Construction

Hull & deck:
Materials and construction were controlled by Italian Shipping Registry R.I.N.A, approving the yachts construction before issuing the CE Certificate.
Hull and deck are constructed in a negative mould, in sandwich construction (PVC Airex Core) of unidirectional and bidirectional fibreglass. Vacuum resin infusion used for lamination.
Where needed, reinforcements are done in carbon or single skin lamination, as in the keel area.
The transversal (floor) and longitudinal reinforcements of the hull are made in composite material and well resin bonded to the hull.
Waterline and the yacht's name on the transom are painted with polyurethane varnish.

Ballast:
The bulb key is designed and built for high speeds and guarantees performances and stability.
The keel ballast is made of lead/antimony.  The keel fin is made of a resin bonded steel construction, which is attached to the hull by stainless steel bolts. The keel is treated and protected by epoxy products.

Structure:
The main bulkhead and the forward bulkhead are in composite material. All the other bulkheads are made in teak plywood, well resin bonded to the hull and the deck.
The central chain-plates are made of composite and fixed into the strong superstructure of the yacht.
The deck area around the mast and the chain plates are reinforced with carbon. Where needed, the sandwich core is made in marine plywood instead of Airex core.
The aft chain plates are fixed to marine plywood reinforcement, well resin bonded to the hull bottom, stringers and the deck.
The Inox steel mast base is bedded on a GRP support which is connected to the floor and bottom, well resin bonded to the yachts superstructure.  The tidy bilge is easily accessible.
The engine bed is made of single skin GRP, well resin bonded to the hull and to longitudinal and transversal reinforcements.
The bilge drainage system is designed to get all the water to the lowest point of the bilge in order to discharge outboards.

Rudder:
Balanced rudder in GRP-Airex core.  The rudder-blade is reinforced by steel frames, welded to the stainless steel shaft. Solimar steering system

Deck

Deck:
Stainless steel emergency tiller fitted directly onto the rudder shaft-stows in Garage.
As an extra CUATRO has her side decks, coach roof and transom door covered with 10mm teak.
As standard the cockpit area including seats and aft surfaces are also covered with 10mm laid teak.
The teak battens are 37mm wide and bonded onto the deck with epoxy resins.
On deck there is an access hatch also to the garage.
Bow anchor locker to stow the anchor chain, with overboard drain discharge above the waterline.
Fore peak for the stowage of fenders and sails, equipped with two steps and a light.
Tender outboard stowage bracket

Deck fittings:
Stern garage door/swim platform with wireless remote control unit.
The stainless steel swim ladder fits on stern using an extension ladder or on directly on the garage door when lowered.
Aft storage garage with a hydraulic opening for the stowage of the tender.
Two stowage areas under the cockpit seats, one for the life raft and one for gas bottle stowage. .
Stainless steel fairleads.
Harken tracks.
Anchor winch, Lewmar 1500W electric, installed in locker at bow, as standard.
Remote on cord in anchor locker for the windlass
Pulpit, pushpit and stanchions as standard.

Deck fittings and equipment as extras to standard:
Twin carbon steering wheels.
Solimar flush hatches for the coach-roof, three (one in the fore bathroom, 1 in the owner's cabin and 1 in the saloon).
2 extra foldaway cleats amidships (two forward and aft as standard - not folding).

Winches
Winches have been upgraded from standard as follows:-
2 x Harken B 60.2 STEA, electric winches for genoa sheets (upgraded from 53.2 manual).
2 x Harken B 53.2 STEA, electric winches for mainsheets (upgraded from 48.2 manual).
1 x Harken 48.2 STEA electric winch for main halyard, (starboard of the companionway).
(Plus the standard Harken 48.2 ST manual winch for halyards on the port side)

Interior and Accommodations

The Solaris One 48 has a 3 cabin layout, two bathrooms, a wide saloon / dining area, galley, and chart table.

(Note: CUATRO has an extra fixed seat on the centre-line by the saloon table with cushion. Further more in 2012 her saloon table has been modified to enable the sofa and table to form an extra bed.)

Interior general:
Marine mahogany plywood ceiling panels, covered with white vinyl upholstery treated against mould, fixed with Velcro and easily removable for inspection.

Teak companionway ladder, steps finished with anti-skid.

Structural bulkheads in teak marine plywood.

Furniture made in high quality teak, varnished with matt finish.

Engine room with one entrance (at forward end), positioned to have easy access to all technical equipment at sea.  The sound-proofing of the engine room is made with a high quality sound insulation material and specially furnished plywood, and with integrated lead plates.

Hatches, portholes and windows with Ocean Air mosquito and sun screens.

Galley with s/s cooker with 3 burners and oven set on gimbals.
Polycarbonate protection between galley and sofa.
12v standard refrigerator top opening chest type fridge, approx 130 litres, 12v.
Lockers and drawers to store dishes, glasses, pots and accessories.

Shower & head areas with composite sinks, wood upper part, showers and basins that drain outboard. Owner’s bathroom with a separated shower.

Fore cabin features a wide double berth with big drawers underneath. It is fitted with a spacious wardrobe and side shelves.

The Saloon has a wide U shape sofa, for 6 people.  The table is solid teak. Two person seat on starboard side.

Navigation station on starboard side with seat, chart locker, instruments and the electric panel (which has a hinged door for inspection).

The aft guest cabins have one double berth per cabin, and are fitted with wardrobes and lockers.

Interior and domestic extras fitted over and above standard:
Fixed central two person sofa seat on centreline of saloon with cushion.
Panasonic microwave oven installed at galley.
Galley surfaces and splash back in stainless steel.
Stainless steel galley sink with single bowl and drainer.
Storage shelf outboard at galley with rail.
Second electric refrigerator, front opening, 12v.
Tecmar Plus Short electric toilet in the guest head.
Tecmar Silence Plus Short 12v electric toilet in the owner’s bathroom.

Entertainment equipment (all extra to standard):
Sony TV system in saloon, fitted on starboard side (including Glomex antenna).
2 x stereo speakers in cockpit.
Pioneer Hi-Fi system including CD/MP3/DVD player and iPod connection.
Simrad “sonic hub” for iPod, for control via Plotter unit.
Wi-Fi system for access to Internet etc. "MailaSail Red Box".

Engine and Mechanical

Volvo Penta D2-75 150S, 55kW 75hp (as extra to the standard 55hp unit).
Engine is mounted on shock absorbers.
Engine hours counter, rpm meter; throttle type Morse, mounted in the cockpit at the helm stations.
The instruments control panel is mounted at the helm station.
Sail drive system with (optional) Gori 3 blade folding propeller with overdrive.
Stainless steel fuel tank, total capacity approx 300 litres.
Copper tubing for fuel lines. RACOR fuel filter and 1 water separator easily accessible
Tanks fitted with an analogue level indicator.

Fire fighting system:
The whole yacht, including the engine room, the electric and technical systems comply with RINA certification.
Fire extinguisher in the engine room with remote control placed in the saloon.
Six fire extinguishers are mounted in the yacht.

BOWTHRUSTER
Electric bowthruster Mod.Vip 150 12v, with control on the steering pedestal -all as an extra to standard.

GENERATOR
Mastervolt generator Whisper 3,5kW with its own battery and fuel system, supplying 220V AC, situated aft of the engine and in its own soundproof box – all as an extra to standard. The gen set is easily accessible from either aft cabin. It has run less than 100 hours (as at 1st June 2015).

AIR CONDITIONING
Climma air conditioning system for cooling and heating to saloon and fore cabin. Pump unit located in the stern cabin starboard. 220v ca power supply. 2 x individual control units - in saloon and forward cabin (not in aft cabins) – all as an extra to standard.

Navigation and Mechanical Systems

All as extra to standard:
Compass - placed central under the entrance/companionway.
B&G Autopilot hydraulic – control by helm and a remote unit.
B&G H3000 Hercules Performance Pack, including two GFD NMEA monochromatic displays and one H3000 analogue AWA 360 display.
4 x B&G H3000 20/20 HV maxi displays on mast, with control in cockpit and custom made carbon support.
B&G AIS transmit and receive.
NSE 12 Simrad GPS plotter with broadband radar unit installed at chart table.
NSE 8 Simrad Plotter installed in a custom resin housing finished in carbon look in the cockpit, (on the aft end of the cockpit table).
Icom VHF at chart table and a handset at cockpit / helm.
Iridium Sat Phone.
Fleet broadband 150 internet / emails Inmarsat.
Radar antenna + iridium antenna both painted matt black and set on custom matt black pole central at the stern of the yacht.

Sails and Rigging

RIG
As extra to standard CUATRO is fitted with:
Hall Spars carbon mast.
Hall Spars Park Avenue carbon boom.
Complete spinnaker system, including carbon spinnaker boom
Mast, boom and spinnaker pole all have a special in matt black finish.
Rod rigging (instead of wire).
Under deck Harken jib furler
Carbon backstay split to two (with hydraulic rams).

Other extras:
2 x Spinlock stoppers for the mainsheet at the cockpit and close to the mainsheet track; plus further stoppers for manoeuvres.
Harken “slide track” on mast (front of mast) for the spinnaker pole.
Lazy jack equipment.
Harken “switch track” for mainsail.
Navtec control panel, including hydraulic cylinders, for – backstays, vang and main outhaul.
Cockpit controlled track cars for genoa sheet.
Staysail equipment, including:–
Wichard eyebolt for a second headstay (between the anchor and the sail locker on deck);
Additional genoa halyard;
Spinlock stopper for the halyard;
Additional mast base block
Provision for the staysail with fitting on mast (but not on the actual stay)

As standard she has a full set of running rigging, halyards, reefing lines, sheets etc – mostly in Spectra.

SAILS
Hyde sails, all as extra to standard:
Delivery Mainsail (with full battens) and Cruising Genoa headsail - both laminate panelled, in grey colour.
Asymmetric spinnaker in pink colour (with snuffer) - can be flown with or without the pole.
Symmetrical spinnaker, in purple colour.

D4 dyed Kevlar (black)    Mainsail
                No2 Genoa – with vertical battens
                No3 Genoa – with vertical battens

Electrical Systems

All installations are proofed in maritime use and are inspected by an external organisation to be EU and RINA conformity.
12v system:
Main electric system is 12v.
Charging of batteries by generator, shore power or main engine alternator.
Engine driven alternator, capacity 115Ah 12v to recharge batteries.
Mastervolt battery charger, under chart table.
Mastervolt control panel at chart table.

Batteries:
The 12v service batteries have a capacity of 540 A/h.
Starter batteries, 12v gel 55A/h, charged by main engine.
Mastervolt battery charger Mass12/80 80A/h.
New generation gel batteries.
Batteries are placed below the dinette seats (forward portside)
Service group feeds:- lighting system, bilge pumps, pressure pumps, anchor winch, refrigerator, discharge pumps, autopilot, and navigation lights.
220v / 50Hz system:
The 220 V 50 Hz group supplies the ac users such as: boiler, battery charger, sockets.
The 220 V 50 Hz group is supplied by shore power through a stern mounted socket: boiler, battery charger, sockets. Supplied also by generator or the inverter.
220v AC sockets at galley and saloon.
The electric switchboard is split into 2 parts:-
1 switchboard for AC, protection and distribution control with automatic thermo magnetic switches and functioning lights. Automatic main power switch.
1 switchboard for DC, protection and distribution control with automatic thermo magnetic switches and check lights for all consumers.
DC electric system protected from overload and short circuit by general thermo magnetic switches mounted near the batteries, one for every battery group and each consumer.
Panel board set near the chart table.

Lighting
Interior lighting with recessed ceiling lights (LED) and 4 reading lights for cabins.
One night-light installed at companionway, light switch close to the hatch.
Cockpit light below the boom.
Forward deck light on the mast.

Navigation lights:
Switches on the interior panel. Lopolight navigation lights including masthead and steaming lights.

Extra electrical items fitted over and above standard include:
Mastervolt 12v 1200W inverter, installed under the port aft bed.
Led lighting system throughout.
5 x 220v sockets in cabins and bathrooms.

Plumbing Systems

All flush seacocks are made of bronze, quick operational, easily accessible.
Rigid polythene fresh water tanks, with access for inspection and cleaning with a total water capacity of approx 500 litres. Tanks are located below the seats in the saloon.
Approved special non-odour rigid PVC tubing for hot and cold drinkable water.
Drainage hoses of bilge pumps, sinks, showers all made of non-odour, solid rubber pipes.
Stainless steel hose clamps and rubber muffs.
Heads discharge to black water tanks, with drainage by gravity discharging overboard.
The water in the deck cockpits drain by rubber pipes and valves at the bottom of the hull.
All pumps are easily accessible for maintenance.
1 manual double action bilge pump in cockpit with suction in the main bilge
1 electric bilge pump with large capacity (Gianneschi & Ramacciotti) with suction in the main bilge.
1 electric bilge pump with suction in the bow shower and bathroom and in the sail locker.
1 electric pump with suction into the lazarette.
1 freshwater pressure pump, serving all water systems of a pressurized tank, mounted & easily accessible in the engine room.
All bilge pumps discharge outboards, above the waterline.
220v AC hot water boiler, with capacity of approx 20 litres.
Water also heated by heat exchanger of the main engine.
Fresh water cockpit shower at the stern section of the cockpit, housed in bespoke black anodized aluminium housing.

Selmar water-maker, model Progress MC 120/P-12 VDC, installed in the fore cabin under the bed - all as an extra to standard.

Accessories