Basic Information
- Builder:
- STEVENS YACHTS
- Category:
- Cruising Sailboat
- Model Year:
- 1989
- Year Built:
- 1989
- Country:
- United States
Dimensions
- LOA:
- 50' 0" (15.24m)
- Beam:
- 14' 8" (4.47m)
- Min Draft:
- 6' 8" (2.03m)
- Clearance:
- 62' 0" (18.90m)
- MFG Length:
- 50' 0" (15.24m)
Speed, Capacities and Weight
- Displacement:
- 48000 Pounds
- Water Capacity:
- 230 Gallons
- Fuel Capacity:
- 175 Gallons
Accommodations
- Total Berths:
- 5
- Sleeps:
- 6
- Total Heads:
- 2
Hull and Deck Information
- Hull Material:
- Fiberglass
- Deck Material:
- Fiberglass Sandwich
- Hull Color:
- Navy Blue
- Hull Designer:
- Sparkman & Stephens
Engine Information
- Engines:
- 1
- Manufacturer:
- Yanmar
- Model:
- 4JH-DTE
- Engine Type:
- Inboard
- Fuel Type:
- Diesel
Overview
Graceful S&S hull lines, modern deck profile with moderately raised deck house and easily handled cutter rig, make Whisper a joy to behold and sail. The current owner had S&S make significant changes to the interior layout from the original hulls. These changes were so well appreciated by subsequent buyers that they were incorporated in later hulls. Rigged and configured for offshore passage making and light and airy enough to spend extensive periods below, she is well suited to take you to far flung islands.
Accommodations
3 stateroom layout. V-berth stateroom forward with filler and abundant storage above berth, in hanging locker and in bureau. Over-under double stateroom aft of V-berth to starboard, again with hanging locker and abundant storage. Large head to port with large linen closet. Galley athwartships two steps down from main salon. The salon is huge and comfortable with 2 settees and table seating for eight. Navigation station is aft to port. Port companionway leads to the aft stateroom. 2 very large singles, both excellent sea berths port and starboard. Master head to starboard. The whole boat is well lit and ventilated. Teak and holly soles throughout with teak bulkheads and cabinetry. Lee boards on berths.
Galley
Exceptional offshore athwartships galley. U-shaped area amidships to starboard with center line sink and stove outboard. Vertical reefer with excellent access to stores, across to port. Liquor cabinet also located here.
- Alpes 4-burner propane stove/oven
- 2 x 25 lb Epco gas system
- Technautic dual function refrigeration/freezer works off 110v, generator or engine
- Litton Prestige microwave
- Triple stainless sinks
- Omnifilter water filters at each faucet
- Toaster oven
Heads
- Electric heads
- Tankwatch holding tank meters
- Macerators
Nav Center and Electronics
- Standard Horizon Infinity VHF
- Raytheon R40 Rasterscan radar
- Hydra wind speed depth
- Northstar 951X GPS
- Northstar 952X GPS Navigator
- Brooks & Gatehouse Hydra Autohelm
- Sunto compass in master stateroom
- 2 x Brooks & Gatehouse Hydra repeaters
- Sharp stereo and flat screen TV
Mechanical Equipment
The engine compartment on Whisper is below the main salon. It is roomy, clean and neatly laid out with excellent access to all systems. The generator sits below the companionway with excellent access as well. Both the genset and the engine rooms are well insulated and soundproofed.
- Yanmar 77 hp diesel engine, fresh water cooled
- Hurth transmission
- Dual alternators
- Fireboy Halon system
- Fiberglass Potlift muffler
- Bilge pump warning lights
- 3X MarineAir reverse cycle AC
- 8Kw Kohler generator with 450 Hours
- Newmar heavy duty HMD 50 battery charger
- Heart Interface system with panel readouts
- Nav lights
- Spreader lights
Hull and Deck
Whisper's hull is solid hand laid fiberglass with longitudinal stringers. Her deck is Airex cored with solid glass in high stress areas. Her navy blue hull was AwlGripped in 2005.
- Maxwell windlass
- 200' chain 250' rode
- (3) anchors
- Hood hatches
- Stern anchor locker and hawsepipe
- Hot and cold cockpit shower
- Fresh and salt water wash downs
- Stainless arch for antennae & radar
- Faircloth canvas winter cover
- Masthead tricolor light
- Fenders and lines
- Teak toe rail
- Teak cockpit coaming
- Teak decks in cockpit
- Dodger and Bimini
Sails and Rigging
Whisper is a cutter rigged vessel. The sails on board Whisper were North built in 2003 and have been used less than 15 times.
- North fully battened main with lazy jack system
- Pride 153 genoa
- Yankee inner jib (New)
- Full shoulder spinnaker
- Cruising spinnaker
- Spinnaker staysail
- Storm trysail
- Spinnaker gear
- Harken furlers on headstay and innerstay
- Insulated backstay
- Storm headsail
Winches
8 self tailing cockpit winches:
- 2 x 36s electric
- 2 x 32s
- 4 x 24s