Westerly Konsort 29, 1985, Clear Lake Shores, Kemah, Texas,
Hot Haiku
Windvane Steering
Complete Valve Job & Injectors 2008
Air Conditioning
New Cushion Covers throughout
New Mainsail
New Composting Head
Twin Keels With Extra Large Keel Bolts
New AC / DC Blue Seas Electric Breaker Panel
Full Cockpit Custom Mosquito Netting
Tiller Pilot
Abundant Storage
Alder Barber Fridge / Freezer
Propane Stove / Oven
Windlass
Custom Dinghy Stowage
Hard Dodger
Mast & Boom Rebuilt, Rewired, New Sheaves and polished last
summer (2015)
Mast Steps
LED Lighting
All New AGMs
Major Refit in 2008 with Continuous Upgrades
Built to Lloyds standards, the Westerly 29 is truly a blue water
capable vessel. Her bulkheads are fully tabbed all the way around.
Her 3' 3" draft dramatically increases anchoring options whether
seeking shelter from storms or just normal gunk holing. Be sure to
read the advantages of twin keels.
Hot Haiku has undergone a major refit by a very knowledgeable
yachtsman and has been continuously updated by her current owner. She is set up for single-handed passage making and can accommodate a small family if necessary.
Specs:
Keel: Twin Keel
Dimensions:
LOA: 29 ft 0 in
Beam: 10 ft 9 in
LWL: 25 ft 6 in
Maximum Draft: 3 ft 3 in
Displacement: 7900 lbs
Ballast: 3200 lbs
Bridge Clearance: 42 ft 0 in
Engines:
Engine Brand: Volvo
Engine(s) Total Power: 18 HP
Tanks:
Fresh Water Tanks: (45 Gallons)
Fuel Tanks: (18 Gallons)
Accommodations:
Warm, comfortable interior with teak and holly sole and new
(2013) Sunbrella cushion covers for the settees and the berths. The
strait settees make excellent sea berths.
Cold AC and numerous
Caframo fans keep her cool in the summer.
Centerline table seats four & has wine/liquor storage
Chart table to port forward of the quarter berth
Head to port with new composting toilet
The bulkhead forward of the starboard settee has an opening to
extend the leg room when in sea berth mode
Large quarter berth also makes a good sea berth, with storage shelf
and opening port
An abundance of storage above, behind and below settees
Pioneer stereo with wall-hung speakers
Forward cabin has V-berth with shelves on both sides; oar storage
and access to anchor rode forward
Easy access to backing plates and washers/nuts for deck hardware
maintenance
Interior port covers
Galley:
Two burner propane stove / oven with safety bar and SS rail to
secure pans while under way, 20 lb. propane bottle
Large single stainless steel sink with drawers below microwave
Adler Barbour 12-volt refrigeration and freezer
Cutting board attached to fridge lid
Drinking water filter system
Built in dinnerware bin and ample storage space
Sails & Rigging
Mast and boom were pulled last summer (2015) and totally rebuilt
with new wiring, sheaves LED lights, paint and mast steps added
New full batten Neil Pride main 2014
125% Genoa (2010)
Recent Harken roller furling for headsail
100% Jib never used
Spinnaker with sock never used
Tides Marine Strong Track and Slide System for easy mainsail
control
Whisker pole
Recent rope clutches
4 Lewmar # 24 self-tailing winches
2 spinnaker winches
Oversized rigging
Electrical & Electronics
Engine was rebuilt in 2008
New AC/DC Blue Seas breaker panel
3 new AGM house batteries (110 amps)
1 new AGM start battery
Balmar Smart Gauge battery monitor
Raymarine Tiller pilot with remote
Raymarine speed
Raymarine Depth (condition unknown)
West Marine Submersible VHF
Garmin 441S Chartplotter
Watch Commander timer with alarm
All LED lighting except for lower running lights
Marine Air AC/heat 10,000 BTU with digital controls new in 2012
750-watt inverter
Deck & Cockpit:
Custom full cockpit side screen for extra shade and mosquito
protection (see pictures)
Rowing dinghy with customized on-deck stowage
Stainless steel piping forward of mast for dinghy and halyard
stowage
New Lofrans manual windlass with rope and chain gypsies
50' New chain, 300' +/- new rode
New Danforth stern anchor with 20' chain and 120' rode in stern
locker
CQR anchor on bow roller
Navik Windvane steering with spares
Tiller pilot
Entire hull & deck painted with Awlgrip in 2007
Rudder pintails repressed (tight)
Solid SS toprail around boat
No headliner for easy cleaning and easy access to hardware
backing plates for service
Very large keel bolts
Harness & jacklines
Spacious cockpit, tiller steering with heavy stainless transfer to
outboard rudder. Rudder has oversized 316 stainless steel pintles
and gundgeons
Two new Lewmar deck hatches
Nine Nebo opening offshore ports
Bimini with side curtains
Custom hard top dodger attached to bimini
Compass
Sun covers for bimini, ports, tiller and companionway
ADVANTAGES OF TWIN KEELS
When the twin keel was first developed in Europe its purpose was
to have support when sitting on a mud flat. This was the answer to
a need for a shallow draft boat that could sit high and dry in the
River Thames between tides.
They quickly acquired a reputation as good cruisers as their
shallow draft and seaworthiness are features at the top of the cruisers list.
The twin keels become more effective with increased angle of
heel, while a single keel becomes less effective. Because twin
keels cant outward at the tip. The leeward keel becomes more
vertical and deeper in the water as the boat heels. The windward
keel is working more horizontally creating downward lift that
increases righting moment giving more power to carry sail.
Directional stability is markedly enhanced by the fins.
