1984 Contest Conyplex - Contest

COMMENTS AND NOTEWORTHY FEATURES AT A GLANCE

A tried-and-true Blue Water Cruiser ready for the next adventure

Robust Build- With her solid construction, beefy rigging, reliable electronics and bullet-proof auxiliary power plant, RUTEA can take her next owners anywhere in the world, as she has with her current ones

 RUTEA best feature is the way she sails - from dead-down wind to close hauled, miles disappear in her wake. Beautifully balanced on any point of sail, it's remarkable how little correcting the autopilot must make, even in significant seaways

 Spares for spares. The current owner heavily invested in making sure there was no major system on RUTEA that could not be rebuilt or replaced in here travels.

 RUTEA’S systems have been continuously updated and upgraded under the present ownership.

 Since 2009 the current owner and their family have ventured over 49,000 miles and 39 countries in their circumnavigation with RUTEA.

ACCOMMODATIONS

Owners Interior Comments: All the way forward inside of RUTEA’S cabin, a ’wet’ head is separated from the anchor locker by a water-tight bulkhead. This well-varnished head has two sinks, two hanging lockers and a direct-discharge Raritan PH-II marine toilet.

Immediately aft of the forward head, on either side of the hull, are two cabins, each with a door to the forward head. Both cabins have upper and lower bunks, all bunks have very comfortable, custom-made mattresses and each bunk is also fitted with a Hella two-speed fan and an LED courtesy lamp. All berths aboard RUTEA have both lee cloths and lee boards except the aft stateroom which only has a lee board.

Aft of the forward cabins is RUTEA’S main salon with her massive drop leaf table, ample seating (we have served up to 13 people at this table) and commodious storage spaces. The table has a beautifully built silverware caddy built in and under the caddy is a well-hidden liquor storage area. When we were in Thailand, we had the veneer of the table replaced with a 5mm-thick teak veneer and 12 coats of varnish.

Aft of the main salon, to port, is RUTEA’S L-shaped galley with a double stainless-steel sink and granite counter tops. There are two refrigerators, both with access from the top and one with a front access as well. A gimbaled 4-burner Force 10 range is fitted with a Xintex propane solenoid control and gas sensor. Above the range is a custom-made spice rack and behind the range are 3 lockers for storage. In front of the range is a stainless-steel safety bar that keeps the person cooking from falling into the range if the weather gets heavy - it also has attachment points for a ‘galley strap’.

Aft of the main salon, to starboard, is the forward-facing navigation station with its large chart table and convenient storage underneath.

Directly behind the navigation station is the workshop. This well-lit space has a large work bench (complete with a 120mm Heuer vise) and plenty of storage for tools and spare parts. There’s also a hanging locker, a 12-volt 'auto-plug' plus access to the engine and genset. Unlike most sailboats of this size, RUTEA provides access to the boat’s mechanical systems in a place where it doesn’t hinder passage of others. On most sailboats of this size, you either must lift the companionway ladder or remove floorboards when you need to access the engine - not so on RUTEA.

On the opposite side of the hull from the workshop, just aft of the galley, is the aft head, with double doors.

RUTEA’S aft cabin is a delightful and private retreat. With a very comfortable double bunk, two hanging lockers, a spacious settee, a folding vanity and plenty of bookshelf space, it’s the perfect place to sleep or just relax.

CONSTRUCTION

Hull Material:                        Fiberglass w/Balsa core

Decks Material:                    Fiberglass w/Balsa core

Paint:                              Hull, Deck, and bottom painted in 2023

CAPACITIES

Gross Tonnage:                      19

Fuel Capacity:                       681 Litres     180 Gallons

Fresh Water Capacity:               454 Litres     120 Gallons

              Speed      Consumption p/h       Range         RPM

Economical:      6 Kts          .9 gal/hr          1000 km       1400

MAIN MACHINERY

Main Engines:          Beta Marine 90 Kubota V3800

Engine Hours:          5,000 approximately

Gear Boxes:            Transmission – Hurth ZF45A 2.48:1 S/#17432U

Shafting:               Aquamet 35mm, Flex coupling –R&D Marine P/# 910-009

                     Shaft Seal – Lasdrop Gen II 35mmx51mm

Propellers:             Gori 24”x18” 3-blade Left hand rotation

GENERATORS & ELECTRICITY

Output/Electricity:        12 volts

Generators:            Aqua Marine Kubota EA330-E (-NB1) with Leece-Neville 150-amp Alternator

Generator Hours:        2200 approximately

Solar:                2-Kyocera KD215GX 215 watts w/Morningstar Tristar MPPT controller

Shore Power:           Single 30-amp circuit

Batteries:              Trojan T-145 6-volt Deep Cycle Batteries (quantity of 8)

Battery Chargers:        Victron Energy MultiPlus II Inverter Charger 12VDC - 120VAC

Engine Start:          Optima Group 27

AUXILIARY MACHINERY

Steering System:       Whitlock Mamba push/pull system with drag link

Emergency Steering:     Emergency Tiller

Fuel & Oil System

Fuel Filters:            3 Racor filters in series with manual priming pump

                     Stewart-Warner 82091 electric fuel pump

Fresh Water System

Fresh Water Makers:     Spectra Cape Horn Extreme 330

Heating                 Espar Hydronic M-II M8 (also heats domestic hot water)

SAILS & RIGGING

Masts:               Main and Mizzen

Type of masts:          Selden Alloy

Booms:               Selden Alloy

Standing rigging:        All Replaced 2016- All SS 1x19, various diameters with exception of headstay which if ½” Dyform SS

Running Rigging:        Mainsail Halyard wire/rope splice 15.85m 5mm wire-17.15m 14mm rope

Sail Handling Hardware:   Headsail Halyard wire/rope splice 15.80m 6mm wire-17.70m 14mm rope                                               

 Main Boom Topping Lift – 12mm rope 33.00m                             

Spinnaker Halyard (2x) 12mm rope 35.00m                              

 Spinnaker Pole Topping Lift (2x) 12mm rope 24.50m                       

 Spinnaker Pole Control (2x) 10mm rope 11.50m                            

Main Sheet – 14mm rope 35.00m                                      

Genoa Sheet – 18mm rope 18.00m                                    

 Jib Sheet – 18mm rope 17.00m                                       

Spinnaker Sheets (2x) 14mm rope 23.00m                               

Spinnaker Fore Guy (2x) 12mm rope 21.00m                             

  Mizzen Lower Forward Shrouds 1x19x6mm 6.25m                          

Mizzen Halyard 10mm rope 23.50m                                    

 Mizzen Staysail Halyard 10mm rope 24.50m                              

Mizzen Boom Topping Lift 8mm rope 23.00m                            

   Mizzen Sheet 12mm rope 18.00m                                      

Profurl C420 Headstay Furler                                         

Profurl C320 Inner Forestay Furler                  

Sails Brand              North and Littleton Sails                         

Sails                 Main, Mizzen, 150%, 110% Headsails, Forestaysail, Mizzen, Mizzen Staysail, Asymmetrical Spin w/sock, Symmetrical Spin w/sock, Storm Trysail, Anchor riding sail

Winches:              Enke (Holland)

NAVIGATION & COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS

NAVIGATION SYSTEMS

Radar:                        Garmin - GMR 18 HD Radar

Chart Plotter:                   Garmin - GPSMAP 6208 Chartplotter

Auto Pilot:                     Simrad - AC42 and AP24 Autopilot

Rudder Angle Indicator System:      Simrad Rudder Position Sensor

Depth Sounder:                 GPSMAP 6208 Chartplotter

GPS:                         Garmin

AIS:                         Garmin - 600 AIS Transceiver

Wind Instruments:               Garmin - GMI 10 Instruments (five)

Horn:                         Yes

COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS

Portable VHF:                   Yes

Iridium Satellite Phone:            Satellite connection - Iridium Go!

VHF Digital Radios:               Icom - IC-M502 VHF Radio

SSB:                         Icom - IC-M802 SSB/HF Radio w/ AT-140 Tuner

DECK MACHINERY & EQUIPMENT

Anchors:   Primary Anchor: 30kg Bruce w/ 350' 3/8" High-Test chain

         2nd Anchor: 20kg Bruce w/ 50' 3/8" H/T chain & 150' 3/4" Mega Braid

         Stern Anchor: 50lb Danforth w/ 50' 3/8" H/T chain & 150' 3/4" Mega Braid

         Kellet - Kiwi Anchor Buddy

         Sea Anchor: ParaTech 18' + 300' 1" Yacht Braid w/eye splices on each end

        Drogue - ParaTech 96"

Anchor Chains:                See above

Anchor Windlass System:        Lofrans 1500-watt Progress II

Ground Tackle:                See above

Davits:                      Simpson Davits model D250 (250kg capacity per pair)

Swimming Ladder:             Yes     

SAFETY, SECURITY, & FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT

Fixed Firefighting System:         Fixed Halon fire extinguisher in engine room

Additional Equipment:             Three dry chemical 10ABC extinguishers throughout the boat

Gas Detection:                   Fireboy-Xintex with solenoid and sniffer

Life Rafts:                      6-Man (brand unknown)

Lifejackets:                     8 of various sizes

EPIRB:                        3 onboard- I ACR Global Fix registered

Flares and Signals:               Multiple- All current as of 12/24

Medical Equipment:              None included   

ENTERTAINMENT, AUDIO/VISUAL AND IT SYSTEMS

Video Equipment:

TVRO:                   RSE 19" with built-in DVD player

Audio Equipment:         Alpine CDA-9856

Speakers                Bose 151 (quantity 2) PolyPlanar MA5500 (quantity 2)

GALLEY & LAUNDRY EQUIPMENT

MAIN GALLEY EQUIPMENT

Cooking Equipment:          Stove - Force 10 4-burner

Refrigeration/Freezer:        Isotherm air cooled (quantity of 2)

OTHER EQUIPMENT

Sun Awnings:               Bimini that connects to the Hard Dodger

TENDERS & TOYS

Tenders:                   Cholamark 3.1 RIB w/ FRP hull, Hypalon tubes, custom chaps

Outboards                 Yamaha 15hp 2-Stroke and Tohasu 5hp 2-stroke

Diving Compressor:         Hooka Compressor-Air Line 12V160-3-60' of dive hose & 2-stage regulator

CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS 2023

Exterior:                Hull Painted- Alexseal

                             Deck Painted - Allgrip

                             Bottom painted- Seahawk AF33

The company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change or withdrawal without notice.

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