Specs 'n' Techs
The Monsun is the best seller of all time by Hallberg-Rassy with no less than 904 yachts delivered to all over the world ... She is a no-nonsense sturdy long distance sailor that has never been modern and will never be unmodern. It is in fact not very surprising that the first [fiberglass] boat in a museum was a Hallberg-Rassy Monsun 31. [Hallberg-Rassy.se]
For those interested in Sol Searcher's technical beauty, here follows a list of specs for Hallberg-Rassy's Monsun 31 still applicable to Sol Searcher. Also included is a list of equipment upgrades and replacements added over the past few years.
31 Monsun #562, circa 1978:
- LOA 30'9"
- Beam 9'5"
- Draft 4'7"
- Displacement 9250 lbs
- Keel weight 4200 lbs
- Diesel tank = 32 gal
- Water tank = 43 gal
- Cockpit length 6'7"
- Main cabin headroom 6'
- Berths 6
- Optimus 155 2-burner kerosene pressurized stove w/ gimbles
Sol Searcher, circa 2006:
- Beta Marine BD-902 25 hp 3-cylinder diesel engine
- Auxiliary diesel tank = 12 gal
- 14" 3-blade prop
- NextGen 3.5 kW diesel generator
- Quantum dacron mainsail, 6 oz
- Quantum dacron genoa headsail, 135%, 6 oz
- ProFurl Newline roller furling
- Xantrex Freedom 10 50 amp battery charger/1000 W inverter
Amenities
- Sea Frost fridge w/ custom freezer bin
- 4 gal Ariston water heater
- Pressurized water in galley and head
- Freshwater shower fixture
- Baby Blake head w/ manual flush
- Ocean Breeze 1600 btu AC/heater
- Dell 17" widescreen LCD TV
- microwave
Navigation Electronics
- Raymarine Tridata display
- Raymarine Autohelm Sailpilot 5000
- Raymarine Wind Instrument
- Raymarine C80 Chartplotter/Radar display
- Garmin GPS
- Raymarine Radome RD-218 2 kW (24 nm)
- Icom VHF radio
- Heart interface -- battery monitor