Gannon And Benjamin Downest Cruiser

CONSTRUCTION:

Backbone (keel, stem, stern & deadwood) is of Angelique

Frames Angelique and yellow heart

Floors are of White Oak

Bottom is double planked Wana

Full length spray rail at chine is Angelique

Topsides are single planked Cedar

Transom is of Cypress (old growth)

Full length rub rail is of bare Angelique with bronze oval chaff guard

Toe rails and taff rail are of varnish Silver Bali

Decks and Cockpit Sole are of marine plywood overlaid with teak set in epoxy

Cockpit coamings, cockpit aft seating, interior cockpit sheathing, cabin sides, pilot house sides and windshield are of varnished Silver Bali

Handrails on cabin top and pilot house top are of raw teak.

Cabin top and pilot house top are marine plywood overlaid with Dynel cloth and painted a traditional buff color.

All bronze fastened

All deck hardware (chocks, cleats, fills, etc.) is of cast bronze construction.

All thru-hull fittings are of cast bronze construction


COCKPIT AND INTERIOR ACCOMMODATIONS:

ALLIANCE has a comfortable cockpit with seating aft and on the engine box. Custom, folding teak chairs are perched inside the protected pilot house for the helmsman and a passenger.

Starting from the farthest point forward is a chain locker with anchor chain and rode. Sleeping accommodations for two adults in a V-berth are just forward of a private head to port. Storage including drawers and a hanging locker are to starboard. The companionway ladder leads back to the pilot house.

Custom canvas cushions for pilot house seats, engine box top, aft seating and V-berths

Canvas pilot house side curtains with marine vinyl windows


PROPULSION AND FUEL:

Engine is under insulated engine box that lifts to provide full engine access.

Cummins MerCruiser Diesel, 6-cylinder, 4.2 liter, 270 HP

ZF Hurth Transmission

Evolution Marine Shaft system Stainless steel (1 ) propeller shaft

Bronze 4-blade fixed propeller (16 )

MerCruiser ignition panel

MerCruiser gauges: tachometer, engine temperature, oil pressure, voltage and engine hours

Kobelt single lever throttle and shift control

Graco raw water filter

Fuel tanks (2) located port and starboard under aft cockpit seating

Fuel tank material: Welded Plastic

Fuel tank capacity: 50 Gallons ea. - 100 Gallons total

Double Racor water separator - fuel filter system


STEERING:

Custom cast bronze and white oak 6-spoke steering wheel

Hynautic hydraulic steering system

Skeg hung lobster boat style rudder

ELECTRICAL:

12 Volt system

Heavy duty marine batteries (2ea) in secured battery boxes under cockpit sole (port)

Blue Seas master battery selector switch (rotary 1, 2, Both, Off) located in hanging locker below

Blue Seas 10 circuit panel located at side of helm station

Battery charging by engine alternator


PLUMBING AND SYSTEMS:

Freshwater supplied to head compartment sink

Freshwater tank located under forward end of Vee-berth

Freshwater capacity: 25 Gallons

Freshwater tank material: Welded plastic

Stainless steel sink basin

Bronze Finspray manual hand pump

Groco model K-H manually operated head (marine toilet)

Head plumbed for direct overboard discharge or to holding tank.

Holding tank plumbed for either discharge overboard by way of macerator pump or by dockside pump out thru deck fill

Holding tank capacity: 15 Gallons

Holding tank material: Welded plastic

Rulemate 500GPH electric - automatic bilge pump


ELECTRONICS AND NAVIGATION:

Ritchie Powerdamp helm compass

Icom IC-M127 VHF Radio

Raymarine ST60 Depthsounder

Raymarine C80 Radar - GPS Chartplotter