Liberte

About Liberte

<p>To have the ability of owning a very unique part of <strong>AMERICAN MARITIME HISTORY</strong> puts one into an elite class of very fortunate yacht owners.&nbsp;There are so few classic American built&nbsp;yachts from the early 1900's that are still plying the waters of the world.&nbsp;Yes, there are some that exist in Maritime museums such as the Biloxi Maritime and Seafood Museum and other maritime museums located around the world.&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>NOW</strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;the opportunity to become a member of this exclusive club has arrived.</p><p><strong>The 1930 47' ACF LIBERTE&nbsp;</strong>presents the opportunity to become a member of this very exclusive and prestigious international club.&nbsp;She was built in an era where yachts of this pedigree were only available to the extremely wealthy.</p><p>AMERICAN CAR &amp; FOUNDRY&nbsp;<strong>(ACF)</strong> was incorporated in New Jersey in 1899. In 1901 the ACF company purchased a train car manufacturing company that also owned a shipyard, called Jackson and Sharp based in Wilmington, Delaware&nbsp;They continued to produce rail cars for export until 1920.&nbsp;From 1918 until 1945 the Wilmington plant also built minesweepers for the US government, schooners, barges, steam powered passenger and freight vessels as well as a limited production of private yachts. They had their own lumberyard that converted raw logs into wood products for a variety of uses from planking to frames, and ornamentation.&nbsp;Even the sawdust was used for powering the shipyard and car building facilities machinery.</p><p>In 1929 a Boston Massachusets buisness tycoon by the name of Griswald J.&nbsp;Hayward ordered his custom built <strong>ACF 47' cabin cruiser, HELEN.&nbsp;</strong>In 1932 her name was changed to&nbsp;<strong>MAXINE&nbsp;</strong>when Max Bear purchased her from the Hayward family.&nbsp;During 1943 <strong>MAXINE</strong> was purchased by Julius Sylvack.&nbsp;Julius Sylvack then sold her to the Morton's officers and cadets club represented by John L. Morton in 1944 and her new name was <strong>MORTON</strong>. For 5 years she was used by the cadets etc and was then sold to William Nobles, Jr. in late 1949. Once again, she was renamed&nbsp;<strong>JOYCE</strong> and remained as such until 1962.&nbsp;It is believed that between 1962 and 1973 she was renamed to <strong>LIBERTE</strong> and was then sold in 1993 to her current owner/custodian.&nbsp;Under his custodialship she has enjoyed&nbsp;extensive rebuilding and maintenance .&nbsp;She enjoyed the benefit of having C-Flex applied to her very solidly constructed mahogany hull yeilding a solid fiberglass bottom that is now imperious to the common ravagers of wooden hulls. <strong>LIBERTE</strong> is the holder of numerous awards over the past 30 years as she became an integral part of the classic boat show circuit throughout the Southern States.</p><p>One could describe her as a total head turner, a show queen, an elegant cruiser remeniscent of the Gatsby era, or a truly one of a kind yacht.&nbsp;All true.&nbsp;But the most important description of <strong>LIBERTE</strong> is that she is possible one of the last remaining&nbsp;<strong>ACF 47' CRUISERS</strong> known to exist and therefore is truly an example of&nbsp;<strong>AMERICAN</strong> <strong>MARITIME HISTORY</strong> worthy of being in a private museum.&nbsp;</p><p>Her current custodian has made the extremely difficult decision to put <strong>LIBERTE</strong> on the market due to his age related health concerns.&nbsp;She is available for inspection inside her boat house in Madisonville, La.&nbsp;Courtesy showings as well as video walk thrus are also available. There is a photo album with over 450 photos and videos also available upoin request.</p><p><strong>LIBERTE</strong> is ready for a new custodian and to continue providing many future years of aristocratic cruising.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p> <br> <i> Resolute Yachting is pleased to assist you in the purchase of this vessel. This boat is centrally listed by Rick Obey Yacht Sales. It is offered as a convenience by this broker/dealer to its clients and is not intended to convey direct representation of a particular vessel </i>