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Specifications
Tidewitch is a Maurice Griffiths Tidewater 30 Bermudan Cutter beautifully
built by Norman Goodwin of Walton on the Naze and launched in 1986. She is
carvel construction, Iroko on steamed Oak and laminated Iroko frames. the
coachroof is Iroko Decks are marine ply sheathed with epoxy/glass cloth. She has a long iron keel
and twin bilge plates.
Approximate Dimensions
| Length Overall |
37ft |
11.28m |
| Length on Deck |
30ft |
9.14m |
| Waterline Length |
26ft 6ins |
8.08m |
| Beam |
9ft 6ins |
2.9m |
| Draft |
3ft 8ins |
1.12m |
| Displacement |
6.6tons |
6700kg |
| Ballast |
2.1tons |
2130kg |
| Thames Tonnage |
10 tons |
Rig, Sails and Spars
 | Bermudan cutter rig |
| Aluminium alloy spars |
| Stainless steel standing rigging (2006) |
| Mainsail Dolphin - good |
| Genoa Dolphin- average |
| Jib Gowan 2000 - good |
| Staysail Dolphin - some stains |
| Sailspar furling gear on the jib |
| 2 x Girdlestone GG16 halyard winches |
| 2 x Girdlestone G23 sheet winches |
Deck Equipment
| 35lb plough bower anchor on 50m 8mm galvanised chain (2006) |
| Substantial Fisherman style kedge anchor on chain / warp |
 
| Lofrans Electric anchor windlass with remote control in cockpit |
| Plastimo Contest steering compass with light |
| Boat hook |
| Fenders |
| Warps |
| Ensign / staff |
| Anchor ball |
| Motor sailing cone |
| Anchor light |
General Equipment
| Clock and Barometer |
| Nelson Spinflow cooker (2003) |
| Thermoelectric coolbox |
| Pots, pans, cutlery included |
| Ship's Bell |
| Par Brydon marine toilet |
Engine and Machinery
| Yanmar 2QM20,
20hp diesel. |
| Eberspacher diesel fired warm air heating. |
| Rinari gas water heater - |
| Pressurised hot and cold water to heads and galley |
Tankage
| Water - 25 Gallons - flexible |
| Diesel - 25 Gallons stainless steel |
Electrics / Electronics
| 3 x 12Volt batteries |
| Solar panel |
| Comprehensive fuse / switch panel |
| Shore power installation with RCD Protection |
| Battery charger |
| Garmin 128 GPS |
| Nasa Clipper GPS repeater in cockpit |
| Sea Ranger VHF Radiotelephone |
 
| Robertson Dataline wind speed and direction indicator |
| Robertson Dataline Speedo / log |
| Seafarer 901 echo sounder with alarms and remote readout in cockpit |
| Radio /cassette player |
Safety Gear
| Boarding ladder |
| Radar reflector |
| Lifebelt |
| Manual bilge pump |
| Electric bilge pump |
| Gas detector |
 
| 3 x fire extinguishers - one in engine compartment |
| Fire blanket |
Shore Gear
| Substantial canvas winter cover |
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