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LOCATION
Oahu, HI United States of America
YEAR
2000
LENGTH
62.99 ft.
Condition
Used
Name
Pipeline 2
Year
2000
Make & Model
Hughes / Perry
Boat type
Sail
Length
62.99 ft.
Fuel Type
Diesel
Location
Oahu, HI United States of America
Beam
45.01 ft.
Pipeline2 is a trimaran with a great deal of panache. She is built of carbon fiber and has proven an exhilerating sailing machine on long Pacific voyages between Hawaii and Fanning Atoll and in and amongst the Hawaiian Islands. Pipeline2 has seen continuous improvement throughout her life. She is truly a great value for a serious bluewater sailor. I was privileged to tour her as she was being constructed on Commencement Bay and I must say I have never seen a finer trimaran. She is the result of the combined talents of Kurt Hughes and Robert Perry and was professionally constructed to the highest standards. To build her today would cost over $2 million. The carbon fiber used in her construction would cost over $500k alone. She was meticulously constructed and the result is a spectacular trimaran that has plied the waters from Washington to Alaska, to Hawaii, to the atolls of the central Pacific. She is very fast and an exceptionally dry boat on all points of sail. She is also very well balanced and has sailed for days with the autopilot off within 5 degrees of the rhumb line. Pipeline2 is a waterman's dream for the adventures of a lifetime. If you are looking for a world cruising multihull, I urge you to read the full specifications of this very unique yacht.
Max Draft: 3' 6" / 8'
Total Power: 76
Cruising Speed: 7.5 knots power
Max Speed: 9 knots power
Less than 20 hours on a complete rebuild
Pipeline2 was constructed by Light Industries in 1999 and launched in 2000. First off, this is not a “homebuilt” boat thrown together in someone’s backyard. This project began as a concept: the ultimate fast, shorthanded, safe, and comfortable cruising machine. Freed from a monohull’s “shackle, chain and ball” dimensional constraints, a trimaran is possibly the best planform for harnessing the wind’s power. After consulting numerous designers, Kurt Hughes was retained to bring shape and form to the concept. Kurt provided ama, rig, and preliminary hull shape design. As construction began, renowned naval architect, Robert H. Perry, was brought aboard to ensure the main hull would provide comfortable and workable interior accommodations and tie the main hull and amas together with the complex, curved cross beams. Light Industries a Tacoma, Washington company, specializing in the manufacture of fiberglass components built in female molds, for large custom yachts, provided the facility and molds for Pipeline2. To ensure she would stand up to the rigors of the sea and minimize weight, Galen Hawz, of the aerospace composite engineering company, Vehicular Structures in Marysville, WA completed finite element analysis to calculate the layup schedule. A team of expert shipwrights including Larry Goff, female lofting expert, and Wayne Tetter among others with years of experience building custom boats for such well know Pacific Northwest yards as Nordlund and Jones Goodell, were brought aboard to ensure Pipeline2 was built to the highest possible standard and finish.
All components for Pipeline2 were constructed in female molds using 100% carbon fiber cloth pre-impregnated with West System epoxy resin , divinycell foam core and then vacuum bagged to squeeze out any excess resin. Meade Gugeon of West Systems inspected the build to observe the largest composite project of this nature to date. Furniture and non-structural partitions are cored with Nomex honeycomb panels. The rudder stock is constructed of autoclaved carbon fiber. Over seven thousand pounds of carbon fiber were used. In today’s market the carbon fiber alone would cost well in excess of $500,000 USD. To post cure the structure, a large oven was built with multiple propane heaters and an array of temperature sensors to ensure even and proper ramp up/cool down of the heat. Once assembled, the three main components (main hull, and two amas with cross beams) were baked at 140 degrees to bring the epoxy resin to full strength. After fit out, these three components were trucked to Olympia, WA where they were assembled with an ingenious male/female connection of the crossbeams which was glued, further laminated, faired and painted for a seamless joint. The end result is of this construction is an incredibly strong and bulletproof yet light vessel with absolutely no shortcuts taken to save costs. With the skyrocketing cost of carbon fiber, resin, and labor, Pipeline2 would cost well in excess of $2M to replace.
Pipeline2 has enough volume in her main hull to provide very comfortable accommodations and storage for her owners, crew and guests. There’s no reason for her crew to suffer while blasting around the world, at anchor in the Bahamas after a dash across the Florida Straits, or plying the inside passage to Alaska. The interior is finished to a very high standard with maple veneers, over Nomex honeycomb panels to minimize weight, and solid maple and gloss varnished teak trim. Sagastune latches and European hinges are fitted to all cabinets. Teak and holy cabin soles are throughout except in head compartments where molded fiberglass pans are used. The overhead is padded white vinyl over removable panels. Ample halogen lights combined with abundant hatches and ports keep the interior bright and airy during the day or night. For colder climates a diesel-fired furnace and circulating water heating system will help keep everyone warm and dry. The overall effect is a very high-end, contemporary and elegant yacht. Starting forward is the guest/crew head with gravuflush toilet, three mirrors, stainless sink, faucet with-handheld shower, large overhead opening hatch, polished chrome grab rails, and numerous storage lockers. Headroom is 6’ 4” in this space. Countertops are molded white fiberglass.
Next aft is the guest/crew cabin which can also be used as an office space. Over/under 6’ 6” long bunks are to starboard. When not needed, the upper bunk is hinged and folds up into the hull side. Two large, cedar-lined hanging lockers are forward on each side and fitted with automatic lights. Along the port side of this cabin is a desk with drawer storage below and overhead cabinets above. A contrasting burlwood blotter is inlaid in the desktop. The ship’s stereo, TV, and entertainment systems are located in these cabinets. Eight recessed halogen lights are fitted in the overhead. Headroom is 6’ 6” in this cabin.Up one small step to the crossbeam stateroom where 3’ 6” wide by 6’ 10” long bunks extend on each side into the crossbeams. Varnished teak ladders provide access to these bunks and curtains provide privacy. Eight storage cabinets are located beneath the bunks. Overhead are four halogen lights and there’s an opening port aft of each bunk. Up one step to the salon/galley where a raised dinette with red corduroy cushions is to port. A stunning, varnished teak-trimmed birdseye maple dining table will seat seven and has a fold down leaf. Beneath the settee and dinette is bin storage. Batteries and fuel and water tanks are located below the cabin sole along with additional storage. Along the starboard side is the galley with ample cabinetry, grey Corian counters, propane stove/oven, microwave oven, and stainless steel sink. To port of the companionway are a front opening refrigerator and top opening ice box along with a hanging locker. A removable drip/dust pan and teak grating are at the companionway ladder landing. Twelve recessed halogen lights provide illumination at night while four opening hull ports and two large overhead hatches will allow ventilation and natural lighting during the day. Headroom in this space is a generous 6’ 6”.
Proceeding aft and to starboard of the companionway and one step down is the navigation station . A large hanging locker is outboard and forward while a smaller hanging locker is inboard. A colossal chart table measuring three feet by four feet will easily hold paper charts. Three drawers are beneath the chart table. Breaker panels and system monitors are flush mounted in a carbon fiber panel while sailing instruments and VHF are mounted in an overhead fidley board. Five halogen lights illuminate the chart table and an opening port into the cockpit side provides light, ventilation and communication with the helm. Inboard and aft of the nav station is the engine room door. On centerline beneath the cockpit sole is the cavernous, stand-up engine room. Immediately apparent is the ease of access and quality of systems installation. Forward and low is the Yanmar engine connected to the Max-prop through a straight propeller shaft. Webasto furnace, hot water heater, anchor windlass, and auxiliary pumps are outboard to port while the fuel management manifold is forward. Ample room is available in this space for installation of a genset if so desired. Three overhead lights and a deck prism illuminate this space while foil backed insulation contains noise and heat. The master stateroom is aft of the navigation station allowing for excellent privacy. Forward to starboard are mirror faced cabinets over a small counter/desk with contrasting, inlaid burlwood. The centerline berth measures four feet wide by six feet, six inches long and sandwiched between bookmatched maple sides with storage cabinets outboard and above. Forward and to port of the berth is a vanity with Corian counter, stainless steel sink, mirrors, and cabinets above and below. Ventilation and light are provided by two overhead hatches, two opening hull side ports and one fixed transom window. Headroom is 6’ 6”. The ensuite head is forward and to port and features a gravuflush head, separate shower stall with curved acrylic partition, five overhead halogen lights and storage cabinets.
Pipeline2 is rigged with an emphasis on simplicity, reliability, and ease of handling. She has just had her standing rigging replaced and upgraded to 5/8” 1x19 port & stdb and a 9/16” dyform headstay, 1” Navtec Turnbuckles, toggles, etc., and most important, a new custom s/s mast crane by Buzz Ballard. Her single-spreader, carbon fiber wing mast rotates on a titanium ball and socket joint and towers 92’ above the water. Fractionally rigged with a self-tacking non-overlapping jib allows for effortless tacks and automatic depowering of the mainsail in puffs. Halyards are lead through stoppers to an electric, self-tailing Harken winch mounted on the starboard side of the mast. The full battened mainsail stows easily atop the carbon fiber boom fitted with four “wings” and Doyle Cradle Cover. Once the mainsail is hoisted all other controls including mainsheet and traveler, mast rotation, jib furling, jib sheet and traveler are led aft to the cockpit within easy reach of the helmsman. In fact Pipeline2 is capable of being sailed shorthanded or singlehanded.
Engine Count
1
Engine Horse Power
75 HP
Engine Hours
20
HULL
Designer
Hughes / Perry
Hull Material
Composite
OTHER
Builder
Light Industries
Engine Type
Inboard
The Hughes / Perry is a 63 feet long that boasts a 45 feet beam. This 2000 diesel Hughes / Perry is powered by a Yanmar 4JH2-HTE, with 75 HP horsepower. The Hughes / Perry is made of composite.