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Ownership History
This 34' convertible was manufactured by the Silverton Marine Company of Toms River, NJ in the spring of 1981. In June of that year, she was purchased new by Mr. Chauncey M. Squire of Fulton, NY and was christened the "Chandra Joy". The boat was purchased at the Bonnie Castle Yacht Basin in Alexandria Bay, NY and was continually docked there for the next 12 years until she was sold in 1993. The original owner had logged 643 hours on her engines by the time he sold her. 

On June 3, 1993, the "Chandra Joy" was purchased by Mr. David P. Rice of North Rose, NY. She was docked at various marinas for the next 9 years in Sodus Bay, NY, until she was sold, and re-christened  "Lucky Find II" on March 29, 2002, by her current owners. By that time, an additional 471 hours had been logged on her engines.
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SPECIFICATIONS

• OWNERS: Dottie & Al Baris
• NAME: Lucky Find II
• HOME PORT: Sodus Bay, NY
• TYPE: Convertible
• BUILDER: Silverton
• MODEL: 34 Convertible
• ENGINE: Twin Crusaders 270hp Inboards
• DRIVES:  Walter V-Drives
• SPEED (approx):
  Cruising: 19 Knots
  Maximum: 30 Knots
• RANGE: 320 nautical miles

• L.O.A: 34.0"
• BEAM: 12'.6"    DRAFT: 3'1"
• YEAR: 1981
• TOP: Bimini Black Canvas
• HULL MATERIAL: Fiberglass
• DISPLACEMENT: 12,500 Lbs. Dry
• ENGINE HOURS: 1405.37 (as of 09/06)
• TANKAGE (approx):
  Fuel: 220 gallons - Water: 40 gallons
• Fuel Usage: 
  Cruising: 19.6 gallons per hour
  Average: 12.6 gallons per hour

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FEATURES

ACCOMMODATIONS & LAYOUT: Deep V-hull interior arrangement with sleeping for 6:  2 in the forward V berth, 2 on convertible sofa & 2 in the convertible dinette. The galley and dinette are located amid ship. The head is port and forward of the galley. The interior is well lit with plenty of windows and new custom made removable pinch pleated drapery curtains and aluminum mini-blinds. Entry to the salon is through sliding glass doors from the cockpit. 
Note also the following features: teak trim; full wall to wall carpeting, many storage lockers throughout the vessel. All electrical is AC /DC with 30 AMP shore power to power appliances, television, air conditioning, etc.

COCKPIT: The cockpit has 2 under the floor hatches for access to the engine rooms. Cockpit size is 9.0'x10.0' wide, giving plenty of room for boarding, fishing and lounging. 2 Garelick Mariner yacht chairs, 4 canvas back deck chairs and a cocktail table are currently the furnishings. The cockpit also contains the shore power connections, fresh water hookup from dock, and wash down pump and system for lake water cleaning. It has a full height ladder to the flybridge and a 3 step boarding ladder both port and starboard. A sliding glass patio door leads into the salon.

FLYBRIDGE: Fully adjustable (up /down & back / forward)  swivel upholstered captain's chair, 2 lounging passenger seats with seating for 5, full instrumentation including dual tachometers, speedometers, fuel gauges, temperature gauges, oil pressure gauges, & voltmeters. Dual engine controls, VHF radio, depth finder, electronic engine synchronizer chart-plotter / GPS, and other electronic amenities. The bridge is covered by a black bimini top and black flybridge cover.

SALON: The salon is entered from the cockpit. Immediately to port is a convertible sofa, and on starboard is a built in furniture storage cabinet for TV, stereo and other items, plus two swivel rockers. Forward of the cabinet is the lower helm station containing all of the same instrumentation and electronics as the flybridge. Down three steps and to port is the galley, and to starboard the dinette with seating for 6. Forward of the galley is the head, and forward of the head is the Queen size V-Berth stateroom. A Mermaid Marine Air 16,500 BTU central air conditioning with reverse cycle heat cools and heats the cabin for complete comfort.

GALLEY: The galley is equipped with a Norcold AC/DC refrigerator with freezer; Mr. Coffee coffee maker; hot and cold pressured running water in a single stainless steel sink; Kenyon electric / alcohol 2 burner stove. George Forman Grill, toaster oven, etc. Also there are 2 storage cabinets above and 1 storage cabinet alongside refrigerator. 

HEAD: Located  on the port side is a fully enclosed head with flush toilet, sliding mirrored storage cabinets, standup shower with hot and cold water, 10 gal holding tank.

STATEROOM: Forward of the dinette and head is the main stateroom containing a queen size v-berth. There is 1 hanging locker, 2 storage lockers and 2 under-berth storage lockers. Also a port and starboard port windows with screens.

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• Dual Uniden VHF radios

• Dual Lowerance fish finders w/depth, temp, and speed sensors.

• ICOM GP-360ML Global Positioning System / Chartplotter Combo.

• Dual Shakespeare 8' VHF antennas

• Shakespeare Centennial 8' AM/FM radio antenna

• Garmin handheld eTrex Vista Global Positioning System used as backup..

• Boss Audio MR1515W AM/FM/ CD stereo radio with 6 marine speakers.

• Sanyo Sirius CRSR-10 satellite radio receiver.

• Dual Ritchie Lighted Compasses

• Dell Inspiron 8600 notebook computer w/electronic charting and navigational software.

• Dell Axim X50 hand-held PPC running
  Outdoor Navigator as a backup to navigational software.

• 15" Sanyo Flat-Panel LCD remote Color TV with 
  Koss DVD player, and surround sound stereo

• Satellite Dish TV by the Dish Network

• Built in fume detector and Halon fire extinguisher systems.

• Hawkings USB WiFi card and antenna to access WiFi Internet at marina.

For getting around the marina, a 1999 E-Z Go cart

For getting around the bay, a 2005 Triumph

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: 12 volt (DC); 110 volt (AC); 2 batteries with parallel switch; automatic 25 AMP battery charger; dockside electrical cables for 30AMP Shore power, 6 circuit and fully protected electrical AC panel.

DECK & HULL: 2 Danforth anchors; bow pulpit with anchor electric windlass & storage locker and rail; fiberglass deck; black fenders and lines; navigation lights; teak swim platform; swim ladder, stainless steel bow rail, 3 hatches w/full screens. COLORS: Almond hull and deck; with black features & stripes. Bottom paint is black.

MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT & ENGINE DETAILS: Bennett hydraulic controlled trim tabs; bilge blower; 3 automatic bilge pumps; ShurFlo pressurized hot and cold water serving both the galley sink and shower, Seaward 11 gallon hot water heater. Engine Details - Fuel filters; 1 extra propeller.5 USGC approved fire extinguishers, and all other standard pumps, thru-hull valves, etc.  

CANVAS: Black sunbrella bimini top and flybridge cover. Also, 3 windshield covers of black sunbrella canvas to add privacy at dockside.

OTHER FEATURES:   Boot striping and waterline are black vinyl.

REMARKS: The Lucky Find II underwent a complete update and commissioning in the Spring of 2002. We updated the exterior trim with black details. Such as bottom paint, boot stripe and pin striping. Also, the burgundy canvas was changed to black sunbrella fabric. The interior was completely updated, including new carpeting (2002), drapery (2003), upholstery (2003), V-Berth mattress (2005), swivel rockers (2006) etc.