S/V Vindicatrix March 2015 Brief History Construction began in 1976 at Southport in QLD being professionally built by Phil Newsome at Southport Yacht Club. Hartley plans and specifications followed to the letter. Laid up in one shot using 22 men working in teams at night to control curing. Finally fitted out by Mal Irwin and commissioned with current internal design in 1980. Won Cruising Boat of the Month in 1986. Extensively cruised the Pacific, and the Australian east coast from Qld and NSW to Victoria. Was originally named Home Brew and had her name changed to Siutaka when owned by John Toupou, ANZ manager. Purchased by Greg Peterson in September 1998 and extensively refitted for cruising. Current owner, Allan Burrow purchased her in June 2000, renamed her Vindicatrix and retained her Australian registration. Upon purchase Allan Burrow completely restored and has maintained her into the fine vessel she is today – maintenance history available. For any clarification of this information he can be contacted on 0413275681 or [email protected] Hull Length 43’9” 13.2 metres Beam max: 12’8” 3.86 metres LWL 37’6” 11.43 metres Draught 5’6” 1.68 metres – stub keel with 8.13 tonnes of encapsulated lead Freeboard at bow 5’3” 1.6 metres Freeboard at stern 3’11” 1.19 metres Displacement 23 tonnes Concrete deck and ply and fibreglass coach house with armour glass windows Substantial heavy rubber rubbing strake the length of the hull Layout Engine Specifications 4 Cylinder 4236 72hp Perkins diesel, fresh water cooled with wet exhaust. Velvet drive gear box and Scanta Drive (can operate at up to 17 degrees offset. Fuel consumption is 3 litres per hour at 1500rpm and 5 litres per hour at 2300 rpm – cruising speed 6.5 knots and 7.5 knots flat out. Engine hours 4300. Fuel capacity is 700 litres stored in two tanks. New injector tips in October 1998. New Daicon fresh water heat exchanger September 1998 – stripped down and reconditioned April 2001. New stern gland and grease coupling October 1998 New rear shaft bearing and rudder pintle May 1999 Installed new Bosch alternators April 2004 Boat completely rewired and new switches fitted August 2004 Fitted new 316 stainless steel water cooled exhaust muffler March 2006. New starter motor installed August 2010. Removed all engine water hoses, clips and belts and replaced with new ones April 2012. Fitted fuel gauges and senders to port and starboard diesel tanks May 2013. All gauges on dashboard serviced or replaced as required. Spars and Rigging Ketch Rigged Cutter – rigging professionally serviced December 2007. NZ Goldcoin masts and stainless steel rigging – deck stepped with galvanised tube mast supports below decks. All electrics through deck and sealed. Stay‐lok swageless stainless steel rigging. Twin forestays with two headsail halyards. Inner forestay with halyard. Spinnaker pole with halyard and facility for spare. Twin mainsail halyards. Tri‐colour and VHF aerial at masthead. Stainless steel stanchions through bolted to deck with safety rail and supports for blocks and netting. Sails and Running Gear Fully battened mainsail with spare. Mizzen and spare. No: 1 light, No: 2, No: 3 Genoa, Working jib and storm jib. Three quarter oz. spinnaker. Sheets, Ronstan blocks and running gear. Sails are not new but in good state of repair and serviced by sail maker. Sail and winch covers in grey. Collision blanket and water gatherer are on board the vessel. On deck storage in anchor locker, coach house lockers, deck lockers, aft lockers and lazarette. Galley Chef 4 burner gas stove and oven with grill. 240 volt Microwave oven. Double stainless steel sinks with Henderson 3 way pump. Gas instant hot water heater and cold pressure water. 400 litre freshwater tank in hull with gauge. Huge storage with bins. All cooking and eating utensils. 170 litre capacity eutectic fridge/freezer Heads Large capacity tiled hot and cold water shower with pump and holding tank. Sink with hot/cold pressure water and cupboard below. Electric toilet and pump out holding tank. Other Equipment The boat is fitted with a back to your mobile alarm and monitors all deck hatches, electric bilge pumps, low battery levels and allows remote on/off switching of the fridge 4 x 6 volt x 100 amp hour house batteries 2 x 12 volt cranking batteries 2 x 9kg gas bottles in anchor locker 2 electric bilge pumps Portable manual bilge pump and hose as well as a 3 way pump in bilge (also pumps out the galley sinks) Jabsco bilge and deck wash pump (run from the engine) 25 amp battery charger 600 watt inverter Converter installed to reduce 240 VAC to 12 VDC thereby educing drain on house batteries 12/240 volt power throughout the vessel (12 volt wiring replaced in August 2004) HF single side band, VHF and 27 Meg radios AM/FM radio with CD player Vivid 12/240 volt DVD colour TV with remote omnidirectional aerial on mizzen mast Instrumentation for engine and electrics 2 amp meters Plastimo binnacle compass Hydraulic steering Gas detector 3 fire extinguishers and fire blanket Paint to match current paintwork and trim Flares – red smoke, parachute and white, signal mirror and V‐sheet EPIRB 10 life jackets Muir Hercules manual 2 speed anchor windlass 7 Barlow mast and deck winches including 2 x 27/42 two speed sheet winches 4 large fenders with ties and a boathook 60lb CQR anchor on bow rollers with 80 metres of 12mm chain 60lb Danforth stored in the anchor locker Gal coral grapnel stored in lazarette First aid kit Various torches and spare batteries Stainless steel gantry aft incorporating dinghy davits and 2 x 40 amp solar panels 1 life ring, danbuoy and light Suitable spares including hoses, belts, fuses and manuals to suit the vessel Tender 7ft fibreglass tri‐hull unsinkable dinghy with oars and rowlocks – able to take a 2hp outboard motor. Dinghy is stored on a rolling davit at the stern or on deck Accommodation 8 berths in two doubles and four singles (one double from lowering the dinette table) Plenty of storage for storing personal items, books, DVD’s etc.: Mooring The mooring is a Waterways arrangement and is surveyed and serviced every 12 months. It consists of 2 x 1 tonne blocks and its associated chain to take a vessel in excess of 20 tonnes. This vessel comes equipped to sail anywhere and just requires the appropriate equipment to satisfy the new owner’s requirements.