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The Contest 27 B - Saringa was built by a famous Dutch boatyard Contest Conyplex. Planswere drawn up by Dick Zaal, one of the best naval architects of today. This sturdy, seaworthy family cruiser with a conservative hull was in production from 1968 - 75 and superseded a former model of Contest 27, which was narrower (2.50m) and somehow not so elegant. Every boat was built under personal supervision of Lloyd s surveyor. The boat has a Lloyd s certificate No. 201 301 and a hull No. is 146.
There were two models in production:
model A with a draft of 135 cm and a ballast of 1120 kg and a
model B with a draft of 163 cm and a ballast of 1200 kg and a taller mast.
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Designers
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Dick Zaal
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Year
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1972
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Hull No.
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146
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Length over all
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8.35 m / 27'5"
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Beam
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2.75 m / 9'0"
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Draft
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1.63 m / 5'4"
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Displacement
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2680 kg / 5906 lbs
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Keel weight
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1200 kg / 2644 lbs
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Sail area
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40 m˛ / 439 sq ft
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Engine
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Volvo Penta MD 1B
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HP / kW
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10 / 7,35
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Speed under power
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5.8 knots
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Hull speed
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6,56 knots
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Water tank
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125 litres / 33.1 US gallon
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Fuel tank
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80 litres / 21.2 US gallon
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GRP.
Ballast keel of iron.
Skeg-hung half balanced rudder blade in GRP
Deck and superstructure: GRP-sandwich construction
Spars and rigging:
Mast and boom made from gold anodized aluminium alloy.
The mast is stepped on a base on the cabin top directly over a reinforced bulkhead.
Chainplates are made of stainless steel.
Jib halyards on mast. Boom with reefs (2 reef lines).
Mainsail 13,6 m2, 6,5 oz, 2 reefs, Raudaschl-Segel. Rollreffgenoa 27,2 m2, Raudaschl-Segel. Storm jib 6,4 m2.
Deck fittings:
Halyard winches 2x, twospeed. Sheet winches 2x, twospeed. Reef winch Lewmar. Jamcleats.
Four mooring cleats.
Compass.
Bilge pump.
International navigation lights.
Bathing ladder on transom.
Volvo Penta Diesel MD 1B (10 HP) at 1800 rpm. One cylinder, directly injected marine Diesel engine.Single lever control of gear and rpm.
Instruments comprise: Optic and acoustic warning. Voltmeter, Ampermeter, Oil-pressure meter.
Two independant sources of electricity: dinamo and alternator. Two batteries. Propeller: two-blade fixed.
"Wet" exhaust line with Vetus-waterlock and Volvo special muffler.
Water: Bag 125 litres.
Fuel: Stainless steel 80 litres.
12 V electrical system with two 55 Ah batteries, one starting engine and one separate circuit for lighting etc. One 55 amp altemator charging a separate circuit over a double diode set, one dynamo/engine starter only for engine starting. Central switch panel at the navigation desk with fuses and switches for the different circuits.
Voltmeter 12 V (alternator circuit), Voltmeter 12 V (dinamo/starter circuit), oil pressure gauge, motor temperature gauge.
Two main switches in the cockpit.
Saringa is sailing under the Slovenian flag, but she is located on Adriatic sea – Croatia.
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