For Sale: Southern Cross 35' Cutter in Tahiti

[svrodeorm]

Southern Cross 35' Cutter 1984 55750 USD

Designer: Thomas Gillmer
LOA 35' 3'' / 10,75 m
LWL 28'' 0'' / 8,54
Beam 11' 5'' / 3,48
Draft 4' 11''/ 1,50
Headroom 6'4'' / 1,93
Sail area 632 sqft// 61 m2
Lead ballast 5750 lbs / 2610kg
Displacement 17710lbs/ 8040 kg
Hull Fibreglass/ Airex cored
Engine Universal M-30
Water 90 gln / 342 l
Fuel 35 gln / 133 l
Berths 6 ( 2 double+2single)



Very high quality built, go anywhere yacht with classic lines, but with a modern underwater body for performance and easy handling. Bulit by famous CE Ryder, Bristol. R.I. this is one of the best blue water cruising boats in this size range. This example has had just 3 owners, is in very good condition, very well maintained and equipped and ready to go to sea with a new owner. The perfect choice for a cruising couple or single-handed aswell.
The boat is in Tahiti, ready to go to new destinations or perhaps spend some time cruising this tropical Paradise first.

general info:
The Southern Cross 35 Sailboat : Bluewaterboats.org
Southern Cross 35 Sailboat Review | Cruising World
Interior

V-berth forward with lots of storage on shelves, and under the berth. Custom made 10'/25 cm latex mattresses.
Aft of this area (w. a louvered teak door for privacy)to Port is the head, with a Jabsco toilet and a shower. To Starboard a hanging locker and aft of that a stack of drawers with a locker on top.
The saloon has a comfortable settee each side of the solid teak double leafed table. On port side, the settee can slide out easily to convert to a double bed.
Aft, on port side a forward facing nav.station with a big chart table with storage underneath and a stack of drawers. A quarterberth aft of it and a long deep shelf over the navstation for mounting equipment. Electrical panels (2)

Opposite, at the base o the companionway, on SB side,a large U-shaped galley. The deep double SS sinks are oriented forward with a unique swing-out pantry cabinet. H/C fresh water on pressure and foot pumps for fresh- and seawater. The 3 burner/oven LPG stove is gimbaled and oriented along the hull. Behind the sinks facing aft, a counter with a large top-access ice box/12 V refrigerator. Generous counter- and storage space. designed to work at sea, you can easily brace yourself or clip in in this galley.

No visible fibreglass inside the boat. White oak staving lines the hull wherever it would otherwise be visible. Floor boards are solid mahogany through-out, and they can be tied down from the bilge area to stay in place in case of a knockdown in rough conditions.


Deck and rigging

Double SS bow rollers, deck wash
55# Delta anchor w. 200' chain(3/8'' galvanized -nov12) and 200' nylon rode
36# Bruce w. 30' chain and 200' rode
25# Danforth w. 30' 5/16'' chain and nylon rode as stern anchor (port side of cockpit in drained, dedicated compartment
Lofran Tigres 1000W windlass with foot command and mannual backup (new -04, overhauled -14)
Pushpit and pulpit SS (pushpit custom made longer to enclose the cockpit till the level of the dodger) SS lifelines and stanchions with gates SB and port. SS foldable swimladder port side.

Keel stepped aluminum mast with SS mast-steps. Tricolor and anchor light(LED), windex, VHF aerial and anemometer at masthead. Radar dome and Firdell radar reflector. Courtesy flag halyards.
The 316 SS 1x19 5/16'' (8mm) standing rigging(-01) is securely anchored to solid beams integral to the hull under deck. Profurl 42 roller furling genoa, staysail on removable inner stay (1/4''-new -15)Forespar telescopic whiskerpole
Dodger/sprayhood Sunbrella with SS grab bars each side and opening. Bimini covering aft part of cockpit( helmsman's seat). 2 teak dorade boxes with cowls.
Decks repainted with Hempel antiskid (off-white 2015)

Sails

Mainsail, off-shore heavy duty with 3 reefs and SC insignia. VG condition
Genoa, high cut 'yankee style' 125 % with UV strip (new -15) Excellent cond.
Yankee, with foam and boltrope for ProFurl in VG condiotion
Staysail, off-shore heavy duty with one reef, hanks VG cond . sunbrella deck bag.
Storm staysail, VG cond.
Storm Trysail with sunbrella bag and dedicated track on mast in VG cond.
Assymetrical spinnaker in sock. Excellent cond.
Drifter, old with 2-3 small repairs, but GC, both the cloth and the stitching are still strong

Engine and machinery

Universal M-30 3 cyl. 24 hp diesel engine(Kubota!) 4700 hrs on the clock in good working order, Spares a plenty onboard. Bronze shaft, 3 blade bronze prop, one extra as spare. Double Racor water/fuel filters and a Petro-Pure fuel polishing system
Edson steering pedestal(overhauled -14) with dual lever engine controls and SS destroyer wheel with leather cover Ritchie dampened compass on pedestal w. LED light.
Hot water heater 6 gln with engine run and 120V

Electrical

120V/30 Amp shore connection 50' poer cord
120V electrical panel and receptacles throughout
12V panel x 2
Battery charger 110V720 Amp(-10)
4 Lead Calcium batteries (-14)x105 Amphour ( 420 Amphour total) in single bank
analogue Amp and V meters IN and OUT
KISS windgenerator high performance(to 35Amp), easy maintenance and QUIET. A set f rotorblades and a control box as spares
Enginemounted high output alternator 100 Amp with NextStep 3.step regulator (-12)
55Amp alternator as spare (serviced -11)
NAV lights all LED, most of cabin lighting too.
Inverter pure sinus wave 350W 12/220 V
Inverter 350 W 12/110 V
4 solar panels (2 x 55 W + 2 x 75 W, two of them on swivelling mounts on windgen.pole, thus enabling almost 360 degrees directioning; with Trace C40 30A PV charge controller (-15)
Village Mariine Little wonder watermaker 6 gln/23 l per hour @18 Amp 12 V
Sony car stereo with CD changer, BOSE speakers in cockpit and 2 waterproof under the dodger.
Icom AT-130 automatic Tuner and insulated aft stay for HAM/SSB radio. HF antenna splitter for SSB/weather fax unit

Electronics

Autohelm 6000 autopilot with linear direct drive on rudder post (below decks)
Autohelm 3000 wheel pilot as backup
ACR 406 Epirb, batteries expired
Datamarine depth sounder
Datamarine log
Datamarine anemometer; windspeed and direction
Icom IC-M80 VHF 25 W with antenna @masthead and speaker under dodger
Furuno weather fax, old but functional
Furuno 1623 16 miles radar ( antenna unit not spinning, needs service)
Garmin handheld GPS @navstation wired to 12 V mains

Miscellaneous

Autohelm auxiliary rudder with trimtab windvane self steering (overhauled -14)
Toyo 4 person offshore life raft in container, insspected Nov-12
Polliwog 7,5' hard dinghy with oars and a Nissan 3,5 hp 2str O/B engine
Force 10 pressurized kerosene cabin heater (2500W)
Last haul-out 4 weeks nov-14, 3 coats of ablative AF paint (claimed to be durable for 50 months -67% CU) new PSS dripless stuffing box and cutless bearing, also new shaft coupling and shaft checked for straightness.

Manuals to all equipment onboard, with workshop manuals as applicable. Full service- and maintenance log since 2001!

[greybeardloon]

Nice boat, any more pics?


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[svrodeorm]

patience, internet is VERY slow, a few more!

[svrodeorm]

price REDUCED to sell!!

Due to the rapidly changing exchange rates ( I.e. $ skyrocketing) I can happily reduce the price to

51000 USD

A southern Cross in this very good condition has never been offered at this low price I believe.

Great value for a very good boat, in very good shape and with a high level of equipment onboard. Fly in and sail out!

My savings are in SEK( swedish krona) so it's great news for potential buyers

[svrodeorm]

Quote:


" Being a double ended boat there is perfect balance when heeled. In other words, unlike a transom stern boat on which the heeled centerline shifts to leeward at the stern, with a double ended boat the centerline stays on center when heeled. On a transom stern boat, when rolling the shift of the CL astern (but not at the bow) induces yaw, which results in difficult steering control. By contrast, the inherent balance provided by a double ended hull shape does not induce any added yaw, therefore providing greater steering stability, and much less weather helm under sail. "

Michael Kasten of Kasten Marine Design

The Vikings had it thought out quite well some 1200 years ago ;-)

[svrodeorm]

Can't believe I've had no offers yet, on this site, several inquiries from other sites, but no business yet?

[Sea Dreaming]

The location is not good aND neither is timing.. But the boat is beautiful. Good luck!

[svrodeorm]

I don't know about the timing, that's up to anyone depending on their plans, the location has to be one of the best in the world though?! Though that too, can depend on plans of course

[svrodeorm]

I've had some interest now, and mailed high resolution photos to a couple of potential new owners. No deal closed though, and now is a good time to act if you are interested in this boat, with hurricane season finsished over here in a couple months!

[Celestialsailor]

Originally Posted by svrodeorm

Can't believe I've had no offers yet, on this site, several inquiries from other sites, but no business yet?

Well...you'll notice a lot of members of CF have looking for my next one and so on. If a person wants a boat, they simply go out and find one.
There is nothing wrong with your boat. It's well priced, a great name and in a place currently most people would give their eye-teeth to be. The problem is most people are dreamers, not doers. I wish you the best of luck. When I decided to get back into sailing, I had my HR 35 within 3 months. Maybe try sailboat listings .com

[SaltyMonkey]

Location location location!

Location meaning CLOSE to me, NOT paradise.

[Island Time O25]

Originally Posted by SaltyMonkey

Location location location!

Location meaning CLOSE to me, NOT paradise.

I was thinking along those lines as well. OP's 1st ad was on Nov. 8, 2015, almost 3 months ago. Probably could've sailed to at least Hawaii if not US West Coast by now and definitely would have gotten a bite and most likely at higher than currently listed price of $51K.

PS BTW, beautiful boat and the price is very fair.

[svrodeorm]

Thanks for your comments, guys. Of course we are aware of all that, but for several other reasons, we prefer to stay here. Also, not all that a great idea to sail to Hawaii or the US West coast fro here in full hurricane season, a strong El Niño year....

All I need is one serious buyer showing up, or else we keep the boat. Fairly simple.

You are correct that CF is not the best site to actually sell a boat, the leads has so far came from elsewhere, but free exposure can't hurt I believe!

Cheers,

[SaltyMonkey]

Also, you have it in FRENCH POLY. Let's talk about FRENCIE FEES. Let's talk about HIGH COSTS OF IMPORTS FOR PARTS etc.

Lousy place to sell a boat IMUnHumbleO!

It's not just ONE buyer you need. it's MANY customers so you have a larger PROBABILITY one BUYER will bite.

For example: Its ONLY one LOTTO ticket I need to leave my job and buy an Ovni or Nordhavn. What do you think the odds are of that happening?

Reality sucks, but there you have it.

SaltyMonkey has spoken.

Here.

SaltyMonkEy <== thats me!

[svrodeorm]

Originally Posted by SaltyMonkey

Also, you have it in FRENCH POLY. Let's talk about FRENCIE FEES. Let's talk about HIGH COSTS OF IMPORTS FOR
SaltyMonkEy <== thats me!

Salty, I think you are a bit misinformed, or at best outdated info base.

Yacht in transit for 36 months, no fees for entry. During those 36 months you buy diesel fuel tax free, and can import whatever replacement parts for your boat free of tax. when those 36 months are up, you have two alternatives. Either you import it, which comes with a tax of 7% of the estimated value ( the customs have their own surveyors as I understand it) or you simply leave the territory and then re-enter to restart the 36 months again. This could be a trip to the Line Islands(Kiribati nowadays) and/or Hawaii. The closest alternative however, is Pitcairn, a mere 300 miles from the Gambiers in SEFrPoll


This change in policy, and new law came about on April 2014, and needless to add that the number of boats in dry storage, at marinas and at anchor has increased significantly.

Hopefully also the income from this particular kind of tourism, to this tropical Island Paradise. Heck, even James Cook tended to overstay it here!