The Sailboat

Proteus: Salcombe Harbour, UK
Proteus: Salcombe Harbour, UK

The S/V Proteus is a Hunter Passage 42 built in Alachua, Florida, USA, in 1992.

 

Specifications & Data of S/V Proteus

Rig: (modified) B&R (with backstay/staysail)
LOA: 42ft 6in  /  12.9m
Beam: 14ft  /  4.27m
Empty displacement: 20,500lbs  /  9299kg  /  10.25 tons
Ballast: 7900lbs  /  3583kg  /  3.95 tons
Keel: lead wing
Mast height from waterline: 60ft 6in  /  18.44m
Draft: 4ft 11in  /  1.49m
Theoretical hull speed: 8.3 knots
Capsize ratio: 1.94
Auxiliary power: 62hp Yanmar 4-JH2TE diesel, direct drive
Twin custom stainless steel sail arches

hunter_42_passage_drawing copyHardware
Barient 40 sheet winches
Barient 32 halyard winches
Harken ESP Type 2 headsail
mix of Lewmar & Harken blocks

Tanks
Water: 150 gallons  /  568 litres
Fuel: 70 gallons  /  265 litres
Holding: 26 gallons / 98 litres
Katadyn PowerSurvivor 80E watermaker

Navigation/Comms
Imray charts (paper)
Navionics charts (electronic)
Raymarine AIS-650
Ritchie Binnacle compass
ICOM M505 DSC marine VHF radio
Raymarine ST50 depth, wind speed/direction, log
ST7000 Autopilot (linear drive)
ST4000 Autohelm (backup)
Raymarine E80 plotter
Firdell Blipper radar reflector
Autohelm 600 Nav-center GPS
Raymarine SL70 radar
KVH satphone/tracphone/v-SAT
Furuno 207 WeatherFAX
Garmin GPSMAP 62sc (handheld)

Sail Inventory
Main: Dolphin Sails UK full-batten, 3-reef, with bag
Genoa: Dolphin Sails UK 100% furling genoa
Heavy: UK Sails custom hank-on #4 jib
Dolphin Sails custom LazyJack system

Anchoring
oversized Delta-type anchor
50m chain
Lofrans Progress1 electric windlass
Fortress kedge anchor
aft-mount rope spool

Entertainment
LCD tv
BlueRay/DVD
AppleTV
Pioneer radio/Bluetooth head-unit
Ubiquiti Bullet custom WIFI extender

Safety
Plastimo SOLAS 4-man life raft
flares
ACR Satellite 406 EPIRB
Whale bilge pump
Manual 30gpm diaphragm bilge pump
Fire extinguishers
The Ditch Bag (personally assembled)
The First Aid Kit (professionally advised, personally assembled)
Winchard jacklines

Power
Two Victron BlueSolar 140-watt solar panels
SunForce Air-X 400-watt wind generator
Kolher 8kW generator
Heart Freedom inverter/charger
120v/240v-50Hz/60Hz transformer

Interior Amenities
Gimbaled LP gas stove/oven
Electric toilets
Webasto ducted heat
Air conditioning
Dickinson Newport diesel heater
Nespresso U&Milk coffee/espresso maker

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