1980 Hardin Voyager Ketch centre cockpit

Sydney, NSW, AU

Listed Nov 14

$85,000 USD

Seller's Description

Tahirih (named after an influential female poet in the Middle - East - book on board) has been part of the family for over 20 years. The prior and proud owner had traveled to Alaska with Tahirih and I clearly remember George saying she likes to be under way best So we took over and left the Puget Sound in the Pacific Northwest of the USA to start a journey of our own to what would end up being a few years of unforgettable memories, clearly what shaped and defined us for the rest of our lives. Tahirih undeniably played a major role in this amazing adventure. Never the fastest amongst the cruising fleet, we always got there, including up the winding river to Pedregal in Panama and through the tight entrance of Bahia de Caraquez in Ecuador. She loved the Trade Winds and crossing the Pacific the most. Bread making in the galley was comfortable thanks to her being so solid, steady and a center cockpit. So leveled she was that kept very busy on board. Storms we had, and there again, whether at anchor or hove to, she looked after us. Being a center cockpit with a generous dodger, we stayed dry and protected to enjoy the ride. Tahirh has clearly been built to last, with a thick fiberglass deck and hull and yet, her curved lines make her attractive and chic. Tahirih’s interior is unique as the engine room is central to a number of partitioned areas which display amazing teak craftsmanship. Initially designed to do chartering with two separate on-suite areas, she is generous in space (births and storage) Standing/working space is amazing. Tahirih was commissioned to be part of the opening of the Heiva (Carnival) in Tahiti in 2001. We had the honour to escort the traditional Polynesien canoe The Vaka Moana, its Polynesian crew and the film crew from the French TV marine documentary Thalassa from the Marquesas to Tahiti Nui. Tahirih became a bit of a star then, making this chapter of the adventure a bit of a highlight. We like to say she sits well at anchor, Tahirih is a window on the Sydney Harbour scene.

Equipment: Bow thruster Full sail inventory including para tech storm anchor and spinnaker. 180 gallon diesel tanks 200 gallon water tanks fridge/freezer in working order propane 3 burner stove with November 2024 compliance certificate (includes 2 sensors) All around clear and tinted storm shutters recently upgraded. Optimal standing living/working areas for tall people. Generous ventilation options as both centre cockpit open above the pilot birth and galley, making it extra pleasant to evacuate odours and steam. 4 large solar panels rowing/sailing tender rigging needs checking/updating electronics need updating Zodiac needs updating. Tahirih is currently located in Middle Harbour, on a marina mooring, a 15 mns bus ride from the Sydney CBD. This makes it incredibly convenient,super pleasant and affordable where to organise your adventure from as Sydney Harbour is unique and awsome to test systems in. Happy to share recommendable tradies and boatyard around. Happy to discuss

Specs

Designer: R. W. Hardin

Builder: Hardin International

Associations: ?

# Built: 130

Hull: Monohull

Keel: Long

Rudder: ?

Construction: FG

Also Known As: Hardin 44, Hardin Voyager 45

Dimensions

Length Overall: 43′ 11″ / 13.4 m

Waterline Length: 34′ 6″ / 10.5 m

Beam: 13′ 7″ / 4.2 m

Draft: 6′ 0″ / 1.8 m

Displacement: 32,000 lb / 14,515 kg

Ballast: 8,500 lb / 3,856 kg (Iron)

Rig and Sails

Type: Ketch

Reported Sail Area: 809′² / 75.2 m²

Total Sail Area: 706′² / 65.6 m²

Mainsail

Sail Area: 282′² / 26.2 m²

P: 39′ 6″ / 12 m

E: 14′ 3″ / 4.4 m

Air Draft: 56′ 0″ / 17.1 m

Foresail

Sail Area: 424′² / 39.4 m²

I: 45′ 9″ / 14 m

J: 18′ 6″ / 5.6 m

Forestay Length: 49′ 4″ / 15.1 m

Auxilary Power

Make: Isuzu

Model: C-240

HP: 60

Fuel Type: Diesel

Fuel Capacity: 200 gal / 757 l

Engine Hours: ?

Accomodations

Water Capacity: 200 gal / 757 l

Holding Tank Capacity: 25 gal / 94 l

Headroom: 6′ 3″ / 1.9 m

Cabins: 4

Calculations

Hull Speed: 7.9 kn
Classic: 7.87 kn

Sail Area/Displacement: 12.8
<16: under powered

Ballast/Displacement: 26.6
<40: less stiff, less powerful

Displacement/Length: 347.5
300-400: heavy

Comfort Ratio: 41.4
40-50: heavy bluewater boat

Capsize Screening: 1.7
<2.0: better suited for ocean passages

Notes

From BlueWaterBoats.org:

Bill Hardin, probably best known for being a pioneer of the Taiwanese boat building industry for the American market, penned the Hardin 45 “Voyager” in the late 1970s. It’s a heavy displacement bluewater boat particularly well set up for cruising in comfort and style. The boats were built between 1977 and 1982 in Kaohsiung Taiwan by Hardin International and sold through their U.S. distributor, East-West Yachts in Marina Del Rey, California. Originally built and sold as the Bounty 44, the boat got an update in 1980 when Hardin made some significant changes. These included extending the boat length to 45′ 2″ and a six inch reduction in draft from to five and a half. Along the way the transom was trimmed down and a couple of portlights in the hull were relocated to the aft cabin top. To reduce confusion to customers who often wouldn’t notice the difference, dealers would refer to both boats as the Hardin 45.

The boats were generally of quality construction with excellent structural integrity and good joiner work. A total of around 130 Hardin 45s were built by the time the factory closed in the mid 1980s.

These center-cockpit designs had most of their attention in their beautiful and spacious interiors finished in hand crafted teak. The centrepiece of the accommodations is a split level salon giving an open and airy feel due to the copious amounts of light coming in from the raised salon glass, portlights and butterfly hatch. On the lower of the split levels were two seagoing berths. In the mid-cabin forward of this area are two pilot berths, many use this area as a “storage garage” while on some boats of this area was modified to make room for a larger master head with tub/shower combination. There’s also large aft stateroom with an additional head. A few boats were built for chartering which crammed more berths into the layout. They had a v-berth as well as a double cabin stateroom forward of the salon.

It seems most of the thought behind the design of Hardin 45 was to optimize the experience under anchor. With so much glass above deck (bringing in that all important “light and airy” feel), it’s nearly essential for those planning bluewater passages to have a set of storm shutters for all of that glass. Fiberglass storm shutters were offered by the factory back in the day, but not many took the offer.

At 32,000 pounds The Hardin 45 is well and truly in the heavy boat category with weak light air performance. Yet on the other end of the spectrum, with only 25% of their weight in the ballast with shoal draft keel, they don’t go very far in blow. They are however very comfortable.

At least one Hardin owned by Gordon and Joan Mery has been credited with a nine year circumnavigation, they commented after 38,000 miles under their keel, “it isn’t that fast for a boat, but she’s pretty quick for a house”. Another owner having singlehanded 10,000 miles in his Hardin confirms she is “solid slow and comfortable” and tells of an episode where he was caught in a 75 mph blow with twenty foot breaking seas saying, “I didn’t go anywhere, but it was comfy”.