Saturday, September 12, 2015

Carina has Sold!

Carina was recently sold to a wonderful couple who we know will take good care of her and actively cruise aboard her.

This will be the final post for this blog spot.

Tuesday, August 18, 2015

Carina is For Sale !


 
Asking Price $329,000
 
We have owned Carina for almost 10 years now and have spent the last 5 years cruising full-time on board her. It's been a source of great satisfaction owning and traveling on Carina and we will miss our cruising lifestyle. We are however ready to move on to other adventures and have just recently decided to sell her.
 
She is in excellent condition, fully outfitted for extended cruising and competitively priced to sell.
All serious inquiries contact Mark Rickert at 203-706-2338 or email yachtcarina108@gmail.com to arrange an inspection. Presently docked at Brunswick, GA.

Click on tabs on right side of Blog to view extensive photos and further descriptions of this beautiful catamaran: " Carina's Features & Accommodations", "Carina's Mechanical Systems" and "Carina's Customizations".

Detailed vessel specifications as follows:
 
2006 Manta Catamaran 42 MKII
 
Boat Name
Carina – Hull # 108 Commissioned May 2006


Carina has many of the features of the later Manta MK IV models as well as unique customizations throughout the boat. She has been meticulously maintained by the original owner and is fully equipped for extended cruising.

Vessel Specifications
Builder: Manta
Keel: Twin Keel
Hull Shape: Catamaran

Dimensions
LOA: 41 ft 8 in
Beam: 21 ft 0 in
LWL: 39 ft 10 in
Bridgedeck Clearance: 24 in
Mast above DWL: 59 ft 9 inEngines
(2) 30 HP Volvo Penta

Engine 1:
Engine Brand: Volvo Penta
Year Built: 2006
Engine Model: D1-30A
Engine Type: Inboard
Engine/Fuel Type: Diesel
Location: Port
Engine Hours: 2416
Propeller: Volvo 3-blade 12x16 RH Folding propeller
Drive Type: Volvo 130S Sail drive
Engine Power: 30 HP
Engine 2:
Engine Brand: Volvo Penta
Year Built: 2006
Engine Model: D1-30A
Engine Type: Inboard
Engine/Fuel Type: Diesel
Location: Starboard
Engine Hours: 2416
Propeller: Volvo 3-blade 12x16 RH Folding propeller
Drive Type: Volvo 130S Sail drive
Engine Power: 30 HP

Tanks
Fresh Water Tank: 100 Gallons
Fuel Tank: 120 Gallons
Holding Tanks: 40 Gallons (2 - 20 Gallon Tanks port & stbd)

Accommodations
Number of cabins: 3
Number of heads: 2
Accommodations Overview
The interior is a blend of warm Cherry wood veneer accented with Green Swanstone composite counter tops, teak wood moldings and louvered wood doors, vinyl headliners and high durability synthetic teak & holly soles.
The salon area contains a u-shaped galley to port and an L- shaped settee to stbd. A large, well-insulated top-loading refrigerator and freezer are located forward, adjacent to the nav area and the main electrical panel.
The port hull features the owner's suite with master stateroom and private head with a separate shower. A large pantry cupboard and built-in book shelves and storage cabinets line the port hull companionway.
The Starboard Hull features an aft Guest Stateroom. A forward stateroom contains a single berth, custom built storage on the inboard hull and the washer/ dryer. The companionway features a custom-built tool drawer and book shelf. A combination guest head and shower is situated mid-ship.
Other Features:
  • Fully air conditioned.
  • 5.5KW diesel generator
  • Water maker
  • Washer / Dryer
  • Solar Panels and large house battery bank

Salon / Dinette / Nav Station/ Galley:
The Salon combines the Galley, Dinette and Nav Station in one open area between port and starboard hulls. Cabin headroom is 6’3”.
Salon
  • Bomar acrylic salon entry door. Positive latching, gasketed, lockable.
  • Phantom Roll-away companionway entry screen door (new screen panel 2014)
  • Eisen Step” storage step at entry to salon
  • 12V LED courtesy lights illuminate companionway steps
  • Custom under-stair storage under all 6 companionway steps (MK IV feature)
  • Custom privacy curtains at owner's and guest's companionway steps
  • (2) 20”x20” Bomar Passage series overhead deck hatches with Oceanaire Sky Shades.
  • Taylorbrite Cold Cathode Fluorescent (CCF) 12V lighting.
  • L-shaped settee with Mystic (Lt. Sage Green color) Ultra-suede upholstery.
  • Hassock- cherry veneer with matching upholstered seat cushion.
  • Built-in shelf behind settee with dimmer switch for overhead lights and double 12V wall socket.
  • Swanstone solid surface adjustable table for dining or entertaining.
  • Wet locker below TV compartment with drain.
  • Sharp Aquos 20" LCD flat screen TV mounted above wet locker.
  • Storage compartment behind hinged TV door contains DVD player, Clarion 6 Disc CD Changer, Glomax TV antenna / digital-analog TV converter.
  • Clarion CMD4 AM/FM/CD/Sirius-ready Stereo.
  • (2) Clarion speakers.
  • Dometic Cruise Air AC control for 16000 BTU fwd air conditioner
Galley
  • 10 cu.ft. Top-loading fridge/ freezer surrounded by 6” foam insulation. Adler Barbour 'Cold Machine' 12V air cooled refrigerator compressor with separate digital thermostatic displays. Evaporator plate in freezer with spillover fan into fridge.
  • Force 10 (3) burner propane stove with oven and storage locker below.
  • Sharp Carousel microwave oven.
  • Swanstone solid surface counter tops with teak inlay. (color: Prairie Clover Green)
  • Large integrated Swanstone sink.
  • Counter top soap pump dispenser.
  • Delta residential kitchen faucet with pull-out wand.
  • Fresh water manual foot pump with counter top faucet.
  • Upper and lower storage cabinets, appliance garage, recessed storage bin and full depth drawers.
  • Built-in counter top access trash chute with cover.
  • Vent hood over stove with 12V in-line fan to outside vent outlet.
  • (2) LED lights under vent hood for range top task lighting
  • Custom teak curved fiddle over vent hood
  • Custom spice shelf above vent hood
  • Trident propane gas shut-off switch.
  • 12V DC 2-speed Hella Fan.
Nav Station
  • Chart table with lift-up map storage compartment.
  • Xantrex Link Pro battery monitor (2009)
  • Spectra Catalina MPC-500 water maker control panel (2009)
  • Sensa Tank II holding tank gauge (2009)
  • Raymarine Wireless Remote Auto Pilot
  • Standard Horizon VHF Command Mic
  • Blue Sky Solar Boost 50 remote display.
  • Master Volt inverter control.
  • 12v DC & 4-gang 110V outlets
  • Electrical circuit breaker panel with generator controls and tank gauges.
Port Hull / Owner's Suite
Owner’s Master Stateroom is aft. Private head forward with separate full shower. Companionway between Stateroom and Head with multiple custom built-in book shelves, towel storage cabinet and opening portlight on one side and generous pantry storage inboard.
  • Queen size bed facing fore and aft with custom 6” mattress (4” foam laminated to 2” memory foam).
  • Froli Star modular suspension mattress base
  • Lift-up access to engines under bed as well as walk-thru door.
  • Settee with ultra-suede upholstery and storage under.
  • Large cedar-lined hanging locker.
  • Drawer storage.
  • Open nook storage
  • Additional locker storage.
  • (2) his/her nook shelves over bed with (2) swivel LED berth reading lights.
  • (2) Overhead Taylobrite CCF 12V lights.
  • 16” x 16” Bomar overhead hatch with Oceanair sky hatch.
  • (2) His/her 12v DC 2-speed Hella fans.
  • (2) Bomar stainless steel opening portlights with screens and Oceanair shades.
  • Dometic Cruise Air A/C controls for 12000 BTU aft air conditioning unit.
Owner’s Head and Shower
  • Jabsco Quiet Flush fresh water electric marine toilet system.
  • Jabsco macerator holding tank discharge pump.
  • Vanity with Swanstone counter top, sink and storage below.
  • Mirrored medicine cabinet.
  • Separate large shower stall with shower head and curtain.
  • Bomar 20”x20” overhead hatch with Oceanair Sky Shade and Nicro night/day solar vent (new 2015).
  • Stainless steel opening portlight with screen and Oceanair shade.
  • Stainless steel towel rods
  • 12v DC 2-speed Hella fan.
Starboard Hull / Guest Staterooms / Guest Head
The guest stateroom is aft. The Guest Head can be accessed from the companionway or the forward berth. Companionway features a custom built cherry tool drawer and bookcase for large manuals. Companionway overhead 12V lighting and privacy curtain.
Aft Guest Stateroom
  • Queen-size berth facing athwart ship with custom 6" mattress (4” foam laminated to 2" memory foam).
  • Settee with Ultra-suede upholstery and storage under.
  • Lift-up access to engines under bed as well as walk-thru door,
  • Cedar-lined hanging locker
  • Drawer storage.
  • Additional locker storage.
  • (2) Taylorbrite CCF Reading lights.
  • (2) Taylorbrite CCF Overhead 12V lights.
  • Bomar 16”x16” overhead hatch with Oceanair Sky Shade.
  • (2) Bomar Stainless steel opening portlights with screens and shades.
  • (2) 12v DC 2-speed Hella fans.
Forward Berth
  • Twin-size berth with 4” foam mattress.
  • Custom storage with drop down work table and full wall shelving on in-board hull.
  • Bomar 20”x20” overhead hatch with external sunshade and Nicro night/ day solar vent (new 2015).
  • Bomar Stainless steel opening portlight with screen and shade.
  • Spendide 2100 washer/dryer combo in cabinet.
  • Storage cabinet under washer/ dryer
  • Lift-up bed with walk-thru door for access under berth for Water maker, hot water tank, raw water strainer, plumbing pumps and various water filters.
Guest Head
  • Jabsco Quiet Flush fresh water electric marine toilet system.
  • Jabsco macerator holding tank discharge pump.
  • Vanity with Swanstone counter top, sink and storage below.
  • Mirrored medicine cabinet.
  • Separate shower stall with shower head and curtain.
  • 12v DC 2-speed Hella fan.
  • Stainless steel towel rod
  • Stainless steel opening portlight with screen and shade.
Hull / Vessel Construction
  • Hull, deck, and bulkheads are constructed of triaxial, biaxial, and unidirectional fiberglass with vinylester, isophthalic resins.
  • Divinycell (hull and deck).
  • Nida-core (sub-soles and bulkheads).
  • Wetted surfaces below the waterline are solid GRP construction with vinylester resin.
  • Above the waterline in the hull and deck isopthalic resin is used.
  • Construction vacuum bagged for stiffness, strength, and reduced weight.
  • Hull to deck marriage done with Plexus MA 310 adhesive and reinforced with 360 degree unidirectional laminates on the inside of the hull/deck bond for additional structural integrity and stiffness, creating a monocoque structure.
  • Collision bulkheads with watertight compartments and Armstrong inspection plates in bow, stern and keels.
  • Hull/deck seam is finished with a heavy duty vinyl rub rail.
  • Thru-hull fittings and seacocks are non-corrosive Marelon.
  • All deck hardware is thru-bolted with aluminum backing plates laminated into the respective location.
  • Twin high density foam/fiberglass rudders with 2” solid stainless steel shaft
Deck Equipment and Features
  • Manta's trademark welded tubular aluminum radar arch and hardtop frame with anti skid fiberglass roof & hatch.
  • Swing down bench seat integral to hardtop frame (new 2” reticulated foam 2014)
  • Dinghy davit system integral to hardtop frame: 6:1 lifting system, 3:1 securing tackle
  • 40 mil Lexan 3-pc windshield panels with Stamoid binding (new 2013)
  • Strataglass / Sunbrella side and rear roll-up curtains for a fully-enclosed cockpit
  • Lewmar bulkhead mounted stainless steel steering wheel.
  • All stanchions, handrails, cleats, opening ports and hatches, locker latches, hinges, chain plates, anchor roller and fuel and water fills are 316 stainless steel.
  • Upper and lower lifelines are vinyl covered stainless steel.
  • All running deck hardware and winches are by Harken.
  • (4) cockpit fiberglass storage boxes. Stbd. Box is insulated with cooler drain. Port box has side access door for dock line storage.
  • Polycast 3/8" acrylic tinted salon windows
  • Molded non-skid on all deck surfaces.
  • Molded helm console with space for E-120 series instrumentation and line bin (Mark IV feature).
  • Maxwell VWC1200 electric windlass with foot switch at deck (fully serviced 2014)
  • One 20 lb aluminum propane tank in vented locker under helm seat with gauge and barbecue valve.
  • 2nd 20 lb aluminum propane tank in stbd bow locker
  • Galleymate all-stainless steel barbeque (with new ss burner tubes, grill and flame plate 2015)
  • Bomar viewing hatch above Helm seat.
  • Cockpit seating with cushioned backrests and removable seat cushions.
  • Dual helm seat – Arrigoni seat with aluminum sliding track. Custom fabricated helm pedestal(2009)
  • Corian cockpit table with two removable pedestal posts
  • Cockpit sling seat mounted from arch support.
  • Custom Phifertex sun awnings for cockpit sides and rear
  • (4) Large fiberglass storage lockers. One insulated cooler, one with side access door for dock lines
  • Custom cockpit support brace storage locker tubular frame (2014)
  • Custom rain deflector strip where lines and sheets pass under center windshield panel (2013)
  • Armstrong hatch covers for under seat storage
  • Anchor locker with salt water anchor washdown hose.
  • Stainless steel anchor bow roller and KeelShield chain protector strip.
  • Custom Vetus 3” screw-down gasketed thru-deck dryer vent outlet (2007)
  • (9) Bomar opening portlights with screens.
  • (6) Bomar deck hatches with screen/shades.
  • Bomar watertight, locking entry door.
  • Phantom Retractable screen entry door. (with new screen panel 2014)
  • (2) Nicro Night/ Day 4” Solar fans on forward hatches (new 2014).
  • Molded fiberglass salon window louvers
  • Stainless steel bow rails with seats.
  • Side stanchions, double lifelines, port and starboard boarding gates.
  • (2) Vinyl coated polyester mesh trampolines.
  • (2) Stainless steel cabin top hand rails.
  • (10) 12” stainless steel cleats – 2 at bow, 2 mid-ship, 2 at stern, 2 at transom; (2 at bow arch 2008)
  • (4) Stainless steel Cockpit boarding rails.
  • (2) Stainless steel folding telescopic swim ladders.
  • LED red courtesy step lights at each hull step
  • LED red courtesy light in cockpit footwell.
  • Perko LED Navigation lights.
  • Orca Green LED masthead tricolor/anchor light/ emergency strobe with photo eye switch.
  • Foredeck / steaming light.
Sails and Rigging
The sail rig is a fractional rigged sloop design with head stay, two swept back shrouds and a simple diamond rig – all 7/16” dia. wire. All sail-handling functions can be accomplished with one electric winch located at the helm by one person due to self-tacking ability and all lines leading through a battery of sheet stoppers.
  • Mast and Boom are Kenyon 240 aluminum extrusions custom fabricated by JSI. Tapered mast, Awlgrip painted Snow White color.
  • Doyle Mainsail: full batten, 10.3oz. Dacron with 3 reefs and added chafe reinforcement. Lazy Jacks mounted to spreaders and boom basket. Single line reefing system controlled at helm.
  • Mainsail Stak-Pak sunbrella sail cover (2013)
  • Doyle Jib: Self-tacking, full batten, 8.3 oz. Dacron with Camber Spar, topping lift, lazy jacks and down-haul.
  • Jib sunbrella cover
  • Doyle 1.5 oz nylon 3-colored UPS asymmetrical spinnaker. (70-140 degrees apparent) with sheets in Sunbrella turtle bag.
  • Facnor continuous furling asymmetrical spinnaker kit with adjustable bridle tack from cockpit, spinnaker halyard, Harken 44 spinnaker winch in cockpit, winch handle, lead blocks, snatch blocks.
  • Tides Marine 'Strong Track' Mainsail low friction mast track slide system.
  • Garhauer rigid boom vang, 20:1 purchase, supports boom without topping lift.
  • Harken 44 2-speed electric self-tacking winch at Helm.
  • Harken 16 manual spinnaker halyard winch at mast foot.
  • Dutchman boom brake/preventer.
  • Spinlock sheet stoppers, labeled.
  • All Harken running rigging
  • Sampson braided running rigging, color coded:
  • Main halyard and Jib Halyard: Samson Validator II.
  • Extra main halyard, main sheet, jib sheet: Samson XLS.
  • Two single line reefs: Samson XLS Extra.
  • Stainless steel 1 x 19 x 7/16" (11mm) dia. headstay, cap shrouds.
  • Stainless steel 1 x 19 x 3/8" dia. diamond shrouds.
  • 3:1 rig tensioners.
  • (2) Pennant halyards to spreaders
  • Spreader boots, anti-chafe gear.
Engine and Mechanical Equipment
  • Twin 30hp Volvo Penta D1-30A diesel engines - 2416 hours each engine.
  • Volvo exhaust mixing elbows (new 2014)
  • Volvo 130S sail drives. Shaft seals replaced 2013
  • Volvo 3-blade 12 x16 RH folding propellers (fully reconditioned in 2013 with oversized pins)
  • Propeller line cutters - Ambassador Marine sail drive strippers
  • Volvo 115 Amp alternators externally wired to Balmar ARS-5 Regulators
  • Helm mounted 12V engine hour meters (installed 2014)
  • Helm mounted VDO oil pressure and engine water temp gauges
  • Helm mounted bilge pump activation warning lights (installed 2009)
  • Volvo single lever throttle/drive controls.
  • Puratech fuel polishing system.
  • Sea water strainers.
  • Lewmar pull/pull steering system.
  • Engine rooms are easily accessed via the aft berths with gas struts to lift bunks and walk-thru doors.
  • (2) Engine room 3” blowers.
  • Reverso 12V oil change pumps at each engine and also generator
  • (2) Cruise Air air conditioning systems with reverse heat cycle, humidity and digital controls (16,000 BTU forward and 12,000 BTU aft).
  • (1) 120 gallon fuel tank - 3/16” aluminum, baffled, epoxied coated with remote gauge and deck fill.
Plumbing
  • (1) 100 gallon water tank - 3/16” aluminum, baffled, epoxied coated with remote gauge and deck fill.
  • (2) Duracast 20 gallon waste holding tanks with level gauge, external vent, and deck discharge
  • Sensa Tank II external mounted holding tank monitors with remote level gauge at Nav (installed 2008).
  • Spendide model 2100 washer/dryer combo.
  • Spectra Catalina 300MK II water maker with MPC-500 auto control at helm (2009)
  • Isotemp Basic40 11-gallon hot water heater 110V AC heat element and engine heat exchanger coil. Unit plumbed for crossover winterization flushing.
  • (2) Jabsco Quiet Flush fresh water electric marine toilets.
  • (2) Jabsco self priming macerator pumps
  • (2) Jabsco shower sumps with automatic float switches.
  • Jabsco Sensor-Max 17 variable pressure freshwater pump
  • In-line fresh water whole house filter
  • Jabsco ParMax4 anchor wash down pump
  • Groco ARG 1500-S 1-1/2” in-line sea water strainer with manifold piping for generator, air conditioner and anchor wash down pump (new 2014).
  • Sea Tech quick-connect color-coded water lines.
  • (2) Whale 'Gusher' manual bilge pumps with 1” in-line check valves.
  • (2) Rule 2000 bilge pumps and Smart bilge pump switch
  • All through-hulls and seacocks are noncorrosive Forespar Marelon.
  • Dockside city water hose inlet 40 lb pressure reducer at port step (replaced 2014).
  • Recessed freshwater hose compartment stbd transom for dinghy engine flush
  • Hot/cold deck shower stbd step.
  • Recessed fresh water quick-connect hose fitting at port bow (2009).
Electrical Systems
  • Next Generation 5.5 KW AC diesel generator with sound shield - 1071 hours. (new Markon generator end 2011, upgraded 4” ventilation fans & ducting 2014, new rebuilt raw water pump 2015)
  • (6) 72 watt solar panels and (2) 100 watt solar panels (new 2014) for 672 watts total output on hardtop
  • Blue Sky solar Boost 50 MPPT solar regulator and Blue Sky remote display at Nav Station.
  • (6) Trojan T-145 wet-cell house batteries - 780 Ahr total ( new 2012)
  • (2) 12V Lifeline AGM engine starting batteries.
  • Custom Paneltronics AC and DC electrical panel with digital meters, all wires labeled.
  • Yacht Guard Lightning & Surge Suppression for both 110V AC and 12V DC supplies
  • Xantrex Link Pro battery monitor (2009)
  • Wells battery combiner with engine parallel switch.
  • Mastervolt 12/80 multistage battery charger with voltage and temperature sensors .
  • ProMariner ZincSaver 60amp Galvanic isolator
  • (2) Balmar ARS-5 multistage voltage regulators (new 2008)
  • MasterVolt Mass SINE 12/2000 watt inverter.
  • Dual 30amp 110V AC Shore power system with two 50’ shore power cords in Sunbrella cord cover.
  • 50amp to dual 30amp adapter plug
  • 12V Talorbrite CCF Cold Cathode Fluorescent DC Lighting throughout.
  • 12V DC, 110v AC Outlets throughout.
  • (7) 12V DC 2-speed Hella fans throughout salon, staterooms and heads.
  • Custom Bilge activation warning indicator lamps at helm (2009)
  • Strike Shield Lightning aerial conductor at masthead and industrial clamp fitting conductor at mast base. A heavy gauge copper conductor cable with electrode hangs overboard between hulls submerged in water can be easily clamped to mast connection plate.
  • Forespar Static Dissipator electrical charge dissipation brush at masthead.
  • Glomax TV multi-directional antenna at masthead.
  • 12V DC Cockpit outlet.
Electronics & Navigation Equipment
  • Raymarine E120 12” multifunction color display. GPS, Radar, Depth, Fish Finder, AIS, Sirius WX integrated.
  • Navionics Platinum Plus Electronic Navigation Charts for entire East Coast US and Eastern Caribbean. Navionics USB card reader.
  • Raymarine 4KW Pathfinder 24” Radar Dome
  • Raymarine Type 1 linear drive pilot (up to 22,000 lbs)
  • Raymarine S2G Corepak, rate gyro and AST
  • Raymarine ST 6002+ Auto Pilot
  • Raymarine ST60+ Wind and masthead vane transducer.
  • Raymarine ST60+ TriData Speed/ Depth/ Log/ Sea Temp.
  • Raymarine DSM300 digital fishfinder/ depth sounder
  • Ramarine AIS 500 class B Transceiver ( new 2009)
  • Raymarine SR100 Sirius weather receiver (WX presently deactivated)
  • Raymarine Smart Controller and base station (hand held pilot & displays all multifunction data wireless).
  • Raymarine ST2 Full functional remote keyboard (plug in salon and view through TV display)
  • Raymarine Seatalk Network switch
  • Standard Horizon Phantom P-2000 DSC class D VHF radio with hailer horn
  • (2) Standard Horizon VHF Command Mics: one at inside nav station and one at helm (new 2015)
  • Antennas on radar arch: VHF, GPS, AIS, Sirius WX, Sirius radio
  • Ritchie Navigator 6” binnacle compass.
  • Searchlight ACR model RCL-100D motor driven dual beam with helm remote
  • Clarion CMD4 AM/FM/CD/Sirius-ready Stereo with Clarion speakers in salon and Bose exterior speakers in cockpit. Clarion remote at helm
  • Sharp Aquos 20" LCD flat screen TV wired into auxiliary input of Clarion Stereo for excellent sound
  • Digital converter to view TV or DVD at chart plotter or view chart plotter image on TV
Ground Tackle
  • Rocna 25 (55 lb) galvanized primary anchor (2008)
  • 200 feet 5/16” G4 ACCU- Peerless hi-test galvanized chain (new 2014 used only one season)
  • Wasi powerball stainless steel anchor swivel
  • Spade Aluminum A-140 secondary anchor with 5/8” x 200' 8 plait braided line/ 25' 5/16” galvanized rode.
  • Fortress FV-23 aluminum third anchor with 5/8” x 200' 8 plait braided line/ 25' 5/16” galvanized rode
  • (2) 5/8” x 20' Bridle lines with Wichard stainless steel chain hooks
  • (4) 40 ft 3/4” double braid dock lines
  • (2) 50 ft 3/4” dock lines
  • Mantus 5/16” galvanized chain hook & SS shackles for side-bridle anchoring
  • Dock line Anti-chafe
  • (4) white TaylorMade Freedom 12 x 32 fenders
  • (2) 9x24 white Polyform fenders
Safety Equipment
  • AIS class B transceiver
  • McMurdo Pains Wessex SOS Precision 406 EPIRB Cat 2 – Manual deployment. Battery Expiration 8/ 2016 and free lifetime battery replacement program.
  • (2) Mustang MD3004 Inflatable PFD's: adult size, manual deploy, lanyard D-Rings, 2 spare rearm kits
  • (2) Survival Tech Tethers: one single clip, one double clip
  • (2) 40' Jacklines
  • (2) Buckeye 11 lb Halotron Fire Extinguishers wall mounted in interior
  • (1) 2-1/2 lb ABC dry powder fire extinguisher mounted under helm seat
  • Lifesling2 MOB rescue sling in custom Sunbrella storage case.
  • Throwable PFD cushion
  • Robinson Sea Drogue
  • Off-shore Flare gun and SOLAS flares
  • Davis radar reflector
  • Forespar StaPlug soft emergency cone plug
  • Thru-hull wood plugs
  • Emergency Tiller to connect to stbd rudder post.
  • Ship's bell and hand held air horn
Tender
  • 2011 AB10 Lamina AL RIB Dinghy aluminum floor with anchor locker (125 lbs weight)
  • 2005 Yamaha FM- 8 MSH 8HP / 4 cycle outboard motor (with new impeller 2014)
  • 6 gal fuel tank
  • Custom Sunbrella dinghy chaps (2013)
  • Tiller handle extension
  • oars and oarlocks
  • 7 lb folding grapnel anchor with 100 feet 5/16” 3 ply rode
  • Dinghy Lighting: (1) All-around stern light on removable stern light pole. (1) combo bow lights.
  • AB Dinghy air pump and tube repair kit
  • C-Level 3-step dinghy web step
  • portable bilge pump
  • Lookie bucket
Misc.
  • (2) Sport-a-seat green folding deck seats
  • Bosun Chair
  • Maptech Chart kits complete: Maine to Florida.
  • Bahama Explorer 3-book Chart set
  • Wavyline Charts for Turks & Caicos
  • Guidebooks US east coast, Bahamas
  • Spare dock lines, rigging, shackles, snatch blocks
  • All detailed vessel service and repair logs for all mechanical systems
  • All shop & service manuals for all mechanical systems
  • Prop gland nut socket and prop rotational stick
  • Yellow Q flag
  • Cruising Solution pair of headphone/microphone
  • Binocular case at helm
Spares Inventory (value exceeds $3000):
  • Engine spares: Coolant pump, (2) rebuilt raw water impeller pumps, oil filters, fuel filters, impellers, drive belts, oil pressure switches, various gaskets, o-rings, engine spray paint, fuel hose, etc.
  • Plumbing spares: Little Giant 110V AC air conditioning pump, complete Jabsco Quiet flush motor and macerator housing, spare toilet shaft seals, joker valves, o-rings, etc.
  • Water maker Spares: (10) 5 micron filters, carbon block filters, Spare auto flush diversion valve.
  • Generator Spares: Belts, pencil zincs, oil filters, fuel filters, capacitors, engine belt, W-800 drive belt, Bosch relays, exhaust mixing elbow, water temp switch, etc.
  • Electrical spares: Balmar ARS4 regulator, new Trident fuel shut-off solenoid valve, spare bulbs, etc.
  • Zincs: New 2-pc shaft zincs (machined for line cutters) and 3pc hub zincs
  • Yamaha Spares: Spare prop, spark plugs, carb rebuild kit, in-line filter, etc.
Excluded Items Negotiable For Separate Sale:
  • Snorkel Hookah: The Airline by Jsink, Model 110E-160. Operates on 110 V generator w/ 60' hose ($750)
  • (2) sit-a-top Kayaks, (2) graphite paddles, (2) adult pfd's ($750)
  • Felco F- C 16 wire rigging cutter ($190)
  • Emergency Ditch Bag – Landfall Navigation Abandon Ship Dri-bag (100 lbs. positive flotation) ($135)


Tuesday, May 20, 2014

Exumas to New Providence Island

West Bay, New Providence Island
25 01.62 N 77 32.77 W

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We returned to Georgetown from the Jumentos in mid-March to meet Kathy's son Michael. This was Mike's 3rd year visiting us and he likes to start his vacation at Chat & Chill with a Goombay Smash.

We were invited to a small and intimate beach wedding held at "Flip Flop Beach" on 3/17/14.

We will have fond memories of Mike & Mel's unique wedding experience.

After Michael's vacation with us ended, we were itching to get out of Georgetown for awhile. We sailed up to the north end of Great Exuma Island. Carina is anchored in the background, off White Bay Cay.

View from atop Perry Peak on Lee Stocking Island, the highest point of land in the Exuma island chain at 123'. Our anchorage at Williams Bay is in background.
We arrived back in Georgetown for our next guests. Mark's son Ian and daughter-in-law Katie flew all the way from Boise, Idaho for a week vacation.

Walking the expansive sand bars off Man-O-War Cay.

Afternoon cocktails and Mexican Train Dominoes.

We remained in Georgetown through most of the 61st annual Family Island Regattas, held during the last week of April before heading northbound.

Anchored off the northwest side of Pipe Cay.
 
While in Pipe Cay, Mark got word of the death of his aunt and the imminent death of his mother. Kathy stayed with the boat and cats at the Atlantis Resort Marina on Paradise Island in Nassau while Mark flew back to CT for 9 days, for what turned out to be 2 funerals.

After leaving Nassau we sailed 15 miles around to the west side of the island of New Providence. We spent 10 days anchored in West Bay with a number of other boats sitting out strong winds, squalls, then more strong winds until we had the right wind angle and seas to sail on to the Berry Islands.
 

Wednesday, March 19, 2014

Jumentos Cays & Ragged Islands



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We departed Georgetown in mid-January after a two week stay. Here we're motoring across the gin-clear White Cay Banks on a windless day enroute from Georgetown, Great Exuma to Thompson Bay, Long Island.

We spent a few days in Salt Pond/ Thompson Bay before sailing west across the Comer Channel to Bailey Cay on the "South Side" of Great Exuma. From there we sailed south to Flamingo Cay in the small chain of islands known as the Jumentos. Here, Kathy is standing on a sand spit off Double Breasted Cay, while Carina was anchored off in the distance all by herself.

Cleaning our day's catch of Conchs on a nearby beach. It's not as messy as cleaning back on the boat....
.... and cleaning conch or fish off the boat just provides food to encourage the sharks to hang around the boat more than they already do. This is a 6' Lemon Shark that liked to visit us with a few other of his "friends".

Maxine Wilson, who runs the market in Duncan Town, hosts the annual Valentine's Party. It is held at a beach side picnic pavilion on nearby Hog Cay that was erected by cruisers and locals over the years. Maxine provides all the food and drinks.  

35 Cruising boats arrived for this year's festivities. Here, cruisers as well as the local Ragged Islander's participated in an auction with goods donated by all the cruisers. $2000 was raised for the Duncan Town school children.

It's been two years since we last saw 74 year old Edward Lochart who lives alone with his dogs, goats and chickens on nearby Buenavista Cay.

One day, while beach combing for sea glass and sea beans on a small barrier island off Ragged Island, Kathy came upon this small tube with a flotation collar and wire antenna. It is a fish tag that (use to) emits GPS signal and collects other data. We emailed notice of our recovery back to the manufacturer listed on the tag, Wildlife Computers.com, along with the special ID #. We subsequently were contacted by a researcher at the Hopkins Marine Station, in Pacific Grove, CA. with some interesting info and return shipping instructions for further data recovery. "This particular tag was deployed on an Atlantic Bluefin Tuna in Canada during the fall of 2010. It only stayed on the fish about a 100 days before popping off about 1000km northeast of the Bahamas." It must have spent a few years in the North Atlantic currents before washing up on the rocky shoreline of Adeline Cay.

While we were in the Ragged Islands, this 30'ish foot long sailing vessel filled with 58 Haitians refugees was stopped by Bahamian Defence Force offshore while attempting to enter Bahamas. They were stopped and then flown from Ragged Island to Nassau for eventual return back to Haiti. The boat was left anchored off Percy's place on Southside Bay.


Crew of one of the multiple work skiffs that belong to the Long Island fishing vessel "Summer Crab" came into the Buenavista Cay anchorage one evening around sunset. They had been out on the banks fishing for several weeks. They were in great need for some rum and beers and we were in great need of some lobster tails. Everyone was happy!
 



Under sail approaching Hog Cay Cut. We had 3 excellent days of sailing with winds and seas aft of the beam. Sailing from Hog Cay (in the Jumentos) to Buenavista Cay; Then on to Water Cay on day 2; and from Water Cay through Hog Cay Cut (in the Exumas) arriving back in Georgetown March 5th. 


Saturday, January 11, 2014

Florida to Bahamas

Georgetown, Exumas, Bahamas
23 31.81 N 075 46.03 W

We spent the month of November working our way south along the Florida east coast stopping to visit friends along the way.


We stopped in Satellite Beach for a week to visit Rich & Carol Wellman (who recently traded in their Manta cat Great Catsby for an RV).  Jim & Lori of Kismet along with Jim & Bentley of Salty Paws, were both anchored near by and joined us on Carina for dinner.

Our next stop was Delray Beach to visit our friends Mattie & Ed Sears. They had sold their Manta cat Piscataqua this summer and offered us their former dock while we visited and provisioned.

Mattie lent us her little Fiat for two days of major provisioning. 6 months supply of cat food, kitty litter, paper goods, food and booze.

South Beach Miami

Dolphin escort along the Florida coast (our spinnaker furling lines in foreground)
 We spent the first two weeks of December in the Key Biscayne and Key Largo area while waiting for a favorable weather window to cross the gulf stream to the Bahamas. That window arrived on Sunday Dec 15th. We had a fantastic sail across the stream and continued overnight on the Great Bahama Banks and Tongue of the Ocean, arriving in Nassau the following morning.

Anchored at Hawksbill Cay. We only spent one day 1 day in Nassau before continuing on to Norman's Cay and then onto Hawksbill Cay where we spent nearly a week exploring and sitting out strong winds.

Kathy with the cruising couples of Glory Days, Serenity and Sequence at Hawksbill Cay
 
The underwater sculpture "The Musician" lies in about 15' depth water off the lower SW side of Rudder Cut Cay. ( N23 52.162 - W 76 14.162) It is a life size replica of a grand piano and a mermaid  commissioned by David Copperfield (who happens to own the group of islands - Musha Cay, Lansing Cay and Rudder Cut Cay). http://www.underwatersculpture.com/projects/copperfield/ 
Anchored at Williams Bay, Lee Stocking Island

We arrived in Georgetown on the island of Great Exuma on Dec. 30. Our friend Ted Bowen and his son Sean flew in to visit us for the New Years.

Another memorable meal

Sunset over Elizabeth Harbor, Georgetown from the Monument