Spirit is a 23 ft. North American Yacht built in 1979
Specs:
LOA: 23 ft. Sloop rig
800 lbs ballast, plus 500 lbs internal battery ballast, total ballast 1,300 lbs
swing keel (draft 2-5 ft)
She has gone through extensive repairs.
Rebuilding the rotten gunnels.
Adding a 2 in. mast step pulpit to make up for the 2 inches of mast cut off
from a previous repair
Solar powered
with 4, 100 watt panels
Minnkota 112 lb, thrust motor on a 36 volt battery bank
GPS plotter
VHF radio
Serius XM weather antena
Future additions to make her more seaworthy for the rugged coast of Maine
Radar
Self Steering pilot
Heavier standing rigging (port shroud gave way this year)
Positive buoyancy
Bow pulpit with windlass
Lines leading back to aid single handed sailing
Specs:
LOA: 23 ft. Sloop rig
800 lbs ballast, plus 500 lbs internal battery ballast, total ballast 1,300 lbs
swing keel (draft 2-5 ft)
She has gone through extensive repairs.
Rebuilding the rotten gunnels.
Adding a 2 in. mast step pulpit to make up for the 2 inches of mast cut off
from a previous repair
Solar powered
with 4, 100 watt panels
Minnkota 112 lb, thrust motor on a 36 volt battery bank
GPS plotter
VHF radio
Serius XM weather antena
Future additions to make her more seaworthy for the rugged coast of Maine
Radar
Self Steering pilot
Heavier standing rigging (port shroud gave way this year)
Positive buoyancy
Bow pulpit with windlass
Lines leading back to aid single handed sailing
Then God said, "Let the waters below the heavens be gathered into one place, and let the dry land appear"; and it was so. God called the dry land earth, and the gathering of the waters He called seas; and God saw that it was good. Genesis 1:9-10