Kealoha Luxury Yacht Charter
Kealoha at sea image
K8 Specifications in full

 

DIMENSIONS (approximate)
• Length overall (including pulpit) – 22.77m (74'9")
• Length of hull – 22.10m (72'6")
• Length of waterline – 19.75m (64'9")
• Beam – 5.85m (19'2.5")
• Draft - HPB keel (standard) – 2.90m (9'6")
• Draft - HPB keel (shoal) – 2.29m (7'6")
• Standard rig and spar type –
Masthead cutter with fully battened main
• Ballast keel type –  High Performance Bulb (HPB)
• Estimated stability range 121º (96º)
• Displacement (standard keel) 48,000kgs (105,820lbs)
• Typical engine Perkins/Sabre M225Ti 168kW (225hp)
• Tanks - fuel – 2500 litres (550Imp gals, 666 US gals)
• Tanks - water 1250 litres (275Imp gals, 333 US gals)
• Sail area 150% foretriangle – 300sq m (3,228 sq ft)
• Air draft – 30.40m (99'8.5")
• Sail area/displacement ratio – 23.33
• Pounds per inch immersion – 3889

CONSTRUCTION
• Hand lay-up GRP hull and deck - hull incorporates
high-tech Carbon/Kevlar laminate
• Hull, tanks and deck laminates in Vinylester Resin
• HPB (High Performance Bulb) external lead keel
• Protected, semi-balanced, skeg-hung rudder

DECK LAYOUT and EQUIPMENT
• Twin custom GRP steering pedestals, with SIRS compasses
• Whitlock 'Mamba' torque rod and gearbox steering system
• Black carbon steering wheels
• Self-draining teak-laid cockpit
• Reverse stern and bathing platform with inset steps
• Large lazarette in stern deck
• Vertical, sliding acrylic washboard for main companionway hatch
• Stainless steel transom ladder
• Cockpit table with insulated GRP box, fridge
• Sprayhood, binamin, helmsman separate binamin
• Cored deck and coachroof laid with teak
• Gateway midship stanchions with hinged ladders
• Custom stainless steel stern fairleads
• Stainless steel mooring cleats and fairleads (8 off)
• Stainless steel grabrails atop coachroof and deck saloon
• Pair backrests/grabrails at helm seats
• Lewmar hatches and deck gear
• Gebo opening hullports (12 off)
• Lewmar hydraulic anchor windlass 3500 gypsy/drum model
• Oyster deck saloon toughened glass windows -
2 forward windows open with gas strut supports
• 'Eyebrow' feature on deck saloon roof
• Cockpit and helms seat rope lockers
• Stainless steel dorade vent cowls

RIG and SAIL HANDLING
• Custom spars, keel-stepped, cutter-rigged,
with white paint finish and hydraulic mast jack
• Lewmar 24v electric genoa sheet winches (88-3 EST)
• Lewmar manual secondary sheet winches (66 CST)
• Lewmar 24v electric mainsheet winch (64 CEST)
• Lewmar 24v electric main halyard winch (64 CEST)
• Hydraulic headsail and staysail furling systems
for cutter rig (Reckmann)
• Mainsail, #1 yankee and #1 staysail,
spinaker and asametric (North)
• Sail numbers (K696)
• Hydraulic vang
• Navtec - remote panel
• Hydraulic backstay tensioners - 2 off
• Navtec - remote panel
• Hydraulic mainsail outhaul tensioner
• Navtec - remote panel
• Discontinuous rod rigging
• Lewmar racing blocks

INTERIOR link View layout
• Teak joinery
• Oyster custom locker door fittings
• Avonite counter tops, galley and heads
• Teak tongue and groove cabin sole
• Lee screens on sea berths
• Quality upholstery on all berths
• Sprung batten system to owners aft cabin
• Alcantara upholstery in saloon, master cabin and cabin berth
surrounds - stitched panels
• Curtain system to all cabins, including Oyster Deck Saloon

 

DOMESTIC SYSTEMS
• Pressurised hot and cold water
(1250 litres, 275 Imp gals, 333 US gals)
• Hot and cold shower with electric discharge (4 off)
• ITT Jabsco WC Saltwater manual toilets (4 off)
• Polypropylene holding tank with Raritan contents gauge (3 off)
• Force 10 stainless steel gas cooker, 4 burners, grill and oven
• Electric solenoid gas safety shut-off valve, switched at galley
• Fire blanket (1 off)
• Frigoboat 24v DC refrigeration in front-opening box and
top-loading freezer
• Microwave, cockpit fridge

ENGINE, GENERATOR and ENGINEERING
• Diesel auxiliary engine (Perkins/Sabre M225Ti, 168kW (225hp))
• Maxprop, 3-bladed feathering propeller
• Aquadrive engine coupling system and mounts
• Electric engine room fans (3 off)
• Automatic engine room fire extinguisher with remote light (1 off)
• Generator - Onan 22.5kW 220v AC (13.5kW)
• Tank Tender fuel and water tank gauges
• Racor water separator with remote light (2 off - 500FG)
• Fuel tanks (2 off) - Total capacity (2100 litres, 465 Imp gals,
554 US gals)
• Manual bilge pump
• Electric bilge pump with 3-way control
• Lewmar Commander 400, 5-function, hydraulic power pack
• Sleipner 285 20hp electric tunnel bowthruster

24V DC ELECTRICS
• 24v DC electrics - deep cycle 6v battery cells (820 Amphours)
• 24v DC for engine's electrical starting system (88 Amphours)
• 12v DC for generator's electrical starting system (88 Amphours)
• 12v Mastervolt gel cells for navigation electronics
• 110 Amphours
• Additional 150 Amp, 24v heavy duty alternator with
Alpha pro regulator
• Stereo CD/FM radio, 2 saloon and 2 cockpit speakers
• Engine start battery alternator (40 Amp)

220V AC ELECTRICS
• Battery chargers - Mastervolt MASS 24v/100 Amp,
with remote controller (2 off)
• 220v ring main with dockside power cable
• 220v heat exchanger dual water heating (2 off)

NAVIGATIONAL ELECTRONICS
• Autopilot - Raymarine
• Whitlock drive
• Sailing instruments - Raymarine ST 60
• VHF telephone - Raymarine 240
• Integral radar/chart plotter/GPS - LCD type, with 4 kW
radome interfaced with autopilot - Raymarine C120
• Iridium phone, Fleet33 phone, SSB fax

LOOSE EQUIPMENT
• Heyco marine toolkit (Large)
• Fire extinguishers (5 off)
• 6 fenders and 4 docklines
• Anchor and chain (48kg CQR + 100m chain)
• Boathook, scrubber, ensign staff
• Oyster custom Wedgwood bone china dinner service (for 12)
• Oyster custom Sheffield stainless steel cutlery set (for 12)
• Set of high quality tumblers and wine goblets (for 12)
• Crystal champagne, wine, tumblers (for 12)
• Folding chairs (3 off)
• Hydrometer - battery tester (1 off)
• Owner's manual with set of schematic drawings
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