Design - David La Fleur of Reunion.
Registered - South Africa
Length - 37ft
Draft - 1m- 2.5m, swing keel and twin rudders
Construction - Steel
Rig - Sloop
Sails - Main(North brand), Genoa roller furl, plus others
Engine - Perkins Perana 30hp
Fuel tanks - Stainless steel
Winches - Antel, manually operated
Berths - 5
Head - Porcelain & bronze
VHF - Hummingbird waterproof
Radar - Furuno (16 mile radius)
Anchors - 1x steel CQR, 1x Fortris, 1x Bruce, 1x fishermans
Anchor winch - manual Tiger 555
Anchor chain - 50m+ high tensile 10mm chain
Antifouling - coming out of water in next few months to be redone
Reason for selling - owners have retired from cruizing due to family illness
Other - Echo, auto pilot, dingy with outboard, spray dodger, spinnaker pole, Walker log, sextant(plastic), handheld compass, bousans chair, danbouy, lifejackets, Cloudnine matress, braai
The swing keel and twin rudder design mean she can navigate very shallow waters (great for going up rivers) and will stand up straight (if the keel is up) on the beach, river bank etc when the tide is out.
The rudders are controlled by a cable and pulley system attached to the main wheel. The keel is raised or lowered by a manual winch from the inside, easy enough for one person to operate.
Wherever possible the pumps and winches are manual as it is better suited to cruizing in remote areas where spare parts are difficult to find.
The bilges show no sign of rust - see additional photos.
She has cruised the Indian Ocean for 6 years.
Currently moored on own swing mooring on Knysna lagoon just near Thesen Island.
Plenty more photos available if interested, please go to http://www.flickr.com/photos/yachtawonda2011/ to view.
Any questions, please just ask :-)
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