ONE-EYED CAT is a Mercator Offshore 30 designed by Neil Parmentier/Sieg Brunnenkant and built from 1968 until 1981 in Kent, Washington. The boats were molded by Neil Parmentier and sold as bare hulls, and around 1970, Neil Parmentier, collaborating with Sieg Brunnenkant, redesigned the hull, created a new deck mold, and officially founded Mercator Industries. In 1973, Parmentier sold his interest to Brunnenkant, who continued to build the Mercator 30 until 1981. ONE-EYED CAT is a stout pocket cruiser and a great platform to explore the Pacific Northwest, and if bigger dreams are on the dance card, a sistership has completed a circumnavigation. Per renowned naval architect Robert Perry, "the Mercator 30's hull construction exceeds Lloyd's recommended scantlings, with all bulkheads and longitudinal members screwed to fiberglass flanges and then glassed over, a thoughtful structural detail throughout." With her additional cabin heat, ONE-EYED CAT has been a robust 4-season platform for exploring the Salish Sea.  

From the owners:  

"We specifically chose the Mercator 30 because we wanted a tough, honest boat built for the realities of Pacific Northwest cruising. With its relatively heavy displacement, an encapsulated keel, and a skeg-hung rudder, she is built to handle the steep chops of the Sound and the Strait of Juan de Fuca with absolute composure. She is a rugged, confidence-inspiring cruiser that has given us total peace of mind in all conditions.  Our upgrades have focused strictly on enhancing that inherent seaworthiness, safety, and true 4-season cruising comfort. Equipped with an efficient Wallas forced-air diesel heating system, this boat is a proven winter explorer. We regularly cruised for weeks over Christmas and New Year's in absolute comfort. In fact, we got out more during the fall, winter, and spring because it allowed us to have the San Juans mostly to ourselves.  To support our year-round cruising capabilities, the boat was completely repowered in 2019 with a modern, 29 HP Yanmar 3YM30 marine diesel engine. She also features a comprehensive electronics overhaul, including an integrated Raymarine Axiom 7 navigation suite with a 24-mile radar to safely and confidently cope with the frequent fog."    

Recent Upgrades & Highlights 

• Yanmar 3YM30 AE (2019)
• Raymarine ST1000 tiller pilot
• Raymarine Quantum radar dome
• Raymarine Axiom 7 touch screen MFD
• Recent Precision Sails main and genoa (135%)
• Harken MkIV roller furler
• Wallas 30 GB diesel cabin heater

Interior Accommodations  

ONE-EYED CAT’s interior layout is well-suited to a small, passage-making cruiser. A V-berth sits forward, with the head to port just forward of the mast. The main salon features a U-shaped settee to port that converts to a double berth, and a single settee to starboard. With the addition of lee cloths, all salon seating can be configured for comfortable off watch rest underway. Aft of the main salon and immediately adjacent to the offset companionway, an L-shaped galley to port offers a large icebox, single sink, and 4-burner propane stove with oven. To starboard, a compact navigation station keeps the MFD and VHF within easy reach of the cockpit. An aft starboard quarter berth completes the layout. Whether at anchor or underway, her accommodations are well up to the task of keeping her crew safe, rested, and well fed.   

Interior Highlights  

• Wallace 30 GB diesel heater with dedicated 2-gallon fuel tank 
• Force 10 Cozy propane cabin heater

Galley 

• 4 burner propane stove w/oven
• 2.5-gallon propane fuel tank
• Single center line sink w/ hot and cold pressure water
• Large, insulated ice box
• Hot water heater
• Hot and cold pressure water

Head 

• Jabsco manual head
• 15 gallon blackwater holding tank w/ Y-valve.
• Sink with pressure water

Electronics & Navigation  

Cockpit / Helm Station 

• Ritchie bulkhead mounted 3¾" compass

Navigation Station 

• Raymarine ST1000 Tiller Pilot
• Raymarine Quantum radar dome
• Raymarine Axiom 7 touch screen MFD
• Raymarine C.P 370 digital sonar
• Standard Horizon Explorer VHF
• Standard Horizon HX 290 floating handheld VHF
• Garmin GPS Map 441s
• Weems and Plath 3.5” Barometer
• Weems and Plath 3.5” Clock

  Entertainment  

• 21” Supersonic flatscreen TV monitor
• JVC KD-R320 Stereo Receiver/CD player/AM-FM radio
• Sony DVP-SR5104 CD/DVD player
• Jensen stereo speaker (main salon)

  Mechanical Systems 

• Engine: Yanmar 3YM30 AE (2019)
• Transmission - Kanzaki KM2P – direct drive
• PPS Dripless shaft 
• 3 Blade fixed bronze propeller
• Yanmar engine Instruments and Morse controls
• SPXFLOW 12v automatic bilge pump (verify model / capacity)
• Wallace 30 GB diesel heater with dedicated 2 gal fuel tank 
• Force 10 Cozy Propane cabin heater
• Caframo electric fan
• Water heater 6 gallons
• Fuel tank 36 gallons
• Water tank 30 gallons
• Holding tank: 15 gallons

Electrical Systems 

• 12v DC and 120v AC electrical systems
• (2) Full River CD224-6 (6-volt 224Ah) deep cycle batteries - 12V at 224 Ah available
• (1) West Marine 12v 105 Ah AGM start battery
• Pro-Matic 30-3 battery charger

Deck & Hardware 

ONE-EYED CAT is a robustly constructed boat with all bulkheads and longitudinal members screwed to fiberglass flanges and then glassed over. Her hull layup is 7 layers of hand-laminated woven roving and mat, with a minimum hull thickness of 5/16”.  

• 15kg Rocna anchor with approx 80 ft. of ¼ in. chain & 200 ft. line rode on bow roller.
• Tiller steering
• Harken Mark IV jib furler
• (2) Lewmar40ST primary winches
• (1) Mast mounted Anderson #10 halyard winch
• (1) Belway #21 cabin top winch
• Port and Starboard opening gates

Sails & Rigging 

• Deck stepped single spreader aluminum mast and boom
• New wire standing rigging w/swaged fittings & bronze turnbuckles (2019) 
• New wire lifelines (2020)
• Mainsail: Dacron with standard battens, two reef points by Precision Sails (new condition) 2019 
• #1 Genoa (135%): Dacron by Precision Sails 2019 (new condition) 
• Barton mainsheet traveler aft of tiller
• Mainsail Lazy Jack lines and stack pack
• (1) jib halyard
• (1) main halyard
• (1) boom topping lift
• End boom 4:1 main sheet system
• Barton mainsheet traveler 
• Windex windvane

Safety & Miscellaneous 

• Lifesling 2 man overboard system
• Fenders and dock lines
• Outboard storage bracket on pushpit
• West Marine space heater
• Cockpit manual bilge pump
• 3 fire extinnguishers
• Smoke and CO detector
• Boat hook

Exclusions 

Owner’s personal items