1974 Mason 33s

“Astragale” is a Mason 33s Ketch, built in 1974 by Mailloux Leclerc shipyard in le-aux-Coudres, Charlevoix QC, using mild steel. Deck and hull plates are 1/8 inch, keel plates are 3/16 inch. She is a Canadian Registered Vessel with an assigned MMIS and is ready to take you anywhere you wish to go.
 In 2005 the boat interior was stripped and completely sandblasted, followed by epoxy coatings of Devoe Bar-rust 235 and proper insulation. The lead bricks where removed from the keel and recoated with Devoe Pre-prime 167 and Bar-rust 235. The lead ballast bricks were put back in the keel and sealed in place. Lower bilge sections were topped with International Bilgekote. A dog house was added, of 1/8 inch plate, creating an inside watch area with a collapsible seat. Portholes are made of 3/8 Lexan.
 The outside hull was sandblasted and epoxy coated with Sherwin Williams Dura-Plate 235, followed with International Micron CSC ablative antifouling. Deck and freeboard received a new two components polyurethane acrylic Sherwin Williams Acrolon 218HS. Freeboard and deck were recoated in 2016.

Interior layout was rebuilt to the original plan by professional cabinet makers. Flooring is balau hardwood, lower cabinetry is marine mahogany plywood and hardwood, partitions and the upper cabinetry is beech. Roof and wall covering is grooved and painted lauan. The yacht sleeps four (4). Seating and bedding were custom made in 2014

The Lavac Manual head has a 50 litre holding tank with Y-valves, allowing direct overboard discharge, manual holding tank pump out, or vacuum pump out.

The galley is equipped with a stainless steel sink, top load icebox and an Origo alcohol stove. There is a 240L stainless steel water tank, a fresh water foot pump and a salt water hand pump. The Dickinson/Bristol diesel fuel stove/heater has a 20L fuel tank which is filled from the main fuel tank, as is the 40L day fuel tank for the engine. The main fuel tank is located beneath the floor and is about 100L

Equipment: The Yanmar 3YM 29hp inboard diesel engine was purchased in 2009 (stored inside) but was not installed until 2014 with new diesel hoses and exhaust, water filter, oil filter, fuel filters and control panel; fixed propeller; oil/water/temp alarm; raw water filter; bilge blower; fume detector and CO detector.
 The electrical system is maintained through the charging of 3 AGM 12V batteries, by an alternator via a 12V electrical panel with circuit breakers. There is a 350W Pure sine wave inverter and two 200W solar panels connected with a MPPT EP solar/tracer 20A. There is a volts/amps digital meter, a Blue Sea ML-ACR automatic charging relay and a switch at helm for emergency start. There is also a 15W solar panel for winter battery maintenance.

Electronics: Standard Horizon VHF - Matrix AIS GX 2150 plus a RAM 3 remote at helm. AIS targets are displayed on the RAM mike, the radio display panel and the GPS plotters as well. Lowrance HDS7 Gen 2 Plotter at helm with Lowrance Broadband 36 Radar and Lowrance Dual Frequency Depthsounder. A second Lowrance HDS5 Gen 2 Plotter located inside includes C-Map NS to NL and C-Map Canada North/East. Autohelm ST4000 Autopilot. Sailomat wind steering system. Compass at helm.

There are three anchors, the main a Rockna with 200 of chain, and second Danforth with100 chain and 100 of rope and a third Danforth with 200 of rope.

Pioneer CD stereo w/speakers.

Sails and Rigging: Two aluminum masts & booms; stainless steel standing rigging; masts stepped on deck; head swivel furling; 2 x Barient 2-speed self tailing Genoa sheet winches; 2 x Gibb 2-speed mizzen asymmetric sheet winches; 3 x Gibb 2-speed main, mizzen, Genoa halyard winches; 1 x Gibb 1-speed main reefing winch; three winch handles; Genoa gear; spinnaker gear & pole; topping lift; sheets; flag halyard; double mainsheet blocks; removable inner baby forestay ( small storm jib).

Sail inventory includes: Mainsail, Mizzen, Genoa, Storm Jib (rigged with a removable baby forestay), Asymmetric Spinnaker, smaller spinnaker.