Details of the boat and equipment

Description:

  • Builder : JFA, Concarneau, France

  • Model : JFA 45

  • Architect : Berret Racoupeau

  • Build date : 1999-2000

  • Material: Aluminium Hull, Sandwich Fibre Superstructure

  • Length Overall: 14.50m (47ft)

  • Beam: 4.15m (13ft)

  • Draft: 1.80m (6ft)

  • Weight: 12T

  • Diesel/Gasoil: 730L (193gal) + additional tanks for 320 L (84.5 gal) (Total autonomy approximately 1200 miles)

  • Water: 380L (84.5 gal)

  • Black Water: 60L (16 gal)

Architecture:

  • Type: Cutter with Deck Saloon

  • Beachable twin keel

  • Deck: Flexiteck

  • Bathing platform with dinghy holders.

  • 2 Propane tanks

  • Aft crash box (containing rudder stock, autopilot hydraulics and heating)

  • Large Storage hatch (with Freezer)

  • Cockpit table with survival raft inside

  • Rigid tubular railing

  • Hull is insulated from the waterline up

  • Fore crash box functioning as storage hatch

  • Double aft cabin

  • High deck saloon with 270 degree view, space for 6 and tinted windows

  • Chart table

  • Library Shelf

  • Storage area/coat hanger/parts storage

  • Galley

  • Two bunk beds (at the level of the mast)

  • Double cabin (at the level of the mast)

  • Heads (toilet) with separate shower cubicule

Interior:

Propulsion:

  • Engine : Nanni Diesel 5,280HE (45kw/62hp, 5'600hours)

  • Propeller: MaxProp 21' (three blade foldable)

  • All diesel goes through three stages of filtering before being used.

Sails:

  • Main Sail, X Voiles, 47.6m2 (on Harken carts, 4 reefs)

  • Genoa, X Voiles, 66m2 (on Profurl Titanium furler replaced in 2022)

  • Staysail: X Voiles, 23m2 (on Furlex 300s furler)

  • Storm jib, 11m2 (on removable dyneema stay)

  • Two running backstays

  • Canoe Mainsail Boom in carbon fiber with lazy jacks

  • Hydraulic Boom vang and outhaul

  • 2 Harken winches at the foot of the mast (one electric)

  • 5 Harken winches in cockpit

  • Spinnaker boom

  • Generator: Westerbeke 4,0 BCDB (4KW, 290 hours)

  • Solar Panels: Solara 440W (regulator Victron SmartSolar MPPT 75/15)

  • Wind generator: Superwind 350W

  • 3x 220V plugs (when connected to shore power or with generator)

  • 1000W 24V to 220V Inverter

  • Engine and Generator Batteries: 2x 12V Gel

  • Home batteries: 6x 100Ah Lithium 12v Sterling Power (=300Ah in 24V)

  • 12V + 24V Alternators on engine

  • Top Up charging from 24V to 12V : Victron Orion 24/12 20A

  • 24V Charger : Victron Skyalla 24v/80A

  • 12V Charger : Cristec CPS120 10A

  • All navigation, interior and boom lights in LED

  • USB plugs

Electricity:

  • Anchor: Spade 35KG with 60m chain of 12mm and a 30m weighted mooring line extention.

  • Windlass: Lewmar Concept 3

  • Cordless remote for Windlass

  • Secondary anchor in Danforth style

  • Deck and anchor wash pump

  • Achor marking buoy

  • 200m 16mm polypropylene mooring line

  • 2x 100m 12mm polyproyplene mooring line

  • Protective sheath and stainless mooring rings

  • Various mooring lines and fenders

  • 2 Step fender

  • Extra long boat hook

  • Machete for algae

  • Fender boards

Mooring:

  • Chart plotter: Axiom Plus 12 RV

  • Auto helm Raymarine ACU400 & EV-1

  • Auto helm hydraulics: Lecomble Schmitt 50 ST

  • Radar: Raymarine Quantum 2 Doppler

  • Raymarine P58 Fishfinder

  • Rudder angle sensor: Raymarine

  • NMEA 2000 network with Wifi

  • Active Radar Reflector: Ocean Sentry

  • Navtex NX-300

  • Echopilot Forward Scan 2D

Electronics:

Comfort:

  • Stove/Oven/Grill with two burners: Force 10

  • Watermaker: Aquabase XA 222

  • Heating: Aberspacher Airtronic D5 (with timer)

  • Fridge (sea water cooled)

  • Freezer (sea water cooled

  • Shower in independent shower cubicule

  • WC

  • Water heater (electric and engine cooling): Raritan 45L

  • Hot/Cold Water mixers in Galley, Heads and Shower

  • Foot pump for seawater in galley

  • Foot pump for freshwater bladder

  • Radiator bar (heated by engine cooling)

  • Swimming platform sweet water shower

  • Double glazing for decksaloon windows (for insulation and emergency)

  • Entrance door with removable insulation

  • Bimini, and cockpit covers, sun covers for deck saloon windows

Communications:

  • VHF: Navicom RT-550AIS

  • AIS: Widelink B600S (Emission & reception)

  • Iridium Go

  • Starlink

Dinghy and spares:

  • Dinghy: 3D Marine, 6 person (aluminium hull with inflatable side bladders in Hypalon)

  • Outboard engine: 2 stroke Mariner 8CV.

  • Long list of spares, including spare propeller for main engine, engine starter, alternator, glow plugs, various pumps and filters, etc.

Security:

  • Survival Raft: Transocean 6P

  • EPIRB: Ocean Signal

  • 275N Lifejackets (4x)

  • 150N Lifejackets (2x)

  • Horseshoe

  • Emergency Ladder

  • Lifelines

  • Fire extinguishers (4 Standard + 1 Lithium)

  • Bilge pumps:

    Main cabin electric

    Main cabin manual (from outside)

    Automatic for fore storage area

    Manual for fore storage area

    Automatic for aft crash box