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Newsail di Alessandro Merlino
+39 342 0912910/+34 697311557
Year | 1927 |
Make | Custom |
Model | Gaff Cutter |
Class | Classic sailboats |
Length | 27m |
Fuel Type | Diesel |
Hull Material | Wood |
Offered By | Newsail di Alessandro Merlino |
PRAIA
Old 27m wooden from 1927.
Unique construction (Portugal)
DOSSIER WITH INFO AND PHOTOS OF ALL WORKS DONE ON WOOD AND MACHINARY AVAILABLE ON REQUEST
The ship has changed flag, registered in Belgium for many years, it now flies the French flag
26-meter "Conifer" was built in 1927 in Portugal.
Designed to transport salt to Alcochete until 1975.
A "flat-bottomed" cargo sailboat, the 62-ton softwood vessel was designed to carry a 70-ton load.
Which makes it a ship that works better under sail with full holds.
in 1965 equipped with a diesel engine she worked until the "garofani revolution" (fall of the Salazarist dictatorship which had dominated Portugal since 1933) for an owner of salt marshes.
The European standards of the time condemned her, like many other ships, to destruction in the 1980s...
She was narrowly saved by a Frenchman in 1984, she was brought back to France in Argelès.
she then equipped with her current engine; a Baudouin 6-cylinder in line which develops a power of 180hp at 1500 rpm,
With which she then carried out tourist transport on the Mediterranean coast.
It was subsequently purchased by an association that helps people with addiction problems,
Taken over in 2002 to be transformed into a traveling maritime museum. 12 months construction including rigging repair in 2004.
He also took part in an old-time naval regatta. Win first prize. The organizers, perplexed to see it speeding at 15 knots, went on board to check if the engine had been started, no heat (engine not started); confirmed his well-deserved title!
Change of owner at the Quai de la République in Sète. The discovery of the state of seizure led to media coverage.
It took a 50-month restoration carried out thanks to the Bernadou shipyard in Canet en Roussillon. Shipyard which he has restored since his arrival in France.
During the construction site it was found that the work of transporting the salt is what made it possible to overcome so many years. All parts used for salt transportation are still wet and healthy today, while some parts in the same places have been modified.
62 tons of presences and stories...
In April 2018 he was able to meet again with his brother Albarquel, which was built on the same Portuguese site. Their evolutions and comparisons (both on structure and transformations over time) are very interesting.
Architecture:
Type: Sailboat with gaff cutter
Material: soft wood
Place of construction: Portugal
Date: 1927
Length ; 27 meters above sea level
Hull length; 19 meters
Width: 5 meters
Draft: 1.70 metres
weight: 62 tons
Load capacity under construction: 70 tons
frame thickness: up to 8 cm
The rigging:
a must15 meters long,
a large main sail,
3 headsails
Wooden pulleys + listen
sailing games made in 2004
lazy jack
the bridge
2 winches (1 mooring + 1 mainsail rigging)
2 batteries of 110 Ah
approximate dimensions on deck:
panel loading space: 3.30 x 5.30 metres
space in front (triangular space): 4.50 x 5 metres
back of the bridge: 2.50 x 5 meters
–space on the roof of the rear cabin: 4 x 3.60 metres
daily tank: 150 litres
total fuel reserve: 1300 litres
fresh water reserve: 1200 litres
black water reserve: 50 litres
She is converted into two accommodations while maintaining her loading structure for cargo (panels and hold spaces).
Length Overall | 27m |
Max Draft | 17m |
Beam | 5m |
Length at Waterline | 19m |
Dry Weight | 60.000kg |
Fresh Water Tank | |
Fuel Tank | |
Holding Tank |
Heads | 1 |