FEADSHIP THANKS BUDS 87'

01 Description

Here is your opportunity to own a product of one of the most renowned shipyards in the world at an incredible price. Seeing this 87 Feadship sportfish in person, even 39 years after construction, is truly amazing, boasting features and quality that we still do not see in production builds today. THANKS BUDS remains an icon in yachting circles. She was built as the second of two GALLANT LADY Feadship Sportfisherman. At the time of her build, no larger pedigree “Yacht Fisherman” was on the water. While the market has dictated newer, larger, and faster Sportfisherman, none have the class, grace, or quality of a Feadship. Largely, in fact, only systems have been upgraded. Her original Feadship features remain.

Your chance to own an icon.

NOTE: In October of 2024, THANKS BUDS was donated to a marine-oriented charity. As such, she can only be leased for 36 months with a purchase option after the lease.

02 Specifications

Basic boat information

Builder FEADSHIP
Boat Name THANKS BUDS
Condition Used
Category Sport Fisherman
Construction Aluminum

Dimensions

Overall Length 87'
Beam 21' 2"
Min. Draft 5' 10"
Max. Draft 6'
State Rooms 4

Engine 1

Manufacturer Caterpillar
Model C30
Engine Type Inboard
Fuel Type Diesel
Horsepower 1550
Appox. Hours 4319

Engine 2

Manufacturer Caterpillar
Model C30
Engine Type Inboard
Fuel Type Diesel
Horsepower 1550
Appox. Hours 4324

Speed & Weight

Cruise Speed 23 Knots
Max. Cruise Speed 25 Knots
Fuel Capacity 3210 Gal
Water Capacity 1326 Gal
Gross Tonnage 0.00

Other

Region North America
Location Country United States
Location State Florida
Location City Fort Lauderdale

03 Additional info

Walkthrough

Boarding THANKS BUDS is over the covering boards from a fixed dock or through the transom door from a floating dock.

The Cockpit is immense with a centered offset pedestal fighting chair and double central steps, the Salon flanked by all the freezer, bait prep, tackle storage you would want.

The counterbalanced doors open to a large Salon with seating groups both port and starboard. An updated LED TV faces the starboard side sofa area. The Galley is to port forward and discreetly masked by the fine joinery. To starboard is additional concealed freezer space. Centerline steps lead to the four cabins below. All four cabins are en suite. First to port is a twin lower bunk cabin with oversized berths. Opposite to starboard is an over/under cabin with two outboard berths. Next forward is the companionway laundry center with an updated Whirlpool washer and separate dryer.

Opposite to starboard is the Fourth Cabin used for the crew with upper and lower berths outboard.

All the way forward is the Master Cabin with a centerline king berth, small settee, and a very large head and shower not usually found on yachts of this size, let alone a Convertible Sportfisherman.

The enclosed Pilothouse is accessed via a 10-step ladder from the Cockpit. There is an abundance of seating, plus there is an observation deck aft with two swivel fish chairs as well as an aft control station for fishing.

Salon

The Salon is entered via a centerline counter-balanced door. The first impression is of a huge, open one-level area that stretches 26 feet forward to the 3 panel windshield. This area includes the Galley, which blends into the Salon and is unobtrusive as a galley can be!

Large, fixed side windows allow huge amounts of natural light. Light filtering Roman shades provide some privacy, full blackout shades port and starboard, and aft provide full privacy.

Immediately to starboard upon entering is a large U-shaped leather settee to seat six people. The forward corner has a built-in end table with a decorative wood table lamp above. In front of the sofa is a high-low cocktail/dining table with two hinged leaves at the ends.

To port aft are two oversized, built-in upholstered chairs separated by a built-in end table. Just aft of the table is the salon’s entertainment electronics to include a Yamaha AV receiver with Bluetooth connectivity, six-channel Surround Sound, a Direct TV HD DVR, a receiver, an Audiovox DVD player, and two USB charger outlets for phones/iPads.

Next forward is a bar area with a lit liquor locker, a Whirlpool wet ice icemaker, and glass storage for wine, champagne, highball, and cocktail glasses. All these elements are hidden and blended into the cabinetry.

Facing the couch is a newer Samsung 49” LED TV that can be hidden behind tambour doors as desired.

Overhead in the Salon Galley area is rod storage for up to 25 rods. Also overhead in this area are 14 LED lights, a smoke and fire sensor, plus five Bose mini cube speakers.

The sole is carpeted with a recent neutral tone plush carpet.

Galley (Portside)

The Galley is next forward to port but very much open to the Salon. The shape is a rectangle, making the best use of the available space. The countertops and sole are in Black Galaxy granite. A timber sea rail surrounds the countertop and is the only separation between the Galley and the Salon.

Galley equipment includes:

Deep undermount double stainless steel sink

Instahot water faucet

Filtered drinking water faucet

Removable spray faucet

Slide out trash receptacle/cabinet

Side-by-side custom stainless steel refrigerators with wood faces

Full Jenn-Air oven & Ceran top 4 burner cooktop with central exhaust fan, all hidden in cabinets & under hinged top granite countertops

Pop-up Kenmore microwave/convection oven disappears when not in use

(7) Cabinets, several with slide-out shelves

(5) Drawers

(5) Additional overhead rod holders forward

(12) Overhead LED lights

Garbage disposal

Window shades & blackout curtains

Galley (Starboard)

To starboard is an extension of the Galley that again flows forward from the Salon. Behind the cabinets are two matching stainless steel freezers, similar to the refrigerators to port, four cabinets, two pegged for dish/saucer storage, one fore and aft. Above are two drawers forward and two aft.

This area benefits from the same large side cabin windows with Roman shades. Above are nine LED lights and the vents for air conditioning delivery.

Centerline Companionway

Seven carpeted steps below the Galley area is the Accommodation area with four ensuite cabins arranged as follows: twin lower guest to port, twin upper/lower guest to starboard, twin upper/lower crew next forward to starboard, and the opulent Master cabin forward.

The Companionway has raised panels of washed oak timber to match the cabin doors. A new Whirlpool Laundry Center to starboard. The sole is carpeted. Overhead are three LED lights and a smoke/fire sensor.

Forward, just before the Master Cabin entrance, is a hinged step to the forward bilge area under the Master Cabin. Built-in shelving allows for weeks of ship’s stores and spares. This area is well lit, encompasses the bow thruster tube and hydraulic pump, as well as the forward tank tops. Also in this area is a safe.

Spend a few minutes in this area and you will start to see how stout this yacht was built, what piping instead of rubber hoses looks like, and above al,l the fact that the original quality is still very evident even in areas not usually visited by an owner.

Portside Guest Cabin

Entered from the aft end, looking forward, are twin oversized 34” wide lower berths with a three-door nightstand between.

The upholstered headboards are set upon three mirrored panels with a sconce-style reading light above each berth. The upholstered headboards wrap around the outboard side of each berth.

Outboard of the outboard berth are two three-shelf cabinets in enclosed book-matched timber, flanking a fixed dead light with a removable storm cover and two sliding storage drawers below. At the foot of the outboard berth is an auto-lit hanging locker with two drawers below. Each berth also has two large storage drawers below the bed.

The aft bulkhead at the foot of the berth is mirrored with a centerline sliding timber door into the ensuite Head. Overhead in this cabin are five LED lights, two stereo speakers, and a deck hatch with a blackout cover for ventilation.

The A/C has digital controls and the sole is carpeted.

Portside Guest Cabin Head

Just aft of the cabin is the private Head. The vanity has two cabinet doors with three drawers between. The granite countertop has two LED backlit sinks and a pearlescent tile backsplash that matches the sole. Four mirrored medicine cabinets above the vanity offer an abundance of storage.

The stall shower has a hinged obscure glass door, glass tiles on the walls, sole, and overhead, a handheld or wall-mounted shower fixture, and a light.

Also in this cabin is a Headhunter full-size toilet, an A/C vent, a heated towel bar, and a fixed obscure glass dead light with weather cover. Pleated shades cover the dead light. The overhead is mirrored and has six LED lights.

Starboard Side Guest Cabin

Entered via the forward end, there are two bunks outboard. The upper bunk is 31” wide, the lower 35”. Below the lower bunk are two drawers. Above the lower bunk are four sliding storage cabinets. Each berth has a sconce-type reading light.

Inboard at the head of the berth is an auto-lit hanging locker with two drawers below.

At the foot of the berth is a matching auto-lit hanging locker with two drawers below. Above the berth are three two-shelf storage lockers, each side of a fixed dead light with a removable weather cover and pleated shades.

Inboard is a chest with a pullout writing shelf, matching slim drawer, plus four additional drawers, two of which lock. Above is a mirrored panel and two additional lockable cabinets.

Aft is the sliding door to the ensuite head. Above are four LED lights as well as a ventilation hatch with a wood blackout cover.

Starboard Side Guest Cabin Head

The ensuite Starboard Side Guest Cabin Head has a timber vanity with a cabinet, hamper, and three drawers below. The marble countertop above has a decorative Kohler sink and faucets with a stone backsplash surround. Above are three mirrored medicine cabinet doors.

The shower has a hinged obscured glass door, 12” marble tiles to match the countertop, an obscured glass dead light with a removable storm cover, a handheld or wall mountable fixture, a light, and an exhaust fan.

Also in the Head is a Headhunter toilet, mini mosaic tile sole, mirrored overhead, A/C vent, and four LED overhead lights.

Starboard Side Crew Cabin

Next forward is the Crew Cabin with twin upper and lower berths along the outboard hull side. Each berth has a reading light. Just inboard is an auto-lit cedar-lined hanging locker with three drawers below. Below the lower berth is a single drawer. Above the upper berth is a fixed dead light with a removable weather cover.

Above are two LED lights. Also in this cabin, there is a digital A/C control, a smoke/fire alarm, and a carpeted sole.

Access to the ensuite head is aft.

Starboard Side Crew Cabin Head

One step down, the Head has a mosaic tile sole. The vanity has one cabinet below and a granite countertop above with an undermount glazed sink above. Above is a medicine cabinet with two tube lights on either side. The marble-tiled shower has a split Lucite door, a handheld or wall-mounted shower fixture, and a light.

The toilet is a Head Hunter model. Also in the Head is a mirrored overhead, three LED lights, an AC vent, and an exhaust fan.

Master Cabin

The Master Cabin is all the way forward but well isolated from the “bow noise” due to the expansive bosun's locker forward and storeroom below.

All the way forward is a king-size berth on centerline. An upholstered headboard is set upon four large, mirrored panels. Twin sconce-type reading lights flank the berth. Above is a large, mirrored soffit with two additional LED reading lights. At the foot of the berth are two large drawers. Built-in cabinetry, both port and starboard, serves as nightstands. Three top-loading storage cabinets are on each side.

Next, above a mirrored panel are three cabinet doors surrounding the fixed dead light with a removable storm shade. Rather than curtains or drapes, a timber panel slides down to make the dead light disappear into the surrounding cabinetry.

Next aft to starboard is a two-person settee with an accent light.

The storage to port matches that to starboard, except instead of the settee, there is a full-length hanging locker with an auto light, followed by a half-height hanging locker with two drawers below.

At the foot of the cabin is a cabinet with a Samsung 28” LED TV, a Yamaha, bookshelf-style AM/FM/CD stereo behind a tambour door, and a small refrigerator below. Next outboard is the entrance to the master head.

Above is a ventilation hatch with a timber blackout panel, ten overhead LED lights, and Bose stereo speakers. Also in the Cabin is a carpeted sole, two digital A/C controls, and a smoke/fire sensor.

Master Head

The vanity in the Master has two cabinet doors below, three drawers, and a hamper. The exotic stone countertop and designer sink are very special. Three opening mirrored medicine cabinets offer lots of storage. A vanity light is forward.

The sole is a mini mosaic tile with a marble border and wainscoting behind the Headhunter toilet. Slightly aft is a half-height cedar-lined hanging locker and three drawers below. The shower has a clear tempered glass door and is huge! There is a large seat, 12” marble tiles, and a wall-mounted gold-plated Graff shower fixture. The sole is non-skid.

Also in the head is an A/C vent, mirrored overhead, a heated towel bar, and seven LED overhead lights.

Foredeck

Oversize varnished cap rail, aft to coaming boards

Teak decking from windlass forward

Ideal windlass with devil’s claw

Poole 180 lb. galvanized anchor mounted through hull, portside, with stainless steel surround, 300’ 5/8” chain, with high-pressure chain wash

Bosun's locker with ladder to access fender, line & hose storage, 5’ 10” headroom, receiving box for anchor chain

Twin solar-powered vents into bosun's locker

A/C air handler dedicated to bosun's locker

DC lighting in bosun's locker

Welded stainless steel bow rail extends aft to forward end of house

Dual spring line cleats with chaff guard strips on the cap rail

Bow pennant staff at rail centerline

Marquipt 1700 lb. telescoping hydraulic davit

Marquipt custom tender chocks

International Navigation Lights

(3) Hinged deck hatches

(2) Viking 8-man life rafts in canisters chocked on bow

Aluminum steps in house front for access to pilothouse windshield

Stainless steel handrail below pilothouse windows

Stainless steel handrail at house sides

Forward Textulene windshield cover

Cockpit

Teak-planked sole with wide waterways

Teak wrap-around covering boards

Top-mounted port & starboard stern hawse pipes with cleats below

Padded coaming bolsters all around

Varnished teak transom

Large walk-through transom door with gate

(2) Hinged flush under-deck stainless steel recirculating live wells

(2) Under gunnels gaff lockers with 100 amp plug-ins, DSC connection & general storage

(7) Stainless steel rod holders in coaming boards

2-Step step box with fire hose within

Varnished teak aft house bulkhead

Varnished teak cabinets portside with 3 door stainless steel refrigerator/freezers below & (3) hinged top chill plates above

Varnished teak cabinets, starboard side, with (3) tackle drawers, electrical fuel shutoff valves, fire pull with Jenn-Air vented grill above. Furthest outboard is a high-capacity ice chipper with a hinged top.

48” wide centerline steps to upper salon, split to hinge to engine room access to port with centerline stainless steel railing

(3) Overhead AC lights in brow

(4) Overhead DC lights in brow

(2) JL 2-stage overhead speakers in brow

Garmin 5008 touchscreen plotter/sounder to starboard

12-Volt electric reel outlet

24-Volt electric reel outlet

(2) Lumitec LED down lights in brow

(10) Step stainless steel & teak ladder to flybridge

Custom offset pedestal varnished fighting chair with (4) place rocket launcher in backrest

Counter-balanced varnished dual-entry door to salon

Custom Pipewelders 41’ triple spreader outriggers

Aft Bridge Observation Deck

Teak decking

Starboard side Helm Station with wheel, electronic controls, start/stop key switches, ABT thruster control

Stainless steel double aft rail with (4) rod holders

(2) Pompanette ladder back fish chairs with removable cushions & cover

Throw ring with retrieval line

Dual counter-balanced stainless steel sliding doors into enclosed pilothouse

(2) overhead lights in corners

EPIRB

Wheelhouse

Forward of the Observation Deck, through counterbalanced doors, is the enclosed Pilothouse paneled in satin teak. Just inside the door to port and starboard are two curved leather settees with triangular tabs. Each settee seats two to three people and has a large storage drawer below on each end.

The expansive helm console is centerline but open to walk around both port and starboard. In front of the helm is a 9’ wide settee upholstered in matching tan leather.

Furthest forward under the large 3-panel windshield is a series of seven cabinet doors, housing the Flybridge electrical panel, KVH TracVision and mini–V SAT consoles with an APC uninterruptible power supply, a Whirlpool Wet Ice icemaker, sink, and general storage.

The sole of this area is varnished teak and holly.

Overhead are nine LED light fixtures and a smoke fire detector.

Also in this area are twin 26” Samsung LED TVs, wired for TV and also connected to the yacht’s navigation screens. Interior screen mesh panels can be installed for sun protection when needed.

Helm Equipment includes:

6” Danforth Constellation compass

CAT (sturdy) single lever electric engine controls

CAT start/stop key panels

CAT fully independent backup controls

CAT “Station Active” sync/troll panel

(3) Garmin 8617 plotter MRD’s with engine gauge interface

(1) Garmin 8612 MFD with engine gauge interface

Garmin card reader

Simrad AP 70 MKII autopilot

ABT joystick bow thruster control

ICOM M604 VHF with DSC & remote mic

Furuno RD-30 data/GPS

Hydraulic steering pump controls with alarm panel

Standard Horizon hailer

(3) Wiper/washer controls

Garmin 5212 plotter/fish finder/radar

Maretron DSM570 screen

FLIR controls for night vision camera

Fusion AM/FM/CD stereo

Chart book locker

Dual digital A/C control

Recaro matching leather helm seat with folding footrest

Weems & Plath barometer

Weems & Plath thermometer/hygrometer

Active AIS system

Pilothouse 12V DC panel with (12) breaker-protected circuits

Pilothouse 24V DC panel with (12) breaker-protected circuits

Pilothouse 120/240 V DC panel with (12) breaker-protected circuits

Navigation light panel with normal & backup power supply

Furuno Nav Net VX2 system

KoopNautic stabilizer control panel (system disconnected)

Headhunter LCD gauge panel for all liquids

Coach Roof Equipment

6’ Garmin XHD2 open array 72-mile radar scanner

4’ Furuno open array 48-mile radar scanner

Aluminum mast for second radar

(3) Flag halyards on mast

Small ventilation hatch forward

(3) Double arm windshield wipers/washers

Tower

18 Step Pipewelders Tuna Tower

Tower Deck is 10’ wide

Molded in FRP console pod

CAT electronic single lever engine controls

CAT electronic LCD gauge panels

ABT bow thruster control

Hydraulic power wheel steering

Full 8’ wide buggy top

Kahlenberg Five trumpet chrome air horn with signal light

FLIR camera

(4) 500-Watt LED tower lights

Ensign staff from tower sole

Flip up 3-person seat

Teaser reel

Garmin 5212 GPS/radar/fish finder

Simrad AP70 autopilot

CAT independent backup panel

Ritchie 4” PowerDamp magnetic compass

Icom M506 VHF with DSC & remote mic

Furuno FD33 data/GPS

Maretron weather receiver

Furuno GPS sensor

Garmin GPS sensor

SMX weather receiver

(4) Electronics breakers

KVH HD-7 TracVision antenna

Engine Room

Entered via a doggable door below the lift upstairs

Twin CAT C-30 12 cylinder engines 1550 HP each, installed during 2005 refit – Hours: Port 4319, Stbd 4324 (Oct. 2024)

Full CAT gauge panel with start/stop

ZF 2050 Marine Gears, 2.519 to 1 reduction gears with electronic trolling feature

Updated “Rubber Design” engine mounts

Aircept crankcase ventilation

Aircepts on generator

4.5” Stainless steel shafts

Aluminum stern tube with Tides Marine dripless shaft seals

Nibral 5 blade 43” x 43” main propellers

Hydraulic steering system beneath cockpit

Metcalf Marine exhaust, hard coat epoxy stainless steel exhaust risers with fiberglass piping to aft exhaust

Sound Down mufflers on generators

Standpipe style sea chests with crossover valves

220V bilge pumping system with (6) manifolded pickups & crossover to 220V

220V Fire pump as a secondary backup

220V Fuel transfer system with manifold & Tuthill flow meter

220V Oil change system with Quick disconnects on mains, generators & marine gears

HMX sewage treatment system

75 lb. Halon fire suppression system

220V fire pump

120,000 BTU Aqua Air chilled water A/C system for vessel’s interior

(2) Davey 240V freshwater pumps

Head Hunter 24-volt DC freshwater pump

Remote mount galley refrigerator compressor with digital temp selector

Remote mount galley freezer compressor with digital temp selector

Rheem fiberglass 60-gallon hot water heater with circulation pump

1300 GPD Matrix watermaker

Air compressor system for engine room

Tank tender gauges for fuel, water

Workbench, bench grinder

Fresh oil tank

Used oil tank

Racor fuel filters

Engine room exhaust blowers

Color-coded pipe identification system

Diamond plate decking

ABT 20 HP bow thruster driven from PTO on inboard generator

220-Volt fuel transfer pump

220-Volt air compressor

Air-conditioned engine room, (2) units

Headhunter graphic display for freshwater, grey water, (3) fuel tanks

20 Station audio visual alarm panel for engine/ship’s systems

5-Drawer Craftsman toolbox

(5) LED overhead light fixtures

Bow thruster hydraulic supply reservoir

Stabilizers' hydraulic supply reservoir

Dual Racor 1000 fuel filters for each engine with vacuum gauges

(2) CAT coolant recovery bottles

Audible alarms for exterior freezers

A spare set of propellers of the approximate correct size is a part of the boat's inventory and stored off the vessel at S&S Propeller in Pompano Beach, Florida

Electrical

12/24 volt DC systems

120/240 volt 60 Hz AC systems

Northern Lights MP-445T Lugger engine 55 KW generators, 6951 hours inboard (Oct. 2024)

Northern Lights MP-445T Lugger engine 55 KW generators, 7015 hours outboard (Oct. 2024)

Sentry 24-volt 60-amp battery charger

Sentry 12-volt 60-amp battery charger

(2) 100-amp shore cord connections (aft)

Engine room 220 volt “breaker panel” #1 with (36) breaker protected circuits

Engine room 220 volt “breaker panel” #2 with (33) breaker protected circuits

Analog volt & amp meters for shore, gen 1 & gen 2

Frequency meters for both generator outputs

(2) Selector switches for port gen, shore, and starboard gen

(1) Selector switched for port or starboard 100 amp supply

Main input breakers for Gen 1, Gen 2, & shore power

Engine Room 12 volt breaker panel with (5) breaker protected circuits with analog volt meters & (2) source selector switches

Engine Room 24 volt breaker panel with (12) breaker protected circuits with analog volt meters & (2) source selector switches

Electrical panels built by Rietschoten & Houwens, Rotterdam

(8) 12-volt batteries under sole

Weseman 104 amp transformer in aft bilge area

Capac 5030 corrosion monitor

Generator load bank

Notes

During 2005, THANKS BUDS received a complete engine room redesign and refit. Work included new engines, transmissions, generator, exhaust systems, pumps, HVAC systems, and much more! At that time, many of the boat’s electronic systems (AV and navigation) were updated as well.

November 2024 Bottom Service at Broward Marine

Prep and paint bottom with Interlux Pacified Plus Blue

Prop speed on shafts and props

22 new zincs

Waterline blister repairs at transom and port side air conditioning discharge in tri-color boot stripe

Above work totaled $36,000

Exclusions

While every effort was made to list all pertinent included equipment aboard THANKS BUDS, there are some personal belongings aboard. Prospective purchasers should assume any item not specifically mentioned herein will not convey at closing.

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01 Description

02 Specifications

03 Additional info

Walkthrough

FEADSHIP THANKS BUDS 87'

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