PIED PIPER

Racing Sailboat PIED PIPER

UPGRADES

• Newer keel, keel bulb & rudder (designed by Greg Stewart of Nelson Marek Design)
• Upgrade deck and cabin area using Nelson Marek Design specifications
• New primary winches & new grinder pedestal system (2021)
• Keel kelp cutter
• Re-laminate and paint deck as well as optimize deck layout. Replace toe-rails. 
• Newer engine, sail drive & fuel tank
• Newer rudder bearings
• Newer marine toilet system
• AIS system installed
• Newer Inmarsat Fleet One satellite phone 2/17
• Newer B&G electronics 
• Newer carbon fiber spinnaker pole 2/21
• Newer Harken hydraulics 2/20
• New forestay 2/21
• New chainplates 2/20
• Engine rebuilt 1/23
• New folding prop 3/23
• New halyard locks 5/21

MAST:

• Omohundro 4-spreader Carbon Mast
• Carbon masthead with attachments for headstay, backstay, and 2:1 main halyard
• (2) spinnaker halyards with chafe guards and rollers (port and starboard) (2023)
• (2) custom halyard locks (2021)
• (1) Genoa halyard with chafe guard (2021)
• Topping lift/staysail sheave located below fourth spreader
• Halyard exits to suit deck layout
• Checkstay deflector system exiting about deck led to pit
• Cunningham led thru gooseneck boom furrule
• Spinnaker pole fixed mount in mast
• Lightweight boom vang, gooseneck, and reaching strut attachments
• Instrument bracket, masthead VHF, instruments and cables fitted
• Internal cables enclosed in protective braided at "P" and "E" limits
• Windex
• Hydraulic Mast Jack System

Boom:

• Carbon section
• Outhaul control by hydraulic cylinder in boom
• Clear Awlgrip finish with contrasting bands at "P" and "E" limits

Spinnaker Pole & Strut:

• Carbon fiber spinnaker pole (2021)
• Deck mounted reaching strut

Standing Rigging:

• V1 - Rod
• D1 - Rod
• V2 - Rod
• D2 - Rod
• V3 - Rod
• D3 - Rod
• Headstay - Rod (2021)
• Running Backstay - Spectra (2020)
• Backstay

Halyards:

• Main halyards - 10mm sk78 spectra
• Spinnaker halyards - 10mm sk78 spectra
• Jim halyard - 12mm spectra
• Topping lift/staysail halyard - 8mm spectra
• Reef Line - 11mm spectra

Running Rigging:

• Jib sheets with soft shackles
• Changing sheet
• After Guy
• Spinnaker sheets
• Misc sheets
• Jib Lead set-up
• Asso/Spin tack attachment set-up

SAILS

• North race mainsail - offshore
• North #2 jib
• Ullman #3 jib - 7/15
• North #4 jib
• North storm jib
• North storm trysail
• North drifter
• North jib top
• Ullman genoa staysail - 7/15
• Ullman spinnaker staysail - 7/15
• Ullman code 0 spinnaker
• Ullman A2 spinnaker - 7/15
• Ullman A3 spinnaker - 7/15
• Ullman carbon fiber path offshore mainsail - 3/17
• Ullman A1 spinnaker
• North #3 jib (2021)
• Ullman Med #1
• Ullman A4
• Ullman A6 (2008)
• North #1 jib
• North #3 3Di (new 2023)
• North broad reacher
• North SJS staysail (2021)
• North A2 (2021)

DECK GEAR

Hardware & Fittings:

• Spinlock Pit Jammers
• Lewmar forward deck hatch
• Lewmar head hatch
• Lewmar main salon hatch
• Spinlock spinnaker sheet lock offs

Winches:

• Lewmar alloy 2-speed self-tailing cabin top winches
• Lewmar alloy 3-speed self-tailing mainsheet winches
• Lewmar alloy 3-speed secondary winches
• Lewmar pedestal with foot disconnect switches
• Harken double winch handles
• Harken single winch handles
• Large inventory of spare winch parts
• Sheet winches

Hydraulics:

• (4) Function Harken Panel in forward face of cockpit (2020)
• Outhaul cylinder in boom (2020)
• Vang cylinder with foot release buttons at each helm station (2020)
• Backstay cylinder (2020)

Lifelines & Pulpits:

• Double lifelines with stainless steel stanchions (2020)
• Stainless steel double rail, welded, bow pulpit
• Stainless steel double rail, welded, stern rails
• Jacklines

Miscellaneous:

• Harken snatch blocks
• Other snatch blocks
• Harken blocks on softloops
• 2 sets of Antal cars and stops
• Flossing pole

SAFETY GEAR

Safety Gear:

• 6-Man Liferaft (2020)
• Life Jackets
• Lifesling
• MOM - certified 2018
• Emergency Rudder System (custom alloy cassette and carbon fiber blade)

Ground Tackle:

• Fortress with chain & rode (2)

Canvas/Vinyl Covers:

• Mainsail cover
• Cockpit sheet bags (new 2023)

Mooring Equipment:

• Heavy duty dock lines (long)
• Heavy duty dock lines (short)
• (4) Inflatable fenders with covers 

UPGRADES

Significant Upgrades (2019 - present)

• B&G electronics upgraded (2020)
• Winches refurbished (2021)
• New spin pole (2021)
• New Harken hydraulics (2020)
• New forestay (2021)
• New batteries (2021)
• New chainplates (2020
• Engine rebuilt (2023)
• New prop (2023)
• New halyard locks (2021)
• New Iridium phone base (2023)
• All halyards and running rigging from 2020 or newer!

Significant Upgrades (pre-2019)

• Renovate boat to include replacing keel, rudder, and keel bulb
• Upgrade deck and cabin area according to Nelson Marek specifications
• Install all new deck winches and kelp cutter
• Re-laminate and repaint deck
• New engine, sail drive, and fuel tanks
• Repaint nonslip, refasten deck and replace toerails
• Replace rudder bearings
• Replace and upgrade deck layout and hardware
• New grinder pedestal system
• AIS system installed
• Inspected and replaced mast rod, spreader and stay end fittings and diagonal shrouds
• Re-bush all sheaves
• Rebuilt rudder to reinforce leading edge
• New marine toilet system
• New Inmarsat Fleet One Satellite phone - 2/17

ACCOMMODATIONS

Head (Starboard Side):

• Enclosed compartment
• Manually operated head with holding tank - Y valve for overboard discharge
• Sink with vanity and stowage lockers

Salon:

• Starboard pilot berth outboard
• Port pilot berth outboard

Gallery (Starboard side):

• L-shaped with forward facing double 55 deep sink
• Gimbaled stainless steel 2-burger gas propane
• Refrigerator divide into two compartments outboard
• Food lockers outboard

Navigation Station (port side):

• Booth style station
• Instruments and breaker panel along hull
• Stowage beneath and outboard of seats

 Aft (starboard side):

• Pied berths with lift tackles (upper and lower)

Interior Cushions:

• Blue fabric

Interior Finish:

• Flat surfaces painted Matterhorn White LP
• Teak trim, varnished

NAVIGATION

• B&G Hercules 5000 system with processor and software upgrade (2020)
• B&G Sensors (2020 - wind, boat speed, depth, Fluxgate compass heel, rudder angle
• B&G Displays (2020) - (4) 20/20, (4) 40/40 mast displays in carbon pod
• Furuno GP-33 GPA Navigator (2020)
• VHF Marine radio
• Inmarsat Fleet One Satphone (2/17)
• Thrane IP Handset
• Iridium connection (new 2023)

MECHANICAL

Engine:

• See upgrade section
• Yanmar 4-cylinder turbo diesel marina engine
• Yanmar SD50T Saildrive (2016)
• Prop 2-blade bronze, 15.5x13.5 geared folding Gori (2023)
• Engine instrument panel with RPM and warning lights and buzzer alarms
• 150-amp high output alternator (plus spare 150-amp alternator)

 Fuel System:

• 44-gallon aluminum diesel fuel tank, grounded with shutoff
• Fuel gauge
• Racor in-line fuel filter (2)

Refrigeration:

• Sea Frost Engine driven fridge system with cold plate in freezer

Fire Protection:

• Hand held type B-1 USCG approved fire extinguishers
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ELECTRICAL AND PLUMBING

+Electrical Systems:

• 12-volt DC 4D lifeline horse batteries (2021)
• 12-volt DC 850amp engine start battery (2021)
• Chart table light
• Parallel battery switch
• DC circuit brakeer panel
• 12-volt DC cigarette lighters (2)
• West Marine power inverter 400W

Fresh Water System:

• 12-volt DC pressure water
• Cold water spigot at gallery sink
• (2) 25-gallon stainless steel fresh water tanks (starboard side)

Seawater System:

• Hand pump with filter (gallery sink)

Sinks:

• Stainless steel double gallery sink
• Stainless steel head sink

Bilge Pumps:

• Manual pump (cockpit)
• Manual pump (below deck)

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