Schooner-rigged Motor-Sailer (50% motor, 50% sail). New Zealand Flag. Designed for tropical, long-ranged cruising, diving, exploring and support of scientific and film expeditions, marine-life research, underwater archaeology, and for living aboard. Although designed uniquely for tropical life, will be a comfortable yacht in colder climes, with wood scantlings 1 ½ to 3 inch thick, deckhouse windows 15mm thick armour-glass, lee windows can be left open in heavy rain. Sails: eight in total, mains'l, gaff tops'l, main stays'l, fisherman, skys'l, forestays'l, jib, yankee. Twin screw, two Ford 2715E six-cylinder Diesels, each 125 BHP at 2500 RPM, newly installed March 2015. Bowsprit net, ostensibly for catching fallen sailors, can support six Girls in bikinis. 9 cfm petrol-powered, air-cooled compressor, 250 bar. Six diving tanks, weights, belts. Emergency therapeutic Oxygen with resuscitator. 21 foot (6.5 m. ) fibreglass Launch, 8 foot (2.5m beam), cathedral hullform, with two 40 HP Yamaha outboard motors. 10 man inflateable liferaft, new April 2015. Featured in BBC documentary series "World about us". Discovery Channel doc on wooden boatbuilding, four "Survivor"-genre expeditions. Launched late '97. Cruised extensively throughout SE Asia, Andaman Sea for family trips and charters, Diving charters in S. China Sea, Andaman Sea. Filming trips with BBC Bristol, Discovery Channel, 4 trips Survivor SE Asia series, Feature film for German TV, various documentary filmmakers. Numerous trips, 5-11 days, with High School and University groups, S. China Sea and Andaman Sea, for Sail Training/navigation and Ecology of Islands and Coral Reefs. Hydrographic surveys of various atoll and lagoon anchorages. Numerous Magazine articles, film clips, chartlets, participants' comments available. See details of extensive refit work.
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Location
Batam Island (near Singapore)
Engine
Twin screw, two Ford 2715E six-cylinder Diesels, each 125 BHP at 2500 RPM, newly installed March 2015. Engine room: Pumps: Four automatic 12v. Bilge pumps in separate compartment: 3500gpm in Eng. Room, others 2000gpm. 2 inch engine-driven pump in eng. Rm for fire and bilge pumping. Separate motor-driven portable 2 inch pump for fire and bilge pumping. All WT bulkheads have 2 inch pipe through at lowest point, with valves both fore and aft, to allow controlled flow of water from damaged compartment to major pumping area in Eng. Room.
Dinghy
21 foot (6.5 m. ) fibreglass Launch, 8 foot (2.5m beam), cathedral hullform
Outboard
Two 40 HP Yamaha
Ground Tackle
120m of ½ inch chain (UK), Muir 12 volt windlass (new Jan 2014), 35kg CQR main anchor. 35kg sheet anchor. 50 fathoms of 1 inch diam rope for kedging.
Safety Gear
10 man inflateable liferaft, new April 2015.20 lifejackets. 3 life rings. Extensive kit of flares, smoke, etc. EPIRB 410 series new 2015. MOB gear includes dan-buoy with large yellow flag, horseshoe ring, flashing light. Tender (see below), . Always towed, 12 man capacity, is first choice as lifeboat. Grab-bag contains numerous life preserving gear, flares, etc, etc. Oxygen resuscitator for drowning victims. 4 jerricans with 120 litres fresh water float off deck in case of sudden sinking. Spars to rig mast and lateen sail on Tender.
TENDER: 21 foot (6.5 m. ) fibreglass Launch, 8 foot (2.5m beam), cathedral hullform, with two 40 HP Yamaha outboard motors. Hand-held VHF and radar-reflector mast for distant tracking from Mother-ship. Designed to be towed in all weather states, self-bailing, two separate towing systems. As diving tender, carries 10 fully equipped divers plus one cox'n, sixteen 12 yr. Olds, six yellow kayaks, or 150 cases of beer. Suitable for parasailing, for spotting marine life from the air, for recreation, for water-sking. As lifeboat, carries 150 litres of water, sails and comprehensive survival kit.
Electrics
12 volt DC: 10 solar panels, each 75 watts, charge large battery banks of 900 Amp-hour capacity. Separate 300 AH engine starting bank. 230 volts AC: 1500 watt inverter produces pure sine-wave AC in complete silence. Plenty of room for a big genset in engine room if required.
Electronics
Raymarine chartplotter, radar and GPS, Depth sounder, 600 feet, all new jan 2014.
55 Channel V. H. F Radio, two handheld V. H. F for talk with launch or shore-party, Ericcson Satellite Phone. Iridium Satellite phone.
Sail Inventory
Eight in total, mains'l, gaff tops'l, main stays'l, fisherman, skys'l, forestays'l, jib, yankee.
Mast / Rigging
Masts: Bintangor wood planks in rounded box section, with transparent epoxy fireglass skin. Bintangor is Caloyllum inophyllum, very strong, flexible hardwood with extremely long fibres, but light, Sp. Gravity 0.5.` Hollow masts enable cables for nav lights, spreader lights, radar, etc to pass inside. Spreaders aluminium box section.
Standing rigging: 1/2" SS, 1x19 strands, hand spliced, with traditional dead-eye/6 part rope lanyard tensioning. All new 2008.
Running rigging: 12mm diam Polyester three-strand rope, natural colour, all new 2012. Pulley blocks in Chengal, Teak, Merbau wood with bronze or Delrin sheaves.
Pinrails: with bronze or Merbau traditional belaying pins, for securing rope falls of all halyards. Wire parts of halyards 5mm diam 6x7 SS wire.
Deck Gear
Muir 3500,12 volts. (new 2014) Chain, 1/2'" galvanized short link, 120m.
Four bronze rope winches, 2 speed.
DIVING: 9 cfm petrol-powered, air-cooled compressor, 250 bar. Six diving tanks, weights, belts. Emergency therapeutic Oxygen with resuscitator.
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