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BUILDERS: Basic
Dimensions:
L.0.A. 23'8", L.W.L. 21', Beam extreme 8'4", Draft 4'3",
Displacement 4,400 lbs., Ballast 2,000 lbs.
Sail Area:
Mainsail 115 sq. ft., Large Genoa 246 sq. ft., No 2 Genoa 171 sq, ft., No 1 Jib
103 sq. ft., Spinnaker 500 sq. ft., Sail Area 100% fore-triangle 279 sq. ft. 1.
CONSTRUCTION The
hull is moulded of glass reinforced plastic, and consists of matt and woven
rovings. The hull thickness varies from the gunwale to the centre-line whare it
is much heavier. GRP floors are fitted as stiffening webs, to spread the ballast
loads into the hull. The two piece furniture unit is bonded and glassed to the
hull. The bulkheads are bonded to the hull and to the deck for additional
stiffening. All glassed construction is to Lloyd's specification for yachts.
2.
BALLAST The
lead ballast is made up of five separate ingots, shaped to fit neatly inside the
fibreglass fin. These are bedded in a mixture of resin and chopped matt. The
average depth of these ingots is 6". This enables both sides of the fin to
be bonded together at every joint.
3.
COLOURS Our
standard colours feature a white hull with a six-inch coloured band beneath the
gunwale together with a coloured boot topping. The standard deck colours are
white with a Cabin-top of fawn, and all non-skid surfaces also fawn. Coloured
hulls can, of course, be supplied to owner's choice.
4.
RUDDER The
rudder is moulded from GRP with a foam core. The rudder stock is 1 3/8"
thick, and is solid.
5.
CHAIN PLATES
Chain Plates are of stainless steel, and are
stood well in from the toe-rail to allow the closest possible jib sheeting. The
forestay is secured to a special superston casting. This has two track points
for the quick changing of headsails. The backstay is divided towards its lower
end and is connected to two chain plates at each side of the stern. INTERIOR 6.
SLEEPING ACCOMMODATION There
are two bunks in the forward cabin with ample length for the tallest person.
There is sufficient height under the deck to allow a person of average height to
sit on the bunks comfortably with spare headroom. There is 5'IO" headroom
under the cabin in this area. Moving aft there is an enclosed roomy toilet on
the port side, fitted with a Brydon Boy marine toilet. Opposite the toilet, on
the starboard side, is a shoulder high shelf. Moving further aft again, on the
starboard side, there is a full length bunk with a shelf and stowage bins. This
bunk protrudes through the bulkhead into a locker area, where there is ample
space for hanging clothes. There is also good stowage space under this bunk.
7.
DINETTE This
is on the Port side with comfortable seating for four. A thirteen-gallon water
tank is installed under the forward dinette seat. Provision is made for lowering
the dinette table to make a comfortable double bunk. The builders believe this
to be the best dinette set-up on any production yacht of its size. Behind the
cushion at the back of the after dinette seat is a large locker for hanging of
waterproof clothing.
8.
GALLEY This
is situated on the starboard side, and is an integral part of the fibreglass
furniture. There are two ice boxes, stove recess with a two burner alcohol
stove, stainless steel sink with galley pump connected to the water tank. Teak
plate and cup racks can be fitted as an optional extra.
9.
COMPANION WAY STEPS These
are of fibreglass moulding with teak treads and a toolbox under the bottom step.
These steps are easily removed to facilitate stowage of the outboard motor under
the Cockpit.
10.
INTERIOR FINISH All
surfaces are white gell coated. The cabin sole has a non-slip surface. All
exposed bulkheads in the saloon area are faced with teak. All joinery, including
Cupboard doors, is teak. All interior woodwork is finished to a low sheen and
hand rubbed with Swedish rubbing oil. 11.
DECK AND COCKPIT The
deck is moulded in GRP, stiffened with timber and end grain balsa. The toe-rail
is moulded in with the deck with breaks to allow stanchion bases to be places at
the correct intervals. Right forward there is a large anchor hatch, this being
self-draining. Just behind this hatch, and in front of the cabin, is a large
hinged hatch for ventilation and access. The cabin trunk is of a very pleasing
design, very rounded at the forward end, with two large and one small fixed
windows on each side. The window surrounds are specially moulded in our factory
and are guaranteed not to leak. There are small up-stands on the cabin top on
each side to take the teak handrail, which is of sufficient size to enable you
to get a hand underneath and get a good grip. There
is no exaggerated deck camber, and the decks on each side of the cabin are
fairly flat, for easy and safe movement. Moulded in the cabin-top, towards the
after end, is a washboard, t stop spray from going over the end of the cabin
into the cockpit area. There is no sliding hatch on the cabin, and the
companionway entrance is of the keyhole shape, allowing plenty of room to enter
the cabin. There is a roomy cockpit, 6'2" long with, at each side, seats
with sufficient width on which to sleep. The cockpit sole is 15" above the
water, with two drains at the read end to JOG standard. The combings are
14" above the seat at the forward end and 9½" at the stern. For the
client wishing to install an outboard motor as an auxiliary, there is a
removable panel at the stern of the boat, allowing the motor to be clamped
directly to the stern. This is a very attractive feature of this boat when
cruising, for when the outboard motor and the panel are removed, it is very easy
to board the yacht form a dinghy, or to get aboard the yacht when swimming. Another
optional extra is the swimming board, such as is seen on many launches. The
stern of the yacht is of sufficient width to allow for fitting of a 3' by 2'
board. This is detachable and is supported by two chains from the top of the
stern, and being only 5" above the water, is a very attractive feature,
particularly for the family keen on swimming. All deck hardware is either
stainless steel, high tensile aluminium or chrome plated superston. Several of
the fittings are custom made for the boat. The cockpit winches are chrome Barlow
16's. 12.
MAST AND RIGGING Your
Spacesailer can be supplied with alternative mast sections dependant upon use:
JOG racing, cruising, etc.. All standing rigging is 1 x 19 x 3/16 stainless
steel preformed wire. All running rigging is internal except the spinnaker
halyard. Spinnaker gear is an optional extra. 13.
ENGINES While
there is no difficulty in the installation of an inboard engine, we strongly
recommend the use of an outboard motor as auxiliary for this yacht. Firstly,
installation costs of even a small marine engine are considerable and although
we have fitted inboard engines in some yachts, almost all of our clients are
accepting the outboard motor. A 5 HP motor is quite sufficient although some
have used as high as 8 HP. The saving on the outboard as against the inboard
would be as much as $1,000. A director of our firm has one of the Spacesailers
for his own use, and uses an outboard motor and would not consider an inboard
engine. 14.
RACING RECORD WA Space
sailers are now in their third season in West Australia, and have a truly
remarkable ocean racing record, having dominated the JOG racing here for the
last two seasons. They have competed in ocean races of up to 250 miles. They
rate well under the JOG YA Rule that operates in West Australia and have
competed very successfully under the IOR Rule. 15.
TESTIMONIAL
Extract from a letter from a Mr John
Holiday, who was making an around the world trip with his Spacesailer, writing
from Singapore on December 17th 1972: "I
am more that satisfied with the boat. It is really superb, seaworthy and
comfortable, and that is what you want for cruising. It makes any other yacht of
similar size or a little longer, look second rate, or at least ridiculously
cramped, of the other yachts I've seen on the way up. You know I carry a dozen
jerry cans (5 gallon ones) in the cockpit lockers, 2 x 1 gallon oil cans, 1
gallon distilled water, about 500 feet of 2" rope, about 1,00 ft of 1½"
rope, a few hundred ft of 1" and smaller, along mooring buoy, 27lb
Fishermans kedge anchor and 20 ft of chain, a canvas awning, canvas dodger,
about 10 yds of 18oz canvas, a pile of nylon netting, have 3 readily accessible
lockers for winch handles, tools, bilge pump handle, sail lashings, reef
lashing, shock cord, sail-bags, etc., etc., all in the lockers and still acres
of room in the big port one. Still under the cockpit I stow the inflatable
dinghy, oars, and floorboards, several pieces of 18" x 24" x ½"
ply, several lengths of wood of assorted sizes, a long handled mop and scrubber,
2 x 5 gallon jerry cans, 2 gallon water can. I have yet to see a 24' boat that
could even begin to stow a quarter of that lot under the cockpit and I am very
happy with the boat."
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