| Region: Tasmania |
| Location: Hobart, Tasmania |
| Boat Reference: MS Southern Cross |
| Year: 1972 |
| Builder: George Thomson and Son, Buckie, Scotland |
| Length: 62' - 18.89m |
| Beam: 18 feet |
| Draft: 9 feet |
| Displacement: 84 tonnes |
| Keel / Ballast: 14 tonne external lead ballast |
| Hull Material: 50ml Burma Teak on English Oak frames. |
| Deck Material: Laid Burma Teak on Oak beams. |
| Engine: Twin 6L3B mirror handed Gardner diesels of 174hp each. Gardner gearboxes.
Tenfjord hydraulic steering. |
| Engine Hours: 10,000 approximately |
| Genset: Gardner 3LW with 12.5 kva generators. 240 and 110 volt |
| Engine Room: A credit to the builders and owners. |
| Fuel: 2 x 2000 litres in steel tanks last inspected/cleaned 2010 |
| Water: 2 x steel tanks. |
Accommodation: AFT: Master cabin with double and single bunk and a guest cabin with twin bunks and sink. Heads.
FORWARD: Large saloon, seating for 10 around teak table, galley downstairs, a guest single cabin and a V berth cabin with twin bunks. Heads. |
| Galley: Gas stove with oven. Sink with pressure hot and cold water. Plenty of storage. |
| Refrigeration: Large deep freeze and refrigerator. |
| Shower: Pressure hot and cold x 2. |
| Toilet: 2 enclosed heads both fitted with Blake toilets and basins. Holding tank. |
| Covers: Enclosed demountable rear deck covers and seating. |
Ground Tackle: 140lb plough anchor, 2 x Danforth style sand anchors and a large Admiralty anchor.
90 metres of 16mm galvanised chain.
110 volt electric anchor winch. |
Safety Gear: EPIRB, Fire extinguishers, Life jackets,
Electric bilge pumps with alarms. |
Electrics: Bank of 18 x 6 volt lead/acid batteries..
Centaur 40amp Battery charger and generator.
Sine wave 600w inverter. |
| Electronics/Navigation: Sailor Compact RT2048 VHF radio, JRC JMA-2254 radar, Barrett HF radio with Barrett 911 Auto Antenna Tuner, TMQ Bosun autopilot, Furuno VX2 NT Max GPS/Plotter (C Map), Furuno FCV-667 Colour Sounder, Rudder indicator, Steering compass, Wind instruments, CD stereo. All wiring is neatly installed and incorporates appropriate fuses, switches and circuit breakers. |
Sail Inventory: Proengin furler on headsail.
Mainsail. Cover with Lazy Jacks.
Mizzen. Cover with Lazy Jacks. |
Mast / Rigging: Timber masts and spars all independently rigged with the shroud plates at the gunwhales creating a wide base/low stress rig.
Ketch rigged. Stainless steel rigging of various diameters and ages. |
Deck Gear: 4 x Sheet winches, 2 x halyard winches.
Boarding steps with platform. |
| Remarks: A pleasure to inspect. Please contact Steve Taylor on 03 6243 0020 to arrange a viewing. |
