BOAT NAME:  BEWDY II    (Formerly “ST. SOMEWHERE”)              DATE: 15^th November 2003

 

 

 

KIND OF VESSEL: Sloop rigged, auxiliary powered fiberglass sailing catamaran.

BUILDER: Robertson & Caine, Custom Yacht Projects, Cape Town, South Africa.

VESSEL MODEL: Leopard 45 / Moorings 4500

YEAR OF MANUFACTURE: 1998

LOA: 44ft 10in.  (13.6 m)

BEAM: 24ft. 4in. (7.3 m)

DRAFT: 3ft 8in.  (1.1 m)

GROSS TONNAGE: 23t

DISPLACEMENT: 21 700lb.

 

 

HULL CONSTRUCTION

 

 

HULL MATERIAL: Fibrous Reinforced Plastic with Balsa core.

HULL COLOR: White gelcoat.

FRAMING: A FRP grid unit, giving longitudinal and transverse strength to the lower hull, is bonded to the bilge area forward and aft with FRP. Plywood bulkheads are bonded to the hulls with fiberglass tabbing. 

DECKING & SUPERSTRUCTURE: Molded FRP with Balsa inner core and a molded non-skid surface.

HULL to DECK JOINT: The deck is chemically bonded and bolted between an internally flanged hull and anodized aluminum toe rail. The bridge deck is laminated to the hulls with FRP.

BULKHEADS: Marine plywood.

CEILINGS:  White vinyl over marine plywood panels.

KEELS: Molded FRP keels (sacrificial) are bolted to integral keel stubs – designed for in-the-water replacement. 

RUDDERS: Skeg supported, cored FRP rudders with stainless steel rudderstocks.

BOWS & additions: A tensioned anodized aluminum crossbeam is bolted between the hulls and there are two trampolines.

STERNS & additions: Reverse transoms with molded steps and a hinged stainless steel swim ladder to port. There is a molded FRP platform between the hulls. A cockpit arch supports stainless steel dinghy davits, the mainsheet track and the cockpit bimini. 

BALLAST: None.

THROUGH HULL FITTINGS (below w/l): Bronze bodied ballvalve type seacocks with bronze skin fittings. Nylon skin fittings above the waterline.

DECK HATCHES: 12 ‘Goiot’ aluminum framed, deck hatches.

OPENING PORTLIGHTS: 16 aluminum framed opening ports.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROPULSION MACHINERY

 

ENGINES: 2 x ‘Yanmar 4JH2E’ / Four-cylinder, naturally aspirated diesel engines. 

GEARBOXES: ‘Kanzaki’ Model: KM4A / Ratio: 2,14

HORSEPOWER: 2 x 50 hp.    

                             Maximum 37.5kW @ 3600RPM / Continuous 33.8kW @ 3400RPM

DESIGNED BOAT SPEED: 10 kts.

ENGINE COOLING: Fresh water cooled through heat exchangers.

ENGINE EXHAUST: Wet exhaust – mixing elbow to stainless steel waterlocks, through looped reinforced exhaust hosing to stainless steel skin fittings.

COMPRESSORS & ALTERNATORS FITTED: 90A alternators on each engine,

                                                                               ‘Sea Frost’ refrigeration compressor (port engine)

SHAFT & COUPLINGS: Stainless steel shafts to rigid gearbox couplings.

FILTERS: ‘Racor’ primary filters.

ENGINE STOP: Manual levers and emergency fuel shutoff.                       

PANEL & ALARMS: ‘Yanmar’ engine control panels with alarms, RPM, oil pressure, water temperature & ammeters.

ENGINE CONTROLS: ‘Morse’ cables.  

                                                       

 

     

 

 

 

TANKAGE & PIPING

 

WATER TANKS: 211US gallons in two plastic tanks amidships forward of the mast.

DIESEL: 120 US gallons in a two aluminum tanks (amidships port & starboard - below the cabin sole).

HOLDING TANKS: 2 x 10-gallon plastic tanks – between the two heads in each hull.

                                  Shore side pump out or gravity drain.               

COOKING GAS: 2 x 10lb aluminum tanks.

MARINE SANITATION DEVICES: 4 ‘Jabsco’ piston type, manual marine toilets. 

SEACOCKS: Bronze bodied ball valve type seacocks.

HOT WATER: One 11-gallon ‘Seaward’ hot water tank – heated via the engine heat exchanger and 110v. 

PRESSURIZED WATER SYSTEM: 2 x ‘Shurflo’ – 3,8GPM / 45PSI diaphragm pumps with an accumulator tank. 

DEWATERING SYSTEMS - BILGE PUMPS – Electric: 2 x ‘Rule 2000’ submersible pumps (main bilges)

                                                                                             2 x ‘Rule 1100’ submersible pumps (engine bilges)

                                                                                   Auto: All pumps have ‘Rule’ automatic float switches.

                                                                               Manual: 2 x ‘Whale Gusher 10’ manual pumps (amidships).

                                                            High Water alarms: Yes 

PIPING & HOSE CLAMPS – Diesel: Approved fuel hose.

                                                 Propane: Approved gas hose.

                                                 Fresh water: Rigid plastic.

SHOWERS: Four interior showers + one cockpit shower.

SHOWER SUMP PUMPS: 4 diaphragm pumps.

  

 

          

 

 

MAST, RIGGING, SAILS & CANVAS

 

RIGGED: Sloop rigged 

MAST         Make: ‘Sparcraft’ – Cape Town.

                    Material: Anodized aluminum.

                    Spreaders: Two sets of raked spreaders.

                    Stepped: deck stepped

STANDING RIGGING: ‘Dyform’ stainless steel wire rope to swaged studs & Norseman terminals and open bronze bodied turnbuckles.

RUNNING RIGGING: Pre-stretched Dacron.

WINCHES:

 Cockpit – 2 x ‘Lewmar 54’ two speed, self-tailing winches.

                  1 x ‘Lewmar 44’ two speed, self-tailing winch.

      Mast – 2 x ‘Lewmar 44’ two speed, self-tailing winches.

FURLING GEAR: ‘Profurl LC42’ drum and foil on the forestay. 

VANG: Spring loaded aluminum vang.

CHAIN PLATES: Stainless steel plates are through-bolted to the hull.

SAILS – Main: fully battened sail – with the ‘Antal’ luff slide system.

             Genoa: furling Genoa.

BIMINI: Full cockpit bimini & spray dodger with a stainless steel frame.

SAIL COVERS: ‘Doyle main sail Stack-pack’ with lazy jacks. 

 

 

ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS

 

DC - SYSTEM: House Batteries: 2 x 4D Gel batteries

       12-volt       Engine Batteries: 2 x Group 27 gel batteries.

                          Battery stowage: House batteries – cockpit locker.

         Circuit Protection Devices: Battery isolation switches.

         Power distribution System: Labeled 12 & 110-volt circuit breaker panels.

                       Volt & Ammeters: Yes

                       Charging system: One 90A alternator on each engine and a 110-volt battery charger.

                              Refrigeration: 12-volt ‘Waeco Coolmatic MCD’ free standing refrigerator. 

                                                      ‘Sea Frost’ engine driven compressor

AC – SYSTEM:                             

        110-volt                    

                                         Battery charger: ‘Sentry’ 40A charger

                                         Shore power: Yes.

CATHODIC PROTECTION: Propeller nut zinc anodes.

 

NAVIGATION SYSTEMS:

G. P. S: ‘Autohelm ST50 GPS’

AUTOPILOT: ‘Autohelm ST7000’ – with rotary drive.

DEPTH & BOAT SPEED: ‘Autohelm ST50 Tridata’

WIND: ‘Autohelm ST50 Wind’.

COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS: ‘Standard Horizon Eclipse’ VHF.

 

 

 

 

SAFETY EQUIPMENT

 

PERSONAL FLOTATION DEVICES: 10 Adult lifejackets.

THROWABLE DEVICES: 1 Lifering 

SOUND SIGNALS: Foghorn.

VISUAL DISTRESS SIGNALS: 3 red parachute flares. (Expire 6/2005)

NAVIGATIONAL LIGHTING: Anchor, steaming, stern, deck and sidelights.

LIFELINES: Stainless steel wire to s/s swaged studs and turnbuckles through stainless steel stanchions. FIRST AID KIT: Yes

FIRE EXTINGUISHING SYSTEMS: 4 x 4lb. Dry chemical extinguishers 

 

 

 

 

 

GROUND TACKLE

 

PRIMARY ANCHOR: 60lb. Plastimo plough.  Chain / rode: Approximately 150ft x 10mm chain. 

SECONDARY ANCHOR: 33lb Bruce. Chain / rode: Approximately 20ft chain and nylon rode.

WINDLASS: ‘Leroy Somer’ 12-volt electrical windlass with a remote control.

 

 

STEERING SYSTEM

 

MAKE: ‘Whitlock’

DESCRIPTION: Wheel to sprocket, roller chain to stainless steel wire, through pulleys to aluminum tillers. An aluminum transverse bar connects the rudders through the aft end of the bridge deck.

RUDDER STOPS: Yes

EMERGENCY STEERING: Tiller through a deck plate.

RUDDER POST SEALS: O-rings.

 

 

 

 

SHIPBOARD AMENITIES

 

INTERIOR DESCRIPTION: Four double staterooms with four head/showers, saloon with galley to port and navigation station to starboard.

 

COOKING FACILITIES

STOVE: ‘Force 10’ three-burner, stainless steel stove with oven & grill.

FUEL: Propane.

LOCATION & LOCKER DESCRIPTION: Propane in a dedicated cockpit locker

VENTILATION: Bottom drain.

SOLENOID: Yes 

STEREO: ‘Jensen JSM95’ FM/AM radio, tape & ‘Jensen CH600U’ 6 CD player – interior & cockpit speakers.

TENDERS & DINGHIES: ‘Caribe C-12’

                                            ‘Yamaha E15CMH’ – 15hp two stroke outboard engine.