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Hull No.15 of the C&C designed Baltic Yachts 51. Launched in 1982, refitted and well maintained over recent seasons to Baltic Yachts standard. A truly great example of the iconic Finnish build quality that has put Baltic Yachts at the very top of the yachting hierarchy.
FURTHER BROKER’S COMMENTS:
Hull No.15 of the C&C designed Baltic Yachts 51. Launched in 1982 and extensively refitted over recent seasons. A truly great example of the iconic Finnish build quality that has put Baltic Yachts at the very top of the yachting hierarchy.
The current owner purchased IKARUS in 2002 and she has since then had her base in Sweden. IKARUS has been kept in heated storage during 8 months of the year, by the same yard and has been serviced by the same individuals. During 5 seasons during the past 22 years, she has not been launched. IKARUS is a true classic Baltic, now ready for her next owner.
IKARUS boasts many specification highlights including:-
• New teak deck fitted in 2017. 12 mm planks fitted with epoxy.
• New stainless steel genoa tracks were made and fitted.
• New engine Volvo Penta Motor D2-75 - 2020.
• Extra generator was added to charge service batteries.
• New propeller shaft and bearings were installed.
• MaxProp feathering propeller
• All rod replaced (BSI) with new turnbuckles - 2019
• New Harken furler - 2019.
• New John Mast boom - 2018.
• Navtec vang adjusted and serviced.
• Eberspächer Hydronic D8 heater - 2022.
• 8 kw boiler with 3 2kw fan-convectors and custom-made radiators for the heads and galley.
• Raymarine EV-400 autopilot - 2024.
• New upholstery throughout the boat - 2017.
MANUFACTURER’S COMMENTS:
The Baltic 51 was a high performance, easily handled yacht with a functional deck layout which was equally suited for safe family cruising and fast IOR racing. This was the 5th serial production yacht in cooperation with C&C Design, and as with the previous Baltic 39 and Baltic 37, detailed comprehensive computer performance studies were used in the design evaluation. C&C Design´s chef designer Rob Ball and his team put in a lot of effort into the pre-studies for this design again resulting also in polars and performance numbers that could be used as targets for the racing owners. The computer studies carried out exceeded in details and volume that used even in many of today´s projects, and this design was developed in 1979 when most of the competitors still had their designs made “by hand”.
Another ground-breaking feature on the Baltic 51 was the interior layout. The interior layout designed by our in-house design had the owners cabin aft with 2 guest cabins forward of the owners´ cabin, and this unique feature created a very comfortable interior for long ocean racing or/and cruising. However, the most unique feature was the owners’ cabins centre double berth under the aft cockpit. This was our creation and was first criticized by competitors, but later became one of the most copied interior features in our business.
SPECIFICATIONS
CONSTRUCTION
RCD Status:
• Our understanding is that the yacht is exempt from the Directive 94/25EC (Recreational Craft Directive) as she was first placed into use prior to 16th June 1998.
Hull, Deck & Superstructure Construction:
• Hull - GRP sandwich construction to the highest specification to provide an extremely rigid yet light and well insulated structure.
• All high stress areas are especially strengthened and reinforced to accommodate localised loadings.
• White topsides finish
• Deck - Hand laid up moulded fibreglass with core stiffening, insulation and reinforcement incorporated in the way of deck fittings and winches.
• 12mm Teak laid decking to the side decks, cockpit seating and cockpit sole – replaced 2017. Never been sanded down.
• A new original Baltic toe-rail was mounted, and all aluminum deck fittings were polished and re-anodized in black – 2017.
• Bottom and keel maintained 2021. All antifouling removed, bottom treated with epoxy, the keel removed and bolts inspected.
Keel & Rudder:
• Deep keel bilge, Limber holes to allow drainage of bilge to sump.
• Lead antimony Fin keel
• Stainless steel keel bolts to an internal fabrication within the hull
• Cantilevered semi elliptical balanced spade rudder with high strength rudder stock and blade within internal skeleton.
MACHINERY
Engine & gearbox:
• Volvo Penta Motor D2-75 4-cylinder diesel engine producing 75hp - from 2020
• Fresh water engine cooling via raw water intake and heat exchanger
• Shaft drive gearbox
• Approx. 4 litres/hours engine consumption at cruising speed
Service & Maintenance:
• Engine hours – approx. 300 as of beginning 2024
• Date of last engine service – 2024 (done every spring since 2002)
Propulsion & Steering:
• Max Prop 3 blades feathering propeller
• New propeller shaft and bearings – 2019
• Raymarine EV-400 autopilot - 2024. All components replaced and SeaTalkNG network introduced. New hydraulic drive-unit.
• Steering wires replaced 2018. New bearings and deck fitting in aluminium replaced by same size in stainless steel.
ELECTRIAL SYSTEMS
Voltage systems:
• 12vDC primary domestic system with 12vDC starting circuit and 220v AC via shorepower or 3kw Paguro generator
Battery Banks:
• 5x 12vDC 110 Ah service battery bank
• 1x 12vDC 110 Ah engine crank battery
• Fully separated service bank and crank battery systems (no switch)
Charging / Inverter:
• Mastervolt Charger 50 AMP battery charger. Run from Shore Power or Generator.
Generator:
• Paguro 7Kw
Alternators:
• 12vDC engine mounted alternator for start-batteries
• 12vDC 100 A engine mounted alternator for services
PLUMBING & GAS SYSTEMS
Fresh Water:
• The hot freshwater circuit is 28 litres hot water tank, heated by engine or 230v AC immersion heater element.
Bilge Pumps:
• 2x manual bilge pumps (1 new larger WhaleGusher)
• 12v electric bilge pump
TANKAGE
Fuel:
• 360 liters fuel capacity in 2 stainless steel tanks (240 + 120)
Fresh Water:
• 500 liters water capacity in 4 tanks
NAVIGATION & COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT
In Cockpit:
• Raymarine Autopilot
• Computer based TimeZero plotter with slave outdoor display (with mouse) at helm. Running on rugged industrial PC/Windows 10 (Advantec).
• Furuno radar (2019) integrated with TimeZero.
• Raymarine instruments from different generations, placed in both cockpits and at the helm
At Chart Table:
• Industrial Computer, 15” Screen, Keyboard.
• Clock and barometer
• Battery monitor
Communications Equipment:
• Sailor VHF 6222 DSC, Class A
• Icom VHF – handheld
• Sailor Inmarsat Satellite phone/data - 2020
• AIS – True Heading, Class B. Integrated with TimeZero
• ICOM – PC controlled broadband receiver. Used to receive Navtex, Weather Fax etc.
• EPIRB
DOMESTIC EQUIPMENT
Galley:
• Gimballed gas stove with burners and oven (Alpen Inox). Electric grill.
• 12vDC top opening fridge
• 2 stainless steel sinks with fresh water face forward with cover
• Foot pumps for seawater
Heads:
• 3x heads and showers
• 3x manual heads. Pumps regularly replaced.
• Hot & cold pressurized water supplies with shower in heads
Heating & Ventilation:
• Eberspächer water heater 8 kw in aft locker.
• The heater distributes the hot water in circle to 3 fan-convectors (one in aft cabin, one in the saloon, one in the forepeak). The latter made air heating 2 kw each and can be switched on/off individually.
• Radiator, custom made in stainless steel (aft head). (Additional 4 radiators available but not mounted, one for each head, one for the galley and one for each guest cabin).
• System can also be heated by main engine cooling water
Entertainment:
• Radio/entertainment Fusion with speakers in cabin and cockpit.
ACCOMMODATION
Summary of Accommodation:
• The Baltic 51 sleeps 8 persons in 4 separate staterooms yet maintains easy access to all areas of the interior.
Accommodation Finish:
• All joinery is teak faced with solid teak or laminated teak frames and capping.
• Kick plates on steps and chafing pieces on sills are provided
• Blue cloth upholstery throughout
• Floorboards with laid teak veneer with holly inlay
• Access to bilge at appropriate points
Accommodation layout from Forward:
DECK EQUIPMENT
Rig:
• Black anodised 2 spreader masthead rig – serviced before every launch
• Keel-stepped mast
• New John Mast boom, profiled aluminium - 2018.
• Stainless rod standing rigging – replaced 2019
• Babystay adjusted by track on deck (original)
• Cutter Stay, removable and adjustable – new 2019
• Dyneema halyards and runners
• Genoa furler, Harken
• Navtec hydraulic adjustment for backstay and vang with control panel at helm
• 1 spinnacker boom, aluminium
• Bowsprit for genacker
• Fredriksen main sail track and travellers.
Winches:
• All Lewmar winches.
• Piedestal (grinder) for genoa winches
Sails:
• 1x laminate furling genoa 100% (UK Sails) – 2016 but not used until 2020. Approx. 2000 NM in milage.
• 1x laminate furling genoa 100% (UK Sails) – approx. 2010.
• 1x laminate main sails, full batten, triradial. – 2016.
• 1x laminate main sails, full batten, triradial. – older than 2002
• 1 staysail laminate heavy. 38 m2. – 2020
• 3x spinnakers – old, but 1 like new
• 1x gennaker (Heavy)
• A few older sails (1 main, 2 Genoa #1, 1 Genoa #2…)
General:
• Double stainless lifelines.
• Stern mounted radar post
• Portside and starboard side openable windows in the aft cabins
• Fenders, docklines in condition like new.
Anchoring & Mooring:
• Lofrans, windlass, renovated 2019. New spare electric motor.
• 1 CQR anchor, 75 pounds, 100 meter galvanized chain.
• 1 CQR anchor – spare
Covers & Canvas:
• Two sprayhoods
• Two boom covers (one gray one blue)
Tender & Outboard:
• Inflatable dinghy, 6 person
• 2 hp outboard engine. (mounted on pushpit when not in use)
SAFETY EQUIPMENT:
General note on safety equipment: Any safety equipment such as liferafts, Epirbs, fire extinguishers and flares etc. are usually personal to the current owner(s) and if being left on-board as part of the sale of a used vessel may require routine servicing, replacement, or changing to meet a new owners specific needs.
Life saving:
• AIS – True Heading, Class B. Integrated with TimeZero
• EPIRB
• 6 person liferaft Autoflug, in cradle on aft pushpit – serviced in 2024
• Fire extinguishers
• Handheld floodlight