Remarks : This is a big powerful boat, designed and built in 1981 for the first owner to undertake blue water voyages in comfort and safety. Her design and construction was focused towards creating a top class ocean yacht, and recent voyages with the present owner have proved her to be just that. Curtis and Pape built all manner of boats having started with fishing boats and diverging into the yachting market with many different designs of motor and sailing yachts. The present owner undertook a major refit in 2006/2007 which included a complete new rig to a slightly altered design. The design work was carried out by the renowned Ed Burnett and saw several small changes that have improved the handling and performance of the boat. Many other big jobs were undertaken including removal and replacement of floors and floor bolts and new keel bolts. After that she completed a voyage to circumnavigate South America via the Magellan Straits which she did successfully, battling incredibly bad weather at times and clocking up very respectable daily log readings. The size and dimensions of the boat give her a lot of interior volume and make her a very comfortable yacht for extended periods. Sold with a full inventory for long distance sailing and a very impressive history. CONSTRUCTION: Hull Iron planing all copper rivet fastened to steamed oak frames. Heavy grown oak floors throughout all copper fastened. Galvanised steel mast step integrated with the floors spreads the load of the rig. Large section beam shelf with a clamp the full length of the hull makes the hull extremely stiff and strong. Deck and cockpit Large section sawn deck beams notched onto the beamshelf. Yacht laid teak deck screwed and glued to a marine plywood subdeck. Large cockpit with a self draining well and wheel steering on a central pedestal. Spray hood over the coachroof with a centreline companion hatch. Very large cockpit locker to port. Spacious lazaretto locker with a large hatch on the aft deck. Superstructure Varnished marine plywood coachroof coamings with reinforced glass windows recessed in. Forward coachroof with solid varnished mahogany coamings and an aluminium Lewmar hatch gives full standing headroom in the forecabin. Accommodation : Berths 7 berths in 2 sleeping cabins and the saloon. Forecabin with twin V berths and full standing headroom (newly painted in 2017). Cabin to port at the forward end of the saloon with a large double berth. 2 saloon berths. Quarter berth to starboard. Saloon Companion steps down into the saloon over the engine box. Forward facing chart table to starboard uses the head of the quarter berth as a seat. Galley on the starboard side under the deckhead. U-shape settee berth to port with a collapsible saloon table. All upholstery new in 2010. Passageway going forward on the starboard side with a single berth and substantial stowage lockers under the deckhead. The saloon is very spacious because of the high freeboard and good depth in hold and large beam. Joinery constructed with mahogany veneered marine plywood, masses of storage capacity in lockers throughout the saloon. Heads Heads compartment to port by the forward passage. Jabsco sea toilet pumps directly overboard or to holding tank. Hand basin and shower grains to a small grey tank and pumped overboard. holding tank fitted in 2017 and painted throughout. Galley Gas cooker with 2 burner hob, oven and grill. 24V fridge. Single stainless sink with pressurised hot and cold water puts a hand pumped sea water tap. Hot water via an engine heated clarifier or mains. Inventory : Sails Heavy duty Mainsail, slab reefing with lazyjacks. All sails made by Hyde in 2007 unless stated otherwise. Mizzen (new in 2007) Yankee (new in 2013) Staysail Storm jib (unused) Trisail (unused) Jenneker Spinnaker Furling headsail Winches Cockpit has a pair 2 x harken 44ST. 2 x Lewmar ST. Mizzen Halyard - Andersen ST. Main mast - 3 x AndersenST including 1 for reefing. Tanks Fuel 400 Litres Fresh waster 500 Litres Bilge Pumps 2 manual 1 automatic Navigation Steering compass Speed/log Echo sounder GPS EPIRB VHF Autopilot See Me active radar reflector Nav lights Safety Lifesling Danbuoy Lifebuoy Fire blanket Flares Fire extinguishers Ground tackle 2 anchors 40m chain Electric windlass Gear Boarding ladder Pulpit and pushpit Fenders Boathook Sprayhood Cutlery, crockery and utensils Mechanical and Rigging : RIG Bermudan yawl with a cutter head which gives a large amount of variation in rig configuration which in ideal for ocean cruising. The entire rig was new in 2007 after a slight re-design by Ed Burnett. Aluminium keel stepped masts, both replaced in 2007. Stainless rigging screws and internal stainless chainplates. Twin spreaders mainmast with twin lower shrouds, single intermediate and single cap shroud. Single spreader mizzen with twin lowers and a single cap shroud. Rope running rigging replaced in 2007. Roller furling headsail with hanked on staysail. ENGINE Mermaid Melody 75hp 4cyl diesel installed new in 1981. Fresh water cooled Ford based diesel, known for reliability, serviced regularly. Centreline shaft drive to 3 blade bronze propellor. Fuel consumption 1/2 gph. Cruising speed 5.5Kts. Max speed 7Kts. BATTERIES 24V domestic electrical system, 12V system for navigation equipment. 2 batteries new in 2007. Engine alternator charging or through a 240V battery charger. Wind generator for added charging capacity.
