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Britannia is a brigantine schooner with a squaresail on the foremast. She is 50’ feet overall with a rakish clipper bow and roomy 14’ foot beam. She is the ideal cruising rig, capable of hauling close to the wind with four fore-and-aft sails, fast on a reach and with unbelievable down-wind stability using the square-sail, All lines come back to the enclosed center cockpit so she is very easy to sail. The interior is spaciaous and ideal for a family liveaboard, with three cabins and two heads with showers. The owner’s aft cabin has an en-suite bathroom with a full size bathtub. The galley is modern with stainless appliances, and the complete boat is air conditioned throughout with two sparate AC units.
The forward cabin, has a wide bed with two hanging lockers and lots of drawer space for storage. This cabin has two opening portlights and a large hatch.
The saloon is spacious, utilizing the whole 14’ foot beam and incorporating the galley on the starboard side and the chart table “office” on the port side. The interior is teak throughout. The sole is teak and holly throughout.
The galley is modern with a three burner stove and ovan, a washing machine, a deep freeze, refrigerator, a microwave and a pantry. The worktops are Corrian with a stainless steel double sink and mixer tap.
The spacious aft cabin has a large bed with twin commercial air mattresses with individual pressure controls as used in hospitals that do not suffer from absorption like foam. There are lots of drawers and lockers and the cabin has its own en-suite bathroom with a full size bathtub with jets like a hot tub.
The aft bathroom adjoins the owner’s aft cabin. It has a beautiful tempered glass vanity bowl and gold plated faucets on the marble counter top. The head is a Raritan electric fresh water toilet. The full size bath has ten adjustable pressure jets. Yes! a hot-tub that is fabulous after a days sail, or a long day of boat work,
The teak saloon table extends to both sides of the saloon seats and can seat six. In the folded position the table is in the center of the saloon and can be passed on either side.
The chart table office desk has a drop-down leaf the same size as a normal chart table with drawers below. The electrical distribution board is easy to reach along with an antique globe drinks holder.
The galley had a 3.5 cu ft freezer with the latest low amperage compressor and freezes down to -10 degrees Fahrenheit.
The forward bathroom has a powerful shower, gold faucets, a vanity bowl, and fresh water electric toilet.
All sails are roller furled, with control lines leading back to the center cockpit for safe sail handling. Lines pass through running blocks and special ‘over the top blocks,’ over the coach roof.
All winches are operated with an electric winch winding handle from the cockpit. Pin-rails keep the lines tidy.
The double doors are solid teak and have ornamental leaded-light insets of Florida lighthouses. Washboards can also be slid in place as needed.
The pedestal holds the Raymarine chart plotter, autopilot controls, wind and depth instruments and engine gages. The table opens for dinners. Seven winches contol all sail lines.
The shore water hose has a fail-save solenoid to close automatically if a leak develops in the boats water pipes.
The cabin sole is teak and Holly throughout. It is shiny but also non-slip.
An electric hoist lifts the dinghy in 30 seconds by one person. A crane is used to lift and lower the 6 hp outboard motor.
Two 16,000 BTU reverse cycle air conditioners keep the inside at 75 Fahrenheit, (24C). Cool or warm air is evenly distributed throughout the whole boat to cabins and bathrooms. AC can also be enjoyed while at anchor using the 6.5Kw diesel generator.
trailboards, enhance the clipper bow both sides.
A powder coated structural aluminum bowsprit replaced the original wooden spar and is five times stronger and 30 lbs lighterl. A Maxwell C!0 windlass has a remote control and foot switches.
Custom calibrated water gauge sensors accurately read the exact capacity in twin 160 gallon fresh water tanks. Total Fresh water capacity is 342 US gallons.(274 Imperial gallons).
The headliner is 1/4 inch thick PVC planking throughout the whole length of the boat. It is washable and mildew proof. All 12 volt lights have LCD bulbs.
The port side cabin has a double bed, a hanging locker and lots of storage space and two portlights for ventilation. The cabin is air conditioned from the front AC unit.
pressure water pipes are a new system using PEX pipes and modern connectors. A powerful water pump gives a good flow throughout the boat, including both showers.
Britannia has a bank of eight 6-volt batteries supplying the house side. A 12-volt battery dedicated to engine start and another to the windlass and the generator start. The batteries have a remote water filling system which keeps the water levels constant.
The yard is an aluminum spar and the 380 sq-ft squaresail rolls up inside when not in use. This is a superb down-wind sail and furling and unfurling is done entirely from the cockpit.
Alll 250-feet of 10mm chain self-stows into the chain locker.
All lifeline fittings are Dyneema rope, stronger than wire and more flexible. The Dyneema is covered with white plastic tubes which prevents chafe on the lines or hands.
The navigation lights are large lamps fitted with LED bulbs. All internal 12 volt lights are LED. Five spreader lights illuminate the complete deck.
Both the heads are full size electric fresh water flushing toilets that can be changed over to seawatter flush for long passages.
A powerful portable deck wash will clean the anchors or empty a waterloged dinghy. A second deckwash is powered by the ships batteries.
The 6.5 Kw diesel generator powers the whole ship when at anchor, including both AC units.
The main engine is the well known Perkins 4.236 85 hp diesel with a 2:1 reduction gearbox driving a 20” x 19” three blade prop. The engine also heats the 22 gallon fresh water tanks and a 60 amp alternator charges the battery banks. Fuel capacity is 280 US gallons.(223 Imperial gallons). Engine roughly 3/4 gallon per hour.
Twin water heaters give 22 gallons of hot water, either by 120 volts electric from a shore power and the ships generator, or by calorific convertion from the main engine water system.
An adjustable thermocoupler heat controller monitors the tank heat and maintains it at the desired temperature for either the hot tub or normal shower use.
