Dix Harvey dh550

DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION

The DH 550 utilizes a powerful, easily handled rig, with a shoal draft keel and high bridgedeck clearance, to produce a boat designed for passage making.

Modern, wood/epoxy construction is utilized, to achieve superior stiffness, strength and impact resistance. Top quality Okoume plywood, and epoxy saturation is used in the hulls, with Western Red Cedar used in the stringers. Brazilian Mahogany is used in structural areas, because of its superior hardness and strength. There is also reinforcing fiberglass and Epoxy used in structural areas to beef up the high stress areas resulting in a remarkably stiff and strong vessel.

ACCOMMODATIONS

A comfortable, world class blue water cruiser, "Friends Forever" has accommodations for six, in a three cabin, owner's layout. A spacious, airy salon features large dining and lounge areas, an inside steering station with attached navigation station, and a sizable, well-equipped galley. An inside door offers direct access from the steering station to a protected, forward working cockpit, while large double doors aft offer direct access to the aft cockpit - with extended hardtop, for comfort and protection.

SALON

• Panoramic views through large windows
• Large portside dining area
• Starboard side Lounge area
• Steering station forward, with Navigation center adjacent
• Recessed ceiling lighting, LED
• Opening windows forward of the Galley and Nav station.

GALLEY

• Large galley, convenient to dining, cockpit, steering and navigation areas.
• Double Sink
• SMEG 5 burner gas hob
• Microwave
• Refrigerator
• Freezer
• Drinks Fridge

PORT HULL
OWNER'S STATEROOM (21ft long)

• Queen size berth
• 11 lineal feet of hanging locker space, and 14 lineal ft of 3 tier bureaus.
• LED overhead lights
• Reading lights
• Nightlight
• Large overhead hatch with screen amidships
• Portlights (5 exterior, 2 aft)

LAUNDRY (AMIDSHIPS)

• BOSCH washing machine (Household Sze - 6kg)
• BOSCH condenser tumble dryer (Household size - 8kg)

OWNER"S HEAD AND SHOWER (FORWARD)

• Separate shower compartment
• Electric flush toilet with fresh water flush (JABSCO)
• Counter top with basin
• Wood cabinet
• Mirror
• LED overhead lights
• Portlights

UTILITY ROOM (FORWARD).

• Generator
• Watermaker Sea Recovery 170
• Wash Basin with hot and cold water

VERY LARGE STORAGE COMPARTMENT (Forward of Utility Room)

• 12ft long X Approx 3ft wide X 7ft deep,

STARBOARD HULL
VIP GUEST STATEROOM (AFT)

• Queen size berth
• Settee
• Hanging Locker
• Wash Basin
• Overhead LED lights
• Side portlights

HEAD AND SEPARATE SHOWER (AMIDSHIPS)

• Electric flush toilet with fresh water flush (Jabsco)
• Corian counter top with basin
• Mirror
• Overhead LED lights
• Overhead hatches (2) with screens

GUEST STATEROOM (FORWARD)

• Double size berth
• Settee
• Hanging Locker
• Wash Basin
• Overhead LED lights
• Large overhead hatch with screen

VERY LARGE STORAGE COMPARTMENT (Forward of Fwd Cabin)

• 12ft long X Approx 3ft wide X 7ft deep, with extra large, 6ftx3ft flush hatch, to accommodate large sized storage

SAILS

• NORTH SAILS Mainsail (2016).  
• NORTH furling self tending Jib w/ PROFURL furling (2016). 
• NORTH SAILS Asym Gennaker (2016). 
• NORTH SAILS Trinquette/Storm jib (2016). 

RIG

• Aluminum Mast by Sparcraft  22m high. (2016)
• Standing rigging, stainless steel Dyeform wire. (2016)
• Boom, Aluminum - with haystacks and lazy jacks. (2016)
• Running rigging (2016).
• Rope-clutches for all halyards, furling, sheets and reefing lines
• Internal halyards (Spectra) led to forward cockpit
• Custom Carbon fiber chainplates for shrouds 
• Two (2) Lewmar 60, two speed electric winches

ENGINES AND TANKAGE

• Two (2) Volvo diesel D2-55 inboard engines, 55hp each. (Approx1100 hours)
• Saildrives
• Two (2) 3 blade folding propellers
• Two (2) 12v DC alternators
• Fuel capacity: 930L (245 gal)
• Water Capacity: 1000L (265 gal)

MECHANICAL

• Hot/Cold Fresh Water systems one in each hull, with its own pressure pump.  Each hull has a hot water system heated either with the motors running or with 220 Volts when connected to shore power, or when running the generator.
• SEA RECOVERY Watermaker - 30gal/hr 
• BOSCH Washer and Dryer (Separate units -7kg/8kg)
• CRUISAIR Air Conditioning, 4 units throughout - 75K BTU. 
• ISOTHERM Refrigerator and Freezer, plus Drinks Refrigerator

ELECTRICAL

• House Voltage - 12V DC
• House Batteries (Lithium) - 800Ah (2023)
• 2 x 12v Engine Batteries (Wet) - 100Ah (2023)
• Shore Power - 220V/50Hz  (two legs @ 30Amps each)
• Generator - WESTERBEKE 9.4Kva 2016 (Approx. 900 hours)
• 4 x Solar Panels - E20 Blue Solar 327W 61CV
• Battery Charger (Victron Centaur - 100Amp)
• 2000 Watt Inverter (Victron Phoenix - 220V/50HZ) added 2021
• LED lighting throughout

ELECTRONICS

• GARMIN Navigation System
• GARMIN GPS/plotter with AIS
• GARMIN log, speedo 
• GARMIN depth
• GARMIN wind speed and direction 
• GARMIN Radar - 40 mile (new 2023)
• LEWMAR (Whitlock) autopilot and handheld 
• TV/CD/DVD/Radio SAMSUNG/FUSION system
  
• STARLINK SYSTEMS (2) for redundancy (Gen 1 and Gen 3)

DECK EQUIPMENT

• LEWMAR electric windlass.
• 35kg LEWMAR Delta stainless main anchor. 100m stainless anchor chain.
• 20kg galvanised kedge anchor with 15m anchor chain and 100m warp. 
• Warps and fenders.
• Hot and cold deck shower. 
• Dinghy Davits.

SAFETY EQUIPMENT

• 13'Gemini RIB (2017) - Steering Console/Seat, Suzuki 4 stroke 25HP added (2024)
• 8 man VIKING life raft (Serviced, August 2021)
• Search light (2017).
• Foghorn
• 12 x life jackets (2016)
• 4 x harnesses (2016)
• Lifebuoys (2016)
• Dan buoy (2016)
• Floating light (2016)
• Floating line (2016)
• Drogue (2016)
  

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.