63' Southern Ocean Shipyard Souther Ocean 62

Rallentando Southern Ocean 62 foot ocean-going ketch.

Principal Features

Loa 18.9 Lwl 16.6
Beam 4.65 Draft 2.55
Displacement 24 tons Year 1984/2007

Builder. Southern Ocean Shipyard of Poole. Designed by Van de Stadt. Yard no.062/35.

Construction. GRP with deep fin keel.

Machinery. Ford Lehman 380D 124hp 6 cylinder diesel. Fully rebuild September 2019. Zero hours.

Berths. For 12 in four cabins ex-saloon.

Type. Fast ocean-going cruiser.

Remarks. A quality yacht with a fine pedigree and excellent sailing performance, comprehensively equipped and in truly outstanding condition.

Construction.
Built by Southern Ocean Shipyard of Poole, UK, with GRP hull and coach roof, and grp deck with endcore balsa sandwich, all overlaid with 20mm Burmese teak decks (new 2007, see notes).
Fin keel with encapsulated ballast. Wheel steering.
In 2007 the hull was stripped back to grp (zero osmosis was present) and allowed to dry for 4 months, she was then given three full coats of epoxy resin and 6 coats of Jutamastic 87 epoxy paint.

Machinery.
Ford Lehman 380D 6 cylinder diesel engine, 124 hp, 1984. Mated to Borg Warner 2/1 gearbox. Fully rebuild September 2019. Zero hours.
Very regularly serviced and well maintained including new starter motor (2018), 2 x alternators (2016), complete sea-water hosing replacement including raw water pump (2018), heat-exchanger overhaul and fuel delivery system replacement (2018).

Tankage.
2 x GRP fuel tanks, total capacity 1200 litres. Built in plexiglass inspection ports.
2 x GRP water tanks, total capacity 2250 litres.
2 x GRP grey water holding tanks with auto pump-out.
2 x GRP black water holding tanks with contents gauges (new 2006) and switchable pump out

Rig and Sails.
Ketch rigged with triadic (new 2005)
All S/S standing rigging replaced in 2018.
Most running rigging replaced in 2016 including mooring lines and guard rail.
Fully battened slab reefed main (new 2016) and mizzen (new2013) with boom bags (new 2016) and lazy jacks.
New stay sail (new2018)
Roller furling genoa on Furlex roller furling gear (2001)