2013 Wauquiez Pilot Saloon 5518m

WAUQUIEZ - PILOT SALOON 55

Main information:

• GRP/Balsa sandwich hull built with the infusion process, ensuring an optimized resin / glass fibre ratio.
• Hull protected with a bisphenolic resin on outer layers of sandwich.
• Composite hull structural grid (« open » type), glassed and glued to the hull (acrylatic urethane).
• GRP/Balsa sandwich deck bonded to the hull via mechanical fasteners and polyurethane compound at bulwark level.
• Cast iron bulb keel, fastened with stainless steel bolts, nuts and counterplates.
• Rack & pinion transmission steering system with 2 steering wheels; composite rudder shaft.
• Teak side decks, cockpit seats and floor.

Spars and rigging

• Keel stepped anodised aluminium mast (in mast mainsail furling).
• 3 sets of aft swept spreaders
• Anodised aluminium boom.
• Rigid boom vang.
• Facnor® ® (or similar) Solent jib furler with tack on swivel.

• Single strand stainless steel rigging: double backstay, forestay, lower, intermediate and upper shrouds.
• Hull side fitted upper and lower chain plates.
• Running rigging: Main and jib halyards, boom topping lift, main and jib sheets, jib furling line alongside bulwark.

Deck fittings

• 2 x Andersen® (or similar) FS 62 electric stainless steel multifunction winches close to the steering positions.
• 2 sets of deck stoppers on cockpit coamings to port and starboard.
• 1 x Andersen® 46.2 FS (or similar) stainless steel halyard winch on mast.
• Mainsheet system led to multifunction winch.
• Self-tacking jib rail with ball bearing car (sheet led aft via interior of mast).
• Turning blocks at mast step and cockpit coamings.
• Ball bearing “black magic” HARKEN (or similar) blocks.

Mooring

• 35 Kg Lewmar anchor with 50 m (164’) 12mmØ chain and 50 m (164’) 22mmØ warp.

• 6 + 2 fenders with socks.
• 6 mooring lines.

Deck equipment

• Tilting, teack slatted electric aft platform with remote control.
• Folding stainless steel swim ladder, recessible in aft platform.
• 1 shore power inlet on transom with cable.
• Fresh water inlet.
• Liferaft storage under cockpit.
• 2 steering positions with navigation equipment panels, 2 electronic engine control levers and engine panel to starboard steering position.
• Compass mounted on cockpit table.
• 2 lockers in front of steering stations with lids shaped as cockpit / side decks access steps.
• Emergency tiller.
• 2 large lockers on each side of aft platform with storage bags.
• Gas struts on cockpit lockers lids.
• Storage compartments on each side of roof close to companionway.
• 2 winch handle boxes.
• Cold molded teak folding cockpit table, stainless steel handrail and integrated compass.
• 4 polished aluminium opening ports in cockpit for natural lighting and ventilation of the aft cabin.
• Composite arch receiving the mainsheet, the cockpit speakers and the cockpit lighting (also supports the optional bimini).
• 2 grab rails on the arches.
• Spray hood (recessible in cabin top) with stainless steel structure and built in grab rails.
• Bulwark covered with solid teak, 8 specific stainless steel fairleads.
• 8 stainless steel mooring cleats.
• Stainless steel fresh water and fuel intake fillers.
• Stainless steel, 760mm high stern pulpit with closing gate, life buoy support, flag mast and outboard engine support.
• “Open” type stainless steel, 760mm high bow pulpit.
• Triple stainless steel lifelines.
• 760mm high stainless steel stanchions with lateral opening gates.
• 2 deck lifelines with recessible attachment chain plates.
• 2 stainless steel handrails on cabin top.
• 2 stainless steel handrails on forward part of cabin top (also can serve as tender supports).
• Manoeuvring lines and main halyard led under cabin top coaming covers above lateral windows.
• Large stained PMMA lateral windows with 3 louvers on each side to protect the 8 opening ports.
• Panoramic stained PMMA forward window.
• 7 polished aluminium opening hatches, 4 fixed portholes and 19 opening ports.
• 1 self-draining fender locker in starboard side- decks.
• 1 self-draining gas locker in port side-decks.
• 2 ventilation dorade boxes on saloon cabin top.
• 2 ventilation dorade boxes with stainless steel protection on forward cabin top.
• Sail locker forward with ventilator on hatch, stainless steel access ladder, grating, sail storage supports and electric bilge pump (optional skipper’s cabin with single berth, marine toilet and washbasin).
• Self-draining mooring locker with warp hook, 2000W/24V electric windlass with vertical 12 mm gipsy.
• Stainless steel bow fitting with deck protection, 2 anchor rollers, chain locking system and gennaker attachment fitting.