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Niagara 35 Mark 1 for sale
Sea Star in Indonesia
in Turkey
in cruising mode
San Blas, March 2007
SV Sea Star Niagara 35 Mark 1
This proven bluewater cruiser has circumnavigated and is ready to head offshore with minimum upgrades. Lying Quadra Island, British Columbia. $95,000 Canadian. For more info contact svseastar at yahoo.com
BASIC:
Cutter rig Niagara 35 #65, built 1980.
LOA(from aft ladder to sprit) = 39', Length on deck=35'1”, Beam 11'5,Draft 5'2”
Displacement: 15,000 lb
Balsa cored hull and deck
Underwater configuration: Low aspect ratio, external , lead fin keel. Semi-balanced spade rudder.
Configuration(starting from aft):
SS fold-down boarding ladder
Cap Horn self-steering system
Furuno 1623 radar mounted on aluminum pole
Air-x wind generator mounted on aluminum pole
Double bar pushpit
Aft propane vented locker(2 10 lb tanks)
Port and starboard cockpit lockers
Engine panel in recessed pod in starboard combing
Edson pedestal wheel, with Ritchie compass and engine controls
Cockpit folding table
Instruments: B&G wind speed and direction, Garmin Blue Marine 100 depth, boat speed and temperature, Furuno 1623 Radar
Companionway on centerline of yacht
Aft cabin: with two quarter berths(one double), standup nav station (starboard) hanging locker(port)
galley and walk-thru head
Main cabin saloon(located forward of head and galley) centerline table(wine storage) port and starboard settee berths(starboard expandable to smallish double) Port settee has lee-cloth for ocean passages.
Fore cabin: Small double v-berth
Large Lewmar “offshore” hatch
Lofrans Tigress electric windlass
SS sprit with two integral anchor rollers
Profurl roller furling(new 2007)
Hull:
Balsa cored hull, except solid at critical areas below water line.
Balsa cored deck.
Deck, off-white molded non-skid
Custom aluminum traveller arch with Harken controls
Two additional opening hatches in aft-cabin for tropical cruising.
Steering:
Edson pedestal wheel, steering cables replaced 2003, emergency tiller, Ritchie compass and Morse engine controls.
Autopilot: Autohelm 3000 (new 2006) Spare control and drive unit
Cap Horn servo-blade self-steering
Galley:
Hillerange, gimbaled, 3-burner stove and oven
Sink with single-lever tap, pressurized hot-cold water, manual fresh water tap, tip-toe manual salt-water pump
Top loading 12 volt refrigerator
Pressurized hot and cold fresh water to galley and head. (Hot water provided by Paloma demand heater)
Pots and pans stowage beneath counter surrounding sink
Custom plastic holding tank (never used)
Rigging and Sails:
1.Standing rigging 1x19 wire(new 2004)
2. Custom traveller arch with Harken track and car
3. Staysail, hanked.
Cutter rig allows for safer heavy weather sailing
Mast steps to spreaders for conning through coral
Halyards and slab reefing lines led to sheet stoppers in cockpit.
Profurl roller furling.(new in 2007)
New mainsail with three reef points(June 2007)
Running backstays with block and snatch block system. Runners clipped to track just aft of lowers to be out of way when not in use.
Gennaker, with snuffer.
Telescoping Forespar reaching pole.
Jacklines(new 2007)
Engine:
39 HP 3 cylinder freshwater cooled Yanmar 3JH4E with upgraded SD40 saildrive, 3000 hours(new 2004)
Geared, two-bladed Gori folding prop with zinc collar
Spare 2 bladed fixed prop.
ElectricaL:
High output Balmar alternator
Two Trojan 6 volt house batteries
One 12 volt starter battery
LINK battery monitor
Schumacher Marine Battery Charger
Two 65 watt solar panels with controller
Invertor( 700 watt )
Two 12 volt outlets, one by panel and the other in main saloon
Fused electrical panel in aft cabin
White halogen reading lights for reading over all berths
White fluorescent fixtures in main saloon, over stove and sink
3 12 volt fans
Safety equipment:
Zodiac Inflatable liferaft
ACR Satellite 406 EPIRB
Ritchie 5” compass on Edson binnacle
Garmin 76 GPS
Various flares, smoke canisters.
Hydrocarbon fume sniffer in bilge with solenoid switch
Lifesling
2 powder fire extinguishers and one foam(new 2006)
Firdell Radar reflector mounted on mast
Trilight running lights on masthead.
Steaming light on mast.
Foredeck light on mast.
Bow mounted running lights with LED stern light.
COMMUNICATION:
ICOM DSC VHF
ICOM Model M710 SSB with ICOM Model AT-130 tuner. Insulated backstay aerial, flat-copper ground to sintered bronze ground plate.
SCS Modem for email transmit/receive
Further Creature Comforts:
Sherwood AM/FM CD Player with four speaker
All new fabric with dual density foam (2003)
Tankage:
Custom Water tanks: Port and starboard under main cabin settees. Constructed integral to hull with epoxy resins, baffles and inspection ports. Capacity ~50 US gallons each.
Diesel: SS tank 30 US gallons
Holding tank located in keel well under galley. 20 US gallons, never used.
GROUND TACKLE:
CQR: 45 LBS with 200 feet of 5/16 galvanized extra strength chain
Bruce: 33 LBS with 50 feet of 5/16 chain and 150 feet of rode
Danforth 35 LB Hi tensile
Small danforth for dinghy
Windlass: Lofrans Tigress 1000 watt horizontal drum deck mount with dual foot control switches, can be used for hoisting dinghy and/or person aloft
ADDITIONAL UPGRADES:
1.SS dodger with custom solar panel mounts
2. Additional storage lockers in fore cabin
