SOUTHERN OCEAN SHIPYARD Ocean 71 in vendita (1972) in Portimao, Portogallo

The Ocean 71 is an iconic yacht with stunning lines by Van de Stadt and built in the UK by the famous SOS yard. OCEAN JOY was totally rebuilt in 1998 in Hamble and has carried her current owners far. She has been consistently improved and updated through the year. She is a perfect platform for bluewater sailing in all oceans and her split rig makes her manageable with modest crews.

Construction

RCD Status: Our understanding is that the yacht is exempt from the essential safety requirements of the Recreational Craft Directive as she was built and placed into use within the EU prior to 1998.

Hull, Deck & Superstructure Construction:

• Hull is solid GRP an inch or more in thickness.
• Deck is solid GRP with some areas having an additional foam core.
• Superstructure is solid GRP.

Keel & Rudder:

• Encapsulated lead keel.
• Foam cored rudder.

Machinery

Engine & Gearboxes:

• 1 x Perkins 6354, 115hp non turbo. New in 2015/2016.
• Temperature alarms on panel and at chart table.
• Borg Warner hydraulic gearbox 1972. Rebuilt 1998.

Maintenance & Performance:

• Engine hours – approx. 500 hours (January 2024).
• All servicing up to date.
• Cruising speed – 8 knots.
• Maximum speed – 9 knots.
• Range @ cruising speed – 2000 miles +/-.

Propulsion & Steering:

• 4 blade Maxprop ‘Easy’ 2016.
• Aquadrive shaft coupling.
• New shaft 2016.
• Whitlock Mamba with rod.

Other Mechanical Equipment:

• Reckmann Hydraulic furler on headstay.
• Reckmann Hydraulic vang.

Electrical Systems

Voltage Systems:

• 24 v DC with 12 v DC for some electronics.

Battery Banks:

• Domestic battery is 12 x 2 v DC lead acid batteries (Varta 2016) giving a bank of 720 amps at 24 v DC.
• Charging by Mastervolt 100 amp AC charger.
• Separate engine start batteries 2 x 12 v DC.
• Separate generator start battery 1 x 12 v DC.

Battery Chargers:

• Mastervolt 100 amp AC battery charger.
• Mastervolt 2kw inverter.

Alternators:

• Alternators on main engine and generator for start batteries.
• 100 amp additional charger’smart’ alternator on main engine charging domestic bank.

Generator:

• 1 x Northern Lights 12 KW (new 1998). Generator is 110 vAC.
• Generator hours – approx. 3000 (January 2024).
• All servicing up to date.

Shore Power:

• Shore power either 220 v AC or 110 v AC – transformer on board.

Plumbing Systems

Fresh Water & Water Heating System:

• 24 v DC pressurised water system Jabsco dual pumps.
• Calorifiers on both main engine and generator.
• 110 v DC immersion heater in hot water tank.

Watermaker:

• Aquafresh watermaker 110 v AC 2 x 48” membranes (Rebuilt 2016).

Bilge Pumps:

• 2 x Whale Titans manual pumps (Pumping 3 bilges through manifold in engine room).
• 1.5” engine drive Jabsco pump on main engine for bilges (3) and fire-fighting.
• Jabsco electric bilge pump in engine room pumping 2 bilges.
• Whale manual pump in aft cockpit locker.
• 4 x bilge alarm sensors with audible and visual alarm at chart table.

Grey & Black Water:

• Black water tank under forward cabin seats from one head only. Electric pump out.
• Grey water from all showers and sinks to grey water tank in bilge area. Electric diaphram pump out and manual back up.

Tankage

Fuel:

• 2 x 950 litre polyethylene fuel tanks, port and starboard – total fuel capacity of 1900 litres.
• GRP moulded into hull.

Fresh Water:

• Total fresh water capacity of 1700 litres.
• 2 x 600 litre polyethylene Tek-Tanks (2016) 8mm welded plastic.
• 2 x 250 litre secondary plastic tanks.
• Tank level indictor.

Grey/Blackwater Holding Tanks:

• 1 x polyethylene Tek-Tank blackwater tank, 100 litres.
• 1 x polyethylene greywater tank moulded into hull, 1000 litres.

Navigation Equipment

• 3 x electric compass.
• BPSC Solent compass.
• 2 x Autohelm 7000 autopilots. Separate but interchangeable systems. One linear drive to quadrant one Whitlock motor direct to steering.
• Furuno 24 mile radar with ARPA and external alarms.
• Furuno GPS.
• Furuno Fish finder colour depth.
• Furuno weather fax.
• SEA 150 W SSB (remote control head at chart table) Tuner aft. Insulated mizzen cap shroud.
• Skymate satellite communications.
• Icom VHF.
• Raymarine instruments (2016) Wind, close hauled, depth, log.
• Raymarine C120 plotter at chart table.
• Raymarine plotter under spray hood.
• Prosser digital barometer.

Domestic Equipment

Galley:

• Force 10 4 burner propane cooker with oven and grill (2015).
• 3 x isotherm refrigeration units keel cooled (2016). 2 x freezers 1 x fridge.
• Double Stainless steel Franke sink with central tap and shower unit. Back up Whale foot pump.
• Extractor fan.

Heads/Showers:

• 3 x heads each with shower, basin and Sanimarin electric head (2016). All heads run on fresh and saltwater.
• After head has small bath.

Heating & Ventilation:

• Condaria reverse cycle air conditioning (with two compressors). Chilled or heated water fed to 4 handlers throughout the boat.
• Forced air ventilation throughout the boat running port and starboard.
• Extraction fans in heads and galley.

Entertainment:

• Bose music system in saloon.

Lighting:

• All lighting (apart from deck level navigation lights) changed to LED in 2016.
• 3 x different sets of Aquasignal navigation lights. 2 Trilights at masthead and deck level lights and steaming light.
• Deck lights on main and mizzen.
• Interior lights throughout including overhead, recessed and reading lights above every bunk.

Accommodation

Summary of Accommodation:

• Total of 10 berths in 4 cabins (but comfortable 7 in 3 cabins).
• Aft cabin has double to port and single to starboard. Has own companionway aft, dressing table, mirror, stool and 2 hanging lockers port and starboard. 3 overhead lockers both P and S.
• Saloon has leather upholstery and very comfortable seating all round (designed by owner) with stowage under and fold out table to port. Seats 6. Overhead aircraft style lockers P ands.
• Oppposite galley is single cabin with hanging locker, overhead lockers and basin.
• Forward of galley on port side is ‘Port cabin’. 2 single berths, hanging locker, small dressing table and drawers and overhead lockers.
• Forward again is ‘Forward cabin’ 2 single berths to port, hanging locker, overhead lockers, dinette arrangement to starboard with table and two leather upholstered seats. Table drops down to make extra bunk.
• Forward again is focsul. Designed by owner as as massive chain locker (self-paying out and stowing) Lockers P and S for tools and spares.
• OCEAN JOY was built in 1972, with a ‘modern’ interior. During the 1998 rebuild I endeavored to keep the original feel. There is extensive use of highly polished stainless steel, high quality blue Formica type material, and blue leather. All soles are Bruynzeel teak and ebony. Bulkheads and deckheads are white painted Bruynzeel ply. The whole gives a light, airy and cool feel, particularly suited to warm weather cruising.

Description of layout from forwards:

The Focsul:

• Rebuilt and redesigned to enable trouble free anchoring with the 80 fathoms 12mm Lloyds tested chain on board. The chain pays out and stows itself and there is a dedicated pump for the chain locker. The rest of the focsul has stowage for tools and spares.

Fwd Head:

• Aft of focsul is a Sanimarin head (2016) with shower and washbasin to starboard.
• Lockers outboard and below.
• Overhead is a double opening Goiot cast alloy hatch (large).

 Forward Cabin:

• Two single berths to port with lockers above and below and hanging locker on fwd bulkhead. Drawers under.
• To starboard is the ‘dinette’ arrangement with table and two leather seats. This will convert to bunk.
• There is a stowed door arrangement which will divide this cabin into two longitudinally.
• Two Double opening Goiot hatches.

Port Side Cabin:

• Two single berths to port, one above the other.
• Lockers above and below and a hanging locker on the centre line alongside the main mast. This locker also contains the air conditioning unit.
• The aft bulkhead has a mirror with small dressing table and drawers under.
• Double opening Goiot hatch.

Starboard Head:

• Across the passage from the Port Cabin, consisting of shower, basin and Sanimarin electric head.
• Lockers outboard and under basin.
• Electric vent to deck and double opening Goiot hatch.

Galley:

• Situated to port. It is an exceptionally good seagoing galley.
• The fully gimballed Force 10 4 burner cooker is to port.
• Large chest freezers are forward and aft of the cooker with a microwave above and lockers either side of microwave.
• All work surfaces are stainless steel and form a ‘U’ with the cooker in the middle and the double SS Franke sink on the aft side.
• Above the sink is a closeable hatch from the galley into the saloon.
• The work tops are topped with a stainless steel rail all round including in front of the cooker.
• Below the sink are the refrigeration compressors, (all 2016 and keel cooled) with locker either side and above.
• On the forward side of the galley is the large fridge with vented vegetable locker inboard and lockers above.
• Electric vent above cooker and Double opening Goiot hatch.

Single Cabin:

• Situated across the passage from the galley.
• Single berth with locker above.
• Spare water tank below and a wash basin to the side.
• Opposite the wash basin, on the fwd bulkhead is a large hanging locker.
• Double opening Goiot hatch.

Saloon:

• Situated aft of Galley and up a step.
• Blue leather upholstered seating all round. These are extremely comfortable and hinge forweard with stowage below.
• Lockers ouitboard and aircraft style lockers port and starboard.
• Stainless steel table on port side which opens up, having three parts. The table will also turn and drop down to coffe tabe height if required.
• To starboard outboard is a spare water tank and the aft facing chart table aft starboard side. The table takes a full size Admiralty chart.
• Outboard is the electric panel.
• Below the saloon are the domestic batteries, vented, principle water tanks and fuel tanks port and starboard.
• The companionway is aft up a SS ladder leading to the main cockpit.

Aft Owner’s Head:

• Proceeding aft, down a step and through a low headroom passageway and located to starboard.
• Small bath with shower, wash basin and Sanimarin electric head facing forward.
• The double doors open out to close off the passageway and increase the size of the heads compartment.
• Ample stowage outboard and below the basin and electric vent to deck.
• Directly aft, also off the passageway is a hanging locker for oilskins etc. It also houses three electronic compasses for the autopilots and radar.

Aft Owner’s Cabin:

• Double bunk to port with chart stowage under.
• Single bunk to starboard.
• Circular mirror on the fwd bulkhead above dressing table and drawers.
• The mizzen mast support runs through a circular leather upholstered stool.
• Two hanging lockers port and Starboard. The starboard one housing a small built in safe and the SSB tuner.
• There is an aft companionway up to the aft cockpit.

Aft Cockpit

• The aft cockpit is flush with teak slats.
• Below two hinged lids are two massive lockers for fenders, lines etc. The compartment is divided longitudinally and the fwd bulkhead is water tight. The compartment is pumped by a single diaphragm whale pump.
• On the fwd bulked, steering gear with gearbox and autopilot linear drive unit, all boxed in but easily accessible.

Lazarette

• Located aft of the cockpit, there is a sealed and drained gas locker to port housing two 9 kg propane bottles.
• To starboard is shelving and further storage.

Deck Equipment

Rig:

• Ketch rig and original John Powell, silver anodised, double spreader main mast. The masts were re-built in 1998 by Roger Plumb who had worked for John Powell and had built the masts originally. We redesigned winch layout and all leads for shorthanded use with all halyards and reef lines leading forward to a powered Andersen winch. The winches on the masts were relocated, pads added and Goiot jammers positioned where necessary. Any corrosion was taken care of and doublers put inside the masts where required. Tracks were fitted to both masts for Frederiksen cars and the fully battened main and mizzen drop easily into lazyjacks. Setting sail, taking a reef and shaking out a reef is simplicity itself and a one person operation.
• Two spinnaker poles, also John Powell, one has a rotating jaw.
• Main boom by John Powell with Reckmann hydraulic vang 2016.
• All standing rigging replaced in 2016 by Advanced Rigging, Hamble. Including all screws and toggles.
• All running rigging replaced 2016 by Advanced Rigging, Hamble.

Winches:

• All winches with the exception of 4 Lewmars were replaced in 1998.
• 2 x Andersen 68 ST Electric.
• 1 x Andersen 58 ST Electric.
• 3 X Andersen 58 ST.
• 2 X Andersen 52 ST.
• 2 X Andersen 46 ST.
• 3 X Andersen 40 ST.
• 1 X Lewmar 52 ST.
• 1 X Lewmar 48 ST.
• 2 X Lewmar 43 ST.

Sails:

• 1 x Main – fully battened Banks Sails 1998.
• 1 x Headsail (high cut) Banks Sails 1998 on Reckmann hydraulic furler.
• 1 x Staysail. Banks Sails 1998 on Reckmann manual furler -2016.
• 1 x Storm jib. Sanders Sails 2004.
• 1 x Trysail. Sanders Sails 2004.
• 1 x Mizzen - fully battened Banks Sails 1998.
• 1 x Mizzen Staysail. Sanders sails 2004.
• 1 x Spinnaker, Asymetric. Banks sails 1998.

Anchoring & Mooring Equipment:

• 1 x Spade 60kg anchor, 2016.
• 1 x CQR 60kg, 1998.
• Fenders and dock lines.

Covers, Canvas & Cushions:

• Awning by Antigua Sails 2010. Sunbrella fabric.
• Cockpit cushions in Sunbrella fabric and closed cell foam.

Tender & Outboard:

• Avon 3.10m RIB 1998.
• Mariner 2.5hp.

Safety Equipment

• Viking 6 person Liferaft in canister/SS cradle on deck.
• 6 x Viking Lifejackets unused.
• Flares.
• Jotun EPIRB.
• 2 x horseshoe life rings.

Fire-Fighting Equipment:

• Halon replacement cylinder in engine room- remote operation.
• Smoke alarm in engine room.
• Various powder extinguishers throughout boat.