Description

Arco Iris is a very capable and comfortable long distance cruiser. New sails, new gearbox and high quality equipment throughout. An open plan bright interior layout is very comfortable for a couple and occasional guests.
Epoxy and coppercoat Ferrocement hull with GRP sheathed plywood deck.
Cutter rig.
She has been a much loved home and hobby for 17 years, but now not able to use her as much as she deserves so she needs a new owner for more adventures.
Full details at www.yachtarcoiris.com

Specifications

Accommodation

Open plan accommodation.
Saloon with two settee berths and good lighting from the coachroof windows. Large chart table inlaid with marquetry. Good stowage space. Hanging locker next to companionway.
Galley with fridge and three burner cooker with oven and grill. Stainless steel worktop.
Double berth with stowage and reading lights to port forward of the galley.
Two single berths to starboard, one opposit galley and one opposite double. Both with stowage.
Heads with Lavac, sink and shower.
Forecabin with double vee berth and stowage.

Forecabin

Double berth

Galley

Saloon

Forward from saloon

Construction

Ferrocement hull professionally built by Windboats of Norwich in 1985.
Deck plywood sheathed in GRP
First Launched 1997.
Hull epoxy coated with to pack paint above the waterline and Coppercoat below.

Hull form

Equipment

Dinghy & 4HP outboard
Cockpit tent
Keel cooled fridge
Mikuni heating running hot towel rail and water heating as well as air heating to saloon, mid area and forecabin.
Shore power system running battery charger, immersion heater and socket outlets.
24 volt 190 AH service batteries.
Separate engine start battery.
Sterling smart charger on engine alternator
Battery monitor
DuoGen wind and water generator
Hydrovane self steering with Tillerpilot adaptor for motoring.
Stereo CD/radio with speakers in saloon and cockpit

Navigation Equipment

Raymarine C120 chartplotter and Radar, on adjustable arm so can be viewed from the cockpit.
AIS
DSC VHF radio with remote mic in cockpit
Navtex
Raymarine speed and depth with ST40 Bidata display at helm, repeat on C120.

Chart table

Chart table 2

Engine(s)

Perkins 4.236 85 horsepower. Very reliable.
Borg Warner gearbox rebuilt 2019 after rope round prop incident, so as new.
Brunton Autoprop giving very flexible power with excellent economy and reduced propwalk.

Sails & Spars

Selden mast
Cutter rigged with self tacking staysail
Fully battened mainsail new 2015 but only lightly used.
Yankee and staysail new 2019
Cruising chute
Standing rigging new 2018

Cruising chute

Foredeck looking aft

Safety Equipment

Viking self righting liferaft
4 x lifejackets with sprayhoods and crotch straps and integral harnesses
Jackstays new 2019
Inflatable lifering/danboy combination

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