Arctic Wandering... The Craft

Here she is, the Arctic Wanderer!

The Boat;

Folkes 39’ Cutter
Built : British Columbia, Canada 1983
Double welded mild steel 5/32”
Engine: Yanmar 27.5hp New 2003
Tankage: Water-60gal.tank forward &
Watermaker 35 gal/day
Fuel: 70gal main tank
30gal reserve
100 gallon jerry jugs
Total= 200gallons
She can motor for 1500-2000 miles
Autopilot & autohelm wind vane.
Electrical:
Batteries- Surrette 2- 8D 325 AmpHR / 2- 4D 375 Amp hrs
2-75watt solar panels mounted on an arch on the stern.
AIR-X 400 watt wind generator
700 watt & 1000watt inverters.
Cooking:
3-burner propane stove with oven
Heating-Dickenson oil fired bulkhead cabin heater in main salon.
5 cu.ft. refrigerator & 75lb. Freezer
double deep sink with foot pumps for fresh & salt water
Communications:
VHF- short range radio
SSB-Long range radio
Pactor Modem E-mail
Iridium Satellite Phone
CB
AM-FM CD
EPIRB
2-GPS
8’ fiberglass dink.
The vessel is laid out as follows: foremost is a chain locker, aft the forecabin, with a double berth to port aft a unit of drawers with a seat locker, to starboard a sail locker, aft a hanging locker. Aft to port is an enclosed head with sink in cabinet, a shower pan, and marine toilet. Aft the main cabin a single berth outboard, inboard is a seat and drop leaf table, aft a corner locker and forward facing seat, beneath which is the engine. To starboard is another hanging locker, aft a settee, which makes a single berth, with bookshelves outboard; aft is a navigation table with chart stowage.
Aft and up a step is a raised galley area, with a double basin sink, built in refrigerator, and propane range, lots of cabinetry, and a quarter berth.
The cockpit is self-bailing, and enclosed forward by a hard dodger, with seating outboard, and helm aft on a pedestal, aft is the lazarette for stowage.

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