This is a well cared for 57' Kurt Hughes Catamaran CARMANAH WIND built at Olympic Boatyard in Port Townsend Wa. launched 1997. The construction is wood/epoxy composite using the Kurt Hughes CM (cylindrical molding) technique
With an impressive length of approximately 57 ft. and a beam of 29.5 ft. she makes for a very comfortable liveaboard which is still easy to single hand which all sheets running to the cockpit.
And with a 5ft draft with rudders down and dagger boards at halfway down she can get into those secluded places where others can not.
With the dagger boards down to 81/2 feet she handles the blue water in comfort.
This boat is also self sufficient in that she has a 40 gph. water maker and 580 watts of solar panels with a blue sky controller, a 3kw xantrex charger/inverter and six new gel batteries new in 2018.
This vessel is not Bahamas Duty Paid and is in the country on a valid cruising permit.
She can not be sold to a resident of the Bahamas without the payment of import duties.
Engines
Power twin (one in each hull) Yanmar 50 hp. turbo 3 cylinder diesels with approx. 1700 hours on each with 3 bladed Maxiprops Kubota single cylinder diesel driven unit powers a 200 amp alternator and a 40 gph watermaker pump propulsion engines have high output alternators.
Electronics
Raymarine C-12 chartplotter with X30 smart autopilot, 24 mile digital radar and AIS all linked (new in 2012) digital charts for eastern US, Bahamas, Caribbean, and South America Raymarine wind/speed instruments and rudder angle indicators on each rudder.
Additional Information
Kurt Hughes 57' sailing catamaran built at Olympic Boatyard in Port Townsend Wa. launched 1997 construction is wood/epoxy composite using the Kurt Hughes CM (cylindrical moluding) technique.
Length approx 57 ft., beam approx 29 1/2 ft., unladen weight approx. 24000 lbs. 5ft draft with rudders down and dagger boards at halfway down. Rudder angle indicators on each rudder, draft with daggerboards all the way down 8 1/2 ft.
Kobelt hydraulic steering with electric control to shut-off and lock either rudder independently flip-up rudders with shearpin hold down.
Power twin (one in each hull) Yanmar 50 hp. turbo 3 cylinder diesels with approx. 1700 hours on each with 3 bladed Maxiprops Kubota single cylinder diesel driven unit powers a 200 amp alternator and a 40 gph watermaker pump propulsion engines have high output alternators.
580 watts of solar and bluesky controller 3kw xantrex charger/inverter Iota 55 amp charger with smart gel controller
6 gel battery house bank 660 ah total (new in 2018)
2 agm engine starting batterys
2-10 gallon water heaters (1in each hull) heat by 115 volt or engine exchange (new in 2012)
6 bilge pumps of various ages
Multiple fire ext. including automatic in engine room
60 gal of fresh water tankage in each hull in bladder tanks (replaced in 2012)
50 gal. of diesel bladder tanks in each hull (replaced in 2014)
15 gal. of blackwater bladder tanks in each hull
2 staterooms in each hull; 1 with king and 1 with double
1 head in each hull with porcelain diaphragm electric pump sink and seperate stall shower seperate pressure water system for each hull salon with built in seating, stereo and tv and teak floor galley with 3-burner mediterranean stove with oven by Dickenson (new in 2014)
6 cu. ft. refer/freezer dual electric by norcold new in 2014
4 cu. ft. refer with small freezer space dual electric Norcold large customm ss sink unit large microwave and toaster oven various other appliances and equip.
8 12volt fans thru out boat
2 window a/c units (easily removeable and installable)
SAILS
650 sq. ft. dacron 140% Genoa new in 2012
450 sq. ft. dacron 100% jib new in 2015
1500 sq. ft. code O new in 2015
1500 sq. ft. symmetrical spinaker with dousing sock has less than 50 hours on it Schaffer big boat furler with foil continuous furler for code zero
6-#48 lewmar 2 speed self tailing winches (one is electric)
2-#30 lewmar 2 speed self tailing winches
22- lewmar line clutches
approx 25 big boat blocks
various other blocks
lewmar 12 ft big boat traveler for main 4-lewmar travelers for jib cars all lines except for traveler are dynema mainhalyard and spinaker halyard are new mainsheets are dacron ground tackle- Lofrans 1200 watt anchor windless with 2 fixed controls and 1 corded remote
2 bow rollers
105 lb. CQR anchor with 250 ft. of high test 3/8 chain 55lb. Bruce anchor with approx. 60 ft. of 3/8 chain and 200 ft. of 3/4 line attached 30 ft. 7/8 3 strand anchor bridle with custom stainless anchor hook
50 ft. 5/8 braided mooring bridle with Wichard 4000lb. hook
14 ft. Mercury dinghy with jockey console and 30hp. Evenrude (new in 2014) approx 200 hours electric lift for dinghy covers for windows and dinghys 2-Hobie island adventure sailing/pedaling kayaks Boat was painted with awlgrip in 2010 new dripless shaft seals 2015 flex couplings and motor mounts 2015 shafts were also aligned in 2015 bottom paint 2017