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Lyle Hess Cutter

Estimated price for orientation: 121 531 $

Category: Cruisers
Class: Sail

Lyle Hess Cutter - TENACITY

This cold molded vessel is built of the finest materials and masterfully finished inside and out..Lyle Hess said that "The workmanship is absolutely fabulous.”
 
It took her owner 7 years to built this superb craft with it’s unique well thought out details and custom hardware.She is fully equipped and capable of going anywhere.We can give this quick ship our highest recommendation. 
 
Featured in Wooden Boat issue # 120 (9/94).
 
Current survey and complete inventory available upon request. Lying in Florida.
 
 
 

VESSEL’S NAME: “TENACITY”

TYPE: FALMOUTH CUTTER

LOCATION: FORT LAUDERDALE, FL 33301

HULL NUMBER: D11KAA25A292

REGISTRATION/DOC #: 971351

NAVIGATION: Offshore Capable

BUILDER: Linda Johnston

YEAR BUILT: 1992

DESIGNER: Lyle Hess

LOA: 42' 0"

LWL: 27' 0"

LOD: 30' 0"

BEAM: 10' 8"

DRAFT: -

GROSS TON: 8

NET TON: 7

BALLAST: 5,400 lb external lead

 

CONSTRUCTION:

DECKS: Teak over marine plywood

SUPERSTRUCTURE: Laminated teak exterior, mahogany interior

TOPSIDES and BOTTOM: Strip planked Western Larch and cold molded double diagonal cedar cold molded.Double diagonal cedar,epoxy glued and skinned with Dynel cloth & epoxy. Awlgrip paint.

STEM: Curved

STERN: Curved transom

FRAMES: Cold molded hull - bulkheads

DECK BEAMS: 1-3/4" x 2-1/4" laminated mahogany on 13-1/2" centers

FASTENINGS: Bronze and stainless steel

BULKHEADS: Three structural and remaining integral

INTERIOR: Painted wood overhead, teak sole, mahogany cabinetry, mahogany trim and maple counter surfaces

 

MACHINERY:

NO./MAKE/TYPE: One Yanmar Diesel, 3 Cylinder

HP/RPM: 24 @ 3400

LOCATION: Forward under cockpit deck

MODEL: 3GM30F SERIAL: 08161

YEAR: Reported overhaul top end 1995

ENGINE HOURS: 3182.8 (December 2014)

ENGINE BED: Wood stringers

ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM: Fresh water

PAN UNDER ENGINE: Yes - integral with hull

BLOWER: Yes

FUEL FILTERS: Dual Racor primary and spin-on secondary

EXHAUST LINE: Hose connected to cast iron mixer elbow

COOLED: Sea water

EXHAUST SILENCER: Fiberglass water collector type muffler

CONTROLS: Morse cable

REDUCTION GEAR: Kanzaki

RATIO: 2.61:1

MODEL: KM3P SERIAL: 11278

SHAFT LOGS, TYPE: Bronze with flex

PACKING GLAND: Bronze with flax

SPARE: Three bladed bronze

PROPELLER SHAFTS: 1" stainless steel

RUDDER: Dynel covered wood

 

ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS:

BATTERIES: Four 12-volt

BATTERY LOCATION: Galley bilge and locker aft of port settee in covered battery boxes

BATTERY CHARGING: ProTech 1240i

LIGHTING: 12-volt DC

WIRING: Thermoplastic and molded rubber

SWITCHBOARDS: Portside in salon

CIRCUIT BREAKERS: Yes

FUSED: Yes

GROUND: Negative

 

TANKS:

FUEL: Diesel

NO. & CAPACITY: Two, approx. 25 gallons total

LOCATION: Salon bilge

MATERIALS: Epoxy & Dynel covered wood

VENTED OVERBOARD: Yes

 

WATER TANKS, NO. & CAPACITY: Two approx. 40 gallons total

LOCATION: Under forward bunk

MATERIALS: Stainless steel

 

HOLDING TANKS: One plus LectraSan treatment system

LOCATION: Head locker

MATERIALS: Polyethylene

FITTINGS AND EQUIPMENT:

DECK HARDWARE: Stainless steel and aluminum

STEERING GEAR: Tiller

GROUND TACKLE: Delta stainless steel anchor with approx. 300' of 5/16" stainless steel chain. 2nd stainless steel anchor

ANCHOR WINDLASS: ABI 12-volt

VHF RADIO: Icom IC-M59

RADAR: Furuno 16-mile

AUTO PILOT: Autohelm ST4000

DEPTH FINDER: Brookes & Gatehouse Hydra 330

KNOTLOG: Brookes & Gatehouse Hydra 330

GPS: Garmin 182C

NAV/ANCHOR LIGHTS: Electric

COMPASS: Ritchie

HORN: Mouth operated

HOT WATER: 12-volt DC electric

ANTENNAS: VHF and radar

BILGE PUMPS: Two electric automatic, one hand operated, engine bilge suction and one electric manual shower pump

 

SPARS & RIGGING:

MASTS: Main (aluminum)

BOOMS: Main, reaching strut (aluminum) and spinnaker pole (carbon fibre)

RIGGING: 1 X 19 stainless steel cable

RUNNING RIGGING: Dacron line

SAILS: Main, Yankee, staysail, genniker and storm jib

 

GALLEY:

LOCATION: Starboard amidships

TYPE OF STOVE: Dickenson propane two-burner stove/oven

STOVE TANK LOCATION: Starboard deck locker aft of mast

STOVE LINES: Approved flexible

STOVE SHUT-OFFS: At burners, tanks and electric solenoid valve

REFRIGERATION: Custom 12-volt DC/engine driven refrigerator/freezer

 

SAFETY AND FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT:

FLARES: Yes 

LIFE JACKETS: Two Type I and two Type II

LIFE RINGS: One Type IV horseshoe buoy

PORTABLE EXTINGUISHERS: Two Kidde 1A:10B:C dry chemical

DATE OF INSPECTION: One new 2012

 

OTHER ELECTRONICS AND EQUIPMENT LIST

  • Brookes & Gatehouse wind instrument
  • Icom & West Marine handheld VHF radios
  • Main boom vang
  • Masthead tricolor navigation light
  • Windex masthead wind direction indicator
  • Masthead lightning arrestor
  • ProFurl genoa and staysail roller furling systems
  • Side boarding ladder
  • 22 lb stern anchor
  • Clarion AM/FM/CD stereo
  • Power Survivor desalinator

 

WINCHES

  • Cockpit
  • Two Bronze Barient #24-45 two speed self-tailing genoa sheet
  • Two Bronze Barient #22-39 two speed self-tailing staysail sheet
  • Mast
  • Four Bronze Barient #21-33 two speed self-tailing halyards

 



Features:

TypeSail

CategoryCruisers

MakeLyle Hess

ModelCutter

Year built1992

Length41.99ft

Hull MaterialWood

Beam10.66ft

New/UsedUsed

FuelDiesel