English-built, go anywhere, deck saloon, pocket cruiser. Unlimited coastal exploration without sacrificing bluewater strength. Ability to drop hydraulic keel down to 1.75 meters for windward performance or completely lift to a shallow 0.69 meters. Originally built for a Perth couple so also has the added advantage of a stainless A-frame mast-lowering system. Dries out upright on a heavy cast-iron grounding plate. Built for shallow coves and drying out where conventional keelboats can't reach.
Built to Category A rating for extended ocean voyages. Sleeping capacity for up to 7 people in 3 separate cabins including a vee-berth forward and an aft double cabin. A fully-enclosed separate head and shower unit. Excellent headroom throughout. An inside helm station allows the skipper to control the boat via autopilot while staying completely dry in foul weather.
Usage
Leisure, Cruising, Live Aboard
Builder
Northshore Yachts LTD Itchenor United Kingdom
Fuel Consumption
1.9 Litres per hour
Drive Type
Inboard Shaft Drive
Fuel
136 Litres in stainless tank
Water
208 Litres in stainless tank
Accommodation
Traditional teak interior
Cabins
3 Private cabins. Dining table slides down to make a comfortable double berth
Galley
L shape galley with ample storage space. Twin stainless sinks. Stainless gas BBQ on stern rail
Refrigeration
Water-cooled, top-opening, Veco Frigoboat marine refrigeration
Stove
Maxie 2 burner metho stove
Hotwater System
Heat exchanger hot water
Shower
Shower in heads compartment with warm water from heat exchanger
Toilet
Jabsco manual toilet
Entertainment
Soniq 24 inch LCD TV with DVD player
Dinghy
Plastimo Inflatable
Covers
New Dodger, Bimini, and Saloon window covers
Ground Tackle
Bruce Claw Anchor. Muir Electric Windlass. 40 metres of galvanised chain
Safety Gear
Life jackets, Lifering, Danbuoy, V sheet, Foghorn, First Aid kit
Bilge Pumps
Manual and Automatic
Life Raft
Liferaft but out of service
Fire Protection
4 Extinguishers and Fire blanket
Electrics
2 Century Marine Pro 680 batteries, large house battery in cockpit locker, 2 125w solar panels on bimini, 2 small panels on side of bimini, Air Breeze wind generator
Electronics
Raymarine chart plotter, Rudder-mounted hydraulic self-steering with controls at wheel and inside helm position,
GME GX548 VHF radio
Sail Inventory
Fully-battened mainsail with car sliders and 3 reefing points, self-furling headsail on Furlex, Storm Jib with custom sheath to go over headsail, Spinnaker
Mast / Rigging
Selden Mast and Boom, Selden Boom Vang
Deck Gear
4 Lewmar winches in Cockpit, 1 winch on mast for headsail halyard