Righting Moment is a fast and capable racer/cruiser, with a long list of recent upgrades. Over the past year and a half I have sailed 8,500 NM on her, and safely completed several solo offshore passages: including a 12-day, 1450 NM passage from Beaufort to St Martin in November 2023.
She’s well-equipped for living aboard, and all mechanical systems are working well for those who want to sail fast and/or far. I completed a long list of projects myself. She is safe and ready to set sail.
At a glance.
Boat: Single-spreader masthead rig. Fin keel, skeg-hung rudder, tiller steering
Autopilot: Primary and backup Raymarine autopilot (EV-100 and ST-2000)
Instruments: All new wind/depth/speed (Raymarine)
Solar: 440 watts, 360 AH house bank
New victron charge controllers, battery monitor, and inverter (500W) New upholstery and cushions in V-berth 12V refrigeration, 2-burner propane gimballed stove New opening portlights (x4), other hatches and deadlights recently resealed
A more complete listing of projects completed.
Replaced all sails (2023/2024)
All new wind/depth/speed instruments (2022/2023) -Installed primary and backup autopilot systems (2023) -New nonskid (2023) -Rebedded stanchions (2023) -Replaced lifelines (2024) -Installed wire conduit in mast (2023) -Installed lazy jacks (2023) -Installed bow roller (2023) -Installed hard-points on deck for jacklines (2023) -Re-cored deck at the bow (2023) -Installed 4 opening portlights (2022) -Resealed deadlights (2022) -Resealed hatches and added eyebrow to forward hatch (keeps green water out away from the hatch seal) (2023) -Sealed mast boot (2023) -Serviced all winches (annual) -Added Victron solar system (2023) -Added vented LPG locker (2023) -Replaced teak hand-rails with stainless steel (2022) -Replaced all running rigging (2023) -New upholstery and foam in V-berth (2023) -Replaced all cabin lighting with LED (2022) -Added 12V RV fridge (2023) -Installed closed cell insulation below the waterline in storage lockers (2022)
Engine and propulsion.
Oil changed every 100 hours
Service records maintained over the past 800 hours -2-stage fuel filter (Racor 1st stage, OEM paper filter second stage) -Spares and service kit included -Westerbeke 30BThree 1995, 30hp Diesel inboard
3,020 hours
20 gal fuel capacity
3-blade bronze propeller
Accommodations.
V Berth, Sleeps 2, new foam and upholstery -Cabin, Sleeps 2, one on each pull-out settee -Pilot Berth, Converted to storage, upholstery included, but requires foam -Quarter Berth, Converted to storage, upholstery included, but requires foam -Heads, 1 -Holding tank was removed
Galley.
Refrigeration, 12V RV fridge mounted on sliding tracks under stove -Stove, 2 burner gimballed stove -Cooking Fuel, Propane, 2x5-lb tanks in vented propane locker w/ solenoid -Water System, Foot pump in galley and head -Water Tankage, 2x20gal tanks, under port and starboard settees -Sink, Stainless Steel
Electronics and Navigation Equipment.
VHF, Standard Horizon, year unknown
Wind, Mast-head windex, and Raymarine I60 (2023) -Depth, Raymarine I50 (2023) -Speed, Raymarine I50 (2023) -Autopilot, Raymarine EV-100 (2023) -Autopilot 2, Raymarine ST2000 (2023) -Compass, 2 -Stereo, 2 speakers in cabin, 2 speakers in cockpit -Navigation Lights, LED -Steaming Light, Incandescent -Anchor Light, Incandescent -Spreader Lights, LED -New masthead wiring and electronic instruments, installed 2 dedicated wiring conduits to spreaders and masthead
Electrical System
440W of solar. House and start bank isolated through a Blue Sea ACR (combines battery banks when charging, isolates them when discharging). 500W Victron inverter is wired to the boat AC panel through a selector switch, delivering AC power to all onboard outlets -Start Bank, 1 Flooded Lead-Acid, 65 AH -House Bank, 3 Sealed Lead-Acid, 360AH -Battery Monitor, Victron BMV-712 -Solar, 2x220 W solar panels, 2x Victron 15A MPPT Controllers -Alternator, Stock, 30A -Inverter, Victron 500W - wired into boat AC panel -Shore Power, Yes -AC Battery Charger, West Marine 10A charger
Sails and Rigging
Replaced all sails in 2023/2024 with quality refurbished ones. None are new, but all have good shape and lots of life left in them. Halyards and reefing lines at mast, sheets, spinnaker halyard, and topping lift led to cockpit -Main Sail, Fully battened, 3-reef points. Professionally cut down and restitched from a larger boat in 2024. Lots of life left, requires some patches where the spreader lights have worn through the cloth. Approx. 9 oz. cloth -Genoa, 135% roller-furling genoa. Purchased used & in good condition from Bacon Sails in 2023. Sewn-on UV strip. Approx. 6 oz. cloth -Jib, 90% heavy-weather furling jib. Purchased used & in fair condition from Bacon Sails in 2024. Sewn-on UV strip. Approx. 10 oz. cloth -Spinnaker, Symmetrical spinnaker, fair condition -Spinnaker Hardware -Spinnaker pole mounted on-deck.
Mast, Single-spreader rig
Standing Rigging, Unknown age. Oversized and in good working condition.
More photographs and information available upon request.
