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QUEEQUEG Designer : Sparkman and Stephens. Design No: 2068 Builders: Halvorsen, Mawson & Gowland. Sydney. Aust. Launched: 1972 LOA. 45.820 ft (13.965M) DWL. 35.3 ft Beam 13.310 ft Draft: 8 ft 2 in Displacement: 27650lbs (12548Kg) I = 59.44 ft J = 19.40 ft P = 53.050 ft E = 14.79 ft Flag: British Official No: SSR 98288 Register Tonnage: 27.33 Custom built 46ft. Sparkman & Stephens (Design No 2068) cruising sloop (cutter) built by Halvorsen, Mawson and Gowland (Aust) and launched in 1972. Construction is cold moulded Oregon on laminated queensland maple frames and sheathed. She was completely refitted in 2000 and subsequently maintained to a high standard by her current owners who have cruised her extensively. Fully fitted for extended cruising including all safety equipment and electronics. Queequeg is a classic Sparkman and Stephens design to the IOR Mk111 Rule but differs from her other sister ships in she was primarily designed and used as a cruising yacht. She features a trunk, or blister deck cabin which increases her internal volume giving standing headroom of at least 6 ft2 in throughout. She features an open plan layout below with three desk hatches and a companionway to the deep and well protected cockpit. One of her near sister ships, Love and War, from the same era and construction recently won the 2006 Sydney to Hobart yacht Race. Engine: Perkins Sabre M65 63 HP 2600 RPM (new august 2001) with Borg Warner velvet drive gearbox. Ancillary Equipment. Water maker. Engine driven refrigeration compressor. Electronics and Navigational Aids: ICOM IC-M59 EURO VHF. Sailor RE2100 250 Watt SSB Furuno GP30 GPS. Furuno weather FAX and NAVTEX Receiver. Danforth steering compass. Brookes and Gatehouse Network System comprising: Speed, Wind, Depth, Compass and ancillary data displays. Barometer. ICOM Portable VHF Hand Bearing Compass TRON S.A.R.T. 9GHz Radar transponder. KANNAD 406S Cat 2 EPIRB ACR Mini B 300 121.5 EPIRB in Liferaft. SIMRAD Auto Pilot. Sails: Full inventory of sails for cruising or racing including trysail. . Safety Equipment: 1 x Forties A E Pack Liferaft. 6 Man c/w 121.5 EPIRB and Hammar Hydrostatic release. Kannad 406EPIRB TRON S.A.R.T. Full Set Flares and Rockets and smoke flares in watertight containers. Very Pistol 2 x Lifebouys c/w Dan-buoy, drogues, dye marker and TRON flashing strobes. 12 x Lifejackets. Safety Harnesses Radar Reflector Ships Bell Foghorn 3 x Dry Powder Fire Ext. Fire Blanket. Gas Detector with automatic shut off valves. Pains Wessex Speedline line thrower. 2 x Immersion suits. Full Offshore Medical kit including oxygen resuscitation equipment. 1 Electric Bilge Pump 2 x Hand operated bilge pumps. ENERPAC Hydraulic wire cutters. Many Spares for Offshore cruising Queequeg has spent the last six years based in Antigua where the Antigua Classic Yacht committee have now accepted her to be entered in Classic Week. 2008 Queequeg was sailed back to Australia where she will remain, offered for sale, until June 2009 when, if she is not sold will proceed on her circumnavigation Full inventory, history and photos on request. Price: AUD$230,000.00
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