Accommodations
The Morgan/Nelson-Marek team could easily have been "ahead of their time" when they designed this long range cruiser since her features are still included 20 years later in modern cruising yachts.
Her center cockpit design is skillfully blended with beautiful lines to produce a pleasing appearance combined with functionality and very spacious proportions below deck. For those who are height challenged, not only is her 6'5" headroom exceptional but all berth lengths are of even greater length.
Attention has been given to providing generous amounts of natural lighting and ventilation with 13 operning ports and 2 fixed ports all covered with pleated shades. There are 9 opening hatches to further compliment the ventilation with fitted sun covers (glazing was replaced in 2000).
The companionway steps into the salon are at a comfortably angle to provide easy and immediate access to either the large galley to starboard or the nav. station to port. Forward of the galley and outboard, the long and wide settee seats four for dining and may also be used as a "watch berth". The center-line salon table has built-in bottle storage. Opposite to port are two large "his and hers" easy chairs with a dividing console locker. Generous amounts of storage surrounds the outboard of the yacht above and below.
Moving forward to the "V" stateroom, to stbd. is the guest head and opposite to port is a large hanging locker with vanity while the comfortable double berths are extra wide and long. Generous amounts of daylight and fresh air is provided through hatches and opening ports.
Moving aft through the companionway to stbd. and centerline, the engine room has easy access provided from three sides through a sound insulated door fitted with a clear view window enabeling a quick glance at the machinery. Outboard in the companionway a custom matching set of built-in storage cabinets provides additional storage for spares, tools, etc..
The aft master's stateroom has a centerline queen berth with drawers and lockers below and hanging lockers with shelves to port. Additional storage shelves and compartments are on either side and under the berth. Starboard side is equipped with a lift up mirrored vanity. The aft ensuite head compartment is just forward of the berth on the stbd. side with a mirrored vanity couonter with sink and locker along with a Euro styled tub and shower. Additonal storage is provided in sliding mirrored compartments outboard.
Hull - Deck - Safety
Hull & Deck "Speranza's" hull construction is of solid hand-laid fiberglass with internal ballast and a 2/3 skeg forward of the rudder. She has a modified fin keel which provides great upwind performance and stability. Her weather decks are wide and uncluttered while the inboard chainplates provide safe and easy movement fore & aft. Her high bulwarks with a teak caprail (brightly finished 2011) ensure safe footing while moving forward. Her hull color is a birght and shiny white and the decks and non-skid are an off-white... all in beautiful condition attesting to her Owners diligent care. - Vetus bow thruster
- Double bow roller assembly for 45lb CQR and Delta anchors; 200' anchor chain; 200' 3 strand nylon rode, s/s bow pulpit; inboard/outboard genoa tracks
- Simpson Lawrence Anchorman 1200 electric windlass w/foot controls
- Custom stainless steel dinghy davits w/solar panels mounted above
- Custom stainlees steel pole for wind generator
- Custom stainless steel rack (stbd) w/fiberglass propane locker
- Custom stainless steel fuel jug rack (port)
- Folding transom swim ladder
- Stern pulpit and P/S boarding gates
- Teak cockpit table and drink holder
- Closed cell foam cockpit cushions
- All hatches reglazed and covered (2000)
- Caribe 10'3" hard bottom dinghy (2006)
- Nissan Marine 5.5hp four stroke outboard motor (2008)
- Magma Catalina propane grill piped to propane locker (2007)
- Bimini w/4 bows & full enclosure with screens and plastic U zip curtains for inclement weather.
- Bottom paint fresh in Fall 2010 -Diver cleaned- 7/11
- 7 Lewmar deck hatches w/covers
- 13 Lewmar opening portlights
- Large lazerette storage locker aft
Safety - Custom stainless steel railing (P&S) from side gates to stern pulpit
- Viking 6 person double floor liferaft (due for re-certification)
- Lifesling MOB system
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Electronics
- Autohelm ST7000+ Autopilot (2004)
- Autohelm ST50 Depth indicator
- Autohelm ST50 Multifunction
- Garmin GPS MAP545 (2007)
- Garmin GXM 31XM antenna for WX satellite weather (2008)
- Furuno 1622 16nm radar w/mast mounted radome (2001)
- Dual Marine am/fm radion and CD player (2spkrs. above nav. station
- Uniden VHF UM525 at helm w/wireless handheld below
- Sharp Flatscreen TV/DVD (2007)
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SAILS & RIGGING
"Sperenza" is a mast head rigged sloop with a double spreader mast stepped on the keel with 1x19 s/s standing rigging and dacron braided running rigging (most replaced in 2008). She has easy to handle end-boom sheeting with mainsheet traveler. All sheet winches and the traveler are within easy reach of the helm making her easy to sail short-handed. Spars are painted off-white and the mast has fore and aft lower, upper and upper intermediate shrouds; headstay with furler and a single backstay. The chainplates are inboard affording a close sheeting angle for optimum windward performance while providing fore/aft easy access on the weatherdecks. Main halyard and reefing winches are mounted on the mast and also there's a spare genoa halyard. Her Ullman Sails Macpak (2001) includes a fully battened mainsail with lazyjacks, dark blue cover, and two sets of reef points (serviced and restitched 2008). Her 115% Genoa is on a Hood furler and a whisker pole (new track) provide optimum downwind sailing. Also, the boom is equipped with a rigid vang . Primary winches are 2ea. self tailing Lewmar #52CST; mainsheet winch is a self tailing Lewmar #40CST; reefing winch is a self tailing Lewmar #30CST on the mast along with 2ea. Lewmar #16 halyard winches.
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Electrical
110vAC Service - 2ea. 30amp/115vAC shore power circuits (2010)
- 2ea. 50' shore power cords (New)
- 1ea. 50amp/115vAC to twin 30amp/115vAC splitter
- Quicksilver galvanic isolator
- Freedom SW2000 Inverter/Charger (2011)
12vDC Service - Balmar High Output alternator
- Heart 3-stage remote alternator regulator
- Link10 battery systems monitor (2007)
- 6ea. 6vDC 4D golf cart batteries (2 house banks) (2007)
- 1ea. 12vDC engine start battery (2007)
- Vetus Bow thruster (rebuilt 2007)
- 1ea. 12vDC grp. 27 bow thruster battery w/isolator switch; rewired (New)
- 2ea. 130watt Kyocera shade sensitive solar panels (2008)
- 1ea. Solar boost 2512i charge controller (2008)
- Kiss High output wind generator (2008)
- Navigation, steaming, bow lights (2008)
- Courtesy night lighting
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Galley
"Speranza" has a U-shaped sea-going galley which is well organized and functional located to stbd. next to the companionway making food service to either the cockpit or salon very convenient. Locker storage is abundant both behind, above, and below the countertops. In addition to the double s/s sink with both pressurized and a manual fresh water pump, there's a built-in microwave and a two burner propane stove with oven along with a s/s Isotherm front loading A/C-D/C refrigerator-freezer (2009) and a drop-down A/C-D/C Adler-Barbour Super Cold Machine (2007) refrigerated box with a large freezer compartment in the countertop corner. The counter above the front loading fridge has an oversized custom Corian cutting board for food prep. The ample counter space with a dry locker, generous storage for provisions, and three large island drawers for cutlery and kitchen tools makes this galley a chef's delight. |
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