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The World Cruise of Veleda IV |
Living the dream in retirement. |
Veleda' s Inventory
Basic details 1978 Ontario 32, Blue hull, Cream decks LOA 32' LWL 26' 6” Draft 4' 6” Beam 11' 6” Yanmar 3YM 30, 30 hp diesel new 2011 Displacement 9800 lb, Three Quarter Keel, Ballast 4300 lb
Accomodations
Sleeping Large Vee berth with stand up headroom and 12 volt fan Large storage lockers and holding tank beneath Vee berth Drop leaf table makes a small double berth Settee on starboard for a single berth All berth and settee cushions new 2010
Heads Jabsco Heads can be pumped overboard, or into the holding tank Electrical macerator pump for overboard dischage from the holding tank (Three way valve system would have to be disabled in the Great Lakes) Holding tank capacity 33 gallons Heads sink has hot and cold water Full length mirror and vanity mirror on behind-sink bulkhead Three storage compartments, and cupboard below sink
Galley Deep SS sink with pressurized hot and cold water Foot pump for overboard water faucet Katadyne Power Survivor 40 Reverse Osmosis watermaker Top loading refrigerator (Waeco Cold Machine) with small freezer Gymballed Force Ten three burner propane stove with oven Knife rack and spice racks, full set of cutlery, dishes, pots and pans
Main Cabin Dickinson Newport Diesel furnace plumbed into main diesel tank Piezo electric fan for heat distribution 12 volt fan in salon Settee benches on port and starboard Two leaf dining table Storage behind settee seats Alcove storage above settee seats AM/FM/CD radio with two speakers in main cabin and two in the cockpit Four closing compartments above settees Hanging locker Large tool and storage locker Cabin sole flooring with long lasting PlasTeak (teak and holly pattern)
Navigation Station and Electronics Top hinged chart table Storage bins beneath station seat and sole Two storage compartments alongside bulkhead Four updated electrical panels with fuses Nautical brass clock and barometer Link 10 Digital Battery Monitor Garmin GPS 440S, USA standard installed, with chips for Canada, SW Caribbean, Pacific Mexico and Central America; on a swivel mount for interior nav station or cockpit usage Raymarine 6000 below deck auto pilot Simrad Wheel Pilot Raymarine Wind speed and direction indicator Standard Horizon depth sounder
Upper Deck
Ground Tackle 45 pound claw anchor with 150 feet 5/16th chain plus 150 feet of rope 45 pound CQR anchor with 100 feet 5/16th chain plus 100 feet of rope 35 pound CQR stern anchor with 30 feet 5/16ths chain,120 feet of rope Quick 1400 watt windlass with rope and chain drum, motor replaced 2016 Chain hook snubber
Sails and Rigging Standing rigging 1/4” SS new in 2013 45 foot mast with mast steps Selden Furlex furling system Fully battened main with three reef points for slab reefing #2 and #3 Genoa Symmetrical spinnaker with sleeve and tacker system Gale Sail storm jib 18 foot fixed whisker pole All lines lead into the cockpit 2 Barlow 27 two speed genoa winches 2 Barlow 16 winches for halyards and main sheets 2 Barlow 16 spinnaker winches
Power, Electrical and Electronics 2010 Yanmar 3YM30 diesel, reconditioned in 2017 New (2019) 100 amp alternator with Xantrex smart regulator and echo charger Link 10 battery monitor Four 6 volt ThermOil long life golf cart house batteries (2015) with watering system for house bank 12 volt heavy duty start battery (isolated from house bank) 1000 watt Honda generator (new in 2016) with charging cables 30 foot shore power electrical cable can be plugged in to sealed anchor well or cockpit fittings 100 foot three-pronged extension cord for 110 V current Two 85 watt solar panels mounted on hard bimini
Cockpit and Stern Furnishings Destroyer wheel helm with Plastimo Magnetic compass on the binnacle and attached Simrad Wheel Pilot Fold down two leaf wooden cockpit table Large storage compartments below side benches and lazarette Emergency steering post in aft cockpit sole Manual bilge pump and handle on stern bench Four cockpit drains PVC tube holds 35 stern CQR anchor Two racks for four large fenders mounted on stern pulpit Boarding ladder alongside stern pulpit Opening gate midship in stern pulpit 2” foam cockpit cushions on all benches Overboard water hose connection in port cockpit pocket Closed Propane locker with overboard vent Magma barbecue plumbed into ship's propane tank
Safety Gear and other Equipment Emergency tiller Three fire extinguishers Two safety harnesses Three inflatable life vests, one with safety harness rig Crash bar in front of galley stove Webbing Jack Lines stem to stern on port and starboard Two safety harnesses, plus several life jackets Two complete sets of masks, fins and snorkels Four fenders in stern holder (Fittings for hard bimini with soft dodger and full window and screen enclosures) Four 30 foot docklines plus a large number of extra lines 100 foot Jordan Series Drogue 8 jerry cans for diesel and gas and 1 for fresh water, lashed behind 8' fender boards at midship shrouds Sailrite sewing machine
Dinghy Dinghy Tow system Dinghy not available Two Stroke15 horsepower Johnson outboard
Summary
Veleda
IV is an excellent cruising vessel allowing us to enjoy full time liveaboard
cruising for 20 years. It has taken us through all the Great Lakes, down the
Mississppi River and across the Atlantic to Northern Europe and through the
rivers of France to the Mediterranean and the Black Sea before returning across
the Atlantic via the Canaries and Cape Verde Islands to spend several years in
the Caribbean. It has safely taken my wife and me down the entire eastern and
western seaboards, from Newfoundland to Honduras and from Glacier Bay in Alaska
down to Costa Rica. Articles with Veleda have been written up in GAM and Good
Old Boat, presentations have been made at the Toronto and Vancouver
International Boat Shows, and the owner has written over 500 logs of our
travels in her, several of which have been published in sailing magazines.
Price $20,000 US or $22,000 Cdn for private purchase in Puerto Penasco, Mexico
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