44 FT OFFSHORE CRUISING CATAMARAN

Year: 1989
Designer: Richard Woods
Builder: Woods – built by Bob Klusendick in Cape Town in 1988
Length: 44 ft / 13.71 m
Beam: 7.6 m / 25 ft
Draft: 4.5 ft / 1.35 m
Displacement: 16 tons

HULL & DECK

Construction: Cold moulded, triple diagonal 12 mm plywood coated in epoxy resin and finished with an outer fibreglass sheath saturated in epoxy, creating a strong composite structure.

ENGINES

Engines: Volvo D2-60 hp – 80 hours each
Saildrives: Volvo S-150 – 80 hours each

Propellers:
Volvo 3-blade Flaring 18 x 14 LH, ratio 2.2:1
Volvo 3-blade Flaring 18 x 14 RH, ratio 2.2:1

Fuel Capacity: 350 L diesel

RIGGING & SAILS

Rig: Solent rig with 3 roller-furled foresails

Mainsail: 37 sqm, battened, with lazy bag and lazy jacks
Foresail 1: 35 sqm
Foresail 2: 15 sqm
Foresail 3: 8 sqm storm sail

ACCOMMODATION

Cabins: 3 double cabins and 1 single cabin

Shower: Corian finish with vacuum-flush toilet and 35 L holding tank

Toilets: 2 in main cabins forward, plus 1 in shower with vacuum flush
Holding Tank: 137 L

DINGHY

Dinghy: Inflatable Ark – as new
Outboard: Electric trolling motor

WINCHES

Total Winches: 6 – 2 electric and 4 manual

Lewmar:

• 2 x Lewmar 30
• 1 x Lewmar 40
• 2 x Lewmar 46, one as new and electrically operated for use on the foresails

Harken:

• 1 x Harken TM 250 Flat Winder electric winch for boom operation

Additional Winch:
Lewmar EVO Electric Winch – 45 EST Chrome

ANCHORING

Windlass: Tigres electric

Anchors:

• Bruce 30 kg
• Sand anchor

COCKPIT & DECK

Bimini: Solid, stowable bimini built over helm station and cockpit
Cockpit Table: Raised table installed beneath the bimini roof

Cockpit Seating & Flooring: Solid Indonesian teak

Special Feature: Solid iroko wood aft entertainment deck with stainless steel railing

INTERIOR

Interior Finish: Teak and maple laminated marine plywood

The vessel is fitted out for long-distance cruising.

WATER SYSTEM

Fresh Water Tanks: 2 x 1,800 L stainless steel tanks
Water Pumps: Each tank serviced by its own high-pressure water pump

Watermaker: Katadyn MROD-80E-2
Production: 18 L/hour
Power Consumption: 6 amp at 12 V

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Systems: 12 V and 220 V

Inverter/Charger: Mastervolt Mass Combi Ultra 12/3000-150 – 3 kW
Solar Charger: Mastervolt MPPT 60 amp
Solar Panels: 2 x 385 W
Battery Bank: 900 Ah deep-cycle

Generator: Fischer Panda marine generator – 4 kW
Generator Operation: From galley

GALLEY

Location: Starboard hull

Refrigerator: Snowmaster – 120 L
Fridge/Freezer: Engel – 60 L, 12/220 V
Microwave/Oven: Panasonic Dimension 4 microwave/convection oven/grill combination unit
Cooking: 2 x 220 V induction plates
Sink: Double stainless steel Franke sink
Worktops: Corian

NAVIGATION & ELECTRONICS

Chartplotter: Raymarine ES12 Hybrid Touch
Autopilot: Raymarine EV-400 Sail with P70 controller and ACU-400
Antenna: GA150
Rudder Positioning: Yes

Autopilot Upgrade: New hydraulic cylinder and autopilot pump recently installed. The components have been adequately sized for the application.

Radar: Raymarine Quantum Q24C 18" – as new, not yet installed. Compatible with the ES12 Hybrid Touch and capable of full or split-screen operation.

VHF: Simrad VHF radio
Backup GPS: Garmin GPSMAP 421 in saloon

SAFETY EQUIPMENT

Life Raft: 8-person, as new
EPIRB: Yes
Fire Extinguishers: Yes

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