Designed by Spencer Lincoln and built by Covey Island Boatworks in 1986, Aura III (ex Annie J) is a fine sailing pilot house yawl with accommodations and amenities that allow for comfortable extended cruising or be perfect for full-time live aboard use.

Her current owner has cruised with Aura III from Down East Maine to the Southern Bahamas with stops and side trips on the US East Coast all along the way down and has fond memories of the benefits of the Pilot House configuration where you can sail along perfectly dry through a driving rain with the foul weather gear stored in the wet locker and a hot cup of coffee close at hand.

Stored indoors during the off-seasons since 2005 Aura III has benefitted greatly by her current owners efforts in annual maintenance tasks and thoughtful upgrades (see the significant work history later in thus listing). 

Principle Dimensions and Information

Designer: Spencer Lincoln

Builder: Covey Island Boatworks

Year Built: 1986

LOA: 47’, 0” (Includes bow sprit and dinghy davits)

LOD: 37’, 8”

LWL: 35’, 6”

Beam: 12’, 2”

Draft: 6’, 0”

Displacement: 25,000 lbs.

Ballast: 8,750 lbs. external lead

Auxiliary Propulsion: 1986, Perkins Diesel, Model 4-236, 85 HP

Fuel Capacity: 80 Gallons (New poly tank)

Freshwater Capacity: 100 Gallons (1x40, 1x60), Plus optional 50 Gallon in bladder tank not connected at this time.

Electrical: 12-Volt DC and 110-Volt AC

Hull, Deck, Cabin and Pilot House Construction

Full keel with keel hung rudder underwater configuration.

White Oak stem, keel, back bone, deadwood, horn timber, frames, floors and other structural members

Hull skin is a of strip-plank, wood-epoxy and fiberglass cloth composite construction.

Hull skin laminate schedule as follows: 1 1/8” square Spruce planking edge-nailed and epoxy glued bronze fastened and epoxy glued to 1” x 2” White Oak frames spaced 16” on center frames with an exterior skin of vacuum-bagged 10 oz. FRP cloth set in epoxy.

The hull skin is protected from minor impact when docking or rafting by a wood, FRP and epoxy rubbing strake capped by Bronze ½ oval chafe guard.

Decks, Cockpit and Pilothouse are constructed of ¾” marine plywood over solid wood structural members with vacuum-bagged 10-oz. FRP cloth set in epoxy.

Decks and Cabin Top are further over-laid with thoughtfully positioned Tread-Master non-skid decking surface.

All structural members and hull interiors are sealed in epoxy with painted finishes

Hull, Deck, Cockpit and Pilot Hose exteriors are a painted finish using Petit Unipoxy paints.

Topsides repainted 2023

Hull colors are White topsides with a Black boot stripe at the water line and Gray bulwarks above the sheer.

Exterior finishes for the Decks, Cockpit and Pilot House are (for the most part) painted with the exception of toe rails, taff rail, cockpit coaming tops, cabin eye brows, hand rails and forward pilot house window trim which are varnished Teak.

Teak Cockpit sole grate

Deck Hardware and Features

Polished stainless steel bow and stern pulpits

Polished stainless steel life line stanchions

1x19 Stainless steel wire upper and lower life lines

Life line opening gates (P&S)

Cast aluminum and bronze docking cleats forward, aft and amidships

Tempered glass Pilot House windows and windshield with varnished Mahogany frames

Bronze opening ports and fixed tempered glass portlights on cabin front and sides

Large (21” x 21”) Bowmar opening hatches on cabin top, centerline fore and aft (2ea)

Smaller ( opening hatches on cabin top (3ea) and Pilot House top (1ea)

Varnished Mahogany hand rails on cabin top and Pilot House roof (P&S)

Dorade boxes with Bronze dorade cowls on cabin top (P&S)

Polished stainless steel solar vent on cabin top.

Cabin heater “Charlie Noble” exhaust chimney

Boat hook storage brackets

Interior Accomodations

Interior description is from bow to aft end of Pilot House.

Furthest forward below decks is the Chain Locker which can be accessed from the forward sleeping cabin by way of opening doors in the forward bulkhead.

Next aft is the Forward Sleeping Cabin with accommodations for two persons in a V-berth configuration, storage shelves above and outboard of the berthing platform and storage bins below.

Continuing aft one passes thru the Head Area which is to both port and starboard of the passageway leading aft to the Main Saloon.

To port / forward in the Head Area is a vanity / sink basin with hot and cold pressure water along with a hanging locker aft. To starboard is a Nature’s Head composting toilet and a separate stall shower with hot and cold pressure water. Privacy is afforded to the Head Area by way of doors forward (to Forward Cabin) and aft (to Main Saloon).

Next aft is the Main Saloon with settee seating / berths port and starboard and a drop leaf table on centerline.

Continuing aft one will find the Galley Areas to port and starboard with galley sink, Seaward gimbaled stove / oven and under counter storage to starboard and a large well-insulated, top-loading refrigerator (with Seafrost refrigeration) to port.

Up one step and aft one will enter the Pilot Hose which along with steering wheel, engine controls, electronics, etc. features unlimited berthing and seating  for the off-watch crew and a panoramic 360 degree view of the harbor and horizon.

Furthest aft is the companionway (3-step) ladder leading out to the cockpit.

With opening and fixed ports in the cabin sides, opening hatches in the cabin tops, dorade and solar vents and terrific views from the Pilot House Aura III has plenty of natural light and ventilation during daylight hours and when the sun goes down the interior spaces are nicely lit with all LED reading and overhead dome lights.

Spars and Rigging

Masthead rigged yawl rig configuration

Isomat anodized aluminum spars (masts, booms, jib club and spin pole)

Keel stepped double spreader main mast

Keel stepped single spreader mizzen mast

1x19 Stainless steel wire standing rigging (shrouds and stays) with swedged upper end fittings and Stayloc lower terminal fittings and open body stainless steel turnbuckle adjusters.

Exterior mounted stainless steel chain plates for main and mizzen.

White Oak (painted white) bow sprit

Sail Trim and Sail Handling Equipment

North Sails lazy jack systems for main sail and mizzen

Hood roller-furling head stay

Staysail traveler

Main sail traveler

Sail tracks with adjustable lead cars & blocks on cap rails (P&S)

Anderson #46, stainless steel, 2-speed, head sail sheeting winches (2ea)

Anderson #28, stainless steel, self-tailing, main sheet winch (1ea)

Lewmar #30, self-tailing accessory winch (1ea)

Lewmar single-speed halyard winches (2ea)

Sails and Canvas

North Sails fully-battened man sail (2005)

North Sails main sail cover / lazy jack system (2011)

North Sails fully-battened mizzen

North Sails mizzen cover / lazy jack system (2017)

Rolly Tasker 110% roller-furling head sail (2005)

Self-tacking, hanked-on staysail with bag (2012)

Cruising / Asymmetrical spinnaker with snuffer sock

Cockpit Bimini (2017)

Electronics and Navigational Equipment

Wagner steering compasses at Cockpit and Pilot House steering stations

Wagner S-50 autopilot

Icom M-402 VHF radio

Standard Horizon digital depth sounder

Furuno Navigator GPS chart plotter

Raymarine RL-70 chart plotter and radar display

Raymarine RL-70, 2kw closed array radar.

Steering Systems

Transom and keel hung rudder with cast bronze pintals and gudgeons

Wagner hydraulic steering system

Steering stations in cockpit and pilot house

Wagner S-50 autopilot

Auxiliary Propulsion and Drive Train

Engine compartment located under Pilot House cabin sole.

Cabin sole above engine fitted with Sounddown acoustic insulation

Perkins diesel, Model 4.236-M, Fresh-water cooled, 85 HP

3,351 Engine hours as of Spring 2024

Borg Warner Transmission, Model 72 with 1.5 to 1 ratio

Engine and transmission mounted on adjustable steel mounts bolted to engine stringers

1 1/8” Stainless steel propeller shaft

Dripless stuffing box

Bronze stern tube with cutlass bearing

Bronze, 4-blade, fixed propellor

Heat exchanger type engine cooling

Wet exhaust with stainless steel riser, Vetus muffler, 4” wet exhaust hose and bronze transom discharge port.

Engine compartment ventilated with (2ea) 4” duct hoses connected to louvered vents

Perkins ignition panel with tachometer and analog gauges for oil pressure, water temperature and volt meter located at helm station in Pilot House

Engine shut-off located at helm station in Pilot House

Dual lever Morse throttle and transmission controls at helm station in Pilot House

Single lever Morse throttle and transmission control at helm in cockpit.

Fuel System and Equipment

80 Gallon high density Poly tank mounted under cockpit and aft of engine

Fuel system plumbed with USCG A-1 hose

Racor primary fuel filter

Spin-on type secondary fuel filter

Tank and all fuel lines new 2017

Electrical Systems and Equipment

12-Volt DC ships system:

200 AH AGM starting battery (2021)

400 AH AGM lighting battery (2018)

Main battery selector switch

Blue Seas circuit panels at Helm, Galley Area and Aft Bulkhead locations

Battery charging by engine alternator, 130 watt solar panel with Smart Optimizer

110-Volt AC shore power system:

Blue Seas AC panel with reverse polarity indicator, amp, volt and hertz meters

Blue Seas AC circuit panel

2000-Watt Xantrex inverter

30-Amp shore power cord

Fresh Water Plumbing and Sanitation

Freshwater Capacity: 100 Gallons in 2 tanks (1x40,1x60)

Optional 50 Gallons in bladder tank not currently connected.

Deep basin stainless steel sink at Galley

Oval porcelain sink in Head Area

Hot and cold pressure water supplied to Galley Sink, Head Area sink and shower

Manual salt water supplied to galley sink.

Isotherm 12 gallon water heater (2022)

Natures Head composting toilet

Ground Tackle

Stainless steel double bow roller system

45 lb. Max anchor with 200’ of 3/8” chain

Anchormate electric (12-Volt) windlass

Dewatering Equipment

Electric / automatic bilge pumps (90 GPH) with float switches (2ea)

Whale Gusher manual bilge pump

Safety Equipment

Navigational lighting

Masthead Tricolor light

Lifesling

Type I PFD’s (6ea)

Fire extinguishers 20-BC (2ea)

Flares kit (expired)

Air Horn

Ship’s bell

Fist Aid kit

Carbon Monoxide detector

Additional Equipment

Varnished Mahogany and Bronze boat hook

Teak outboard bracket on stern pulpit (port side)

Propane BBQ on stern rail (starboard side)

Custom dinghy davits

Significant Work History

The following is a snap shot of significant work done on AURA III showing significant upgrades to existing equipment and system and new equipment purchases.

2023: Repaint Topsides

2022: New Isotherm 12 Gallon hot water heater / storage tank

2021: New 200 AH AGM starting battery

2021: New fresh water pressure pump and replacement of all fresh water hosing with Pec’s tubing

2021: New manual salt water hand pump

2020: New 110 Amp alternator and smart regulator

2018: New 400 AH AGM lighting battery

2017: New cockpit bimini canvas

2017: New North Sails mizzen cover with lazy jack system

2017: New poly fuel tank

2016 / 2017: Major engine and transmission rebuild at 3,300 hours. Included the transmission, fuel injectors and injector pump, water pumps, etc.

2016 / 2017: While engine removed for rebuild engine area / bilge cleaned, repainted and Sound Down acoustic installation installed

2012: New stay sail

2011: New North Sails main sail cover with lazy jack system

2011: New stainless steel stanchions and life lines.

2008: New teak and holly sole in Pilot House and lower cabin areas

2007: New Seaward gimbaled propane stove & oven

2007: New Seafrost refrigeration

2006: New 12-Volt and 110-Volt breaker panels, battery charger, and inverter, 30 Amp shore power panel, shore power cord and outlets

2006: New custom stainless steel stern pulpit

2006: New custom dinghy davits

2005: New North Sails fully-battened main sail

2005: New Roly Tasker 110% roller-furling head sail

Disclaimer

Brooklin Boat Yard 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.