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Description

Oran Mara is the most recent updated Elf design by Richard Woods and was professionally built by Elf Catamaran SRL in 2019 to Richard Woods Designs specification. She was rigged and fitted out by Ardfern Yacht Centre in Argyll, Scotland, and has been cruised on the west coast of Scotland.
The Elf has a large open deck with accommodation below for four. 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.
A Yamaha 9.9hp outboard 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.

Specifications

Accommodation

Berths fore and aft in both hulls, comprising 2 large single berths and 2 single berths. Accommodation finish is painted GRP, part lined, and varnished plywood– no head liners.

Port hull accommodation from forward: Large single berth with storage under; fitted unit with gas ring, sink and folding table, with storage under.

Starboard Hull accommodation from forward: Large single berth with storage under, folding wash basin, single berth, portaloo.

Construction

Hull Construction: 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. Rudders: GRP

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; CQR kedge anchor.
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. Two x 12v batteries in the port side mast beam locker. These are charged automatically by the engine and by a small solar panel on the port side mast beam locker. One battery serves the engine starter, the other supplies all navigation lights, depth sounder, cabin lights, fixed VHF radio, the autopilot, charging sockets and 2 x bilge pumps. The switch panel is fixed inside the port hull by the companionway.
Gas locker for two gas bottles with drain
Chain and cable in starboard mast beam locker
Six fenders
Four mooring lines
Below:
Both hulls have lighting, charging sockets, fire extinguishers, smoke alarms and electric bilge pumps.
The port hull has a switch panel for the navigation lights and other equipment.

There are two electric bilge pumps, one in each hull, connected to roving hoses that can be used wherever needed.

The Lofrans Dorado anchor winch is supplied by the domestic battery and has its own control unit and circuit breaker in the port mast beam cockpit locker.

Navigation Equipment

A portable Silva steering compass is provided. Compass holders are fixed to each hull by the main hatches, allowing the helm to move the compass on each tack to see the heading. A depth sounder is fixed to the mast beam underneath the mast foot, and the transponder is fixed to the port hull skin, ahead of the forward berth.
A wind direction indicator is fitted to the mast head.

Engine(s)

Yamaha 9.9hp outboard (long shaft, high thrust) with 12ltr tank.

Sails & Spars

The mainsail has an external halyard, and is fully battened with adjustable tensioners. Two deep slab reefs are fitted and the sail is lowered into a bag with lazy-jacks.
The mainsheet traveller extends wide across the stern and can flatten the sail in stronger winds before reefing. A kicking strap is also provided.
The genoa has an external halyard, Plastimo roller reefing, and a control line leading to the port mast beam. 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.
Mast and boom by Z-Spars.

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