Heart of Oak under sail to Utilla, Honduras. She's sailing to "her" song
... Heart of Oak.
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Overall Info
Color: White with blue shear.
Make:
1977 CSY 44 walk over
Rig:
Cutter/Sloop, Hull #7
Net
Tonnage: 18.5
Length:
44'
Draft:
6.5'
Beam:
13' 4"
Engine: Perkins/Sabre M92, (91 HP) new in 2000, completely rebuilt 2005
Fuel: Main tank 110 gallon, aux tank 30 gallon
Water: 200 gallon
Registration: Canadian
The Layout
The extra large V-berth in forward cabin has a privacy door that separates it
from the main cabin as well as a private door into the forward head and shower.
There is a lot of hanging locker space and drawers as well as bulk storage space
under the V-berth.
Moving
aft, the forward head is on port side with large shower stall with a seat aft of
head. There is storage under the seat and a towel locker outboard.
Next is the main salon which features a very large table with two drop-down
leafs. The table sits 6 comfortably. Galley is open to main salon
which makes it perfect for entertaining as the cook can chat with guests while
cooking. The galley is at the port aft end of main salon. The
freezer and fridge spaces (7 cubic feet of freezer and two 7 cubic foot fridges)
as well as microwave are on the starboard aft end.
Heart
of Oak is a CSY walk over which means that from the main salon you go up through
the cockpit and down into the aft cabin. This makes for a very private
arrangement if you have visitors or if there is more that just one couple
cruising on the boat. In the aft cabin there is a huge aft bunk which
allows you to sleep either fore and aft or athwart ships. The aft head is on
the port side of the aft cabin and has a shower.
The nav station is on the starboard side of the aft cabin and is very
convenient to the helm. The cockpit is covered by a fiberglass bimini
which was professionally built in Colombia. It has a wood core so the
sun's heat does not penetrate it. The bimini is very strong and easily supports
a 250 pound person. There are roll-down Sunbrella sides with plastic
windows for those rainy days and can be used under sail. There are also
shade awnings which can be rigged from both sides of the bimini down to the life
lines and another which can be rigged to the aft end of the bimini. There
is a large swim platform which is not only very functional but pleasing to the
eye and blends in with the boat's lines. This is a very convenient way to
board from the dinghy. All in all, this is a very comfortable boat for
either one or two couple's with one additional bunk in the main salon. She
is rigged for short handed sailing and one person can handle her with ease.
Safety
Avon 6 man life raft with E Pack& offshore package
Alden Satfind 406 Epirb
3 fire extinguishers
Horseshoe
Lifesling in hard plastic case
Man overboard pole
Emergency ditch kit including hand operated water maker.
Extensive first aid kit.
Two SOSpenders
Two handheld VHF's
Electronics
Icom 710 SSB with ham freq. and Shakesphere 23' whip antenna
Standard Horizon Quest-X VHF (new 2006) in main cabin with
remote microphone in cockpit
Apelco VHF backup in aft cabin with separate antenna
Garmin 230 GPS chart plotter
Autohelm Tridata depth/speed
Horizon wind instrument
ComNav Autopilot
Raymarine radar.
*All electronics new in 2000.
Sails & Rigging
Roller furling Genoa new 1999
Roller furling staysail new 2001
full batten main with stacpac new 2001
New mainsail with CDI roller furling has been ordered and will
be installed early 2007
Profurl furling gear on both genoa and staysail new 2001
Boom on staysail has been removed and two additional Lewmar 27
ST winches added.
Genoa winches are Barient 27 ST.
Mainsail sheeted to Barient 20 ST winch.
All standing rigging replaced 2004,
Norseman fittings and top grade 316 extra corrosion-resistant
wire.
Deck
Two bow rollers, one ahead of the other
55lb Delta with chain and 300 ft 3/4 twelve strand yacht braid
66 lb Bruce with 210 ft 3/8 chain
Large Danforth anchor in aft anchor locker
Large Fortress anchor in aft anchor locker
Several extra anchor rodes
Lofrans Tigress 1200 windlass new 1999
SS radar arch complete with dinghy davits
Removable pivoting outboard motor davit and OB motor mount
Swim platform - stainless with teak slats with hide-away swim
ladder
Fiberglass hard bimini & sunbrella/plastic roll-up sides/front
all new 2004. This feature makes the large cockpit completely
dry even in the worst of weather.
Cockpit has custom built teak floorboards and Textilene over
closed cell foam custom cushions.
Salt water wash down as well as fresh water hot & cold shower
hose on swim platform.
Custom made large oyster white sunbrella awning for fordeck.
This awning has side curtains that can be rolled all the way up,
down to the top lifeline or down to the bottom lifeline.
Nautool SS Bar-B-Q in mint condition new in 1999 (this is an
$850.00 item).
New life lines 2001.
Machinery & Electrical
Perkins/Sabre M92 (91 HP), new in 2000 and completely rebuilt in
2004.
EchoTec 24 GPH engine-driven water maker, new 2001
KISS high output wind generator, new 2002
One 100 watt solar panel, new 2001 & one 80 watt, new 2003
Vessel completely rewired in 2000 including main electrical
panels - 3000 watt Freedom 30, new 2004
Mast rewired 2004
House batteries consist of four 12 volt Trojans (new 2005) for a
total of 440 amp hours
Six gallon 110vAC/engine heated hot water heater (new 2000)
Entertainment Center
Contains 13 in color TV
DVD player
VHS player
Stereo with AM/FM, cassette
Bar and CD storage areas
Galley
Micro wave
Three burner Tasco Marine propane stove with oven.
Solenoid switch in galley shuts off gas at the tank.
Two aluminum 20 lb propane tanks
Three 7 cu ft reefer spaces. One is equipped with a 12
volt Isotherm unit (new 2000). This makes this whole space a
freezer or when at a marina or on the hard you can turn it down a
bit and use the 16" x 16" in evaporator box as a freezer and the
rest of the box as a refrigerator. This unit has a water
cooled pump and selection valves allow you to cool it either from
sea water or the main water tank thus you can use it on the hard.
The remaining two 7 cu ft spaces each have a large holding plate
which are cooled by the SeaFrost engine driven compressor (new
2006).
Custom Korien tops on both galley counter and reefer top.
Dinghy
Ten foot AB RIB new 1999 with 15 HP Yamaha OB motor new 2001.
Both in excellent condition. Dinghy has custom cover which has
protected it.
This vessel was purchased by the present owner in 1999. From 1999 to
2001 the boat was completely restored.
The bottom was sanded down to gel coat and after six months on the hard
had two coats of West system applied.
All new teak and holly cabin soles from stem to stern with the entire
main cabin sole comprising of storage hatches
for the many spares which go with the boat.
All interior bulkheads, vertical surfaces etc. have been professionally
recovered with a pale yellow laminate.
The original Plexiglas sliding cupboard doors have been replaced with
teak diamond patterned sliding doors.
The starboard main salon area was gutted to the hull and rebuilt,
eliminating the upper fold-up bunk and converting the bottom from a pull-out
double to a single. This allowed room for tons of storage cupboards behind
the backrest and a beautiful entertainment center above and behind the
backrest. The entertainment center has a TV which slides out and swivels,
DVD player, stereo and VHS player as well as a bar area and CD storage.
The original laminate covered main salon table was rebuilt and covered
with extra thick teak veneer.
The Ceilings and backing plywood in the V-berth were removed and
replaced with the new ceilings being installed edge to edge with no gap
between them.
V-berth has had extra access hatches installed under the bunk to create
much additional storage.
The forward head has a separate shower stall with large seat.
Counter and sink in forward head are custom Korian new in 2001.
The starboard water tank has been replaced with an aux 30 gal fuel tank
and a 24 cu ft storage space.
The ceilings and backing plywood in the aft cabin were replaced in the
same manner as the V-berth.
The original nav table has been replaced with a desk type nav table with
opening top for chart storage and a bench seat with storage under.
SSB is mounted in an overhead cabinet above the nav station.
Original bookshelves replaced with four teak shelves with front rails.
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
This is probably one of the nicest CSY 44 in existence. Her systems and
sails are in excellent shape and she sails like a dream. She was outfitted
with the intention of circumnavigating the world but owner's plans have changed.
This boat has to be seen to truly appreciate her, this is a true case of turn
key. She's ready to sail.
Work is for those
who cannot sail - go for the gusto!!! Come to paradise!!
Reg &
Maureen McCluskey
Home
address during summer:
P.O.
Box 1363
Montague C0A 1R0Prince
Edward Island, Canada
