Colvin Gazelle Custom
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| Make | Colvin Gazelle |
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| Model | Custom |
| Year | 1974 |
| Condition | Used |
| Price | US$60,000 |
| Type | Sail |
| Class | Center Cockpit |
| Length | 12.95 m |
| Fuel Type | Diesel |
| Hull Material | Aluminum |
| Location | Indiantown, Florida, United States |
| LOA | 12.95 m |
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| Beam | 3.43 m |
| Min. Draft | 1.22 m |
| Keel Type | enums.keel-type.kt-full |
| Ballast | 5000 lb |
| Max Bridge Clearance | 12.8 m |
| Engine Type | Inboard |
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| Engine Make | Yanmar |
| Engine Model | 3JH4E |
| Fuel Type | Diesel |
| Engine Year | 2008 |
| Power | 39 hp |
| Drive Type | Direct Drive |
| Engine Location | enums.engine-location.center |
| Propeller Type | 3 Blade |
| Engine usage (hours) | 2085 |
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| Designer | Tom Colvin |
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| Builder | Greenwich Yacht Co, Richmond, BC, Canada |
| Fuel Tanks | 1 x 55 gal |
| Fresh Water Tanks | 2 x 60 gal |
| Hull Shape | Other |
| Windlass | Electric Windlass |
Description
Whisper, an aluminum Colvin Gazelle, is a junk-rigged schooner designed by Tom Colvin. She was built in 1974 by Greenwich Yacht Co., Richmond, BC, Canada.
She has three cabins: the forward cabin with a V-berth, a closet, and a head, sleeps two; the main cabin with a galley, a chart table, a removable table, and a bookcase, has two settees (side berths), sleeps two; and the aft cabin with two settees (side berths), sleeps two. Spacious engine room under main deck. Spacious main deck and aft deck.
From 2000 to 2001, she underwent an extensive refit, which included all-new portlights, companionways, and a forward hatch; in 2008, she also received a new Yanmar 3JH4E, 39 HP diesel engine.
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Additional Information
Whisper, an aluminum Colvin Gazelle
Galley
- Refrigerator/freezer: Engel Model MR040F-U1, dual voltage
- Force 10 propane stove: 3 top burners with oven, installed in 2016
- Xintex Model C-1 Propane/CNG Solenoid Valve Control System
- 2 fiberglass propane tanks in a vented locker on the aft deck
- Fresh and salt water foot pumps for the galley sink
Electronics
- Garmin EchoMap 64cv Chartplotter, Garmin Transducer, and US and Bahamas Blue Charts (2018)
- Handheld GPS: Garmin GPSMAP 76CSx
- Autopilot: ComNav Commander P2 and Octopus hydraulic drive
- VHF Radio: Simrad RS35 with AIS receiver
- VHF Handheld Radio: ICOM-M25
- ICOM SSB radio, IC-700 PRO with HF automatic Antenna Tuner AT-130 and SCS Pactor Modem
- Solar panel: “New Powa” model NPA 2105-1 2H, 210w, 16.77v
- Victron solar charge controller MPPT 75/15
- Link 10 battery monitor
- Inverter: Seaworthy Model 2000 SW modified sine wave, 120v AC
- Battery charger: WFCO 75 Amp Power Converter WF-9875
- Weems and Plath tide clock and Weems and Plath barometer
- ComNav Autopilot with Octopus hydraulic motor
- 4 Trojan T-105, 6v
- 1 Lithium-Iron with BMS connection to lead acid battery bank, 12v
Sails & Rigging
- Total sail area 854 sq. ft.
- Working jib 149 sq. ft.
- Foresail 250 sq. ft.
- Mainsail 457 sq. ft.
- Yankee jib
- Storm jib
- Andrew Soper Sails, Kingston, Ontario, made all sails listed above.
- The working jib, foresail, and main are made from sun-resistant Top Gun Dacron fabric recommended by Tom Colvin.
- The Yankee jib and the storm jib are Dacron. They have never been used and are in new condition.
- Whisper's masts have tabernacles. The masts can be lowered and raised by one person.
- Lewmar 25, 2-speed for the main halyard
- Barient 10, single-speed for the foresail sheet
Ground Tackle
- 35# Rocna with 6’ of stainless steel 3/8” chain leader
- 45# Delta with 6’ of stainless steel 3/8” chain leader
- Fortress FX-23
- (2) 5/8” x 200 feet 3-strand nylon
- (1) 5/8” x 200 feet 3-strand nylon (new line)
- (1) 5/8” x 200 feet braided nylon
- 80 feet of 5/16” galvanized chain, never used, new condition
- Mooring swivel and plates for making up a 3-anchor mooring, never used, new condition.
- Windlass- Maxwell VC1200 electric vertical capstan, installed in 2000
- Deck shower with electric pump
Magma Rock’n’Roll Stabilizer system (AKA a “flopper stopper”) for minimizing rolling at anchor (Seldom used, but worked very well when conditions warranted deployment.)
Treadmaster installed on main deck, fore deck, and side walkways (2017)
Accomodations
- Three cabins: the forward cabin with a V-berth, a closet,
- Head -Airhead composting toilet
- Main cabin with a galley has two settees,
- Spacious main deck and aft deck.
Dinghy:2010 Achilles inflatable Model 335 with a fitted carpet covering the inflatable floor
Outboard motor:2021 Suzuki 15 HP outboard, 4-stroke, Model DF15A
Engines
- 2008 Yanmar 3JH4E, 39 HP with 2085 engine hours
- Transmission: TuffTorq by Kanzaki, model KM35P 2.61
- Shaft: 1 1/4” stainless steel
- Dripless shaft seal: PSS (Packless Sealing System)
- Propeller: Martec Autostream 19” 3-bladed stainless steel self-feathering sailboat propeller, adjustable pitch
- The engine and related equipment above were installed by Marine Pro, Cape Marina, Cape Canaveral, FL in May 2008.
- Built-in electric oil extraction pump
Disclaimer
The Company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.
