"BALANCE" Basic Specifications Year Built: 1975 Factory Kit Boat - # WSSK 0442 0775 - Hull #442 Registered in State of Connecticut
LOA 32'
LWL 27'-6"
Beam 11'- 0"
Draft 5'-0"
Displacement 20,000 lbs.
Fiberglass Hull
Ballast 7,000 lbs.
Sail Area: 775 Sq. Ft.
Cutter Rig
Engine: Volvo MD 22L
Engine:
50 HP
Fuel Type: Diesel
Fuel Tank Capacity:
40 gallons
Water Tank Capacity:
80 gallons - 2 tanks
Comments:
Although manufactured in 1975, the first owner of this boat stored her inside for the next ten years, then sold in her in 1985 and she was launched for the first time after that by owner # 2. I am the "3rd" owner as of 2008. She sails beautifully! Selling to buy a 'bigger boat'.
Accommodations:
Upper and lower berths port and starboard, main cabin
Queen sized berth forward
Cedar tongue in groove head liner and fastened to glassed in stringers
Galley:
Stainless steel sink,
Bronze hand pump and regular foot pump.
Hillerange gimbaled 2 burner propane stove with oven.
2009 custom propane locker,
Solenoid in galley,
2 sniffers.
Ice box.
Cabinetry for food, glasses, plates etc.
Engine:
50 HP Volvo MD22L, 4cyl installed winter 1999 with Bud Taplin as part of refit.
New shaft, coupling, transmission, and exhaust.
New 3 blade bronze 16 R 14 prop replaced 2012.
Engine in excellent condition with less than 500 hours.
Custom fuel tank procured through Bud Taplin.
Plumbing:
New head 2012, Y valve and vented 14 gallon holding tank.
Electrical:
Completely rewired AC/DC in 2003.
Blue Sea Panel with meters.
3 AGM Batteries in engine room replaced 2011.
Mast and Rigging:
LeFiell deck stepped mast -2003.
LeFiell boom.
Teak and stainless boom gallows.
2009 Running backs
Sails:
Main sail replaced 2003 with built in Dutchman Flaking System.
110 Genoa with Harken Mark III Furling/Reefing System - 2004 with integral white cover, Yankee cut.
Staysail -1975.
Spare Main.
Can be sailed as sloop or cutter with easy connect staysail stay.
Main and Yankee in very good condition.
Ground Tackle:
45 lb. CQR with 275' HT 5/16 chain.
Simpson Lawrence 2 speed manual windlass.
Danforth anchor with rode.
Electronics:
All at a 'sit down' Nav station facing forward: Blue Sea Panel with meters,
President 511 VHF radio.
Seafarer 3 depth sounder.
Ritchie bulkhead mounted compass.
Xantrex TC20+ 40 amp 3-way auto charger.
Color chart plotter, NE and LIS chip,
Standard Horzon 170C cockpit-mount,
Navico TP 5500 Tiller Pilot auto pilot.
Extras:
2010 Stern pulpit,
double lifelines with s/s stanchions.
2010 booomkin,
4 Barient self-tailing winches include 2 #24's in cockpit, #10 on mast for main, #10 on mast for genoa, # 10 on mast for staysail.
2011 hull soda blasted and barrier coated,
3 coats Micron Extra red w/ blue tracer coat - Red bottom, Herreshoff tan decks and hull.