Accommodations Sleeps 6. Aft starboard double quarter berth cabin, port single quarter berth and V-berth stateroom forward. Master stateroom double port amidships with head and shower opposite on the starboard side.
A unique accommodation plan with quality workmanship and materials is offered in this fast cruising centerboard ketch. The sea-kindly design and an interior plan make life on board easy.
The U-shaped galley is located to port and is equipped with four burner Villa propane stove, Magic Chef microwave, water heater, pressure water system and double sink. In October 2005 the freezer was converted to a second refrigerator affording 2 large units. The dinette is adjacent with a settee opposite to starboard. There is a second head and shower on the starboard side.
Electronics and Navigational Equipment
Plastimo Compass
Furuno VHF radio
Furuno FS1550 SSB
Furuno radar
Furuno Dfax weather fax
Garmin GPS 128
Trimble Nav Trac XL GPS
Neco autopilot
Horizon wind instruments
Horizon wind speed indicator
Datamarine Corinthian II depth sounder
Datamarine Corinthian II knot meter
Interphase Probe forward facing sounder
Stereo system
Electrical System
12 volt DC system w/ breaker panel
2 6 volt batteries for engine start
12 6 volt batteries for house service
Heart Interface inverter
Power Star inverter
110 volt AC system w/breaker panel
Shore power cord
Next Generation 6 KW generator
Bonding system
Deck Equipment
Salt water wash down system
Maxwell Anchor Winch
65 lb CQR anchor
Type I and II lifejackets
2 horse shoe rings
Givens 6-man raft in canister
11’ Force 4 dinghy
4 Scuba tanks
Propane tank storage in vented lazarette compartment
Construction Designed specifically to be sea kindly and easily handled by a couple offshore. Airex foam core, fiberglass vessel, laid up in a male mold. She has a solid fiberglass "spine" 50cm wide from stem to stern and she was constructed according to New Zealand's highest category one standard. Plywood transverse bulkheads reinforce the hull shell. The lead ballast (7 tons or 40%) and shallow fin keel which incorporates the centerboard.
The decks are laminated plywood over the bulkheads and fore and aft stringers. The deck, cabin tops and cockpit sole have a teak batten overlay. The battens are bonded and fastened to the marine plywood sub deck. The hatches are polycarbonate, set in external rebates and finished with metal surroundings. The ports are tempered glass.
The main mast is keel stepped with the loading accepted by blocking between two transverse floors in the forward bilge. The mizzen mast is deck stepped over a bulkhead with the load transmitted to the aft bilge structure.
2 automatic fire extinguishers for engine room and generator
Lectrasan system on aft head
Bilge pump
Remarks Take Note of these outstanding features - Shoal Draft and Minimum Crew.
Girasol is a very experienced cruising boat that has logged many 200 nautical miles days without incident. During most of the sailing days, full of gear, she sailed near hull speed in 20 plus knots of wind.
She was refit in 1993 by her second owner and again in 1997 by her present owner. Recently she has had many upgrades which include a new Volvo engine, Schaefer in-boom furling on the mizzen, VariProp 4-blade propeller, new computers, GPS, Iridium phone, AGM batteries. She is offered fully found with galleyware, spares and tools.
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