1996 Custom Sloop Cruiser (sail) in |CITY|, CA

SELLER DESCRIPTION

The combination of German craftsmanship and engineering produced a result that exceeded the owner's highest and very ambitious expectations. This is a wood/epoxy composite, performance, mega sailing yacht.This lovely yacht handles beautifully... in choppy waters, high wind and lazy breezes. The boat performs completely balanced with outstanding control. Should the wind gods fail to smile on them, their reliable turbo-charged Cummings power plant propels them to their destination.Contact Rob Lager at 516-767-0141 for further information.

Accomodations:
GALLEY The galley is flanked by a horizontal freezer. Besides assuring fresh food, it is strategically located to keep the chef in the cooking area, when rough seas or heeling could command otherwise. The upright fridge and freezer is made by GE. LIVING QUARTERS Below decks are 17 beds... of them are wide enough to sleep 2 people. In addition, there is an owner s cabin with a large hanging locker, oversize queen bed, bathroom, shower, lots of storage, TV, CD player and surround sound. There are 2 additional bathrooms and a large shower, as well as a very sizable hanging locker and lots of storage space throughout the vessel.

Mechanical Equipment:
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 Cummings Diesel Engine with a Borg Warner Transmission provides propulsion under power at 10 kts. The transmission 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 a 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, "Christine" has sailed faster than 26kts. There are 4 additional fuel tanks located beneath the bunks for a total of 700 gal. fuel capacity.

Electonics and Navigational Gear:
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 of Christine. It also powers the computerized charging system for the battery banks. The 10 deep cycle batteries were replaced this year. 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 generators use 1/2 gallon of fuel per hour, making it an inexpensive source of energy. Christine has a Data Marine Offshore Electronics Package that is hardwired to a Swiss GPS computer, as well as to the vessels computer that is used for the electronic chart system. The computer is a latest high speed Dell unit with a 17" flat NEC high resolution monitor. All electronics talk to each other via NMEA 0183.

Sails and Rigging:
The mast extends 130 ft. 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 110ft. Asymmetric spinnaker (1) Mylar tallboy (1) Mylar staysail to go with the reacher There are also at least 10 other assorted spinnakers, as well as a blast reacher and other mainsails and genoas that I 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 form 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 Barient grinder drums that are inter connected by 3- pedestals. There are 9-various other winches. The rod rigging was custom designed by Navtec Engineers. Since launching Christine, nothing has broken with the exception of the carbon fiber spinnaker pole, which the owner replaced with an aluminum one, and he never had to make any changes to the systems and components on this Yacht.