The second refit since we've had the boat commenced in October 2019 when she came out the water at Weir Quay in the upper Tamar River. However, the Pandemic prevented any real progress for the best part of a year and she only went back in the water and returned to Dartmouth in August 2022. Further work was carried out in 2024 to complete the return to cruising readiness
The refit comprised:
Hull new epoxy and paint with Coppercoat antifouling
New coachroof windows and deck hatches
Deck and coachroof repainted
Rewired throughout
New Eclectic Energy D400 wind generator
New B & G electronics
New fuel tanks
New holding tank
New Volvo stern gland
Lining of saloon interior with teak ply and oiling all bare teak
Sanding and revarnishing of the sole throughout
The hull back to the cement
New Coppercoat
New coachroof paint
New topsides paint
Forepeak - Double v-berth with stowage under and hanging locker. Accessed through:
Heads - Lavac toilet, sink with extendable shower tap fitting. Gratings over floor draining to grey water sump. Stowage. Standing headroom 6'2".
Lower main area - open plan area with standing headroom throughout divided into the following sub areas:
Double berth with reading light, stowage and shelf. Stowage and water tank under.
Single berth with"trotter box", reading light, stowage and shelf. Water tank under.
Single berth with reading light, stowage and shelf. Stowage and cupboards under.
Galley (see below)
Galley - Stainless steel double sink with mixer tap from pressurised hot & cold supply, hand pump cold water and second hand pump not currently connected. Sink can be selected to drain either into grey water sump or holding tank.
Stainless steel worktops.
Top opening fridge, keel cooled.
3 burner stove with grill and oven.
Cupboards
Upper main area - saloon. Two settee berths over 6' long with stowage under and behind.
Table with lifting leaf and fiddles.
AM/FM radio/CD player/Bluetooth with speakers in saloon and cockpit.
Chart table with stowage and navigation equipment.
Hanging locker at companionway that drains into bilge
LoA 46ft 14m
LoD 40ft 12m
LWL 33ft 10m
Beam 13ft 4m
Draft 6ft 1.8m
Air draft 59ft 18m
Weight (loaded) 18 tonnes
Long keel hull built in ferro-cement in 1985 by Windboats of Wrexham
Bespoke maple, ash and teak interior completed and launched 1996
Deck and deckhouse plywood sheathed with glassfibre 2004
New epoxy overall with new paint topsides and Coppercoat below the waterline 2021
New Polycarbonate deckhouse windows 2022
New Lewmar deck hatches 2022
Cutter rigged alloy mast from 1996
Standing rigging new 2017
Fully battened main with stackpack new 2015, but only 2 seasons' light use
Yankee and self tacking staysail new 2019
Cruising chute
Lewmar self tailing winches - 3 at mast, 4 in cockpit
B & G Zeus3 12" plotter on adjustable arm to be usable at chart table or visible from helm.
Radar
ForwardScan forward looking sonar
Wireless wind transducer
AIS Class B transceiver
Multi function display at helm
DSC VHF at chart table with remote mic at helm
Furuno Navtex
Perkins 4236 85HP engine.
Engine mounts new 2018
Borg Warner velvet drive gearbox overhauled 2018
Brunton Autoprop overhauled 2021
Diesel - 2 stainless steel tanks total 400 litres - new 2021
Water - 2 stainless steel tanks total 700 litres
Black water - 80 litres new 2021
Hydrovane self steering
Raymarine ST1000 with input arm for use in calm conditions
Mikuni diesel fired hot water heater supplying 3 x hot air matrixes, towel rail in heads and calorifier.
2.9m airdeck dinghy 2017
Yamaha 4hp 4 stroke outboard 2004
Passarelle
Completely rewired 2021
24 volt main system with 12 volt subsystem
24 volt 180 amp-hour main batteries
24 volt 80 amp-hour start battery
BEP marine battery monitor
Sterling alternator to battery charger
Eclectic Energy D400 wind generator
240 volt Shore power system with isolating transformer supplying sockets, battery charger and immersion heater.
Pressurised hot and cold supply to galley and heads. Carbon filters on cold feeds.
Calorifier heated by engine, heating or shore power.
Grey water sump with overboard pump
80 litre holding tank with electric and suction pump out
BEP marine tank level gauge for water and holding tanks
20kg CQR with 60m 10mm chain
20kg Bruce with 10m 10mm chain
Fortress FX-23 with 5m 8mm chain
100m 14mm octoplait nylon secondary rode
35m 25mm webbing rode
Lofrans windlass
Double bowroller
Stern roller
Samson post
2 x midships mooring cleats
2 x stern mooring cleats
Warps and fenders