2000 Garcia Passoa 48 Raised Salon Boat in Beaufort, SC 29902 US

Why live in a cave? Man moved to above-ground housing centuries ago.  Most sailboat interiors are dark holes, accessed by steep ladders, and lacking outside views. NOT LORIEN. The raised saloon layout is amazing!

One enters the saloon through a vertical companionway door that slides into a cassette/well. A hinged-top hatch(held open by gas struts) ensures full headroom. It’s two very easy steps from the cockpit, over an 8” threshold into the salon. Large fixed and opening windows provide 360 degree views while standing in the galley or seated in the raised dinette.

Once below the highly functional and quality joinery is immediately apparent. Renowned atelier/carpenter Andre Rameau’ crafted the interior using steamed American cherry. The overhead is faux tounge-groove white paneling. Hatch and port trim rings are varnished cherry. Green Alcantara snap on blinds are fitted at hatches and ports. Countertops and open shelves have fiddled edges. Locker and cabinet doors are fitted with flush horizontal louvers. Locker doors latch positively with pop-out pushbuttons. There are no sharp corners; all are rounded for safety. The cabin sole is teak and holy marine plywood and pin/rotating latches secure access panels at sea. Overhead recessed spot lights are wall-switched, dimmable LED. Reading and task lights are all LED and well located. Storage is voluminous in lockers, under cabin sole, under settees and below berths.

Starting forward is a guest cabin with V-berth. Headroom measures 6’ 3”. The bunks measure 6’-6” long by 28” wide and are fitted with lee cloths. Top opening bins are below the bunks. Hull sides are finished with white tongue/groove paneling. The forward and aft bulkheads are watertight with access to this stateroom through a watertight door. The aluminum watertight door has a window, shade, and two handle dogs. A tall locker with shelves is aft to port.

·      Goiot overhead hatch with mushroom vent and blind

·      (2) reading lights

·      (2) Overhead spotlights

·      110V duplex outlet

·      (2) Hella Turbo cabin fans

A passageway leads from the guest cabin to the saloon. Two overhead spotlights illuminate this corridor. The electrical switch/breaker panels and battery isolation switches are concealed behind closed doors in this passageway.

To starboard of the passageway is the master stateroom. Entrance is through a locking privacy door. Headroom measures 6’ 3”. Aft is a berth measuring 6’ 6” long by 50” forward and 60”. Either partner can access the berth without climbing over the other. A 6” sprung mattress is topped by 3” memory foam ensuring a great night’s sleep. A dividing lee board and storage bins are beneath the bunk aft. A drawer is forward. A locker with shelves and a small, hinged salon access panel are in the aft bulkhead. A chartlocker is above the bunk, aft. Two open shelves for books, glasses, etc are aft on each side. A 38” long by 7” wide open bookshelf runs below the deck edge forward. A 26” wide by 15” long dressing seat is outboard, forward of the bunk. A tall, 18” long locker with shelves is forward.

·      (3) USB/12V sockets

·      (2) 110V outlets

·      19” x 6” fixed oval hull side port

·      (2) Goiot 12” x 17” overhead hatches with blinds; (1) with mushroom vent

The head compartment is to port of the passageway. Headroom measures 6’ 1”. A hinged privacy door with stained glass window closes this space. The electric flush head is forward. A blue 17” x 11” oval blue china sink is set into a Corian counter and vanity cabinet aft. A narrow teak seat outboard, Grohe rainshower spray head (recessed into overhead), Grohe mixer valve, shower curtain, teak grate, and drain pump are fitted for showring in this compartment. Storage for toiletries and medicine is found in cabinet with mirror on the aft bulkhead, locker in the forward bulkhead, under the sink, and outboard/above the sink counter.

·      (2) Overhead spotlights

·      Goiot 12” x 17” overhead hatch

·      19” x 6” fixed oval hull side port

·      Shower overboard drain pump

·      Raritan Elegance 12V fresh/saltwater flush head

The raised saloon is up two easy steps from the passageway and lower level. Headroom measures 6’ 6”. Prominent in this space is the dinette, which is on a 12” high raised platform to starboard. The “L”-shaped settee measures an amazing 9’ long by 28” with 24” wide seats. “Café” leather upholstered seat and back cushions were redone in Ecuador in 2019. A lee cloth is fitted for off watch/on call sleeping underway. The fixed table measures 21” wide by 55” long and has an 18” wide flip up leaf to starboard. A movable fiddle with pins helps the crew eat, not wear meals underway. Two drawers for silverware and galley utensils are in the table pedestal. A green/wood pedestal-mounted chair is forward at the chart table. With excellent all-around views, one can stand watch seated in this chair. Bin storage is below the dinette and outboard of the seatbacks, below the deck edge.

·      30” x 53” chart table forward with 3” deep hinged chart drawer

·      Recessed laptop bin and dividers for nav tools inside chart table

·      Lockers with shelves outboard and inboard below chart table

·      (2) Forward-facing Goiot opening ports

·      (4) Goiot overhead hatches

·      (2) Goiot opening hatches in cabinsides aft

·      27” round fixed port in cabintop over dining table

·      (2) Caframo two speed cabin fans

·      Flagship Marine 18,00 BTU water cooled self-contained air conditioner ducted to salon and master stateroom

The galley is along the port side of the raised salon. The cook and dishwasher will both appreciate the views, proximity to cockpit and dinette, and ample storage space and work surfaces in the galley. The countertop is light blue Corian with black flecks and measures 24” wide by 79” long.  Outboard of the counter, below the deck edge, sliding doors access storage for dishes, food, cooking supplies, and small appliances. Special, fitted racks hold cups, plates, and bowls. A cabinet below the countertop has sliding wire bins for provisions. Additional storage bins are below the raised dinette platform. A stainless-steel handrail runs the length of the galley along the countertop as a handhold and stove crash bar.

·      (2) 13” dia x 8” deep round stainless steel sinks

·      Grohe gooseneck single lever faucet/spray nozzle

·      Salt & freshwater footpumps

·      (3) countertop-shining task spotlights

·      Dometic 12V chest freezer below galley sole

·      Isotemp front-opening stainless steel fridge

Aft of the galley, just inside the companionway is a communications cabinet with fixed and portable VHF’s, binoculars, and other “quick grab”. A roll-top door closes this cabinet. Below this cabinet is a 23” long hanging locker.

·      Force Ten three burner propane stove/oven

·      Isotherm CR-130 12V fridge

·      Dometic 12V chest freezer below galley sole

·      White mesh exterior covers for salon windows

Green Alcantara curtains for salon windows and stateroom overhead hatches

·      Global Fix V4 EPIRB (new 12/2020, battery expires 12/2030) with mounting bracket

·      (2) Ocean Signal AIS MOB beacons for lifejackets

·      (2) Ocean Signal Personal Locator Beacons for lifejackets

·      GPS Map 740 at chart table

·      GPS Map 740 at helm

·      Raymarine i70 multifunction(wind, depth, speeds, temp) display at chart table

·      Raymarine i70 multifunction display at helm

·      Raymarine P70 autopilot control at helm

·      Raymarine ACU400 autopilot computer, EV1 heading sensor and Whitlock Mamba drive

·      Spare Whitlock Mamba drive, autopilot computer, control head and heading sensor

·      Garmin radome mounted on leveling platform just above 1st spreader

·      Vesper Watchmate Vision GPS/AIS display wireless multiplexer

·      Standard Horizon Matrix GX2100 VHF radio with AIS receiver/display at chart table

·      Standard Horizon Matrix GX2100 VHF radio with AIS receiver/display by companionway

·      Hailer horn on mast

·      VHF antenna on masthead and second VHF antenna on 1st spreader

·      Flex arm light at chart table

·      Kenwood TS50 HF transceiver with tuner (not connected or used by current owner)

·      Iridium Go with external antenna

·      Iridium 9505 sat phone

·      Starlink with fixed antenna on stern arch

·      (2) Standard Horizon HX300 handheld VHF’s

·      Fujinon 7 x 50 binoculars

·      Cannon stabilized 15 x 50 IS UD 4.5 binoculars

·      Plastimo clock and barometer set

·      Plastimo compass at helm

·      Mast-mounted radar reflector

·      Reinke inclinometer

LORIEN’s hull sides were originally painted with matte gray Awlcraft paint. As part of a 2022 refit, they were media blasted to bare aluminum.  The bottom is antifouled with black Micron CF paint raised well above the waterline. The bottom was stripped to bare aluminum and built up with six new coats of epoxy before antifouling in 2022. When drying out, an angled skeg aft of the centerboard trunk tilts the hull forward, balancing on a section of flat plating below the mast. A retractable bow thruster is fitted forward. A 2” by 2” box section raised bulwark is fabricated at the hull/deck edge and provides secure footing around the deck.   Handrails, chainplates, cleats, and padeyes are welded to the hull for the utmost strength and watertight integrity. Hatches, blocks, and stoppers are bolted into the deck on raised platforms. Mooring cleats are located at the deck edge to eliminate the need for chocks.

Keeping crew aboard when sailing is a priority on any cruising boat. Deck security is superb with 30” high aluminum stanchions set into sockets in the raised bulwark. Dyneema double lifelines run between stanchions, a welded aluminum bow pulpit, midship’s boarding gates, and the stern. A teak “dolphin watching” seat is forward in the bow pulpit. A high intensity LED “headlight” to illuminate forward is below this seat. Light grey Treadmaster traction pads are adhered around the deck for non-skid. The stern pushpit is welded aluminum pipe with seats located outboard of the stern arch on each side. Welded aluminum pipe grab rails are fitted on either side of the cabin top.

Any yacht designed and built for long distance cruising should have ample storage accessed from deck and also inside. On deck storage is found in several lockers. The overboard draining bow locker is accessed through two hinged, guttered and gasketed hatches just aft of the anchor windlass. The chain locker is all the way forward and storage for fenders, lines, buckets and other deck gear is right below the openings. A watertight deck hatch further accesses the retractable bow thruster. Huge lockers are located below the port and starboard cockpit seats. In fact, the entire area below the cockpit is dedicated to storage and machinery. If needed a bench in the port locker can be used as a berth. The starboard cockpit locker has an aluminum workbench and vice. A large propane locker is below the aft port seat and another locker for fishing and cleaning gear is beneath the starboard aft seat.

LORIEN has one of the best scoop sterns found on any cruising boat. The swim platform measures 7’ wide by 4’ long; large enough to offload and rinse dive gear, clean fish or comfortably shower after swimming. A 25” wide hinged door closes the walk-through transom to the cockpit. The welded aluminum arch and dingy davit stow the AB RIB high enough to access the water for swimming, without lowering the tender. A gasketed and guttered locker below the swim step measures 24” wide by 33” long and is deep enough for storing stern anchor and rode or other gear. The swim platform is overlayed with Permateek Platinum color with black caulking synthetic decking. A fold-down, center-post, stainless steel dive ladder is on centerline. Hot/cold freshwater shower, salt and fresh water washdown hose connections allow cleaning or showering.

A welded stern arch is another sensible design detail. LORIEN’s welded aluminum arch is common to the Garcia Passoa design. Two large solar panels are hinge-mounted mounted atop the arch and can be trimmed towards the sun. A stub mast is to starboard with Iridum, GPS, and wifi antenna mounting. An LED floodlight to illuminate the aft deck and cockpit was recently added. A large, hinged bow aft of the arch serves as a dinghy davit swinging the dinghy clear of the transom when lowered.

LORIEN’s huge cockpit is well configured for sailing and lounging. The cockpit seats measure 9’ long by 20” wide. Permateek Platinum color with black caulking synthetic decking covers the seats and sole. The helm is all the way forward and slightly to starboard. A pedestal chair allows seated views over the cabin top. An Iverson’s cockpit dodger and bimini provide shade and shelter from the elements. Two additional solar panels are mounted atop the bimini aft. The coamings measure 22” wide; ample for sitting or stepping on. Storage cuddies are inside the coaming; great locations for winch handles, sailing gloves, line tails and other “quick to grasp” items. The varnished, dropleaf cockpit table is on centerline. Two gasketed and guttered hatches lift to access the engine.

·      (12) 13” long welded aluminum mooring cleats welded into bulwark

·      (4) Large aluminum padeyes welded into bulwark for lifting by crane

·      Double bow anchor rollers

·      Lewmar Project 1500 12V anchor windlass with handheld remote control

·      66lb Stainless-steel Spade anchor with 300’ of 3/8” anchor chain

·      Mantus chain hook and snubber line

·      (2) Large, galvanized steel spare Spade anchors and rodes

·      Aluminum stern anchor with 8m of 3/8” HT chain and line rode

·      (2) Stainless steel reels with 300’ of Spectra floating line for mooring to shore

·      Fold-over stainless-steel swim/dive ladder on stern swimstep (deployable from the water)

·      Iverson’s Designs cockpit dodger and bimini top with mesh sun shade sides and back

·      Varnished teak cockpit table with two hinged leaf; 45” x 36” fully open

·      Grey Yacht Acrylic cover for cockpit table

·      Dinghy davit spreader bar with 3:1 lift to stopper and primary winch

·      Outboard engine storage bracket on stern transom handrail

·      Viking model GUKSL 6 Person liferaft (next service due June 2022)

·      (2) Ditchbags with extensive contents

·      2017 AB Model 10AL 10’ aluminum RIB

·      Flip down inflatable wheels on dinghy

·      2023 Suzuki 20hp four stroke outboard engine

·      (2) Spinlock inflatable lifejacket/harnesses

·      (6) USCG approved Type 1 offshore lifejackets

·      Galerider drogue and 300’ of plaited line in canvas bag

·      (2) Fishing (trolling) spools, lines, and lures

·      (2) Mustang Ocean Commander survival suits

·      1000’ spool of 12mm Dyneema

·      Man overboard pole with light and lifering (stored in bracket when offshore and in recessed aluminum transom tube when not underway)

·      Man overboard Lifesling in soft case on starboard stern rail

·      Welded aluminum security bars on large hatches and companionway

·      (2) Fishing rod holders on stern rail

·      Webber propane barbeque grill on stern railing

A Yanmar 100hp diesel engine replaced the original Lombardini engine in 2022 and is located under the cockpit sole. A small hatch from the starboard cockpit locker allows fluid checks without removing the sole. With the two large overhead hatches removed, access is excellent to all sides of the engine. Most auxiliary equipment is located below the raised salon sole. One can climb into this space for good access to pumps, watermaker, batteries, and other systems.

·      Yanmar 4JH110 100hp continuous diesel engine (1800 hours)

·      Yanmar “C” instrument panel with analog tachometer, oil pressure, coolant temperature, alarm lights, and annunciator

·      Kanzaki transmission

·      Parker Racor CCV4500 Closed Crankcase Ventilation system

·      Morse single lever throttle/shifter

·      PSS dripless shaft seal

·      Three blade feathering Max Prop

·      32” Diameter leather-covered steering wheel

·      Emergency tiller

·      Whitlock/Lewmar rodded and geared steering system to twin rudders

·      PSS shaft seals on rudders

·      Spare rudder, centerboard, and cutlass bearings

·      MaxPower VIP duoprop retractable 11.5 hp bow thruster

·      Dual quick change Racor primary fuel filter system (75500MAX) with vacuum gage

·      1000 liter aluminum fuel tank to starboard of centerboard trunk under saloon sole

·      Fuel polishing system with Racor 500FG filter and 12V pump

·      In line diesel tank fuel filling/filter system

·      Pressurized hot/cold water system

·      1000 liter water tank

·      Tank Tender level indicating system for diesel, water, and holding tanks

·      Marco Fluidtec UP 6/E 12V water pressure pump

·      Echotec 380 DML2 12V 24 gph watermaker

·      Isotemp 6 gallon hot water heater (120V and engine)

·      (2) Water jerry jugs

·      (2) Whale freshwater foot pumps

·      Whale saltwater foot pump

·      (9) Rule 2000 electric bilge pumps-(2) under V-berth, (3) – saloon, (4) – engine room

·      Waterwitch high bilge alarm

·      Whale Gusher 30 dual action manual bilge pump – fixed with suction manifold

·      Whale Gusher 30 dual action portable bilge pump

·      40 gallon plastic holding tank with deck pump out and macerator pump

·      Raritan Elegance electric salt/freshwater flush head

·      (2) 5 gallon aluminum propane tanks in cockpit seat locker

·      Trident gas control/alarm system

·      Eberspacher D8 forced air diesel cabin heater

·      Bus heater in salon (uses engine cooling system to heat cabin while motoring)

LORIEN’s owners report meeting all electrical needs while at anchor in the tropics with their solar panels. A large engine-mounted alternator supplements electrical output when needed.

·      Hitachi 80 amp 12V alternator dedicated to starter batteries

·      American Power 160 amp 12V alternator for house and bow thruster batteries

·      American Power APS-500 alternator regulator

·      (4) Kyocera KU 264 solar panels (total 1054 watts) mounted on stern arch and bimini frame

·      Magnum PT 100 mppt solar charge controller

·      (8) Lifeline GPL 4 DL agm house batteries totalling 1680 amp hours

·      (2) Lifeline Group 31 engine start batteries

·      (2) West Marine AGM Group 31 batteries for bow thruster/anchor windlass

·      Magnum MS 2812 2800 watt 110V/60 hz inverter/125amp 12V charger with remote control panel

·      Backup Xantrex XM1800 inverter

·      Victron Centaur 12V/60 amp battery charger

·      Victron 2000 watt isolation transformer

·      Interior LED overhead spot lights and reading lights

·      LOPO light LED tricolor/anchor light

·      LED side lights, stern light, and steaming light

·      Bright LED bar light on bow pulpit for illuminating water immediately ahead

·      LED foredeck light

·      LED light on stern arch-illuminating swim step

LORIEN’s sailplan and sailing hardware are optimized for performance, reliability, and ease of handling. Two headsails (jib and genoa) are Solent rigged and large Schaefer furlers. A Liesurefurl in-boom mainsail furling system allows analog reefing from the cockpit and eliminates dealing with a mainsail cover or lazy bag.  Harken blocks and Spinlock and Antal stoppers manage sheets, halyards, and other lines. All running rigging is high quality, low-stretch Dyneema or Spectra. Winches are Anderson self-tailing. The Liesurefurl in-boom furling mainsail utilizes an electric Anderson winch for the mainsail halyard and furling line. Other lines can be led to this electrical winch. Primary winches are huge Anderson ST68’s. The genoa and jib furling lines led aft to the cockpit through Schaefer stanchion blocks. 

·      Marechal double spreader, deck stepped mast with orange paint at top

·      Welded steps from deck to masthead

·      Continuous 1x19 wire standing rigging (new 2022)

·      Liesurfurl boom furling – boom painted orange

·      (2) Harken manual backstay adjusters on both (split) backstays

·      Spinnaker halyard

·      (2) Marechal carbon fiber whisker poles -mast mounted on Harken tracks

·      Zoom Sails hydranet mainsail (new 2022)

·      North Sails 3Di Ocean 370 genoa and inner jib (new 2022)

·      UK full battened in-boom furling mainsail (2016)

·      Schaefer System 3100 furler on headstay and inner forestay (new 2022)

·      Tarot Sails Hydranet genoa

·      Tarot Sails Hydranet jib

·      Tarot Sails hank on storm jib

·      Tarot Sails Dacron drifter

·      Rigid boom vang

·      Mainsail halyard

·      Topping lift/spare mainsail halyard

·      8’ Long Harken genoa tracks with double lead blocks and 5:1 pullers led aft to cockpit

·      Walder boom brake

·      Boom gybe preventer system

·      Harken mainsheet traveller with 4:1 tackle

·      (3) Signal halyards

·      Anderson ST52 electric winch to port of companionway

·      Anderson ST52 two speed winch to starboard of companionway

·      (4) Spinlock and (14) Antal line stoppers on cabintop

·      (2) Anderson ST68 primary sheet winches on cockpit coaming

·      (2) Anderson ST52 secondary winches on cockpit coaming

·      (2) Harken Air 100 double check blocks with stoppers for jib sheets outboard of cockpit

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