Introductory Comments MONA LISA is designed to be a rugged expedition yacht that is fast and comfortable. The design goal was to produce an extremely strong, luxury expedition yacht for blue water live-aboard world cruising with many valued special features for cold, harsh weather, extreme climates and ice. The yacht is equipped with a drop keel, enclosed pilothouse, exterior cockpit and a dinghy garage. All functions and systems on the yacht are designed and engineered for single-handed operations by a man 50 years of age or easily sailed by a husband and wife without crew.
Tim Jeffery in his SAIL Magazine article calls MONA LISA "a mini super yacht." He went on to say "by that I mean that all the engineering services and features of a 150 ton-displacement 120 footer have been incorporated into a boat that is half the length and roughly a quarter of the weight. What designer Van de Stadt and Dutch builder Trintella have achieved is phenomenal; the boat has very sophisticated onboard facilities and equipment but is undeniably simple to sail. MONA LISA, a semi-custom Trintella that gives her owners a passport to the world."
MONA LISA is fully equipped and ready for offshore cruising and to sail around the world in safety and in comfort and was designed and built without regard to cost to be the ultimate luxury expedition 60' sailboat. A myriad of special features that are critical to achieving the optimal world cruiser are included. Examples are: heated enclosed pilothouse; transom garage for secure storage of the dinghy; hydraulic anchor storage system; custom-engineered high-tech thermal and sound insulation; cabinsole which floats on sound insulation; life rails (not wire rope) are stainless steel pipe with all welds highly polished with no visible weld beads; highly polished stainless steel custom Wigo portlights; leveling pilothouse chair and dining table; large gourmet galley; hydraulic keel (lifting keel); recirculating hot water conservation; six high capacity bilge pumps in four watertight compartments; carbon fiber AeroRig by Carbospars; forward looking sonar; abundant electric outlets both Euro 220v and USA 110v throughout the yacht; scuba compressor. Redundant equipment and electronics include: VHFs, radars, MF radios, autopilots, GPSs, running lights, fresh water pumps, refrigeration compressors and more, air-cooled and water-cooled 220v/24v refrigeration compressors.
MONA LISA is an ideal cruising yacht for a couple, or she could be used as a research vessel by a team. She carries substantial fuel and cargo, and is capable of being self sufficient for months. If you are looking for a limitless bluewater adventure in Chile, research in Antarctica, whale watching in Alaska, sailing in the glaciers of Greenland, watching the pelagic birds in the southern ocean, or scuba diving in Tahiti, MONA LISA is an excellent design.
Interior Accommodations Mona Lisa features a large pilothouse with a two stateroom arrangement. Both the master cabin forward and guest cabin aft have en suite heads. The comfortable lower salon is attractively appointed with an impressive navigation station/desk at the forward end. The passageway galley offers excellent counter and storage space and leads to the workroom and well organized machinery room.
The interior finish is upgraded from Trintella standard; interior design was done by A.R. Design - Arnold de Ruyter. The interior joinery is matched light varnished teak with dark green leather chairs and cushions. The entire cabin sole is teak and holly and is removable for 100% access to the areas beneath the cabin sole; all boards lock in place with Lips keyed throw-bolts. All floorboards "float" on sound reduction padding. Each floorboard is teak with inlaid holly.
The Galley counters are Magna Rainforest (dark green) Corian with inlaid Magna Sahara (beige) trim. The Corian in the forward owner's head is Magna Sahara (beige) with cameo white inlaid trim. The Corian in the guest aft head is Magana Mediterranean (blue) with cameo white inlaid trim The pilothouse dining table top tilts to any selected angle for meals under sail. The salon table can be adjusted to any height; dinner versus cocktails. The pilot's chair pivots for watchkeeping under sail. Lighting: Most interior lighting is with eye-balls and stainless Cabin Denmark using G4 bulbs. Much of the interior lighting is on dimmer switches. Exterior deck lighting: spotlight fixtures (3) on mast and Savage Aegean fixtures (6) in the boom, radar arch and davits. Fans: 24 Hella turbo fans, which, with the special insulation, make the air conditioning rarely used.
Electrical System GENERATOR: Northern Lights model M843NK, 12 Kilowatt with dedicated TF Purifier 24 oil refining system. Generator hours: 730 (02/07)
ELECTRICITY: The ship is wired throughout for 220v, 110v and 24v Main Breaker Panel contains 80 breakers with additional 31 breaker salon deck panel All 220v and 110v users and outlets are protected with GFI. Main Control Panel includes integrated displays for fuel day tank, Tank Sentry systems, generator, bilge pump operation counters, 4 Master volt battery monitors, displays for volts and amps for shore power, generator and three inverters Hydraulic system control panel in pilothouse Light and Alarm panel in pilothouse
ELECTRIC OUTLETS: There are abundant electric outlets throughout the ship: more than twenty-five 220v (Euro), twenty-five 110v (USA), five 24v and five 12v. Outlets are "Idea" series made by Vimar. All 220v and 110v users and outlets are protected with GFI.
INVERTERS: Master volt 220v, 2500 watt. Master volt 110v, 3500 watt. Global Signal 110v, 2000-watt sine wave.
BATTERIES: House bank is eight Prevailer (gel) 8Ds wired for 24 volt Electronic Bank is two Prevailer (gel) 8Ds wired for 24 volt Bow thruster bank is two Optima "red tops" wired for 24 volt, with separate Master volt battery monitor. Yanmar start - engine starting battery is an Optima Red Top 12 volt
BATTERY CHARGERS: Master volt 110a/24v for house and electronic battery banks. Master volt 25a/24v for bow thruster bank. Master volt 40a/12v for engine start batteries
SHORE POWER: 220v 50a transformer connectors at both bow and stern for shore cable 50-foot cable with Marinco 220v 50a connectors 60-foot cable with Marinco 220v 50a connectors Four adapter leads with various European adapters
Navigation Center and Electronics COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT VHF-DSC: Two Sailor radios each with two stations, one with GMDSS. HF: One Kenwood radio requiring "ham" amateur band license. MF/HF: One Sailor HC4500 radio with two stations Pactor Two SCS PTC-II modems for radio e-mail. Satcom-C: One Sailor H2095C with laptop interface. Phone: Nokia Premicell telephone system to distribute GSM service in the fax and GSM w/outlets in cabins, salon and pilothouse. Antenna: RR multi-function: VHF, GSM, TV Door Bell: (wireless) w/custom stainless steel mounting hardware
NAVIGATION EQUIPMENT GPS: Leica Navigator MK10 DGPS Professional (quantity 2) Weatherfax: Furuno 210 with the Navtex option B&G: two separate Hydra 2000 systems with: 11 dual displays 2 "20/20" displays 2 analogue wind displays 2 analogue close-hauled wind displays 3 three wind instruments, two are gravity switched Autopilot: Two fully independent Comnav autopilots each full time ready, each with a remote control each with a dedicated fluxgate compass Sonar: EchoPilot forward looking depth sounder - model FLS 2 repeater displays in p/h and at outside wheel Radar: Two Furuno 1831 Mark-2 24 mile ranges. Radomes pivot with aircraft control system Radar Tool: Ocean Sentry radar target enhancer, Barograph Wempe 365-day Radar Detector: C.A.R.D. model 060 by Ocean Survival Engineering Rudder Angle: Two indicators Horn: AFI pneumatic mounted on the mast Chart Table: Sliding companionway lid in pilothouse serves as chart table when underway
Hull Aluminum hull, deck and superstructure. MONA LISA is an extremely strong yacht. She was built for expedition cruising in all climates including harsh weather. She has a special insulation package for hull and deck, engineering by Van Cappellen. Mounting hardware is welded throughout the hull and deck for fastening Illbruck multi-laminate panels plus vapor barrier. The dorade vents can be closed watertight from inside the vessel. The hull strength was upgraded from the standard Trintella. The frames are 40 cm apart and the hull skin schedule was increased over all. The hull skin underwater and to a level 200mm above the W/L, the thickness is 8mm. The topsides are 6mm and the deck is 5mm. The alloy for the hull skin is 5083. All standpipes, seacock barbs and shaft tube are 5083. There are three watertight bulkheads. Within the forepeak the holding tank was arranged to serve as an additional crash bulkhead. There is absolutely no exterior teak to maintain. A "Barnaclean" system is fitted that repels barnacles with sound.
KEEL The 10 ton lead bulb moves up and down so that the draft can be reduced to 6 feet (1.9m) for access to shallow anchorages, and the keel can be lowered to a draft of 11 feet (3.4m) for high performance bluewater sailing.
Deck Steering: Custom Twin Whitlock exterior wheels and Whitlock "Mamba BH10" rod steering system and pilothouse helm station.
Engine and Mechanical Yanmar 4LH-DTE 170 hp turbo diesel, 4 cylinder Engine hours 1,500 Twin Discs International transmission, 2.39 gear ratio Kobelt 2090 controls at helm and aft deck 24v 120 added alternator to charge 24v battery banks Parker PTO on transmission for the hydraulic system Max-Prop three blade propeller, 24" dia Alternative power from Parker PTO on Propulsion engine Vetus bow thruster model 13024, 24v, 7 kw Lewmar "Commander" 400 power pack 24v serving the hydraulic functions that includes Andersen winches, anchor operation, dinghy davits, garage door and lifting keel Watermaker Inc., 25 US gallons per hour watermaker Includes Mighty *Pure UV purifier model MP22 by Atlanti Bauer Utilius 10-E1 3HP single phase 220v scuba compressor Webasto 24 kw diesel-fueled heater, model DW-230 with radiators Three additional 220v electric ceramic cabin heaters for use in marinas Glacier Bay 4 zones air conditioning Hot water tank, Allcraft 20 gallon hot water heater. Heats water from engine exchanger and Webasto heater Royal Flush Super bowl electric by Headhunter Toilets (Valves allow selecting either salt or fresh water for flushing.) Two Integral black water holding tanks One gray water holding tank
Mast and Rigging MONA LISA's innovative AeroRig is strong, very easy to handle, eliminates standing rigging upkeep and offers uncluttered decks. Sails are made by Hood, UK. The main is fully battened Vectran, 100 square meters, fitted with a "Lazy Jack" sail catcher. The jib is Vectran, 40 sq m, set on a Profurl manual furler LC-42, with the furling line led to a hydraulic winch. The storm trysail can be carried on its own track ready to hoist.
The spar is an "AeroRig" by Carbospars, UK. The mast is all carbon fiber. To trim all sails it is only necessary to adjust the main sheet and the AeroRig main and jib are self-tacking. MONA LISA can beat up a river simply by turning the wheel. Going downwind, the AeroRig really shows its advantage. When the AeroRig runs downwind, the mainsheet is simply eased and the AeroRig becomes essentially a powerful square rigger. As such, the AeroRig yacht is very fast design downwind without setting a cumbersome spinnaker and is much faster than a conventional wing-on-wing set up because more sail area is presented to the wind. There is no spinnaker to hoist or pole to wrestle with. The AeroRig is very strong. We are informed that no AeroRig has ever been dismasted. There are no shrouds to inspect, maintain, break or replace. Additional advantages are clear side decks and boom wings which can be walked on.
Other Features Fiberglass catamaran Twin Vee 3.6 meters dinghy, can be stored in the garage or on the davits. Johnson 25 hp two stroke electric start outboard engine Fold down center console Safety equipment, ground tackle, deck gear and entertainment systems
Closing Remarks A close inspection of MONA LISA's superior construction, systems installing, exquisite cabinetry and safety features will reveal a level of quality unavailable in any yacht her size. She is an exceptionally strong cruising expedition yacht that is easy to handle shorthanded with her innovative AeroRig and bow thruster. Her performance and stability are excellent with her deep bulb keel that can be raised to 6' draft for entrance to thousands of harbors normally inaccessible to most 60' yachts. For a cruising couple with experience and a desire to cruise shorthanded to out-of-the-way places, Tim Jeffery of SAIL Magazine summarized that "MONA LISA is durable and filled with reliable on board systems. Few, if any, 60' yachts have ever been better designed, engineered, built and equipped for bluewater cruising and worldwide exploration. Details and a color brochure are available upon request.
Vessel Walkthrough Mona Lisa's exceptional design features a climate controlled pilothouse living area with 360º views while seated and a fully instrumented helm station with custom adjustable helm seat. An overhead sliding hatch and single step provide easy entry from the aft deck into the pilothouse. There is a long settee to port and a shorter settee to starboard. On the centerline is a beautiful drop leaf table with refrigerator built into the center section. Washboards and a sliding hatch are included if required to close the pilothouse from belowdecks.
The pilothouse helm with custom pilot chair is forward to starboard with engine controls, exterior light controls, radar, autopilot controls, echo pilot and the bowthruster controls. Adjacent to the helm is an additional instrument console with DGPS and Sailor VHF. Above the forward pilothouse steps is a console with 4 B&G Hydra 2000 MFD repeaters, plus two analog wind units. Overhead hatches and Hella fans are provided for ventilation.
Amidships below to starboard is a comfortable salon with round table in front of three built in armchairs. Built into the starboard aft salon corner locker is the entertainment center with DVD, video and music. The flatscreen TV is housed in a locker in the central area of the salon and hinges out to starboard for viewing.
The impressive navigation center/desk is forward of the salon seats with a swivel seat for desk work, or it can be used as a fourth salon armchair. Built in instrumentation includes DGPS, 4 B&G MFD's Sailor HF/MF radio, Kenwood receiver, radar, plus the alarm panel, electric instrument panel, tank tender, and a barograph. The large, L shaped navigation center is set up for navigation and office work. Under the outboard desk top are sliding drawers containing the boat files and a bookshelf above the desk.
To port and aft of the salon is a spacious galley. A laundry area with washing machine, dryer and teak fronted lockers is forward of the galley. The galley includes twin sinks, extensive lockers, trash compactor, cooker and top opening freezer. Inboard from the galley are cutlery drawers and lockers. One of the inboard lockers is the control panel for alarms for the tanks and genset start battery control systems. Aft of that is the huge front opening fridge. Forward of the galley are the washing/drying machines (Miele full size clothes washing machine, W1930; Miele full size clothes dryer, T1570C) outboard, lockers and centerboard casing inboard on the centerline, and a special glass locker. A door forward leads to the owner's suite.
Aft of the galley, is the workshop area with overhead hatch and Hella fan, attractively finished and with entry door to the aft guest cabin. The workshop has a work-top with vice and many lockers for spares and tools, main domestic electric panel (switches for 24v house, 24v continuous, 110v inverter supplied; 220v inverter supplied; gen/shore supplied systems) are installed,.
The aft guest cabin, with generous double berth, has an overhead hatch and numerous shelves and lockers. There is an ensuite washroom with toilet, shower (with seat and curtain), washbasin, fan, radiator and lockers, hull port with stainless steel cover plate.
Adjacent to the workshop is an impressive engine and system room that includes:
Yanmar engine Northern Lights genset Day tank Fuel filters Watermaker Lewmar hydraulic pack Mastervolt 12/40 charger Mass 24/100 charger 24 Mass 3500 inverter Mass 24/2500 inverter Fire extinguisher Fans The private owner's suite is forward and has a wide Pullman berth with drawers below. There are many additional drawers and lockers opposite the Pullman. Hull ports to port and starboard with stainless steel cover plates provide light and ventilation. There is a TV in a locker at the foot of the berth. The master ensuite head is forward and contains washbasin, toilet, lockers, hull ports, Hella fans and a feature circular shower unit with curtain.
Galley Glacier Bay refrigeration, cold plate system using 134A refrigerant. There are three boxes: a deep freeze in the galley, an upright opening refrigeration box in the galley, and a refrigeration box in the pilothouse used for beverages. The system can be operated on 220v water cooled, 24v water cooled, and 24 v air cooled. Thus the refrigeration can be operated while the boat is hauled out of the water. Each of the units has the ECM programmable temperature control. Each box is custom made fiberglass with high tech insulation from Glacier Bay. The upright refrigeration box contains articulating gates so that the door can be opened while sailing. Box sizes are a bit more than the following: Freezer in galley, 200 liters/7 1/2 cu.ft. Upright refrigerator 340 liters/12 ½ cu. ft Pilothouse refrigeration: 70 liters/2 ½ cu. ft
Alpes Cucinette stainless steel 50 4GFG propane cooktop and oven with electric broiler Alpes Collezione Argento-E 193 extractor fan, model CFE/60 Broan trash compactor GE microwave with turntable, model JE520BW Sinks: there are 2 extra-deep Scandvik stainless steel sinks Dishes, glasses, bar glasses and eating utensils are included; all have custom fitted storage.
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