TAKITEZ
Ron Durbin's well-known 13.5m twin keel ketch is for sale in Liverpool
Beam: 12ft 3in 3.73m Draught: 4ft 9in 1.44m
Displacement: 14500kg Designer: W.R. Durbin
Builder: W.R. Durbin, Widnes GB 1978
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Rig: Anodised aluminium deck-stepped masts, aluminium booms with galvanised steel rigging, pulpit, guard rails and lifelines.
Engine: Ford D-series 60 kW [80hp] four cylinder diesel engine located under two hatches in the cockpit sole with closed circuit fresh water cooling. The engine, fited with an oil cooler, drives pumps to salt and pressurised fresh water systems. Installed in 1980s, the Ford engine delivers 8 knots maximum and 6 knots cruising speed through an unusual hydraulic drive system to a shaft-driven three-bladed screw. Consumption is 1.5 gallons per hour. The engine drives 12 volt alternator with 2 engine and 3 domestic batteries.
Hull: Steel twin bilge-keeled hull built in 50lb steel plate in 1978, painted white with grey-painted decks.
Deck gear: Wheel steering from pedestal in cockpit, 20kg Bruce anchor with closed and short link anchor chain and six-inch manual anchor winch, engine controls on transom. Two 4.5² single speed, non-self-tailing winches are mounted on the port and starboard coamings. A Sestrel magnetic compass is fitted to the wheel pedestal. Two halyard winches on each mast. Pulpit, pushpit and side guards with davits for dinghy. The radar head and the gimballed compass for the autopilot are fitted to mizzen mast. Navigation, steaming and anchor lights with mooring warps, fenders and inflatable dinghy with Mercury petrol outboard motor. Boarding ladder.
Navigation equipment: Sestrel magnetic compass, NASA Clipper depth sounder, log, Furuno GPS32 and Garmin GPS 128 positioning, Furuno 1621 radar, classic Sailor RT144c VHF radio and aerial, Sailor RB175 HF radio, Knotmaster towed log. Access to the navigation area is by a short companionway stair with engine control gauges on the starboard side. There is a bank of switches to control the electrical systems. The Furuno 1621 radar LCD display is installed on the top of the console. An dial-type autopilot is fitted into the centre of the panel and controlled from the gimballed compass fitted to the mizzen mast. There is storage area on the starboard side together with battery storage and the main electrical controls and battery switches. There is a quarter berth on the port side extending under the chart table.
Accommodation: The very spacious saloon offers a dining table with seats on three sides to seat five people. The saloon is well lit by large hull windows. One window is cracked. The galley is installed on the starboard side. Two pipe cots are fitted on the starboard side. The seating area on the port side can be used as a berth. The galley includes a four burner stove and oven, microwave, electric kettle, a sink with cold water tap and storage both above and below worktop height. A large hatch and large windows give light to the area. A freshwater tank is under the cabin sole. The heads, separated by sliding doors, includes a Baby Blake sea lavatory, washbasin and electric shaver socket. The forward cabin includes the main shore power incoming switch unit, two cot berths, access to the chain locker and large storage lockers at the rear of the cabin. A large escape hatch makes the cabin light and airy in port. The ship's wheel is stored in the forward cabin for security purposes.
TAKITEZ was designed and buit by Ron Durbin, a professional structural steel engineer, for his own use. She has been well-known for many years as a reliable all-weather cruiser in the Irish Sea. She received only minimal care in the last couple of years, during Ron's final illness and is now offered for sale at her berth in the Albert Dock, Liverpool. She acquired her unusual name, pronounced "Takiteezee", after Ron suffered an eye injury during her construction. An Asian doctor tried to dissuade him from discharging himself from hospital, repeatedly urging, "Tak It Easy, Mr Durbin".
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Brokerage Sale
Douglas Boatyard, Becconsall Lane, Hesketh Bank, Preston, Lancashire. PR4 6RR
Tel: 01254 705225
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