“Life’s2Short”

Life's2Short is a very well maintained 1985 CHB Sundeck Trawler that has been cruising full-time since the summer of 2006.  Complete service and maintenance records on board.  She is fully documented and recently (2/2011) passed her annual United States Coast Guard inspection.  For the first 21 years of her life she was a freshwater boat; for the past 5 years she has spent half her time cruising in freshwater and the other half cruising in saltwater.  With her semi-displacement hull and clean lines she is one of the more recognizable boats on the water.  If you want to see and read more about Life's2Short please see her owners blog at http://btlifes2short.blogspot.com/. Be sure to read the first few entries from early 2006 to find out more about her name and early history. With her Ford Lehman 135 diesel engines and Sleipner Bow Thruster she's very easy to maneuver!

40' Chung Hwa Sundeck Trawler

• Year: 1985
• Price: $124,900
• Current Location: Cruising on the Tennessee River
• Hull Material: Fiberglass
• Engine: Twin Diesel 135 Ford Lehmans
• Transmissions: Velvet Drive on port, Twin Disc on starboard (2006)

Additional Specifications, Equipment, and Information:

• Builder: Chung Hwa Boats "CHB"

Dimensions:

• LOA: 39' 10"
• Beam: 13' 4"
• Draft: 3' 7"
• Displacement: 28,000 +/-
• Height: 19' to top of dinghy crane, 16' 10" to top of crane motor with crane arm lowered

Engines:

• Twin Ford Lehman Engines, 135 HP each  
• Hours: 4350
• Cruising Speed: 7 to 8 knots*

* At 1600 rpms Life's2Short will cruise 7.5 knots and have a total fuel burn rate of 3.1 GPH

Port engine

Fuel manifold system

Tankage:

• Fuel: 500 gallons (two 200 gallon tanks & one 100 gallon tank)
• Water: 250 gallons (two 125 gallon stainless steel tanks)
• Holding Tanks: 40 gallon (aft) and 10 gallon forward
• TankWatch System for both holding tanks

Accommodations:

• Queen walk-around bed in aft master suite with plenty of cabinets/drawers/closets
• Offset double berth in forward stateroom will sleep two adults
• Double berth in galley with dinette table down
• Single berth sleeper loveseat and two side chairs in salon
• Hi-Lo teak table in salon
• Aft head with Vacu-Flush (2004) and stand up shower stall
• Forward stateroom head with Vacu-Flush (2004)
• Reverse AC unit, 17,000 btu, with vent in aft master suite

Spacious aft master suite with Queen walk-around accented by abundant craftsman teak cabinetry providing ample storage.  Also note location of transom hatch.  When open it allows for wonderful ventilation at pillow level!

Lots and lots of storage in master, hand-carved teak doors throughout boat

Front berth with head

Dinette in galley

Converts to a double berth

Salon single berth loveseat with teak Hi-Lo table

Master Head w/ Vacu-Flush Toilet & Stand-Up Shower

Forward Head w/ Vacu-Flush Toilet

Galley:

• Norcold DE 728 Dual Voltage Refrigerator with freezer
• Engel 40-quart dual voltage refrigerator/freezer (2007)
• Princess Electric Stove, 3 burner w/ oven
• GE built-in microwave
• Deep double stainless steel sinks

From the galley looking aft. Stairs provide access to the engine room, as do salon floor panels.

Stairs leading from the salon to the sundeck.

Electronics:

• Intercom system with 6 stations
• VHF radios: 3 Panasonic on flybridge 1 Panasonic on lower helm
• Radar: Raymarine Pathfinder SL72 (2004); range 24 miles
• GPS: Garmin 120
• Autopilot: Robertson AP2000 DL with remote
• Depth Sounder: Impulse QT 202, one on flybridge & one on lower helm
• Speed Gauge: Impulse QT 101, one on flybridge & one on lower helm
• Bow Thruster: Sleipner
• Hailer: RayJeff 314
• Weather Monitor: Davis Weather Monitor II
• Jabsco Spotlight (2008)
• One AM/FM cassette on flybridge & one AM/FM CD player in lower helm
• JVC Stereo System in salon
• Sanyo 19" flat screen TV (2007)
• Philips DVD Video Player (2007)

Electrical:

• (5) 8D AGM Lifeline Batteries, 4 new in late 2009
• (1) Series 27 wet-cell battery for Genset
• Tri-Metric 2020 Battery Monitor (2007)
• 4KW Onan MDKC Generator w/ sound shield, 2530 hours, .50 gph fuel burn
• Remote start for generator on flybridge
• 12v/110v electrical systems
• Twin 30 amp power
• Inverter Charger: Newmar 2500 watt (2005)
• Additional 20amp Newmar Charger
• 10 gallon hot water tank, heats via 110v or starboard engine

 Tri-Metric battery monitor and power panel



Onan generator with sound shield 



 Newmar 2500 watt inverter/charger, Newmar 20 amp charger, and hot water heater



Deck:

• 35 lb. SS CQR anchor w/ 135' of 3/8 chain & 200' rode, great ground tackle
• Windless: Simpson Lawrence Sea Wolf
• Spare Anchors: 35 lb. CQR anchor & Danforth anchor. Additional 200' of rode
• Raw water anchor washdown system
• Fully enclosed flybridge with Strataglass & EZ2CY panels
• Fully enclosed sundeck w/ screens & isinglass (2006)
• Dinghy chocks on sundeck hardtop
• Electrical dingy lift motor
• Avon Hypalon 10' RIB (2007)
• Mercury 9.9 2-cycle motor for dinghy (2008)
• Teak wing doors (refinished in 2011)
• U-Line Icemaker on sundeck

Dual Helm Chairs, a MUST for the cruising couple!

Additional:

• Full service & fuel records!
• Owners manuals for all equipment
• Stainless Steel Port Windows
• Transom shower
• All isinglass & canvas in good shape
• Fuel tanks cleaned & polished (2009)
• Racor 500 Series primary fuel filters
• Nibral Props (2005) 3-Blade 24"x22"
• Extra set of 4-blade props
• Prop Savers on shafts
• New Wet Exhaust Mufflers-3 (2010)
• Engines have new fuel & water hoses
• New Heat Exchangers & Oil coolers on engines (March 2011)
• All engine/transmission/genset fluids changed annually
• Bottom Job: Trinidad SR-2 coats (December 2010)
• Magma BBQ grill w/ 20 lb. propane tank
• Both pump out & overboard system for holding tanks
• 2-bilge pumps and 1 shower sump pump
• Windshield cover (2009)
• Fire Extinguishers-7
• Spare parts list available upon request
• Halon System (currently not hooked up)

Depending on timing, current owners are willing to spend some time with new owners to help familiarize them with the systems and operation of "Life's2Short."

Please Note:  There are a lot of boats on the market that have been neglected mechanically and/or cosmetically.  "Life's2Short" is not one of them.  She is a uniquely nice boat, a boat to be proud of!