Valoon / Formosa Cruiser Ketch

Valoon cruiser ketch - Formosa

Design: William Garden,USA

Made in Slovenia, well known shipyard Sabo. Certified from Lloyds.

Total of 14 same boats were made there.

The dimensions of the boat: length: 11.95m,over all 13.60m, Beam 3.6m, the water line is 8.70m, draft is 1.70m

Weight: 10 Tons, Ballast: 3,750 Tons.

The boat is hand-made from polyester with thickness from 10 to 25mm.

Base of the deck is made from mahogany wood and 20mm plywood, laminated and painted. That is then covered with Burmese Teak wood, with thickness from 8 to 12mm.

It has two Z Spars masts, main mast is 14.1m and mizzen mast is 10.5m.

Sails:

• Genoa (furling)
• Staysail
• Mainsail (classic on the boom)
• Mizzen (classic on the boom)
• Gennaker (105m2)

Total sail area against wind is 105m2 (without Gennaker). All sails (including Gennaker) are new from 2014.

The interior is made of mahogany wood and plywood panels.

Other features:

- Beds for up to 6 people (2 beds in the bow, 3 in the saloon and one in the back)

- Lombardini engine with 60 hp

- Electric anchor winch

- Bow thruster

- 2 fridges

- 300L water tank

- 150L diesel tank

- Toilet

- Gas cooker

- Autopilot AutoHelm 3000

- Garmin plotter (preloaded with Adriatic sea charts)

- Humminbird VHF station

- 2x Electric Bilge pumps

- Manual Bilge pump

- Main anchor with 60m long chain

- 6 life vests

- Battery charger

Boat was completely renovated in 2011 (25.000 EUR went into that renovation, including new engine, new axles, new sails, new gas installation, new seat and bed covers, new Gebo windows, wood repainted multiple times, new CD radio and new window curtains). New Cyclic battery was also installed in 2014 with 3x105 Ah.

Boat is on dry dock for 6 months every year, sheltered with winter cover. It is regularly maintained. Every year they repaint underwater part, repaint mahogany wood, apply anti-fouling paint, install new zinc protectors, and do regular maintenance check of the fridges and engine at authorized service.

Boat has very good sailing characteristics and is easy to handle. It usually sails around Adriatic sea, but it was also in Ionian sea 3 times, exposed to pretty much all weather conditions.

For further details contact Selymar Yachts haed office in Split Croatia.

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