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Merrymaid, 112ft gaff cutter, teak on oak frames, built by Camper and Nicholson in Gosport to the master design of Charles E Nicholson (Shamrock IV, Creole, Velsheda, Endeavour). She was launched in 1904 and successfully raced against the big names, winning the Kings Cup, among others. Preserved in Norway during first world war, her lead keel being removed during the second. Used and cherished as a houseboat in Essex for 50 years, she finally underwent two giant refits during the space of five years in both France and in the UK that brought her back to as new condition in 2008 for her current owner. All this to fulfil his dream to achieve the adventure of a circumnavigation on a yacht that represents the epitome of a bygone era.
Elegance, beauty, charm, atmosphere, luxury, and comfort.
Merrymaid will make you feel sensations impossible to reach with a modern yacht.
A unique privilege to enjoy custody of this wonderful maritime heritage and pass it on to the next generations
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Owner's Comment
GALLEY
Fridge - Frigoboat
Custom made Deep freezers x 2
Oven
Stove with 3 hobs
Microwave Bosch
Icemaker Isotherm
Washing/Dryer Miele WT2780
ENGINE
Onan Generator 17.5kVA - 80 amps max (consumption 3.4L/h at 40 amps for 5h per day)
Engine driven alternator 150 amp
3-blade fixed propeller RPM:knots 1400:8.5, 1800:10, Sails 12 knots
Gear Box PRM 1000 connected via Carden shafts to a
Aqua Drive-CVB-32-30 thrust bearing
Deep Sea seal on the inboard end of the stern tube
230v 50Hz AC / 24v DC
12# Dryfit A600 2v Gel cells with 1500ah/20 hr
Engine/Services separated and with parallel switch
24v separate DC bank for the NAV & COM with parallel switch
Mastervolt inverter 2.5kVA
Galvanic isolator
3# Mastervolt 100 amp battery chargers
Diesel 1400 litres (Bladders giving an extra 1000 litres) - Range 1120NM at 1400RPM, 1920NM with Bladders
Hamann chlorine waste system with 1 x 250 litre holding tank
2 x Sea Fresh water makers
AC unit 200 litres per hour
PTO Hydraulic 200 litres per hour
2 x C-Warm CWB78-VTC at 78 litres each with twin coils and double Heater elements
Duplex Racor Filter to engine
Simplex Racor filter to generator
Flexible armoured hose used for all pipe work.
Manually operated fuel cut offs to feeds and returns
220v bilge and main fire 1 ½” pump
24v Auxiliary fire 1 ¼” pump with deck outlets fore & aft
Manual deck mounted bilge pump
2 x automatic ‘Rule 2000’ in main bilge space with alarms
PTO clutch pump running off the engine
Crash pump 3” petrol driven
NAVIGATION
Furuno NavNet 3D System, SAT C, Radar with ARPA,
Chart Plotter
AIS unit, Fleet 33 BGAN, Iridium remote distress alarm
B&G H3000 wind instruments with XDR fins
B&G H3000 Auto-Pilot
Interphase forward looking sonar
Furuno Navtex, Furuno GPS back up unit
2 x VHF DSC fixed units with independent aerials
MacMurdo 406GHz EPIRB with GPS, 2 x S.A.R.T.
2 x Iridium Motorola 9505A
Max Sea Weather Routing Software
Full catalogue of world charts, paper and electronic
ACCOMMODATION
Master cabin aft with double bed, sofa, skylight and ensuite bathroom.
Port and starboard guest cabins each with bunks en-suite bathroom.
Captain cabin with one bunk plus hammock space
Crew cabin with two bunks
Third crew cabin in bow
SAFETY EQUIPMENT
Two 2” fire hydrants in the covering boards forward and aft
FE-227 manually operated extinguisher in the engine space
Machinery space intake/exhaust ventilation with manual/automatic shut down
Exhaust ventilation with automatic shutdown
Heat and smoke detectors in machinery space, lazarette and galley
Gas alarms below galley, saloon, galley bilge and aft bilge
2 kg Co2 extinguisher in galley/crew area
8 handheld extinguishers located throughout vessel
3 x Zodiac 8 man Liferaft with A Pack
MedLink WorldWide Service and MedLink MCA class A Kits
Ship’s Medicine Chest w/ Rx 3.0
First Responder Kit w/ Rx 3.0 x 2
Philips FRX Defibrillator
12 x ‘Kru’, self-inflating life jackets with harnesses
12 x M.O.B locator beacons (Mobilalarm V100) with EPIRB and onboard alarm
GENERAL
Air Conditioning:
Heating: Mikuni Diesel
EQUIPMENT
Thomas Reid hydraulic windlass with double gypsy
Bronze Fisherman Anchor 140kg
CQR Anchor 108kg
14mm stud link chain 140m and 60m
Carbon fibre passerelle
Starboard side boarding ladder
Zodiac Pro 7 Man, 4.30m, Evinrude E tech 50hp
Classic Sailing Dinghy, built by Butler and Co.
Quicksilver Inflatable dinghy, 3.40 m, 4 hp Mercury outboard
2 x Scuba Sets with Bauer Junior II Compressor and accessories