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Specifications
Marie Claude is a 46ft Gaff Cutter built in GRP in 1996 by Martin Heard's
Gaffers and Luggers at Mylor Creek near Falmouth. The lines are based on a
St Malo Pilot Cutter designed by Francois Lemarchand in 1891.
Her decks are 1inch Afrormosia Teak over 1 inch marine ply. Hatches and
skylights are Teak.
She has a
long keel with internal iron ballast encapsulated in GRP
Approximate Dimensions
| Length Overall |
61ft |
18m |
| Length on Deck |
46ft |
14.0m |
| Waterline length |
39ft 4ins |
12m |
| Beam |
13ft 6ins |
4.1m |
| Draft |
8ft |
2.4m |
| Displacement |
24 Tons |
Rig, Sails and Spars
 | Gaff Cutter rig |
| Timber spars (New mast after shipyard accident ~2004) |
| Retractable bowsprit |
| Stainless steel standing rigging (2004) |
| Fully battened Mainsail - 3 reefing points - excellent condition |
| No1 Jib - excellent condition |
| No2 Jib - excellent condition |
| Furling gear on jib |
| Staysail single reef points- excellent condition |
| Topsail |
| Storm Jib - never used |
| Trysail (loose footed gaff rigged) - excellent condition |
| Jib winches |
| Staysail winches |
| Mainsheet winches - self-tailing (2005) |
| Colin Frake ask blocks on gaff (2006) |
| Assortment of spare blocks etc. |
Deck Equipment
| Whitlock Mamba mechanical steering wheel |
| CQR Bower anchor on 80m chain |
| Fisherman's Kedge anchor |
| Lofrans Heavy Duty Electric anchor windlass with capstan |
| Horizon 135 steering compass (2005) |
| Deck Mop |
| Boat hooks |
| Fenders |
| Warps |
| Ensign / Staff |
| Anchor ball |
| Motor sailing cone |
| Anchor light |
| Cockpit seats |
| Canvas covers for fore hatch, main companion way and skylights (2) |
General Equipment
| Gimballed Force 10 Cooker with two hobs, grill and oven (2006) |
| Pots, pans and cutlery included |
| Pressurised hot and cold water to galley and heads |
| Front loading Electrolux Refrigerator - 12Volts, gas and 220Volts a.c. |
| Immersion heater for hot water |
| Electric space heating |
| Blakes Lavac Sea toilet (2006) |
| Electric auto pump for waste disposal (from shower and galley) |
| Barometer, clock, clinometer thermo/hygrometer |
Engine and Machinery
| Yanmar 4JH2 DTE93 85hp (61KW) diesel (1500 hours, June 2007) |
| Shaft drive to Bronze propeller |
| Fisher Panda diesel Generator 4.5KVA in soundproofed box (140 hours June
2007) |
Tankage
| Diesel - 200litres stainless steel |
| Water 200litres stainless steel |
| Additional water 100litres polethene |
Electrics / Electronics
| 2 banks of 2 x 12Volt main engine batteries |
| Separate Generator start battery |
| Shore power 220Volt ac system with circuit breakers |
| 3-way shore power automatic battery charger (2006) |
| Navigation lights with display panel indicator |
| Deck lights on spreaders (2005) |
 
| Raytheon 24 mile radar |
| Shipmate (Simrad) GPS Colour chart plotter |
 
| Furuno 1850 Colour chat plotter (2005) |
| Yeoman Navigator pro - Interfaced with Furuno plotter |
 
| Nasa Weathertext |
| Raymarine Wind speed / direction indicator |
| Speedo / Log / Depth |
| Marine quality AM/FM Radio / CD player with stereo speakers |
| Lowrance GPS |
| Integrated speed log and echo sounder |
| Robertson (Simrad) Auto pilot |
| Manuals for all equipment |
Safety Gear
| 405MHz EPIRB (2005) |
| Plastimo 4e Category 6 person liferaft in container (new 2004, serviced
2005, next service 2009) mounted on stainless steel cradle with
auto-release. |
| 2 x lifebuoys with lights |
| Telescopic Dan buoy |
| Flares / smoke signals in waterproof container |
| First aid kit |
| Firdell radar reflector |
| 4 x Dept. of marine Regulation Fire Extinguishers (2x foam, 2x powder) |
| Emergency tiller |
| Heavy duty manual bilge pump |
| Electric auto/manual bilge pump with bilge water alarm |
Shore Gear
| Full winter cover |
| GRP Classic lined dinghy on deck cradle |
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