Mona is a well found, well maintained cruising
boat of traditional design. She was built from a bare
fiberglass hull over a period of 6 years on the
west coast by her original owner from a kit supplied by the Worldcruiser company, the makers of the Westsail 32. Her design is more similar to the original
boats that Larry Kendall produced.
Her
hull, rig and main appointments are identical to the Westsail 32, arguably the most prolific
cruising sailboat ever mass produced. Her other design elements build on a rock solid
concept and improve it in ways that make for a unique and in my opinion, superior, version of the production W32. The flush
deck makes much more room down below and on
deck, while increasing the strength of the vessel tremedously. The addition of a pilothouse and enclosed
cockpit create much more comfort for
offshore cruising. The A-frame
bowsprit platform is a much more secure platform for sail and
anchor handling. Because her hull and rig are identical,
parts and spares are still easily available and supported by an active owners association and
parts company run by Bud Taplin, who worked for the original manufacturer and continues to be an amazing resource for owners.
The result is an amazingly versatile vessel, which many have written praise about. She is practical and elegant, rugged but surprisingly graceful. Her design, construction, and fittings are of the highest quality, but she has proven to be affordable to
purchase, own, and operate. For the last 8 years she has been owned, restored, maintained and upgraded by a
marine tradesman, ABYC systems technician, and USCG licensed
captain.
LOA - 40'
Length on deck 32'
Length on waterline 27'
Beam 11'
Draft 5'
Mast 52' above the
water, deck stepped in tabernacle
Ballast 7000# , encapsulated lead
Accommodations Two double berths, One pilot berth, One settee convertible to double berth, Total: 7
Tankage - Two
aluminum diesel tanks in
engine room , 35 gal port and 25 gal stbd, Two HDPE
water tanks in midship
bilge 100 gal total.
Engine
Yanmar 3QM30H. Regularly maintained and serviced. Bombproof cast iron block and
head. A perfect mix of robust engineering and efficient design. Recent top end
service and
rebuild. Lots of spare parts.
Rig original
aluminum spars, painted white.
Stainless steel A-frame
bowsprit and boomkin. Stainless 1x19 wire with swaged terminals.
Bronze turnbuckles.
Sails Loose footed, battenless, roachless ocean-weight cruising
mainsail with 3 reef points. New in 2018. Working
Jib, Reefing staysail, 110%
Genoa, Asymmetrical
spinnaker with snuffing sock.
Storm jib, like new.
Electronics Furunon
Navnet 3d MFD
Chartplotter,
Furuno 60nm digital
radar, Standard Horizon Matrix AIS/GPS
VHF radio, Fusion
marine stereo system with Bose speakers,
Simrad TP32
autopilot, Standard Horizon Handheld
VHF HX851
Galley Force 10 gimballed two burner
propane range with
oven, Whale gusher foot
pump 100 gal
fresh water tank, cavernous
icebox with extra built in
insulation
Head Airhead composting
toilet, Whale gusher foot
pump seawater sink
Ground tackle Lefrans Tigres
electric windlass with
remote control, 55lb
Delta on 250' 3/8 galvanized chain, 45lb Bruce w 50' chain and 100' 1/2in nylon
22HT Danforth,
Fortress FX-55 Aluminum
hurricane anchor
Power Generation 55A
alternator and 175 watts monocrystaline
solar panels, suntracker PWM charge controller
Batteries Duracell Platinum
AGM Group 31. 1 x starting
battery and 2 x house, Xantrex
battery bank
monitor, Blue Sea Automatic
Charging relay. All battery
cables fused and
wiring is up to ABYC code
Shore power 30A with 50' cord, 2 x 15A circuits, ELCI main breaker, fail-safe
galvanic isolator
Aries Self Steering Windvane
Jordan Series Drouge, Parachute
sea anchor
Portland Pudgy Safety Dinghy with sailing rig
Revere 4 man
offshore liferaft
Globalfix pro
GPS Epirb
Countless spare parts, boxes of marine
hardware, extra lines and everything needed to
cruise (and then some)
Payment of summer and possibly
winter storage included. I am also willing to negotiate
delivery to an
east coast destination.
My cruising partner and I have separated and this is a convenient time to sell the
boat. Please get in touch if you are interested in a boat that will take you anywhere you want to go.