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This is Myste. The port of origin reads "Earth, Sol System." Two crew- overboard (MOB) horseshoe floats are connected to a strobe light. There are two speakers on the pulpit. The lazzerette contains three anchors, chain, and an inflatable 8-foot Avon dinghy. To starboard at the salon gangway there is a new depth sounder and knot meter. The Autohelm 4000 Tiller- master (not pictured) mounts on the inside starboard cockpit, at the stern where the tiller is. The compass is mounted port of the main hatchway (not viewable in this picture) A 55 watt solar panel is mounted on her stern pulpit. You can see her dual running back- stays. |
Myste has a Volvo Penta MD2 two-cylinder diesel engine, which generates approximately 15 horses (15 pk). This means that under engine power, she is not very fast--- at best 5 knots. The engine may be crank-started if the battery runs down (which it coincidently did yesterday).
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Starboard bow. The forward hatch (which leaks slightly, alas) has a port hole in it. The winches on the mast have built-in winch handles. Salon port holes are water-tight (i.e. they do not open). The pole on the deck is a spinnaker pole, for running down-wind. The boat has six sails, with the head sail being roller furled. There are two covered vents on the salon roof, that used to leak: some of 3M's finest sealant fixed that problem. |
Sail inventory includes 6 sails. In Dutch (hee hee) they are: Grootzeil, Fok, Genua I, Genua II, Stormfok, and Gemeten zeiloppervlak (whew). That's a main sail, jib, spinnaker, number one genoa, number two genoa, and storm jib. The jib is a Schaefer roller furling, 150%.
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Salon bench, opened. The back of the bench folds up, and is fastened into place with a strap. The bench is six feet long, and tapers from 3.5 feet 'midship to 2.5 forward. At the head there is a light (not pictured) inside for reading. With the dining table down and the drop cushion in place, this is the coveted place to sleep. The cupboard above the salon holds emergency equipment such parachute flares and first aid kit. The pillows with "South Wind" on them were from a previous time when Myste was named South_Wind. |
Lead ballast is 4409 pounds (2000 kilograms). Myste's displacement is 9590 pounds (4350 kilograms).
The fresh water tank holds 35.6 gallons (135 liters). The diesel tank specification is 15.8 gallons (60 liters), but I suspect it is actually 13.2 gallons (50 liters). The boat specifications show the diesel tank to be below the engine, but my visual inspection shows it to be behind the port cockpit afterworks ("afwerking"). I have no idea what lurks below the engine if it is not the diesel tank. Hummm.
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Port bow. The dodger helps keep spray from going into the cockpit. Shrouds are beefed for ocean passages. The cap on the forward salon roof is the chimney for the propane heater. The awning over the cockpit is removed during sailing, of course, and put back up once at anchor. |
Myste's deck is fiberglass with teak finish and rubber caulking. Brass screws hold the teak to the deck, and most of the plugs for the holes (to cover the screws) are missing. The deck is water-tight (i.e. it does not leak).
The helm is a tiller, with a very strong wooden handle. There is an Autohelm 2000 for the tiller, which mounts in the cockpit and magically steers the boat.
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A look into the V-berth. There is mohogany paneling throughout the boat, and on the walls there are dark mohogany slats. The V-berth has two shelves for books and stuff, plus two bulkhead lights. Access to the anchor chain locker is excellent. The forward hatch allows great ventalation, and sleeping here is quite enjoyable. However, it gets cold! There is no insulation on the fiberglass hull. |
There are two depth sounders, a VHF radio, and a stereo CD player / radio. The stereo has four speakers--- two in the main salon, and two on the stern pulpit. Each speaker pair may be disconnected so that a person standing watch outside may listen to music while not disturbing someone inside.
Myste has a 8-foor inflatable Avon dinghy which is kept deflated and stuffed in her "achterluik" (lazzerette).
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Salon facing forward, into the V-berth. Galley is to port, with a propane stove and a sink with a fresh water hand-pump. The galley has two lights above it. Near the floor, on the port side, is a propane heater for cold nights. The French courtesy flag on the port handrail was a gift from Captain Ron. On the bulkhead there is a brass lamp that burns oil, paraffin, and/or kerosene. The salon table swings to allow access to the salon seat. The table also drops level to the salon seat to form a bed. Past the bulkhead, entering the V-berth, there is a new Raritan toilet. |
Inside there are two quarter berths, a V-berth, and the salon bench. All berths have 10 centimeters- thick matresses. The starboard quarter berth has a fold-down chart table ("wegklapbare kaartentafel"). There is a two-burner propage stove, and a propane heater, on the port side of the salon. On the starboard side, forward of the salon bench, is a new Raritan PH II toilet ("onderwaterlijncloset") that I put in a few weeks ago. There is a sink above the toilet, which I might fit a sea-water foot pump to if I get around to it. The galley sink pumps fresh water only. (There is no shower on the boat.) The inside is finished with teak and mahogony ply.
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Salon, starboard quarter, looking aft. There is a VHF radio and CD player in the wall cupboard. The stereo has four speakers--- two outside on the stern pulpit, and two inside the salon: each pair may be disabled so that music plays inside, outside, or both. There is a obsolete depth sounder, and a fire extinguisher mounted on the bulkhead. Below the fire extinguisher, i.e. that open space, is the starboard quarter-berth. That berth also has a chart table that folds down from the bulkhead. Outside into the cockpit one may see the manual bilge pump. |
There are two winches, with built-in handles, on the mast, and two Barlow sheet-winches just forward of the cockpit. There is another winch above the tiller for the mainsheet traveler.
The boat drains via a central self-bailing system ("centrale lensopening voor kuip en dek") which, frankly, sucks limes bigtime. When I bought the boat, both bilge pumps and all four scuppers drained into this system--- and it is below the water line! The back-pressure caused water to flood the cockpit when the boat was stationary and in reverse. I have drilled two holes in the hull at the stern above the water line, and now the bilge pumps use these holes to vacate the boat. The four scuppers continue to drain via the selfbailing system. This will still cause the cockpit to flood when the engine is in reverse, but at least the pilge pumps work better. The self-bailing system is great in theory, but in practice I'd like something else--- maybe I'll disable the system entirely.
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Salon, port quarter, looking aft. The original plates and mugs that the Dutch builders put on the boat when they built it in 1967 are still onboard, behind the sink. The two- burner propane stove is under the glass of Diet Coke. The space where the cardboard box is, above the trash bin, is the port quarter-berth. Next to the trash bin, to the left in this photograph, covered with a bath towel, is the engine housing. The engine is a Volvo Penta MD2. There is usually a bottle of rum where the roll of toilet paper sits, for Captain Ron when he visits. |
Myste has a full keel. Her rudder runs the full height of the keel.
The mast is deck-mounted, with a solid 4-inch-square mahogony compression post under it. The mast may be lowered by slacking the backstay and pulling the masthead forward. With the help of Captain Ron, I added an inner forestay that is easily removed and put in place, and two running back stays.
