PLATYPUS 44 TERRY CRISP DESIGN
AU $165,000 Reduced
Length
44' - 13.40m
Location
Sunshine Coast Region Mooloolaba QLD
Launch Year
1991
Hull Material
Composite Australian Kauri Pine, Timber / Fibreglass
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Description: Platypus 44 Terry Crisp Design
Australian Kauri core/GRP inside and out, 14-year-round World trip, this is one of the finest World cruising yachts we have had the pleasure of listing. Built by Terry Crisp in Brisbane and launched in 1991. Meticulously maintained and ready to go again. New engine fitted in 2010, Vetus 53hp serviced June 23, Fleming windvane, Mast repainted 2015, offshore safety kit, and a new 240/12v switchboard installed March 2021. She carries 1000L water and 750L fuel.
The Electronics include 2 X Kyocera 145-amp solar panels with blue sky solar control. VHF and HF radios, Handheld VHF, Furuno Navnet system 2015, TMQ pilot, log, sounder, wind, Vesper AIS transceiver and Furuno 36NM Radar. The tender is a Defender 12` inflatable (2015) The outboard is an 8HP Yamaha Enduro (2017) The main is a fully battened Quantum (2015) boom bag (2018) Genoa by Core Sails (2019) plus a working jib and inner staysail. There is a twin tub washing machine and a Source 90lph water maker. The inverter is a 2500 W pure sine (2020)
New Acrylics to all deck hatches and Cockpit clears replaced Sept 2023
There is a lot more good quality equipment on board. Please send for complete inventory. Available for inspection by appointment in Mooloolaba.
Region
Queensland
Location
Sunshine Coast Region Mooloolaba QLD
Reference
1819
Usage
Leisure, Cruising, Live Aboard
Launch Year
1991
Designer
Terry Crisp
Builder
Terry Crisp
Length
44' - 13.40m
Beam
3.82
Draft
1.90
Displacement
9 ton
Keel / Ballast
Steel bolt on - lead filled
Hull Material
Composite Australian Kauri Pine, Timber / Fibreglass
Deck Material
Marine Ply / Fibreglass
Engine Make
Vetus
Engine
2010 Vetus M4 55 Single Screw 53hp #M455A156A
Regularly Serviced - Last service June 2023
Horsepower
53
Engine Hours
4340 @ listing
Fuel Consumption
6 Knots 2.5 l/h
Propulsion
Auto Stream Stainless Steel
Fuel
750
Water
1000
Accommodation
Open Plan, 2m Headroom, Qld Red Cedar Timber, Indoor Sunbrella Fabric Settee, Carpet.
4 12v Caframo Fans
4 12v Caframo Fans
Berths
1 Double Berth Forward, 2 Single Berths Mid-Ship, 1 Double Aft, Pilot Berth
Galley
Mariner 4 Burner Gas Stove With Grill & Oven, 1 Double Sink, Jabsco Pressure & Accumulator Tank, Twintub Washing Machine (2017)
Refrigeration
1 Danfoss Freezer 117lt, 12 Volt (2018), 1 Danfoss Fridge
Water Maker
Source 90l/H New Membrane (2017)
Hotwater System
1 24lt Heat Exchange Hot Water Tank (2019) / 240V
Shower
One Shower
Toilet
One Manual Head With Holding Tank
Entertainment
Kenwood Stereo, AM/FM / CD / USB
Dinghy
Defender Rubber Duck 12'(2015)
Outboard
8hp Yamaha Enduro (2017)
Covers
Bimini, Dodger, Clears & Shade Cloth Cover (2019) Rear Cockpit Clears Replaced Sept 2023
Ground Tackle
60lb Plough, 100m 3/8 Short Link Chain, Spare 45lb Anchor
Safety Gear
Offshore Kit, 406 Safety Alert EPIRB Exp 2025, Lifejackets, V Sheet, Flares, Fire Fighting Equipment, Life Buoy, Lifelines (2016), 2 Electric & 3 Manual Bilge Pumps
Life Raft
RFD 4 Pax Life Raft In Canister
Electrics
12/240v, Shore Power, New 07/2021 4 x120amp AGM House Batteries, (2020) 1xAGM 140amp Start Battery, Inverter 2500Watt Pure Sine Wave (2020), BEP Circuit Breakers, New 03/2021 240/12V Switchboard
Solar:1 Blue Sky Energy Solar Panel Control, Kyocera 2 145 Six Watt
Solar:1 Blue Sky Energy Solar Panel Control, Kyocera 2 145 Six Watt
Electronics
Ships Clock & Barometer, Icom VHF & HF Radios, Icom Handheld VHF, Furuno Navnet System (2015), TMQ Pilot, Fleming Windvane, Log, Sounder, Wind, Furuno 36nm Radar & Scanner, Vesper AIS Transceiver, Furuno GP90 GPS
Sail Inventory
Fully Battened "Quantum" Main (2015) With Boom Bag (2018), 1 Furling Genoa by Core Sails (2019), 1 No 3 Working Jib, 1 Inner Staysail (2003), 1 Asymmetrical Spinnaker
Mast / Rigging
Aluminium Deck Stepped Mast - Repainted 2015,2 Sets Spreaders, 1 Set Jumper Struts, Age 2010 & 2014, Forestay System - Dyform with Furler, 1 Inner Forestay, 1 Aluminium Spinnaker Pole 6m
Deck Gear
Barient Manual Winches - 2x 32 & 2x 24 Primary, 2x 21 & 1x 17 Halyard, Orca Aust Yacht Windlass 6 3/8 Chain, Outboard Crane, Cockpit Table & Sunbrella Cushions, Seats 7, BBQ
All hatch Acrylics recently replaced.
All hatch Acrylics recently replaced.
Remarks
Shambala's hull is Australian Kauri pine (strip planks) and glassed inside and out. Her interior is fitted out using Qld Red Cedar timber
She was stripped bare in Thailand 2005 and painted using Allgrip paint.
A new engine was installed in South Africa in 2010, a Vetus 53hp Diesel.
History
Built & owned by Terry Crisp in Brisbane Qld, launched in 1991, sailed around the Pacific for around 8 years.
Sold to a professor in Brisbane who only owned her for a couple of years before illness and was forced to sell. The boat never left Moreton Bay at that time.
The current owners purchased Shambala in 2001 and have sailed her around the world on a voyage that spanned 14 years. Numerous trips to Moreton Island and the Coral Sea since returning to Australia in 2017.
She was stripped bare in Thailand 2005 and painted using Allgrip paint.
A new engine was installed in South Africa in 2010, a Vetus 53hp Diesel.
History
Built & owned by Terry Crisp in Brisbane Qld, launched in 1991, sailed around the Pacific for around 8 years.
Sold to a professor in Brisbane who only owned her for a couple of years before illness and was forced to sell. The boat never left Moreton Bay at that time.
The current owners purchased Shambala in 2001 and have sailed her around the world on a voyage that spanned 14 years. Numerous trips to Moreton Island and the Coral Sea since returning to Australia in 2017.
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