Construction: Full length (no caulking or scarfing), tight butt seam planking of Cedro hembra, a member of the mahogany family, is known as Spanish-cedar in English. It is naturally termite- and rot-resistant, ideal for boat building. Frames, structural keel and some deadwood are Viraro, another South American wood that is somewhat heavier and harder than oak, fastened with all bronze rivets and stainless steel strapping.

 

Deadwood is Viraro and Oak with 5000lbs of lead external ballast and 2,000lbs of internal ballast. The weight is centered weight deep down in the hull to improve her righting moment.

 

Coach roof/cabin structure is blond Honduras mahogany with teak veneer over marine plywood forming the actual cabin top. There are two opening hatches, two bronze dorades and a dodger/spray hood. Cabin sole and interior trim is mostly oak. The 7’ X 5’ self-bailing cockpit has a bridge deck,  a two-piece teak sole grate and large lockers each side for sail storage. The port locker incorporates an isolated propane compartment with two aluminum 10lb tanks. Steering is by a laminated wooden tiller.

 

Engine: 3 cylinder Yanmar 3JH2E Marine Diesel that produces 38.7 HP/3600 rpm. The marine gear KBW10-E has a reduction ratio of 2.14. The 1999/800 hr engine installed in 2016 with an upgraded stainless exhaust system and Vetus silencer and air vent. The 14RH9 three-bladed bronze prop will cruise at 5-6 knots all day long.

 

Tanks: Stainless, 60 litre/13.2 Imp gallon fuel tank. 60 gallons of fresh water are divided into four 15 gallon tanks that can be used as ballast if needed.

 

Accommodation: Sleeps 5, V-berth forward with two hanging lockers and six drawers with oak trim with a hatch overhead. Next aft to port is a single enclosed head and enamel sink and ample storage cabinets. Opposite is a 5’ wet locker. Next aft is the main saloon with a chart table, settee berths on either side and a pilot berth to port. Starboard pilot berth was converted to a locker storage compartment for radios, book shelf and gear. There are three lockable drawers on each side. All trim including drawer fronts is oak with mahogany inlays. A bi-directional hatch and a large companionway opening provide plenty of ventilation.

 

Next aft is the galley with a two-burner gimbaled propane stove and stainless sink with taps for ambient or stored water with lots of storage cabinets and shelves. The large, well insulated icebox self drains.

 

Rigging: Ian Proctor alloy, keel stepped mast with an alloy roller reefing boom. Stainless shrouds with bronze and stainless turnbuckles and ash rollers, alloy spinnaker/whisker pole, stainless to rope halyards and genoa tracks with snatch blocks. Bronze main halyard winch and two mast mounted Tufnol halyard winches and two Tufnol spinnaker winches aft (www.tufnol.com). The Meissner jib winches are custom-made, two speed, self tailing bronze units with stainless and nickel-aluminum bronze gears (www.meissner-winches.com) were installed nine years ago.

 

Sail Inventory: three working jibs, a genoa and spinnaker.  The cream coloured, dacron, fully battened mainsail and #2 jib were made by the Kingston Sail Loft about nine years ago.  The roller-reefed main has kringles to facilitate slab reefing.  These sails incorporate new technology with traditional design.  

 

Ground Tackle:  45lb CQR mounted on a bow roller with 50’ of chain and at least 100’ of rode. Also a Danforth mounted aft on the pushpit.

 

Safety Equipment: 12 volt bilge blower, electric, manual and engine driven bilge pumps, two fire extinguishers, portable horn, flares, life jackets, man overboard pole, life ring.  Stainless bow pulpit with integral navigation lights, jack lines, harnesses and spreader lights.  Very strong custom fabricated stanchions with stainless lifelines with gates both sides.

 

Other Equipment and Amenities: boarding ladder, docking lines, boat hook, fenders, dodger, sail cover, berth cushions, cockpit cushions, cooking utensils, flat wear etc. I also have a custom made, tapered Shadetree awning that covers the coach roof and the large, six person cockpit (www.intheshd.com).  For winter storage, I have a custom made full length waterproof cover that drapes down to the waterline.  The alloy support system provides enough room to walk around on deck (crouched) and disassembles for easy summer storage.

 

Electronics and Navigation: Restored Danforth compass in a stainless binnacle, digital depth gauge and upgraded knot meter and odometer. The engine cluster is a new-old-stock unit that features a tachometer/hour meter, oil pressure and water temperature gauges and an ammeter. Below is a VHF radio, AM/FM/cassette player, modern breaker panel and three gauges for  monitoring the electrical system. There is a large quantity of charts. I also have a custom-built Cape Horn Integrated Self-Steering unit with all the necessary fittings and hardware to reinstall (available separately).

 

Iain Oughtred Pram

Very pretty perfect Tender. Lightweight,easy to lift on deck. Rows
well with up to three aboard. With a suitable tang bolted to the keel plank, so the tow line and tang are in sheer and low, tows well too. A 2hp outboard is all it needs to move along. I eliminated the lee boards and added an aluminum daggerboard.

I mount this pram on the coach roof between the dodger and mast.  Launching is easy using the topping lift. Can easily mount on a car roof or inside a wagon.

LOA: 2.03 m - 6' 7"
Beam: 1.00 m - 3' 3"
Sail Area: 2.00 sq m - 21.52 sqf
Weight: 18.00 kg - 40 lbs