The brokerage team at Wellington Yacht Partners has listed the Little Harbor 63 Ketch Karuna for sale with an asking price of $590,000.
Located in Thomaston, Maine, and named after the Buddhist principle of compassion, this popular 1987 model is upgraded with a newer engine, teak decks, electronics, sails and rigging.
The listing broker describes Karuna as a comfortable boat that’s “as fantastic to sail as it is beautiful.” Its layout sleeps up to eight guests in three staterooms with three ensuite heads, a “sea galley” and salon, all with visually-stunning woodwork interiors.
Karuna has a 63-foot LOA with a beam of 17 feet, 3 inches, a 12-and-a-half foot draft, and a displacement of 70,000 pounds. It’s powered by a 2004 Yanmar 4LHA-DTP diesel engine with 158 horsepower clocked at 2,200 engine hours.
There is generous storage space in the forepeak, and the aft cockpit is ideally arranged for fishing, swimming, sunbathing and showering. The large center cockpit makes for a great area to relax while sailing or entertaining. This main cockpit has a bimini top and a spray hood with a fold-out centerline table, surrounding bench seating with cushions and the ship’s helm and controls.
18 opening ports, 9 hatches and two companionways with electric Hella fans throughout provides excellent light and ventilation on board. Starting from the bow, the forepeak is spacious and houses the hydraulic motor for the furling gear, the 24V Maxwell 3500 anchor windlass, 225 feet of half-inch HT chain (newly installed in 2022) for the primary 176 pound Bruce anchor and 250 feet of rode for the secondary 60 pound CQR anchor.
The salon includes a starboard dining area that comfortably seats six for a formal dinner, plus custom-built storage and display cabinets with hand-cut beveled glass for the ship’s glassware and flatware, and a built-in wine rack. Along the port side is a large settee with a cocktail table.
Entertainment in the living space includes bookshelves, a mounted 32-inch flatscreen TV and a Fusion stereo/CD player with a sound bar. Located aft to starboard is a galley that includes kitchen appliances, a stainless steel sink, an icemaker, and a washer and dryer. To port is a nav station which includes a computer at the chart table with storage and comfortable seating.
Karuna has upgraded Hydranet main, genoa and mizzen sails, installed in 2018 by Vermont Sailing Partners. It includes a North Sails cruising spinnaker with sock, a North Sails Dacron staysail that’s never been used, Harken System 3 hydraulic roller furling, genoa sails and more. A ketch rig configuration with in-mast roller furling main and mizzen sails is also included with new motors from 2021.
More details about the Little Harbor 63 Ketch Karuna as well as detailed equipment specs can be found here.
