Fixtures, Fittings and Equipment
Below are the basic items common to all the KS Gazelles. See here for sail plans and here for interior arrangement plans which vary depending on model.
Steering:
- Worm gear, KS Boatyard Manuf.
- Ships Wheel, teak and stainless steel, Colvin design, KS Boatyard
Manuf.
Navigation:
- Compass - Silva 150-S illuminated compass mounted in binnacle supplied
with deviation and correction tables
- Ships clock
- Ships barometer
- Lights - running and anchor
- Foghorn
- Ships Bell
- VHF DSC Radio
- Radar Reflector
Anchoring and Mooring:
- Combination windlass-bitt-navel-vent trunk (Colvin Standard) with
post mounted gypsy, twin drums
- 2 nos. Colvin Standard 35# Kedge Anchors
- Rodes:
25 fathoms 5/8" nylon + 5 fathoms 5/16" galv. chain + swivel
28 fathoms 5/8" nylon + 5 fathoms 5/16" galv. chain + swivel
- 2 nos. catheads P/S
- 6 nos. mooring lines, 6 fathoms ea. 30" eye splice one end, seizing
on other end
- Aft. qtr. bitts P/S
- Bow Chocks P/S
- 6 nos. fenders
Port lights:
- Aft cabin - 3 x 7" round brass non-openers P/S
- Main cabin - Willy Windows (See Dave Gerr's book "The Nature of
Boats") with 7" round brass rim on outside and fly screens
- 4 x deck prisms
Vents:
- dorade boxes for aft-cabin with rotating brass intakes
- opening skylights for main and fore-cabin
Tanks:
- Water, 90 US gallons (60 for Ganso-Kiso)
- Fuel, 37 US gallons
Rigging:
- Shrouds secured using deadeyes
- Sheer pole atop the shroud deadeyes for belaying the halyards,
snotter, lazyjacks and flag halyard
- All sheets led back to steering position via snatch blocks
Electrics:
- 12v system with 1 starting and 1 deep cycle battery
- Ammeter and voltmeter
- Battery charger with shore power connector fitted
- Electric switch panel with fuses
Dinghy:
- Colvin Standard "Auray Fishermans Dinghy" fixed to stern
davits
Safety:
- Stanchions and Lifelines
- Bowsprit netting
- 2 nos. Jackstays P/S
- Secure points for attachment at companionway access
- Hand holds in main cabin
- 1 nos. fitted bilge pump operable from steering position
- 1 nos. hand-held bilge pump
- Non-skid surface on decks
- Fire Extinguishers:
2 nos. 5A/34B
1 nos. 21A/113B refillable 4kg
1 nos. Automatic 1kg
- 3 nos. smoke detectors
- 2 nos. lifebuoys
NOTE: all Gazelles are fitted with a sea-chest which feeds all raw
water systems. In the event of failure of any part of the water
system the chest can be blocked off. There are no other under-water
openings. We consider this an important "safety" feature.
Misc:
- 2 x deck boxes
- Yuloh
- 10' boat-hook
- Sounding lead and line
