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Specifications

Documented: #505797     Hull : # 131
Vessel Built: 1971 / Complete refit finished 2007
Designer:   Wirth M. Munroe 
Builder:   R. Fung Co., Hong Kong  
Length Overall: 29' 10"
Waterline length: 28'
Beam: 10' 2" 
Draft:   4' 6" 

Hull Material: 1" teak, ipol frames 8' centers
Fasteners:   Copper rivets and bronze screws
Displacement: 13,000 lbs
Ballast: 2,400 lbs (lead)
Cruising Speed: 8 mph at 1 gph 
Maximum Speed: 9 mph 
Range:   500 miles (with reserves)
Headroom: 6' 4" plus throughout
Only (1) 8" step from bow to stern,
no climbing up and down steep ladders

GALLEY

The galley is light and airy and features ample countertops with mahogany fiddles and plenty of cabinets.  The galley is open to the pilothouse so the cook is not isolated.

Sink:  Stainles - Hot and cold pressure freshwater
Countertops:   2-part epoxy, mahogany fiddles
Stove: Kenyon Marine 206 alcohol stove
Refrigeration:  Norcold 110 12 volt refrigerator |
Microwave: new


BERTHING
The v-berth has two singles. An insert could be easily added to make a double.
The pilothouse starboard settee converts into a berth. 

ENGINE & RUNNING GEAR

New 2000-2007

Engine Mfr:   Perkins
Model #: PRIMA 50 (with owner's, service & parts manuals)
Hours: 14
Hp: 50
Cooling: Freshwater w/heat exchanger
Engine Controls: Morse Singlel Lever 
Instrumentation:   Temp gauge with audible and visual alarms, oil pressure with audible and visual alarms, tachometer, engine hour meter 
Emergency Steering:   Tiller, varnished Yacal, easy to rig and use, not only good for emergency, but it's easy to steer by tiller from the cockpit

Compartment Ventilation: Natural
Steering: 30" teak wheel, wheel cable to quadrant
Propeller: 3-blade right hand, bronze 
Shaft seal:  Packing with grease cup 
Transmission:   Hurth - 14 hours 
Propeller Shaft: Stainless steel

The engine is accessible from all sides via 2 hinged teak hatches. 
The stuffing box is easily accessed via a waterproof hatch in the cockpit sole.
The engine compartment has 1" insulation to dampen noise and vibration

FUEL SYSTEM

New 2000-2007

Tankage: 90 gals. in 2 stainless steel tanks, main tank 70 gals. auxillary tank 20 gals.

Filter: Racor 120AS, see through, easy to service
Lines: Flexible, type B1, Coast Guard approved


RIGGING

New or refitted (2000-2007)
Mast height:  Above cabin top 35' 3" - total height 
Mast and Boom: aluminum, custom fabricated (2003) 
Standing Rigging: Stainless wire, forestay, inner forestay, backstay and uppers 1/4",
Double Lowers 3/16", Topping Lift 1/8"
Running Rigging: Synthetic/wire, StaSet X - 7/16 

SAILS & SAIL HANDLING SYSTEM
Main:  Roller furling - good condition.
Jib: self-tending jib on varnished boom, this is the system now used on top of the line sailboats Island Packet etc.
Headsail: Roller furling, can be used in place of self tending jib, roller furling - good condition

Winches:   (4)
  (2) # 30 self-tailing sheet winch 
  (2) Lewmar #16 halyard winches
Whisker Pole

ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS
12V - DC System
New 2000 - 07

Batteries:  3 
     House Bank (2):  Deep Cycle 6-volt batteries in Series
     Starting bank:  (1) Deep Cycle Marine Battery (2007)
Battery Switch : 1
Alternator:   engine driven 80 amps
Charger: Zantrex 2 stage 20 amp (2007)
Battery Isolator:   West heavy duty

Cabin Lights: 14, brass with shades, etc.
Lights:
Navigation lights; Running lights ( port and starboard on main cabin trunk), steaming light on mast; Spreader lights (2)


Panels: 
custom with meter, breakers, labeled. 
Wiring:   Ancor Boat Cable

 

110 A/C System
New 2000-07
Panel:   custom fabricated master panel with master breaker, reverse polarity indicator, meter, labeled breakers.
Outlets: (4) - all GFI protected, v-berth 1, galley 1, head 1, pilot house 1

GROUND TACKLE

Anchors (2):
  (1): Simpson Lawrence 25 lb. CQR plow, 100 ft of 5/16" chain
        10 ft. 1/2 nylon snubber line with stainless thimbles
  (2): Danforth anchor with chain and rhode
Anchor Platform:  Teak with anchor roller
Hawse Pipe:   Bronze

Anchoring is facilitated by a custom fabricated bow eye.  This system held a sister Sea Sailer through four hurricanes with no damage.

BILGE PUMPS
New 2000

   Automatic and manual controls on dash pane

Type

Rule
Rule
Whale Gusher (manual)

Capacity (GPH)

500
1200
1 1/4 "

Location

sump
sump
cockpit

High Water Alarm:  Visual and Sound

ELECTRONICS & NAVIGATION AIDS

All convenient to helm station
New 2000
Fathometer: feeder to GPS168 Plus Speed Distance and Sea Temp.
Wind Indicators :  Windex at mast
Compass:  Danforth Constellation fitted into helm bulkhead
GPS:   Garmin GPS Map 168 full color, built-in world map, details American coast and inland waters basemap plus Mapsource CD for large detail charts of all US coastal and inland waters, including lights and buoys
Spotlight:   Brinkman 1,000,000 Q Beam 
VHF:   JRC200 with channel switch on microphone


WATER SYSTEMS

New 2000-07

      Freshwater System - Hot and cold pressure water to galley, head and cockpit shower

Tankage:   100 gals in (2) stainless tanks, forward tank 68 gals., aft tank 32 gals.
Pump:   Shurflo Automatic 12-V DC
Water Heater:   6 gal. stainless steel, 110 & engine heated


SANITARY SYSTEMS

New 2004

Head:   Raritan
Holding Tank: 15 gal. Par two-position waste valve.
Plumbing lines: marine approved 


VENTILATION
Berth:   Bronze overhead opening hatch plus full-length louvered teak door allows air flow through V-berth
Double Mahogany doors with caned inserts to anchor locker, Bronze Ports (2) 12"x15" with screens 
Head:   Bronze Port (1) 12"x15" louvered teak door , Nicro 24 hour solar vent, all weather cowl vent
Galley:  Bronze Port (12"x15")
Pilothouse:  Opening windshield, 2 overhead opening hatches
  Aft end of pilothouse (2) full-length Teak bi-fold doors with 4 insert windows

At the dock Beaudacious has excellent all weather ventilation via a 24-hour fan in the aft cockpit locker which draws air through the boat and exhausts it via 2 all weather cowl vents. The bilge area is never stuffy or mildewed. The 24-hour solar vents in the head and main cabin keep the cabin areas from becoming stale; air circulates easily through the cane front lockers and louvered doors.

Air Conditioning and Heat

Air conditioning : Ocean Master water cooled built in system. Cools entire boat easily.

Heat: 110 heater with safety shut-off


  SAFETY EQUIPMENT
New 2000-07

Running Lights: CG approved on bow pulpit (excellent visibility) (2006)
Fire Extinguishers: 2 CG approved (07)
Life Preservers:   4 
Throw Cushions:   2
Flare Kit: 1, Olin flare gun with bandoleer of up to date flares
Lifelines:   The lifelines thread through thick wall
    stainless pipes which are set in 4" bolt stanchions. 
    There are ample gates for entry and exit.

Bow Pulpit
Carbon Monoxide Detector : 1

Sound Device: handheld horn
Hand Rails:   4
Thru Hull Plugs:   Wooden plugs are attached to all    thru hulls.
Thru Hulls:   Bronze

 


DINGHY

Walker Boy - Inflatable: Tows and rows easily, will take a small outboard


PLUS
For those of us who go around, the 3-blade prop angle power in reverse to easily pull Beaudacious off the ground, a valuable feature for cruising Southern and Bahaman waters and the ever-shoaling Intracoastal Waterway.  Also Beaudacious sheers sharply toward deeper water when approaching shoal drafts of 6' or less depths, startles you at first, but then you figure it out and are thankful.

EXTRAS

(7) Large teak front drawers w/ bronze pulls; ample storage for clothes, towels, etc.
All inside floors are teak and holly sole
Amidship cleats for fenders and spring lines
Boarding Ladder
Custom Fitted Sail Covers
Custom-made Mahogany helm and co-pilot seats
Fenders (2)
Fiberglass non-skid tan decks
Flag on Mahogany pole
Full-size closet w/ teak louvered door and 4 mahogany front shelves. The shelves are removable so the locker can be configured to suit the owner's wishes, from full length hanging to all shelves.

Mahogany lockers(10): doors w/ cane inserts for ventilation
Owner's Parts & Manuals for all systems & equipment well organized alphabetically in a notebook, plus pictures and diagrams of systems for easy servicing
Stern Platform: Full width teak and stainless steel, custom fabricated (makes it easy to get in and out of the dinghy; also a good swim/dive platform)
Teak and stainless rub rail
Teak Mooring Bits with copper tops (2) 
Teal toerail with scuppers
Winch Covers

 

Location:  Wilmington, NC at owner's dock on Intracoastal Waterway

Call Tom  910-686-4816

Email:  bpc@ec.rr.com

 

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