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Type |
Gaffketch |
Designed by Nikolaus Gutknecht and
built to German Lloyds specifications. |
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Hull material |
under water: Steel 37/2
over water, deck and cabin structures: stainless steel 1.4401 |
high quality welds to pressure vessel standard, very strong hull, made in Switzerland |
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Length |
15.95 m (52 feet) over all
14.00 m (46 feet) over deck
13.60 m (45 feet) LWL |
spacious interior, volumous storage |
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Beam |
4.50 m (15 feet) |
a lot of space on deck |
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Draft |
1.30 m (4.3 feet) center boards in
3.00 m (9.8 feet) center boards out |
Enables entry to shallow harbours and bays, that are generally only accessible by smaller vessels |
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Displacement |
24 tons |
water and fuel tanks half full |
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Masts |
free standing keel stepped aluminium masts |
no stays on deck
the sails can be rotated more than 90° |
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Cabin |
owners cabin with double berth + 1 berth + basin
front cabin with 2 berths
salon with 2 berths + 2 berths on demand
generous galley with a large table in the salon |
a lot of space to live on the boat, even if the weather is not so nice |
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Pantry |
160 l refrigerator
kerosene-driven cooker with 3 burners and oven |
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Bathroom / toilet |
toilet (with black water tank), basin and shower basin |
400 l holding tank with pump out facility
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Workshop |
well stocked workshop and a lot of spare parts |
allows to make some small repairs, changes or extentions on board |
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Deck |
teak deck with welded fasteners, sundeck out of cork |
a lot of space on deck |
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Water |
2 tanks of 550 l each
HWS (engine / shore power)
ceramic and active carbon filters
EchoTec water maker |
sufficient water for long journeys
potable water directly from the tap
50 l / hour potable water from the sea without any smell, taste or salt |
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Electrical system |
12 V, 640 Ah lead-gel batteries
rechargable by engine, solar panels, propeller shaft driven alternator, wind generator
or shore power |
sufficient energy is generated from the solar panels and the propellar driven alternator to power the autopilot and the refrigerator without the need to run the engine |
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Sails |
2 gaff sails of 47 and 45 sqm
foresail of 30 sqm
blooper 140 sqm
2 storm sails, 10 sqm each |
innovative system to control sail twist using a balanced aft gaff allowing the optimisation
sail profile for various sail angles.
The fore sail gives additional proplution at conditions with less wind. |
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Engine |
50 HP Mercedes OM616 diesel engine
completely revised in 2008
consumption: 4 l/h at 2000 rpm at 5 kn |
engine room in the stern isolated from living area, access through cockpit floor.
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Fuel |
600 l fuel tank |
maximum range of 600 nm |
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Autopilot |
SIMRAD AC20 |
together with the ultrasonic wind sensor the boat sails between 45° and 175° to the
wind or to a given compass course |
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Anchor |
50 kg Bruce anchor and 90 meters (300 feet) of 13 mm (1/2 inch) chain
three additional anchors |
safe hold at any conditions |
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Price |
300'000 Euro |
bargain buy |
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Location |
till spring 2009 Faro/Portugal
after spring 2009 Mediterranian/Adria/Greece |
visitation and test sail possible on request |