Touchstone is a Carina 44 that has been extended in the stern to 47. The stern and hard deckhouse are magnificent extras that make this very well proven bluewater cruiser, extra special.
The professionally built interior is in excellent condition. Dry, fresh and clean.
The safety, security and protection offered by the hard dodger are fantastic and very seldom found.
This is the builders boat, which he has owned, upgraded and maintained since launch.
Shallow draft means many more anchoring opportunities and the center board gives excellent upwind performance.
Lengths and headroom
Saloon headroom is 1880
Cockpit headroom is 1760
Aft double is 1950
V berth forward is 2050
Region
New South Wales
Vessel Location
Sydney Region Church Point NSW
Reference
Touchstone
Launch Year
1986
HIN
AUCAR4405E684
Rego
NA735N
Rego Expiry
21/03/2024
Designer
Joe Adams
Builder
Paul Kelly
Length
47' 0" - 14.33m
Beam
12'4"
Draft
4'9"/ 9'6"
Displacement
11 tons
Keel / Ballast
Four tons of lead encapsulated in long fin keel with center board. Skeg hung rudder.
Hull Material
Fibreglass/GRP
Deck Material
Fibreglass
Engine Make
Perkins
Engine
4.108
Number Engines
1
Horsepower
47
Fuel Type
Diesel
Engine Hours
2878
Propulsion
Three blade feathering on shaft. PSS shaft seal.
Fuel
230 liters in three aluminuim tanks individually controlled.
Water
300 liters in three separate tanks.
Accommodation
Double port aft, double V berth forward and single quarter berth starboard aft.
Cabins
Two
Berths
7
Galley
U shaped, excellent storage and very safe at sea.
Refrigeration
Ozefridge. Large top loading fridge and seperate freezer beneath Nav table. Runs constantly off the solar.
Freezer
Four burner LPG stove and oven
Water Maker
Yes
Hotwater System
Yes
Shower
Forward head and In cockpit.
Toilet
One electric and one manual.
Entertainment
FM/AM/CDs radio with speaker below deck and in cockpit.
Dinghy
Folding dinghy on foredeck as pictured.
Ground Tackle
Muir windlass with plough anchor and chain. Light weight alloy danforth anchor mounted on pushpit.
Bilge Pumps
Two manual and one electric.
Life Raft
6 man RFD, needs a service
Epirb
Yes 406
Life Jackets
Four
Flares
Out of date
Fire Protection
Four fire extinguishers, fire blanket
Electrics
State of the art Lithium battery bank.
Two 100 watt Solar panels
Wind generator.
Epower 200 watt sine wave inverter.
Separate plotter screen
Xantrex True Charge 220 volt shore power charger.
Epower 2000 watt true sign wave inverter.
Electronics
Raymarine E120 plotter. ICOM HF with pactor modem
ICOM VHF with GPS and AIS.
Raymarine autopilot
Three Raymarine ST60 repeaters in cockpit.
Raymarine radar
Sail Inventory
Main, Genoa, staysail, code 0 and MPS
Mast / Rigging
Two spreader alloy cutter rig with pole on front on mast.
Standing rigging was replaed in 2011.
Roller furling yankee and roller furling staysail. Very versatile cutter rig.
Bob stay for MPS
Deck Gear
Outboard davit aft.
Remarks
A genuine blue water cruiser for all climes and latitudes.