Swamp Fox is a classic 61 Buddy Davis located in Wanchese, NC. These boats are known for their ride and comfort while fishing or traveling and spending time living aboard. Most recently, she has had a light tournament, fun fishing and cruising schedule over the past few seasons and around 600 hrs on fully rebuilt engines. She has spent time the last three off-seasons in Blackwell's boatyard and shop on projects and a full paint job. Her cockpit and bridge are very spacious and set up for fishing with a mezzanine and a new Release teak fighting chair as well as dual helm chairs and a new cockpit grill. A well appointed 4 stateroom / 3 head interior layout, ensures that she offers a lot of room for everyone. Give us a call and see if she'd work well in your program.

RECENT UPGRADES

Rebedded and replaced all 4 salon side windows 2017/2018

Painted black mask and house 2017/2018

All toilets re-plumbed throughout with fittings and hose 2017/2018

New Sony entertainment center and Satellite service to 6 TVs throughout salon and 4 staterooms 2017/2018

New VHF antennas 2017/2018

All AC units either refurbished and serviced or replaced 2017/2018

Engines aligned / propellers worked 2017/2018

New Garmin Electronics added as well as Airmar transducer with Chirp technology 2017/2018 

Bridge enclosure removed and sent off for refurbished vinyl and new Strataglass 2018

Total Rebuild both motors 2020 / Around 600 hrs since 

New R/W intake hoses, external component plumbing hoses and others replaced 2021

Full Paint job 2022 /2023 

New Release Teak Fighting Chair / 2022 / 2023

Teak on Mezzanaine 2022/2023

New THOR salon icemaker for drinks

New WOLFE cockpit grill installed in cockpit

New Windlass / anchor rode and Fortress Anchor 2022 / 2023

Ceiling under cockpit overhang replaced 2022 /2023 with LED lighting

Fresh water tank and system replumbed 2022/2023

New Batteries and charger 2023 / 2024

New AC Pump 2024

New Pump for Icemaker & Cockpit Freezer 2024

LED lights in Engine Room / 2024

SALON

Salon door to Starboard enters into a well appointed interior

Large L-shaped custom Van Brunt hinged top couch to port. Custom upholstery with ultra leather material and easy access storage within oversized Silestone bar top with barstools and extended round table portion to port

(2) Sub-zero fridge and freezer drawers under countertop

GE Profile 4 burner flat cook top

SS double sink with Grohl fixture

Large Silestone countertop forward with teak cabinetry and drawers

Recessed lighting in soft headliner and padded valances

Teak and Holly sole in galley / Carpeted floor

Large Silestone dinette table to Starboard with custom Van Brunt cushioned seating

Silestone countertop to starboard with Kenmore Elite icemaker, deep storage and AC / DC Ship's Service Panel

Sony Ultra HD Blu-Ray Soundsystem with surround sound speakers

LG 42" flat screen TV

Cruisair AC unit

Teak trim, molding and cabinetry throughout

Rattan accented Teak lambrequins and inlays on forward cabinet doors

Sea-Tel Satellite TV

Retractable soft window treatments throughout salon

New THOR icemaker under starboard countertop

Custom Coffee Table to Port to serve L-shaped Couch seating

GUEST STATEROOM

Large guest stateroom to port at the foot of the companionway

Custom double bed mattress and covers

Hanging locker and drawer storage

Custom headboard and mirrored back wall

Recessed lighting in soft headliner and reading lights above bed

Carpeted floor

Sharp 21' TV with DVD player / Sea-Tel Satellite TV and Remier sound system

Full Head and Shower with private inside entry

Galley Maid toilet

Teak roll back linen closets

Silestone surface vanity with sink, storage and large mirrored medicine cabinet 

Teak and Holly sole in head

FORWARD STATEROOM

Large Centered Queen size mattress with covers and 6 drawer storage underneath

Padded wall panels around bed

Teak roll back storage cabinetry all around and above bed

Cruisair AC unit

Mirrored hanging lockers

Carpeted floor

Sharp 13" TV with multimedia disc player and Sony sound system and speakers

Full Head and Shower with private inside entry

Galley Maid toilet

Silestone surface vanity with sink, storage and large mirrored medicine cabinet

Teak and Holly sole in head

COMPANIONWAY GUEST BUNKROOM

Located down the companionway forward and to starboard, these stacked bunks are roomy and comfortable, are behind a lockable door and share a full head and shower with the Crew's Quarters

74" berths with custom single mattresses and padded rails

Hanging locker and drawer storage

(2) 13" Sharp TV with Sea-Tel Satellite TV / One TV for each bunk

Carpeted floor

Shared head has shower, Galley Maid Toilet, Sink and Vanity, Mirrored Cabinet and Storage

Teak and Holly Sole in Head

CREW'S QUARTERS

Crew's Quarters are located to the starboard at the beginning of the companionway. Comfortable quarters with a lockable door and shares a head with the Guest Bunk Room

Stacked bunks with custom mattresses and rails

13" Panasonic TV

Hanging Locker and Cabinet storage

Stacked washer and Dryer

Carpeted floor

Ample Rod Storage

Shared head has shower, Galley Maid Toilet, Sink and Vanity, Mirrored Cabinet and Storage

Teak and Holly Sole in Head

COCKPIT / DECK / FISHING

Cockpit is large with a new single Release fighting chair setup, painted deck and cover boards, with non-skid finish on deck

Large teak covered mezzanine with cushioned seating, ice dump, refrigerated box and plenty of storage bins

Oversized tuna door

Gaff Lockers with separate ship's service and washdown lockers aft on either side

New Release Teak fighting chair with rocket launcher

Large deck hatches with storage and live well

Lazz access hatch 

50 amp service ports (port and starboard)

Teak-Step ladder access to bridge

Rupp Triple Spreader outriggers

Emergency Shutdown / Clutch Release /Trolling Valve controls at helm

Anchor Locker with Pulpit and New windlass with 400' of rope and 30' of chain / Fortress FX85 Aluminum anchor

New WOLFE electric cockpit grill under overhang

24V Teaser reel outlets under gunwales

VHF antennas

Underwater lights in transom

Cockpit lighting

ENGINE ROOM / MECHANICAL

Engine room is large and spacious, with room to access the outboard sides easily, Also a dedicated pump room forward that houses AC units and other plumbing manifolds and pumps

Racor double fuel filtration systems with pressure gauges

Sea Chests to port and starboard with easy labeled access to all seacock valves supplying raw water throughout 

Smith Energy Saver Hot Water Heater

Fire Suppression System 

Battery charger

Groco Sea Strainers

Oil Change pump

Ice maker

AC manifold cleanout system plumbed in

(2) Triton 21 KW Generators

Panish Control System with Synchronizer

Manual Gauge panels in ER with start and stop buttons

Fuel transfer system

FLYBRIDGE AND ELECTRONICS

(2) Release helm chairs

Raised teak standing platform

Storage under bench seating and in forward brow

Daiwa Tanacom Teaser reels overhead

7 panel strataglass enclosure

(2) Garmin GPSMap 7612 / Chartplotter / Sounder with Airmar 275LHW transducer with Chirp technology

Furuno Navnet VX2 Chartplotter / Sounder / Radar

Furuno RD 30

Icom VHF

Furuno VHF

ACR remote spotlight

Furuno NavPilot AP system

Ritchie 8" compass

JL Audio surround sound speaker system

Fusion stereo system that controls bridge, cockpit and salon from helm area

SOUNDINGS MAGAZINE ARTICLE / 61 DAVIS REVIEW

For outright sex appeal and legendary fishability, there’s nothing quite like the Buddy Davis 61. The exaggerated bow flare, the huge foredeck, the soaring outriggers, the action station aft surrounded by gleaming teak, where a chrome-and-varnish fighting chair can take center stage — it’s eye-catching, to say the least.

The builder, Carson “Buddy” Davis, was a North Carolina fisherman from Wanchese. As a teenager, he started work as a mate, fishing upper Pamlico Sound inside Oregon Inlet. A captain at age 19, he, like many other local fishermen, took to building boats in the off-season. In 1980, at 31, he began building full time. An innovator from the beginning, Davis paired diagonal mahogany plywood with fiberglass for his hulls and eventually went to all-fiberglass construction.

The Buddy Davis 61 may just be the ultimate expression of the much-admired “Carolina” style. “Carolina boats are some of the most aesthetically pleasing vessels around,” wrote journalist Marshall Brodie. “Buddy Davis’ yachts are a prime example.” But the distinctive look is rooted in the boat’s role as an offshore fishing machine. That graceful hull has a deep, narrow entry to slice into heavy seas, and for handling a Cape Hatteras head sea, there’s nothing like that signature bow flare.

Davis and Donald Blount, the legendary naval architect and marine engineer, worked together on the BD61, and it’s considered one of the top 10 sportfishing boats of all time. Davis produced some 300 boats in a career spanning three decades; he died in 2011 at age 62.

A sportfishing yacht has to blend aesthetics with excellent performance and seakeeping qualities. Mission accomplished with the Buddy Davis 61.

The Company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.