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Old 27-06-2016, 06:51   #16
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The mast is deck steeped which together with the PSS shaft seal keeps the bilges completely dry.

The mast section is very chunky and together with thick standing rigging creates a strong spar suitable for offshore sailing. The boat was commissioned by a French couple who on retirement wanted a tough boat to circumnavigate.
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Thank you. For purpose of safety I prefer a keel stepped mast betted in lead.

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A keel or deck stepped mast is a personal choice.

With the same mast section, a keel stepped mast is slightly stronger. The difference can easily be made up though by increasing the mast section of a deck stepped mast slightly. This is the solution adopted on this yacht.

One huge advantage of having a deck stepped mast is the dry bilge. This eliminates any possibility of dissimilar metal corrosion. That copper coin can sit in the bilge without causing any problems . We can use the bilge for storage of heavy items like spare parts down low where the weight does the most good. Lack of dampness and musty odours are other major advantages with a dry bilge.

We have opted for a deck stepped mast again on the new alu yacht we are having built.

Anyway, just my 2c worth. Good luck with your search.

This thread is about our new aluminium yacht that is under construction. There is some discussion about deck/keel stepped masts:

http://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/...147499-57.html
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Fair points - noting I've had poor experiences with deck steeped mast. I'll stick with keel stepped as safety first.

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Some more photos.

The Yanmar main engine and gear box were completely replaced in 2008. The engine has been run for 520 hours:

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The cockpit with instrument covers off and instruments on (taken today):

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The price has been reduced to 159,000 €.

After a wonderful summer cruising Greek islands we are about to put our boat in the hands of a broker. Before doing this we are temporarily reducing the price while we can avoid brokers fees and all the hassles of storage.

This beautiful blue water cruiser is up for grabs.

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Too bad the anchor is undersized. ;^)
That's a beautiful boat you guys have, I'd wanted to see pictures from the inside for a long time. Some couple is going to end up with an awesome cruiser.
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Best of luck on the sale, and on your new boat.

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Thanks, Goat.

It will be sad to say goodbye to this boat, but we are very excited with the new build.
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The interior has been beautifully crafted with lots of solid wood. Here is the navigation table:

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The interior has been beautifully crafted with lots of solid wood. Here is the navigation table:

Nice looking nav station, Nolex! But, is there good access to the back side of all those panels, switches and instruments? Lack of such is so often the bane of yacht interior design.

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Hi Jim. Yes, it is a good point. Boatbuilders often don't consider providing access for maintenance/replacement of systems.

Not so on this boat. The two wooden panels behind the nav table both drop down after undoing a few bolts. This applies to both the panel with the chartplotters/instruments and the panel with the switchboard. So you can get to the back of the wiring easily.

The ceiling and floor panels are also all completely removable so it is easy to access all the wiring throughout the boat.

Engine access is very good and a removable floor panel in the cockpit means both the engine and the 12V generator can be lifted straight up using the boom. We know it is easy because we replaced the engine with a new Yanmar in 2008.

Good access is easy to incorporate at the design stage, but is exceedingly rare for everything, even on high end boats. The problem of equipment that is impossible or at least very difficult to replace is especially prevalent on boats where the interior and all the equipment such as engine, tanks and interior are installed first and then the deck is attached. This is much easier and quicker for the boatbuilder, but it can be a nightmare if something major needs changing. Even many new aluminium boats are built this way.

An all aluminium boat such as this one where everything is welded in place before interior fit out is commenced is far superior in my view, particularly as this means you get a single welded structure without any glued or bonded joints.

Details like this don't seem to feature much in boat buyers minds, but they can be critically important long term.
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Stunning yacht! But you already new that-)
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Hi Jim. Yes, it is a good point. Boatbuilders often don't consider providing access for maintenance/replacement of systems.

Not so on this boat. The two wooden panels behind the nav table both drop down after undoing a few bolts. This applies to both the panel with the chartplotters/instruments and the panel with the switchboard. So you can get to the back of the wiring easily.

The ceiling and floor panels are also all completely removable so it is easy to access all the wiring throughout the boat.

Engine access is very good and a removable floor panel in the cockpit means both the engine and the 12V generator can be lifted straight up using the boom. We know it is easy because we replaced the engine with a new Yanmar in 2008.

Good access is easy to incorporate at the design stage, but is exceedingly rare for everything, even on high end boats. The problem of equipment that is impossible or at least very difficult to replace is especially prevalent on boats where the interior and all the equipment such as engine, tanks and interior are installed first and then the deck is attached. This is much easier and quicker for the boatbuilder, but it can be a nightmare if something major needs changing. Even many new aluminium boats are built this way.

An all aluminium boat such as this one where everything is welded in place before interior fit out is commenced is far superior in my view, particularly as this means you get a single welded structure without any glued or bonded joints.

Details like this don't seem to feature much in boat buyers minds, but they can be critically important long term.
Nolex, I actually suspected this to be the case, but I thought I'd give you a chance to tell me (and any potential customers) how well thought out it is.

Hee, hee!

Dunno why someone has not snapped her up... I suspect it is fear of non-production vessels, something that I expect will plague us when the day comes to sell our one-off.

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