1929 Hoffar-Beeching 85 for sale in West Coast

DEERLEAP is a rare and iconic classic motor yacht with a rich legacy, offered for the first time in 40 years. Built in Vancouver, BC by Hoffar-Beeching (later Boeing Canada) for Col. McLimont of Winnipeg Power & Light, she was purpose-built for Alaskan cruising and has since sailed from Mexico to the Pacific Northwest.

Her robust construction and elegant Roaring Twenties charm reflect a long celebrity charter history, including guests such as Bob Hope, Bing Crosby, John Wayne, and the Kennedy family. She also served with the Navy during wartime (B154), making her a floating piece of maritime history. She was the Poster Girl of the 2023 Victoria Classic Boat Festival and remains one of the most admired yachts on the coast.

The yacht features a large main salon and dining room, pilothouse with added day-head, covered aft deck with circular seating and teak table, and professionally reconfigured lower staterooms that blend historic character with comfort and function. Mechanically, she has been updated with twin Gardner 6LX diesels, a hydraulic bow thruster, and a new battery bank installed in June 2023. The May 2024 survey showed excellent results with all findings addressed. She was hauled and refastened from the waterline up with galvanized fasteners approximately 10 years ago, and the foredeck is currently being recalked and refastened during 2024/25. She is proven, seaworthy, and efficient, capable of being handled by a two-person crew with excellent maneuverability from the pilothouse and dual screws. She cruises annually to the Broughtons and beyond.