1987 Bestway 50

Accomodations:
"Whole Life" has a classic trawler motoryacht style with plenty of room to move around. She has wide side decks, a large working fore deck, enclosed raised aft deck, upper bridge deck and lower cockpit. The salon is accessed via starboard side sliding side door or through the companionway on the aft deck. Forward is the galley down to port and dinette to starboard. The guest cabin is in the vee with ensuite head/shower. The owner suite is aft and down with large ensuite head/shower/tub. The flybridge is reached by companionway steps up from the aft deck and the cockpit is down a short ladder from the aft deck. Three steering stations are located on the flybridge, the salon, and the cockpit. Accomodations The salon is oversized with the inside helm to starboard at the boarding door. The entertainment center has a color TV with surround sound, am/fm/cd/dvd player and VHS recorder. A new leather sofa was installed in 2004. In addition, there are two swivel chairs with ottomans. The owner's suite aft has a queen berth with abundant closets and storage. The head is electric with Y-valve alternative. A small tub and shower combination are included. A full size washer/dryer is installed. The guest suite is forward through the galley. It has a full double berth, large closet with extra storage. Also an electric head with Y-valve and shower. Access to the anchor locker is located here. The dinette table also lowers to make an additional berth.

Mechanical Equipment:
The engines are twin Volvo-Penta 358 hp diesels accessed through the salon flooring. Prop and shafts were tuned in 2004. Automatic fire extinguisher system is installed. Stabilizers are Gyro Gale pneumatic with 2 fins forward and 2 fins aft.

Galley:
The galley is oversized with a full sized Signature regrigerator/freezer, a three burner Galley Maid stove with oven, built-in microwave, and trash compactor. There is lots of pantry storage.

Electonics and Navigational Gear:
The flybridge helm has the following accessories: *Standard Horizon Color *GPS/Chartplotter (new 2004) *Datamarine depth and speed displays *Cetech autopilot *Glendenning Syncronizer controls *Furano 16 mile radar display *VHF radio *am/fm stereo with speakers (new 2004) *The inside helm has the following electronics and nav aids: -Datamarine depth and speed repeaters -VDO radio direction finder -Standard Horizon chartplotter (new 2004) -VHF (new 2006) with new antenna -Lower steering in cockpit has engine controls to aid in backing. -All engine and synchronizer controls

Electrical System:
The electrical system has several features: *Westerbeke 8 kw genset located in engine space *4 x 8D AGM batteries new in 2004 *Heart 2000 inverter/charger *Seperate 50 amp shore power cords connections either midship or aft on a power retreival spool.

Deck and Hull Equipment:
Primary ground tackle is a 45 lb. CQR stainless steel anchor with 150 ft. of chain and 150' ft. of rope rode. The electric windlass has both deck and flybridge controls. The secondary anchor is a danforth with chain/rope rode. The dingy is a 11 ft. Whaler-style with an 18 hp Evinrude o/b. Located on the bridge deck, it can be launched and recovered with a electric davit system

Additional Equipment:
The aft deck can be fully enclosed with the hard top (bridge deck), side access doors, sliding windows, and removable isinglass. There is a double door access to the salon companionway, and steps up to the flybridge. There is a U-line ice maker, wet bar, custom table and chairs. Down a short ladder is the 6 ft. cockpit with added deck storage, engine controls, and access to the swim platform and boarding ladder.