1996 100’ x 23’ Custom Built Sloop Rigged Cruising Racer
This yacht handles beautifully in choppy waters, high winds and lazy breezes.
She performs completely balanced with outstanding control.
Hull
Hull was fabricated from 1/8” thick cedar laminates. Each layer got epoxy glued 90 degrees to each other and wrapped around to include the deck, in essence creating a structure that is a continuous and seamless sheet of plywood. Strategic high load areas near the mast bulkhead and the keel are reinforced with carbon fiber between the laminates. There are 10 layers of veneer besides the 5/16” thick tongue and groove mold that is visible throughout the interior, including the extreme boa and stern as well as every part of the bilge. The interior mold is epoxy saturated and Linear Polyurethane varnished throughout the ship.
All bulkheads are foam filled, plywood sided and finished with varnished epoxy coated tongue and groove cedar veneer
The keel was fabricated in form of a steel jacket fastened over a welded intern structure that is 11’ tall. The bottom of it was hot poured with 30,000 pour of lead, and the upper portion of the keel foil serves as a fuel tank holding 200 gal of diesel.
The cabin sole is constructed from scarfed and laminated oak beams. Individual panels of ½” plywood fit in between and are easily removed for instant access to all locations in the bilge.
The foot of the mast terminates in the forward shower. Any rain or green water that penetrates the structure through the halyard or sheave slots of the extrustion being expelled through the shower sump.
Galley
Galley includes a horizontal freezer, upright fridge and freezer
Living Quarters
Owner’s cabin with oversize queen bed, bathroom, shower. Large hanging locker. Lots of storage, TV, CD player and surround sound
Below decks are 17 beds – ½ of these are wide enough to sleep 2.
Two additional bathrooms and a large shower as well a very sizable hanging locker and lots of storage space throughout the vessel.
Water & Power
Potable water is stored in 4 separate tanks, located under port and starboard bunks.
The “Village Marine Tech” water maker is new and powered electrically.
A 250 HP Turbo charged Cummins Diesel Engine with Borg Warner Transmission provides propulsion under power at 10 kts. The transmissions’s output shaft connects to a Morse chain drive unit that terminates 3 ft. below into the keel. From that point, a 2” shaft drives, Martec folding propeller. The shaft is short and roller bearing supported on each end for vibration-free operation. The bearings and chain are lubricated via an oil sump, also in the keel and don’t require any maintenance. Without any sails, just powered by the engine, the yacht cruises 10 kts at 2300 rpm using 7 gal of fuel per hour or 5 gal per hour at 8 kts.
Sailing down wind without any help from the engine this vessel has sailed faster than 27 kts.
There are 4 additional fuel tanks located beneath the bunks for a total of 700 gal fuel capacity.
Sails and Rigging
The mast extends 130’ above the water line. It was fabricated from an aluminum extrusion and aircraft riveted the lengths of it. The boom has a fixed clew, and moves away from the mast hydraulically to flatten the sail.
Lidgard Sailmakers in New Zealand made:
(1) 2 – ply Mylar full battened mainsail
(1) Mylar # 1 genoa
(1) 2-ply Mylar # 3 genoa
(1) Mylar 165% reacher
(1) Nylon 110 ft. Asymmetric spinnaker
(1) Mylar tallboy
(1) Mylar staysail to go with the reacher
There are at least 10 other spinnakers, as well as a blast reacher and other mainsails and genoas bought from the Japanese A/C boat. Some of these sails were hardly used by the America Cup syndicate and are excellent.
The head sails are stored below the cabin sole. Longitudinal bulkheads are located below the waterline from the compartments. These tunnels are also epoxy coated and varnished, which helps the sausage bagged sails to slide smoothly in and out of their respective locations.
There are 4 Primary Bartent grinder drums that are inter connected by 3 pedestals. There are 9 various other winches. The rod rigging was custom designed by Havtec Engineers.
Electronics
The electrical needs of the yacht are met by 3 separate banks of deep cycle batteries. One battery bank provides the engine and generator starting power, the second furnishes isolated power supply for the computer and instruments. The third bank services the remaining components and fixtures for the vessel.
A 5000 watt Northern Lights diesel generator services the 110 volt needs. It also powers the computerized charger system for the battery banks.
While the yacht is in use, the generator runs full time and virtually silent. It has a dual pack of sound insulation and is positioned in the insulated engine room. The generator uses ½ gal of fuel per hour.
This yacht has a Data Marine Offshore Electronics Package that is hardwired to a Swiss GPS computer as well as the electronic chart system. The computer is a latest high speed Dell unit with a 12” flat NEC high resolution monitor
All electronics “talk” to each other via NMEA 0183.
Mainenance
This vessel was last hauled in 2004. The bottom was sanded wet and dry and painted the airless method with 3-coats of Z-Spar AB-90. The sides were buffed, polished and waxed.
The 10 deep cycle batteries were replaced this year.
Since launching this boat in 1996, nothing has broken with the exception of the carbon fiber spinnaker pole which has been replaced with an aluminum one. The owner/builder has never had to make any changes to the systems and components on this yacht.
Located in California
Price $1,995,000 USD