Remarks : A rare opportunity to own a Venus 42 gaff rigged ketch designed by Paul Johnson. 'Norn' has been sailed 30,000 nautical miles by the current owners visiting New Zealand, South America, the Falkland Islands and spending a lot of time in the Caribbean and off the coast of the US. She is a heavy, safe boat and is fun to sail as well as being comfortable and spacious. Below she has six berths and because of her wide beam the saloon is very roomy.Remarks : A rare opportunity to own a Venus 42 gaff rigged ketch designed by Paul Johnson. 'Norn' has been sailed 30,000 nautical miles by the current owners visiting New Zealand, South America, the Falkland Islands and spending a lot of time in the Caribbean and off the coast of the US. She is a heavy, safe boat and is fun to sail as well as being comfortable and spacious. Below she has six berths and because of her wide beam the saloon is very roomy. Accommodation : Interior finished in mahogany and mahogany faced ply Six berths Stowage for gear and sails Saloon Large double berth/settee to port Settee to starboard with pilot berth behind Dinette area to starboard - opposite the galley Solid fuel heating stove with stainless steel chimney Storage Galley Double stainless steel sink with drinking water faucet and salt water faucet Top loading refrigerator Force 10 cooker with oven, grill and four burners Worktop a Storage Heads Compartment Stainless steel sink Marine toilet Tiled vanity area Pigeon hole stowage Opening port Aft Cabin Chart table, navigation instruments, book shelf Short length settee/berth to starboard Workbench with vice to port Hanging locker Water System Pressurised and manual hot and cold water system with Jabsco pump Stainless steel water tanks are fitted beneath the settees Seagull Professional water purifier Inventory : Deck Simpson Lawrence 555 manual anchor windlass with gypsy Galvanised chain - approx 100m Anchor line - 100m CQR anchor 60lb Fortress 55 anchor Canvas covers for liferaft, stove chimney, bimini and hatches Gas bottle storage Stainless steel pulpit Navigation Equipment Garmin GPS Raymarine ST60 and depth sounder - above and below Raymarine ST4000 tiller pilot Raymarine ST60 multi repeater ICS Navtex/weatherfax Icom M700 SSB radio and antenna tuner - 2006 VHF radio telephone 406 EPIRB Xantrax digital battery monitor Compasses x 3 Safety Equipment Avon 6 person liferaft Flares Fire extinguishers Inflatable dinghy Mechanical and Rigging : Kubuto 4 cylinder diesel engine with freshwater cooling via a heat exchanger Sails The folowing sails are in tan 180oz Duradon cloth which looks traditional but is synthetic and easily handled Main Mizzzen Stay sail Spitfire jib Sails in white Dacron Jib Top sail Ghosting jib for light winds North sail asymetric spinnaker with snuffer Green canvas covers for staysail, mainsail, mizzen booms Spars and Rig Masts are all Norwegian pine and were stripped and recoated in Sikkens cetol - 2014 Main mast Mizzen mast Booms Bowsprit Gaff yards Norselay 14mm standing rigging Most blocks have been replaced in the last 10 years Bronze Murray winches fro jibsheets and main have been added to make her more manageable Alternator charging 12 v battery system Engine batteries 105amp x 2 Trogan heavy duty 6 volt batteries xShore power 230v Battery charger - 2008 Large inverter for electrical sockets 2000w Inverter 110v Inverter 240V
