La Luna
2011, Samoset Boat Works / Wishbone Cat / 23’
La Luna
Designed by Doug Zurn and built by Matt Sledge of Samoset Boatworks the Marblehead 22 is an intriguing boat with several features that set it apart from its rivals in the day sailor market.
Most obvious is the unstayed carbon-fiber spar with its large square-topped mainsail and wishbone boom. This rig combines plenty of power with easy sail handling. Sail area to displacement ratio of 24 shows this boat is no slouch in light air and the automatic de-powering capabilities of the unstayed rig will keep her on her feet in a blow. Beam, at just 6ft 10in, is modest, and so is draft of 3’, 5” with a fixed fin / bulb keel and balanced spade rudder. The pretty hull has a near-plumb stem and a handsomely styled transom.
At just under 12ft long, the cockpit has plenty of room for family and friends while the small cuddy shelter forward provides dry stowage and somewhere for the smallest crew members to hide from the sun.
Asking Price: $62,000
Location: Harpswell, Maine
Hull, Deck and Cockpit Construction
Fin / bulb keel with detached / balanced spade rudder underwater configuration
Vacuum-bagged, cold-molded, wood-epoxy hull construction.
Douglas Fir stem, keelson, floors, frames deck beams and carlins
Western Red Cedar (3/8”) tongue and groove longitudinal strip planking.
Two layers / double diagonal Western Red Cedar (1/8”) veneers
6 oz Fiberglass cloth final exterior laminate.
Topsides exterior finish AwlGrip paint (Red) with Gold cove stripe and single White boot stripe
Transom is 2 layers of ¼” Okume marine plywood with Teak veneer overlay.
Decks, cockpit sole, bulkheads and cockpit furniture are of Okume marine plywood with fiberglass cloth exterior skin and painted (AwlGrip) finish
Deck house / cabin is 3-layers of laminated 1/8” Western Red Cedar with fiberglass cloth exterior overlay and painted (AwlGrip) finish
Cabin top, bulkheads, furniture fronts and smooth portions of deck and cockpit painted (AwlGrip) White
Non-skid portions of decks, cockpit seat tops and cockpit sole painted (AwlGrip) Light Tan
Cockpit coamings and transom are varnished Teak
Bottom is painted (anti-fouling) Black
Deck Hardware and Features
All deck hardware is of polished stainless steel.
Bow cleat, bow chocks, folding stainless steel pad eyes for use with fenders and / or cockpit cover, stern cleat, ensign staff socket, cockpit scupper covers, cockpit sole latches and cockpit drink holders
Spars and Rigging
Hall Spars carbon-fiber mast (unstayed)
Hall Spars aluminum (black painted) wishbone boom
Sail control lines of modern low-stretch yacht braid including main sheet, main halyard, snotter / outhaul, main down haul / cunningham and main halyard all lead below-decks to cabin and cockpit
New main halyard (2023)
Sails and Canvas
North 3DI (2023)
North 3DL (original)
Cockpit Seat Cushions (4 ea.)
Zippered canvas cabin closure
Cockpit cover (New 2025)
Auxiliary Propulsion
Torqueedo Electric Pod Drive (new 2025)
Torqueedo Cruise 3.0 FP with propulsion controls at aft end of cockpit
Torqueedo 25-Volt DC 24-3500 Battery
Torqueedo on-off battery selector switch
Steering Equipment
Tiller steering
Varnished Ash tiller
Tiller extension
Balanced spade rudder
Stainless steel rudder post and frame
Composite (closed cell foam, carbon-fiber and fiberglass cloth) rudder blade / foil
Ground Tackle
10 lb. Galvanized fluke anchor
6’, 6” of 5/16” Galvanized chain
75’ of 3/8” Nylon anchor rode
Above never used
Safety Equipment
Life Jackets (4)
Additional Equipment
Fenders - (3)
Dock Lines (2)
2011, Triad single-axle trailer with optional bow stand / ladder and mast storage cradle