‘HAPPY’
Pogo 12.50 · Lifting keel · 2013
Turn-key Pogo 12.50, cruised and passage-ready
Owned by the same family since 2021 and shipped from Brittany, France to Palm Beach, USA, HAPPY has cruised the Abacos, Bahamas every other season since — including the winter of 2025–26. She is now lying in Newport, Rhode Island.
Her hull, rig, sails and systems have been maintained specifically for extended passage-making, and she is ready to cross an ocean as she sits (a fresh coat of bottom paint aside). She remains essentially original apart from routine wear-and-age renewals and the addition of an EFOY methanol fuel cell. Additional official images and a video walkthrough are available on request. Reasonable offers considered.
- LOA12.50 m
- Hull length12.18 m
- Beam4.50 m
- Draft (keel down)~3.0 m
- Draft (keel up)~1.2 m
- Displacement~5,500 kg
- KeelHydraulic lifting keel
- DesignerFinot-Conq
- BuilderPogo Structures, France
- EngineVolvo Penta D1-30 (saildrive)
- CE categoryA – Ocean
- Year2013
Dimensions are standard Pogo 12.50 (lifting-keel) figures; confirm boat-specific measurements.
Rigging & Sails
- Standing rigging replaced in full (2025), precautionary for a 2013 boat; all mast connections inspected and cleared by professional riggers; pins cleaned and coated in TefGel
- Most running rigging replaced on professional riggers’ recommendation
- Original boom-end re-engineered, reinforced and repainted (2023) to address a known weak area
- Full sail wardrobe by Incidence Sails; all sails original to the boat
- Mainsail and Solent inspected and reinforced where needed by North Sails
- Asymmetric spinnaker with snuffer sock
- Trinquette (staysail) with deck bag
- Furling gennaker
- Trinquette, asymmetric spinnaker and gennaker near-new at purchase (2021), undamaged, used only on offshore passages
On Deck
- New Quick anchor windlass (2025)
- All three forward deck hatches removed, re-bedded and reinstalled (2024)
Hull, Keel & Rudders
- Hull in excellent condition
- No damage to rudders or keel
- Hydraulic lifting-keel system operating flawlessly
Engine & Mechanical
- Volvo Penta D1-30 diesel (saildrive)
- Replaced: ECU (electronic control unit), exhaust elbow, raw-water pump
- Regular professional oil and filter servicing; ancillary engine components renewed and maintained
Electrical & Power
- 12V starting battery, approx. 2 years old
- Two AGM house batteries, approx. 6 years old
- Charging via engine alternator or EFOY 2800PRO methanol fuel cell (used at anchor and underway)
Electronics & Instruments
- Full NKE instrument suite, professionally serviced by an NKE representative
- Hydrostatic speed sensor; Carbo-wind masthead wind instrument
- Three multifunction displays in the cockpit
- Navigation via ship’s iPad
- PC ship’s computer with Adrena and other navigation software (NMEA WiFi data feed)
- No fixed chartplotter; no radar
Interior & Accommodation
- Three-cabin, two-head layout; comfortable for a family of five
- One head with marine toilet; second head with sink and bench
- Both heads plumbed with sumps for showering
Canvas & Covers
- All sail covers and bags in excellent condition, including awning
- Main salon cushions in excellent condition
- All three cabin cushions new (Sunbrella, 2025)
- Dodger due for renewal
Maintenance Highlights
- 2023 — boom-end re-engineered, reinforced and repainted
- 2024 — three forward hatches re-bedded and reinstalled
- 2025 — full standing-rigging replacement; new Quick windlass; new cabin cushions
- Recent — Volvo Penta ECU, exhaust elbow and raw-water pump replaced