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Construction
Hull, Deck & Superstructure Construction:
- White gelcoat with blue hull and coaming stripes.
- The hull is of single skin construction using glass/Aramid hybrid fibre reinforced vinylester laminate. Structural bulkheads are foam sandwich construction.
- Hull stiffening flanges are unidirectional layers over foam cores.
- Underwater surfaces in un-pigmented gelcoat, treated with epoxy coating.
- All through-hull skin fittings below the waterline close flush with the hull.
- Seacock inlays (2012).
- New Teak decks in 2008 laid on sides, bridge deck, cockpit soles and forward cockpit seats.
- Small teak toe rails each side of foredeck.
- The boat is kept under a full boat cover, so decks show ‘as new’.
Keel & Rudder:
- Special racing keel of lead with high antimony content, heat-treated to eliminate shrinkage and voids.
- The keel was weighed and templated to confirm minimal tolerances prior to installation.
- Composite rudderstock, rudder blade and quadrant with flexible upper and lower rudder bearings.
Machinery
Engine & Gearboxes:
- 1 x Yanmar 4JH3-DTE (new 2021, with only 15 hours).
- Conventional shaft, supported by stainless steel strut. Engine beds are GRP.
- The engine room is spacious providing standing headroom and good access to machinery and systems.
Propulsion & Steering:
- Hull window for inspection of propeller.
- Angled teak foot blocks for helmsman and mainsheet grinder.
- Twin lightweight steering wheels on lightweight pedestals each with top mounted 5” Suunto compasses.
- 3-blade foldable Max-Prop propeller (2007).
- Maxpower Compact 24 v retractable bowthruster (new 2020).
- Emergency tiller.
Electrical Systems
Voltage Systems:
- The engine has a 12 volt system with a 12 volt 55 amp alternator charging the dedicated 135 Ah engine start battery.
- DC 24v system rewired 2020.
- AC 110v rewired 2020.
Battery Banks:
- Service battery capacity 320Ah at 5 hour rating, 24 volts charged by 75 amp engine alternator.
- New batteries 2023.
Battery Chargers:
- Victron inverter 2500w battery charger.
Generator:
- 1 x Northern Lights Genset M673 L 5 kw (New 2021 – only 1 hours).
Shore Power:
- Shore power cable.
- 110v 30 A shore power.
Plumbing Systems
Fresh Water & Water Heating System:
- Hot and cold pressure water system with 55 litre Isotemp hot water tank.
- Raritan Searra electric toilet (2019).
- New plumbing and faucets (2020).
Watermaker:
Tankage
Fuel:
- Total capacity of 610 litres (161 US gals). 2 tanks.
Fresh Water:
- Total capacity of 610 litres (161 US gals) – 1 x stainless steel and 1 x bladder tank.
Navigation Equipment
- SIMRAD CX44 chart plotter, (from 2009, software updated 2012).
- Furuno GPS, GP-32 (updated 2012).
- B & G FFD Hercules 2000.
- B & G FFD H3000.
- B & G processor updated to H3000 is now suitable for Deckman (2012).
- B & G 690 System updated to H3000 in 2012.
- FFD repeater each side of main companionway.
- 2 x 20/20 large single display repeaters and 3 x FFDs aft-facing, mounted on forward side of bridge deck.
- 2 x FFDs mounted port and starboard on pushpit, primarily as readouts for Grand Prix load pin at base of forestay (new in 2011), but also useful for the tactician/navigator.
- 3 x 20/20s on aft side of mast with control buttons for 2 in aft cockpit.
- Carbon vertical masthead unit for B & G vane at masthead.
- Windex.
- B&G autopilot AP2.
Domestic Equipment
Galley:
- Double stainless galley sinks.
- 3-burner Alpes-Inox stainless cooker with oven.
- Splendide 7100 Compact washing machine (new 2020).
- 24v Frigoboat refrigeration (new 2020).
Heads/Showers:
- Shower fitted with an overhead shower rose and mixer tap.
Heating & Ventilation:
- Marine air heating/air-conditioning (2019). 16000 Btu MarineAir.
- Espar diesel heating system.
Entertainment:
- LG Smart TV and Sony/Bose sound system.
Lighting:
- 24 volt 2-pole system for all lighting.
- All overhead lights are LED, including bunk reading lights.
- Red night lights.
Accommodation
Summary of Accommodation:
- 10 berths in 3 cabins and saloon.
- Interior completely re-varnished (2020).
- Leather cushions replaced throughout (2020).
- All joinery is made of foam core with teak veneer, wherever practical.
- All floorboards are aluminium honeycomb core with teak/holly veneer.
- Headliners are off-white vinyl on lightweight support boarding covering all under-deck areas except in the forepeak.
Hatches:
- Goiot Cristal type hinged deck hatches to aft cabin, saloon and area forward of saloon.
- Goiot port lights in coach roof sides x 6.
- Goiot port lights x 2 in forward face of aft cockpit into aft cabin.
- Nautor standard sliding main companionway hatch.
- Nautor under-deck sliding fore hatch, lightweight.
Description of layout from forwards:
The aft cabin is very spacious, featuring a double berth to port and a single berth to starboard. Between the two berths is a settee. To port, forward, there is a large hanging locker. To starboard, forward, is the door to the shower stall, which leads directly into the head compartment with a basin, electric toilet, and stowage lockers. The head has a second door that leads into the passage to the saloon.
This arrangement offers flexibility, as the head/shower can either be private to the aft cabin or accessed from the forward.
Moving forward, the door to the walk-in engine room is on the port side of the passageway, with the oilskin locker to starboard. There is also a hanging area for drying foul weather gear.
The navigation area/chart table is located immediately forward of the foul weather locker and comprises a panel with recessed electronics, flanked by a bookshelf and locker.
The large galley is to port and fully equipped. It features numerous stowage drawers and lockers.
The main saloon has U-shaped seating to port around the lightweight table, which has a composite table base sheathed in teak veneer. To starboard, there is a full-length settee and a drinks locker. On both sides, the hull is lined with teak slats featuring attachment points for extra berths (currently in storage).
Forward of the saloon are two guest cabins, each with fixed lower berths and hinged pipecots above. The port guest cabin is fully enclosed, while the starboard guest cabin provides access to the forepeak.
The forepeak is a large open area for sail stowage. The flooring is lightweight, with non-skid paint, and the hull sides and underside of the deck are painted with white gelcoat. The washing machine is located in this area.
Deck Equipment
Rig:
- 7/8 fractional carbon fibre main mast with carbon fibre spreaders – new in 1995 by Omohundro.
- Navtec discontinuous stainless standing rigging for forestay, vertical and diagonal shrouds and jumpers and check stays, (2012).
- PBO backstay (2012).
- Runners.
- Forestay fitted with Reckmann headsail furling unit (2016).
- T300 carbon fibre main boom with 2 reef lines and internal lightweight hydraulic cylinder for adjustment of main outhaul.
- T300 carbon fibre spinnaker pole with Sparcraft end fittings, including swivel type for outboard end.
- Carbon jockey pole.
- Removable T-tang baby stay for delivery sailing.
- Antal main sail mast track fitted for bolt rope and sail cars.
- All deck hardware Lewmar Ocean Racing range with low friction blocks, roller bearing genoa cars, lead blocks and deck jammers.
- Mainsheet track and car Lewmar system with 2:1 traveller line purchase.
- 2 x Navtec hydraulic under-deck systems for under-load adjustment of genoa cars.
Hydraulics:
- Navtec System VII five function lightweight control panel flush mounted on the starboard side at the forward end of the aft cockpit. This panel operates all the hydraulic functions – backstay, boom vang, outhaul, Cunningham and check stays – except the two individual car puller controls.
- There are two boom vang quick release buttons located each side of the aft cockpit.
- Hydraulic boom vang, Navtec A850-VC-023 cylinder.
- Hydraulic outhaul adjuster, Navtec A250-LE-010 cylinder.
- Hydraulic backstay adjuster, Navtec A250-FE-010 cylinder, mounted inside the transom.
- Hydraulic car pullers, 2 x Navtec A300-LNG-01 panels with A250-LE-010 cylinders.
- Hydraulic mast jack – independent Enerpac unit.
Winches:
- 2 x Lewmar 50 – electric winch conversion 24v (new 2020).
- Primary winches, 2 x Lewmar 88/3-speed AOR GY AL (linked to composite pedestal with double grip handles, mounted in forward cockpit.
- Secondary winches, 2 x Lewmar 66 AST with modified gearing.
- Runner winches, 2 x Lewmar 80 AST OR GY AL.
- Mainsheet winch, Lewmar 900/3 AST linked to composite pedestal with single grip handles, mounted in aft cockpit.
- Mainsheet traveller winches, 2 x Lewmar 50 AST.
- Main halyard winch, Lewmar 54 AST.
- Genoa and spinnaker halyard winches, 2 x Lewmar 54 AST.
- Topping lift/foreguy/reef line winch, Lewmar 54 AST with deck jammer for topping lift and foreguy.
- Spinnaker halyard winch, Lewmar 54 AST.
Sails:
- Dacron delivery mainsail.
- Dacron roller furling genoa (2023 – Bacon).
- Storm jib.
- Gennaker with sock.
General:
- Forward stanchions with roller wheels built in to fork eyes on top of stanchion.
- 2 x Propane gas bottle.
- Boarding ladder.
Anchoring & Mooring Equipment:
- 24v dc Lewmar electric windlass (2020).
- 35kg Stainless steel Ultra anchor.
- 250 ft 3/8 BBB galvanised chain.
- Fortress FX85 20 kilo anchor.
- 4 x Mooring lines.
- 6 x Fenders.
Covers, Canvas & Cushions:
- Canvas storm cover for fore hatch.
- Full fitted boat cover (new 2020).
- Sunshade/awning for over the boom (2023).
- Sail cover.
- Dodger.
Safety Equipment
Fire-Fighting Equipment: