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We are the second owners of Redhead, a 34 ft. Hunter 1984 sloop sailboat, #481. We purchased Redhead in 2001. The original owner had upgraded the boat with the latest equipment for cruising and racing and cared for it meticulously. We have continued that tradition of care and equipping Redhead. The boat has always been in fresh water. It is USCG documented #664143. Redhead is fully equipped for cruising and racing. See the equipment list in this ad for a partial list of items that have been added, modified, or repaired to make the boat better than when it came from the factory so as to maintain the goal of a top notch cruising sailboat and a competitive racing sailboat. For a complete equipment list send an email to: windcatchersail@aol.com and the list will be emailed to you. Redhead in located at Henderson Harbor Yacht Club, Henderson Harbor, NY, on the north-east end of Lake Ontario, 12 miles south of Sackets Harbor, NY, and 17 miles south-west of Watertown, NY, and 10 west of route I-81 at the Adams exit. Contact information: windcatchersail@aol.com, 607-279-0291 eastern time zone.
Equipment: The following equipment is list only a partial list of items that have been added, modified, or repaired to make the boat better than when it came from the factory so as to maintain the goal of a top notch cruising sailboat and a competitive racing sailboat. For a complete equipment list send an email to: windcatchersail@aol.com and the list will be emailed to you. In the complete equipment list the additions and improvements are highlighted in BOLD type.The hull below waterline was professionally epoxy barrier coated and a new rudder of the latest design replaced the original rudder. A Shaffer traveler was installed along with a Harken furler. Sails include a mainsail, three foresails including a lapper, a 120% and a 135% genoa, a symmetrical spinnaker with hoisting sock along with a custom-made pole, and a custom-made gennaker with a hoisting sock. An adjustable height slider for the spinnaker pole is on the mast. Lazy Jacks facilitate furling of the main sail. A 3-blade adjustable pitch, feathering Variprop facilitates full control in forward and reverse. The addition of two heavy duty winches ease the strain on the Genoa sheet winch grinder in strong winds. Shore power connections are located in the bow and stern for ease of hook up. Shore power connection adapters, including 15, 20, 30, and 50 amps are available. All interior 120 vac outlets are GFCI protected. An electrical compressor refrigeration system was added along with an additional battery dedicated to running the refrigeration. A ProMariner triple battery charger and associated isolator diodes accommodate the third battery. The primary DC distribution system has been upgraded. The original plastic port windows were replaced with Lewmar aluminum opening side ports. All ports, hatches, and companion way have removable screens. The electrical/electronic equipment includes a new Icom VHF radio with GPS and emergency alert. Redhead also has a Garmin chart plotter, a rear mounted and removable Furino radar, and Raymarine AutoHelm. In the interior, several cabinet doors were replace with beautiful lattice style doors. Originally the first step down into the companion way was a long step. A step has been added with a storage compartment underneath. Several other custom made amenities include a pedestal mounted winch holder, a beverage holder, a folding dinning table for the cockpit, and a propane fired Magma grill. When the boat is at rest, custom-made covers protect the main sail, handrails, winches, and a leather covering protects the 40 in. steering wheel. The steering wheel has a new custom cover. For winter storage, a custom-made reusable fabric cover goes over the entire deck from stem to stern. Redhead has a custom-made steel cradle. Do look at the equipment list for more of the additions to the boat as well as those items that originally came as standard with the boat.
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.
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
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.
SA/D = SA ÷ (D ÷ 64)2/3
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.
Ballast / Displacement * 100
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.
D/L = (D ÷ 2240) ÷ (0.01 x LWL)³
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.
Comfort ratio = D ÷ (.65 x (.7 LWL + .3 LOA) x Beam1.33)
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.
CSV = Beam ÷ ³√(D / 64)
Shoal draft: 4.25’/1.30m
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