SOLD! Congratulations and safe travels to the new owners.

The Diesel Duck 382 is an incredibly capable trawler. Built out of steel by Seahorse Marine in China, this George Buehler design is the smallest in the ocean series, but just as mighty as her bigger sisters. (The Coot is smaller, but doesn’t have the same range or profile). Jubilee is seaworthy, livable and affordable.

If Jubilee looks familiar, she is. JMYS created an original video that was released in 2017 and has hundreds of thousands of views and many thumbs up. At the time we signed our current listing agreement, Jubilee was placed into winter storage (in a covered, heated building). Eager to get the word out we had a dilemma to overcome – how can we talk about her without getting aboard to show her off? Not wanting to wait for spring to make a presentation video, Jeff came up with the idea to try something different. Quality unused footage from the original film was spliced together to create a fresh look for Jubilee.

In this film, Jeff talks about Jubilee specifically and Diesel Ducks in general. The camera focuses on the boat and shows off much of what she has to offer. Unlike our popular “Talk Through Tour” videos, this is a “Talk View Tour” – a voice-over production that lets Jeff have a one-way conversation sharing not only about what Jubilee is all about, but also touching on the men behind the project; George Buehler the designer, and the builder, Bill Kimley of Seahorse Marine. Interested trawler buyers are desperate to learn more about this quirky looking design and seem to become more infatuated the more they learn. This is brand that grows on you and be careful, too many views and you may become converted!

Jubilee is a sail assisted trawler powered by a John Deere 4045 85 horsepower diesel engine. She holds 1,720 gallons of fuel and at passage cruising speeds of 6.3 knots provides trans-oceanic range with fuel to spare. She has been maintained in excellent condition, lightly used and we truly believe the video, though dated, provides an appropriate representation of how she looks today.

Thanks for watching and indulging our efforts to try a new approach for a listing video.

(Hey, good news for the few who don’t like Jeff’s shirts, and, you can always turn off the audio and listen to your favorite music while you watch).

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