Cheoy Lee 55 Long Range Cruiser - Designed by Charles Wittholz
Powered by 2 x Caterpillar 3208 V8 210 HP Diesels (low hours) giving a maximum speed of 12 knots.
10 berth accommodation
L.O.A. 54ft1in (16.48m) Beam 16ft4in (5m) Draft 4ft5in (1.4m)
. The main saloon is accessed from the main deck through double sliding doors. The decor is satin finished teakwood, with blue leather Stressler recling armchairs and five seater leather settee. The curtains are in blue fabric. Saloon is lit by large windows.
. Starboard aft is the entertainment centre with forward stairs leading to the Owner's cabin below aft. This cabin is totally private from the rest of the ship and has its own full toilet facilities. King size berth set amidships with a large desk to starboard and a sofa to port. 2 escape hatches in transom provide means of escape, light and ventilation. Very large wardrobe and considerable stowage space.
. The guest accommodation is situated forward of the engine room and accessed by its own staircase forward of the saloon. To port is a guest bathroom shared between port and starboard cabins, both cabins have 2 berths, one is a double berth and the other has an upper and lower bunk. Each has a bureau and plenty of hanging space. At the forward end of the companionway is a twin berth cabin which with an infill converts into a huge double. To starboard is a large individual toilet/shower.
Galley/Laundry
. Galley comprehensively refitted spring 2007
. Stainless steel sink unit and drainer
. Eye level microwave
. 4 burner 240v ceramic hob cooker with oven beneath
. Stainless steel extractor unit (240v)
. Refrigerator/larder (240v)
. Bosch tumble dryer
. Bosch automatic washing m/c
Mechanical/Electrical
. High power Bowthruster (new 2005)
. Stabilisers VOSPER mini fin with oil cooler (overhauled 2003)
. Work bench in engine room
. Two twin disc reduction gears
. Stainless steel shafts and bronze propellers
. Four RACOR fuel filter
. VOSPER Mini Fin stabilisers, with oil cooler
. DOWTY constant velocity hydraulic pump
. 220-240V AC supplied from shore power line or diesel generators
. One Phillippi switch mode battery charger/shore support system
. Four ship's service batteries
. Two RARITAN hot water heaters
. 220V water pump
. Fresh water pump
. Four automatic bilge pumps
Navigation/Deck/Safety
Navigation:
. DECCA gyro compass on bridge
. SESTREL magnetic compass on flybridge
. AUTOHELM 7000 automatic pilot with dualcontrols
. SEAFARER Nasa DSC VHF on flybridge with dedicated GPS and emergency power supply independent of ship
. Nasa DSC VHF in wheelhouse to garmin GPS
. Garmin GPS
. VDO log
. RAYTHEON radar open scan
. Sailor VHF
. All new 2003:
. Closed scan Raytheon Radar with chart plotter
. Yeoman chart plotter linked to garmin GPS
. Nasa Navtex
. Nasa weather fax (to Hamburg weather forecast)
. Nasa Wind speed
. Nasa depth indicator
. Nasa speed indicator
. Raytheon fish finder
. Raytheon autopilot
Deck:
. NECO 240V anchor windlass
. ORVEA 400 kg electrically operated boom derrick on boat deck (new 2002)
. Hydraulic mast lowering equipment (new 2003)
. Teak grated swimming platform mounted on transom & accessed from the main deck by a stainless steel ladder
Safety:
. Fire extinguishers (new 2003)
. Eight person automatically inflated life raft (comprehensive offshore service 2003)
. Offshore pack flares (new 2003)
. Continous safety rail around decks
Service History & Construction
. Currently under a comprehensive refit at the owners yard and will have the benefit of a new Sleipner sidepower bowthruster fitted later this year. At the same time the below water equipment will be overhauled and serviced to prepare the vessel for a lengthy voyage planned in 2004. This yacht is a well fitted vessel, extremly comfortable and capable of lengthy sea voyages. Cheoy Lee are one of the worlds great yacht builders and known for quality and integrity and she was built and fitted out to Lloyds 100A1. Charles Wittholtz designed the hull on the lines of a north Pacific Salmon Fisherman and sister vessels have made voyages of considerable length, not for nothing are they known as "Expedition Yachts".
. 2005: Full osmosis-treatment
