Our sailboat is a Van de Stadt 44, built at the Argo Marine shipyard, in Zaandam, the Netherlands. It was designed and built to face extreme sea conditions safely and with autonomy of navigability and habitability according to the size of the vessel.
DESIGN
Designer | Van de Stadt |
Design model | Van de Stadt 44 |
Year | 1999 |
Material | Steel |
Lenght | 13,50 mts |
Sleeve | 3,90 mts |
Draft | 2,00 mts |
Prop | 2,35 mts |
Gross tonnage | 25 Tn |
Displacement | 19 Tn |
PROPULSION AND MECHANICAL
Its main propulsion is its sloop-type rigging system and rigged as a cutter with a mainsail and two furling sails at the bow.
– Auxiliary engine Yanmar brand model 4JH3-HTE, 100 HP
– 55 Ah Hitachi alternator for starter battery
– 130 Ah Mastervolt alternator for service batteries
ELECTRONICS and NAVIGATION
– Radio Icom IC M801E MF/HF
– Radio handy Icom IC72M VHF SMM
– Radio Icom IC M601 VHF
– Handy UHF Vertex Radios
– Iridium Go!
– Nobeltec 16NM radar
– Furuno Navtex NX 300
– Raymarine ST 60 repeaters
– Furuno GPS – Waas GP 32 Navigator – Raymarine ST7002 autopilot – Furuno GPS Navigator GP 30-35
ELECTRICITY
The installed electrical system allows responding to the energy requirement, either to power electronic equipment, household appliances or the navigation equipment used by the boat, in different ways.
– Mastervolt Whisper 3.5 Kva Generator
– Mastervolt ChargeMaster 12/100-3 battery charger
– Inverter 12v/220v Xantrex 300 Watt
– 2 solar panels of 80 Watt each with Steca PR3030 charge controller – Superwind 350 wind generator with SCR 12 controller
– 3 Lifeline GPL 8DA service batteries total 765 Ah
– 1 starter battery of 100Ah
ANCHORING MANEUVER
– 10mm anchoring chain, 80 mtr
– Mooring chain 10mm, 15 mtr
– Galvanized iron anchor, Rocna of 33 Kg – Stainless steel anchor, CQR of 30 Kg
– 1400W Lofrans Tigres model electric winch 12V
KITCHEN AND SANITARY SERVICES
– Eno cardanic kitchen, Gascogne model
– 80-liter Vitrifrigo refrigerator with freezer
– 25-liter Isotemp hot water tank
– Shurflo brand pressurized fresh water pump
– 1 manual marine toilet with Jabsco pump
HEATING
– Diesel-electric air heater Webasto model AirTop5000
SAFETY
The security systems installed and equipped respond to international navigation requirements for oceanic pleasure boats.
– Life raft for 12 people Ocean Safety
– 12 personal lifeguards; 6 closed cell and 6 self-inflating – 6 safety harnesses
– Epirb brand McMurdo, model E3 of 405Mhz
– Oceanic kit of flares and smoke signals
– Vetus brand gas detector, model GD900
– Vetus brand smoke detector
– 4 fire extinguishers
– 1 radar reflector
– 4 bilge pumps; 3 electric + 1 manual
TENDER
– zodiac with aluminum floor of 3.60 meters in length
– Yamaha 4T 10 hp outboard motor
