MIRASPELA Description & History
Sailing Catamaran: | 1998 CATANA 381 | | Name: MIRASPELA | Flag: USA |
| Builder/Designer: | Builder: Catana | Designer: Christophe Barreau |
| Dimensions and features: | LOA: 38' 9" | Beam: 21'7" | Displacement: 12500 lbs | Draft: 2'3” up/ 6'7"down | Bridge Clearance: 60' | Payload: 2000 lbs (net) | Dagger boards | Crash boxes fwd and aft | Non-submersible |
| Construction: | Vacuum bagged sandwich | triaxial fiber glass | antifouling, Trinidad SR | | PVC foam core | 3 layers epoxy coating | | Twaron (Kevlar) | isophalic gelcoat | Engines: 2 x Yanmar 2GM20 | Power: 2 x 20 HP | Sail drive: SD 20 |
| Tankage: | Fuel: 3 x 50 l (25 gal) | Water: 2 x 200 l (50 gal) | Holding: 80 l (20 gal) |
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Interior Layout and Amenities: The main salon has the galley aft on the port side and the nav station aft on the starboard side. Forward is a U-shaped settee with a large dinette table. At the nav station, outboard and down three steps are a sleeping cabin forward and aft and the head amidships. At the galley, outboard and down three steps. Forward is a sleeping cabin, amidships storage and aft 1 berth cabin with additional storage room for spare parts and tools. - Sleeps 7 in 4 cabins
- 12v fans in each cabin
- Water heater
- Teak/holly cabin sole
| - Teak/holly cabin sole
- Swing down leaf salon table
- 2 heads, one in each hull
- 2 showers, one in each hull
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Galley: - Force 10 - 3 burner stove
- Force 10 oven
| - 2 Sinks
- Adler Barbour refrigerator
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Deck: - Cockpit seating with cushions
- Deck shower
- Hard bimini with aluminum frame, West system epoxy
- UV windows covers, 2010
- UV hatch covers, 2004
- 1 Fortress anchor
- 1 Delta plough anchor
- 1 Spade anchor ()
- Lewmar windlass
- Trampoline, UV resistant,new 2008
| - 100 ft chain + 200 ft rode
- 30 ft chain + 200 ft rode
- 300 ft nylon rode (new)
- Jordan drogue (new)
- Hydraulic Steering replaced 2005
- Vetus clutch and throttle controls
- Windshield covers
- Spare lines
- 2 Boat hook
- Deck flood lamp (new oct. 2010)
- Steaming lights (new june 2009)
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Sails and Rig: - Mainsail, tri-radial cruising laminate , new April 2010, spare mainsail (cross cut heavy dacron) in good condition
- Roller Furling Genoa, tri-radial cruising laminate, new April 2010, spare Genoa (cross cut Dacron) in good condition
- 1200 sq ft spinnaker with sock in good condition, new 2006.
- Bow sprit, removable, new June 2009.
- Flex furling Screecher, Tri-radial nylon, new June 2009.
- Stainless standing rigging, new June 2009
- Braided Dacron running rigging, some lines new, others in working condition
- Wang, aluminum, new in April 2010
- 3 Andersen 46ST winches
- 3 Andersen 40ST winches
- 1 Andersen 28ST winch
- Spin Locks
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Dinghy and Motor - Achiles, 6 persons, hard bottom (good condition)
| - Outboard Tohatsu, 8 HP (2004) (good condition)
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Electronics: - Garmin chart plotter, new 2008 w/ charts for east, west, Gulf coasts plus all of Bahamas & Caribbean. 2010 new charts for Azores and southern Europe
- ICOM IC-M45 VHF
- ICOM AIS receiver integrated with Garmin plotter, new April 2010
- ICOM IC-M802 SSB with Pactor II modem, automatic antenna tuner with rope antenna.
- Furuno GPS (external antenna) and Garmin GPS
- B&G Network data Fathometers
- B&G Network Quad Fathometers
- B7G Network Track
- B&G Network Wind (2)
- Furuno 16 Mile Radar
- B&G network auto pilot processor new 2008, new network pilot compass Sept. 2009, new rudder reference, May 2010. Spare auto pilot processor (refurbished May 2010), spare auto pilot hydraulic pump (new May 2010).
- Barometer
- 1 5" Plastimo compass
- Magnavox T.V. and V.C.R.
- Stereo and CD player (new 2009)
- EPIRB, GPS type, new April 2010
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Mechanical and Electrical
- Battery isolators and power switches in each engine room
- High current power switches: main (fused), battery bank (1,2, 1+2), windlass (fused)
- Nav station power switch panel (fused)
- Additional power switch panel (fused, stb fwd cabin)
- 130 W polycrystalline solar panel with adjustable tilt above davids
- 3 x 60 W amorphous solar panels mounted on the hard top bimini
- 900 W inverter 12V DC/115 V AC (new July 2010)
- Vetus battery monitor system
- Pro Tech 1240 Battery charger
- 450 Ah port house battery bank (Optima AGM), 315 Ah starboard battery bank (AGM new 2010). Both banks tested good. There is FET Argo battery isolator between the banks (new May 2010)
- 30 A Shore power cord, 115V / 230 V plug/receptacle adapters (US/EU)
- 3000 W 230 V/115 V transformer in water proof housing
- Many engine spares like alternator, freshwater pump, raw water pump
- Folding 3-bladed propellers
- Spare 2 fixed 2 blade
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Safety & Other - Liferaft (forward). 8 persons, needs certification renewed
- Liferaft (aft), 6 persons, new June 2010
- 8 Life vests
- 2 life rings
- One emergency tiller
- 3 Portable fire Extinguishers
| - hand held search light
- Ships bell
- Orion flare kit
- First aid Kit
- Various repair tools
- Electric heater
- Vacuum cleaners, 12V and 115 VAC
- Cleaning and painting gear
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Engine upgrades - Port starter (original) rebuilt , Starboard starter new in March 2010
- Port alternator 30 A (original) rebuilt, Starboard alternator 90 A new in April 2010)
- All injectors replaced (2007)
- Valves Adjusted (October 2010)
- Compression checked (October 2010)
- Fuel racors cleaned, filters replaced (October 2010)
- Fuel lines replaced, some in 2008 and more in 2010
- Fuel tanks - added inspection plates and polished fuel, 2008; fuel tank gauges installed Dec. 2009
- All batteries tested good in October 2010.
- All hoses checked, a few were replaced in 2009, and more in Oct. 2010
- Heat exchangers disassembled & cleaned, port heat exchanger replaced with new in October 2010.
- Exhaust flex pipes cleaned and checked, stb one replaced new, Oct. 2010
- In May 2009, seals on both drives replaced, synthetic oil exchanged, drives inspected & found in good condition. The sail drives are scheduled for service in April 2011
- Promarine battery charger, new in 2008
- Old inverter 2004 (300w) replaced by a new (900W), in August 2010
- Replaced / Rebuilt hydraulic steering 2005, serviced May 2010, checked OK Oct. 2010.
- Water pumps disassembled, cleaned, gaskets and impellers replaced with new, Oct. 2010
- Rudder bearings replaced in 2005 (port), and in 2007(starboard)
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House Keeping: - Pots and pans
- Cooking utensils
- Plates, cups and silverware
| - Berth tailored sheets (new 2009)
- Pillows and pillow cases (new 2009)
- Blankets
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