Esme

About Esme

<p>1993 Custom 46’ Baraka Cutter</p><p><br></p><p><strong>ESME</strong> is a custom-built 46’ cutter that has just returned from an approximately <strong>nine-month family cruise through the Caribbean and to Panama</strong>, a real-world voyage that speaks to her offshore capability, livability, and proven use as a cruising sailboat.</p><p><br></p><p>Built in Florida in 1993 by <strong>Rand Speas and Guy Erickson</strong>, ESME is based on <strong>Chuck Paine design lineage</strong> and constructed using <strong>cold-molded marine plywood with epoxy and fiberglass sheathing</strong>. Her construction approach and build story were featured in <strong>Boatbuilder Magazine (March/April 1996)</strong> as a cold-molded epoxy case study (article available upon request).</p><p>ESME is a <strong>heavy-displacement (18-ton) offshore cruising sailboat</strong> with a 63’ mast, 5’6” draft, and versatile cutter rig. She features a <strong>pilothouse-style raised deckhouse</strong> that provides excellent shelter and visibility; the <strong>primary helm is located aft in the cockpit</strong>, protected by a dodger.</p><p><br></p><p>Inside, the layout is practical and comfortable with <strong>three cabins and six berths</strong>, generous storage, and the kind of volume and utility that works well for <strong>liveaboard life, extended cruising, or comfortable time at anchor</strong>. This is a straightforward, serviceable cruising boat intended for sailors who appreciate traditional sail handling and simple, proven systems.</p><p><br></p><p>The owners invested in numerous updates and improvements during <strong>2024–2025</strong> in preparation for and during their cruising season. Documentation and receipts are available upon request.</p><p><br></p><p>A <strong>Walker Bay fiberglass dinghy</strong> with a <strong>Mercury 15 HP outboard</strong> (with factory warranty through 2028)</p><p><br></p><p>Specifications</p><p><br></p><p>General</p><ul><li><strong>Name:</strong> ESME</li><li><strong>Year:</strong> 1993</li><li><strong>Builder:</strong> Rand Speas &amp; Guy Erickson (Custom)</li><li><strong>Design Lineage:</strong> Chuck Paine</li><li><strong>Location Built:</strong> Florida</li><li><strong>USCG Documentation Number:</strong> 1255060</li><li><strong>Hull Type:</strong> Monohull</li><li><strong>Rig:</strong> Cutter</li></ul><p>Dimensions</p><ul><li><strong>LOA:</strong> 46’</li><li><strong>Beam:</strong> 14’</li><li><strong>Draft:</strong> 5’6”</li><li><strong>Displacement:</strong> Approx. 18 tons</li></ul><p>Construction</p><ul><li><strong>Hull:</strong> Cold-molded marine plywood with epoxy and fiberglass sheathing</li><li><strong>Deck:</strong> Fiberglass/epoxy over marine plywood</li><li><strong>Superstructure:</strong> Cedar strip plank construction</li><li><strong>Keel:</strong> <strong>Lead keel</strong></li><li><strong>Skeg:</strong> Yes</li></ul><p>Machinery</p><ul><li><strong>Engine:</strong> Westerbeke 82B diesel</li><li><strong>Horsepower:</strong> 82 HP</li><li><strong>Engine Hours:</strong> Approx. 3,880</li><li><strong>Transmission:</strong> Hurth Marine HSW 250-3.0R</li><li><strong>Propeller:</strong> Max-Prop, 3-blade</li></ul><p>Electrical</p><ul><li><strong>DC / AC:</strong> 12V DC / 125V AC shore power</li><li><strong>House Batteries:</strong> Lithium system, 200Ah</li><li><strong>Charging:</strong> Solar (2 × 100W panels) and Victron DC-DC charger</li></ul><p>Tankage</p><ul><li><strong>Fuel:</strong> Two Moeller tanks, approx. 54 gallons total</li><li><strong>Fresh Water:</strong> Approx <strong>&nbsp;</strong>200 gallons</li><li><strong>Holding Tank:</strong> Approx. 45 gallons</li></ul><p>Rigging &amp; Sails</p><ul><li><strong>Mast / Boom:</strong> Aluminum</li><li><strong>Standing Rigging:</strong> Stainless steel (serviceable)</li><li><strong>Running Rigging:</strong> Replaced 2024–2025</li></ul><p><strong>Sail Inventory</strong></p><ul><li>New fully-battened mainsail (Mack Sails, 2024)</li><li>New staysail (Mack Sails, 2024)</li><li>Roller-furling genoa</li><li>Spinnaker</li><li><strong>Spare staysail</strong></li></ul><p>Ground Tackle</p><ul><li><strong>Primary Anchor:</strong> Rocna Vulcan 20kg ( May 2025)</li><li><strong>Chain:</strong> 100’ of 3/8” BBB galvanized chain (<strong>&nbsp;</strong>May 2025)</li><li><strong>Additional Anchors:</strong> Bruce and CQR</li></ul><p>Tender</p><ul><li><strong>Dinghy:</strong> Walker Bay fiberglass</li><li><strong>Outboard:</strong> Mercury 15 HP (2025) factory warranty through 2028</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Call today and set up your private showing!</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Disclaimer</strong></p><p>The Company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.</p> <br> <i> Resolute Yachting is pleased to assist you in the purchase of this vessel. This boat is centrally listed by Engel & Völkers Yachting. 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>