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Specifications
Ame is canoe stern, 14 ton, Gauntlet sloop designed
by Rodney Paul and built by Berthons of Lymington in 1948. Construction is
of African Mahogany planking on Oak frames. All seams are splined.
Her Lead keel is fastened with Bronze keel bolts. Her
hull has been epoxy glass sheathed below the waterline to give long term
protection from marine borers in warm waters. The Teak laid decks were
fitted in 1996.
Approximate Dimensions
| Length Overall |
41ft |
12.5m |
| Waterline Length |
33ft |
10.06m |
| Beam |
9ft 6ins |
2.9m |
| Draft |
6ft |
1.83m |
| Sail Area |
830sq ft |
77sq m |
| Displacement |
11.51tons |
11,700kg |
| Ballast |
5 tons |
5,080kg |
| Registered Tonnage |
8.46 |
| Thames Tonnage |
14 tons |
Rig, Sails and Spars
 | Fractional sloop rig |
| Keel stepped Spruce mast with double spreaders |
| Spruce boom with slab reefing (2004) |
| Dyform Stainless steel standing rigging mostly renewed 1997 |
| Profurl headsail reefing gear |
| Lewmar Bronze halyard winches |
| Mainsail - North Sea Sails 2004 ~460 sq ft 3 slab reefing points |
| Mainsail is cream Dacron |
| Mainsail cover (2007) |
| Furling Genoa Padded Luff ~370 sq ft |
| Hanked genoa ~300sq ft |
| Hanked working jib with reefing points to reduce to storm jib ~200sq ft |
| All headsails are tan Dacron |
| Highfield levers either side for running backstays. |
Deck Equipment
 
| Bruce anchor 22kg on 70m 12mm galvanised chain |
| Custom bow roller assembly makes the Bruce anchor self stowing |
| Maxwell electric windlass |
| 9kg Danforth Kedge anchor on 10m 3/8in chain and 30m Nylon Multiplait warp |
| Monitor servo windvane self steering |
| Massive Lewmar sheet winches |
| Double handed winch handle |
| Simpson Lawrence Anchorman manual windlass on after deck |
| Sestrel steering compass |
| Motor sailing cone |
| Anchor ball |
General Equipment
| Taylor's diesel heater |
 
| Clock |
| Barometer |
| Sestrel hand bearing compass |
| Oil lamp |
Engine
| Mercedes OM636 4-cylinder 42hp diesel |
| fitted 60Amp alternator (2005) |
Tankage
| Diesel 2 x 15 gallon Vetus tanks |
| Water 1 x 36 gallon tank + 2 x 15 gallon tanks |
| Paraffin 1 gallon for the cooker by the galley |
Electrics / Electronics
| 2 x 125 AH 12 Volt general service batteries |
| 1 x 75 AH 12Volt engine start battery |
| 230Volt AC shore power installation |
| Custom fused switch panel |
| Most of the wiring has been refurbished |
| 2 x Solar panels - charge an additional 85AH 12Volt battery for the Anchor
windlass through a Fox 350 charge regulator |
| Raymarine RL70 Radar (2005) |
| Garmin GPS 152 (2004) |
| Yeoman Pro Plotter (2004) |
| Nasa Electronic compass |
| Nasa Log / speedo |
| Nasa Echo sounder |
| Nasa wind speed |
| Icom 601 DSC VHF radio telephone (2004) |
| Horn / hailer - can be connected to VHF |
 
| Autohelm 2000 autopilot |
| Sestrel hand bearing compass |
 
| Nasa Navtex pro |
| Nasa SSB communications receiver |
| Twin solar panels |
Safety Gear
| GME 406Mhz digital EPIRB (2005) |
 
| Lifebelts x 2 |
| Webbing jackstays |
| Firdell Blipper radar reflector |
 
| 2 x manual bilge pumps |
| Electric automatic bilge pump |
| 4 x Fire extinguishers (2004) |
| Automatic fire extinguisher in engine compartment (2004) |
| Ocean flare pack (2004) |
| Klaxon fog horn |
| 6 x life jackets and life lines |
Shore Gear
| Quicksilver Inflatable tender |
Data and Spares
| Original Sail plan and boat drawings |
| Much historical data |
| Receipts and instruction manuals for equipment. |
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