Superb timber Yacht designed and built by Ron Swanson
This superb boat was commissioned by Peter Docker to be designed and built by Ron Swanson. It is said Peter visited the shed “almost every day to keep an eye on things” during the build. The first plans for ‘Syonara’ were like Ron’s successful design “Camille”, but Peter drew out the bow to give a finer entry and a longer run aft with a counter stern and a beautiful sheer.
In 1982, ‘Syonara’ had a major refit including, a revised deck layout, changes to boom and sails, wheel steering was added, along with autopilot and instruments. A new engine had been installed in 1979, a Yanmar 3QM30. Teak on the rear deck was sanded and recorked this year. Just completed all exterior varnish in October 2024.
Boat Specs
| Boat type: | 40ft Ron Swanson Timber Yacht |
| Length: | 12.40m |
| Beam: | 2.90m |
| Draft: | 2.00m |
| Year: | 1965 |
| Designer: | Ron Swanson |
| Builder: | Ron Swanson |
| Construction: | Carvel planked timber |
| Location: | Sydney |
| Price: | 135,000 |
Boat Inventory
- Reference Number
- Syonara
- Make
- Ron Swanson
- Model
- 40
- Hull Material
- Hull is Carvel planked Oregon on hardwood frames at 6-inch centres, splined above water line.
- Length
- 40
- Price
- $135,000
- Region
- Sydney
- Location
- Sydney NSW, Australia
- Vessel Name
- Syonara
- Launch Year
- 1965
- Beam
- 2.90m
- Draft
- 2.00m
- Deck Material
- Plywood with Teak.
- Keel / balast
- Semi Long keel.
- Designer
- Ron Swanson
- Builder
- Ron Swanson
- Engine Make
- Yanmar 3QM30 Diesel.
- Engine
Heavy duty Yanmar 3QM30 Diesel.
- No of Engines
- 1
- Horsepower
- 30
- Fuel Capacity
- 100ltrs
- Fuel Type
- Diesel
- Propulsion
- Hydralign folding propellor.
- Deck
- Plywood with Teak.
- Ground Tackle
- Muir VR2200 anchor winch with up/down switch and counter in cockpit. 35lb CQR anchor, 50m of chain, and 50m of rope warp. Second anchor, chain and warp.
- Covers
- Full boat covers.
- Accommodation
- Large, uncluttered cockpit. Unique open design linking cockpit and saloon, (with strong backs for closure for ocean sailing). 4 x sea berths with lee cloths, one converts to double berth at anchor. Drop-leaf saloon table doubles as a cockpit table at anchor. Jabsco head and custom holding tank. Forward cabin used for sail storage. Large lazarette.
- Cabins
- 1
- Berths
- 4
- Showers
- 1
- Entertainment
- Fusion sound system.
- Galley
- Broadwater LPG cook-top and oven, cool box, 200Ltr S/S water tank, large drainage S/S sink, storage for dry goods and crockery.
- Refrigeration
- Cool box
- Stove
- Broadwater LPG cook-top and oven
- Water Capacity
- 200ltrs
- Safety Gear
- To be audited at time of survey. Cat 7 certificate plus EPIRB and six-man life raft (not recently serviced). Cat 4 life vests serviced.
- Bilge Pumps
- 12v
- Electrics
- 3 x 110-amp hour closed cell batteries, individually isolatable. 80-amp Bosch alternator. Vetus switchboard.
- Navigation
- Simrad NSS12 GPS, screen, sensors and displays. Plastimo Compass. Clock and Barometer.
- Sail Inventory
- No 1 165%; No 2 135%; No 3 110%; No 4; Storm jib. Main; 0.75oz spinnaker; 2.2oz “storm” spinnaker.
- Mast Rigging
- Mast is single spreader, keel stepped, oversized aluminium section with separate track for tri-sail. Mast was unstepped, inspected, and fittings renewed in 2019.
- General Remarks
- Australian Registered Ship. Always well maintained. For the past fifteen years or more she has been slipped and maintained by Michael Bartley at Michael Bartley Shipwrights at Woolwich. ‘Syonara’ has completed Sydney to Hobarts and cruised the East Coast of Australia.
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