Southern Cross 35 1985 "Dayspring"

USCG documented vessel

Location: Punta Gorda, FL

LOA: 35 ft 3 in

Beam: 11 ft 5 in

LWL: 28 ft 0 in

Maximum Draft: 5 ft 0 in

Displacement: 17710 lbs Dry Load

Ballast: 5750 lbs

Bridge Clearance: 49 ft 0 in

Headroom: 6 ft 1 in

Tanks

Fresh Water Plastic Tanks: 2 (90 Gallons)

Fuel Fiberglass Tanks: 1 (35 Gallons)

Accommodations

Note: All interior surfaces have been stripped and refinished with Epifanes varnish and all gray Formica replaced with White Sand color laminate - much brighter now! The vinyl overhead has been replaced with white laminate - much easier to clean.

Forward stateroom

Starting at the bow, there is access to the anchor locker forward. Ash ceiling strips line the hull sides between the deck and the berth. Shelving along each side runs the length of the berth, with gorgeous radius form and solid teak fiddles. The berth is 6'4" long, 7'4" wide at the shoulders with a custom mattress and has drawer storage beneath it. To starboard there is a cedar lined hanging locker with a changing seat in front of it. The cabin has 6'1" headroom and has an overhead screened hatch and a screened port light for ventilation; additional lighting comes from an overhead LED white/red light and a pair of LED reading lights.

Head

The head compartment is just aft of the forward cabin to port, with the head itself to the right and aft facing. A molded liner helps make for easy cleaning. The sink and counter unit was custom made in Corian with an integral fiddle ensuring that any spills are contained; there is a pull-out/retractable shower wand. Below the countertop there are two cabinets with shelves. Above the counter are shelves, with tinted acrylic sliding doors to close them off and keep things tidy. There is a teak framed oval mirror and a hatch and opening port for ventilation. The business side of things is taken care of with an Airhead toilet.

Saloon

The spacious saloon features lots of richly finished white oak with teak trim. The headroom is 6'1" and there is plenty of ventilation and light, with six opening ports, an overhead hatch and two dorade vents. In addition, there are four LED white/red overhead lights and four LED reading lights.

Just aft of the forward stateroom on starboard is a stack of drawers with a bureau type fiddled countertop above them. Behind that is another cedar lined locker, set back further. Continuing aft into the rest of the saloon, a teak centerline drop-leaf table is the focal point of the space. There is a storage bin in the top of the table containing a kitchen knife block with space for napkins, silverware or whatever.

On either side are opposing 6'4" long settees. Each is radiused at the forward end, has a lee cloth and ample storage behind the seat backs. Above them are shelving units, with Southern Cross' signature tambour doors that will close them off completely to secure the contents when sailing. The port settee can slide out to convert to a larger berth if desired.

Nav station

Aft of the port settee is a deep cedar lined hanging locker, with a large fiddled countertop above. This separates the aft-facing nav station from the rest of the space. Ash ceiling strips line the hull side and there is a long, deep open shelf along the hull for mounting equipment. A large cubby is located at the back of the hanging locker and behind your right elbow when seated. There is storage beneath the nav seat and an unusually large chart table (47" wide and 30" deep) with chart storage within and shelves beneath. Electrical panels are above and within easy reach.

Galley

The galley is located at the base of the companionway on starboard and is U-shaped. The deep custom Corian double sinks are oriented facing forward and have storage directly beneath them and a unique swing-out pantry cabinet on the end of the peninsula. A three burner stove is oriented along the hull and has shelf storage with sliding doors and dish organizer shelving above that. Back along the aft end is a large top-access Seafrost 12v refrigerated

ice box with refrigeration and propane controls above. Above and behind the ice box is a three compartment fiddled dish rack. Overall, there's a quite generous amount of counter space and your spacing is such that you can either clip in or brace easily - this is designed as a true seagoing galley.

Galley Details

•          Custom Corian double sink

•          H/C pressure water

•          Fresh water foot pump

•          Seaward gimbaled 3-burner LPG stove with oven

•          Stove safety bar with harness brackets

•          Two 11 lb LPG tanks in vented locker under helm seat

•          Seaward LPG control

•          Seafrost 12v refrigeration (2013)

Head Details

•          Molded liner for easy wipe-down

•          Custom Corian sink and counter

•          H/C pressure water mixer w/diverter valve and shower wand

•          Fresh water foot pump

•          Electric shower drain sump (2013)

•          Airhead composting toilet (2013)

•          Teak framed mirror

Water Systems

•          8 gallon hot water heater (2015)

•          Shurflo fresh water pump (2013)

•          All foot pumps replaced (2013)

•          Manual Whale Gusher 10 bilge pump at helm (2016)

•          Rule automatic electric bilge pump (2016)

Hull and Deck

The Southern Cross hull is hand laid fiberglass, with a core of semi-rigid Airex foam sandwiched between the inner and outer hulls from the waterline up providing excellent sound and thermal insulating properties, and solid fiberglass below the waterline.

•          Factory finished construction

•          Airex cored hull above waterline

•          Long fin keel

•          Skeg-hung rudder with the prop protected in an aperture

•          Marelon sea cocks and thru-hulls   

•          44 lb Vulcan spade anchor with 300' of 3/8" chain (excellent condition) and a Mantus snubber.

•          Danforth anchor w/20' of 3/8" chain and 125' of nylon rode

•          Double anchor roller

•          S&L 555 manual windlass serviced 2013

•          Stainless steel bow and stern rails

•          30" high double wire lifelines (2013)

•          Port and starboard lifeline gates

•          Dorade boxes and cowls

•          Lewmar aluminum hatches with new lenses and hatch covers. Inside are Oceanair combo roller screens/shades (2013)

•          Bomar ports with new lenses and screens (8), with Oceanair pleated shades (2013)

•          Dodger and Bimini, new 2014, toast color

•          Solar panels, two at 100W mounted over Bimini

•          Teak cockpit grate

•          Bottom barrier coat with Coppercoat long-term bottom paint.

•          Monitor windvane, serviced 2013

Sails and Rigging

The stainless steel rod rigging was replaced with wire rigging in 2013. The keel stepped mast has internal halyards for reduced windage. Inboard chain plates provide excellent maneuverability on deck and create a narrower sheeting angle, improving windward performance. All sails new 2015 made by Vermont Sailing Partners.

•          Mainsail: crosscut 8.88 HMFW Dacron, full length battens 3 reef rows, loose footed, Tides Marine track and battcars

•          Yankee: triradial PR344 Dacron, Sunbrella 'Toast' color UV Cover, foam luff, Furlex roller furling

•          Staysail: crosscut 8.88 HMFW Dacron, Sunbrella 'Toast' UV cover, Furlex roller furling

•          Spinnaker halyard

•          Keel stepped aluminum mast and boom

•          Spars painted with Interlux Perfection white (2013)

•          Lazy jack sail management

•          Mast mounted track and car for spinnaker pole

•          Forespar aluminum spinnaker pole

•          Mainsheet traveler in cockpit

•          Lewmar bronze self-tailing winches on housetop (2)

•          Lewmar bronze self-tailing primary winches (2)

•          Line organizers

•          Asymmetric spinnaker with sock

Engine and Machinery

Beta Marine 30hp, new 2010, 400 hours

•          Complete new exhaust system: hoses, gooseneck, muffler (2016)

•          PSS dripless shaft seal (2017)

•          Cutless bearing (2013)

•          3-blade bronze Max Prop, serviced 2020

•          R&D flexible prop shaft coupling (2013)

•          New prop shaft with line cutter (2013)

•          Racor 500 fuel/water separator 

•          Edson steering pedestal with dual lever engine controls

•          New steering sheave plate assembly, chain/cables (2013)

•          Ritchie compass

Electrical

•          30A shore power connection with shore power cord

•          110V electrical panel

•          110V receptacles throughout

•          Two 12v electrical panels

•          Sterling 2500W inverter/charger (2013)

•          Dedicated starting battery

•          4 Trojan 6 volt house batteries, 480 amp hours (2022)

•          Sterling Alternator to Battery charger

•          Masthead LED anchor/tricolor light (2015)

•          All lights are LED, inside and out

•          Two 100 watt solar panels

•          Eclectic Energy D400 (400W) wind generator mounted on Kato Marine SS pole (2015)

•          Sterling amp hour battery monitor (2013)

Electronics

•          Autohelm autopilot

•          Raymarine eS78 color chart plotter/RADAR/MFD at helm (2017)

•          Raymarine Quantum RADAR dome (2017)

•          Echopilot forward scan sonar (2017)

•          Standard Horizon GX2150 VHF radio with AIS/GPS and RAM command mic at helm (2013)

•          Autohelm ST60 plus wind instrument (2015)

•          Raymarine speed instrument

Other Equipment

•          Lifesling

•          Stainless steel swim ladder

•          Courtesy flag halyards

•          Fire extinguishers

•          Dock lines and fenders