Accommodations

PIONEER CABIN has a three cabin, two companionway interior. The aft cabin has a full size double quarter berth, a hanging locker, drawer and shelf space and an en suite head with full shower stall. The navigation station with a book case and complete electronics is on the port side and there is a companion way to the cockpit on the centerline.

The center cabin contains the galley and main salon. settees, bookcases, stowage and the entertainment center. The galley has a three burner Force 10 stove with oven and broiler and a microwave, refrigerator and separate freezer. The counter tops are Corian and there is a fold down shelf for extra galley work space. There is a large locker for dish and glass stowage, and three cabinets for food and utensil stowage.

The main salon has been extensively customized with two ultra suede covered settees, port and starboard book cases and locker, all finished in satin varnished teak with white trim. There is additional stowage behind the settee cushions and under the cushions around the water tanks. All the lockers on PIONEER CABIN have positive locking catches to prevent lockers from opening in a seaway. There are also port and starboard pipe berths behind the settee cushions. All berths have weather cloths for secure sleeping.

The entertainment system includes a flat screen TV; and AM/FM radio and CD player. There are speakers port and starboard as well as the aft cabin and in the main cockpit. The TV has its own antenna and can be hooked into a shore side cable system if available. There is custom storage built in for CD’s. The dining table is teak with an ash border. With both sides open, it can easily accommodate 6 people. There are 5 opening ports in the main cabin as well as a large overhead translucent hatch and one smaller hatch. The large hatch can be opened either forward or aft. The main cabin is light and airy with plenty of natural ventilation. The second companionway gives deck access to the midship cockpit.

The forward cabin has a queen sized V-berth, hanging locker, shelf and locker storage and a commodious storage area under the berth. There is also a large opening hatch over the berth to give excellent ventilation to the whole cabin. The forward head opens directly into the forward cabins well as into the main cabin. The in-suite head equipped with shower, sink and commode.

Electronics & Navigation

• Raymarine Radar
• Raymarine GPS PLotter
• Repeater screen in cockpit
• ST50 speed depth cockpit
• ST50 analog wind cockpit
• ST50 repeater at nav station
• Autohelm 6000 Auto pilot
• ICOM IC-M125 VHF radio
• Kenwood SSB radio
• AM/FM/CD control at helm

Sails & Rigging

Spars are by Hal Spars and the boat is Cutter-rigged. Shrouds and stays are Navtec rod rigging. Navtec hydraulic backstay adjuster and hydraulic boom vang. Rebuilt boom vang and pump for vang and backstay 2023, All halyards are internal. There are two genoa halyards, a spinnaker halyard, pole topping lift, staysail halyard and main halyard. The staysail and headsail have Profurl furling. All sails are U.K. All reef lines, furling lines and the Main halyard are led back to the cockpit. Sails consist of U.K. Sails, Main and Genoa (2002 – Spectra), Staysail (2003 Dacron), 95% Spectra tape drive Yankee, Storm Staysail and Asymmetrical Spinnaker. There is a separate track on the mast for the Storm Trisail. The boat has full spinnaker gear with a mast stowed pole and a reaching strut.

The deck layout of the boat was extensively customized to allow all sail handling from the cockpit. All winches are Barient and were upgraded one size over the standard inventory to allow for easier sail handling. There is an electric winch on the cockpit cabin top to which all lines can be led aft if desired. It is used to raise the mainsail, control the main sheet and reef lines. There are pad eyes located along the deck for easy rigging of safety lines from bow to cockpit. Large lazzarette locker to port in cockpit as well as a shallow locker to starboard for winch handles, blocks etc. Edson offshore steering system with a leather covered 40″ wheel, Harken roller bearings and a skeg mounted rudder (new rudder bearing 2019). Steering is light and the boat is easily balanced on all points of sail. Muir electric windlass (2022) with Delta 55 lb. anchor all chain rode plus a Fortress 35 lb. anchor with chain and nylon rode.

 

Engine Room & Mechanical Equipment

• Yanmar 75HP turbo diesel with approx. 2500hrs
• Intercooler replaced 2021
• Balmar 150amp alternator with “smart” voltage regulator
• Kubota diesel D.C. generator (new 2001) with 150amp Balmar alternator and direct drive (decommissioned)
• Reverse Osmosis water maker- Capacity 20 gallons/hr. (Pickled)
• Dual Manifold high capacity Racor filters
• Maxprop 3 bladed adjustable prop (rebuilt 2003)
• Lastdrop stuffing box on shaft log
• Engine mounted high output bilge pump
• Sea Frost refrigerator and separate freezer (inoperable)
• Direct engine drive and 110V shore power compressor

Electrical

• Custom Bass AC/DC panel
• Digital meters
• 3-8D Gell cell house batteries (2021)
• 2-110amp/hr Engine batteries (2021)
• Battery switches with parallel override
• Heart 2800 watt charger/inverter
• Kubota diesel generator (decommissioned)
• Alpenglow fluorescent cabin lights

Plumbing

• Two 75gal. aluminum water tanks under settees with manifold
• Water maker leads directly to either port or starboard tank. All water tanks vented inside the boat
• Mechanical gauges on tanks
• 110gal. custom designed fiberglass diesel fuel tank with easily accessed sump and
  inspection ports.
• 15gal. stainless steel Balmar hot water heater- engine and shore power heating. 
• Heavy duty Par fresh water pump
• Manual fresh water foot pumps at galley sink and both heads • Manual saltwater pump at the galley sink
• Refrigeration/freezer sump drain to galley sink
• Galley sink has manual pump to allow use on any tack. Head sinks are molded Corian and have electric pumps to allow use on any tack.
• Galley sinks are custom designed stainless steel.
• Saltwater wash down pump at bow.
• Full stall shower in aft head, hand held shower in forward head. Both sumped overboard
• Cockpit fresh hot & cold water shower.
• Wilcox Crittenden heads (Head hoses replaced 2022)
• 4 Bilge pumps-2 Edson high output manual, 1 engine driven very high output pump, 1 Par automatic electric bilge pump with bilge alarm.

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