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DESCRIPTION OF VESSEL
Yacht: Custom Sailing Catamaran. Name: NOOTKA DANCER. L.O.A.: 53′ 2ʺ plus figurehead. Beam: 28′. Hull beam: 7′. Draft: 4′ 3ʺ. Displacement: 44,000 lbs fully loaded. Mast height: 64′ 7ʺ. Sail area: 1050 sq ft. Fuel capacity: 200 gal. Water: 300 gal. Holding tank: 50 gal. Year: 2002. Builder: John Eisen. Document: Canadian Registered

HULLS
The hulls are constructed of ⅜ʺ marine plywood, heavily glassed on the inside and outside for a total thickness of ⅝″. Bulkheads are marine plywood and all stringers and clamps are mahogany.
The keels are laminates of ¾″ mahogany and 4″ white oak, heavily glassed with two laminations of 24 oz roving both inside and out.
Each hull is then lined with 2″ of foam and glassed, providing a very rigid structure with the additional advantages of insulation, sound proofing and positive buoyancy. Four (4) inch x six (6) inch laminates of mahogany and oak run full length on both sides of each hull and serve as rub rails as well as significantly adding to the strength of the overall structure. An upper rub rail of 4″ x 4″ oak plus an integrated interior structure (bunks, counters, lockers, etc.) add to exceptionally strong hulls, capable of maintaining full structural integrity under any conditions they may encounter.
All workmanship is to the highest marine standards.
Hulls are finished with Linear Polyurethane.

BOTTOM
Hulls are further strengthened by a double bottom, glassed full length to hull and sided both sides with Corecell foam flotation and encapsulated by a 18 oz of Kevlar and 6 oz glass and epoxy. The bottoms are sealed with four coats of Interprotect and painted with three coats of ablative copolomer. Latest recoating done in 2007.

DECKS
Decks are ⅜ʺ teak, epoxy glued to fibreglass covered plywood construction with seams filled with epoxy and graphite according to the West system technique.
Joiner work and glass are to the best marine standards. Workmanship is excellent throughout. Decks are wide and unobstructed providing a working platform of approximately 8′.
Three troughs have been moulded into the deck of each hull to accommodate three massive transverse "I" beams that join the two hulls.
Each beam is 28′ long, 30ʺ deep and 8″ wide. Construction is four layers of ¾ʺ marine plywood capped by 1½″ mahogany plank on each side and further reinforced with six layers of 7 oz carbon fiber, all glassed over.
Beams are secured to hulls in the Wharram Polynesian fashion by lashings of ½ ʺ black braided Dacron of 5000 lbs breaking strength per turn Total breaking strength as installed is 120,000 lbs per hull. The yacht has always been lifted by these beams.
End beams, running athwart ship, further stabilize the hulls and support the outboard ends of the fore and aft decks. Beams are of glass and carbon fiber construction shaped on a foam core and fastened with ¾″ s.s. bolts.
Dimensions are 9½ʺ high by14″ wide , 22ʺ long.
The upswept ends of each hull (see pictures) are capped by a stainless steel arch bridging the hulls and supporting the 8 solar panels array as well as radar and antennas. The Arch is web constructed of beautifully welded, fitted and finished 1½″ 316 s.s. tube uprights. The upswept tail pieces of each hull that support the arch are reinforced with carbon fiber for extra strength.

DECK OPENINGS
Fiberglass lazarette hatches in each hull give access to rudder posts, rudder well and wire harnesses that serve the equipment mounted on the arch.
These hatches, as well as all hatches on other deck openings, are strong, well finished and closely fitted with even reveals all around.
Teak covered aft deck hatches give access to mechanical rooms containing batteries, compressors, diesel heating/hot water systems, inverter and sea chest. Other hatches in each deck give entry to commodious between hull storage compartments measuring 10′ x 4′ x 40ʺ high, suspended between the hulls and the pod.
Four 24ʺ x 28″ Atkins & Hoyle deck hatches lead to living quarters. Hatches ride on aluminum/magnesium alloy rails with nylon roller bearings and can be dogged down when necessary. Smoked Lexan tops admit light to quarters. These hatches also serve as redundant structural members. Each hatch is surrounded by s.s. railings with a Sunbrella covered pram hood top allowing hatches to be open in wet weather. Additional light and ventilation is provided by two 22ʺ x 22″ opening Bomar hatches in each hull.
Two fibreglassed forepeak hatches access well finished storage compartments.

BETWEEN HULL POD
Pod consists of cockpit, enclosed navigation station and covered deck house. The 12′ x 24′ pod is suspended on the massive transverse deck beams and is designed and built primarily as a work station.
Construction consists of two "I" beams consisting of plywood formers capped top and bottom with carbon fiber and running for and aft between the beams.
Structure is closed cell Corecell foam sandwich glassed both sides. Cockpit and deckhouse are composed of a 2″ Corecell sandwich supported by four columns of glassedfoam pillars, additionally reinforced by vertical grab rails and glassed in attachments for the weather enclosure. A single sheet leads into the deckhouse.
Moulded gutters serve as handrails and are plumbed for a water catchment system. Moulded in steps lead from both sides to the cabin top. The top has two hatches to see the sails and is wired with recessed overhead lights. Deckhouse is open on three sides with a wraparound smoked Lexan windscreen and full, well fitted Sunbrella weather covers with screens and clear plastic.

COCKPIT AREA
Cockpit has a console steering station with teak rimmed destroyer wheel on the forward bulkhead, wraparound seating and cockpit table and a removeable captains chair. Cockpit seating, as well as all other seats throughout the vessel and bunks have been ergonomically designed for optimum seat widths, slant of backrests and lumbar support, etc. for passenger and crew comfort.

INTERIOR
Navigation area is forward of the cockpit and entered through another Hatkins & Hoyle companionway hatch. A navigator’s bunk, wet locker and ample shelves and storage line the starboard side. The forward bulkhead is fitted with chart storage and a large fullsize chart table. A working counter with storage under is along the port side, while an overhead console houses full AC and DC distribution panels. An electronic navigation station with computer and radios are located aft to port.
The Port Hull is light and well ventilated. A "U" shaped galley is aft with a total of 16′ of counter space. Counter tops are Corian with moulded lip inlaid with cherry wood. Ample storage is provided. Equipment includes a four burner Force 10 propane stove with oven and s.s. exhaust hood, built-in microwave oven, Paloma demand propane water heater and double s.s. sink.
There are also 2 top loading refrigerator units of 7 cu ft and 3½ cu ft each in the galley.
A "U" shaped dining area is forward with comfortable wraparound seating for six with a 7′ cherry table.
The salon, as well as all other living spaces are equipped with a hot water heating system and Cantalupe lighting fixtures throughout. Ventilation is by two Bowmar screened hatches as well as the screened entrance hatch. Three fixed windows provide additional light.
Port and starboard Cabins are located forward and serve as guest quarters. They are identically equipped with double beds forward over the water tanks, s.s. sinks in Corian counters with hot and cold water, opening vents and ample bin and locker stowage.
Main Stateroom is located aft on the starboard side. It has a double berth with 7″ foam mattress cushion. Open bin storage with drawers and cabinets trimmed with cherry wood. Master head, located forward has Corian counters, stall shower and a Lavac vacuum toilet and built in Spledida clothes washer/dryer. Grab rails are located throughout.

SYSTEMS
Mechanical Propulsion
Engine is a 75 HP turbocharged YANMAR diesel with 343 hours since new. It is coupled to two Rexroth hydrostatic pumps which drive two Rexroth hydraulic motors with variable pitch puller props. The forward facing props are enclosed in nozzles. Motors, props and nozzles are fully retractable hydraulically to clear obstructions and eliminate drag while under sail.

Electric & Electronics
Full 12V DC and 120V AC systems. There are three separate 12V systems, one for each hull and the Pod. Systems are isolated and only combined when charging by a path maker. Primary charging system consists of an eight panel solar array. The Siemens panels (600 watts each) are mounted on the s.s. arch. In addition to the 120 amps engine alternator one additional alternator of 190 amps provides a power option when the engine is running.
Dockside power is provided through a Prosine 2000 inverter/charger. The external source 110V and the 220V AC is wired through an isolation transformer providing complete separation of shore power from the vessel’s circuits. Current carrying wires float completely free of ground which inhibits corrosion and makes things safer for those on board.

Plumbing
Plumbed for hot and cold fresh water. Fresh water system consists of four tanks of 75 gal. each pressurized by 12V Paragon pumps in each hull. Hot water propane demand heaters are located in each hull and all 4 cabins are plumbed for hot and cold water.

Steering
A Wagner hydraulic steering system controls two hollow steel rudders mounted on carbon fiber reinforced skegs.
Rudders are constructed of ¼″ steel plate filled with oil and attached to 2½ʺ s.s. rudder stocks.

Boarding systems
Consist of a retractable fibreglass stairs forward and aft, plus an hydraulically lifted ramp for dinghy launch, retrieval and storage. A portable lightweight (made of Corecell) gangplank is located forward. It appears as an integral part of the boat.

SAILS AND RIGGING
Nootka Dancer sports an AERORIGTM . This 64′ 7ʺ rig is carried on an unstayed carbon fiber spar mounted in a reinforced, 6′ deep receptacle in the foredeck. It is free to swivel on a bearing set in a circular collar mounted at deck level. The bottom ball bearing is supported in a bronze bucket.
The sails are carried on a fixed carbon fibre boom carrying both main and jib on each side of the mast at all times and are free to swivel with the mast.
This innovative system has many advantages over traditional rigs, among them:

• Single sheet operation

• Absence of standing rigging allowing hulls to flex, Wharram style, eliminating chafe and potential for failure

• Versatile performance on all points of sail including downwind

• Sails are trimmed with a single Anderson #52 self tailing winch in the cockpit

• Since the sail is maintained on each side of the mast at all times the shock of gybes are cushioned by the counterbalanced sails, therefore a soft "gybe" becomes an acceptable manoeuvre.

• Sail is raised by an electric Anderson #52 winch.

The mast has a separate track for a storm sail with its own halyard.
All sails were manufactured by Mark Wood of UK sails in Miami Florida.

INSTRUMENTS AND ELECTRONICS
1. Radios

2. Autopilot

3. Radar

GROUND TACKLE

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