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Photos are here…Tangaroa
Rhiannon is a 35′ Wharram Tangaroa with cutter rig designed by Thomas Firth Jones, who was a friend of the builder, substantially contributed to at least one Wharram design (Tanenui), and also designed and sailed his own multihulls. Wharram plans and rig plan are included with boat.
She has 4 berths with stowage below the bunks and 4 holds, one on each of the hull ends, so sails, rigging, anchors, awnings, buckets, etc. live in their own space. Each hatch has two methods of securement; bungies with hooks for cruising, and they can be tightly battened from the inside if needed by reaching through the deckplates at the end of each berth.
The port cabin is set up as a chartroom with radar CRT and counter area plus removable cross-hull table. The starboard cabin has galley with two-burner propane cooktop. Removable deckplate visible in one photo allows gas to be turned on and off from galley, and cooktop is mounted on a second sink with through-hull drain for safety. Both cabins have lots of handy stowage, including under the floorboards for keeping things cool (see photo). There is an inset compass beside each cabin entryway, and the Autohelm control is located below the compass on the starboard side.
She has wheel steering with differential rudder movement for tighter turns. She will turn in a very short radius considering her width.
-Operational JRC radar and Raymarine autohelm with wired remote.
-Two new batteries, one is AGM. They are not linked, have been using one for each hull. Battery selector switch and cables and small solar maintenance charger with clips also included. Halogen lighting in the starboard berths and both cabins. Low-drain hoistable anchor light with photocell, and new decklight/steaming light on mast.
-Two anchors; a folding aluminum seaplane anchor for overnights or stable conditions, a large danforth for leaving her on her own, both with rodes.
-Just upgraded to newer low-hours Yamaha 9.9, extra long shaft, with several choices for controls and layout available.
-New Lee Sails mainsail with cover, other sails in good condition, include drifter, yankee, stays’l, spinnaker.
-Two cross-hull awnings with collapsible struts and a movable umbrella with two fixed bases to ease anchoring in the sun. When taken down they easily fit in a corner of one hold.
-Inflatable dinghy that is serviceable but not very lovely (old, patched, but unlikely to be stolen), rechargable Coleman inflator that works very quickly, and new adjustable aluminum oars.
-Many other small items included, horn, chart rule, spotlight, whistles, extra lines and fenders, two bunk cushions, extra steering cable, etc.
-New coat of good bottom paint applied within last two months.
-The retractable motor box was constructed from the Tiki 38 plans.
-Also available is a very nice hard dinghy drawn by Thomas Firth Jones for builder.
What she needs that I know about: minor leaks attended-to, new windows, hatch slides are worn (stainless tracks already on the hatches, but the cabintop slides are teak), deck boxes and ramp could use paint. The yankee halyard needs to be installed, there is a NIB 85′ of 1/2″ line for that, and it’s braided to 75′ of cable if you want to upgrade to an aluminum mast. The masthead VHF antenna is broken. A new Shakespeare replacement with cable and connectors, also NIB, is included. There is a working VHF antenna mounted on the port cabin.
What’s on my to-do list: Install an aluminum mast and roller furling, eliminating the stays’l. Improved steering cable routing and a small pedestal with nicer wheel. Continuous side windows on the cabins. Wider ramp with solid rungs.
She is currently being hauled at a reputable boatyard with superb boat-fettling skills. They do repair work for insurance companies. If you would like to have a Tangaroa redone your way this is an opportunity to do so. She will be available for inspection by appointment, please use the write me link at the top of this page.
Photos are here…Tangaroa