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The story about how we came together

Projects:

The Solar Rack and Dinghy Nest

The May 2001 Haulout

A new LAVAC head

The Specs for "Hang Ten", my new toy...
If this reads like an advertisement, well.. that's because it was the ad.

Hang Ten is a Searunner 37, designed by Jim Brown and modifed by Powell Hardgrave, Ladysmith, B.C.  The major design changes are as follows:

• The hulls are cold molded round bilge instead of hard chine plywood.
• The cross arms are wing-aka style.
• A fully enclosed pilothouse was added

And here is some basic data

• Length on Deck - 36'
• Length Overall - 39'
• Deam - 22'
• Draft - 3.5' (6' centre board down)

Equipment:

• Sails: Main. Genoa, Jib, Spinnaker, storm sail, inner stay jibs, inner stay stormsail
• 27hp Yanmar new in 1995 - 3GM30F. Curently 1020+/- hours
• Propellor: Maxprop 15"
• Depthsounder: Marintek (fishfinder)
• VHF
• New (1999) Simrad semi-3D Anritsu 24 mile radar
• New (1999) Simrad autopilot
• 2 each Kyocera 120 watt solar panels (still in box)
• Heart C-140
• Am/FM/CD stereo
• GPS: Magellan 6000 handheld plotter
• No-drip stuffing box
• Refrigerated ice box; 12v system
• Heat: Two Force 10 heaters (propane)
• Stove: 3-burner Force 10 Propane stove with oven
• Anchors: 1 Fortress, 1 CQR, 1 Danforth, lunch hook
• 1 20 amp True charge battery changer
• 1 1000 watt portable Yamaha Generator
• Hydraulic wheel steering
• Windvane (Jim Brown design)
• 40 gal fuel tank
• 40 gal water tank with built in reserve system
• Force 10 BBQ
• Fish downriggers + rods
• crab and prawn traps and lines
• 2 - 40 lb propane bottles
• 110V shorepower 30 amp.
• Fully certified by Canadian Coast Guard 1999 - all required safety gear on board
• 8’6” rigid rowing dinghy