For Sale: Concept 63TM Catamaran "Heron"

Launched July 1998 Builder: Wells Boatshop
Length overall: 63' Sail area:
Length waterline: 60'3" Mainsail: 635 sq/ft
Beam overall: 26'4" Jib: 429 sq/ft
Draft: 2'8" to 9' Mizzen: 521 sq/ft
Masthead clearance
from LWL:		 64' Displacement 8, 000 lbs.

Description

This world cruising catamaran features a midship cockpit layout and ketch rig for easy short handed sailing.

The main (forward) deckhouse contains a huge galley, settee and nav sation. The after deck house is devoted to a sumptuous owners cabin with king size bed (access from both sides), ample stowage and full size head and shower.

There is a double cabin in each hull forward, these two cabins share a head and shower located amidships.

Engine rooms are located in the hulls adjacent to the cockpit and feature easy access to all engines, tanks, batteries and machinery. A dedicated workshop is located in the starboard hull aft.

The forward most section of each hull is a large storage locker suitable for sailboards, bicycles or other gear. A large aft deck carries the dinghy while underway and provides a place for watersports at anchor.

Performance is exceptional by cruising cat standards. HERON easily makes 14 to 16 knots in a fair breeze and can be pushed into the 20's with little effort. See various performance reports.

Construction

Hulls and decks are all cored glass/epoxy composite. Core type varies throughout for maximum strength and stiffness. Hulls utilize western red cedar core with high strength S-glass/epoxy skins. Decks are Airlight foam/e-glass/epoxy and aircraft grade Baltek core.

All exterior surfaces are painted with AwlGrip™ polyurethane coating. The hull is AwlGrip™ Seafoam aqua green, decks are Matterhorn white.

Propulsion and Steering
Twin Yanmar 4JH2E, (51hp) diesels engines, 10 knots at cruise rpm.
High output (80 amp) alternators on both engines.
Dual instrument panels with tachometer and engine monitoring lights and alarms.
Primary and secondary fuel filters.
Single lever engine controls mounted at the cockpit helm station.
Propellers are two blade bronze geared folding type.
Rudder blades are fiberglass composite, high performance hydrofoil section with solid Aquamet 22 rudder stocks turning in low friction bushings.
Cable and sheave steering using Edson components.

Daggerboards
(2) cored epoxy/glass daggerboards in epoxy/glass laminate trunks
Up-haul and down-haul controls lead to cockpit

Electrical
(4) Solar Panels, 75 watt output each
Heart 2000 Watt inverter/charger
Newmar distributuion panel, AC/DC
Two banks deep cycle gel-cell batteries, 720 amp hour capacity total.
Link 2000-R battery monitor, smart regulator
Sea Frost DC 5000 12 Volt refrigeration

Tanks
140 gallon fresh water storage
35 gallon holding tank
(2) 100 gallon fuel tanks

Rigging and Deck hardware
Mast/Boom:
Painted aluminum main and mizzen masts and booms by Offshore Spars, deck stepped with two sets spreaders on the main mast, single spreader on mizzen.
Main halyards and reefing lines are led to cockpit.
Boom has internal reefing lines and outhaul.

Standing Rigging
All 1x19 SS wire rope with Norseman lower terminals.

Running Rigging
New England Ropes T-900 2:1 main halyard, Sta-Set-X low stretch Dacron jib and spinnaker halyards
Sta-Set Dacron sheets and control lines.

Deck Hardware
(1) Lewmar #48 AST main sheet
(2) Lewmar #54 AST (aluminum self tailing) winches for jib sheets.
(1) Lewmar #48 AST winches for halyards and reefing
(2) Lewmar #48 AST winches for vangs and daggerboards
(1) Lewmar #48 AST for Mizzen sheet
(2) Lewmar #40 AST for halyards
(2) 6' long adjustable jib sheet lead tracks
(2) Lewmar adjustable jib lead cars
(4) investment cast SS pad eye for running/reaching leads
All blocks are Lewmar roller bearing
Lewmar Superlock rope clutches

SS stanchions and lifelines
 Transom grab rails
Integral swim step on rudder
(2) 12" mooring cleats
(6) 10” docking cleats

Cockpit
12’ wide by 7’ long with stowage below cockpit seats
40" SS destroyer wheel on steering pedestal with instrument and engine control mounts.
5" Ritchie SS5000 compass

Hull and Deck Ventilation
(7) Lewmar opening ports
(25) Lewmar deck hatches

Air Conditioning
(1) MarineAire 16,000 BTU unit to cool forward deckhouse and hull
(1) MarineAire 12,000 BTU unit to cool aft deckhouse
Both are intended to run on shore power.

Heating
Diesel fired, Hurricane heater. Circulates hot water to fan registers throughout the boat. New 2004

Jib Roller Furling
Profurl (NC-42) furler with reefing line led to cockpit mounted clutch
adjacent to winch.

Navigation Lights
Auqasignal masthead Tri-color and anchor light
Mast mounted steaming light with deck light
Aquasignal deck level running lights

Interior
General:
Varnished cherry fiddles and trim
Teak and holly sole in main saloon
Semi-gloss white AwlGrip™ polyurethane finish in hulls and deckhouse

Pilot House
Navigation station with 56" x 36" chart table with large chart drawer beneath.
Drop leaf dining table in cherry
Upholstered settee

Galley
Laminate counter tops
Large polished Scanvik stainless steel sinks with hot/cold pressure water
Force 10, three burner propane stove with oven and broiler
(2) 20 lb. aluminum propane cylinders with electric solenoid on/off control
Microwave oven
8 cubic foot refrigerator
3.5 cubic foot freezer
Manual fresh water pump
Foot operated saltwater pump for galley wash
Fynspray spigots
Magma grill for outside use

Desalinator
Spectra “Catalina” approx. 15 gallons freshwater per hour output.

Heads
Polished Scandvik SS sink with hot/cold pressure water
Vanity with laminate top and stowage underneath
Mirror and medicine cabinet over sink
Aft Head, >>>>?? toilet with LectraSan treatment.
Forward head, Lavac toilet plumbed to holding tank with valve for overboard discharge as well as pump out.

Shower
Semi-gloss AwlGrip finish for easy cleanup
Hot/cold pressure water
Mattson anti-scald shower control/mixer
Sump pump

Hot Water Heater
Seaward 11 gallon 110 Volt/heat exchanger water heater

 Electronics and Instrumentation
SSB Radio, Icom IC-M710
VHF radio, Icom M-602, new 2004
RADAR/Chartplotter/GPS; Simrad CR54 15" Differential DGPS WAAS Color Chartplotter/Radar Display with 24" 4kW 36nm Radome , new 2004
Instruments, Simrad, wind.speed,depth, rudder angle, new 2004
Autopilot, Simrad AP20, new 2004

Sails
Doyle main, mizzen and jib . Main, mizzen and jib are built from Bainbridge dacron/mylar laminate fabric with (3) sets of reef points, fiberglass full length battens, rugged construction details.
Asymmetrical spinnaker (green and white), Doyle Sails 1999
Doyle “Stackpak” covers for mainsail and mizzen.

Safety Equipment
(8) Life jackets, adult size
(3) Fire extinguishers, class AB
Lifesling, man overboard life ring
10' Shewmon sea anchor on 600' 5/8" nylon rode
Fridell “Blipper” Radar Reflector
Offshore flare kit
12 Volt spotlight
Emergency diaphragm bilge pump, portable

Ground Tackle
Lofrans Progress 2, rope/chain anchor windlass, with capstan, 1500 watt, new 2004
2-Windline anchor roller/chutes for self stowing of working anchors
66# Bruce anchor with 220' 3/8 hi-tensile chain and 100' 3/4 nylon rode
55# Delta anchor
60# Danforth Hi-Tensile anchor
35# Danforth Hi-Tensile anchor
4-250’ 3/4" nylon and chain rodes
Anchor washdown pump and hose
Self-bailing locker for self stowing chain and rode.

Dinghy
Hard bottom inflatable with 15 HP Yamaha outboard.
Aft deck fresh water washdown hose.

Miscellaneous
Spare parts for Yanmar engines
Lewmar snatch blocks
Spare parts for Lavac heads
Fenders
Dock lines

Price: US$800,000.
Vessel located in Maine

All particulars are believed to be correct, however some items may be listed in error. It remains the responsibility of the buyer to verify that all listed equipment is onboard.

Contact:
Chris White Designs
5 Smith's Way
S. Dartmouth, MA 02748
USA
Voice: 508-636-6111
Fax: 508-636-6110