Vela specifications

Construction Details:

 

Hull:  Solid fiberglass (frp) laminated hull (no core) w/ encapsulated lead fin keel, solid frp cabin sole and deck made of frp over plywood, plywood bulkheads tabbed to hull.

Hull/Deck Join – flange at toe rail, join resealed and toe rail replaced (2017)

Rudder: moulded frp on rudder post, rudder post bearing replaced (2017)

Cabin Portlights: six in salon, aluminum frame with lexan (all rebuilt with powder-coated frames, new gasket and lexan 2022)

Cabin Portholes: four bronze portholes (head, hanging locker, v-berth), serviced regularly, no leaks

Hatches: sliding entry, 23” Bomar over salon, 32” frp hatch over v-berth

Cabin Vents: 4” solar fan in galley, screw-style mushroom vent in head

Lazarette/Engine Compartment Vents: two cowlings aft, electric blower

Layout: quarter-berth, chart table, settee hanging locker to starboard, galley, dinette and head to port, v-berth forward.

Sleeping Berths: two double, two single

Bunk Dimensions: quarter-berth (7’x4’), settee (6’4”x2’6”), dinette (6”4 x 5’), v-berth 6’4”x6’)

 

 

Engine Systems

 

Engine Make: Yanmar, Model: 2GM20F, Serial #: 22335

Fuel Type: Diesel

Hours:  1,100 (installed 2019)

Horsepower: max - 18 @ 3,200 rpm, cruising - 14 hp at 2,400rpm

Fuel Consumption: ~1.3 l/hr @ cruising rpm

Engine Beds: aluminum bar on frp frame laminated to hull

Engine Pan: isolated from bilge 

Engine Mounts: flexible and adjustable

Marine Gear: Kanzaki, Model: KM2P, Serial #: 39678, Ratio: 2.2:1

Cooling Type: closed freshwater w/ raw water heat exchanger

Raw Water: Vetus (FTR 330/19) strainer and Aqualarm flow sensor to engine, outflow to wet exhaust via Vetus anti-siphon vent

Exhaust: wet exhaust, Vetus water lift muffler

Engine Alarms: oil pressure, temperature, raw water flow

Engine Compartment Ventilation: blower fan to 4” cowling vent

Engine Access:  removable panels provide easy access to the engine and drive systems

 

 

Fuel Systems

 

Tank Capacity: 24 imp gal/90.8 litres

Tank Construction: plastic (Tempo Industries 11”x16”x36”, h/w/l)

Tank Location: under cockpit sole

Filler Location: cockpit sole floor, fitting grounded

Tank Venting: to atmosphere outboard on combing

Tank Grounded: Yes

Water Separator: Parker 45T

Shutoff Valve: bronze ball valve at tank

 

 

Control and Drive Train

 

Steering: 50” reinforced laminated oak/walnut tiller

Rudder Mount: aft cockpit floor thru rudder post tube

Engine Controls: Seastar Solutions single handle control, mounted port side forward cockpit well

Propeller Shaft: 1” Stainless Steel (~36” length)

Shaft Seal: Flax in bronze packing gland

Shaft Strut: Stainless Steel w/ cutlass bearing (new 2017)

Propeller: 13” x 7” three-blade Campbell Sailor (identical spare prop included)

Zincs: 3 mounted, 2 on shaft and 1 on strut, 1 overboard while at dock

 

 

Bilge

 

Location: single deep well in aft part of keel, draining fore and aft sections of hull (engine area separate)

Electric Bilge Pump: Atwood automatic 900 gph

Manual Bilge Pump: Gusher 10 (17 gpm)

 

 

Ground Tackle

 

Main Anchor: 10kg claw ‘Bruce’ style w/ 100’ 5/16” chain and 200’ 1/2” three braid rope, all colour-marked in 33’ increments (rybwg).

Windlass: Lewmar V1-6 Electric Windlass w/ remote control and cockpit-mounted switch Secondary Anchor: 10kg ‘CQR’ style anchor w/ 40’ 5/16” chain and 90’ braided ½” rope (stowed in cockpit locker)

 

 

Mast and Standing Rigging:

 

Forestay: Harken Furler, chainplate bolted thru bow stem

Backstay: ¼” SS w/ hydraulic tensioning, chainplate bolted thru transom

Inner Forestay: removable ¾ stay, chainplate thru bolted on deck and forward bulkhead (stowed at stbd shrouds)

Shrouds:  Chainplates thru bolted on deck with oversized backing plates (rebedded 2017)

Running Backstays: spectra line to fittings at ¾ mast height, led aft and cleated when rigged

Mast: stepped on deck

Mast Post Base: solid frp base fixed to keel and hull (rebuilt 2017), no flexing of the hull/deck under mast load

Mast Lights:  Newer LED lighting, with tri-light, anchor and strobe at masthead, plus steaming and deck flood at ¾ height

Mast Other: VHR antenna, Windex, and Raymarine ST60 Wind speed/direction

 

 

Running Rigging

 

Main Halyards: two internal with one cleated at mast base and one to cockpit clutch

Jib/Genoa Halyards – two internal with one cleated at mast base and one to cockpit clutch

Spinnaker/Gennaker Halyards: two (1 internal/1 external) with one cleated at mast base and one  to cockpit clutch

Spinnaker/Gennaker Downhaul: one cleated in cockpit

Staysail Halyard: one (external) to cockpit clutch

Topping Lift: one to cockpit clutch

Mainsail reefs:  #1 and #2 from cockpit, #3 at mast

Cunningham – 4:1 to cockpit clutch

 

Boom Vang – 4:1 to cockpit clutch

Main Outhaul – 4:1 (internal) adjusted on boom

Lazyjacks: 4 point, can be cleated to mast or boom

 

 

Sail Tracks and Winches:

 

Jib Sailtrack: 1.25” Harken T track with 2 sets of cars (replaced 2017)

Genoa Sailtrack: 1.25” Harken T track with 1 set of cars (replaced 2017)

Main Sailtrack: StrongTrack w/ cars

Main Sheeting 4:1 to Lewmar traveler (new 2014)

Genoa Sheet Turning Blocks: on cockpit combing

Spinnaker/Gennaker Blocks: 2” Blocks on thru bolted padeyes aft on toerail

Halyard Winches: Barient #10H on mast, Barient #10 on stbd cabin top, Barient #20 on port cabin top

Genoa/Jib Sheet Winches Barient # 16 (1 speed) on combing, Barient # 22 (2 speed) on combing

Halyards: braided dacron

Headsail Sheets:   2 sets, braided dacron

Gennaker sheets: 1 set braided dacron

 

 

Sails

 

Mainsail: Leitch McBride full battens, w/ three reef points, heavy cruising construction (2006)

Jib/Genoa: Leitch McBride Genoa 130% (2019), Leitch McBride Jib 90% (2005), Genoa 165% (make/age unknown) – all fitted for roller furling.

Staysail: Leitch McBride hank-on loose footed staysail (2017)

Gennaker: Leitch McBride 0.75 oz. Asymmetric Gennaker w/ dousing sock (2017)

 

 

120 VAC Electrical System

 

Capacity: 30A

Shore Cable: 30A 50’ power cable and 30-15A adaptor

Power Plug: watertight Marinco plug in cockpit

Wire: pre-tinned marine grade

Panel: double main breaker w/ reverse polarity indicator, voltmeter, 3-15A circuits

Panel Location: under chart table

Circuits: Battery charger, hot water tank, cabin plugs (3, all GFI protected)

Battery Charger: ProMariner ProNautic 12-40Amp 2-bank charter

 

 

12 VDC Electrical System

 

House Batteries: 2 Interstate GC-2 6 VDC Deep Cycle (Golf Cart) batteries

Starter Batteries: 1 G24 R4 12 VDC flooded cell battery

Battery Isolation: BEP Rotary switches for house and starting batteries, w/ parallel switch

Panel: modern Blue Seas fuse panel with 12 DC circuits, voltmeter, amp meter, USB and cigarette lighter plugs and battery monitor display (see below).

Panel Location: chart table (desk height)

Wire: all main circuits are pre-tinned marine grade wiring (all old wire removed)

Battery Monitor: Victron BMV-700 Battery Monitor

Windlass: separate circuit breaker with heavy gauge (I/0) cable to bow.

Solar Panels: 2-100 watt flexible panels (mounted on dodger)

Solar Charge Controller: Victron MPPT 75/10 w/ bluetooth connectivity for monitoring on a smart phone.

Engine Charging: 55 amp Hitachi generator wired for external charge control (identical spare included)

External Charge Controller: Balmar ARS-5 charge controller (mounted in cabinet below sink)

Battery Combiner Relay: Victron cyrix-ct 12/24 120A to charge starter battery before house.

 

 

Electronics and Other Equipment

 

Compass: RayMarine ST 70

Chart plotter: Acer Laptop with Open CPN, including charts for BC coast

VHF Radio: Icom IC-M402 marine transmitter with DSC

Depth Sounder: Raymarine ST60

GPS: RayMarine

AIS:  AIS Receiver with NMEA output integrated with chartplotter.

Autopilot: Raymarine EVI-1 (drive piston, heave/heading sensor and control unit, and P70 pilot controller)

Spare Autopilot: Raymarine ST2000

Wind Speed/Direction: Raymarine ST 60+

Vessel Data Network: Raymarine SeaTalk to Seatalk NG converter, integrated with PC via Actisense NMEA to USB converter.

Vessel Data WiFi: Actisense for data input on tablet or smartphone (e.g., Navionics)

Weather Receiver: NASA Navtex V2.0 receiver (worldwide weather and navigation information)

AM/FM/CD/AUX: Pioneer w/ four mounted speakers in cabin.

Vessel Monitoring System: BRNKL Mate (remote vessel monitoring to smartphone)

 

Domestic Water Systems

 

Plumbing: hot and cold f/w to galley sink, head sink, and cockpit shower, selectable f/w or s/w to head and deck washdown plugs.

f/w Tank: plastic 30 imp gallon (136 l) w/ gauge sensor

f/w Tank Location: under v-berth

f/w Pump: Flowjet 4305 Quad II diaphragm pump

f/w Accumulator tank: Jabsco (0.65l)

Water Heater: Torrid MV6 (6 gal) horizontal mounted tank, heated by engine and hydronic, and 110vac

s/w pump – Flojet 4305 Quad II diaphragm pump

Deck Shower: Whale twist deck shower (mounted near backstay chainplate)

f/w flow control: bronze ball valve

 

 

Head and Holding Tank System

 

Head: Jabsco 37055 Series Electric Toilet Conversion, w/ f/w or s/w source, discharge routed overboard or to holding tank via Y-valve

Holding Tank: 8 imp gallon (33l) plastic tank, vented w/ overboard via Y-valve and pump-out discharge

Tank Location: under v-berth

Y Valves:  2, holding tank and thru-hull

Head Discharge: directly to 1.25” thru hull shared with holding tank discharge

Holding Tank Discharge: Jabsco macerator to 1.25” thru hull shared with head discharge

 

 

Vessel Equipment

 

Stove: gimbaled LPG 3-burner stove w/ oven and broiler

LPG Fireplace Heater: Dickenson Newport P9000, salon bulkhead mounted, vent/exhaust thru cabin top (delivers 9k btu,)

Diesel Heater: Webasto Thermotop C/E Hydronic Heater w/ hot water loop to hot water tank and two ‘bus’ heaters provide heat ducts to salon, head, v-berth and hanging locker, hot water loop integrated with Engine f/w cooling via heat exchanger

LPG System: 10lb aluminum tank (renews 2026) mounted on pushpit rack, w/ regulator, gauge, remote shut-off and LPG leak alarm in cabin, separate hoses to stove and heater.

Interior Lights:  All lights converted to LED, numerous LED strip lights in cabin spaces, counter areas, and within lockers

Cabin Alarms: LPG leak, CO monitor, raw water flow, bilge high water (to BRNKL)

Refrigeration:  Gally icebox modified with additional insulation and Dometic CS-NC15 Cooling Kit, icebox partitioned to provide ample freezing and cooling areas.

Hot Water Heater: Torrid MV6 (6 gal) horizontal mounted tank (lazarette)

Canvas:  Mainsail cover (2022), dodger w/ integrated cockpit enclosure (2021), tiller cover, cockpit rope pouches (see photo), companionway curtain, cover from quarterberth to lazarette,

Upholstery: All interior cushions have new foam and fabric (2021)

Cockpit Cushions: Foam cushions with sunbrella fabric (2015)

Deck Wash: outlets at cockpit and bow for selectable f/w or s/w washdown spray, including coil hose and sprayer.

Clock:  4” bronze mounted on salon bulkhead

Barometer: 4” bronze mounted on salon bulkhead

 

Safety Equipment

 

Fire Extinguishers: 2 lb ABC at galley and 5 lb ABC in head (recently recertified)

Flare Kit

MOB Pole w/ flag

MOB Strobe Light

Throwable Life Sling

Throwable Floating Rope

Life Jackets

EPIRB

Mast Top Signal Strobe

Horn

First Aid Kit

Radar reflector

Handheld bilge pump

 

 

Sea Connections

 

Valves: all below water line thru hulls are bronze ball valves (all functional) to bronze thru hull flanges

Deck/Cockpit drain: 1.25” aft of cabin on port and starboard

Engine Cooling Intake: ¾” below sink

Engine Cooling Discharge: via exhaust via anti-siphon valve

Galley Sink Drain: ties into port cockpit drain

Head sink drain: ¾” port side salon

Seawater inlet: ¾” port side v-berth

Head Discharge: 1.25” port side fwd of head

Unused Thru Hulls: two 1.25” aft of cabin on port and stbd, 0ne ¾” below sink

Automatic Bilge Discharge: ¾” line via anti-siphon to nylon thru-hull at transom

Manual Bilge Discharge: 1.5” line to nylon thru-hull at transom

Engine Exhaust: 2” stainless steel fitting at transom

Diesel Heater Exhaust: 1” stainless steel fitting at transom

 

 

Dinghy

 

Make/Model: Walker Bay 8.5’

Age: about 10 years (estimated)

Weight: < 100lbs

Also included: oars, pump, hose, patch kit, boat cover.