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Seller's Description

This Rafiki will take you anywhere in the world. It was built with many custom ordered features and upgrades. She was designed for blue oceans and distant shores. A seaworthy stable platform indeed. A rare timeless beauty with great lines. With a little coin and a lot of sweat equity this boat will endure for another 40 years. If your looking for a comfortable cruiser at a reasonable price then look no further. Her interior is well laid out for living aboard with plenty of space and storage. Tons of custom teak inside and out. Heavy duty rigging, winches, deck hardware throughout. This vessel checks off many seaworthy attributes on the list one looks for in a prospective blue water cruising vessel. She is currently in the water and running great. Powered with a marinized Isuzu C240/QD 60HP that starts right up. Parts easily available online. The galley has deep double stainless steel sinks, a Seaward 2 burner gimbal stove with oven connected to an aluminum 5 gallon LPG tank on deck with shutoff valve. New freshwater pump with pressure sensor installed for galley sink. The saloon table folds down to make a double berth. The settee across pulls out with legs attached to make a large single. The forward cabin is equipped with a double as well as a single quarter berth aft. This boat offers great potential for the mechanically inclined. She will need a substantial amount of work and investment to reach cruise ready status again. Projects in need of address Teak decks will need repaired or removed. The fuel tanks have not been used in years for reasons unknown. There is a 5 gallon jerry can system as a temporary setup. Will need new rigging in the immediate future. Currently missing the furthest aft lower shrouds on port and starboard. The head is not finished. There is a new Jabsco manual pump and flush with a 20 gallon holding tank installed. The sink, shower, and cabinetry will need to be built and completed. There is substantial hard marine growth on the outside of of the hull. She will need a haul out and a new coat of paint.

Equipment: Cutter Rigged Long full keel with transom hung rudder and tiller LOA 36.75 ft. LWL 32 ft. Beam 11.97 ft. Sail Area 729 ft. Draft 6 ft. Displacement 26,500 lbs. Ballast 11,500 lbs. 2 Diesel tanks. Fiberglassed over. 125 gallons total 2 Steel water tanks. 195 gallons total. Interior cabin height 6 ft. 4 in. Cruising speed 7 knots Year built: 1980 Builder: Pacific Yacht Crafters/ Lien Hwa, Taiwan Designer: Stan Huntingford Isuzu C240/QD60, 60 HP 4 cylinder marine diesel engine with manuals and parts catalogs. Hours unknown. New impeller, alternator, and hosing. Fluids and filters recently changed. Hooked up to rotating Max Prop. Equipment: Heavy Duty double anchor bow roller 45# CQR 35# Danforth 35# Bruce Maxwell 2200 electric windlass in need of new motor 150 ft. 3/8 chain Lots of various extra anchor/dock lines and fenders 2 Barient 27 2spd self-tailing jib winches 1 Barient 19 2spd self-tailing, 1 Barient 10 single speed self-tailing winch on cabin top 1 Barient 12 2spd self-tailing, 1 Barient 18 single speed, and 1 Barient 10 single speed winch on mast 1 Barient 10 single speed winch on boom Merriman snatch blocks All head sails designed for use with Harken roller furling system Main sail, in good condition 120% jib, in good condition 75% yankee, in good condition Staysail, in fair condition Storm sail, in good condition Stack pack with lazy jacks, in fair condition Mast, boom, staysail boom, all in good condition Spinnaker pole, attached to mast for storage Monitor wind vane, needs repaired, parts on board Alpha marine systems auto pilot, uninstalled Standard Horizon CP190i chart plotter Sea 222 single sideband with tuner, untested Tank Tender fuel gauges, untested LPG safety control system Heavy duty bronze seacocks, needs serviced 2 100 watt solar panels, 200W total 4 US 2200 XC2 6V deep cycle batteries; 464 amps 15 opening ports and 2 hatches, all have screens with exception of only 1

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Specs

Designer
E. G. Van de Stadt
Builders
Tyler Boat Co. Ltd.
Offshore Yachts Ltd.
Association
Offshore Yachts Class Owners Assoc. (UK)
# Built
130
Hull
Monohull
Keel
Fin
Rudder
Transom hung
Construction
FG

Dimensions

Length Overall
26 2 / 8 m
Waterline Length
121 4 / 37 m
Beam
39 4 / 12 m
Draft
19 8 / 6 m
Displacement
6,180 lb / 2,801 kg
Ballast
2,250 lb / 1,021 kg

Rig and Sails

Type
Sloop
Reported Sail Area
220′² / 20.4 m²
Total Sail Area
?
Mainsail
Sail Area
?
P
?
E
?
Air Draft
?
Foresail
Sail Area
?
I
?
J
?
Forestay Length
?

Auxilary Power

Make
?
Model
?
HP
?
Fuel Type
?
Fuel Capacity
?
Engine Hours
?

Accomodations

Water Capacity
?
Holding Tank Capacity
?
Headroom
?
Cabins
1

Calculations

Hull Speed
7.5 kn
Classic: 6.47 kn

Hull Speed

The theoretical maximum speed that a displacement hull can move efficiently through the water is determined by it's waterline length and displacement. It may be unable to reach this speed if the boat is underpowered or heavily loaded, though it may exceed this speed given enough power. Read more.

Formula

Classic hull speed formula:

Hull Speed = 1.34 x √LWL

A more accurate formula devised by Dave Gerr in The Propeller Handbook replaces the Speed/Length ratio constant of 1.34 with a calculation based on the Displacement/Length ratio.

Max Speed/Length ratio = 8.26 ÷ Displacement/Length ratio.311
Hull Speed = Max Speed/Length ratio x √LWL

7.47 knots
Classic formula: 6.47 knots
Sail Area/Displacement
10.5
<16: under powered

Sail Area / Displacement Ratio

A measure of the power of the sails relative to the weight of the boat. The higher the number, the higher the performance, but the harder the boat will be to handle. This ratio is a "non-dimensional" value that facilitates comparisons between boats of different types and sizes. Read more.

Formula

SA/D = SA ÷ (D ÷ 64)2/3

  • SA: Sail area in square feet, derived by adding the mainsail area to 100% of the foretriangle area (the lateral area above the deck between the mast and the forestay).
  • D: Displacement in pounds.
10.46
<16: under powered
16-20: good performance
>20: high performance
Ballast/Displacement
36.5
<40: less stiff, less powerful

Ballast / Displacement Ratio

A measure of the stability of a boat's hull that suggests how well a monohull will stand up to its sails. The ballast displacement ratio indicates how much of the weight of a boat is placed for maximum stability against capsizing and is an indicator of stiffness and resistance to capsize.

Formula

Ballast / Displacement * 100

36.45
<40: less stiff, less powerful
>40: stiffer, more powerful
Displacement/Length
218.1
200-275: moderate

Displacement / Length Ratio

A measure of the weight of the boat relative to it's length at the waterline. The higher a boat’s D/L ratio, the more easily it will carry a load and the more comfortable its motion will be. The lower a boat's ratio is, the less power it takes to drive the boat to its nominal hull speed or beyond. Read more.

Formula

D/L = (D ÷ 2240) ÷ (0.01 x LWL)³

  • D: Displacement of the boat in pounds.
  • LWL: Waterline length in feet
218.11
<100: ultralight
100-200: light
200-300: moderate
300-400: heavy
>400: very heavy
Comfort Ratio
25.1
20-30: coastal cruiser

Comfort Ratio

This ratio assess how quickly and abruptly a boat’s hull reacts to waves in a significant seaway, these being the elements of a boat’s motion most likely to cause seasickness. Read more.

Formula

Comfort ratio = D ÷ (.65 x (.7 LWL + .3 LOA) x Beam1.33)

  • D: Displacement of the boat in pounds
  • LWL: Waterline length in feet
  • LOA: Length overall in feet
  • Beam: Width of boat at the widest point in feet
25.1
<20: lightweight racing boat
20-30: coastal cruiser
30-40: moderate bluewater cruising boat
40-50: heavy bluewater boat
>50: extremely heavy bluewater boat
Capsize Screening
1.7
<2.0: better suited for ocean passages

Capsize Screening Formula

This formula attempts to indicate whether a given boat might be too wide and light to readily right itself after being overturned in extreme conditions. Read more.

Formula

CSV = Beam ÷ ³√(D / 64)

  • Beam: Width of boat at the widest point in feet
  • D: Displacement of the boat in pounds
1.72
<2: better suited for ocean passages
>2: better suited for coastal cruising

Notes

Originally called the BRIES (VDS #167) and built in the Netherlands (1968).
Hulls for this English version were molded by Tyler Boat Co. and finished by Offshore Yachts Ltd.
Thanks to OFFSHORE 8M owner ‘maduza’ for providing corrections.

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