s/v Iron Will is FOR SALE

2001 Steel Centre Cockpit Cutter-Rigged ketch

44′ LOD * 50′ LOA * 26GT

WHAT WE LOVE about this boat …

• top of our list when WE were buying was a strong, safe steel boat with an integral keel to keep our family safe; Iron Will ticks all those boxes
• separate cabins for parents and kids/guests
• everything is solid and well made, nothing is flimsy or wobbly (stanchions etc)
• great design and sea-kindly hull, she sails like a witch!
• not a tippy boat (could play Lego under way)
• ketch rig gives versatile sail combo/easy to short hand
• a reliable engine with low hours
• pilot house for shelter and snug centre cockpit – felt safe and “tucked away” for kids (and adults!)
• big freezer and big tanks meant we could “stay out” for ages
• heaps of storage
• slightly oversized anchor = good nights sleep
• kids loved the big solid pulpit for dolphin spotting
• davits aft – we lifted the tender every night (1 person job)

Specs
Type of vessel: Steel centre cockpit cutter rigged ketch with hard style dodger
Designer: Alan M Pape C. Eng. M.R.I.N.A. (trained with Laurent Giles Naval Architect)
Builder: R & R Williamson
Model: 44’ LOD Steel Ketch
Year launched: 2001
Registration No: MF274Q
Hull Identification No (HIN): Australian Ship Registration 851070
Hull composition: Steel – keel 10mm, hull 6mm, super structure 4mm
Deck composition: Steel 4mm
Hull type: Full keel displacement with keel hung rudder

Dimensions
Length overall (LOA): 15 m
Beam: 3.90 m
Draft: 1.95 m
Displacement: 26 Tonne

Engine
Engine: 4 cylinder Ford diesel
Transmission: Borg Warner hydraulic
Steering system: Box and rod type
Propulsion system: Sail and diesel shaft drive
Model: 2712 E
Serial Number: Z5403/14
Year Built: 2001
Horsepower: 80 hp
Recorded Hours: 700 approx
Engine Cooling System: Heat exchanger system
Generator: Lombardini 6 hp
Output: 12 volt charging

Tankage
Fuel tank: 1 x Steel 900 L
Water tanks: 1 x Stainless Steel 900 L
Holding Tank: 1 x 70 L with new macerator pump 2017

Accomodation
Forward cabin 2 x full length single berths (set port and starboard) with stowage lockers under, aft to
Washroom with enclosed head and shower to starboard with stowage to port, aft to
Saloon with port and starboard saloon seats/berths with outboard pilot berths (converted to stowage), the table is set to starboard, aft to
Galley to starboard with forward and aft working spaces, opposite to
Navigation table and stowage to port, aft to companionway steps and the stoopway to
Engine room under the cockpit with access door from the stoopway, then aft to
Aft cabin with double berth set to starboard and hanging locker & stowage, further stowage is in the transom area (the laz).

Electronics
Compass: Ritchie Globemaster 500 steel boat compass
Depth Sounder: Navman 3100
GPS /Chart Plotter: Furuno GP32 + Lowrance HDS 10
Radar: JRC JMA-3303 MK II
Auto Pilot: Coursemaster CM 800
Wind Instrument: Clipper Wireless new 2017
Barometer
VHF: GME GX600A
HF Radio: 1 x Icom N33
Stereo System/CD player: Pioneer 12v
Television: LG flat screen

Rigging & Sails
Standing rigging refit/all new 2017
Aluminium Main mast & boom
Aluminium Mizzen mast and boom
Furlex 300S roller furling
Mainsail, Mizzen, both fully battened, and Foresail all in great condition
Sail wardrobe: storm, inner staysail and tri-sail
New running rigging, Spectra and doublebraid, new 2017
New Foresail UV strip replaced 2017
Mainsail sail slides replaced 2017
Lazy jacks on main & mizzen
Mainsail & mizzen boom bags new zips and reinforced 2017

Hull and Deck
Doghouse: hard style dodger with 2 x clearviews 12v
Stanchions: Heavily constructed stainless steel
Lifelines: Stainless steel cable
Bowsprit: Pulpit stainless steel heavily constructed
Skin Fittings: All Bronze or welded in good condition (vessel designed with minimal through hull fittings)
Hose Clamps: All Stainless steel
Bilges: Clean and Dry
Bilge Pumps: 1 x Manual / 3 x electric with float switch alarm
Ballast: Lead, steel top cap, in keel
Internal Paint Work: Heavily applied epoxy coatings in sound condition
Cleats & Bollards: Welded Stainless steel
Hatches: Lockable forward hatch and companionway
Boarding ladder
Vessel slipped and antifouled Sept 2017
Additional tang added to forefoot of keel 2017 to keep lifting slings in place

Inside
Toilet: TMC 12v Marine toilet with macerator new 2018
Fresh Water Pressure System: 12 volt standard system
Refrigerator: Waeco cooling system with Danfoss compressor
Deep freeze: Waeco cooling system with Danfoss compressor
Galley: 1 x Maxie Gas oven, grill and 2 burner with SS surround and double sink

Electrical
Solar panels x 7 (4 x 80w & 1 x 100w for house bank, 2 x start bank)
Wind generator: Air X Marine 400w
Invertor: ProSine 1000w new 2017
Battery charger: Enerdrive 60 amp new 2017
House batteries: 2 x 260 Ah deep cycle
15amp Shore power
240v power points at nav station, galley and saloon
12 volt outlets at nav station and pilot house

Ground tackle, deck gear and extras
Main Anchor: No 8 90lb Delta
Auxiliary anchor: 35lb CQR
Chain: 70m 10mm chain galvanised
Windlass: Muir 12v vertical capstan type
Dinghy & Outboard : Swift Marine Inflatable 2.6m + oars + 9.7 hp Tohatsu OB
Davits: Stainless steel davits with 5:1 blocks for dingy lift
Deck lights: fore and aft, new 2017
Steaming lights: all steaming lights plus new tricolour 2017
Fenders & dock lines
Boat hook
Tools and spares

Safety equipment
Fire appliances: 3 x 1.0 KG dry powder, 1 x fire blanket in galley
EPIRB: GME 406 MHz Dec 25 mounted by companionway
Flares: Complete set to meet Australian regs and in date til Sept 20
Jacklines: Witchard new 2017
Lifejackets: x 4 adult
Lifering: x 1 new 2017

Main saloon, looking forward

Main saloon, starboard side

Main saloon, port side

Nav station to port

Galley to starboard

Heads, starboard, between saloon and forepeak

Storage area, port, between saloon and forepeak

Forepeak

Aft cabin looking aft

Aft cabin looking forward

Stoopway looking aft to engine room and aft cabin

Cockpit

Doghouse

Mizzen and main looking forward

Below the waterline

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This is the blurb from the previous broker …

Iron Will is a professionally designed and well constructed steel ketch rigged cruising yacht. She comprises of a two cabin layout with accommodation for approximately six. The forward cabin is a v-berth configuration and the private aft cabin is a double berth, the saloon seating can covert to another double berth. The galley is well equipped and the refrigeration is a eutectic system. The engine is an 80 horsepower Ford diesel and she is shaft driven. The sail wardrobe consists of a Main-sail, Mizzen, Storm, Inner, Head-sail and a Try-sail. The rigging is of a very strong design and engineered to combat heavy seagoing conditions and originally designed and built for an Antarctic expedition.

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The backstory: In 2016 we decided to take a 12month family sailing sabbatical and wanted a strong, safe boat that we gave us the options of coastal or offshore sailing.  The vessel had to be:

• safe,
• easy to sail,
• ready to go, AND
• affordable

It took some hunting around but we found the perfect boat in Iron Will.  She was ready to go and we also added bits as well (eg our insurers asked for new standing rigging).  We stepped on board with our belongings and she’s been the perfect home and “adventure capsule” for us for the last 9 months, as you can see from our blog.

The kids are now ready to be ashore again so Iron Will is For Sale.  She is currently in Hervey Bay Marina (flights from Brisbane) and available for inspection and/or daysails (we’ve also got our Sept 2017 out-of-water survey available).  The marina is perfectly located for cruising the beautiful and sheltered Great Sandy Straits and Fraser Island.