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Inventory of S/V Xanadu, Belfast Harbor, Maine



Starting roughly at the starboard, aft cabin working forward to the bow and aft on the port side.



-one radio/music player for an apple I-pod

-one small box of assorted fishing lures, 6 small lures all are freshwater lures. 2 swivels

-one box containing small sockets and wrench , both metric and standard

-one coffee mug with wild life scene and “Maine” printed on it, mostly scratched off but still visible

-two plastic plates, not very well cleaned, one cracked

-one jar of peanuts

-one bag stale pretzels

-one flashlight (yellow)

-one blue speckled, porcelain enameled, coffee pot

Galley

-one alcohol stove, non-functioning

-one stainless steel sink containing several bottle caps

Starboard midships compartments

-three rolled paper charts, 1 Penobscot Bay and approaches, 1 Blue Hill Bay, 1 Frenchmens Bay.

These are very old paper charts and are tattered and yellowing around the edges and have black spotted moldy areas on the back sides.

-one towel

-one Zebco telescoping fishing pole

-one zip-lock bag of Lexan eating utensils, 4 each of fork, knife, serving and soup spoons

-one camping type cook set, containing 1 small pot, pan, and bowl

-one large skillet, slightly rusty but well seasoned

-one large pot, dented and blackened one the bottom

-one green propane camping stove

Forward clothing locker

-one yellow rubber rain coat size large

-one red and gray Gill foul weather jacket size XL

-two sweat shirts, one gray and one pink

Port midships compartments

-several lengths of line, different colors, different diameters, different construction, to various to list

-one quart 10-W30 motor oil

-one tube 3M bedding compound, White

-three oil absorbing pads

-two aluminum poles used for legs for the galley table

-three hand-flares

-one manual safety horn

-one canvas ditty bag containing:

-sail twine

-3 sail needles

-grommet kit

-3 fids

-1 roll electrical tape

-1 lighter
Port settee lockers
-one 35lbs. Danforth anchor

-15 feet ½ inch galvanized chain

-200 feet 5/8 inch nylon three strand anchor line on spool

-one settee cushion on top, 70's brown and yellow stripped corduroy

Starboard settee locker

-one 5 gallon bucket originally used for drywall mud, now used as the Head.

-one boat hook

-one black wash down bucket

-four orange life jackets

-one settee cushion on top, 70's brown like the others

Ice Box

-one empty plastic ice bag

-one Bar Harbor Blueberry Ale

-two Sam Adams Summer Ales

-6 cans Miller Lite







This is redneck yachting. The owners of this boat are certainly low budget sailors. This boat is obviously dated in it's decor, but still gives off some of that retro, hipster kind of feel. The old seventies cushion covers are a dead ringer for someone who does not travel in the yacht club circles. It reminds me of the those RV campers you see going down the interstate that have an old bashed up body. They are rusty and dirty and have lots of old faded bumper stickers on the back of places long since visited. By the condition of it makes you wonder if they will ever make it to their destination. Definitely there are guys that run this boat. It is very utilitarian and does not have any frilly, pretty things aboard. These guys like the outdoors and have taken, it seems, most of their camping cookware and moved it to this boat. This cooking equipment does not belong on a boat. Most of the equipment looks to be hand-me-downs or bought at yard sales. These guys obviously enjoy the true essence of sailing. The freedom, the independence, self-reliance, being at one with nature, adventure. It is like camping on the ocean. Not the stuffed shirt, yachtsmen, blue blazer and ascot, privileged, Martini's on the Fantail, rich summer folk, type of sailing. These guys like to keep it simple, while at the same time living life.