Description

Professionally built to Richard Woods updated design, fitted out by Ardfern Yacht Centre, Argyll. Little used and well equipped for short handed sailing in coastal waters. A Yamaha 9.9hp outboard (long shaft) is fixed to the centre of the aft cross beam and provides ample power. The boat is suitable for short / single-handed sailing. She is stable, light, very responsive on the helm, fast, and points high for a catamaran. In moderate winds, speeds of 10knts are easily reached. The accommodation and equipment are suitable for short cruises and day sailing.

The high-roach mainsail offers an easily managed but powerful rig with slab-reefing, assisted by lazy-jacks and bag. Roller reefing controls the genoa, and there is no need to leave the cockpit for reefing either sail.
The low aspect ratio keels have a draught of 0.65m and allow access to many shallower anchorages and easy beaching.

Specifications

Accommodation

The Elf has a large open deck with accommodation in two hulls for four. The port hull has 2 berths, a forward hatch, a fold-out navigation table, a single burner gas ring, a sink. There is storage under the berths and beneath the chart and cooking area. The main electrical switch panel and radio are sited by the hatch. The starboard hull has two berths, a wash basin and a chemical toilet.

Construction

The hulls are hand laid up in GRP to Woods Designs specified layup with white gelcoat finish. The hull topsides and decks are of sandwich construction using PVC contour foam. The gelcoat, resin, glass fibre and foam used are Lloyd’s certificated

Equipment

Deck:
Mooring cleats fore and aft on each hull
Autohelm 2000 with custom bracket and remote controller
Engine controls on port hull
Lofrans Dorado 6mm electric anchor winch
Mantus 11kg anchor with 30m chain and 30m multi plait cable
Bow roller in S/S
Solar charging panel 10w with regulator in mast beam locker
Battery compartment, switches and fuse box in mast deck beam locker
Chain and cable in starboard mast beam locker.
Six fenders
Four mooring lines

Port Hull
Fore and aft berths
Fire Extinguisher
Gas and smoke detector
Switch panel – nav lights, autopilot, cabin lights and sockets
Bilge pump with moveable hose
Sink and folding single gas burner on worktop unit with galley storage under
Folding nav table

Starboard Hull
Fore and aft berths
Fire Extinguisher
Smoke detector
Bilge pump with moveable hose
Chemical toilet
Wash basin

Navigation Equipment

On Deck: Depth sounder, portable compass. Below Decks: Folding chart table. Communications Equipment: Fixed ICOM DSC VHF Radio

Engine(s)

The Yamaha 9.9 long shaft, high thrust. Battery Banks: 12v: 1x Engine, 1x Domestic. Alternator: Integral with outboard
Battery Charger: Engine and solar panel

Sails & Spars

Spars - Fractional rig with Plastimo roller reefing. Z-Spar Aluminium Mast and Boom. Two Barton winches and 2 winch handles. Selden clutches.

Sails (Boatshed Wales)
The mainsail is fully battened with adjustable tensioners at the luff end. Two deep slab reefs are fitted and the sail is lowered into a bag guided by lazy-jacks.
The mainsheet traveller extends widely across the stern and can be used to flatten the sail in stronger winds before reefing. A kicking strap is also provided to help flatten the sail and control the boom.
The genoa is hoisted with an external halyard on Plastimo roller reefing gear controlled by a line leading to the port mast beam and a cleat. The sheets are led to an adjustable track on the cockpit floor to Barton winches on each side and secured on cleats.
Sail and fender lockers are built into the mast beam.

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