1986 DeFever Double Cabin — Briny Marlin

Briny Marlin is a 1986 41' DeFever double cabin trawler. She offers a single Perkins 135 HP main engine, Victron Energy Multiplus II 3,000 watt inverter, four Renogy 100 watt solar panels, Garmin Radar, Highfield alumnium hull RIB tender with an Evinrude 6 HP outboard, newer extra wide teak swimplatform, upper and lower helms, side deck access door at the lower helm and a 2 stateroom 2 head layout with a full-beam master stateroom aft. Briny Marlin is Great Loop capable, especially with her attainable 14'6" height above the waterline. Briny Marlin was last hauled out and the hull bottom painted in September 2026. Her sellers have wrapped up their cruising plans, so Briny Marlin is ready for her new owners.

From the extra wide teak swimplatform, you step up two teak steps to the aftdeck, where you can walk forward on either side deck to the salon and foredeck or step up onto the trunk cabin and then to the bimini covered flybridge. Walking forward on the starboard side deck, you enter the salon and find the lower helm starboard forward, galley starboard aft, L-shaped seating with storage and double pedestal folding table port forward, side deck access door to port, wetbar port aft and companionways fore and aft to each stateroom. Engine room access is via salon sole hatches and forward by removing the guest stateroom steps.

The headroom in the salon is 6'6", 6'5" in the master stateroom, 6' in the master stateroom tub/shower, 6'4" in the guest stateroom, 6'2" in the guest stateroom head, 6'3" on the trunk cabin and 6'3" on the flybridge. The master stateroom berth is 6'6" long and the guest stateroom berths are 6'9" long.

The height from the waterline to the top of the mast is 19' and 14'6" to the top of the solar panels with the mast lowered.

Briny Marlin offers a full-beam master stateroom aft with a queen size berth and an ensuite head with a tub/shower; and a guest stateroom forward with a v-berth and ensuite head.

The salon offers L-shaped seating with storage, 2 stools and a double pedestal folding teak table port forward, side deck access door to port, wetbar with a sink and Raritan Icerette icemaker port aft, side deck access door starboard forward, teak & holly sole, opening side and aft windows with screens and blinds (2019), storage under the side deck access door steps, storage cabinets and engine room access.

The galley is located starboard aft in the salon.

• Magic chef 4-burner propane cooktop and oven
• Norcold refrigerator/freezer (2019)
• Double stainless steel sinks
• Filtered water faucet
• Formica countertop
• Shelf
• Storage cabinets and drawer
• Teak & holly sole
• Raritan Icerette icemaker in the salon
• Stainless steel sink in the salon

Dining space is available at the salon port forward seating with double pedestal folding teak table and the flybridge teak table.

The full-beam master stateroom is aft and offers a queen size berth, teak & holly sole, aft window with curtains, hatch to the aftdeck, 4 portlights with curtains, shelves, storage cabinets and drawers, hanging locker, desk/vanity with a stool, full-length mirror and an ensuite head with an enclosed tub/shower.

The guest stateroom is forward and offers a v-berth, shelves, storage drawers and cabinets, hanging locker, reading lights, 2 portlights, overhead hatch with a screen, anchor chain locker access, teak & holly sole and an ensuite head.

The lower helm is starboard forward in the salon and offers a side deck access door, engine control, Faria gauges, Springfield helmseat (2023) and electronics as detailed in the electronics section in this presentation.

The flybridge offers a teak deck, bimini, Eisenglass enclosure forward, teak cap rails on stainless steel stanchions with weather curtains, 2 teak deck chairs and a teak table, benchseat with storage forward on each side (New cushions in 2022), storage under the helm, book shelf, Faria gauges, engine control and electronics as detailed in the electronics section in this presentation.

The trunk cabin offers a teak deck, bimini, teak cap rails on stainless steel stanchions, rail covers, mast (2023), propane locker, 2 teak steps to the flybridge and a teak step on each side aft to the aftdeck.

The aftdeck offers a teak deck, transom gate starboard aft, hatch to the master stateroom, 2 teak steps to the swimplatform, teak step each side forward to the trunk cabin, lazarette access and same-level side deck access.

• Samsung flat screen TV in the salon
• Kenwood KMR-M325BT stereo in the salon
• Kenwood interior speakers

• Garmin xHD Radar (2024)
• Garmin GPSmap 7610xsv multi-function display on the flybridge (2019)
• Icom IC-M422 VHF on the flybridge
• Icom IC-M56 VHF at the lower helm
• Standard Horizon VLH-3000 loud hailer on the flybridge
• Raytheon ST60 rudder angle indicator on the flybridge
• Raytheon ST60 Tridata display at the lower helm
• Ritchie Powerdamp magnetic compass on the flybridge and at the lower helm
• Cape Cod barometer in the salon
• Boston clock and barometer in the salon
• Weems & Plath clock in the salon

• Victron Energy Multiplus II 12/3000/120 inverter/charger (2024)
• Renogy RBT12 200 LFP 200 ah battery
• 4 X Napa GC-2 8144 6 volt golf cart batteries (2025)
• 4 X Renogy 100 watt solar panels (2021)
• Guest battery switch
• Newmar and Blue Sea electrical panels
• 2 X 30 amp shore power cords

• Single Perkins 6.3544M 135 HP main engine with approximately 1,266 hours (Injectors rebuilt in 2021)
• Borg Warner Velvet Drive 10-13-000-005 gearbox
• Faria gauges
• Seastar hydraulic steering system
• Racor 500FG fuel filter
• Marine Air Systems reverse cycle air conditioning/heating system (2 units, 12,000 BTU forward and 16,000 BTU unit aft)
• Raritan 12 gallon water heater
• Raritan Marine Elygance electric head in the master stateroom head (2019)
• Vacuflush head in the guest stateroom head

• Lofrans Tigres anchor windlass with foot controls (2021)
• Delta Fastset anchor
• 2 Danforth anchors
• Stainless steel anchor roller
• Teak pulpit
• Teak Sampson Post
• Teak cap rails on stainless steel stanchions
• Teak toe rails
• Teak decks
• Stainless steel fender racks (2020)
• Windshield and window covers
• Boarding gate on each side and aft
• Extra wide 48" teak swimplatform (2023)
• 2 X spare Simpson 330 LB davits stored in the lazarette
• Stainless steel & teak swim ladder stored in the lazarette
• Todd boarding steps

• Highfield CL290 aluminum hull RIB tender (2021)
• Evinrude E6R4SIE01 6HP outboard
• Hurley davit system (2023)
• Spare Simpson 330 LB davits stored in the lazarette

• Sea Dog horns
• Lifesling overboard recovery system
• Rule bilge pumps
• Manual bilge pump
• Marinetics LP Gas control in the galley
• First Alert smoke detector
• First Alert carbon monoxide detector
• Xintex Marine carbon monoxide detector
• Fire extinguishers

• Sellers' personal belongings

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.

Engine 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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