Last updated: May 2, 2012

SORRY - ELIZABETH HAS SOLD!

Elizabeth, Lyle Hess BCC, Bristol Channel Cutter 28

“Elizabeth” is one of those very special vessels.The BCC is an iconic vessel. She always attracts a compliment in every harbor and people know the design, and describe it as "stout", " the prettiest boat in the harbor" and "the perfect small voyager". SHES GOT EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO GO NOW!

The hull was laid in 1989, and the boat finished in 1990. She is hull #91 built under the guidance of Sam L Morse himself, and is factory finished. Her original owner was a doctor from Texas who didn't sail her very much. The second owner spent many years getting her ready for a grand world cruise, but sadly didn't live to fulfill his dream. During the period from 1998 to 2007 the boat was stored on the hard in TX where after 3 years of drying, the bottom was stripped and an epoxy barrier coat applied. Her electrical system was completely rewired and expanded to include an inverter and battery monitor. During that time she also received a new mast, new bowsprit, new max-prop, and new holding tank.

In 2008 I bought her, brought her to the east coast and finished off the refit with plans to sail far. Upgrades included: new standing rigging, six new chainplates, new Awl Grip, or new Bristol Finish everywhere. I added solar panels, a wind generator, tiller pilot, second anchor, new radar, and many other nice touches that make this truly a perfect boat for hardcore offshore sailing AND living aboard on the hook. Most recent additions are a new dodger, new interior cushions, new fresh water pump on engine, new mixing elbow at exhaust, new head hoses and new porthole gaskets!

Elizabeth has been on the go for most of the past 3 years, and has cruised the entire east coast, the Bahamas, and in the summer of 2011 she circumnavigated Newfoundland while filming a documentary about the voyage called One Simple Question, which is planned for release in June 2012. Check out that project here.

I am selling her only because my partner and I are consolidating to one boat, and we'd like that boat to be "new" for both of us. So we are looking for a boat that the two of us can call "ours". This is a hard thing to do, because the BCC has always been my dream boat.

 

Things I love about the BCC that make her easy and safe to sail in ALL conditions:

• Tons of sail area + long waterline = FAST
• Unbelievably wide side decks
• Access to the mast winches from the deck
• High bulwarks, that drain FAST
• Small but comfortable cockpit
• 4 good sea berths
• Massive storage spaces below that hold WAY more then you need.
• Large tankage, all centerline
• Proper chain locker, low and far aft.

Things I love about Elizabeth in particular that make her a great buy for you:

• Solar and wind power to provide all the power you will need, I never run the engine just to charge
• Lots of new stuff in the last 2 years like standing rigging, refrigeration, batteries, dodger, fresh water colling pump, head hoses, and INTERIOR CUSHIONS!!!
* Lots of rebuilt stuff like: the head (a nasty job indeed), the monitor, alternator, raw water pump.
• Single handing ready: tiller pilot and monitor windvane
• Full suit of sails for any condition: light air and storm
• All LED bulbs EVERYWHERE = expensive but so worth it.
• Powerful inverter/charger. I love to vacuum on board in those hard to sweep places!

 

Useful Elizabeth Links:

Complete Photo Gallery

Elizabeth's' YouTube Channel

BCC Elizabeth Blog

Survey 2009

What You Really Want To Know & How To Reach Me:

Sorry, the boat has sold.

 

BCC Elizabeth Specs:

Dimensions

LOA: 37' 9"
LOD: 28' 1"
LWL: 26' 3"
Beam: 10' 1"
Headroom 6'1"
Displacement: 14,000 lbs
Draft: 4'10"
Ballast: 4600 lbs
Sail Area: 673 sq ft

Engine

Yanmar 3GM30F - 3 cyl 27hp
Hours: ~1850hrs
Cruising Speed: 5+ knots
Max Speed: 6.8 knots

Tankage

Fuel: 42 gal Alum tank
Water: 75 gal in 2 SS tanks
Waste Treatment: 12 gal synthetic w/ overboard or deck discharge

Galley

* Refrigeration - 12v Super Cold Machine, Alder Barbour
* Force 10 3-burner propane stove with oven and broiler
* Propane locker in Laz
* Properly vented through transom propane locker
* Two 12-lb tanks - steel (one new in 2009)
* Deep stainless steel sink (new SS drain 2011)
* Foot pumps for fresh water and salt water
* Flip-up extra counter space - huge!

Plumbing

* Two SS water tanks 45 gal and 30 gal
* Sink in head with foot pump (not currently installed)
* Raritan PHII Head (rebuilt 2010)
* New head hoses (2010)
* Manual Hand Pump For Holding Tank (2011- simpler system than electric pump, but the elec. macerator is available and is new in box if you want to install that, but I dont think it's needed.)

Heating:

* Force 10 Cozy Cabin heater (Kero or Diesel)

Electronics

* Raytheon GPS 125
* Raytheon RL70CR 7" Radar/Chartplotter (monochrome)
* Raytheon ST60 Tridata Speed, Depth and Water Temp
* Raytheon ST60 Wind Instrument: direction and speed - new transducer 2011
* Raytheon ST60 Fluxgate compass
* Icom M502 DSC VHF w/ Command Remote Mic (2010) & remote speaker
* Icom IC-M1V hand held VHF radio waterproof
* Insulated Backstay and copper grounding
* Tiller pilot: Simrad TP32 (2009)
* Monitor Windvane steering (rebuilt 2008)
* Ritchie Lighted Compass

Mechanical:

* Yanmar 3GM30F 3cy l 27 HP
* Oil changes every 100 hours
* Never run just to charge = longer life!
* New Engine Controls 2009
* Spare parts: Impellers, Filters, gaskets, rings, therrmostats, alternator, etc etc etc
* Three-blade 16" MAX-PROP Classic
* Traditional Packed Stuffing Box - new stuffing 2010
* Racor filter Spin On style
* Deck fuel fill
* Manual bilge pump in cockpit - Whale


Electrical:

* New wiring and expanded electrical control center (2000)
* Three G31 Gel batteries - House Bank 2010
* One G31 Gel battery - Engine Starting 2009
* Trace Engineering M1512 Charger/Inverter w/ Remote Control RC5
* Ample Power EMON II Battery monitoring system
* Ample Power Alternator - 125 amp (rebuilt 2009)
* Ample Power Next-Step regulator (fixed 2008)
* Ample Power Isolator Eliminator (charging starting battery)
* Solar panels: (2) Solarland 65w Skinny Panels Mounted on 1" SS tubes 2009
* Air Breeze Wind Generator Mounted on Boomkin w/ vibration dampening pole 2009

* Electrical panel for AC and DC
* Lightning protection (#6 wire from mast head Forespar Lightning Master to 18 x 6 Dynaplate)

* Nav lights:
* Tricolor light - LED
* Anchor light - LED
* Deck level nav lights (combo at bow rail, stern light on pulpit) - LED
* Steaming light
* Clean connections at mast base with Buss Bar

* Interior Lights/Fans:
* All LED bulbs
* Turbo fans (4)
* Jensen CD5100 50W Stereo, two speakers

* Refrigeration - 12v Alder Barbour Super Cold Machine (2010)
* Two Electric bilge pumps - 500 gpm & 1500gpm
* 110 v Shore Power
* 30 amp shore power cord (50')
* 4 AC outlets
* Four 12 Volt outlets in cabin

Sails and Rigging

All new standing rigging 316 SS with Staloks made in 2008. New Bronze Chainplates at bowsprit and boomkin (6 pieces)

* Keel Stepped - Step cleaned and sealed 2007
* New mast 1999 (not used until 2008)
* Mast & boom painted Awlgrip 2008
* New bowsprit 1999 (not used until 2008)
* 316 SS Standing rigging replaced in 2009
* 1X19 SS wire with Stalock fittings
* SS & Some New Bronze outboard chain plates in excellent condition
* Boom Vang/Preventer
* Forespar Spinnaker/Whisker pole (new end fitting 2011)
* Separate trysail track on mast


SAIL INVENTORY - All original: (All sails tanbark except drifter)
1. Main w/ 2 reefs, NO BATTENS, hollow roach - so easy to set and drop in a gale.
2. Jib Top ( bigger then Yankee)
3. Stays'l with reef points
4. Nylon Drifter 150% (?) Multi color, blue and purple.
5. Storm Trysail - never used.
8. Storm Jib - never used.

* WINCHES:
* Barient self tailing primary bronze sheet winches - two #22 (jib), two #17 (staysl)
* Barient 10 Single speed halyard on mast (3)
* Barient 10 Single speed reefing winch, on boom (1)

* Internal halyards

*SELF STEERING:
* Monitor Windvane with many spare parts and 2 regular vanes, and 1 light air vane (rebuilt 2009)
* Simrad TP32 - new 2009

Hull & Deck & Accessories

* Hull topsides are cream; waxed and polished in excellent condition
* Bulwarks painted with AWLGRIP 2008/2010
* New Dodger ( 2011)
* Molded non-skid in cream and tan
* Barrier coat in 1999 (two coats)
* New bottom paint June 2011
* Cockpit filler to make a huge double berth in the cockpit
* Two large ABI bronze cockpit drains
* Whale gusher manual bilge pump in the cockpit
* Cabin gelcoat in very good condition - Waxed Regularly
* All exterior teak finished in Bristol Finish 2 part poly in very good condition
* Double SS life lines - coated new 2008
* Six bronze opening ports
* Bug screens for all ports and hatches and companionways
* Green sunbrella covers for: hatches, teak hand rails, boom gallows, tiller
* Wind scoop

Ground Tackle

* Two bow anchors on bow rollers, one stern anchor ( not on roller)
* 35# CQR with 220' 5/16" G4 chain and 100' nylon rode (chain new in 2007)
* 33# Bruce with 60' 5/16" G4 chain and 200' nylon rode
* 25# Danforth w/ 20' 5/16" chain and 200' rode
* Luke 50# Fisherman anchor
* ABI Bronze Manual Windlass

Safety Equipment

* Givens four-person life raft, soft case, ballasted w/ hand watermaker, needs recirtification
* ACR GlobalFix EPIRB w/built in GPS (Registered)
* Fire Extinguishers 4
* Flares 2009
* Horn
* New safety Jack Line SS coated wire, port and starboard, cockpit to stem

Additional Equipment

* Fatty Knees 7' Dinghy with Sailing Package
* Small Danforth for dinghy
* Full Winter Sunbrella Cover with PVC frames
* Three Fenders
* Dock Lines
* Wheems & Plath barometer
* Cockpit cushions, two sets - one for sleeping out in cockpit, waterproof
* Bilge alarm, has own float

Spares

* Running rigging - all new halyards in storage
* Alternator 55 amp
* Hoses, Wire, rebuild kits etc.


 

 

Panels & Wind Generator Charge Controller Boomkin w/ Monitor Under Interior
Tiller Pilot TP32 New Paint Scheme Lovely Sail Bowsprit Net
The quarterberth storage cubbies Drifter Bowsprit Cockpit cushions
New Batteriesk Hauled Out The Drifter Flies Bread
The Table Double Bunk Galley Galley
The Table Double Bunk Radar/Chartplotter Engine Room
Radar/Chartplotter Radar/Chartplotter Radar/Chartplotter Radar/Chartplotter
       

Other Bristol Channel Cutter Links Worth Investigating

Sam L Morse Forums

Blue Water Boats BCC Description

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


SORRY - DAPHNE HAS SOLD
1991 Nor’Sea 27 Daphne (aft cabin) w/ Trailer

 

When something stands in the way of your dreams, you remove the obstacle or find a way around it. In 2008 the obstacle was lack of a boat and a land-locked job. So, I left the job and purchased Daphne, whom I’m now convinced is by far the best liveaboard and coastal or offshore voyaging boat I could have chosen. I could prattle on and on and never find an end to the reasons why the Nor’Sea was a perfect choice for me. However, plans change and I cannot look back. Instead I must look forward and make headway toward the next horizon in my evolving dream. And so, I return to teaching as I prepare for my next voyage in life. At this point, Daphne will better fulfill someone else’s dreams than she will mine. Therefore, my Nor’Sea Daphne is for sale.

Yes I am, without question, sad to be selling Daphne. I’ve had many great adventures aboard her, and wonder if my future plans will eventuate in something greater than another year sailing solo aboard Daphne. No doubt, if I continue to live restlessly in search of unusual and exciting experiences, then selling Daphne will not prevent me from accomplishing a life full of imagination that I desire.

When I purchased Daphne, although used, she was in mint condition. Not even a scratch, and I made sure to keep her that way. I made many upgrades to her including a new sail, a full winter cover, a monitor wind vane, and solar power. Now, fully ready to liveaboard or cross oceans, Daphne is awaiting her new owner.

If you are interested, please email me directly teresa@sailingsimplicity.com. Following is a brief listing.

Current location: Long Island, NY
Click here to view Photos
Click to view the following videos:
» Life aboard SV Daphne
» Liveaboard Life
» A Tiny Home at Sea
More Nor’sea Info at the Nor’Sea website.

Dimensions

LOA: 27′
Beam: 8′
Maximum Draft: 3′ 6″
Displacement: 9000
Ballast: 3500
Bridge Clearance: 40′

Engine

Engine Brand: Yanmar, approx. 850 hrs
Engine Model: 2GM20F
Racor fuel filter (New 2009)
Graco raw water strainer
Dripless prop shaft seal – PSS

Tanks

Fresh Water Tank: 40 gals in (2) 20 gal poly tanks
Fuel Tank: 25 gals w/two inspection + clean out ports on fuel tank
Holding tank for waste

Steering

2009 Monitor Windvane
Navico tiller pilot

Power

110 volt shore power with ground fault outlets
110v battery charger
2 group 27 batteries
130 watt Kyocera solar panel mounted above aft cabin (2009)
Link 10 battery monitor (2009)
Balmar high output alternator w/ external regulator

Lights and Electronics

All LED bulbs in cabin and tricolor/anchor
Spreader lights
Tricolor/anchor, and masthead light with strobe
Lightning protection all rigging, chain plates, stantions, and pulpit grounded to 2 dyna-plates
Copper grounding system for SSB
C Plath compass
Garmin GPS
Raytheon VHF
Wind, depth and speed gauges
Navico tiller pilot

Galley and Cabin

Force 10 Two burner propane stove and broiler
Force 10 Kerosene Cozy Cabin Heater
Refrigeration, 12v holding plate
Additional cushions to convert salon to v-berth and aft cabin to a larger berth
Propane sniffer
Awesome canvas gear hammock in aft cabin.
Wood burned nautical details on main cabin shelf and aft cabin step
Railings added to book shelves

On Deck

C-Cushions (waterproof) for cockpit
Cockpit fill for converting to a double cockpit berth
Sunbrella-sail covers: jib bag, covers for tiller, boom gallows, winches, front and aft cabin hatches, handrails, weather cloths, bimini with additional side panels for a fully enclosed cockpit
Dodger
Winter (or summer) canvas cover. Its huge, covers the entire boat, including the mast!

Ground Tackle

Bow pulpit and bowsprit with manual windlass
35# Delta w/ 30′ chain and 200′ nylon rode
35# Bruce with 100ft of chain and 100′ nylon rode (2009)
14# Fortress with rode
Split anchor chain locker with two deck caps

Sails

All in good condition:
90% jib
110% jib
140% drifter, multicolor + beautiful!
Full batten main w/ 3 reefs
Storm jib
Colorful riding sail (2009)

Extras

Life jackets
Fenders
Rig tuner
Brass bell
Extra paint, varnish, etc
Spare lines
Engine spares
And some other things…

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Why I love my Nor’Sea 27 Daphne

  1. The aft-cabin is very comfortable for two people. I slept there often and loved that I could leave the hatch open and see the stars. I could also simply sit up to take a look all the way around the boat when I was underway or at anchor.
  2. The aft cabin also provides a comfortable backrest while sitting in the cockpit. I never realized how important this was until I sailed on a different boat. When you spend hours in a day, or many days in a row on a passage just sitting in the cockpit its important to be comfortable. The Nor’Sea is the only boat of its size to have an aft cabin, which provides a full backrest and a very comfortable cozy cockpit. Its also more cozy due to the cockpit being centralized and protected by forward and aft cabins therefore keeping the cockpit very dry.
  3. Daphne is a breeze to sail solo. She handles easily and all the lines lead to the cockpit.
  4. Daphne is beautiful. I often had visitors because of her beauty and they would claim that she was the prettiest boat in the anchorage.
  5. Daphne is trailerable, which mean that when I first purchased her I parked her in the backyard where I lived aboard for the first two months I owned her.
  6. Daphne was very comfortable to liveaboard. I lived aboard for several years and never felt uncomfortable. I had guests stay with me for just a few days up to a few weeks and as many as three other people. There was plenty of sleeping space for them all. I also enjoyed sleeping in the cockpit (which I have boards to use to convert it to a double berth) either under the stars, or under the bimini on a rainy night.
  7. I always felt safe in an anchorage. This is the truth. This is due to the anchors that I have equipped Daphne with and the length of chain. I’ve seen some wicked wind at anchorage. In one particular gale I watched four boats drag across the anchorage while Daphne didn’t move an inch. It surely helped me sleep at night.
  8. I had ample power and never felt like I was “roughing it.” Before I installed the solar panel on Daphne I did not use any electricity. That felt more like camping, but I still loved it. In fact, I thought twice before installing the solar panel, but am sure glad I did. The solar panel has provided enough power for me to power the refrigerator, computer, navigation electronics, and charge camera batteries, and even a curling iron. I never worried about power consumption and was happy that it was free and clean and renewable.
  9. Daphne comes with a full winter cover that was deigned for the Nor’Sea. I lived under this cover during one snowy winter in Massachusetts. I totally felt cozy in my boat and the kerosene heater is enough to heat the small cabin.

The Nor’Sea 27: A Unique Bluewater Pocket-cruiser.
(taken from a review on “Bluewater Boats” )



  1. The Nor’Sea 27 is a small but rugged pocket-cruiser with live-aboard comfort and seaworthiness at the heart of her design.
  2. Designed as a heavy weather, long distance cruiser that was still legally trailerable.
  3. According to designer Lyle Hess “any boat that points her bow out to sea should be designed so that the crew need not worry about a safe return–no matter what tricks the weather may play”. This is the theme paramount to his designs.
  4. Nor’Sea: 4 circumnavigations and more than 160 Pacific and Atlantic crossings under her hull.
  5. Since its introduction in 1977, the little cruiser has gained a cult following. In total around 450 have been built and production continues to the present day.
  6. The Nor’Sea 27 is a heavily-rigged sloop.
  7. Double-ended profile with a wide curvy canoe stern accentuated by the upward sweep of the lapstrakes and a sweet, springy sheerline.  Below the waterline: a full keel with forefoot cutaway that is fast and modern.
  8. Nor’Sea Yachts maintain a “super heavy duty” philosophy in construction.  The hull is of solid hand-laid one piece laminate with up to 22 layers of mat and woven roving, and molded in lapstrakes which provides extra stiffness and strength as well as traditional looks and a drier boat. Interior plywood bulkheads and a partial molded fiberglass liner provide further structural reinforcement resulting in an extremely strong hull.
  9. The plywood-cored deck is fixed to an inward flange with adhesive sealant and stainless steel bolts spaced at 6-inch intervals. Deck fittings and hardware are oversized and through-bolted to stainless steel backing plates. This build quality gives the Nor’Sea 27 the strength of a larger boat.
  10. The Nor’Sea 27 has held their values well and have remained highly sought after so tend not to linger long on the used boat market.

 

Things to know when buying a Nor’Sea:

  1. The biggest problem has been in early models of the Nor’Sea with corrosion in the aluminum fuel tank, which is buried in the keel directly under the engine.  It needs to be fully glassed over to protect it, or excavated and replaced if already corroded. Its good to know that this problem was alleviated in later models, and Daphne’s fuel tank is appropriately glass over and has had no problems.
  2. Most Nor’Seas on the market do not come with a trailer. Having a trailer increases the value of the boat as the trailer required is specialized (designed and constructed for the Nor’Sea) and can cost up to $12,000 new.
  3. The Nor’sea has two modes: aft-cabin and aft-cockpit. Daphne is an aft-cabin model and is the main reason she was so appealing to me. The aft-cabin model is preferred 9:1.
  4. Consider storage of your boat when your not using it. Will it stay in a marina? At a boatyard? Nor’Seas are trailerable so you can easily change locations, or store it in your back yard. And you can do all the work yourself in a day! You can take the mast down and trailer her yourself. I did it, with only one person helping me. Daphne comes with a DVD that explains how to step the mast.
  5. The custom made winter cover that Daphne comes with is unique. Most boats do not come with this and therefore owners spend a lot of money on shrink-wrap during the winter months.

Sorry Everybody, Chamois is Sold !

I bought a Bristol Channel Cutter, check out my new boat and blog

Chamois, A Nor'sea 27 For Sale

Under Contract Currently

Built in 1988, Nor'sea Hull #294 and factory finished. Her original name is Chamois. Her first owners sailed her along the West Coast south to Galapagos, then through Pacific Islands and finally to New Zealand, where I believe they had her shipped back home.

I live on Chamois, and have done so for a year and a half. I love her to death. She sails great & she is comfortable to live on – Even In The Winter! She is in excellent shape all around, AND EXTREMELY WELL OUTFITTED. You won't find a more complete Nor'sea anywhere. You can sail her away tomorrow... I was planning to.

In a nutshell... She has a trailer, a full winter cover, 8 sails, a life-raft, dinghy, solar panels, rebuilt engine, full electronics, perfect galley, many, many, many custom features and she is built like a tank...

Useful Chamois Links:

Complete Photo Gallery

Chamois' YouTube Channel

Norsea Liveaboard Blog

Survey 2006

How To Reach Me:

Sorry the boat has sold

Nor'sea Chamois Specs:

Dimensions

LOA: 27'
LWL: 26'
Beam: 8 ft
Displacement: 8100 lbs
Draft: 3'10"
Ballast: 3100 lbs

Engine

Yanmar 2GM20 - 2 cyl 18hp max, 16hp cruising
Hours: ~300hrs on rebuild
Cruising Speed: 5 knots
Max Speed: 6.5 knots

Tankage

Fuel: 23 gal
Water: 40 gal in 2 plastic tanks
Waste Treatment: LectraSans / overboard

Galley

* Refrigeration - 12v Alder Barbour
* Force 10 3-burner propane stove with oven and broiler
* Propane locker on the foredeck with bronze cover
* Properly vented propane locker
* Three 15-lb tanks
* Deep stainless steel sink
* Dish draining area
* Foot pumps for fresh water and salt water
* Flip-up extra counter (custom)

Plumbing

* Two 20 gal, plastic water tanks under port and starboard quarter berths in aft cabin with separate fills
* Sink in head with hand pump
* Raritan Head
* LectraSans Waste Treatment
* Shower drain in head

Heating:

* Force 10 Cozy Cabin heater (Kero or Diesel)

Electronics

* Radar JRC 1500 16nm range
* GPS Garmin 172
* VHF - Uniden Polaris (DSC) w/WHAM - Wireless Hand Held Mic
* Raytheon ST60 Tridata Speed,Depth and Water Temp
* Raytheon ST60 Wind Instrument: direction and speed
* SSB SG2000 w/Insulated Backstay and excellent copper grounding
* Tiller pilot: Autohelm 2000 w/remote
* Monitor Windvane steering
* C Plath Compass

Mechanical:

* Clean, well lit and 5 side accessible engine room w/ 3 dome lights
* Yanmar 2GM20 2cyl 18 HP
* Rebuilt in 2004 with <300 hours on it
* Oil changes every 50 hours
* Easy access for fluid checks, impeller changes, water strainers as all are in front of compartment
* Spare parts: Impellers, Filters, gaskets, rings, thermostats etc etc etc
* Three-blade bronze prop
* New Driplass shaft-seal (2002)
* 23 Gal of fuel - Aluminum Glassed in (properly maintained/upgraded)
* Racor filter
* Fuel tank has "Y" fitting for easy level check w/ dipstick
* Fumoto engine oil pan drain
* Deck fuel fill
* Manual bilge pump cockpit Whale
* Pet cock on oil pan drain for EZ draining.
* Above engine access from cockpit for EZ oil filling


Electrical:

* Four D-27 Gel batteries
* Total 400 amp hours
* Invertor - West Marine 700 watt
* Alternator - 125 Hamilton Ferris (high output)
* Solar panels: (1) Uni-solar 50 watt , (2) Kyocera 65 watt
* Link 2000 monitoring system
* Electrical panel for AC and DC

* Nav lights:
* Tricolor light - LED
* Anchor light - LED
* Deck level nav lights (combo at bow rail, stern light on pulpit)
* Steaming light
* Clean connections at mast base with Sure-Seal connector

* Interior Lights:
* (2) Apenglow cabin lights w/dual power and night vision (red)
* Two NEW Dr LED white/red LED dome lights (galley and head)
* Turbo fans (2) in the main cabin and aft cabin (1)

* 12 v Refrigeration Alder Barbour
* Salt water Deck wash down system 2005
* Electric bilge pump - 500 gpm
* 110 v Shore Power
* 30 amp shore power cord (50')
* Battery charger - 20 amp
* 4 AC outlets in fwd cabin, 2 in aft cabin
* (3) 12 Volt outlets in cabin, 1 in cockpit

Sails and Rigging

The Nor'Sea is a classic sloop rig. The mast is said to be 2 1/2 times "oversized". The standing rigging is 7/32 x 19 stainless steel wire, of nearly three times the yield strength required. Turnbuckles are 3/8" size with forged bronze bodies and stainless toggles and jaws, giving a 2-1 safety factor. Chainplates are 1/4" x 1 1/2" stainless steel secured by five bolts going through the reinforced hull.

* Mast head sloop
* Deck stepped mast over SS compression post
* Standing rigging replaced 1995
* 9X19 SS wire with Norseman fittings
* SS outboard chain plates in good condition
* Rigging in excellent condition with little use and lots of dry storage.
* Sail area of approx 400 sq ft
* Boom Vang/Preventer
* Spinnaker/Whisker pole
* Separate trysail track on mast
* Twin headstays
* Mast tabernacle with full gear to raise and lower the mast without a crane

SAIL INVENTORY - 8 of them !: (All sails tanbark except 70% jib and storm sails)
1. 70% BRAND NEW IN 2007, 7oz, triple stitched - Made by Eggers!
2. Working Jib 100%
3. Genoa 135%
4. Nylon Drifter 150%
5. Symetrical Spinnaker
6. Mainsail w/ Two reefs - jiffy reefing lines led to cockpit
7. Storm Trysail
8. Storm Jib

* WINCHES:
* Barient self tailing primary bronze sheet winches - two #22, one #16
* Halyard winches on the mast (2) Murray
* Halyards, topping lift, outhauls and reefing lines led aft to cockpit
* Internal halyards
* Line stoppers (eight) all lines

*SELF STEERING:
* Monitor Windvane with many spare parts and two vanes
* Autohelm 2000 w/ remote

Hull & Deck & Accessories

* Solid hand laid fiberglass construction - Way Overbuilt
* Full keel with cutaway forefoot
* Outboard hung rudder
* Laminated tiller
* Hull topsides are cream; waxed and polished in excellent condition
* Cove Stripe is burgundy to match the new canvas
* Molded non-skid in cream and tan
* Barrier coat in 2003 (two coats)
* No Blister history
* New bottom paint July 2007 (Interlux Micron-Extra Ablative)
* Custom teak cockpit grate that can be used to make a huge double berth in the cockpit w/ AWESOME comfortable sunbrella covered cushions!
* Two large ABI bronze cockpit drains
* Whale gusher manual bilge pump in the cockpit
* Cabin gelcoat in very good condition - Waxed Regularly
* All exterior teak finished in "Honey Teak"
* Double life lines
* Nine bronze opening ports with upgraded comfortable handles
* Bug screens for all ports
* Brown sunbrella covers for: hatches, teak hand rails, boom gallows, tiller
* Burgandy Sunbrella NEW in 2005: Dodger, Bimini
* Brand New White Sun Awning for entire boat (2 pieces)
* Wind scoop
* Sunbrella Hatch covers
* Foredeck "Kite" shade awning
* Motor mount on stern rail (custom)
* Swim Ladder with custom mounts (folds up very nicely and compactly)
* Custom holder for Drop Boards in aft cabin

Ground Tackle

* Two bow anchors on bow rollers, one stern anchor
* Split chain locker
* 35# CQR with 200' 1/4" G3 chain and 50' nylon rode (chain new in 2007)
* 33# Bruce with 30' 1/4" G4 chain and 200' nylon rode
* 25# Danforth
* Muir Windlass (horizontal)

The Trailer

EZ Loader galvanized three axle, custom trailer in excellent condition with an electric winch and surge brakes. The trailer has a metal tool storage bow and a tongue extention. This trailer is perfect for the Nor'Sea 27 and is very stable at highway speed. Never been in salt water. Stored off the wheels under cover or inside.

Safety Equipment

* Givens four-person life raft inspected in 2003, with mounting bracket
* Fire Extinguishers 4
* Life Sling
* Man Overboard Pole
* Horseshoe Life Ring
* Flares (expired)
* Horn
* Strobe Light at masthead

Additional Equipment

* Avon Redcrest dinghy 9'3" with slotted floor & motor bracket
* Outboard motor hoist
* Full Winter Cover for storage on the trailer or in water. Heavily built wooden frames w/sunbrella custom fitting cover for entire boat with 2 doors, and clear panels for light below.
* Fenders
* Fender Board
* Dock Lines

 

Nor'sea 27 Chamois Canoe Stern Drifter
Naskeag Maine Solar Panels Double Forestay
Aft Cabin Nor'sea Storm Trys'l Storm Jib
Monitor Windvane Bottom Paint Muir windlass
Winterized EZ Loader Trailer Outboard Motor Hoist
Dodger Mast Lowering Honey Teak
JRC Radar Aft Cabin Benefits Main Salon
Force 10 Propane Stove Force 10 Cozy Cabin Heater Forwards Storage Locker
Yanmar Diesel 2GM20 Nor'sea Beauty
Raritan Head Aft Cabin Norsea Aft Cabin Layout
Cockpit Berth Living Aboard Aft Cabin Stern
Nav Station Norsea Aft Cabin Layout Norsea Cockpit Grating
Beautiful Lines, Can't get enough of them! Spinaker  

Other Nor'sea Links Worth Investigating

NorSea27 Yahoo Group

Nor'sea Yachts