GRP hull and deck with long keel and projected half skeg hung rudder
The hull is grp and has frequently been inspected for osmosis and none has been detected.
A new gelcoat was applied below the rubbing strake in 2006 for aesthetic reasons.
The deck of the cockpit and surround is teak, there is a non-slip rubber matting on the saloon roof and down the sides of the saloon and the remaining deck is coated with International
Paints Interdeck non-slip paint.
Engine
The current engine, a Ford Mermaid Melody II, was fitted in 1999. It was last serviced in December 2021 and filters and impellor were replaced.
A new starter motor was fitted in March 2022 and there are new starter batteries.
The gearbox was fitted new in 2017.
All the bearings on the propellor shaft were replaced in 2016.
Electrics
i2 volts via 4 batteries replaced 2019 through to 2022
There is a socket for shore power in the cockpit. This feeds to an MCB and on to a twin three pin socket. One of the sockets is used for a battery charger/conditioner which is connected to the engine and service circuits separately. The other socket is used to feed a series of sockets around the boat via a RCB.
There is a 240v inverter for use when there is no shore power. This has limited output and cannot be used for example by the electric kettle.
The main boat system is 12 volts and all of the lights are LEDs.
Water System
Pressured hot and cold water system.
Heating
The boat is heated by a Reflex Danish oil fired boiler located in the galley.
Hot water system is heated via the stove and on a gravity feed basis
This has two gravity fed radiators, one in the rear cabin and one in the rear heads.
The fuel tank for the boiler is in a cupboard in the central cabin and there is an electric pump to feed diesel from the main tank onto this fuel tank.
It is possible to cook on top of the oil stove.
Gas system
The gas locker for the stove is in the lazarette, which contains two Calor Gas cylinders.
There is a solenoid valve to isolate the gas, the switch being adjacent to the stove.
The whole gas system was inspected in 2019 and a Gas Safety Certificate was obtained.
Tankage
Diesel tank 1x 350 litres in Stainless Steel
Water Tank 1x 500 litres in Stainless Steel
Holding Tank 1 x 112 litres in GRP
Alona is a ketch with a roller reefing genoa and conventional main and mizzen sails with lazy jacks.
The mizzen sail has had little use, having been a spare sail until this season, and the mainsail was cleaned and serviced in November 2021.
While this sail is well used, there is a spare sail in a locker under the bed in the main cabin. The genoa was serviced in November 2021.
There is also a cruising chute.
All of the standing rigging was professionally replaced in August 2017
Overview
The main cabin is at the stern and has a full size double bed. It is professionally fitted out in wood with a dressing “table” storage draws, storage lockers and a wardrobe which together provide adequate cloths storage for a real live aboard boat.
There is a center cabin with a single berth and shelving, with storage lockers under the bed.
The forward cabin has a large V berth with lockers beneath and a wardrobe/cupboard.
Heads and showers
The stern heads have an electric pump which discharges directly to the sea. There is a shower and shower tray, wash hand basin and large wet locker in the shower room.
The front heads have a manual pump and discharges into a 25 gallon holding tank. This is pumped out to directly to the sea. There is also a shower tray, shower with flexible shower head and wash hand basin.
Saloon
There is a large central deck saloon with a fixed table and bench seating to the port side and refrigerator and chart table to the starboard side. The inside steering position is to starboard side and the reinforced glass windows on all sides provide light and good visibility making it a pleasant living room – the hub of the boat.
Galley
The galley is to the fore of the deck saloon at a lower level and includes two sinks with a mixer spray tap. There is a gas oven, grill and two burners adjacent to the sinks.
There are drawers and lockers which provide adequate storage for cooking and eating equipment and food. Forward of the main galley there is a workstation with a large bottle storage locker beneath and storage shelves above.
Electronics
VHF Radio
The boat is fitted with a Garmin VHF marine radio with interfaced GPS. This is above the chart table in the saloon and has a mast top antenna which was fitted new in August 2017 when the rigging was replaced. There is an emergency antenna which was used when the masts were on the deck in the canals.
Depth Sounder and WInd Instrument
The boat is fitted with NASA depth sounder and Wind instrument one a hatch way instrument pod.
Autopilot
Raymarine EV-200 Autopilot new in 2022
Mooring and Anchoring
Anchors
The bow anchor is a 27Kg CQR with 50 meters of chain and 50 meters of line. It is lifted on an electric windlass which was serviced in April 2022 and is controlled by a button adjacent to the anchor. There is a separate service battery in the front cabin powering the windlass and the solenoid is in the anchor locker at the front of the forward cabin. In the locker there is also a sea anchor.
The stern 15kg Delta anchor is on the starboard pushpit where there is a and 50m anchor-roller and 10 meters of chain.
12 Fenders
12 warps
Dinghy
There is a fiberglass dinghy kept in davits at the stern of the boat. There is an Bison electric outboard motor, stored in the front cabin and a service battery which is normally on charge under the steps to the main saloon. The dinghy has a drain plug and lifting eyes as well as oars.
Davits
General
4 Fire Extinguishers
Fire Blanket
Gas Detector
Horn
Life Ring
Liferaft (need serviced)
Cockpit Tent
Boarding Ladder
Nav Lights
Clock and Barometer
Bilge Pumps
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GRP sailing yacht Colvic Victor 40 ''Alona'', built in 1987 by Colvic Craft England. Design by John Bennett,
The Colvic Victor 40 offers exceptionally generous accommodations in a characteristic heavy displacement hull with good seakeeping performance
Alona is a Colvic Victor 40, the hull of which was purchased in 1989. It was finished fitting out in about 1992, but when we purchased it in 1997 it had not been extensively used. During the last 25 years we have taken it to Venice and back, both passages being through the rivers and canals of France, circumnavigating the coasts of Italy, Croatia, England, Wales and Scotland south of the Great Glen in the process.
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