2005 Custom SNOWBIRD 73 For Sale
Oriental, North Carolina
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Vessel Description
2005 Custom SNOWBIRD 73 for Sale in Oriental, North Carolina
INCREDIBLE REDUNDANCY. TOTALLY UNIQUE. EXTREMELY LIVABLE.
Meticulous Service Records, Spare Parts List and Vessel Operating Protocols.
Highlights
Stand Up Washer / Dryer.
Twin Engines
Updated Electronics Upper & Lower Helm
Dumbwaiter
Tender
4 Heads
Hinged Mast
True Love Deserves Her Next Adventure
TRUE LOVE is far more than a yacht—she is a custom-built expedition vessel designed for serious cruising, meticulous ownership, and unforgettable adventures. Now offered for sale for only the third time since her launch, she presents an exceptional opportunity to own a truly one-of-a-kind motor yacht.
Built by Park Isle Marine in British Columbia from welded aluminum alloy and designed by renowned naval architect Gregory Marshall, True Love was commissioned by experienced yachtsmen who wanted something no production builder could offer. The result is a striking, semi-displacement explorer yacht with timeless lines, exceptional craftsmanship, and capabilities that rival many of today's premier cruising brands.
Imported to the United States in 2024, True Love has since benefited from extensive upgrades, thoughtful improvements, and an uncompromising maintenance program. Every system has been cared for with the philosophy that reliability at sea is never optional. Complete maintenance and service records—including every expenditure—are available, reflecting an extraordinary level of stewardship rarely found in any yacht.
Finished in elegant Awlgrip Moondust with a white superstructure, True Love cruises comfortably at approximately 9 knots, reaches 14 knots when needed, and offers a range of approximately 1,000 nautical miles at 8.75 knots, making her equally at home exploring the Intracoastal Waterway, cruising the Great Loop, island hopping through the Bahamas, or undertaking extended coastal passages. At 7.5 knots, she can run approximately 1,400 nautical miles while maintaining a 200-US-gallon fuel reserve.
Discriminating buyers considering Fleming, Marlow, Hampton, Offshore, Ocean Alexander, or Outer Reef will immediately appreciate that True Love occupies a class of her own. She is not a production yacht—she is a custom-built vessel whose quality, engineering, and seaworthiness would be extraordinarily expensive to replicate today. In fact, her original construction cost exceeded $6 million in 2005, a testament to the uncompromising vision behind her creation.
The current owners envisioned many more years aboard True Love, investing in her accordingly. However, an unexpected change in life circumstances has made it necessary to pass her to new owners sooner than anticipated. She is turnkey, exceptionally well documented, and ready for her next chapter with someone who will appreciate the remarkable yacht she is.
True Love has taken wonderful care of her owners. Now she's ready to do the same for hers.
Hours reported in August 2026:
- Port main = 3,692
- Starboard main = 3,691
- 30 kW Generator = 4180
- 12 kW Generator = 6222
Improvements and upgrades completed in 2025 and 2026 include (totaling $297K+):
- STIDD Chair Upholstery
- Dockmate Remote System - Twin engines + thrusters
- HEADHUNTER new discharge pump
- HEADHUNTER new domestic water pump
- Raw Water AC Pump Replacement
- AE Splitter Box, Input 100A 125
- Staples & Swing Gates - Made with the dogs and grandkids in mind
- Replacement of Nautic Flooring + Marine 2000 Exterior Decks Cork Sanding
- Water maker Membranes Replacement Servicing
- New Galley Refrigerator
- Chiller Replacement
- 9 out of 12 HVAC air handlers replaced
- Transmission Coolers replaced
- New Batteries
- 2 new Victron Inverters Multiplus-II
- ASEA 12 KVA shore power Isolation transformer installed
- Stabilizer Seals Replacement
- Shaft Seals replaced + spares installed
- Transducer Install
- Davit Service
- SpotFree Water Softener
Improvements and upgrades completed in 2023 and 2024 include:
- Replace HVAC / chiller system x 2CTM Model CW-60HS, 60,000 btu
- New Miele laundry machine WXD160 WCS USA
- New Miele clothes dryer TXD160WP USA
- New refrigerator on aft deck U-2074RB-00
- Replaced mirror ceiling in owner head
- Hot water tank thermostat replaced, many Pex fittings replaced with Shark Bite
- Fireboy system serviced 2025
- Viking 6 UKLS – 6-man life raft serviced
- All fire extinguishers serviced 2025
- New electronics installed:
- 3 TZ3 19 inch monitors nav system
- New VHF radio in lower helm
CONSTRUCTION DETAILS AND FEATURES:
- Aluminum alloy hull construction with 3/8” plating below the waterline and 1/4” plating above over longitudinal and athwartship framing and stringers
- Watertight bulkheads – anchor locker, forward engine room, aft engine room and tillerflats.Galvanic protection with zinc anodes / bonding system
- Interior spray foam insulation to the waterline and under the decks.
- Hull faired then painted with Awlgrip Moon Dust
- Rub rails aluminum with UHMW rounded support edges
- 8-degree trim wedges on transom underbody
- Propeller pockets
- Marine 2000 flooring on main deck
- Diamond Sea Glaze custom doors and windows
- Freeman watertight hatches
- Fiberglass covered, aluminum framed flybridge hard top with opening hatches
- Fiberglass signal mast with antennas, hinged for bridge clearance
- Interior joinery crafted from American cherry
- Barriga Natural Cork flooring throughout interior living spaces
- PYI Floor anchors for cork sole latches
- Majilite Prestige shell color headliners
- Corian Mojave counters in galley and Corian Aurora in Utility Room
- Cast marble poly-resin counters in head and showers
- 2012 APEX 15’ tender w/50 HP Yamaha 4 stroke outboard
ENGINE ROOM:
- (2) Scania 720 HP main engines (branded Yanmar)
- AquaDrive thrust bearings
- Tides shaft seals
- Northern Lights 12 kW generator
- Northern Lights 30 kW generator
- Reverso fuel polishing, priming and transfer system
- Reverso Oil change system
- Delta T engine room ventilation system
- TRAC active fin stabilizers
- TRAC bow and stern thruster
- Village Marine PWV 1200 gallon per day 220 V AC water maker
**Trades Considered.

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Deck Layout
Age
Built in 2005. Build year and production period shape the asking price through age of systems, styling and the equipment fitted as standard.
Engine
3,692 hours on twin Scania 6SY-STP. Engine hours, service history and configuration are the largest mechanical factors in an asking price.
Options and features
Radar, Onboard WiFi, and TV are fitted. Optional equipment, refits and onboard features are usually reflected in the asking price.
Price history
Listed on YachtWay at $830,000 on Sep 22, 2026. On-platform asking prices only.
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2005 Custom SNOWBIRD 73
$830,000