1986 Mustang Dawn 3912m

RCD Status: Our understanding is that the yacht is exempt from the essential safety requirements of the Recreational Craft Directive as she was built and placed into use within the EU prior to 1998.

Hull, Deck & Superstructure Construction:

• GRP balsa sandwich construction with kevlar in bow section.
• Teak laid decks and cockpit (teak refurbished 2020).
• All deck equipment removed and re-fitted and coach roof painted as part of re-fit in 2020.
• 48% ballast ratio.

Keel & Rudder:

• Encapsulated long fin keel with lead ballast.
• 3.5 tonnes of Lead ballast.
• Skeg hung rudder.

Engine & Gearboxes:

• 1 x Yanmar 35 3HM.
• Saildrive.
• Engine and saildrive removed and refurbished 2019 (including new engine mounts and saildrive gasket).

Maintenance & Performance:

• Engine hours – 2,833 Oct 2022.
• Engine last serviced: 2022 – gear box oil change October 2022.
• Cruising speed – 6.5kts at 2500 rpm.
• Maximum speed – 7.5kts at 3000 rpm.
• Fuel consumption at cruising speed – 1.5 litres per hour.
• Range @ cruising speed – 200 Nm.

Propulsion & Steering:

• 3-blade folding prop.
• Wheel steering (teak) and direct geared via pedestal.
• Emergency tiller system.

Voltage Systems:

• 12vDC/24vDC domestic system with 220v/110AC ring main from shorepower.

Battery Banks:

• 3 x 110 Ah 12vDC house batteries.
• 1 x Engine start battery.

Battery Chargers:

• 12v-20a Pro Charge Ultra – Sterling Power.

Generator:

• Wind generator on stern.

Shore Power:

• Shore power lead and connector.

Fresh Water & Water Heating System:

• Hot and cold pressurised water system to galley and heads.
• Hot water via calorifier and immersion heater.
• Salt water pressured anchor wash.

Bilge Pumps:

• 1 x Whale manual.
• 1 x Electric.

Grey & Black Water:

• No holding tank.
• Toilet and hoses replaced 2019.

Fuel:

• Approx. 170-180 litres in stainless steel tank.

Fresh Water:

• Approx. 200l in main tank.
• Approx. 200l in reserve tank.

• B&G Vulcan plotter in cockpit (new 2020).
• 2 x B&G Triton instruments including wireless wind (new 2020).
• B&G Halo Radar (pole mounted on stern) (new 2020).
• Raymarine autopilot.

Galley:

• 2 x Stainless steel sinks in tiled work surfaces.
• Top loading fridge.
• 2-burner, hot plate and oven and grill (Taylors).
• All gas systems replaced in 2021.

Heads/Showers:

• Single heads.
• Dual purpose taps/shower head.

Heating & Ventilation:

• Eberspecher diesel powered central heating throughout.
• 7 x Lewmar hatches (all re-glazed and re-bedded in 2020).
• 2 x Vetus deck ventilators at transom.

Entertainment:

• Pioneer radio/USB player with speakers in saloon.

Lighting:

• Lighting throughout.
• Masthead Tricolor and anchor light (LED) (replaced 2022).
• Steaming light and deck light (LED) (replaced 2022).

Summary of Accommodation:

• 7 berths in 2 cabins (including 3 in saloon).
• Hand build interior with grain matched sycamore and American light oak.
• Saloon headlining (refurbished 2020).
• All windows removed and re-glazed 2020 with new “sunbrella” curtains.

Description of layout from forwards:

Forward Cabin:

• With V-berth, provided with an infill piece and cushion.
• Hanging locker.
• Storage lockers and draws.
• Opening hatch.

Heads:

• To port with manual toilet, wash basin and shower.
• Teak grating to heads sole.
• Easy access to sea cocks in large locker under sink.
• Lockers to port and under sink.

Saloon: 

• U-shaped settee to port converting into a sea berth with lee cloth.
• Settee to starboard converting into a sea berth with lee cloth.
• Bookshelves and lockers outboard to port.
• Barometer and clock.
• Sea berth to starboard.
• Heating throughout.
• Folding saloon table – with backgammon board.

Navigation Area: 

• To starboard with forward facing chart table and seat.
• 12v socket.
• Chart reading light (red/white).

Galley: 

• To port with gimballed Plastimo Neptune cooker.
• Double stainless steel sinks with hot and cold water.
• Top opening ISOTHERM refrigerator.
• Light on coachroof above galley & strip light above cooker.

Aft Cabin: 

• Double berth to port.
• Settee to starboard.
• Large hanging locker.
• Locker space.

Rig:

• Masthead sloop - converted from cutter rig.
• All equipment, rigging & sails required to return to cutter rig a 2 x foresail cruising configuration.
• Double spreader stainless steel wire - all standing rigging replaced 2014 by Holman rigging.
• Keel stepped anodised aluminium mast (Proctor) with in-mast furling.
• Anodised aluminium boom (Proctor).
• Hydraulic kicker.

Winches:

• 2 x Lewmar 48 2 speed self-tailing in cockpit.
• 2 x Lewmar 40 2 speed self-tailing in cockpit.
• 2 x Lewmar 30 2 speed self-tailing at companionway.
• 2 x Lewmar 40c at mast.
• Winch handles.

Sails:

• Sail area 73.5 m2.
• 120% genoa (Sanders Sails 2016).
• Furling main with 4 vertical battens (Sanders sails 2016).
• Full suits of spare sails including yankee, staysail and storm sails.

General:

• Mooring lines.
• Fenders.
• Full set of waterproof cockpit cushions.
• An easy removable wheel mechanism + seat infills with matching cushions to allow the cockpit to become a much larger entertaining area.

Anchoring & Mooring Equipment:

• Electric windlass.
• CQR anchor with 60m of chain.
• Kedge anchor.
• Numerous warps and lines.

Covers, Canvas & Cushions:

• New sprayhood (Sanders) October 2022.
• Full cockpit cover extension to the spray hood to fully encapsulate the cockpit.
• Bimini sun shade for the cockpit.

Safety Equipment:

• 4-man life raft (not in date) in stainless steel cage fitted to pushpit.
• Man overboard recovery sling.
• Inflatable danbuoy.

Fire-Fighting Equipment:

• 3 x Fire extinguishers in cabin.
• 1 x Automatic fire extinguisher (engine compartment).
• 1 x Fire blanket (galley).
• Carbon monoxide alarm.