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Specifications
Hyskeir II is a classic, canoe stern motor sailer twin screw ketch
designed by John Bain and built by James A. Silver Ltd of Rosneath in
1948. Hull construction is carvel Mahogany and Pitch Pine planking
on Oak frames with Oak bulkheads and stringers. Decks are teak laid on
Pitch Pine deck beams; the wheel house is of Teak.
Approximate Dimensions
| Length Overall |
54ft |
16.46m |
| Waterline Length |
52ft |
15.85m |
| Beam |
15ft 1in |
4.6m |
| Draft |
6ft 3ins |
1.9m |
| Air draft |
44ft 4ins |
13.5m |
| Sail Area |
505sq ft |
47sqm |
| Displacement |
36tons |
| Ballast |
4 tons |
Rig, Sails and Spars
 | Bermudan Ketch rig |
| Timber spars |
| Stainless steel standing rigging (1992) |
| Mainsail, tan and white |
| Mizzen, tan and white |
| Genoa, white |
| Furling gear on genoa |
Deck Equipment
| Clearview windscreen |
| 3 x windscreen wipers |
| 2 x Sestrel compasses |
| Walker log |
| Teak deck chairs |
| Teak deck tables |
General Equipment
| Barometer and hygrometer |
| Baby Blake sea toilet |
| S&L sea toilet |
Engines and Machinery
| Twin x 4-cylinder Gleniffer 48hp air-start diesel engines. |
| Farymann 6.5KVA diesel Genset |
| Racor diesel fuel filters |
| Oil fired central
heating throughout. |
| Pressurised hot and cold water system |
| Many spare parts |
Tankage
| Diesel 2 x 1000 litres + 65 litre day tank |
| Water 1000 litres |
Electrics / Electronics
| 24 Volt DC installation |
| 220Volt AC shorepower installation |
| Victron Skylla battery charger |
| Inverter |
| VHF Radio telephone |
| Broadcast radio receiver |
| Rudder position indicator |
Safety Gear
| Bilge level alarm |
| Air horn |
| Life buoys |
| Fire extinguishers |
Shore Gear
| All over winter cover |
| Summer cover (Bimini) |
| Clinker built sailing dinghy(1948) |
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