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2008 Custom Carolina B&D “UNSTABLE”

69 ft · Port Aransas, TX

$3,900,000

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A 2008 B&D Convertible yacht cruising on calm blue waters under a partly cloudy sky.

Description

UNSTABLE - 2008 68' Custom Carolina built by B&D Boatworks built in Wanchese, NC. She is hull #2 out of the five 68 B&Ds built and is a cold molded boat. She is the only 68' built with MTU power. She is powered by (2) 2000HP MTU 16V2000 M91. Providing her with an easy 34 knots cruise with a 40 knot WOT. She features a 4 stateroom & 4 head layout. She had undergone a major exterior and interior refit from March 2024-January 2025. The refit was done at Layco marine in Elberta AL. UNSTABLE is in tournament and travel ready condition. With a full time Captain and crew. She truly is an open check book program, with no expenses spared. She truly needs nothing and must be seen in person to truly be appreciated. Some of her highlights are below.

  • (2) MTU 16V2000 M91- MTU- Low hours
  • New Fuel supple hoses for Mains & Gens)
  • Safe Floor added in Engine Room,
  • New Teak decks, covering boards and bridge)
  • Re-wired Generators with larger gauge with safety Breakers.
  • 12 & 24 Volt Hubble plugs for LP plugs.
  • CSH 8 OMNI Sonar.
  • New battery Charger for Bow Thruster.
  • All New Garmin Electronics
  • Drop down Garmin screen for mezzanine.
  • New AV Exterior & Interior.
  • Seakeepers (14 & 6) - Reinforced top cover for Seakeeper 6.
  • Full Exterior Paint - Feaux teak bulkhead, transom and helm pod. (Kelly Davis Art Work)
  • Rebuilt Mask and repainted.
  • Extended grab rail on top of house.
  • Custom transom for 16 Tuna Tubes.
  • Rebuilt live well lids & Bridge access hatch
  • Custom tackle center.
  • Eskimo Ice Chipper 540LB a day
  • New Pumps- AC, Mezzanine AC, Ice maker, Tuna Tubes, fish box drains.
  • New Cockpit Freezer.
  • New Inlet/ outlet hoses to all AC units.
  • Rebuilt all common drains for AC / ref ridge systems.
  • Moved Fighting Chair base forward for new off set angle.
  • Custom Rod Locker in forward V berth & Reel locker in salon.
  • 6 LumiShore UW lights.
  • New emergency Bilge pump in Laz
  • New Tri -Color lights from tower to cockpit.
  • New Lights in Interior.
  • New Carpet in the Interior.
  • Custom Coffee Machine in Cabinets.
  • Full Gap Palm Beach tower with control and electronics.

Tanks

Fuel: 2000

Fresh Water: 250

Salon

  • Vinyl headliner
  • Wood accent package
  • Solid wood valance
  • Air conditioning system 32,000 BTU with digital control
  • Tinted and tempered window glass
  • Telephone outlet
  • 27" HDTV w/DVD-CD-VCR and receiver Entertainment Package
  • AC and DC light fixtures
  • L-Sofa base with storage under and removable cushions
  • Hi-gloss wood top table

Galley

  • SubZero ™ under-counter refrigerator and SubZero ™ under-counter freezer with veneer faces
  • Convection microwave/oven
  • Stainless steel 22" sink
  • Ceramic two-burner surface mount cooktop
  • Under-counter and over-counter storage
  • Corian ™ countertops
  • Vinyl Wood finish flooring
  • Wood accent package
  • Over counter lighting

Master Stateroom

  • Queen size lift up berth with storage underneath
  • Vinyl headliner
  • Vinyl wallpaper
  • Hullside padded panels (Outboard of Master Berth)
  • Cedar-backed hanging lockers with automatic light
  • Air conditioning system (10,000 BTU) with digital control
  • Night stands (2)
  • 17" LCD TV with DVD-CD and Receiver Entertainment Package
  • AC and DC light fixtures
  • MASTER HEAD
  • Vinyl headliner and wallpaper
  • Amtico ™ vinyl 3" strip flooring
  • Corian ™ countertops with integral Corian ™ sinks
  • Vacuum toilet with holding tank level indicators
  • Medicine cabinet with mirrored doors
  • Exhaust fan
  • Shower stall with safety glass door
  • Wood accent package
  • Lights

VIP Stateroom - Forward

  • Full size berth with storage compartment and drawers underneath
  • Vinyl headliner
  • Vinyl wallpaper
  • Hullside padded panels (outboard and forward of berth)
  • Nightstands
  • Cedar-backed hanging lockers with automatic light
  • Air conditioning system (7,000 BTU) with digital control
  • Air conditioning discharge vent in aft stbd closet
  • Wood accent package
  • AC and DC light fixtures

Companionway

  • Overhead lighting
  • Wood accent package
  • Central vacuum system
  • Stacked washer/dryer

Flybridge

  • DC electrical panel with circuit breakers
  • Helm station with single-lever controls, polished stainless steel control handles and steering wheel, neutral lockout and engine synchronizer
  • Electronics console
  • Fuel gauge
  • Engine gauge package
  • Wrap-around seating with storage under
  • Compass with light
  • Insulated drink box and bar area
  • 2.5" White vinyl seat cushions

Electronics & Navigation

  • Navigation lights
  • Automatic bilge pumps in lazarette, engine room and forward bilge with high-water alarm
  • Alarm system for engine and gear oil pressure, water temperature and exhaust system
  • Automatic engine room fire suppression system with manual override

Deck & Hull

  • Stainless steel cleats - (2) stern, (4) amidship, (2) forward
  • Stainless steel line chocks (2)
  • Stainless steel 1-1/4" rubrail/molding on sheer and guards
  • Stainless steel transom corner hawse pipes
  • Painted toe rail
  • Anchor locker hatch on bow deck
  • Bomar™ hatch over forward stateroom bunk
  • Teak cockpit deck
  • Teak mezzanine deck

Cockpit

  • Mezzanine with seating, storage under seats
  • Box styled mezzanine cushions - sunbrella material
  • Baitwell/drink box - insulated with seawater circulation pump under mezzanine deck
  • Freezer under mezzanine deck
  • Built-in insulated transom fish box
  • Tuna door with locking latch
  • Exterior lighting molded in overhang
  • Teak cover boards
  • Engine room entrance with draining waterways
  • Drain scuppers
  • Dockside water inlet with pressure-reducing valve
  • Fresh and saltwater wash down outlets
  • Built-in backing plate for fighting chair
  • 50 amp cable rewind & CA/TV inlet, stbd side w/ 50' Cord
  • Salon (swing) exterior door painted with Awlcraft 2000 finish

Electrical

  • One each -120/240 volt 50-amp retractable shoreline with cable storage
  • One each - 50 amp shoreline isolation transformer
  • AC/DC main electrical panel with amperage and voltage metering, sliding gate shore/generator selector system, magnetic circuit breakers, generator remote and bilge pump control
  • 24/12 volt flybridge electrical panel for equipment and electronics
  • Four heavy duty marine 8D, 12 volt batteries grouped in two 24 volt banks maintained by a fully automatic battery charger, two 12-volt equalizers
  • Battery parallel system
  • AC and DC fluorescent engine room lighting with duplex ground fault receptacle
  • Fresh water and fuel tank level gauges
  • Internal bonding system with zinc anode protection
  • AC and DC lighting in staterooms and salon/galley
  • Ground fault protected utility receptacles throughout
  • CA/TV inlet

Engine Room

  • Emergency bilge pump system - one each engine
  • Quarter-turn sea valves on all bottom thru-hull fittings
  • 30-gallon water heater
  • Fiberglass silencers
  • 25 KW generator with sound shield
  • High-amp marine engine alternators
  • Engine room vent fans
  • DC fuel transfer pump (AC backup pump is available as an option)
  • 3 1/2" Stainless steel shafting, Aqua Tech-22 HS
  • Automatic fresh water system with pump (AC backup pump is available as an option)
  • Water filtration system
  • Nibral propellers
  • Waste holding tank system with pump out
  • Automatic shower sump pump out
  • Main engine start and stop switches
  • SS rudders
  • Port and starboard centralized drainage system
  • Engine room, cockpit, anchor locker freshwater outlets
  • Cockpit saltwater outlets
  • Fuel filters for main propulsion/generator engines
  • Walk-in engine room entry
  • Coolant recovery system on main propulsion engines
  • Stainless steel trim tabs with recessed actuators
  • Engine room faired and painted with Awlcraft® 2000 engine room paint
  • Dripless shaft and rudder seals
  • Power assisted steering
  • Additional 25 kw generator
  • Windlass-Maxwell Liberty 2500
  • SS anchor chute, pulpit, Danforth 60 anchor, rope & chain
  • A/C backup freshwater pump with "Y" valve
  • A/C fuel transfer pump with "Y" valve

Specifications

Overview

Asking Price
$3,900,000
Year
2008
Make
Custom Carolina
Model
B&D
Builder
B&D
Condition
Used
Type
Convertible Boats, Saltwater Fishing, Sports Fishing Boats
Hull Material
Composite
Location
Port Aransas, TXApproximate area

Dimensions & Weight

LOA
68.58 ft (20.9 m)
Nominal Length
68 ft (20.7 m)
Beam
19.33 ft (5.89 m)
Draft
5.25 ft (1.6 m)
Displacement
85,000 lb (38,555 kg)

Engines & Propulsion

Number of Engines
2
Total Power
4,000 hp
Total Hours
6,135 hrs
Fuel Type
Diesel
Engine 1 (Starboard)
MTU 16V2000 M91 · 2,000 hp · 3,050 hrs · Inboard
Engine 2 (Port)
MTU 16V2000 M91 · 2,000 hp · 3,085 hrs · Inboard

Tankage

Fuel
2,000 gal (7,571 L)
Fresh Water
250 gal (946 L)
Holding
40 gal (151 L)

Accommodations

Cabins
8

Full Details

Mechanical Disclaimer

Engine and generator hours are as of the date of the original listing and are a representation of what the listing broker is told by the owner and/or actual reading of the engine hour meters. The broker cannot guarantee the true hours. It is the responsibility of the purchaser and/or his agent to verify engine hours, warranties implied or otherwise and major overhauls as well as all other representations noted on the listing brochure.

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  • Luxurious 2008 B&D Convertible yacht helm with plush seating and advanced navigation systems.
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  • Engine room of a 2008 B&D Convertible, showcasing a powerful MTU engine.
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