S.Y. Moonwalker - Van Guard 1150
Information
and Inventory
The hull was professionally built by the Dirk Klein Wharf in Holland in 1982. The first owner built the interior within the next three years. The second owner bought the ship in autumn 1991 and sailed around the world from 1994 to 1999. We are the third owners and sailed from Europe to Australia from 2000 to 2003. Moonwalker has proven to be a reliable and extremely seaworthy open ocean yacht. The yacht has always been maintained and kept in very good condition. Over the years most of its original equipment has been renewed.
Design:
D. Koopmans Sr.
Type:
VanGuard 1150
LOA:
11.80 m
(the Panama Canal measured LOA is 12.50 m which includes the bowsprit and stern
mounted wind steering gear)
Width: 3.5 m
Draft: 1.8 m
Displacement: 14 metric tons
Diesel: 450 L in
keel and 25 L in day tank
Water: total of 400
l in three stainless steel tanks
The VanGuard 1150 is a modified long-keeler built in multi-chine steel construction. The hull resembles a Suncoast 40.
The rudder is fitted on double load bearings and is an integral part of the keel. The propeller is likewise protected by rotating in it's own propeller well. In the event of grounding, the propeller and the rudder are very well protected. Because of it's underwater design the VanGuard 1150 behaves very comfortably at sea, is very stable in tracking the course and is steers a course very well with the Wind Vane autopilot.
Moonwalker has a centre cockpit and a fixed doghouse made of teak. This combination provides the crew with very good protection in all kinds of weather and retaining good visibility and view over the rest of the boat.
The interior design with two separate cabins at opposing sides of the boat provides a lot of privacy. This is an important aspect in case of visitors or, as in our case, living with a child onboard. The aft cabin can be reached from within the boat as well as through a separate entry from the centre cockpit.
The interior is mainly built from pinewood that makes it optically seem larger as if built in dark mahogany or other tropical woods. It is not built with classical elegance in mind, but built to be practical and long lasting without compromising on cosiness.
The deck is painted white with anti-slip paint. This makes it very comfortable to walk on in tropical climates where the sun is harsh. On both sides of the mast are mast supports. All stanchions, including bowsprit and stern railing are welded to a stainless steel foot rail. Six robust stainless steel mooring bollards are also welded onto the deck and foot rail.
Two large Goiot deck hatches including inbuilt air vents in the fore and aft cabin, two air vents on deck in front of the mast and another three opening port lights provide sufficient ventilation inside the boat even in the tropics. The doghouse provides excellent protection against spray and wind, but also enough ventilation as it has a window that can be opened towards the front. The cockpit is fitted with teak grids on the seats (2m long), as well as, on the floor.
Fore cabin with double
berth
Portside (Ps): Heads with sink / Starboard (Sb): wardrobe
Saloon (Ps): U-shaped sitting area with table (can be lowered to convert into
additional double berth) / (Sb): sitting area which is an excellent sea berth
while on passage. There are large storage areas under all benches, behind
backrests and in the bilge compartments
(Ps): L-shaped pantry / companionway / (Sb): chart table and navigation station
(Ps): storage / work area with refrigeration / (Sb): wardrobe and interior
access way to the aft cabin
Engine room is located under the floor of the centre cockpit
Aft cabin with double berth, small bench and storage lockers
The rig and the sails are designed and manufactured by Herot GmbH in Germany. It is a Cutter rig with double fixed backstays. The mast stands on the deck.
All components are designed to withstand extreme service conditions and to be highly reliable over a long service period. This design philosophy is consistent with the rest of the boat as is desirable for open ocean long distance cruising vessels of it's kind.
All components critical in providing strength to the standing rig (Spreader, Masthead Gear, Stay deck mountings, Winch bases, etc.) are welded and not riveted. All stays and shrouds are fastened to the mast with reinforcing pads and stainless steel through bolts. Two spreader pairs support the mast; each with their own sets of shrouds as well as the baby shroud set supporting the lower mast section. All shrouds and stays are provided with toggles to eliminate connection stresses during dynamic loading.
Mast steps all the way to the top of the mast allow for quick and easy mast inspections and are also very useful to gain a vantage point for visual navigation through coal reef passages. Two spinnaker poles run on individual tracks and can be adjusted independently; necessary for setting two headsails in the butterfly configuration when sailing the trade winds or for flying the spinnaker itself. All main halyards are run inside the mast, each pass through the mast exits over a double bearing roller which eliminate the possibility of halyards beating and wearing against the mast.
Mast:
Aluminium, 15.5 m, one piece
Boom:
Aluminium 4.5 m. Supports the mainsail reefing system with three reef lines
sheeted in and each clamped by an
Easylock rope clutch.
Standing rigging: 4 lowershrouds, 2 uppershrouds,
Forestay: 10mm
jib stay with demountable roller furler: 10 mm
2 middleshrouds, 2 backstays, inner forestay: 8mm
upper terminals: swaged eyelet
lower terminals: Norseman eyelet, Hasselfors shroud turnbuckle sets
Halyard winches: Enkes 22ST (Stay sail)
2 x Lewmar 30ST (Reefing + Main)
These winches are self-tailing and two-speed
Sheet winches: 2 x Gibb 40STA,
self-tailing, single speed (staysail and spinnaker)
2 x Barbarossa 44.2, two-speed (genoa + jib)
mainsail sheet is geared 5:1 and is operated without winch.
Sheets:
inside running: Mainsail halyard, Main Boom topping lift, Staysail halyard, two
genoa halyards
outside running: spinnaker halyard, 2 spinnaker boom topping lifts, 2 Spinnaker
boom foot positioners
All inner running halyards are clamped before the winches with Easylock
clutches. (The clutches are released
easily under load) All halyards are 12 - 14 mm braided differentiating colours.
Miscellaneous: One backstay is
electrically isolated and serves as the SSB radio antenna.
Windex, combined anchor/three coloured light and VHF antenna on mast top. Two
deck lights; each mounted on
a lower spreader. One fixed blipper (Radar reflector) permanently mounted
halfway up the mast.
All sails (except storm jib and spinnaker) manufactured by Herot GmbH (Germany). They all are triple stitched and treated with a UV-protective chemical coating.
Mainsail
38 m2, 400 g/ m2, three reefs
Genoa
58 m2, 280 g/ m2, 130%
Jib
25 m2, 350 g/ m2, 100%
Staysail
17 m2, 450 g/ m2, one reef
Storm
jib
approx. 7 m2
Blister / spinnaker approx. 100 m2, blue/white in own launching-retrieval tube
Anchor winch: Somer-Leroy,
2000 W/12V with remote controller, a 10 mm chain gypsy and separate anchor rope
winch.
Main anchor: 40 kg Bügelanker ® (similar to delta anchor) + 80 m of 10 mm
galvanised steel chain
Secondary anchor: 35 kg original CQR® + 5 m leader chain 10mm + 100 m of 20mm
Nylon rope
Stern anchor: 24 kg Danfort (FOB) + 10m leader chain 8 mm + 50 Meter Nylon rope
20mm on permanently mounted roller on stern railing
Ground tackle was
selected to anchor in most difficult situations that could be encountered in a
circumnavigation.
Engine
Vetus diesel engine (model P4.19). The motor is a Peugeot XUD9 (as installed in
all Peugeot 306 motorcars). In the marinised version it delivers 52 HP (70 kW)
at 3600 RPM. The engine is cooled by a secondary sweet water recirculation
system and has connections for a domestic hot water system. Fuel consumption is
approx. 3 L/h at 2000 RPM developing a speed through water between 6 - 7 knots;
at 1400 RPM and between 4 - 5 knots approx. 1,7 L/h consumption.
The engine is under the cockpit and can be easily accessed from three sides. The cockpit floor has no engine access door so seawater can never enter the engine room. It is possible to remove the engine through the companionway without major dismantling of the engine.
The engine is in very good condition with about 4500 running hours on the clock. It was maintained as recommended by the maintenance manual. Only brand name engine oil for diesel engines was used in engine oil changes and only original spare parts were used in repairs. This engine is particularly a good choice when cruising in French Polynesia, Africa, Middle East or Europe.
Gearbox
Hurth HBW125, 2,5:1 (supplied by Vetus with the engine)
Propeller shaft system
Vetus flexible shaft coupling - capable of operating up to 6º axial offset
35 mm propeller shaft - made of extra strong and corrosion resistant REMANIT4418
stainless steel
Water lubricated mechanical carbon ring seal by PSS - maintenance free and
completely water tight
Water lubricated cutlass bearing removable from the outside
Stern tube is made fully from stainless steel and is removable from the outside.
Propeller
3-blade Fixed bronze propeller 19x15
A spare bronze propeller 19x13
Hydraulic Steering Wheel
(Hynautic) in the cockpit and semi-permanent mounted tiller on stern deck. The
tiller is directly connected to the rudder post and is independent from the
hydraulic steering system. The hydraulic steering system is
activated/deactivated by a bypass valve.
Original Aries Windvane Autopilot - Pendulum type rudder and wind vane
self-steering autopilot - a totally mechanical (uses no electricity), reliable
and accurate autopilot acting on the tiller.
Autohelm ST 4000/W Autopilot - acting on the hydraulic steering wheel
Compass Sestrel-Moore
2 x GPS Garmin 65
Radar Raytheon RL9 (connected to one GPS)
VHF Shipmate-Robertson RS 8100
VHF West Marine (with International and US frequency bands)
SSB Transceiver ICOM M600 with Automatic Antenna Tuner ICOM AT130E
Depth sounder Seafarer 701
Hand compass Silva
Barometer Weems & Plath
Walker Log und Depth plumb line
Approx. 300 Charts (circumnavigation) and various Handbooks
4 Trojan Deep Cycle Golf
cart batteries - total 440 Ah/12V
Marine model starter battery 12V, 70 Ah with 800 CCA
Alternator 12 V, 90 Amp. driven by main engine
Amp meter 0-100 Amp. between alternator und battery bank
Siemens Solarpanel 75 W with 8 Amp. regulator
Aquair 100 W Wind generator (also convertible to water turbine)
Amp meter 0 - 15 Amp between wind and solar generators and battery bank
Inverter 12 V DC / 220 V AC 200 W
Inverter 12V DC / 220 V AC 400 W
12V Charger 110V, 10 Amp.
Transformer 220 V /110V AC , 800 W
Portable 4-stroke petrol driven 220 V, 800 W / 12 V, 8 Amp generator set
All electrical circuits are provided with fuses
Main power cables between Battery Bank - Switch panel and Battery Bank - Anchor
winch relay are protected with 150 / 250 Amp. fuses
Main Switch panel provided with Volt- und Amp- meters
30 circuits protected by automatic circuit breakers (3,6,8 and 10 Amp.)
Stainless steel kerosene
stove with two top burners and one burner in the oven, separate 7 litre
stainless steel pressure tank, permanently installed kerosene filter between
tank and stove. Kerosene is a safer and more compact cooking fuel than gas and
can be sourced in almost all parts of the world.
Pots and pans for 6 persons.
80 litre coolbox (refrigeration unit can be retrofitted)
30 litre Engel fridge- and freezer box, 12V or 220 V
1 saltwater foot pump and
one freshwater foot pump in galley
1 freshwater foot pump in head
1 electric driven pressure pump for freshwater (used as fresh water shower in
cockpit)
1 electric driven pump for saltwater (for cleaning cockpit and deck)
3 stainless steel tanks below the pantry floor; valves to allow individual
segregation
We purposely did not
install an electrical pressure system, as we believe that you minimize and
reduce water and electricity consumption considerably, which is an important
consideration when cruising long distance passages.
406 MHz COSPAS/SARSAT
EPIRB
BFA life raft in Canister for 4 persons
Electrical bilge pump with automatic switch and alarm
Manual bilge pump Gusher 25 (operated in the cockpit)
2 life vests
2 fire extinguishers
1 fire extinguish blanket in the pantry
Radar reflector Blipper
Life sling with light buoy
Fog horn
Permanently installed bathing ladder on the stern
Stay cutter and axe
Caribe 8 foot inflatable dinghy with fixed double shell fibreglass hull. Maximum carrying capacity 6 persons. Caribe dinghies are made of thick Hypalon which are very resistant to the harsh tropical environment in comparison to other inflatables e.g. Zodiak. The Caribe dinghi has comparably larger diameter tubes than most other inflatables which better shield the passengers against spray improves its stability and load carrying ability. The Caribe can be stored inflated between mast and doghouse or deflated on the front deck.
Outboard
engine: 1 Evinrude 15 HP, with anti-cavitation winglets and a separate 23L fuel tank
Accessories:
two telescopic rowing paddles, fibreglass seat, anchor with chain and 30 m rope,
flexible tow rope, pump,
10 mm stainless steel wire for lock-up
Engine
Workshop Manual, Spare Parts Catalogue, miscellaneous Motor and Drive system
documentation
Alternator 70 Amp. (never used)
Cooling water pump - primary circuit sweet water (never used)
Seawater cooling water pump with spare impeller, bearing and gaskets
Diesel lift pump (never used)
Thermostat (never used)
Complete set of cylinder head gasket (never used)
4 preheat glowplugs (never used)
Complete set of engine hoses (never used)
Dismantling tools for camshaft drive belt
Replacement relays, Oil pressure, oil temperature and water temperature
transmitters,
Complete replacement kit for mechanical seal system - PSS shaft seal system
Morse Throttle cable (never used)
Tools
Various Handtools
Multimeter
Various electrical material; fuses, switches, connectors, etc
Filling manifold including pressure gauge set and gas cylinder for
checking/topping up Frigoboat Eutectic Fridge refrigeration system
Sail repair kit
Miscellaneous
Operating instructions for all onboard equipment
Replacement kits fur winches, pumps, Outboard engines, Autohelm pilot, Stove,
LavacToilet
Assortment of replacement parts for the Aries autopilot, various vanes, and one
spare rudder
Depthsounder transceiver (never used)
Various ropes (including mooring lines and running ropes)
Bluewater fishing Rod with Penn Roll including fishing lures, etc.
Sunroof (covering from mast to stern) with rainwater collection system
Board safe (welded)
Telescopic boathook
Anchoring and Motoring navigation signs
Extension cord on roll with automatic circuit beak protection
Replacement toilet lid (used) and replacement toilet pump (never used)
Outboard engine flushing connect
2 cockpit tables, cockpit cushions, stainless steel BBQ grill mounted on SB
stern post
Stereo system: Radio/CD/Cassette