Mason 33 (1985) for sale in Freeport, United States

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AVI-DAAN is a wonderful example of the Mason 33.  A true classic, known for its seaworthiness and comfortable accommodations. Designed by Al Mason and built in the mid-to-late 1980s, this vessel offers a blend of traditional and modern features.  She is offshore capable and ready for adventure.

Construction

• Hull and Bottom Paint in 2021
• Solid hand laid fiberglass hull
• Longitudinal stringers running fore and aft
• Isophthalic resin used in lay up; no blisters ever
• Keel hung rudder
• Keel stepped mast
• Factory installed teak decking over balsa-cored fiberglass deck
• Non-skid gelcoat cabin top
• Bronze thru hulls with backing plates
• Green Awlgrip finish on the hull
• Beautifully varnished teak toe rails, handrails, cockpit coamings and accents 

Interior

• Beautiful rich teak cabinetry with louvered doors
• Comfortable cushions
• Satin finished teak and holly floor
• Natural light through five deck prisms
• 10 opening stainless-steel ports
• Very clean with no smell
• LED overhead and reading lights throughout
• Red footlights for nighttime passages 
• Overhead stainless-steel hatch with beautiful teak-framed screens
• Drop leaf table midship with deep settees to port and starboard
• Settees pull out to make larger berths with lee cloths for sleeping during passages
• Large outboard storage cabinets above settees port and starboard
• Removable companionway steps and drawer module for excellent engine access
• Hanging wet locker with drain Custom screen for companionway 

Galley

• Stainless steel 2 burner Mariner
• Princess propane stove, with oven and broiler, on gimbal
• 2 deep stainless-steel sinks with covers with overhead cabinet
• Large, well-insulated ice box
• New 12v refrigerator Oct. 2023
• Ample storage lockers
• 2 propane tanks in self-draining, isolated cockpit locker with solenoid-control valve
• Propane leak detector 

Accommodations

• Forward v-berth with screened stainless-steel overhead hatch and two opening ports
• Excellent storage including 2 large hanging lockers with auto lighting when opened
• Access to anchor locker through cabinet doors at front of berth
• Solid teak door between stateroom and salon
• Custom linens to fit v-berth 

Head

• Enclosed head with vanity, sink, shower and ample storage
• Hot and cold pressurized water for sink and shower
• Fresh water foot pump for sink
• Raritan marine head
• Opening stainless steel port 
• Head rebuilt March 2024
• New stainless head shower and fixtures 2023

Navigation Station

• Large work area with aft facing seat
• VHF, stereo, solar charge controller, inverter controls, AC and DC outlets
• Red and white table lights
• Ample storage 

Engine and Mechanical

• 2014 Yanmar 3YM30 with under 500 hours
• Kansaki transmission
• 1 1/8” stainless steel shaft
• 2009 Traditional packing gland
• 2- bladed bronze propeller
• 2014 Yanmar instrument panel in cockpit with voltage, RPM, oil pressure, hours
• Very clean and well laid out engine compartment
• Racor 500 fuel filter, easily accessible
• 35 gallon steel fuel tank with dipstick under salon floor 
• Oil and transmission fluid changes 2024
• New diesel water pump, June 2024
• New Diesel engine exhaust and water mixing valve 2024
• New engine belts 2024
• New Cutlass bearing
• Traditional prop stuffing box

Electrical

• 3 Group 24 Lead Acid batteries
• 2 100-watt monocrystalline solar panels, mounted on a custom stainless-steel frame over the dodger
• 170-watt flexible solar panel mounted on the bimini
• BlueSea MPPT solar charge controller
• Well-organized and labeled electrical panel next to nav station (opens for easy access to wiring)
• Blue Sea DC Subpanel (mounted near companionway for easy access from cockpit)
• 2020 LED lighting throughout boat
• 30 Amp cable for shore power
• Stainless steel 30-amp receptacle for connecting power cable
• AC Breaker in weatherproof enclosure
• 2020 Xantrex 1000-watt inverter-charger
• 2020 AC outlets at convenient locations throughout
• Red and white cockpit lights on dodger 
• New GFI outlets 2024
• New 12v refrigerator in what was the built in ice box. 
• Solar panel power refrig. 
• All new AGM house batteries and starter battery increasing capacity by 25% 
• New bilge pumps and bilge alarm. 

Plumbing

• Rule 2000 gph bilge pump with Rule float switch
• Whale high-capacity manual bilge pump in cockpit
• 2021 Isotherm 6-gallon water heater
• 2021 Hot and cold showers in head and cockpit
• Pressure pump for domestic water
• 2 x 35-gallon stainless steel water tanks under salon seats with connecting manifold
• 20 gallon holding tank for head 
• Rebuild marine toilet added direct discharge Y valve.
• New stainless faucet and shower combination in head.
• Freshwater hot/cold cockpit shower

Electronics

• Raymarine Autopilot 
• Sirius Satellite Receiver
• Large, lighted Richie compass

RECENTLY ADDED:

• Garmin Touchscreen Multifunction Display at helm
• Garmin Radar
• Garmin Sailing Instruments
• Garmin VHF send and receive AIS at helm and nav station

Sails and Canvas

• Full-batten mainsail with stack pack 2022
• 145% roller-furling genoa in good condition; new Sunbrella cover 2020
• Asymmetrical light-air spinnaker in a sock 2000
• Dodger with stainless-steel frame; vinyl windows replaced 2021
• Bimini with stainless steel frame 2021
• Extension panels for bimini (to shade cockpit while at anchor) 2021
• Sunbrella covers for all exposed teak (summer covers)
• Full boat cover in Sunbrella (winter cover) 
• Both sails were removed by a sail loft in La Paz in February 2024, all stitching repaired, and all main sail slides replaced with highest end slides. 

Rigging

• Aluminum single spreader masthead rig with roller furling genoa
• Port and starboard stainless-steel chain plates replaced 2019
• All standing rigging replaced 2021
• Running rigging continually updated, mostly new
• Mainsail traveler system
• 2 Lewmar 40 2 speed winches on cockpit coamings for genoa and spinnaker sheets
• Lewmar 24 2 speed mast winch
• 2 Lewmar 16 deck winches 
• Some new running rigging and accessory lines including main halyard, boom traveler, preventers, dock lines and all new fenders.

Deck Equipment

• Viking 4-person liferaft (2006) in a stainless-steel cradle on the coach roof
• Vinyl-covered stainless-steel double lifelines
• Outboard stainless-steel kayak rack
• Portside folding, removable stainless-steel boarding ladder
• Stainless-steel bow pulpit and stern pushpit
• Raised seats on the stern pushpit
• Closed cell foam cockpit cushions
• Fold-down cockpit table
• Rail-mounted Magma barbeque
• Removable barbeque table with mount on the stern rail
• Stainless steel pedestal for steering wheel, throttle, shifter, compass and NavPods
• 2 large cockpit lockers with high quality stainless rod hatch arms
• Straps, fittings and pole for pole-mounting a Starlink Dish 

Ground Tackle

• Primary Anchor 35lb CQR
• Stainless steel anchor roller
• 250’ BBB chain
• Ideal electric windlass
• Fortress stern anchor with 300 feet of nylon rode accessible through a chain pipe near stern 

Additional Information

• Repowered in 2014 with a 30hp Yanmar 3-cylinder diesel, transmission and all new accessory parts. The engine currently has 477 hours.
• USCG Documented
• Full cut-away keel is designed to handle weather and seas.
• Handling and motion are very sea kindly.
• Manageable and a joy to single hand.
• Designed to be an ideal live-a-board boat for a couple and to cruise long distances with a large diesel tank and two large freshwater tanks. 
• Many couples have circumnavigated or crossed oceans with a Mason 33. 
• Has extraordinary storage space in the cabin and very large cockpit lockers.
• New helm station and latest Garmin touch screen electronics 
• New propane lines, solenoids, and propane controls in cabin
• New fire extinguishers
• 4 coats of varnish above deck and two coats of teak oil on deck 2024.
• Botton fully sanded and two coats of anti-fouling paint April 2024.
• Addition coats of deck teak oil (summer 2024)

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