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Upgrades & Refits

2008 Annapolis

Two Air Conditioning units plan and Install

All Ducting and Grills / Vents

Magnum Inverter installed with fusing and monitor (house and start or either*)

(9) Main Salon windows removed and re-bed clear “bullet proof” Lexan

Re-Chromed Dorades

Installed Vetus bow thruster with touch panel (reduce forward water tank size), gel coat tube thruster Refit battery cable as required - gel coat floor beam notching

Bow Washdown installed

Stern rails and Bow rail extended for seating (stanchion type plate thru hull)

New bronze strainers for air conditioning

Navigation upgrade Refit radar box to accommodate

Lights - Main salon ceiling and gallery lighting installed with “night-red” adjustable

Radar GPS antenna install

Install reinforce engine battery door and tie down box

Groco deck wash kit installed

E-80 Ray Marine multi-function system

High powered Alternator installed

 

 

2009 WINTER

Cape Fear River • Bennett Brothers Yachts – Wilmington, North Carolina

Strip and varnish eyebrows, hatches toe rails, rub rails

Remove rudder, removed shaft, install new shaft

Cutlass Bearing replaced

Shaft Seal replaced

Bilge pump(s) redesigned - independent floats and House draw

All steering cable and sheaves reset / replace

Prop line shaft cutter install

Fuel gauge on LP Gas

Zincs replaced

Interior varnish redone

Propane box re-glassed

Battery box and lockdown security

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2010 Fort Rachel Marina – Mystic, Connecticut

Replaced (2) heads and lines

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2011 2012 Dodsons Boat Yard – Stonington, CT (inside shed heated) – regular maintenance

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2013 Dodsons Boat Yard Winter

VHF radio on helm new AIS Doc side electronics

 

2014 Hall Spars Standing Rig Report* -shroud set rod turnbuckles back stay wire $5,000

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2015 Dodson Boat Yard Indoor Winter storage inside 2014/2015

Installed outboard motor lift

Main Sheet Halyard and sail

Re-varnish toe rail and rub rail

Replaced all sink and head hoses

Life Raft Installed self-inflating in stern locker – Ditch bag

Re-fit Amsteel running backs

Lifelines replaced

All Halyards removed 2009-2021 for the Winter

 

2016 Dodson Boat Yard Indoor Winter storage 2016/2017

Rod rigging replaced

Magnum Meter Monitor reset

Keel- ground to lead re-glassed

Seacocks all serviced

Disassembled windless and serviced

 

2017 Dodson Boat Yard Indoor Winter storage 2016/2017

Kay Electronics Portsmouth, RI solar panel install sockets

 

2018

Keel- leading edge down to lead ballast re-toque interior keel bolts barrier coat

 

2019

New genoa Bimini dodger and new frames

36” diameter re-leathered wheel with Dodger rails grab

New connector with Dodger Bimini

 

2020-2021

Fort Rachel Marina – Mystic, Connecticut

New Starter installed rewired

Engine Exhaust Elbow Heat exchanger sand blast (New starter and wiring)

Remove mast wiring harness and electronic components

Mast Electrical Wiring Harness entire harness remade

Mast Lights – new and hardware (tricolor anchor, mast head deck, VHF antenna)

Install lifeline battery house and start

Engine hoses- All replaced

Max Prop re-build service

Fly wheel sensor

Holding tank valves replaced

Swim Ladder Rebuilt

(All Halyards Removed and Messenger Lines Ran Outdoor Storage with Shrink Wrap/Canvas

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CONSTRUCTION

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DECK:

Fiberglass deck w/Baltek end grain balsa core sandwich construction

Hull color is flag blue w/gold leaf cove stripe (Awlgripped 1999)

All bright work stripped and varnished 8 coats (2024)

Raised salon design with 3 large fixed Lexan ports on each side & 3 fixed forward facing ports (new salon window shades 2000)

Bowmar opening ports and hatches.

Bow & stern pulpits

Double lifelines w/boarding gates port & starboard.

Modified "T" shaped cockpit w/teak port & starboard benches & helmsman's seat

Removable teak cockpit grating

Edson pedestal steering with binnacle compass.

Folding teak cockpit table

 

 

ACCOMMODATIONS:

Large V-berth forward with standing headroom, bureau, cedar lockers port & starboard, stowage areas outboard & ensuite head w/shower. Main salon with raised U-shaped settee & dinette table to port, spacious Nav station to starboard with forward facing seat and abundant storage. Aft cabin to port w/double berth, 2 opening ports, cedar hanging locker & storage. Large head to starboard with vanity, wet locker & shower.

Varnished cherry interior throughout

Ultrasuede upholstery

Teak framed screens for companionway & hatches

Teak cabin sole.

13" color TV in main salon and 4 Hella turbo cabin fans

 

 

GALLEY:

Athwartships galley forward of main salon with Formica countertops, tile backsplash, large stainless steel sink with Seagull IV water purifier, engine driven Seafrost freezer/refrigerator, Force 10 propane stove, drawers, cabinets and lockers.

 

 

MECHANICAL:

3 Blade Max prop

Yanmar 46hp diesel -  serviced regularly 

Belts and hose replaced 2016

Engine box insulation

PSS dripless shaft seal

Drive system (power) includes a Seatra self aligning constant velocity joint plus a dripless shaft seal.

Seagull filter

 

ELECTRICAL:

1 gel cell deep cycle starting battery

2 gel cell deep cycle house batteries

Pro Mariner 55 40 AMP battery charger

Heart interface provides 1800 watts of 10V power from house batteries &/or alternator

Yacht Master AC/DC master central panel  with voltage & load monitor and polarity indicator

110V shore power system w/breaker panel

50' cord

Solar-powered vents

 

 

ELECTRONICS & NAVAGATION:

Sailing instruments and autopilot are duplicated @ binnacle and nav station

Custom Nav Station w/Radar, Chartplotter and Autohelm

At Helm; Raytheon GPS Chartplotter w/Radar

Ritchie Compass

Raymarine Instruments (Depth, Wind, Speed & Distance)

Raymaine Autohelm ST6000

VHF radio w/Remote at helm

 

 

SAILS & RIGGING:

Sloop rig with removable inner forestay for Staysail. Anodized Aluminum mast with double spreaders, stepped on keel.. Cockpit is laid out with lines are led aft and designed for a couple to sail her with ease, especially with the addition of electric mainsail halyard winch.


Anodized aluminum spar with double spreaders

Navtec rod rigging

full batten main with Lazy Jacks

Removable inner staysail

Furlex furling system

Harken mainsheet traveler

2 Harken mechanical backstay adjusters

Removable inner forestay for staysail

3 Barient 2 speed winches on mast

2 Barient 2 speed winches #22 on cabin top

2 main #32 2 speed winches in cockpit

Hall quick vang

Masthead mounted anchor light

Strobe & tri-color.

Stainless steel Navtec rod rigging ~ complete overhaul in 2015

(2) Hydraulic back stays with Navtec adjuster in cockpit

Forespar Combination Steaming & Deck light

Forespar guard to protect mast deck light

LED Lights in Mast Head Tri-color

Harken shuttle blocks for reefing system in boom

Hall Quick Vang (line led aft)

Harken traveler

Spinnaker pole

Harken spinnaker pole car

Harken sheave for main halyard at top of mast

Detachable inner forestay with Hyfield lever

Harken headsail furling system

Carbauer clutches

(8) Winches all overhauled

Harken Electric winch for mainsail on coach roof ~ 2019

(2) Barient 32 (2) speed self-tailing primary winches on cockpit coaming

(3) Barient 28 (2) speed self-tailing halyard winched on coach roof

(2) Barient 28 (2) speed self-tailing halyard winched on mast

 

LeisureFurl Mainsail~ 2016

135% Furling Genoa

3.4oz Gennaker

Spinnaker

Storm staysail  ~ 2005

Dodger (White) ~ 2016

Bimini (White) ~ 2016

Custon Covers for Hatches, Ports and large Salon windows.

Cockpit cushions – light blue ~ 2019

 

 

SAFETY:

GROUND TACKLE:

Maxwell 2200 electric vertical windlass with rope and chain gypsies

Primary ground tackle; 45# CQR w/150' of chain plus 20' nylon snubber & Fortress anchor w/40' of chain & 150" of nylon rode

 

 

MISC.

Brinkman Q-beam Black Max 300 searchlight

Electric cabin heater;

3 fire extinguishers

Sea water wash down pump/hose, etc. for anchoring system

Folding stainless steel swim ladder

Cockpit cushions (new 2000)

2 varnished fender boards

Fenders

Docklines

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