45' Bruce Roberts 1983

SOLIDLY BUILT -  BLUE WATER CRUISER or LIVE ABOARD

Professionally built by Fortuna Yacht Yard in South Africa

Center cockpit vessel with Hard dodger - partially covers cockpit

All fiberglass decks – No teak

Low cabin house allows for expansive forward deck area

Ketch rigged with Genoa and Stay sail

Well laid out interior for offshore cruising

NEW UPGRADES:

Aft air conditioner -  2014

New Through hulls and Sea cocks Oct. 2014

GPS/Chat Plotter -Standard CP 190S (New 2015)

Autopilot – Simrad AP-24 (New 2015)

New Generator 2014

Engine rebuilt 2014

Builder – Fortuna Yachts, Cape town, South Africa

LOA…………………..            44 FT 9 IN

BEAM…………………..         12 FT 3 IN

DRAFT…………………..        6 FT 4 IN

DISPLACEMENT………     35,400 LBS

TANKAGE……………….       Fuel – 1 x 80 gal

                                           Water – 4 x 50 gal

                                           Holding – 1 x 25 gal

ENGINE: Ford Leyland Diesel model 4/98 (46 hours since rebuild)

Generator – Fisher. Panda 4 .5 KW (New 2014 -  67 hours)

KETCH RIG W/ GENOA AND STAYSAIL

Fully Air Conditioned (w / reverse Cycle heat)

Double berth – aft cabin

Pilot berth – walkway leading to aft cabin

Salon settee converts to a double berth

Salon dinette converts to pilot berth

Three berths in forward cabin (two lowers can convert to a double, plus single upper berth)

Vessel may be boarded on either side or by stern ladder.  She is a Center Cockpit with single companionway.  Descending from the cockpit there is a large Main Salon.  Galley is located to Starbd, and a walk way to Port leads aft to the engine rom and aft cabin.  A separate Pilot Berth is also located in this walkway

Aft of the Galley, on Starbd side is a separate Navigation room, and electric controls

A main walkway is on centerline, and there is a Dining table and seating for 2 forward of the Galley, along the Starbd side (this converts to a single pilot berth).  A large U-shaped seating area is to Port (this also converts to an additional double berth)

Continuing forward there is a day head w/shower to Port, and a forward cabin with 2 single berths, that can be converted to a double V-Berth, plus an additional higher Berth to Port. Plus, cabinet storage 

Aft of the Salon, along the Port side is a companionway that leads to the aft Cabin.  Companionway contains the main engine room access doors to the center of the vessel, and pilot berth along the Port hull.  The Aft cabin is fitted with a double athwart berth, and a second private head. 

All cabinetry is of solid teak, and is varnished.  All passage doorways have rounded tops to provide additional strength to the bulkheads where the doorways pass through

Salon: Salon contains a large U-shaped seating area to Port, and Galley to Starbd.  Also, Dinette forward of Galley.  A day head is accessed from the Salon – Forward.  Well fitted with numerous storage lockers and cabinets – all varnished teak.  Several overhead opening hatches for light and ventilation

Galley:

Shipmate 3 burner propane stove and oven (propane locker on deck)

Microwave oven

Water heater – one 110v beneath Galley counter

110v refrigeration

GPS/Chat Plotter -Standard CP 190S (New 2015)

Autopilot – Simrad AP-24 (New 2015)

Depth – Lowrance M-68

VHF radio – Standard Horizon, Titan

Compass – Ritchie 6”

Rudder indicator on Auto Pilot display

Engine gages – Oil pressure, temp

Sound system – DC-50 w/XM radio

ELECTRICAL:

AC and DC distribution panel in Navigation room – fitted with overcurrent protection and breakers

2 Solar panels

Generator – Fisher Panda 4.5 KW (New 2014) 67 hours

Batteries:      Four – 4D house batteries, two – 4D engine/generator start

AC outlets throughout vessel

Approved Nav lights

Mizzen mounted deck light

Access to the Machinery space is by way of 2 opening doors at the passageway leading to the aft cabin, by way of the electric panel in the Navigation room, by way of the aft head, and by way of a removable panel behind the companionway stairs leading to the cockpit.

Engine - Ford Leyland 4/98 diesel - 46 hours since rebuild

Steering – Hynautic, Hydraulic system

Morse Type engine controls – single lever

Racor 2020 fuel filter – secondary on engine

Jabsco Marine heads (2)

Bilge pumps – (2) Automatic Rule 5000

High water alarm

Air conditioning – 12,000 BTU -  aft (new 2014)

                                  25,000 BTU - Main Salon, and forward

Vessel is hand laid fiberglass construction with six longitudinal fiberglass channel stringers (4x4).  There are five athwart bulkheads of 1 ¾ marine ply.  She has a molded modified keel with internal ballast, and full skeg forward of the rudder.

Deck: molded fiberglass with non-skid surface

ALL NEW bronze through hulls and Sea Cocks– Oct. 2014

Fittings:  cleats, deck fittings, and equipment of marine grade SS or cast Aluminum, there is an extruded Aluminum toe rail around the entire vessel

Tankage: Fuel – 80 gal (located in passageway to aft cabin) Stainless Steel

              Water – 4 x 50 gal (located beneath cabin sole) Stainless Steel

              Waste – 1 x 25-gal roto molded

Stern swim ladder

Bottom painted March 2016

Ground tackle: (1) BRUCE 80 lbs w/ chain and rode

(1)    Plow 20 lb w/ chain and rode

(1)    Danforth 20 lb

Manual windlass

Vessel is standard Ketch rig with (2) Aluminum masts and booms.  Main mast fitted with foot holds to mast head. Standing rigging reported to have been renewed June 2009

Gin and Spinnaker poles

Winches:             (2) Barient #60 self tailing ( sheet winches)

                            ( 2) Barrient 40 Self tailing 

(4) Barrient 30 self tailing

 (3) Barrient 40 Halyard

Sail inventory:  

(2) main sails  

 (1) mizzen sail 

 (2) roller furling Genoa sails 

 (1) storm Jib  

(1) stay sail 

1) Spinnaker 

 (1) drifter     

Life raft – Coastal Pack- 4 man

Fire extinguishers

EPIRB – ACR Global Fix

Aires Wind Vane steering system

Tender and outboard (optional not included)

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