Seller's Description
The boat work was completed and I put her on the water in 2018 (Alajuela hull # 45, 1976). Designed and built for solo circumnavigation. I planned to start the voyage this November. 2019 survey determined the boat price as $130,000.
It was recent (August 21st) fire in forecabin (I left a switched-on heater). There is about 5% of forecabin interior (teak planking) is damaged by fire, the rest of the forecabin interior as well as other areas (salon, toilet, galley, machine room) are not affected by the fire but by smoke only. No structural (fiberglass) damage, the teak interior only is suffered. The engine (ISUZU diesel, 95 hours) is not damaged and in fully work conditions; the boat can be motored at any place. All sails were on the deck and were not affected by the fire. Three batteries (one cranking, two - house) as well as a charger work normal. All electric lines (DC and AC) are workable. The boat is 100% operable and you can go to Hawaii next day after purchase if you are OK with smell inside.
I underlain one more time: the damage is not serious and did NOT affect such main boat structures like engine, rigging, sails. The fiberglass of the hull is NOT affected by the fire because had protective layer of teak planking inside. People send me e-mails with assumptions regarding influence of fire to fiberglass. Instead making that assumptions why do not just come on the boat and see what’s happened. I have nothing to hide. I could fix everything on the boat for 2 or 3 months but I have a health issue now.
Equipment: Prehistory of the boat In time of purchase (September 2015) the hull was completely empty with only interior completed. Since its manufacturing in 1976, the hull had been staying 39 years on a cradle on dry boatyard in Costa Mesa under a shelter. Because being sheltered, there was no any damage from sun or rain. I found the hull conditions excellent. The boat has NEVER been on the water until August 2018 when rest of the work has been done and I put her on the water in Long Beach, CA. That is the reason why I advertised the boat as completed in 2018. I included a few pictures from that time
Main task was to build a bulletproof boat for solo circumnavigation. It meant that only high quality materials and services have been used.Interior. High quality teak planks were are for interior. Teak planking made inside space nice and cozy, especially at night time.Full specs available upon request.
Specs
- Designer
- Raymond Richards
- Builder
- Alajuela Yacht Corp.
- Associations
- ?
- # Built
- ?
- Hull
- Monohull
- Keel
- ?
- Rudder
- ?
- Construction
- FG
Dimensions
- Length Overall
- 53′ 8″ / 16.4 m
- Waterline Length
- 47′ 11″ / 14.6 m
- Beam
- 12′ 11″ / 4 m
- Draft
- 6′ 11″ / 2.1 m
- Displacement
- 29,500 lb / 13,381 kg
- Ballast
- 10,000 lb / 4,536 kg
Rig and Sails
- Type
- Ketch
- Reported Sail Area
- 1,356′² / 126 m²
- Total Sail Area
- 1,175′² / 109.1 m²
Mainsail
- Sail Area
- 470′² / 43.7 m²
- P
- 53′ 1″ / 16.2 m
- E
- 17′ 8″ / 5.4 m
- Air Draft
- ?
Foresail
- Sail Area
- 704′² / 65.4 m²
- I
- 55′ 8″ / 17 m
- J
- 25′ 3″ / 7.7 m
- Forestay Length
- 61′ 1″ / 18.6 m
Mizzen
- PY
- 32′ 4″ / 9.9 m
- EY
- 11′ 2″ / 3.4 m
Auxilary Power
- Make
- ?
- Model
- ?
- HP
- ?
- Fuel Type
- ?
- Fuel Capacity
- ?
- Engine Hours
- ?
Accomodations
- Water Capacity
- ?
- Holding Tank Capacity
- ?
- Headroom
- ?
- Cabins
- ?
Calculations
- Hull Speed
-
10.1 kn
Classic: 8.53 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
- Sail Area/Displacement
-
22.7
>20: high performance
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.
- Ballast/Displacement
-
33.9
<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
- Displacement/Length
-
198.5
100-200: light
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
- Comfort Ratio
-
30.7
30-40: moderate bluewater cruising boat
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
- Capsize Screening
-
1.8
<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
Notes
Available as ketch, cutter or schooner.
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