1975 Dreadnought Ketch10m

The Dreadnought 32 is a fibreglass replica of the Tahiti Ketch that was built by Dreadnought Boatworks of Carpinteria, California.

It was originally designed by John Hanna in 1932 and William Crealock made a few design modifications for Dreadnought Boatworks who produced 83 hulls between 1973 and 1982.

For the person that wants the freedom to go anywhere on the seas, a fast racer or streamlined sailing yacht just won’t do. So when John Hanna dreamed of going to Tahiti, he designed a stout double ender. He determined the shape to be “the best for cruising with maximum comfort and safety, with minimum effort and risk. From here to any given point at the other end of any ocean”.  In 1923 he designed the famed wooden Tahiti Ketch and after testing 6 boats for stability, strength and seaworthiness and sea kindliness under severe conditions. He published plans for the ketch which hundreds of people used in building their own boats. John Hanna explains the Tahiti Ketches success.

“She is dry, that means she stays on top of the waves and does not tend to stick her nose under them. She is easy in her motions, She is remarkably easy to handle and obedient to the helm. She has the much desired but seldom obtained merit of a good cruiser. The ability to sail herself and hold her course for hours with the tiller lashed. She has laughed at the worst storm she has ever yet met”.

Engine and propulsion

• Sabb - 2 cylinder Diesel
           - 19 HP
           - No hour meter
• No transmission per say - neutral, forward and reverse are achieved by
                                           by changing the pitch or the prop Which is done at
                                           at the helm    
• Direct shaft drive through a SS Shaft which is in good condition
• Propeller - bronze variable pitch

Fuel Tankage

• One day tank - 20 gallons 
  
• One saddle tank - 50 gallons
• One 50 gallon tank - installed but never hooked up

Maintenance and Replacement

• New flex coupling - Saab dealer supplied               2015               $    786
• Starter rebuilt                                                           2015
• New 30 amp alternator                                            2016               $    235
• Valve job & rebuilt head                                                                  $ 1,310
• Raw water and glycol pumps rebuilt                        2018               $ 
• New heat exchanger                                                2018               $    375
• New Tachometer                                                      2018               $    260
• New Fuel gauge                                                       2018               $      69
• New oil pressure gauge                                            2018               $     50
• New amp meter                                                         2018              $      55
• New electric sending unit                                           2018             $      88       

Tiller Steering - custom laminated white oak                                        2018    $    250

Outboard rudder - overhauled                                                               2022   $    500

Raymarine Tiller Pilot  - ST 2000+                                                         2016   $    700

Chart Plotter

• Standard Horizon - CP 190 i GPS Chartplotter             2016       $    686

VHF RADIO with RAM

• Stand Horizon - Matrix AIS  GPS                                   2018       $    490

Depth sounder and Speedo

• Raymarine - Tridata                                                       2018        $    482

Auto Pilot 

• Raymarine Tiller Pilot - ST 2000+                                  2016        $    701 

Compass

• bulk mounted on starboard side

110 Volt System

•  Shore power system with 6 receptacles in the cabin areas
• Battery charger -  Promariner 30 amp charger               2016         $   527
• Power Inverter - West Marine 500                                  2016         $     87

12 Volt System

• House Battery - One Lithium Battle Born - Life PO4      2016          $   910
                          - 100 Amp Hour, deep cycle
• Starting Battery

Solar Charging 

• Three - Power Film rollable solar film R28 Panels         2017          $  1,625
               with wood frames

This boat has great ventilation consisting of:

• 10 Bronze opening portlights with screens
• A screened hatch in the forward cabin
• companionway hatch with screen
• Marinco Day/Night solar vent fan                                   2018           $  260
• Small vent in the galley
• Caframo 2 speed compact fan ( 12 V )                          2018           $     70                    

New set of sails from 2015 - 2018 at a cost of $ 8280

Main Sail:

• Doyle W/ 2 reef points                    2018         $ 2295 US

• Luff     32.25’

  Leech  33.81’

  Foot    12.66’

  246 sq feet

Mizzen

• Doyle - 3 battens                             2018         $  980 US

• luff - 22.0’

  leech - 23.06’

  foot - 8.5’

  116 sq feet

Genoa

• Doyle                                               2015         $ 2238 CDN

• luff - 33’ 4”

  leech - 29.5’

  foot - 24.7’

  390 sq feet

Storm Jib

•  heavy weather sail - good condition

Roller Furling for genoa

• Selden Furlex                                  2018          $ 3086 CDN

The hull and decks are on fiberglass construction and built solidly.

Other details include:

• SS bow pulpit
• SS stern pushpit with corner seats
• single lifelines
• Cockpit table
• Companionway drop boards and drop screen

Masts and Booms

• Main and Mizzen masts are both Sitka Spruce - highly varnished
• Booms are both

Standing Rigging

• All new SS standing rigging                       2018                 $ 1200 
• Splil SS backstay

Running Rigging

• New halyards and sheets                           2021                 $  2600
  New blocks on the main and Mizzen

The galley is nicely enhanced with the addition of:

• Force 10 - 2 burner propane stove with oven               2015          $  1700
• Cool Blue fridge / freezer                                              2015          $   2000
• single SS sink with pressure water
• Pull out cutting board for additional counter space
• Lots of storage

The head is very nicely done featuring:

• New Jabsco marine toilet                                       2017                $   180
• SS sink with nice counter space and storage
• opening Bronze port with screen
• lots of wood and light

The forward cabin has a comfortable feel to it with a generous V-berith with a filler panel.

Generous storage and really good ventilation and light 

The main cabin features:

•  Starboard side settee with pipe berth outboard of that
• Port side " L " shaped dinette with a large fixed table 
• Several opening bronze ports with screens
• LED Lighting throughout

Dodger, Bimini, Side Curtains and an aft curtain                        2018         $ 4000

• side curtains are heavy screens
• aft curtain has a plastic window and screen

Windlass

• Lofrans Royal Manual Windlass                      2015           $ 1104

Primary Anchor                                                         2015           $ 2152

• Delta - 35 lb
• 300 ft of 5/16 HT galvanized chain

Secondary Anchor

• Bruce - 10 kg

Folding steel cradle

• One tank - approximately 30 gal. Fiberglass
• Equipped with a Y valve
• Manual pump for emptying the tank through the deck fitting if necessary

• 1 horse shoe heaving devise
• 1 floating heaving line
• 2 safety harnesses
• current safety flares
• 2 boat hooks
• 2 fire extinguishers
• 1 electric bilge blower
• 1 - 12 Volt bilge pump
• 1 - manual bilge pump

This system consists of:

- #1 tank is in the bow under the V berth and is 32 gallons. Tank is fibreglass. 

-#2 tank Port Side is fibreglass and is 25 Gallons

-#3 tank is Polyethylene and is 25 gallons 

-Water Pressure system pump in a cupboard under galley sink 
  It supplies water to the galley sink and the head sink / shower

-No foot pump or manual hand pump

-One sink in the galley 

-One sink in the head 

-no water heater. 

-shower in the head combined with the faucet but no Hot water.