2005 Spirit 46 Freeport Maine

LIBERTINE is one of three Spirit 46’s in the US. Spirit Yachts are highly desirable custom-built yachts designed by Sean McMillan and hand-built in Ipswich, UK. All Spirit Yachts are exceptionally light and capable of surprising speed.

Cold molded Brazilian cedar planking, 15mm x 40mm cover (speed strip), epoxy bonded and bronze fastened. Planking cross-laminated with 2 x 3 mm Khaya veneers at 45 degrees. Hog, keel, stem and stem posts, horn timber, all floors and beam shelf of solid or laminated straight grain Brazilian cedar Lightening holes drilled where necessary strength not compromised. Hull stiffened by fitting all internal furniture bonded to form a monocoque structure. Laminated ring frames form chain plate mounts and mast partners and transmit the loads to hull and keel bearing floors. All plywood used is Brynzeel, manufactured to Lloyds specifications. Hull planking sheathed with 600 gsm bi-radial glass / epoxy, faired with two layers of epoxy fillers and spray coated with Awlgrip paint system.

Rudder is a multi laminate timber blade, epoxy glass sheathed and fitted on a solid 50 mm stainless steel stock. The stock rotates in a GRP tube fitted with nylon bushes top and bottom.

Tiller is fitted to the stock with cast stainless steel rudder head incorporating a tiller lifting facility and load bearing bronze ring – adjustable tiller extension.

Flattened bulb keel, max righting moment and optimum high / low pressure separation – 2,240 kg keel through bolted with 5 center line 24 mm & 8 x 15 mm secondary bolts

Deck and Cockpit

All deck beams, beam shelf and carlins in Brazilian cedar or mahogany

Structural bulkheads in 6/ 9mm ply, braced with solid mahogany where necessary

Beams overlaid with 6 mm ply, margin boards, king planks in bright finished mahogany

Deck laid with swept teak planking following the margins

Cockpit of solid mahogany on a plywood substructure, bright finished

Cockpit seats fitted with extensive stowage below

Cockpit cushions and bolsters with Sunbrella snap-on cockpit cover.

Storage areas dedicated for life raft, sails and fender stowage

Deck prisms fitted in fore deck over forward berths

House Roof

Bright finished mahogany over plywood substructure

Sliding mahogany hatch on stainless steel runners

Companionway doors folding into recesses in allow unhindered access

Contact

Kris Grimes

Yacht Broker