Alden 56 Yawl
Alden 56 Yawl
Bolero was designed by John Alden (Margaree 1959) and built by Andy Engwirda of Tweed Heads, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. Her construction took place over a period of eleven years. She was launched in 1985.
Bolero is a carvel-built of Huon planks over Celery Top Pine frames (both from Tasmania, Australia) with a backbone in Bluegum. The superstructure, deck and interior are all constructed from Burmese Golden Teak, hand-picked in Burma. All fastenings are from the USA. The centreboard casing, board and bulk of the floors are constructed from silicon bronze.
- New B&G Navionics
- New Foresail and Staysail
- New Solar panels to the Bimini
- New high volume Rainman desalinator
- New Stainless Steel 40Kg Rocna Anchor
- Renewed varnishing to topsides
- New Tender and Outboard.
Reference: | ESC 480 |
Name: | Borelo |
Location: | Gold Coast |
Region: | Queensland |
Year: | 1985 |
Designer: | John Alden |
Builder: | Andy Engwirda |
Length: | 54′ 2″ (16.50m) |
Beam: | 4.14 m |
Draft: | 1.9 m / 3.53 m |
Displacement: | 22,000 Kg |
Keel/Ballast: | Long keel with silicon bronze centreboard |
Hull Material: | Timber Huon Pine |
Deck Material: | Teak |
Engine: | Single 120 HP Diesel Engine |
HorsePower: | 120 HP |
Fuel Type: | Diesel |
Engine Hours: | 3,985 hours |
Max Speed: | 8 Knots |
Cruise Speed: | 8 Knots |
Genset: | Onan |
Fuel Capacity: | 905 Litres |
WaterCapacity: | 500 Litres in 2 x Tanks |
Refrigeration: | Eutectic plate fridge with compressor coupled to engine or electric motor |
Freezer: | Eutectic plate freezer with compressor coupled to engine or electric motor |
Stove: | Two burner Broadwater oven and grill. Fiddles and FFDs on burners |
WaterMaker: | Rainman Large Volume |
Hot Water System: | Hot and cold pressurised fresh water. |
Accommodation: | HEADROOM: 2 m |
Cabins: | Forward master cabin, two berths |
Berths: | 2 |
Shower: | Yes |
Toilet: | 2 plus Holding Tank |
Dinghy: | 2.5 m inflatable (new) |
Outboard: | 2.5 HP Mercury 4-Stroke (new) |
Covers: | Yes |
Ground Tackle: | ANCHOR WINCH: 12V Muir Atlantic 3500 vertical windlass. Electric winch on aft deck. REMOTE: 2 ANCHOR: 40 Kg SS Ranco and 2 x approx. 30 Kg plough anchor in good condition. 1 x Admiralty spare anchor approx. 40 Kg CHAIN: 70 m x 12.5 mm galvanised chain |
Safety Gear: | DANBUOY: Yes HARNESS: 4 with safety lines SPOTLIGHT: 2 |
Bilge Pumps: | 1 x manual whale bilge pump, 1 x coupled to engine, 2 x 12V electric Rule pumps |
Life Raft: | 4 Person liferaft in a bag |
Epirb: | 3 |
Life Jackets: | 2 x Inflatable, 6 x Standard |
Flares: | Yes in grab bag |
Fire Protection: | 8 x Fire extinguishers various fire blanket |
Electrics: | LIGHTING: 12V SHORE POWER: Yes INVERTER: Yes BATTERIES: 3 x 12V Lead/acid fullriver CCA 1100,110 AH cranking batteries. 6 x 12V Lead/acid DC120-12B 120AH house batteries. SOLAR PANELS: Flexi solar panel 110W sewn into bimini |
Electronics/Navigation: | GPS: B&G Zeus2 PLOTTER: B&G Zeus3 AUTO PILOT: Triton2 RADIOS: VHF with built in GPS, AIS Class B, DSC |
Sail Inventory: | Mainsail self furling, Foresail (new), Staysail (new), Mizzen, MPS. Self-tacking boomed staysail, Furling headsails and mast furling main and mizzen sails. |
Mast/Rigging: | RIG TYPE: Mast head cutter rigged yawl 1x19mm SS Wire Rigged RIG AGE: 12 years FURLER: Yes LAZY JACKS: Yes |