From the same yard that builds the well-known Tayana yachts, Daydreamer is a reasonably fast and superbly appointed world cruiser that provides a comfortable life aboard in both the tropics and high latitudes.  She has enough additional foam floatation to be unsinkable and, with three private staterooms, is roomy enough to provide full privacy for a crew of 5-6.  Yet she can be easily handled by a couple.

Critical systems are designed and installed with built-in redundancy or back-ups for maximum reliability.  For example, she has both a below-decks electrical autopilot AND a wind vane.  She also has two independent yet identical refrigeration systems that normally run in parallel but that can individually handle the refrigeration load by cycling twice as often ... and the refrigeration systems can be powered by the generator or by the engine via alternator and inverter or by shore power (for unattended dockside operation).  The water maker can be driven by an electric motor powered by the gen set OR it can be belt-driven by the engine.

The current owners have owned her since 1988, have lived-aboard since 1995, and have spared no effort or cost in upgrades and maintenance to keep Daydreamer in top-notch condition (see prior surveys HERE).   She's recently been through a $12k refit (June 2008) and has new standing rigging, newly-painted mast & boom, new cutlass bearing, new PSS shaft seal, and a new LED masthead tricolor/anchor/strobe and (Dec, 2010) the usual 2 coats of bottom paint and new zincs and new upholstery.  Other significant recent works include a full engine rebuild and the replacement of both fuel tanks within the last 8 years and a new transmission (Feb, 20110.

No "dock queen", she's actively being cruised in the Sea of Cortez ... a wonderful cruising ground in its own right ... so all systems are getting a regular workout.

Since not everybody wants to cross oceans nor wants to bear the costs of equipping a boat for that purpose, she’s being offered in several levels of fit-out.  The lower-priced version is comparable to or better than boats commonly found at yacht brokerages.  That is to say, she’d be in sail away condition with all working sails and ready for coastal cruising including a trip up the Inside Passage to Alaska or a winter in Mexico.  Those systems that are built-in or integral to living aboard, such as the redundant refrigeration or the RO water maker, are included in the basic version.

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1. Bower: 60 lb CQR on 350 ft chain

2. Stern: 12 Kg danforth-pattern with 150 ft. Ankarolina rode

3. Lunch Hook: 11 lb Bruce on 5 ft chain & and just under 600 ft. of 5/16" double-braid

1. 4.2 KW Entec diesel-fueled Generator (7XX hrs),

2. Statpower Prosine 3 Kw true sinewave inverter

3. 30 amp shore power cable

12V DC Electricity:

1. House Bank(s): 4 ea. 200 amp-hour AGM batteries (2006)

2. 1 ea. 115 amp-hour dedicated AGM start battery (2006)

3. 100 amp alternator on main engine w/ 3 step voltage regulator

4. Integral 120 amp charger in Prosine inverter

5. 40 amp Statpower 110v-powered charger

6. 2 ea. 85 watt solar panels

7. Four-Winds II Wind/Tow generator

Communications:

1. ICOM M710 R/T HF radio (SSB & Ham) & AT-130 auto tuner to backstay antenna w/ autofreq computer-control via SCS pactor III modem (Sailmail and Winlink)

2. Uniden 525 DSC VHF at nav station (2008)

3. Uniden WHAMX4 wireless mike at helm (remote controls Uniden 525 @ nav sta.)

4. Standard HX350S Handheld VHF

5. Hawking Hi-gain 802.11n WiFi adapter (USB) for high speed internet and VOIP when in marina

1. W-H autopilot controlling Autohelm linear drive

2. Sail-O-Mat 600 wind vane

1. Dickinson Antarctic diesel-fired space heater in saloon

2. Chilled water air con in aft stateroom (install not complete)

Sail Inventory:

1. Working sails include roller-furling yankee, hank-on staysail, and full-batten main w/ slab reefing (2 reef points) and lazy jacks

2. Free-flying (w/ snuffer) light air sails include an asymmetric cruising spinnaker and a nylon genoa w/ kevlar luff line

3. Heavy air sails include hank-on storm staysail and storm trysail w/ separate mast track

4. Riding sail

5. Spares include battenless mainsail, staysail, and cut-down yankee (roller furl has two luff grooves so both yankees can be run together as downwind twins)