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Phefo - Sailing Catamaran and
Lifestyle
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About Phefo
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Phefo (pronounced p'hefo) is a composite sailing catamaran, based the
the Tangaroa Mk IV design by James Wharram. She is a fairly dated but
also very sturdy and proven kind of vessel. With modern materials, she
could prabably be constructed lighter and in less time. But structural
strength can be critical.
Phefo has been built in the arid climate of the African high plateau,
at 4,000 foot above sea level. Average humidity is below 40 %, ideal
conditions for composite epoxy structures. Transport to the sea (a very
long way) was in 3 hauls. Everything was built in DIY mode, inclusive
masts (glass/epoxy), solar panels and LED's. That explains the extended
building time.
Specifications
- length over all 39 foot
- lengh waterline 32 foot
- beam of each hull 6 foot 8 inch
- beam over all 21 foot
- weight lightship 3 tons
- draft 2 foot 4 inch
- berths 1 large double, 2 minimal
double, 1 single
- cabins 2 (one in each hull)
- watertight sections 4 in each hull
- diesel tranks 4 x 75 liter (2 each
hull), epoxy
- diesel day tank for stove 22 liter
- water tanks 4 x 75 liter (2 each
hull), epoxy
- water day tank for galley and heads
24 liter
- galley total 9 foot counter length
plus stove, with
sink
- Dickinson diesel stove 'Bering' with
central heating
of hulls
- cold and hot fresh water plus sea
water in galley and
heads
- fixed table for 6 in deck salon
- wheelhouse in deck salon
superstructure
- heads with shower, toilette and bidet
in deck salon
- Peltier cooled fridge 2 x 40 W
Peltier chips, heat
sinks, fans
- Solar panels 280 W, 500 W wind
turbine, batteries 400
Ah
- day tanks 25 l water, 23 l diesel for
stove, 50 l
diesel for engine
- two independent wind vane self
steering systems
- No through hull fitting below water
line
- 2 diesel outboard engines 2 x 10 kW
- full ship rigging with square sails
of 5 courses of 3
m2 on 4 identical free standing masts, total 60 m2 (which is 50 % more
than standard workind sail area) with skysails displayed. Will go to
windward and can be sailed single handed. Aero dynamics like Maltese
Falcon.
- each mast carries the following sails
(each square
rigged and each measuring 3 m2): course sail, top sail, top gallant,
royal, skysail. Each sail can be reefed independent of all others.
- construction composite throughout
with marine ply,
glass and epoxy, epoxy coated and polyurethan finish above water line.
- building time (from scratch, raw
planks) 10,000 hours
+
to building Phefo
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The junk rig was one of the sail options tested by the Phefo team
Phefo's starboard hull in the early morning sun
Pefli, tender to Phefo
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