1996 Dix Hout bay cutter Cruiser (sail) in Port Orchard, WA

SELLER DESCRIPTION

Offshore cruising sailboat to design of Dudley Dix, professionally built of steel by Hout Bay Yachts, a South African yard adjacent to the designer's studio, that constructed nearly two dozen of Dix's world cruisers. She's a voluminous boat, with full ends for great accommodation-space, with modern cruiser's underbody (long-chord finkeel and skeg-hung rudder) and a large sail area on double-spreader mast. Proper rugged steel construction; hull interior fully epoxy-coated, and rust-free. High-quality equippage (Anderson winches, Selden boom) and recent updating (sails re-cut by Carol Hasse, upgraded rigging details by Port Townsend Rigging) make her fully functional now; current owner has just upgraded all wiring, removed and re-installed engine, and is partway thru a total re-fit especially including cosmetic interior detailing/finishing. GREAT VALUE for the discerning knowledgeable buyer that wants the safety of modern steel construction for his family's next offshore adventure! Call for appointment to see.

Mechanical Equipment:
During current refit, engine was removed and re-installed to ensure all systems properly set-up; essentially a "new installation" of the original low-hours engine. New control panel. 48 hours on new tachometer/hourmeter; original panel showed 600 hours when removed. New lagging on exhaust; new hoses. Small four-cylinder Ford Lehman, 59hpNew engine control panel3-blade fixed propellertwo automatic bilge pumpsmanual bilge pumpTank-Tender guage

Galley:
Force-10 three burner stove with ovenCabintop ventilating hatch above stoveTop-opening fridge extends aft into toolroom area (larger than expected!) 12v Danfoss evaporator-plate system

Electonics and Navigational Gear:
New Raymarine depth sounder in cockpitNew Uniden Solara VHF (with DSC) at nav-stationBalmar DuoCharge regulatorHeart-Interface "Jazz" 1500w inverter feeding specific outletsNEW BlueSea Systems electrical panelNew wiring throughout boatTwo gp 31 Batteries below cockpit, on-centerline

Deck and Hull Equipment:
Bulwarks all around deck (five inches or more height). Two-level cabin trunk is also steel; even the "turtle" over the companionway slider is rugged steel. Note spray-rail arching across top of cabin, for attachment of future dodger. Oval portlights of various sizes brings considerable light into cabin.Simpson-Lawrence two-speed manual lever-actuated windlassDelta Anchor100'+ chain rodeMooring bitts forward, amidships, and at stern quartersLarge opening sail-hatch to forepeaktwo dorade ventilatorsWelded-on SSTL handrails on cabintops

Sails and Rigging:
Sails have been modernized and ruggedly detailed by Carol Hasse of Port Townsend Sails, greatly extending the service-life of these original sails. Main from Jeckells of Wroxham is now loose-footed and full-batten, and has track standing proud of mast, with integral feeder-rollers. Roller-furling genoa, staysail, and -- for light air -- either a drifter or an asymetrical spinnaker (owner's never flown it to find out!) Port Townsend Rigging reviewed and modernized standing and running rigging, added lightweight lazyjacks of Armsteel, most running rigging lines are new. All-stainless standing rigging.Primary winches: Anderson two speed #52 SSTL self-tailersSecondaries and auxiliary winches: Same type Andersons, #28Aluminum deck-stepped double-spreader mastnew Selden boom with internal reefing lines, built-in stoppersRigid boom vangRotoStay II furler for genoaInner forestay comes to base of bowspritWhisker-stays on bowspritdouble backstaysRunning backstaysTopping liftlazyjacks of Armsteel