Specifications for Hull number: NS40-12

Length overall:  40' (12.19m)
Waterline length:  31' (9.45m)
Beam:  13' 4" (4.06m)
Draft:  6' 4" (1.9m)
Displacement:  28,300lbs. (12,837 kgs)
Ballast:  10,100lbs. (4,581 kgs)

Sails

The main, mizzen and staysail are in good repair.  There are two genoa's, one 150% and one 120%, both are in good repair and UV protected at the luff and foot.  The furling gear is older, but very serviceable.  The stormsail is new and utilizes the mainsail track via a track gate.  A spinnaker is no longer carried, but the fittings still remain.  The original sail plan is included with the ship's papers and the nominal sail area is 786 sq. ft.  All rigging is wire except the triatic stay, which is spectra.  The inner forestay is easily dismountable if required and the mizzenmast has two running backstays.  The mainsail is fully battened and fitted with lazyjacks.  Reefing can be either jiffy or roller.  The main boom has a 5:1 mainsheet rig and a preventer.  The sails are all Dacron with sail covers for both mainsail and mizzen.  The primary winches are Barient 28's.

Deck Gear

There is Lofrans windlass with forward remote and cockpit control switches.  The main anchor is a 35lb. Bruce style with 235' chain and the two secondary ones are Danforth style stowed on deck, each with chain/rope rodes of approximately 200'.  "Dargason" carries several 25' docklines and springs, a double sea anchor with 200' of line.  Four large fenders, two boat hooks and an anchor buoy are also carried.  There is a teak boarding ladder which can be fitted anywhere on the toe rail.  The double lifelines have boarding gates at the cockpit.

Safety Equipment

The vessel conforms to all Canadian and U.S. safety equipment standards and the equipment includes:  flare gun, heaving lines, man overboard pole and two throwable life rings.

Instrumentation

All instrumentation is in good working order and comprises:  a VDO wind indicator with navigation station repeater, new VDO boat speed, a recent Horizon depth meter and a new masthead Windex, a Ritchie compass and Wagner rudder indicator.

Electronics

Two VHF radios, one at the helm and one at the nav. station with separate antennae on each mastheard (Icom, RadioShack).
Kenwood TSO 50 SSB HF transceiver with automatic antenna tuner
New Scanmar/CPT auto pilot with wheel drive
Pioneer Stereo/cassette in main cabin

Systems

The electrical system is superb.  A new AC/DC control panel, 6x6 volt golf cart batteries for a total of 480 amp/hrs, an 800 CCA cranking battery, two engine driven alternators, one @ 55amps for the cranking battery, the other @ 150 amps to charge the house bank, with emergency switchover capability all controlled by an Alpha regulator.  A new Freedom 40 inverter/charger with remote control provides AC power, battery charging and automatic shore-power control.

A Frig-O-Boat refrigeration system with a keel cooler was installed in 2003.

Hot and cold water is pressurized to all three sinks by a Par water pump with accumulator.  The galley sink is also provided with fresh and salt-water hand pumps.  The hot water tank is a Seaward stainless steel tank with an 11 gallon capacity.

The 50-gallon water system is supplemented with a Village Marine Tec LWM200 reverse osmosis water maker fitted in the forward cabin.

The steering system is Wagner hydraulic, and was recently overhauled.

An Espar diesel heater provides interior heating when required.

The galley is equipped with a two burner Seaward propane stove, a new toaster oven and a microwave/convection oven.

The bilge pumps are:  one new Rule 3700 with automatic/manual activation, one new Rule 3000 with manual activation, a Whale hand-pump and small Rule shower sump pump.

Engine

The vessel was re-engined in 1990 with a 56HP Yanmas 4JHTE turbo-diesel, with heat exchanger and wet exhaust.  Total time on the engine is estimated at 1,500 hours.  The propeller is bronze 18", two-blade and the shaft gland was repacked in 2005.  The fuel supply is via a dual parallel filter system with a standby boost pump.  The engine, transmission, battery compartment, inverter/charger, water system and fridge compressor are all accessible for maintenance from the passageway.

Tank Capacities (estimated)

cold water:  40 gallons
hot water:  11 gallons
diesel fuel:  30 gallons
spare diesel:  5 gallons (portable tank)
gasoline:  4 gallons (portable tank)
holding tank:  35 gallons
propane:  20 lbs. in 2x10lb. tanks

Dinghy

The dinghy is carried on the aft deck above the rear cabin.  It is an 8' Boatex fibreglass model, complete with oars, sails and a Honda 2HP four-stroke O/B motor.