Formosa 44 Spindrift

Description of Formosa 44 Spindrift

She is cutter rigged with the furling forestay on the bowsprit and a staysail boom. The sail inventory includes a mainsail and roller furling jib that has not been used since they came out of the sail shop after being restitched/reconditioned. There is also a hank on staysail that appears to be in serviceable condition.

Having the standing rigging checked and R&Rd by a certified rigger is still on the “To Do” list. All the running rigging is new, with the exception of a couple of lines, and the new line is on a spool below to complete those.

Ground tackle includes a new Vulcan 25KG with 300′ of 3/8 BB chain. There is also a 60# CQR with 20′ chain and 1″ rode (total rode unknown). There is a Maxwell horizontal windlass with chain gypsy and rode drum.

Electric power, in addition to shore power, is provided by two (2) Solarever Photovoltaic 315W panels flowing through an Outback Flexmax controller and feeding four (4) 100Ah AGM batteries. Additionally, there are two (2) Duracell SL34 MAGM batteries and two (2) flooded lead acid batteries (motor start).

Navigation and communication equipment were all replaced in March of 2021 and all connected via a NEMA 200 backbone. These include Garmin Autopilot, chartplotter, and radar. There is also a Standard Horizon 25W Matrix VHF and a Standard Horizon Eclipse GX1400 VHF. All equipment boxes and documentation are still on board. There is also a Pro Mariner ProSport 12 battery charger and a Schumacher 2000W power converter.