15 Bakers Road, Church Point NSW, Australia

HIAWATHA 15.24 x 5.1 x1.7
Spotted Gum timber trawler converted in 2000 for pleasure use.
Cummins NT855M engine 280 HP.2000 lt water.
Sleeps 7 in 2 cabins. 2 headsand one shower.
Solar panels, inverter, battery charger, radar, VHF, 27 mhg, autopilot, depth sounder, GPS.
Muir hydraulic anchor winch, 130m 12mm chain, deckwash.
Large cockpit.
Great sea boat and party boat

Inboard - Shaft Drive

Inboard Engine

Diesel

Wood/Plywood

Mono Displacement

CUSTOM

Cruiser

TONY VAN DYKE

Hidraulic

1972 CUSTOM Cruiser 

Boats

Currently located in Wellington (NZ)
Usually located in Westernport (Vic, Aust)

Detailed Inventory available on request.

Chimere is a strong and proven vessel, equipped for extensive cruising, or remote voyaging.  With 5 private cabins - and bunks for 10 or more - she will suit an experienced, discerning buyer looking for a safe, go-anywhere boat with room for friends and family, or to liveaboard capabilities have been well demonstrated through having completed four medical-transport-aid missions (with Medical Sailing Ministries Inc. www.msm.org.au) to the remote islands of Vanuatu between 2009 and 2017.

Each mission was of six months duration and in total involved around 100 sailing and medical volunteers, each coming and going at pre-determined times and locations, with between 11 and 13 people living aboard for two weeks at a time. 

Professionally maintained and slipped every 1-2 years, Chimere is normally berthed at Westernport Marina Hastings (VIC). She did a circumnavigation of Tasmania in 2019 and is currently berthed in Wellington (NZ) having made it half way through a four-month voyage around New Zealand, before COVID-19 hit. Current plans should see her return to Westernport in May 2021.

In many respects Chimere resembles a small ship, with her high bulwarks, clear decks, snug cockpit and significant storage capacity. Whilst her relatively low rig means she doesn't point to windward like a modern, light weight production boat, she can clock a lazy 7-8 knots with minimal heal, when the wind moves just off the bow. Consuming around 4-5 litres of diesel per hour, the 85hp Perkins motor makes motor-sailing a viable option when deadlines need to be met, or the wind dies off. With total diesel storage of 1,400 litres, this translates into a range of around 1,500 - 2,000 NM at 1800RPM. 

"Chimere" translates from the French into something akin to "chasing rainbows", or "unachievable dream". But for us, Chimere has been the fulfillment of a lifelong dream to sail the South Pacific. Since her purchase in 2006, we have maintained a constant program of improvements, additions and enhancements; all the while paying professionals to undertake most installations and maintenance. After 14 years and owing to changed family circumstances, we must now reluctantly put Chimere on the market. 

Chimere is extremely strong, has a draft of around 1.8m and was built in 1984 by Barrenjoey Yachts in NSW, with the Jean Vinges design being based on the MacLear and Harris (Abeking & Rasmussen built), yacht Angantyr 


View Chimere video here... 
https://youtu. Be/1HGuM5swLUk

Plus this video too from last years NZ voyage... https://youtu.be/q0cCIJIuYyY

(Note: By viewing the enclosed video directly through YouTube, you will find around 20 further links to videos and info. About Chimere, in the description box just below the video image)

Steel

Mono

Victoria

Yacht (Sail)

Robert Latimer

1984 CUSTOM Yacht (Sail) 100091

Ready to work, excellent electronics, well maintained, economical 15 knot cruise and 21 knot sprint. A big beamy vessel for a 45 footer, excellent electronics, Furuno 1150 sounder, Suzuki ES7000 Sounder, Toshiba laptop running Max Sea through 2 large screens, 2 garmin GPS, Koden GPS Chart Plotter, Furuno FCV581 sounder in Flybridge. # station Steering and controls, Saura Auto Pilot, GME UHF and VHF radios , Codan SSB Radio, VDO Stereo, Twin Disc Gearbox MG 5114, Kubota 70NB Diesel motor running craytanks, !800 litres fuel capacity, 24 volt system with 12 volt and 240 volt inverters. Spare propeller , 4 man liferaft, Inspection will impress

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