1981 Kirby Sloop

Aft of the companionway are port and starboard quarter berths. Forward to starboard and port are two berthing settees, Forward of the bulkhead you enter to a head and storage area, primarily used for the storage of sails and lines.

• 1) Two companionway (port and starboard) mountd Plastimo compasses.
• 2)Horizon Wind Point/Wind Speed.
• 3) Horizon Depth.
• 4) Horizon Speed Log/Temperature Meter plus Count Down Timing Starter.
• 5) West Marine Data Repeater tied to a GPS Magellan Meridian XL.
• 6) Ray Jefferson VHF radio.
• 7) Autopilo-Navico TP100.
• 8) Rieker Clinometer.

• Winches:
• 1) Two Lewmar two speed #30 primaries.
• 2) Two Lewmar #10 secondaries.
• 3) Two Lewmar #8 house winches.
• Rigging:
• 1) Wire standing rigging.
• Replaced running backstays with Kevlar lne.
• 2) With the exception of the main halyard, all wire halyards were replaced with Kevlar line.
• 3)New Kevlar spinnaker sheets and guys.
• Other:
• 1) Tuffluff twin grove headstay system.
• 2) Adjustable boom vang.
• 3) Boom kicker (used primarily in light air conditions to holdboom up and horizontal to the water. (baggier sails in light airs.)
• 4) Preventor system for main,
• 5) Aluminium spinnaker pole.
• 6) All lines lead aft to five rope clutches (three to starboard, Two to port) plus six cam cleats mounted by the companionway entrance.
• 7) Two additional rope clutches aft for easy handling of running rigging.

  NOTE:

• The keel was extended by two to three inches across the bottomfor better overall performance. (Resulted in a three second decrease to the PHRF rating).
• Lister talked with Bruce Kirby, the designer. This was done at his suggestion and the performance of this racer, more than offset the increased PHRF rating.

Two marine batteries.

• 1) Tiller steering complete with removable tiller extension.
• 2) Two Danforth anchors with chain and 250 feet of rode.
• 3) Eight foot West Marine inflatable.