tillerpilot (3 ea plus spare parts)
ACR 406 EPIRB
Fujinon FMTR-SX 7x50 binoculars
Mobri radar reflectors (2 ea)
Aqualarm visual & audible alarm system
Plastimo Liferaft - New 2015
Achilles HB-270FX Fiberglass floor dinghy - New 2016
Nissan 9.8 2 stroke outboard - not new but ALL hard anodized and always starts
Innova two seat inflatable kayak (Hypalon) with carbon fiber paddles
Airline hooka (2 divers to 60')
Galerider drogue
Spares and spares and spares - way too much to list

Photos

Anchored in Moorea 2009	Racing to Moorea 2014 Puddle Jump	Anchored in Tonga 2017
Nav station	Looking forward from companionway	Galley - yup that's Corian countertop
Salon starboard side looking forward	Salon starboard side looking aft	Salon port side looking aft
Front mounted water pump, remote oil filter and oil change pump make for easy maintenance	Engine with factory 120 Amp Alternator - Engine space is LP painted for easy cleanup	Fuel system constantly polishes as fuel is pumped through the large Racor into a 2 gallon day tank which is drawn through the small Racor to the engine. Never a fuel problem.
New 480 watt solar array tops the batteries easily	High efficiency belt driven refrigeration with holding plates - makes ice on about 50 amps/day	Highly reliable PUR 80 watermaker has been modified to use industry standard membrane
Twin Furlex furlings easily provide the right headsail - from 5-50 knots	In the event of an accidental jibe the Baldor Boom Brake eases the main across without drama	The Antal reefing blocks coupled with the ball bearing sheaves in the boom make it easy to pull in a reef

87,000 USD Firm

This boat is ready to go and I will spend time with you for a week or two showing you the ropes.

Want to do the Haha? Meet up in Mexico to avoid taxes? All possible, just ask.