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Basic Specifications

Hull Type:

Full Keel center cockpit with interior ballast

Rig Type: Masthead Cutter

LOD:

40

LWL: 33 ft

Beam:

15 ft. 4 in.

 SA: 1000 sq ft

Draft (max.)

 4.5 ft.

Displacement:

40,000 lbs

Ballast: 18000 lbs

Designer:

Bruce Roberts, Raul D. Parker,Ethan Romans

Builder:

Ethan Romans

Construction: Hull

Single Skin FG Hull, with 2 inch stiffeners and 2 inches of insulation between waterline and deck

Bal. type:Lead

Construction: Deck and Cabin

Strip planked vertical grain clear fir with epoxy glass over

RIG AND SAIL PARTICULARS  KEY

I(IG):56’

J: 22’

 

P: 51‘

E:16’

SA(Fore. 135%):775 sq ft SA(Fore, 100%):575 sq ft

SA(Main): 425 sq ft

Sail Area (100% fore+main triangles):

1000 sq ft

AUXILIARY POWER (orig. equip.)

Make:

Perkins

Model: 4.236

Type:

 Diesel

HP: 72

TANKS

 

Water: 150 gals.

Fuel: 200 gals.

 

Equipment list:

      1. Lofrans Tigris Windlass
      2. 400 ft . high tensile 3/8 windlass chain
      3. 44 pound Delta anchor
      4. 20 pound Hydro-bubble anchor
      5. 23 pound High tensile Danforth  Anchor
      6. 66 pound Lewmar Claw anchor
    • Refrigeration:
      1. 12 V air cooled BD50 compressor
      2. 7 cu ft. refrigeration box
    • Electrical
      1. The main house battery bank consists of six 6V 220 AH deep cycle batteries wired to produce 660 AH at 12V.
      2. There is a separate starting battery with a battery switch so that the engine can be started from either the start battery or the house battery bank. The two systems are separate and each has its own alternator for charging.
      3. The boat is equipped with a Xantrex 2500 inverter charger, with a link 1000 controller.
      4. There is a 2KW water cooled diesel generator.
      • Standing Rigging:
      1. Double spreader, single mast rig. All standing rigging is 5/16 1X19 316 SS. Cable. Swage fittings on mast, and mechanical fittings at deck level.
      2. Dual back stays, running back stays, dual lower shrouds, 1 mid level shroud, and one masthead shroud. Inner and outer fore stays.
      3.  Bob stay and shrouds for the bow sprit.
    • Running Rigging:
      1. Winches: The main Jib sheet winches are four Barient 28s. (2) three speed self-tailing and (2)  two speed self-tailing.  The halyard winches are (2) Lewmar 17 self-tailing.
      2. Dual main halyards, and dual jib halyard. 3/8 Stayset X and 7/16 double braid
      3. Staysail halyard 7/16 Stayset
      4. Main sheet and jib sheets 7/16 stayset
      5. 24 foot, Mast mounted whisker pole.
    • Plumbing
      1. Potable water
        1. Pressurized fresh water system with 5GPM pump
        2. 6 gallon hot water heater
        3. Full Shower
        4. Cold water tank in refrigerator  with filter for cold drinking water
        5. 11 gallon per day water maker
        6. Topside connection for fresh water wash down/flushing dinghy outboard
      2. Salt Water
        1. Single 1.25inch Salt water intake.
        2. Manifold system with supply for main engine, head, and generator.
        3. Topside connection with separate pump for salt water wash down.
      3. Waste water
        1. Black Water is pumped to a 20 gallon holding tank located in the engine room. There is a pump to pump the tank overboard where permissible, and there is a pump out connection.
        2. Gray Water from the sink in the head and from the shower goes to a self-contained sump in the bilge with an automatic pump for overboard discharge. Gray water from the galley sink is discharged directly overboard.
    • Galley
      1. The stove is a gimballed two burner stove with a small oven. The propane is stored in an overboard vented locker and has room for two 20 pound propane tanks.
    • Dinghy
      1. The dinghy is a 12 foot take apart Passage-Maker  by Chesapeake Light Craft. The dinghy is equipped with a sailing package. The rig is a gunter rig with a jib. The Dinghy also is equipped with a 3.5 HP 4 stroke Mercury outboard. There are spars and a sail to convert the dinghy to a lug rig.
    • Safety equipment
      1. 6 man Viking offshore life raft (needs to be re-packed)
      2. Epirb
      3. Up to date flares and all other Coast Guard required equipment
    • Navigation/Communications
      1. Electronic navigation uses a lap top computer with “Sea Clear II” navigation software. All US charts are available. “Sea Clear II” directly uses the downloads from NOAA and can be updated for free. There are also electronic charts for the Bahamas and most of the Caribbean. (These charts are not available from NOAA)
      2.  Compass is a Plastimo Olympic 185
      3. VHF radio is a Standard Horizon Matrix series with a remote microphone. Built in GPS and AIS receiver.
    • Steering
      • Hynautics hydraulic steering
      • Sitex autopilot

     

     

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