1982 Tayana

If your in the market for a fast, comfortable, easy to handle cruising boat, look no more! Ariel has just completed a major refit with over 100k spent on her in the last year, no expense has been spared and she is in virtually "New" conditon. The Tayana 55's are renowned for their speed underway. Ariel consistently reaches speeds of over 11 knots. She is the sister ship to the winners of the 1994 Cruise America Rally and the 1995 Caribbean 1500. She is equipped for global cruising and ready to go offshore.

PURCHASE PRICE JUST LOWERED, Owner Says sell Now!!! 60' slip in Mission Bay, Sandiego, Ca is represented to be assumable at time of purchase.

Total Power: 135

Fuel: 150 (two tanks)
Fresh Water: 250 (two tanks)
Holding: 25

Ariel's interior has been tastefully finished with white Awlgrip paint and beautiful teak trim. She features new teak and holly soles and a new headliner. Her elegant sage ultrasuede upholstery shows off the exceptional wood work found only in true "luxury yachts". Ariel is in virtually "Like New" condition.
Accommodations:
The aft cabin (master)features a centerline, queen berth with en-suite head with seperate stall shower. This large, luxurious cabin has a settee seating to starboard and a vanity with pull out seat to port. Forward is the large full length, walk through galley with ample storage, good light and plenty of ventilation. To starboard is the engine room with standup workshop that can be entered through the walkthrough or from the cockpit via a lazarette hatch. Ariel's salon is nicely appointed with L shaped, curved seating and table to port, a quaint dinette across to starboard can easily seat six. Moving forward is the nav-station to starboard, across to port is a spacious head that joins the forward cabin. The forward stateroom has four over-under bunks to port and starboard, ideal for crew quaters or children. There is a large sail locker foward that is accessible from either the forward cabin or a large overhead hatch.

Areil features a large, well laid out cruising galley with plenty of good ventilation and light. The galley is positioned on the center line of the vessel offering greater stability while cooking underway.

• FORCE 10 3-Burner stove with the oven (New in 2003)
• Alder Barber refrigeration (New in 2003)
• Pressurized hot and cold water
• Stainless Steal Origo Microwave oven (New in 2003)
• Corian counter tops (new in 2003)
• New faucets in 2003

This boat is fully loaded with all of the latest electronic equipment!

• Furno Color chart plotter with DGPS, GP 1650D, at navigation station.(New in 2003)
• JRC 2000,24 mile radar at Navigation Station
• Nav-Man insturments,wind speed,wind point,boat log,depth. (New in 2003)
• SSB with automatic tunner
• Icom VHF radio,IC M-259 (new in 2003)
• Standard Horizon 150 GPS Chart plotter,in salon (new in 2003)
• Furuno weather fax
• Nav-Man color chart plotter (new in 2003)
• Probe forward looking sonar (New in 2003)
• Nexus hydraulic auto-pilot (new in 2003)
• New spare radome (not installed)

This boats systems were meticulously gone through in 2003 and are represented to be in superb condition. The original engine was removed and replaced with a remanufactured unit in 2003.

• Perkins 6-354,135hp engine (replaced in 2003, 40hrs on rebuild)
• Hydraulic steering (new in 2003)
• 3 blade Max feathering prop
• Morse controls (new in 2003)
• Engine gauges new in 2003
• Cutlass bearing(New in 2003)
• All tanks were cleaned (done in 2003)

The aluminum mast and spinaker pole were painted in 2003. The mast was re-wired. The owner replaced all running rigging and inspected and replaced the standing rigging where needed. This boat has an abundant sail inventory, all in new or excellent condition with new running rigging.

• New 9.2oz main sail by LEE (2003)
• New 125% roller furled genoa with foam luff by LEE(2003)
• New cruising spinaker with sock(2003)
• (2) standard spinakers
• 100% jib in good condition
• staysail in good condition
• Storm sail and Tri-sail in excellent condition.
• Boom brake
• Roller furling
• Rigid vang
• Self tailing cockpit winches,2(65)2(48)2(42)1(43)
• Self tailing mast winches,2(48)1(42)1(16)

This boat has underwent a major refit in 2003.The Teak decks are in excellent condition and were re-plugged and re-caulked in 2003, the decks are currently being refinished and sealed.

• New sage ultrasuede upholstery (2003)New teak and holly cabin sole (2003)
• New custom headliner (2003)
• New Corian counter tops (2003)
• New LP paint in cabin(2003)
• New clear LP on all interior wood (2003)
• New Awlgrip top side paint (2003)
• New Awlgrip cabin top paint(2003)
• New bottom paint (2003)
• New canvas (sail and dodger,2004)
• Bimini with enclosure (needs new canvas)
• Full boat cover
• (2) new heads (2003)
• 5 automatic inflation vest with harness
• lifesling
• Novalift engine hoist
• New force 10 BBQ(2003)
• 12volt Neilson electric windlass
• 300' 7/16" chain with 66lb CQR
• 300' 1"nylon rode with 66lb CQR
• New 11'2" Caribe RIB infltable dingy (2004)
• New 15hp Honda 4-stroke (2004)
• watermaker
• 8 man plastismo offshore life raft,(re-packed in 2003)
• 406 epbirb

The Company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.