Specifications
Construction
The hull is of a single skin solid laminate in the central regions below the waterline with the remainder and topsides in a sandwich construction using a Divinycell core that is fitted using the latest vacuum techniques. Multi-axial matting is used with Vinylester resin. The hull is finished in white gelcoat with a dark blue coloured cove line and boot topping. Internally, the hull is top-coated throughout.
An internal bottom grid is laid up in a female mould and then laminated into the base of the hull increasing stiffness throughout the hull structure. The hull is formed with an integral keel stub to which the lead keel is through bolted. This also forms the separate engine and main bilge sumps.
The main bulkheads are made of marine grade plywood with a mahogany veneer and laminated on both sides to the hull and deck. The chain plates are bolted to the reinforced main bulkhead. The backstay chain plate is bolted to the transom. The loads of all rigging and deck fittings are distributed through the hull via changes in the lay up of the affected areas.
• Hull and deck hand laid in purpose built modern laminating hall.
• Kevlar layer in hull layup
• Vinylester resins with a Multiaxial matting over a Divinycell core
• Cove lines and boot top in gelcoat.
• Hull internally painted with topcoat throughout
• Internal stiffening provided from a bottom grid made from a female mould
• Keel stub integral with hull forming a deep bilge
• 2 coats of anti-fouling on top of two coats of epoxy primer
• Bolt on fin keel for high performance
• Spade rudder with 125mm Aluminium stock mounted using self aligning bearings
Internal arrangement
Layout from forward
Forepeak area with workshop and sail stowage area. Teak work bench and ample stowage for sails. Access to Bow Thruster. Rondal flush Hatch to deck. Stainless steel gun stowage locker
Water tight door leading to Twin cabin on the port side with upper and lower berths both with lee cloths. Hanging locker to starboard with shelving and hanging space which is drained so it can be used as a wet locker. Air conditioned. Access to under floor stowage through hinged floor panels and access under the lower berth through drop down hatches.
Door to passageway to saloon. Access to guest heads to port and guest cabin to starboard. Guest heads to port with separate shower, Tecma toilet and washbasin. Electric towel rail. Shower has swivelling perspex door. Guest cabin to starboard with double berth and hanging locker. Dry stowage under bed. Access to under floor stowage through hinged floorboards. Large drawer under berth. Air conditioning
Steps to saloon which has a large L shaped seating area to starboard with dining table and sofa to port. Ample stowage. Access to engine through the lifting floor which is on hydraulic rams to assist. Navigation area to starboard in the aft corner. Fully Air conditioned. Fusion AV750 radio/CD/DVD player with Amp and full surround sound. Samsung TV connected to Fusion. Oceanair Skyshade blinds to all Pilothouse windows and Skyscreen blinds to all skylights
Steps down to the galley fitted with a Force 10 cooker, microwave, Chest freezer and two stainless steel upright fridges. Separate large trash bin. Access through the galley floor to stowage and the fridge compressors. Ample storage for food and galley equipment. Stainless steel doors to cupboard outboard of cooker for safety and to prevent heat penetration. Custom made stainless steel dish rack for drying crockery. Door to machinery space and door to aft cabin.
Machinery space houses generator, fuel polishing system, fuel filters, watermaker, 220v ac consumer unit, mastervolt master switch and mastervolt 24v - 12v chargers.
Aft cabin with large super King size central bed (2m x 1.6m), plentiful stowage, double hanging locker to port, hanging locker to starboard houses dryer, Vanity unit to starboard with seat and desk. Air conditioning. Access to under floor stowage and sea cocks. Alpine stereo radio/CD which is connected to main system in saloon or can be used independently. Sub and two speakers. Built in secure safe in aft cabin
Door to En-suite with separate shower, Tecma toilet and washbasin. Corian surfaces and floor. Washing machine (SOBA Nova) replaced in 2017. Ample storage.
Key Points
• Interior finish in mahogany
• Non structural woodwork built with lightweight core
• Floorboards from traditional teak and holly with hinged access panels
• Blue leather upholstery in saloon
• Curtains to all hull portlights
• LED and Halogen lighting throughout
• Corian work surfaces in galley with custom made incorporated grab rail
• Corian on toilet floors and surfaces
• Pilot house with good all round visibility
• Forced air ventilation system throughout the boat
• Electric 24v fans throughout the boat
• Engine access through saloon floor with heavily insulated door opening on gas struts
• Fire extinguishers throughout
• Solenoid gas shut off located in galley
• Force 10 three burner stove (US Spec) with grill and oven
• Microwave
• 130lt upright fridge with keel cooled 24v compressor
• 90lt upright fridge with keel cooled 24v compressor
• 70lt top loading freezer with keel cooled 24v compressor
• Icemaker Isotherm
• Extractor fan above cooker
• Pressurised hot and cold water.
• Manual footpump for freshwater in galley
• Gas alarm with one sensor in galley and auto shut off for solenoid in galley
• Hot water from main engine or immersion heater to the 60lt calorifier
• Tecma fresh water toilets flushing into stainless steel holding tanks
• Eberspacher Hydronic 10 water heating system and two fan coils
• Washing machine mounted in aft head. Soba Euronova 220v
• Dryer mounted in hanging locker on starboard side of the aft cabin
• Electric towels rail in each toilet
• Shower trays modified so that they drain on both tacks when sailing and not only when level.
Rig and Sails
General
The boat is equipped with a Formula spars carbon swept back spreader In-mast furling rig and carbon boom. She has Rod Rigging. She is equipped with three furling headsails. A 135% Genoa primarily for reaching and off wind sailing, a 110% non overlapping Jib which is ideal for saiing to windward and a Staysail for heavey weather. Using a combination of these sails it makes it possible to change gear easily when sailing short-handed as the conditions change all for the safety of the cockpit.
Mast
• Formula Spars Carbon three spreader In-mast furling rig, keel stepped and finished in White Awlgrip paint. Retouched in 2017.
• Formula Spars Carbon boom with ourhaul led aft to an electric winch
• Carbon Spinnaker pole
• Reckman hydraulic Genoa furling
• Reckman hydraulic Jib furling
• Reckman Staysail furling
• Navtec Hydraulic Vang
• Hasselfors Tensionners on mast for Main, Genoa, Jib and Staysail halyards
• Track on mast for Trysail.
• Navtec Hydraulic panel in cockpiit controlling the Vang, Backstay, Outer forestay and staysails
• Navtec Stainless steel rigging screw covers
• BSI Rod Rigging - New June 2021
• All running rigging replaced as required over the years and all in good servicable condition
• Lopolights LED Steaming light, Tri colour light and anchor light.
• 2 Boom lights over cockpit, with dimmer
Sails
• New mainsail from UK Sails X Drive Carbon in 2022.
• Sails below from Doyle NY loft in Hydranet with radial cut (2009) Fully service by Doyle in NY 2016 with the UV strips on the headsails replaced.
• Genoa for reaching and downwind 135%
• Jib 110%
• Staysail
Deck
• Teak laid deck using 12mm teak and teak capping rail (all new in 2016)
• Large anchor locker forward
• Watertight bulkhead just aft sail locker
• Large lazarette locker with access from two aft deck hatches
• Separate gas locker aft.
• Guillotene electric washboard
• Rondal flush hatches on deck
• Pilot house skylights from Lewmar's Medium profile range
• Genoa tracks mounted on cap rail
• Jib tracks mounted inboard
• Andersen 68 EST two speed electric primary winches
• Andersen 52 EST two speed electric mainsheet winch
• Andersen 52 EST two speed electric winch for outhaul
• Andersen 58 CST two speed runner winches
• Andersen 52 EST electric halyard winch by mast to starboard and Andersen 52 CST halyard winch to port
• All Deck gear from the Harken range
• 8 stainless steel mooring cleats
• Stainless steel anti chafe strips on the capping rail adjacent to the cleats
• Stainless steel chafe strip around the complete boat on side of capping rail
• Pulpit and pushpit in stainless steel
• Removable teak seat for pulpit
• Storm boards for Pilot House windows that can be fitted in an emergency
• Gates in the guard-rails
• Full width Sprayhood new 2021
• Bimini covering cockpit new 2021
• Lewmar Royale steering pedestal
• Lewmar Mamba rod steering system
• Lewmar V5 electric anchor windlass (2016)
• 55Kg Rocna stainless steel anchor and 120m 10mm stainless steel chain.
• 100m Nylon rode to extend anchor chain.
• Fortress anchor (Large) spare storm anchor stowed in aft lazarette
• Fortress anchor Kedge anchor ready to be used with chain and warp stowed in anchor locker forward
• Sampson post in stainless steel on foredeck adjacent to anchor winch
• Pressure deck wash pump, with switch for sea- or freshwater with additional outlet in anchor locker
• Scanstrut radar post painted white
• Deck light aft on pole
• Whittall 225 Stainless steel davits
• Outboard bracket on pushpit port aft for main 25hp outboard
• Outboard bracket on guard rail port aft for back up 2.5hp outboard
• Bezenzoni hydraulic passarelle on transom August 2021
• Fixed cockpit table with refrigerator inside
• Raised helm seat with stowage inside
• Cockpit cushions
• Covers for pedastal
• Removable Outboard motor hoist fitted aft
• Side boarding ladder stainless steel with tall grab handles. Very solid for difficult boarding conditions and to assist challenged passangers
• Full over boom sun awning to cover the complete boat in two sections. Can be used independently
• Full forward deck awning
• Custom made teak chopping board on the aft deck for use when filleting fish
Mechanical
• Yanmar 4LHA-HTP 160hp turbo charged diesel engine
• Whisper Piccolo 12 Generator (New May 2019) (Hrs 507)
• Aquadrive Flexible coupling connected to 45mm stainless steel shaft
• Three-bladed feathering Maxprop (reconditioned by MaxProp 2015)
• Spare fixed prop mounted in aft lazarette
• Ambassador ropecutter fitted to prop shaft
• Water separator for engine exhaust
• Sea water manifold / strainer system for all sea water inlets
• Three electric bilge pumps, workshop forward, main bilge and lazarette
• Additional low volume electric pump fitted to main bilge
• Manual bilge pump controlled from cockpit
• Jabsco engine driven bilge pump with suction from main bilge
• Add audible alarm to bilge alarms
• 12v Engine start battery 165 Ah
• Automatic engine room fan
• Forced air ventilation system Air IN and Air OUT. Great for tropical weather.
• 2 x Racor fuel filter / water separators
• Fuel polishing system
• Fuel tank selector change over valve
• Reverso oil drain / fill pump for engine and generator
• Stainless steel fuel, water and holding tanks
• Fuel tanks - 3 tanks total 2000lt
• Water - 2 tanks total 1000lt
• Holding tank - 170lt
• Carbon filter on holding tank vent
• Electric fuel transfer pump
• Manual fuel transfer pump
• Racor filters with water sensors. Spin-of series to be used as they do not require bleeding
• Possible to transfer fuel with Fuel polishing system
• Automatic fire extinguishers in the engine room and machinery space
• Electric 10hp Retracting Bowthruster
• Lewmar single motor hydraulic powerpack for furling systems.
• Seafresh SH208 AC watermaker (143 lt./hr) Membranes replaced 2014
• Eberspacher Hydronic water heater
• Aircondition to all cabins, 48,000 btu (Cruise Air system)
• UV filter and carbon filters on fresh water supply
Electrical
General
Northern Winds has a primary 24v dc system for onboard systems with a 12v dc service circuit for some "12v only" equipment. The engine and generator run off a separate 12v dc battery. There is also an emergency switch that connects the 12v service battery in line with the start battery if required.
The service batteries are charged from twin 24v 100A Mastervolt chargers powered from the shore or the generator. The 12v dc batteries are charged via Mastervolt 24v to 12v chargers.
There is also a 24v / 2500w inverter to provide 220v ac and a smaller backup inverter to provide 220v ac to the entire boat if required (Note Ice Maker cannot be run off the smaller inverter)
Finally there is a 117v 2500w inverter providing 110v 60Hz ac to outlets in the galley, nav area and workshop.
The AC system is 220v 50Hz/60Hz. The chargers will run off 50 or 60Hz as will the Air conditioning compressors.
The Mastervolt system and batteries were all replaced in 2015 during a refit. The complete electrical system can be monitored and controlled on a PC via the Masteradjust software or via the Masterview monitor at the chart table.
DC System
• DC service system 24v and 12v
• Batteries 8 x 220 Ah sealed Victron gel giving 900 Ah at 24v (Batteries replaced 2020)
• Service battery 12v 225Ah sealed Victron Gel (2015)
• Start battery 12v 165Ah AGM (2022)
• Charging from a 24v 110A alternator off the main engine with Mastervolt regulator (2015)
• DC switch panel with circuit breakers located near the nav station
• Mastervolt shunts on the Service, Start and 12v Service batteries (2015)
• 12v Service and Start batteries charge via 24v to 12v chargers. 3 off (Mastervolt 2015)
• Earth plate on hull
• Mastervolt Masterview at nav area (2015)
• Voltage controlled solenoid (Mastervolt) to swithch off main power usages if the service battery voltage drops. eg. If ashore and boat is at anchor
AC System
• AC system 230volt / 32 amp / 50hz or 60Hz
• AC outlets in each cabin and immersion heater for hot water
• 2 x 230v 100 Amp AC battery charger (Mastervolt 2015)
• 220v Inverter 24/2500 (Mastervolt 2015)
• 220v Inverter backup (SIZE) for PC and nav (Mastervolt)
• Mastervolt Masterswitch. Automatic AC power switch. (2015)
• Isolating transformer for shore power
• Shore power lead 25m
• Shore power inlets both forward and aft with changeover switch in machinery space
• 117v 60hz 2500w Inverter powering AC outlets in galley, nav area and forward workshop
• System can be programmed to switch generator on automatically either at a specific time each day or at a specific voltage of the service battery.
Navigation and Electronics
Raymarine Instruments and electronic package completely replaced in 2017. Basic system comprises of Raymarine instruments and Autopliots, Raymarine Axiom 2 Pro plotter in the cockpit which is repeated below on the PC screen at the chart table.
Electronics
• Raymarine i70 instruments
• 4 x Raymarine i70 mounted over the main companionway hatch
• 1 x Raymarine i70 at the helm
• 1 x Raymarine i70 at nav station
• 1 x Raymarine i70 in aft cabin
• Raymarine Ray 260 dual station VHF with speakers below and on deck
• Raymarine ST280 MOB button at helm
• 2 x Raymarine Evo Autopilot with ACU 400 course computers (One as a back up) with two EV1 heading sensors - easy to toggele between with switch at nav station
• 2 x Whitlock Mamba drives for autopilot one in machinery space and one in aft Lazarette switchable via switch at nav station
• 2 x Raymarine P70r pilot controls, one at nav area and one at helm
• Raymarine 130 GPS receiver mounted on pole aft
• Raymarine AIS650 transceiver
• Raymarine VHF antenna splitter for AIS and VHF
• Raymarine ES9 plotter at Nav station
• Stand alone Furuno GP32 GPS with antenna on pole aft and display at nav station. Used as a back up gps.
• Sea-me Radar enhancer
• Raymarine Quantum 2 Doppler radar - May 2023
• Raymarine Axiom2 Pro 12S Plotter mounted at helm - May 2023
• Data from Raymarine plotter is repeated below at the PC screen
• RMK 10 remote to control the Raymarine plotter at the nav station - MAY 2023
• PC screen at Nav station connected to hub
• USB based docking station for connecting any PC to interior screen
• Actisense NGT1 interface to input NMEA 2000 signal to PC system
• Actisense USG2 interface as a backup from the ES7 to input NMEA 0183 to PC system
• Twin Icom handheld VHF's
• Sailor 150 FLEET BROADBAND a great tool when cellular coverage is not available....great for a blue water cruiser when they need ease of downloading weather and keeping in contact with business
Entertainment
• Fusion MS-AV750 DVD/Tuner/CD player with Bluetooth and USB input
• Fusion Docking station with USB input for ipod etc.
• Fusion pedestal mounted NRX 300 remote control for Fusion audio
• 5 x Linn speakers providing surround sound in Saloon from an Audison LRX6 amplifier and Alpine SUB base
• Samsung TV with HDMI input from Fusion DVD
• TV antenna at masthead
Miscellaneous
• RR antenna at masthead for VHF/AM/FM/TV
• Printer connected to computer hub
Safety and Miscellaneous
• 1 x 6 person liferaft. in container on Pushpit aft - August 2021
• 2 x Scuba tanks
• Deck snorkel kit 12v with two breathers. Plugs into lazarette
• Jackstays on deck
• Flares
• Lifebelt
• EPIRB
• Fenders - New 2021
• Mooring warps
• Boat hook
• Ensign staff
• Kedge anchor, 5m chain & 40m warp
• Full set of crockery & cutlery
• Owners manual with full set of systems drawings and wiring diagrams
• Highfield 310 CL Rib with FCT console New Aug 2022
• 20hp Mercury New Aug 2022
• 2.5hp Yamaha. Little used as back up
• Abundant amount of spares for all parts of the yacht. All listed catalogued and stowed.
• Comprehensive tool kit
Upgrades and Service in Current ownership
• NEW SPRAY HOOD AND BIMINI, in SUNBRELLA and side screens – Mar 2021
• COMPLETE NEW STANDING RIGGING – May 2021
• GELSHIELD 200 PLUS EPOXY BARRIER COAT – June 2021
• NEW RUDDER BEARINGS FITTED – July 2021
• NEW RUDDER GAITER FITTED – July 2021
• PROP SHAFT SERVICE – July 2021
• SEACOCKS REPLACED – July 2021
• MAJOR ENGINE SERVICE inc new turbo – July 2021
• GENERATOR SERVICE – July 2021
• NEW BESENZONI HYDRAULIC TRANSOM GANGWAY FITTED – July 2021
• NEW 6 PERSON OCEAN LIFERAFT – July 2021
• NEW FENDERS - July 2021
• NEW SEAMING AND STERN LIGHTS – Aug 2021
• NEW MAIN SAIL, UK sails xxx – Sept 2021
• NEW DINGHY COVER – Sept 2021
• NEW RAYMARINE VHF TRANSCEIVER HANDSETS – Nov 2021
• FULL SERVICE ON RECKMAN HYDRAULIC FURLERS – Dec 2021
• NEW AIS.TRANSPONDER SPLITTER – Mar 2022
• NEW SMOKE/HEAT ALARMS – Apr 2022
• MCMURDO SMARTFIND BEACON – July 2022
• NEW 20 HP MERCURY OUTBOARD AND COVER – Aug 2022
• NEW HIGHFIELD 310 CL RIB WITH FCT CONSOLE – Aug 2022
• FULL SERVICE ON NAVTEC HYDRULICS – Dec 2022