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"Lady Sunshine"

1992 Tayana

Annapolis, MDSail55'
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Specifications

Length55'
Beam16.33'
Draft6.5'
Year1992
TypeSail
HullFiberglass
Fueldiesel

Description

"Lady Sunshine" is unique among Tayana 55s. Many of her custom features and specs stem from the experience of her original (and current) owner. As the Tayana representative in Europe, he was involved in building and fitting out twenty Tayanas prior to commissioning "Lady Sunshine" to be built according to his own personal custom specs. When new she was exhibited at the Dusseldorf boat show in 1992. She is spectacularly equipped and has been meticulously maintained. She would be many yachtmen's first choice as a luxurious and proven example of a turnkey world cruiser!

Some of her many custom features include a walk-in engine/ utility room which includes a workbench and a washer/dryer, a spacious and versatile wrap-around saloon dinette with a folding table, a watertight crew cabin/ storage locker forward and a luxurious owner's stateroom aft as well dual guest cabins forward (which convert to office or work areas). Equipment highlights include Profurl furling for Genoa and staysail, Lewmar electric primary winches and an electric halyard/furling winch, Avon 8 person liferaft, Westerbeke genset, Lunaire air conditioning, Raytheon radar and Raychart plotter, Autohelm 7000, Icom SSB, Aquamarine watermaker, Inflatable tender w/ outboard.

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Dimensions
Ballast: 17,600
Displacement: 48,600

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Engines
Total Power: 125
Cruising Speed: 9K

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Tanks
Fuel: approx. 500 gal
Fresh Water: approx. 300gal ('00)

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Overview
"Lady Sunshine" is unique among Tayana 55s. Many of her custom features and specs stem from the experience of her original (and current) owner. As the Tayana representative in Europe, he was involved in building and fitting out twenty Tayanas prior to commissioning "Lady Sunshine" to be built according to his own personal custom specs. When new she was exhibited at the Dusseldorf boat show in 1992. She is spectacularly equipped, has been meticulously maintained and would be many yachtmen's first choice as a luxurious and proven example of a turnkey world cruiser!

Some of her many custom features include a walk-in engine/ utility room which includes a workbench and a washer/dryer, a spacious and versatile wrap-around saloon dinette, a watertight crew cabin/ storage locker forward and a luxurious owner's stateroom aft as well dual guest cabins forward (which convert to office or work areas). Equipment highlights include Profurl furling for the Genoa and staysail, Lewmar electric primary winches and an electric halyard/furling winch, Avon 8 person liferaft, Westerbeke genset, Lunaire air conditioning, Raytheon radar and Raychart plotter, Autohelm 7000, Icom SSB, Aquamarine watermaker and an inflatable tender w/ outboard.

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Accomodations
The focal point of "Lady Sunshine's" interior is her spacious and luxurious main saloon. To port is a wrap-around dinette bench which seats eight and surrounds a large teak table which folds to half size (revealing a custom cocktail table) for fewer people and easier maneuverability. Forward is an enclosed head with sink and shower. To starboard is a settee/berth with the nav station forward.

There are two guest cabins forward with convertible double berths, hanging lockers and ample drawer space. The starboard cabin converts easily into an office with a spacious desk, while the port cabin also converts into a general purpose work area and has a private entrance to the forward head. Forward of the guest cabins is a crew cabin/ utility foc'sle separated by a anti-collision bulkhead and watertight door Here there are two fold-up pipe berths and ample utility storage.

Aft of the main saloon is the walk-in access to the full height engine room. The washer/dryer and a large workbench with vise are located here as well as the engine and genset. Aft to starboard is the galley and the walkthru to the owners' cabin. The galley features a three burner Force 10 propane stove w/oven, a microwave, a side loading refrigerator, a top loading freezer, deep double sinks, a spacious white ceramic tile counter as well generous storage space and lighting and three opening ports for ventilation.

The luxurious owners' cabin, aft features an oversize (6'8"x6'8") custom berth with a vanity seat and is surrounded by bookcases and storage lockers. There is large hanging locker as well as generous drawer space throughout the cabin as well ample ventilation from 5 opening ports and two Goiot hatches. There is a separate zone of the AC system which services the owners' cabin. The owners head features an electric Lavac head, a washbasin and custom blue ceramic tile on the shower/tub surround.

Throughout "Lady Sunshine's" interior is beautifully varnished teak joinery and a teak and holly sole. For comfort there is a powerful Lunaire three zone reverse cycle air conditioning system as well as ample light and ventilation from 18 opening ports, 7 Goiot hatches, 8 dorades and numerous fans.

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Hull and Deck
  • White hull w/ green stripes
  • Teak and SS rubrail
  • Moderate aspect fin keel
  • Rudder on full skeg
  • Full teak and thiokol deck
  • "Sundeck" area aft
  • 18 SS opening ports
  • 8 Large Goiot hatches; 8 Dorades
  • SS Wheel and pedestal w/ teak table
  • SS mast pulpits
  • Propane locker w/ 2 20# tanks
  • 4 bow Bimini top w/ enclosure
  • Dodger
  • Maxwell Nilsson 3500W windlass
  • Windlas remote in cockpit
  • Voluminous aft lazarette
  • SS Boom gallows
  • Radar arch w/ outboard hoist
  • Liferaft deployment system
  • Swim platform w/ ss fold-up ladder
  • Hot & cold deck shower

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Sails and Rig
  • Pryde full batten mainsail
  • Elvstrom stackpak w/ lazy jacks
  • Harken battcars on mainsail track
  • Pryde roller furling Genoa
  • Pryde roller furling staysail
  • 2 Profurl furlers (Genoa & staysail)
  • Standing rigging refit ('00)
  • Dual backstays (1 insulated for SSB)
  • Running backstays
  • Boom vang
  • Lewmar self-tailing winches:
  • - 2 #68 STE electric primaries
  • - #43 STE electric halyard/furling
  • - 2 #52 secondary
  • - #46,43,40,30 halyard (on mast)
  • - 2 #43 mainsheet
  • Double ended mainsheet system
  • Spinnaker pole w/ ss deck brackets
  • Spinnaker pole track on mast

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Engine and Mechanical
  • Perkins 125HP 6 cyl. diesel (700 hrs)
  • 127 amp alternator
  • Westerbeke 10KW diesel genset
  • Dual Racor fuel filters
  • 3 zone Lunaire air conditioning
  • Raritan gal Hot water heater
  • Aquamarine 35gph watermaker
  • Zanussi full size washer/dryer
  • 2 1000W compressors(freezer & fridge)
  • Emergency engine driven bilge pump
  • Manual and electric bilge pumps
  • 2 Electric Lavac heads

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Electronics and Navigation
  • Autohelm 7000 autopilot
  • Autohelm ST50 depthfinder
  • Autohelm ST50 knot/log
  • Autohelm ST50 windspeed & direction
  • Raytheon RX20 radar
  • Raytheon Raychart 600 plotter
  • Magellan 1000 GPS
  • Icom 735 SSB w/ Icom AH2 antenna
  • Shipmate RS-8110 VHF (dual station)
  • Sony stereo/CD/twin cassette
  • Sylvania 19" TV; JVC VCR
  • Plastimo compass on pedestal

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Electrical System
  • Westerbeke 10KW diesel genset
  • 50 amp shore power w/cord
  • 12V ship's service
  • Heart Interface
  • Electric breaker panel
  • 7 batteries:
  • - 4 200 amp-hour ship's service
  • - 1 200 amp-hour engine starting
  • - 2 70 amp-hour genset starting
  • 2 Victron battery chargers

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Comments
"Lady Sunshine" must be seen in order to fully apppreciate her many thoughtful and ingenious custom features and equipment. She truly repesents a rare no-compromise combination of luxury and functionality in a passagemaking yacht!

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Disclaimer
The 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. 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.

Engines

Perkins
0 HPdiesel700 hrs