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Interior features ...
• The interior is very light as the wood is ash throughout the boat and there are many windows and hatches
• All areas have 7 ft. headroom with the exception of the aft quarterberth which has been turned into a sail locker and tool room.
• The central salon is very large. It has a 6-1/2 ft. port settee equipped with a lee cloth for use as a sea berth. To the right is a very large table with a "U" shaped settee that seats six comfortably.
• There is a lot of storage in the salon lockers and the side shelves have stainless steel bars to retain the substantial number of books that can be placed there. We've never had anything come loose while underway.
• The V-berth contains a full bunk and (again) substantial hanging and locker storage. The combination of both small and large lockers allow for a variety of items.
• The one head room is large and it is easy to move around inside. There is a separate stall shower in the room with a shower sump pump that exits into the head water throughhull. The hot water tank has a 16 gallon capacity.
• The waste tank is 35 gallon - the boat does not have any head odor.
• The aft cabin is a double with large storage lockers underneath.
• Windows and ports - there are five deck hatches throughout the boat and six opening ports. In addition there are eight side windows and the large Lexan (3/8 inch) front window.
• There is forced air heating (Espar) with outlets in all five areas of the boat. We were very comfortable amid floating ice in Alaska.
• There is also a small air conditioner (110 volt) available, which we used at dockside in Colombia and Panama, that cooled the boat very well in very hot and humid conditions. It can be mounted either at the companionway or over a hatch with a protective cover.
Miscellaneous Items:
• The dingy is an Apex with hard roll-up floor and a 5 hp motor. The dingy is made of hyperlon and rides high and easy on the dingy davits or is placed in one of the two large cockpit lazzerettes.
• Boarding of the boat either from a dingy onto the swim steps or from the water onto the steps by means of the swim ladder is easy. We used kayaks for most of the five years of cruising and they were carried easily inboard between the toerail and the mast stays due to the width of the boat (14' 3").
Final Comments:
We are selling Vite because it is time to build a house for our retirement and we cannot afford to keep both the boat and a house. If we could keep her, we would. She is the ultimate safe sailing vessel with the ability to sail in extreme weather, the draft to go into shallow island areas, and the ability to stay at anchor for extended periods with self sufficiency. Her design and strong metal construction and rigging make Vite an exceptional vessel.
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