It's A Boat!
NAME: SV Harmony
DATE: 2007
WEIGHT: 10,800 kg (11.9 tons)
LENGTH: 16.5 meters (54 feet)
Proud Owners: David and Angela
After more than eleven months of looking we finally found our dream boat! We had agreed on a catamaran several years ago, but finding the perfect one took awhile because we were really focused on balancing performance, comfort, and price. To find the right boat, as is typical for him, David had long lists of must haves and trade offs, computer scripts that scraped internet web sites every day, interactive graphs, and dozens of spreadsheets. Angela had three basic criteria: under 40 feet, located in the United States, and ready to live-aboard with little refitting required before cruising. How we ended up with a 54 foot boat in South Africa that needs work is a long story, but suffice it to say we are both very happy with how things turned out.
A few specifications on Harmony, a Schionning designed Wilderness 1650 built in Knysna, South Africa:
LOA | 16.5 meters |
BOA | 8.5 meters |
DRAFT | 0.56 meters |
HEADROOM (Hulls) | 1.97 meters |
HEADROOM (Bridgedeck) | 2.04 meters |
MAST HEIGHT | 19.5 meters |
SAIL AREA (Main + Headsail) | 143 square meters |
PAYLOAD | 2,200 kg |
DISPLACEMENT | 10,800 kg |
BRIDGEDECK CLEARANCE | 0.925 meters |
BEAM TO LENGTH RATIO | 13:1 |
FUEL CAPACITY | 400 liters |
WATER CAPACITY | 600 liters |
MOTOR | 2x 40hp Yanmar Diesels |
CRUISING SPEED | 10 - 12 knots |
TOP SPEED | 20+ knots |
She is an owner's version with three cabins (plenty of room for guests!) and two heads. Here's a look at the layout:
Exterior
If you look closely you can see that the windows need to be replaced. One of the many items currently on the "to do" list. The trampolines are also missing. We do have them - they just need to be re-installed. I vote for sooner rather than later since I recently slipped on the deck while it was raining and had visions of sliding into the lagoon.Helm Station |
Tons of Seating |
Interior
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Galley |
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Nav Desk |
Coffee Bar...Just Add Water! |
We have dubbed this area the coffee bar. But with an outlet, a blender and a pass thru window to the cockpit, I think once we hit the tropics this might just become known as the adult blended beverage bar.
Down Below
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Master Bed |
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Washer Dryer |
I was so not expecting this...a combination washing machine/ dryer? At first I thought this was completely ridiculous. Even though we have a water maker and David is an expert at power management, I really thought this was a bit much. I had accepted the fact that I would be doing laundry with a plunger (specially designated for this purpose - I had already warned David that he had better not commandeer my laundry plunger for ANY other purpose) and a bucket. But I've slowly come around on this one.
Yanmar 3JH4E 40HP |
The Geeky Stuff
Fischer Panda 4kW Genset |
Spectra Watermaker |
Thermostat and Fuel Filter Lines |
Wires Everywhere! |
That's it. Hope you enjoyed the tour!
The boat looks amazing. Just let us know when you are ready for guests. Safe Travels!
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