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Originally Posted by threewordphrase
I'm looking at a 1981 Passport 45, but it's far away and I can't look at it in person unless I'm really serious enough to buy a plane ticket. I'm tall (6'3) and I was wondering if any current or former owners can tell me what the headroom is like in the passthrough to the aft cabin, the aft cabin itself, head, and v-berth.
I'm also wondering if the ballast is lead or iron.
Thank you
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I had a 1981 Passport 45 (Kanani). I owned her from 1990-2000 and sailed her around the world. The finest sailing vessel (of that size) that I've ever sailed (I was also a
delivery captain).
I was 6'5" at the time and never had an issue with headroom. The main
salon was 7'. The passageways in the pass-through to the aft cabin was about 6'2" (if I remember correctly) and the floor was slanted in the shape of the
hull on the starboard side. To port was the (large)
engine room. I never found the headroom to be an issue.
The aft cabin headroom was same as main
salon. The aft bunk was massive. 7.5' long, 4'wide at the foot and 9' wide at the head. I built dressers on each side to make it a standard king size
bed.
The v-birth, forward stateroom and head were all 7' headroom. The
shower stall in the forward head had plenty of headroom and was a nice size.
The ballast is lead.
The weak point on that vessel is the
teak deck. 2000 screws into a perfectly good F/G
deck is a recipe for disaster on any
boat.
If you end up with that
boat, feel free to contact me for some helpful tips.