“Sunflower”, a Young 43, blue-
Designer: Jim Young (NZ)
Design: Young 43 -
Flag of Registry: Australia
Keel: Medium Length Fin, skeg supported rudder
Dimensions
LOA: 13.10 m
Beam: 3.8 m
Draft: 1.9 m
Engine
Engine Brand: Ford
Engine/Fuel Type: Diesel
Engine HP: 80 HP
Propeller: Conventional shaft, 3 blade propeller
Tanks
Fresh Water Tanks: 2, Stainless Steel, total 530 ltrs
Fuel Tanks: 2,Stainless Steel, total 530 ltrs
Holding Tanks: 1 x 220 ltrs (in keel)
Accommodation
Number of double berths: 2 (V berth and rear master)
Number of possible single berths: 3 (now used as storage)
Number of bathrooms: 2 -
Sea berths: 2 in Saloon with lee cloths
Number of bathrooms: 2 x 1 shower, (ensuite to double cabins, Corian sinks etc)
Self Steering
Electronic autopilot: CPT wheel pilot (with spare)
Wind Steering: Custom independent rudder, wind vane
Electronics
Raymarine A95 chartplotter and Radar New 2016
GPS: Garmin 176 main GPS, Garmin V cockpit (with spares)
Depthsounder: Interphase Forward looking Sonar (colour)
Raymarine ST60 Wind, Speed , Depth package -
AIS: Watchmate cockpit display (with external alarm), CSB200 Class B transponder
VHF Fixed: Standard Horizon with remote cockpit microphone,
VHF Hand held: 2 -
HF Radio (SSB): ICOM 710RT with antenna tuner and Pactor modem (email at sea etc)
Navigation:: Lenovo laptop (Win10) with OpenCPN and world charts, AIS/GPS connected
NAVTEX receiver
Radar: Raymarine Qantum, latest CHIRP radar New 2016
Safety Equiupment
Viking 4 man life raft (new 2010 serviced 2014)
EPIRB: 1 -
2 auto inflating life jackets with harnesses
4x life jackets
Horse shoe buoy with strobe light
Lifesling MOB recovery system
Flare pack
5 x automatic electric bilge pumps
Whale Gusher Manual bilge pump
Jack line
Sails
In boom furling mainsail, 6 full batons (reef to any point) New 2016
Profurl Furling genoa (new 2010)
Profurl Furling inner jib (high wind sail) (or 2 head sails goose winged) New 2016
Storm jib (for inner furler)
Asymmetric spinnaker incl. snuffer (pole stored on mast)
Tri sail (orange)
Sail handling done with electric winch from cockpit
Rigging
Masthead sloop with 2 fore sail furlers
Over sized Dyform wire with mechanical Noresman fittings
Inside Equipment
Echotec 50 ltr/hr water maker (new pump & motor 2014)
GN Espace Ocean Chef 3,3 burner oven & grill new 2011 (top of the line UK cooker)
Emerson 700W microwave (new 2010)
Large freezer & refrigerator (new compressor 2011)
Twin sink galley with h/c water, salt water tap and carbon filtered drinking water
50 Ltr Hot Water Heater, electric and engine heat (new 2010)
Carframo fans throughout
LCD TV on swing-
Western Digital USB Hard Disk video player with remote
Pioneer AM/FM radio with multi CD changer with remote
Daewoo Twin tub washing machine
Logitec 2.5 stereo system
HP Deskjet 1500 printer
Cannon scanner
LED lighting – saloon red/white overhead light
Gulper clog-
4 x Fire extinguishers
2 x aluminium gas cylinders with quick-
Gas detector with outomatic shut-
CO2 detector/alarm
Smoke alarm
Engine
Ford 4 cyl diesel with Borg Warner Velvet Drive transmission
Electric oil change pump
Electric fuel transfer pump & backup engine lift pump
Electrical Equipment
Heart 1000W inverter & 50A battery charger
Xantrex 30A battery charger (total 80A charging with generator or shore power)
3 x 220Ah AGM batteries (total 660Ah) new 2014
1 x engine start battery
2 x engine mounted alternators, 1 x Balmar 110A with Balmar smart regulator with temperature protection
Shoreline digital voltage and current meters
4 x 55W solar panels
Four Winds wind generator
Honda 2KW generator
2kw Isolation Transformer 110/220v (allows shore connection anywhere in the world)
Outside Equipment
Rocna 25 anchor (new 2012)
100m x 10mm chain ( new 2012)
2 x Fortress & 1 large CQR anchor with chain and rope
Maxwell 2200 windlass
Pressure salt water at the bow for anchor-
Harken 40, 2 speed electric winch for sail operations
Selden hydraulic Rod kicker, supports boom
Dutchman boom brake
OGM masthead LED anchor and tricolour light
Stern rail BBQ & aluminium gas cylinder
Mountable large fish cleaning table
Dinghy davits
Custom outboard engine lift
Swim platform with large swim ladder & emergency boarding ladder
Wind vane steering unit with independent rudder (does not use main wheel/rudder to steer)
2 x Cockpit tables (one can be used as work bench/sewing machine table)
Mast steps and the electric halyard winch allow easy access to the top of the mast
Pressure fresh and salt water at the stern
8 x Fenders (4 new 2014)
Covers
Bimini, fully enclosed with removable side curtains. New 2016
Large poled cockpit canopy over the boom (stored inside when not used)
Clip-
Dinghy
AB 9VL RIB with custom-
Yamaha 15hp outboard (new 2006)
Stainless steel dinghy boarding ladder (easy entry from snorkelling etc)
Dinghy wheels with inflatable rubber tyres
Heavy duty “Caribbean Grade”, engine lock and security cable
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