Sunday, November 1, 1998

The Boat and Preparations

Saros
1981 Dufour 4800



 

Specifications
Length:
34' 4"
Designer:
Johann Valentijn

LWL:
30'
Hull material:
fiberglass

Beam:
10' 10"
Auxiliary:
Volvo MD11C 23hp

Draft:
5' 7" (formerly 6'8")
Fuel:
39 gals

Displacement:
12,700#
Water:
60 gals

Ballast:
5700#
Standard Layout below






Our Dufour had the Standard Layout. 

Electronics

  • Standard VHF w/ RAM mike in cockpit
  • Standard handheld VHF
  • Standard waterproof handheld VHF
  • SEA 235R SSB with Pactor II controller
  • Garmin 128 panel-mounted GPS
  • Garmin 12XL handheld GPS
  • Garmin 38 handheld GPS
  • Furuno 1621 radar w/ Edson mast
  • Standard depth & knot/log
  • Speed Tech hand-held depth sounder
  • Autohelm 4000 wheel autopilot
  • Dell Latitude CPt laptop computer

Electrical System

  • Three 70-AH gel-cell house batteries
  • 210-AH gel-cell starter battery
  • Two Siemens 75W solar panels
  • 75-amp Balmar alternator + spare
  • Balmar 3-stage regulator + spare
  • West Marine battery combiner
  • Blue Sea Systems main battery switch
  • Blue Sea Systems 150-amp main circuit breakers (I hate fuses!)
  • New Blue Sea Systems AC and DC main panels

Mechanical Systems

  • Volvo MD11C 2-cylinder diesel. Racor filters
  • Webasto diesel-fired water/cabin heater
  • Isotherm 12VDC air-cooled refrigerator w/ ASU
  • Force 10 propane oven

Rig, Steering and Ground Tackle

  • Single-spreader masthead sloop with Hall Spars aluminum mast and Isomat 3-reef boom
  • All-new mechanically-terminated standing rigging except for shrouds (cont. rod rigging)
  • Navtek hydraulic backstay adjuster
  • Harken roller-furling jib
  • Jiffy-reefing main
  • Cape Horn self-steering windvane




  • 35# CQR anchor on bow roller
  • 100' of 5/16" high-test chain + 300' 5/8" rode
  • Additional anchors: 22# Bruce and two 20# Danforths
  • Additional chain and rode: 145' 5/16" HT; 600' 5/8" rode
  • Lofrans Royal manual windlass



Sail Inventory
Working sail area (100% jib) = 538 sq. ft.
Actual sail area (130% genoa) = 655 sq. ft.
Main (Manchester)
Good condition--added 3rd reef and replaced all plastic slides w/ metal
280 sq. ft.

Full-battened main (Doyle)
Good condition--new battens & replaced some plastic slides w/ metal
300 sq. ft.

130% Genoa (Doyle)
Excellent condition-- added chafe resistant strips
375 sq. ft.

Genoa Staysail (North Sails)
Excellent condition
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Drifter
Good condition--cut down from spinnaker
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Storm trysail
Excellent condition
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Storm jib
Excellent condition
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Safety Equipment

  • West Marine harness/CO2 PFDs
  • Wichard harness tethers
  • 3 new fire extinguishers
  • New flare gun
  • 8 gun flares
  • 6 regular flares
  • Lifesling MOB rescue system
  • Horseshoe float
  • 10 PFDs (2 child-sized)
  • aACR 406 EPIRB (registered)

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