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SONGBIRD *Sold
This is a well proven model with many happy owners, including Round the World cruisers. Light weight and simple lay-out and equipment, preferably with twin 9.9 O/Bs has been the typical. Performance has always been a feature of this design. Regular 200 mile days was reported on one of the Round the World cruises. The original design goes back to pre-cad days. The flaired hull was chosen to give good in hull width for in hull berths, which is the simplest fit out. We have put the design onto CAD and have added to our standard range. An ideal candidate for the Freewing twins rig.
Songbird’s present owners have cruised her approximately 12,000 miles along the US East Coast and to the Bahamas several times, living aboard her for extended periods since 2002. They have refitted her along the way, equipping her for extended cruising. She is in ready-to-go condition, but as their children have grown older, larger, and need more gear and privacy, they have taken an opportunity to move to a larger boat. Songbird is truly a high-performance cruiser. She routinely exceeds wind speed in lighter air, and will sail when most other boats are powering. Average speeds upwards of 8 knots are normal, and speeds of 10-14 knots are common. With her new daggerboards down, she will frequently tack upwind with a better VMG than many monohulls that are motoring. At the same time, she is a comfortable cruising boat, while winning the Stocking Island Race at the 2004 Georgetown Regatta, a birthday cake was baking in the oven!
 Full Specifications |
| Boat Name: |
Songbird |
| Manufacturer: |
Mulitmar - Brazil |
| Designer: |
Derek Kelsall |
| Model: |
Kelsall Suncat 40 |
| Year: |
1995 |
| Price US$: |
SOLD |
| Location: |
Fort Lauderdale, FL |
| Length: |
39' 09" |
| L.W.L: |
37' 01" |
| Beam: |
24' 00" |
| Draft: |
2'/8' |
| Mast Height Off Deck: |
52' 06" |
| Engine/s: |
2 x Yamahas 8hp Power Tilt, 2005 |
| Fuel Tank Capacity: |
24 gal |
| Water Tank Capacity: |
85 gal |
| Berths: |
8 |
| Cabins: |
4 |
| Heads: |
2 |
| Total Sail Area: |
900 s.f.
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| Layout and Accommodation |
4 double cabins w/ 2 heads
Cabins:
Double cabins 2 fore & 2 aft. All have fans, reading lights, clothing storage, shelves, opening portlights and hatches w/screens.
Heads:
Heads have Lavac toilets w/ Henderson pumps and 36 gal holding tanks, all new in 2003. Tanks can be emptied directly by gravity or by deck pumpout. Each head has a vanity sink w/ Corian top, fresh water by foot pump, medicine cabinet and mirror.
Midships:
Center section of each hull has work spaces and storage.
Bridgedeck:
To port there is a U-shaped settee with a teak table and new Ultra-suede cushions- seats 6 adults in comfort. To starboard is a U-shaped galley w/ Corian counters, a top loading Iso-therm fridge, dbl stainless sink w/ fresh and salt water foot pumps, 3 burner stove w/ oven, and lots of storage. At center is a forward facing nav table w/ chart storage and space for electronics. At rear is a cabinet containing all electrical connections and panel, and an inside steering station. The entire bridgedeck is lighted and well ventilated. All galley equipment is new as of 2003 or 2004.
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| Navigation Station |
The nav station is equipped w/ Apelco VHF
Furuno GPS
Furuno Radar
Icom SSB
Jensen AM/FM/Cassette
There is also a remote for the B&G autopilot
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| Electronics |
B&G Network instruments w/ Hydraulic autopilot (new 2003)
Dual wind instruments port & stbd to accommodate rotating mast B&G flux gate compass
Plastimo compass at helm Apelco 25w VHF
New antenna & cable in mast 2002
Furuno GPS 35 Navigator (new 2003)
Furuno 1623 Radar (new 2003)
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| Electrical |
Link 10 Battery Meter (new 2002)
Tru-charge 40w charger (new 2005)
2 x 8d AGM batteries total 490 amp hour (new in 2002, still in excellent condition due to use only in upper half of capacity)
4 x 75w solar panels, (2 new in 2002, 2 new in 2005)
Trace 35w charge controller (new 2005)
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| Plumbing |
85 gal water tank, new 2003
Spectra 13gph Watermaker, new 2004, runs on solar power
Pressure water currently plumbed for watermaker flush and cockpit hose only, but could be run to sinks and heads if desired
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| Deck and Hulls |
CQR 35# w/ 80’ chain
200’ nylon rode Fortress FX23 w/ 50’ chain
150’ nylon rode Extra 200’ rode w/ 20’ chain
¾ nylon bridle
Docklines, fenders
Lewmar manual windlass (new 2002)
Nav lights, all relatively new and working
11 Lewmar Ocean 40 hatches, all new 2004
2 x 20# aluminum propane tanks
Swim ladder
New balsa cored FRP bimini w/ Lexan windshield
All cabin Lexan windows new in 2003
New daggerboards in 2005, supplied by MaineCat Inc.
FRP/CoreCell, NACA 6 sections
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| Sails and Rigging |
Rotating aluminum mast by Sailspar UK
All standing rigging replaced by Nance & Underwood in 2002
Most running rigging new, all in excellent sailing condition
Mainsail w/ 4 reef points, new in 2003
Mainsail cover w/ spare batten storage, new in 2003
Roller-furled Genoa, new in 2004
w/ new Pro-furl NC42 Screacher new in 2005
w/ new Pro-furl EC4000
Asymetrical spinnaker in sock, 1995 but in good condition
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