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SV Morning Dove

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Home Port Seward, Alaska USA

AML 231-87

USCG #918420

46 foot AMEL Super Maramu, Ketch rigged sailing vessel

Designed for open ocean sailing

and world cruising

The boat, the search, the decision

March 2013 Diana and I reached the end of one road and the beginning a new adventure. My offer for the purchase of SV Morning Dove was accepted, agreement signed we are now committed. April 10th, Diana and I with the owners and broker conducted successful sea trial of SV Morning Dove and closed May 7th. New home port, Seward Alaska.

The end of this road has brought be to my chosen vessel. An AMEL Super Maramu 46' Ketch. The AMEL is a built in La Rochelle, France, Designer: Henri Amel and Jacques Carteau.

How do you choose the right sailboat? First step is having the dream, commitment and life's ambition to carry it to fruition. The rest will fall into place. Starting with a lot of research, accumulating sailing experience sailing on different boats, talking with many boat owners and experts, climbing in and out of every vessel type while not listening to closely to the Brokers. Assessing all the systems from electronics to toilets. Then assessing your budget and objective as well as your ability. Up to now it's been a dream. The difficult part is having the courage to make a decision which will change your life and put great demands on your family. With both feet we have made the plunge, at some point I'll come up for air...

Why the AMEL. Quite frankly I think they are the safest and highest quality built blue water sailing vessel on the market. No other fiberglass sailing vessel has the attention to detail, workmanship, functionality and safety as the AMEL, this is especially true of the earlier AMEL's as they are built up with more fiberglass and this sturdier. Start with the hull and deck matting. Most hull/deck joined with a seal, well this eventually leaks and every older boat I saw, leaked, plus these boats flex and creak. The AMEL joins the hull/deck and fibreglasses the joint, plus there are no teak decking screwed down to cause leaks. I assessed 5 different AMEL's and every one was dry. Bulkhead aft of V-birth is a crash bulkhead with strong-back door. Engine compartment under center cockpit sloe and has it's own vented secure compartment, not assessable from inside the boat. This means not the slightest engine, diesel or vapor fumes can reach the inside, ever... Huge water tank 264gal, low in the keel. Fuel 132gal. Dodger over center cockpit is an integral fiberglass structure, keeping you dry in the worst conditions. Large rudder hung on a skeg, structure capable of supporting the whole boat and no prop-walk. Deck lockers recessed and capable of storing all sailing gear, anchors, sales ect, so nothing inside the boat except storage of supplies and crew stuff. The hull is a deep V Monohull, 8000lb fin keel and has good sea motion and stability even the worst of sea state. Retractable bow thruster. Sails, in-mast electric roller-furling, 135% Genoa electric furling, with dual whisker poles for bloomer sail and spinnaker sail plus storm tri-sail. Many other sailing vessels have a lot these assets but none have them all. The Super Maramu in my opinion is the best built sailboat for Blue Water Cruising and my 1st choice.

Specs
Builder: Amel
Designer: Henri Amel and Jacques Carteau
Flag of Registry: United States
Keel: Fin
Hull Shape: Monohull

Dimensions
LOA: 46 ft 0 in
Beam: 13 ft 1 in
LWL: 35 ft 9 in
Length on Deck: 44 ft 0 in
Minimum Draft: 6 ft 6 in
Maximum Draft: 6 ft 6 in
Displacement: 28440 lbs Full Load
Ballast: 8820 lbs
Bridge Clearance: 55 ft 8 in
Freeboard: 4 ft 2 in
Dry Weight: 23150 lbs

Engines
Engine 1:
Engine Brand: Perkins
Year Built: 1987
Engine Model: 4.154 FWC Diesel
Engine Type: Inboard
Engine/Fuel Type: Diesel
Engine Hours: 3900
Transmission rebuilt 2015
Propeller: Maxi Prop Folding propeller

Tanks
Fresh Water Tanks: 1 Fiberglass (264 Gallons)
Fuel Tanks: 1 Stainless steel (132 Gallons)
Holding Tanks: 1 Stainless steel (40 Gallons)

Accommodations
Number of single berths: 2
Number of double berths: 3
Number of cabins: 3
Number of heads: 2
Seating Capacity: 6

Sails and Sail Handling Gear:

  • All standing rigging replaced with fractional (2014)
  • Main 291 ft2
  • 150% Genoa  ft2
  • Mizzen 140 ft2
  • Mizzen Staysail 269 ft2
  • Storm Jib  140 ft2
  • Cruising Spinnaker with Tacker and sleeve
  • Ballooner (Downwind Sail)
  • At anchor riding sails
  • Main and Foresail are roller furling driven by Bosch 12Vdc starter motors for set and retrieve both have manual backups. Main Roller furling is “In Mast” system.
  • · Mizzen sail is In Mast manual roller furling
  • · Two main boom preventers
  • · Two Mizzen Boom Preventers
  • · Twin boom whisker poles
  • · Dual track genoa luff extension
  • · Genoa sheet traveler adjusters with special winch handle
  • · Winches
    • o Primary – Two Lewmar #55 Double Speed, Self Tailing
    • o Main Mast
      • § Two Lewmar #40 Self tailing
      • § Two Lewmar #30 Self tailing
      • o Mizzen Mast
        • § One Lewmar #30 Self tailing
        • § Two Lewmar # 16 Self tailing
      • o Stern Deck (Anchor winch with stern roller) – Lewmar #40

Engine and Propulsion Systems:

  • · Perkins fresh water cooled 62 HP diesel, Model# 4.154(M)
  • · Hours ~3,600
  • · Hurth transmission (rebuilt 2015)
  • · Max prop
  • · Racor Fuel Water Separator
  • · Perkins Fuel Filter (new inline 2015)
  • · DeBug Fuel Microbial Decontamination Unit
  • · Two Jabsco 3” engine room blowers (in/out)
  • · Shaft Lube Tube
  • · Integral oil Removal pump
  • · Dedicated raw water through hull with seacock and Vetus raw water strainer
  • · Stainless steel exhaust
  • · Dual Morse controls at helm station
  • · Amel/Martin retractable bow thruster with controls at helm

 

Electrical System:

  • · Six Delco Freedom Group 27 M27MF Voyager batteries new May 2011 (4 house, 2 start)
  • · Balmar high capacity alternator
  • · Alpha alternator regulator
  • · Mobtronic voltage and Amp hour meter
  • · Automatic Charger Relay (ACR)
  • · Motorola Alternator for starting batteries 25 Amps
  • · Marinco 30 Amp Shore power cable 50 feet
  • · C-Charger 5000 Sp Series 60 Amp battery charger (new 2010)
  • · Dual battery system master control switches
  • · Separate shore power and generator controls for 110Vac
  • · Dc breaker panel
  • · Fischer-Panda 4kW Genset with separate raw water through hull and seacock, strainer, fuel pick up and Racor fuel water separator – 440 hours on meter
  • · Isotherm 13 gallon SS water heater (new 2010) 110Vac and engine cooling system connections

Electronics:

  • Raymarine C125 MFD fully interfaced GPS Nav system with SeaTalk, Radar, AIS
  • Raymarine HD color radar
  • Raymarine AIS 650 transceiver
  • Raymarine ST60 Wind (direction and speed), depth, boat speed with log, close hauled indicator, flux gate compass and cockpit repeater
  • Raymarine Autopilot EV400 (new 2015)
  • · Standard Eclipse VHF (new November 2011)
  • · Icom Model IC-M710 SSB Radio
  • · CO Monitor
  • · Kenwood AM/FM/CD Stereo system with two interior and two portable exterior speakers
  • Sony flat screen TV
  • · Kelvin Hughes Brass Ship‘s Clock and Barometer set
  • · Electronic Barometer

 

 

 

Galley Equipment

  • · Broadwater four burner propane stove and oven
  • · Isotherm refrigerator with extra poured-in foam insulation
  • · Separate Freezer – under seat
  • · Seagull IV water treatment filter and tap
  • · Double stainless steel sink with hot and cold pressure water, cold fresh water with foot pump and salt water faucet with pump

Heating and Air System

  • · Espar diesel heater model #DL, two fan speeds, thermostat located in main cabin; controls above stove
  • · Ducts in forward cabin, forward head, main cabin, aft head, aft cabin

Sanitation System

  • · Forward head - Raritan Model# PHII
  • · Aft head – Jabsco Model # 29170-2000 with Lectra San System USCG Type 1 MSD

Fresh Water System

  • Cruise RO Watermaker 20 GPH (install 2015)·
  • Jabsco Sensor Max 17 4.5 GPM pump
  • · Fresh water filter at intake of pump

Raw Water System for anchor wash-down system

  • · Jabsco Par Max 4 4.3 GPM pump

Canvas Accessories

  • · Hard fiberglass dodger with new September 2011 Lexan windscreens (10 yr warranty)
  • · Cockpit Enclosure with new aft section 2010 and new side curtains 2011 (spares on board)
  • · Cockpit tent
  • · Sun covers for Main (with side pieces), Cockpit and Mizzen
  • · Wheel cover
  • · Two vinyl side line covers
  • · Anchor windlass cover
  • · Sail bags for all sails

Safety Equipment

  • · Watertight bulkhead with two strong-backs
  • · Solid SS life lines
  • · Man Overboard Module
  • · Horseshoe Ring with drogue and rail mount
  • · Man Overboard Pole with flag
  • · Man Overboard hoist (pre-rigged for use with mizzen halyard)
  • · All deck lockers can be locked from below decks
  • · Four fire extinguishers
  • · Fire Blanket
  • · Remote propane shut off
  • · ACR Model 406-EPIRB
  • · Two Abandon ship watertight bags
  • · Five Abandon ship floating containers
  • · Nine Life jackets
  • · Electric bilge pump
  • · Manual bilge pump
  • · Additional Rule 3500 GPH electric bilge pump
  • · Additional Edson B-68 3” hose, manual bilge pump with 32” handle
  • · Gayle Rider storm drogue
  • · Ronstan safety harness system
  • · One bosun chair
  • · Hydraulic cable cutter
  • · 36” Cable cutter
  • · Bilge high water alarm

Dinghy and Equipment

  • · 10’2” Avon Rover Lite RIB
  • · Foot pump for RIB
  • · Hoisting bridle
  • · Two Oars
  • · Six 10” long fenders
  • · Towing bridle
  • · Towing line with floats
  • · Alongside mooring line with carabiner clips
  • · St Croix folding davits (300# maximum capacity)
  • · Edson One Step stainless steel stern ladder for RIB access
  • · Honda 9.9 HP Outboard Four stroke with electric start
  • · Honda 2.0 HP Outboard Four stroke
  • · Two stern outboard pads
  • · Reinforced outboard davit
  • · RIB running lights and battery
  • · Electric bilge pump
  • · Outboard handle extension
  • · Hand bilge pump
  • · 4# Danforth Anchor with ~6’ of chain and ~20’ of rode

Ground Tackle

  • · Primary – 60# CQR with 400’ 3/8” chain and 260’ rode
  • · Secondary – 45# CQR with 32’ 3/8” chain and 260’ rode
  • · 50# Danforth with 30’ of 3/8” chain and 220’ of rode
  • · 100# Like Fisherman with 20’ of 3/8” chain and 175’ rode
  • · Lofrans Tigre 12Vdc anchor windlass
  • · Two 1 Ύ” double braid mooring lines with chafe guard
  • · Anchor chain spring line with carabiner
  • · Anchor trip line with float
  • · Mooring line with 9” float
  • · Four double braid storm dock lines
  • · Four fender boards
  • · Assorted fenders and dock lines suitable to hold the QE2
  • · Lead line for manual depth measurement

Miscellaneous Gear

  • · Boarding ladder
  • · Stern gangway (uses boarding ladder with insert) with lifelines, controlled using mizzen halyard)
  • · Flag pole extension
  • · Mizzen flag halyard
  • · Two mile anchor light with solar switch
  • · Two boat hooks
  • · Teak cockpit table
  • · Main cabin table extension
  • · All lockers have lanyards to hold in open position
  • · Two 20# propane tanks. System convertible to butane
  • · Clean Lexan hatch boards
  • · Instruction manuals for all gear
  • · Inflatable one step ladder for dock access
  • · Vinyl clad security cables for RIB and outboards
  • · Bottom peeled and re-glassed with Vinylester resin with 4 epoxy barrier coats
  • · Anti-foulant paint sanded off and bottom epoxy barrier coated with 4 layers of Interlux 2000/2001 in 2008
  • · Multiple spares for everything imaginable that could need a spare
  • · Lots of extra blocks, lines, shackles and other sailing hardware
  • . Cockpit cushions
  • Eight throwable cushions