For a small boat Shariyat is amazingly outfitted for cruising and nearly all the gear is oversized for safety and ease of use.
Modifications and improvements: (see links for additional notes)
- stabilizing fin added to underbody
- rudder strengthened and bearings refit
- cockpit scuppers (drains) greatly enlarged
- proper all bronze seacocks installed and bonded
- cockpit locker hatches rebuilt
- companionway hatchboards re-designed and built
- handy companionway flip-canvas
- new sound-insulated engine box
- ballast keel-bolts replaced
- hull bottom above keel strengthened
- keel to hull joint faired and reinforced
- iron keel ground and barrier-coated
- gonzo dual anchor roller/stemhead fitting and anchor gear
- standing rigging and turnbuckles replaced with 316ss and Sta-Lok fittings
- chainplates strengthened
- mainsail track/slides improved
- proper boom topping lift
- triple reef gear for mainsail
- efficient boom vang/traveler/preventer
- new lifeline stanchions and reinforced bases
- extra 30gal water tank
- gonzo electrical system and interfaced electronics
- wind generator and solar panel
- masthead running lights and vhf antenna
- masthead windex
- Diesel fireplace heater with 10gal fuel tank
- all new interior upholstery
- hard dinghy custom fit to cabintop
- large sun awning
- extensive storage solutions for extended cruising/liveaboard
Additional Equipment: (see additional notes in links)
- Sail inventory: full battened main, 162% genoa, 150% genoa, 100% working jib, storm jib, spinnaker
- full spinnaker equipment
- Anchors: 22lb Delta, 22lb Claw , 13s Danforth
- Anchor rodes: main-100′ 3/16HT chain+200′ 9/16 nylon, 2nd-100′ 3/16HT chain+100′ 1/2" nylon, stern-25′ 5/16 chain + 150′ 1/2" nylon
- Raytheon ST4000+ autopilot
- 2 Barlow #20 cockpit winches + 2 #15 mast halyard winches
- 8hp Johnson 2 stroke outboard (in well) 1988- recent service- good condition
- 2-5gal fuel tanks, 3-5gal fuel jugs
- Ritchie helmsman compass-with deviation card
- 8′ pram dinghy with oars or ?’ Achilles inflatable
- Mobri radar reflector
- PVC bottom cleaning device
- New Thetford 735 Porta Potti (never used)
- Homestrand model 206 alcohol stove-2 burner
- Sigmar model 100 diesel "fireplace" bulkhead heater
- Magma railmount charcoal BBQ – (needs work)
- Magnavox AZ 2808 CD/dual casette stereo
- Furuno LS 6000 depthsounder/fishfinder on Ram swing arm
- Icom IC-M45 VHF
- Standard/Horizon SL 100 Digital speed/log/temp
- Garmin GPS 48
- negotiable: Fujitsu lifebook 350 laptop with full nav programs and E-charts+
- laptop, GPS, autopilot and depthsounder display are interfaced
- 300w Prowatt inverter
- 3-#27 deep cycle batteries-total=315 ah
- Powerpulse battery maintainer
- Blue Seas switchpanel and power distribution system
- Link 10 battery monitor
- AIR marine 400w wind generator
- Siemens 55w soar panel
- Davis low-draw anchor light
- 12v spotlight
- 12v carvac
- Mobri radar reflector
- boarding step
- extension boat hook
- side-deck safety lines
- original owner’s manual (copy), construction plans, sales brochure
- extensive documentation
I am impressed. Used to race one out of Shilshole. A wonderful ride! A friend who I turned onto about Bill Tripp designs, mentioned Your craft. Again, I am intrigued. It is late and I am beat, but I shall follow up. Talk to You soon.
Timoty Rath
4257886749
Woodinville, Washington 98077
I am a retired former Coast Guard Quartermaster (navigator). I now prefer to use GPS instead of a sextant, however. I admit it, I’m getting lazy. I am familiar with the “inland passage” from Seattle, behind Vancouver Island through queen Charlotte sound and Lynn Canal all the way to Skagway.
I have owned a boat since 1965, when I bought a cat stepped Wizard I (the hull design was sold to Lido who changed it to a sloop rig) and sailed it all over San Diego and points thereabouts. I also had a Hobie 16 when they first came out and owned a 20% interest in a Pearson 44, center cockpit, sloop rigged and cutter headed that was a joy until my divorce spoiled that dream.
Now, I have a Columbia 26 Mk II, built in 1969 and was in the process of modifying it to sail the Pacific Coast. Currently it is in Los Angeles Harbor and has been there since I was diagnosed with Prostrate Cancer. I have now completed the radiation portion and have started the Chemo process, which is a 2 year process. I currently live with my widowed daughter and her kids in Bend, OR which is a three hour drive (minimum) to any coast.
My C26 Mk II if the “race” model, with two jumper shrouds port and starboard. All shrouds are chain plated through the hull. It has the original alcohol 2 burner stove, and the head with through the hull fittings with a bypass for the holding tank.
As soon as I am able, I would like to incorporate the Port-a-Pottie modifications shown in your photos. But, I have a question: What is the purpose of the fitting below the cabin sole in your photos. The pot I have is just a lift out and I keep it in place with two heavy duty black rubber bungie cords. What is the advantage of your installation design?
Who did your electric panel change-out? Was the change-out part of a complete re-wire? Where is the panel mounted? Mine is still the original mounting below the dinette seat forward of the sink.
I use the Port V-berth area as a storage area, using the starboard V-berth as my berth.
My biggest problem when running and a following sea is having (even a mild swell) the sea come through the outboard well and flood the cockpit, making it very wet (and sometimes cold) sailing. How do you keep a swell from flooding the cockpit and from coming in through the well? As a temporary “fix”, I have been using some marine plywood installed with a gasket over the well, but I still get a little bit of water around the gasket. I have seen installations with a small inner tube (off a wheelbarrow wheel) put around the shaft and inflated to seal the well, but that looks kind of goofy. I have also be told that the mounting for the outboard can be raised to keep out the water, but this person had removed the tiller and refitted a wheel, which took up a lot of area within the cockpit. What have you seen? How do you keep the water out? If I can’t find a solution, I plan to glass over the well on my next haul-out and fabricate a small locker above it as a small lazerette.
Also I am very impressed with your fitting of the dinghy around the mast and the head area modifications. I intend to copy them if I can find a dinghy of the right size.
I have already made changes in the cabin to the area where you have installed your heater I put a shelf that is diagonally cut across the molded shelf and along the storage locker to hold a TV, however, I am now considering a flat screen along the same bulkhead, and doing away with the shelf. I also have a small propane operated RV refrigerator along the Starboard side of the hull just forward of the stove. Now that I have propane modifications for the refrigerator, I will change out the alcohol stove to a propane stove. I was told to keep the alcohol stove and put the propane stove above the alcohol stove in case I can’t buy propane, but I have never been in an area where propane is not available. I have already bought a stove for this change-out, and it is about an inch too big, so I might have to replace it or rework the mounting.
For electricity, I have a double battery set up with an alternator operated “farm” type windmill mounted on the starboard corner at the transom on a shorter post than your mounting (WOW!). I haven’t had any problem with it and it really works well, even in light air.
After I recover and am off the chemo (which will be in a year and a half), I want to get started so I can get in some serious sailing before it is too late for me to go out. I can do some short hops, but want to sail down to Mexico. I have raced the Mazatlan race about five times, and have crewed on the TransPac three times. I have also crewed on some class races on friends boats. also.
Hi I also have a ’69 Columbia 26… which I love! unfortunately when she was pulled out last fall I saw the keel was slightly sagging! my bolts are quite rusted… they were under water when I got her! I’m afraid that if I try to remove these keel bolts they will break! how did you remove them from the top? any tips would be appreciated…thanks Ethan