Irwin 52

Tantara is a spacious center cockpit ketch featuring a four stateroom, three head layout, which is ideal for a large family or charter business.

The ketch rig offers a versatile sail plan with newer main and mizzen sails, and roller furling  genoa. The 135hp diesel Perkins provides plenty of power when needed and has low hours since refurbished in 2022

The interior was designed for cruising in comfort with a spacious salon, enormous master suite with off set queen berth and ensuite head with shower plus three additional cabins and two more heads, great access to the main engine, a fully equipped galley with efficient top loading fridge and separate freezer, tons of storage, huge water and fuel tank capacity, watermaker, generator.  You will be hard-pressed to find a cruising or live-aboard vessel with a more functional layout.

Tantara has gone through total refurbishing in 2022 and shows like a new yacht.

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Interior Layout & Features

 This Irwin 52 features a four stateroom, three head layout.

Beginning forward, there is a private guest cabin with a large double V-berth, hanging locker and storage drawers. A spacious head compartment is located just aft on the starboard side with a stall shower.

Opposite this head to port is another private cabin with double berth and ensuite head forward.

Continuing aft and one step up leads to the large, comfortably furnished salon. The salon offers great storage behind settees and under.  Additional lockers are located port and starboard and plenty of headroom and is ideal for entertaining.

The navigation station is located aft and to port in the salon. It is fitted with an aft facing chart table, chair, navigation equipment,  and additional lockers.

Just aft of the navigation station on the port side is the third guest cabin which features two stacked single bunks, storage lockers and hanging locker.  Also access the the aft shower.

The companionway is centerline, between the nav station and the galley.

The galley is located one step down from the salon on the starboard side. A bar-type counter separates the salon from the galley. A vent-less combination washer/dryer is fitted on the inboard cabinet in the galley.

The large master cabin is located aft and features a Offset to stbd queen berth, numerous lockers, drawers, hanging locker and an ensuite head with separate shower stall to port.

The interior is duct ed, wired and plumbed for three central air conditioning units. 

Updates and important data

Antifouling – Jotun Seaforce Active in Dark Red (new 2022)

Hull and deck – fully repainted June 2022

Non-skid deck grip (new 2022)

Exterior woodwork (including cockpit) – re-varnished June 2022

Deck shower (fresh)

Heavy duty 35 litre wet and dry vaccuum cleaner

Internal soft furnishings (new 2022)

Mattresses (new 2022)

Portlights (Gray) – new 2022

Hatches (Atkins-Hoyle aluminium) – all serviced and repainted 2022

Booms (x3) – repainted 2022

Interior woodwork and cabin sole – re-varnished 2022

Galley

The spacious galley is located to starboard of the companionway. It offers great storage and counter space as well as being well-equipped. The large deep double sink drains overboard . There is also a SS 4-burner propane stove/oven with a microwave/convection oven located above. A built-in refrigerator and separate freezer provides a generous amount of cold storage. Lastly, a vent-less washer/dryer is located on the inboard cabinet in the galley. Since the galley also serves as the walk-through to the aft master cabin, the location of the washer/dryer is very convenient.

• Fridge/freezer system – Custom 240v (fully serviced 2022)

  Icemaker – 240v Raritan Icer-ette

  Stove – Broadwater “Schooner” s/steel 4 burner unit, serial # 5110013

Electronics

GPS – Furuno GP-31

Autopilot – Coursemaster CM800

Radar – Raytheon Pathfinder                         

HF radio – ICOM  IC-M710            

SCS PTC-11e pactor modem (DSP Multimode PACTOR-Controller)

VHF radio – Raytheon RAY 55

AIS - em-trak B100 AIS Class B transceiver, serial # 4110001384260054, part # 411-0001:38, www.em-trak.com (2017)

Wind, Boat Speed, Log, Depth instrumentation – B&G, Hornet 4 Sailing Monitor, Hecta Depth Monitor

Electrical

The generator is located under the salon floor boards forward of the main engine. Controls for start/stop and the gauges are located in the control cabinet on the port side of the stairs between the salon and galley.

There are 3 different voltage systems on this vessel: 12 Volt System., 230 Volt System and 120 Volt AC House System.

The engine and generator each have their own dedicated 12V starting battery located in the engine room. They are charged by the alternators in the engine and the generator.

This vessel is powered from either shore power connections or from the onboard generator with a single 100 amp 230V connection to the main distribution panel at the nav station.

• Dedicated 12V Engine Start Battery
• Dedicated 12V Generator Battery
• 50 ft. 125/250 amp Shore Power Cable
• Heart Inverter
• Updated electric panels

Cockpit & Deck Equipment

• Bimini/dodger – new 2022
• (6) Full Area Cockpit Seat Cushions
• Teak Cockpit Table w/ (2) Foldout Extensions

• Tender – Achilles, Model HB-310AL, Serial # ACH00150F516, 11 foot (new Dec 2015, serviced Jun 2022)

  Outboard – Yamaha 5hp 2-stroke (serviced 2022)

• Tall Dinghy Davits for safe dinghy at sea.

Sails & Rigging

• Sails – by Hood (serviced and cleaned 2022; new sail covers 2022)

  Standing rigging – 1x19 316 s/steel

  Running rigging (halyards and numerous sheets new 2022)

• HOOD mizzen, fully battened c/w new sail cover
  HOOD mainsail, fully battened c/w new sail cover and new lazy jacks
  HOOD staysail (self tacking) c/w new sail cover
  HORIZON furling genoa c/w new uv strip
  All sails have been cleaned and serviced, they are about 15 years old.
  

Mechanical & Plumbing

  There is great access to the main engine and generator through the hinged floorboards in the salon and a cabinet door located behind the stairs in the galley. This access can be used to check the water level in the fill tank and to access the engine zinc.

• Main Engine – Perkins 6.354, 6 cylinder, 135hp, serial number TW70026U58295 (fully serviced and repainted 2022)

  160A main alternator (serviced 2022); 60A secondary alternator (new 2022)

  Gearbox – Borg Warner Velvet Drive, model 10-17-012, ratio 2.57:1, serial number 2521 (fully serviced and repainted 2022)

  3 fixed blade bronze prop (2016)

  Auxillary Generator – Fischer Panda, 7.7KVA (6.5KW) (fully serviced 2022)       

• S/S Cable Steering System w/Emergency Tiller
• Fuel System – Primary: Racor Filter

• Desalinator – Aqua-Base XD122 12v 50l/h unit (needs servicing)

  Inverter Charger – Mastervolt Mass Combi 12v/2500W-100A                               

  240v & 12v circuit board – Heart Interface, LINK 2000 battery/system monitoring

  Battery banks, 12v (all new 2022) – House: 400A; Engine: 140A; Genset: 60A

• Hot water tank removed, plumbing and electrics still in place.
• Holding tanks have been removed, deck caps still in place.

Anchoring & Mooring System

 An anchor windlass is located on the main deck and can be operated by an Up only foot switch directly behind the windlass 

Anchoring – 60lb, 45lb (re-galvanised 2022) & 35lb (re-galvanised 2022) CQR, primary 70 metres 10mm chain,

secondary 10 metres 13mm chain

Safety Equipment

Lifejackets

Pains Wessex Flare cannister

Fire blanket (galley)

2 x fire extinguishers (serviced 2022)

Orange V Sheet x1

Decklines (dayglo webbing & spectra end ties) x4

Flags – various

Bosuns Chair (Burke) x1 

Liferaft – Avon 8 man, serial number 25313 (serviced April 2022)

2022 Updates done

Over the course of 2022 the boat has undergone a major refurbishment project, incorporating the following:

Main engine and gearbox removed, serviced and repainted

Generator serviced

New batteries for house supply, main engine and generator installed

Refrigeration fully serviced

New caprail installed

Full repaint of hull, deck, cockpit, masts and booms

Internal and external woodwork fully revarnished

New portlights installed

Existing hatches removed, fully serviced, repainted and re-installed

Sails fully serviced and cleaned - new sail covers added

New bimini/dodger installed

New internal soft furnishings (sofas and mattresses) made and installed

Added new and upgraded existing lights to LED

In April-May 2022 we had all hatches removed, fully serviced and repainted before re-installing. We also installed new portlights throughout.

Over a series of months we had all of the internal and external woodwork revarnished.

In August 2022 we completed a full re-paint of the hull, deck, cockpit, masts and booms at the shipyard in Langkawi.

In October 2022 we installed the fully serviced and cleaned sails, together with brand new sail covers. We also had new halyards made and put up.

In October 2022 we had new sofas and mattresses made and installed throughout.

Disclaimer

The Listing Brokerage Company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel regardless of information provided. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice. 

Engine hours are as of the date of the original listing and are a representation of what the listing broker is told by the owner and/or actual reading of the engine hour meters.  The broker cannot guarantee the true hours.  It is the responsibility of the purchaser and/or his agent to verify engine hours, any warranties expressed or implied and/or any engine service as well as all other representations noted on the listing brochure.

All the yacht brokerage agents at the listing company are Independent Contractors.