HULL CONSTRUCTION

Hull and superstructure are heavy duty hand lay-up GRP mouldings. In the hull, woven rovings and chopped strand mat are used in combination with thickness increasing progressively towards the keel area. There is a balsa core in the topsides that stops just above the waterline. The deck is of sandwich type construction using balsa core stiffening, with plywood in high stress areas where fittings are positioned. Bulkheads are glassed in, and the entire deck is bonded to the hull resulting in a strong and integrated unit. A teak rubbing strake is fitted externally. The interior joinery is of teak faced plywood, with solid teak trims built onto GRP base modules which are also “glassed” into the hull.

• Hull colour: Off-White

• Deck colour: Off-White

• Boot-top and style lines: Blue

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VARIABLE DRAFT KEEL

The cast iron grounding plate is bolted into a recess in the hull using stainless steel bolts. It acts as transverse stiffening in way of the keel slot and protects the hull when taking the ground. The aerofoil swing keel is cast iron with a stainless steel pivot fitting into a substantial boss at the forward end of the grounding plate. The swing keel is raised by a electrically operated hydraulic system, with manual backup, using a single ram which is attached to the swing keel by a pulley system. Keel fully refurbished in 2014. Swing Keel and ballast plate were sandblasted, epoxy primed and copper coated in 2021. Cosmetic joint between ballast plate and hull removed and replaced with new. A removeable stainless steel pin can be positioned to enable the keel to be locked in the "up" position.

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ENGINE ROOM AND PROPULSION

Beta Marine BETA35 35HP 3 cylinder 4 stroke marine diesel fitted (New in 2019) with reverse/reduction gear. A marine electrical system with a 50amp alternator is fitted with an instrument panel. Other fittings include bronze stern tube with water lubricated stern gland and a 3 bladed bronze propellor (2019) with a rope cutter. Steel fuel tank, capacity approx. 50 gallons, with sediment trap, sight gauge, Tank cleaned and access hatch installed 2019 .Racor twin inline filters (2019). Bronze water inlet with strainer. Sound insulation in engine compartment. Single lever engine control both in the helmsman’s position and in the wheelhouse. Extractor fan in engine compartment.

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STEERING GEAR

Interior and cockpit steering positions are provided. The cockpit wheel is pedestal mounted and the interior station is to starboard. A torque tube system connects each wheel to the steering arm. The rudder is a GRP moulding protected by a shoe to facilitate beaching or sailing in shallow water. An emergency tiller is supplied.

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SPARS

Mast and boom are anodised aluminium alloy with stainless steel and alloy fittings. The boom has mainsail slab reefing and a solid boom vang. Furling headsail reefing system.

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RIGGING

Standard rigging of 1 x 19 stainless steel wire with swaged end fittings and stainless steel rigging screws. Renewed in 2020. Running rigging in terylene or equivalent (replaced where required in 2020). The centre boom mainsheet system, the mainsail halyard, genoa halyard and single line reefing are led to the cockpit.

 

SAILS

Mainsail with three slab reefs, stack pack (new 2019) and lazy jacks. Furling genoa with UV protection strip. Cruising Chute/Spinnaker. 2 spare sets of sails.

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WINDOWS & HATCHES

Lewmar hinged acrylic deck hatch forward. Main companionway hatch in GRP on slides with garage. Lewmar hinged acrylic hatch in aft cabin on poop deck. Opening windows in aft cabin and aft toilet. Dorade vent over saloon. Ventilators in toilet and galley. All other windows are fixed tinted polycarbonate and acrylic panels, except for the forward facing wheelhouse windows which are toughened glass. Acrylic washboard.

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COCKPIT

Integral with deck mouldings. Cave lockers in coamings. Large cockpit locker with access to drained gas bottle stowage. 30” stainless steel wheel on pedestal with binnacle compass. Engine controls are linked with second set of engine controls adjacent to the inboard steering position. Cockpit seats, coamings and aft deck are teak laid. Cockpit sole has teak grating. All teak was restored in 2023. Cockpit is drained with 2 x 2” bore pipes. Canvas over-boom cockpit cover Canvas all-over cover.

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FRESHWATER

60 gallons approximately. Stainless steel tank with deck filler. Electric pressure system pump feeding galley and washbasins. Hot water supplied by engine calorifier with immersion heater.

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BILGE PUMP

A manual bilge pump is fitted in the cockpit, pipes from the bilge to hull discharge.

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ELECTRICS

Four heavy duty 12 volt batteries fitted with isolator/changeover switches.(New engine start battery fitted 2020) Engine alternator. Victron Blue smart shore pawer battery charger with blue tooth for monitoring charging, with new 25M shore power cable and adaptor set. (2021) Rutland wind generator with Marlec HRDX charge controller (2020) to keep the batteries topped up when underway. Victron 800W pure sine wave inverter (2020) Full accommodation and navigation lights. Combined flood light and steaming light on mast and combined tri-colour all round white light at masthead. Switch panel at chart table with switch circuit breakers to protect systems. Sacrificial anode on hull connected to engine and sterntube. 240 volt shore power supply.

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