SHANNON 52 RDP SPECIFICATIONS

Designer Walter Schulz
Length on Deck 51' 9 "
Length Overall to transom 55' 0"
Length on Waterline 43’ 3
Beam 14' 3”
Draft - Fixed Keel 7' 0”
Draft: Centerboard Up 5’ 7" Centerboard Down 9’ 9"
Mast Bridge Clearance Sketch 64'
Displacement 44,000 lbs.
Ballast 13,500 lbs.
Engine 125HP or twin 60HP’s
Water 180 gallons
Fuel 260 gallons
Waste 50 gallons

STANDARD FEATURES AND SAILAWAY EQUIPMENT INVENTORY

HULL

• Keel/centerboard or fixed draft
  Linear PVC foam-cored composite hull hand laid up with isopthalic gelcoat, vinylester resin veil coat, bi-axial laminates and Kevlar hybrids
  
• Ten year hull and deck laminate warranty
  
• Internal solid lead ballast, encapsulated and sealed within fiberglass laminates (no keel bolts)
  
• Reinforcing stringer grid with extra 45x45 degree bias bi-axial laminates
  
• Reinforcing laminates in the bow, keel, and transom
  
• Hull to deck joint bonded and thru-bolted every eight inches, with bi-axial laminates backing the internal hull flange
  
• Skeg mounted fiberglass rudder with stainless steel rudder post and internal reinforcing plate
  
• Epoxy barrier undercoat and two coats bottom paint
  
• Awlgrip boot top - owner choice of color
  
• *Vinyl graphic name and hailport
  
  

ENGINE/PROPELLER/SHAFT/STUFFING BOXES/FUEL TANK

• 125 HP Yanmar 4JHTE or Twin Yanmar 60 HP dual engine option
  
• Oversized Powerline 200 amp engine alternator with external voltage regulator
  
• Dual custom engine panels with full gauges and alarms
  
• Hurth type mechanical transmission, 2.76 to 1 reduction
  Three-bladed polished bronze propeller (feathering props for twin option)
  
• Aquamet 22 stainless steel propeller shaft
  
• Custom stainless steel shaft tube with removable cutless bearing
  
• Internal bronze propeller and rudder stuffing boxes
  
• Two independent diesel fuel systems (260 gallons)
  
• Racor water separator primary fuel filter
  
• Lead lined acoustical foam insulation in engine room
  
• Groco engine raw water intake strainer
  
• Engine room 12 VDC lights
  
  

INTERIOR

• Custom layouts to owner's specifications
  
• Primary bulkheads 1" with solid hardwood cornerposts and trim
  
• Solid teak and holly cabin sole with access hatches
  
• Gloss varnished 6 coats on joinerwork standard, with owner's choice of mahogany, cherry, or teak, including wood ceilings against all hull surfaces with cedar lining inside all hanging lockers
  
• *Overhead fiberglass panels with hardwood battens and removable access panels
  
  

VENTILATION

• Fourteen stainless steel or polished bronze opening ports with screens
  
• Five stainless steel deck hatches - forward cabin, wheel house (2), dinette, and galley
  
• Six 4" stainless steel or white PVC cowl vents on baffled dorade boxes
  

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GALLEY

• Gimballed stainless steel three-burner with oven propane stove
  
• Two 10 lbs. propane tanks in vapor proof locker
  
• Propane shutoff solenoid control in galley
  
• Deep double stainless steel sink with H/C pressurized water and single lever fixtures
  
• Foot pump backup to pressure fresh water system
  
• Ice box with minimum 4" foam insulation, vapor barrier, top and side access hatches, plexiglass shelves and dividers, separate ice box pump out
  
• Seafrost cold plate refrigeration with engine drive and 110 VAC assist compressors
  

HEADS/PLUMBING/WATER TANKS/PUMPS

• Pressure hot/cold water with single lever fixtures
  
• Twelve gallon stainless steel hot water heater with engine water heat exchanger/110 VAC system
  
• Two marine heads with holding tanks and deck pumpout
  
• Shower sump pumps with overboard discharge
  
• Full-way bronze seacocks, ABYC approved
  
• Heavy duty rubber hoses with double hose clamps on all fittings
  
• Two separate self-trimming and isolatable water tanks (180 gallons), 316L stainless steel
  
• Two ShurFlo 3.3 GPM fresh water pressure pumps
  
• Whale Gulper 220 electric bilge pumps with automatic float switch
  
• Whale 15 GPM manual bilge pump in cockpit
  
  

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

• Eight 115 AH Group 31 gel-cell marine batteries
  
• Basss electric panels for DC and AC systems with built-in battery switch, ammeters and voltmeters
  
• Dockside 110 VAC power system with 50 foot 30 amp shore power cord
  
• Twelve overhead dome lights, ten bulkhead mounted halogen reading lights, four under-counter flourescent lights; in stainless steel or brass finish
  
• Red/white aircraft-type chart light
  
• Lightning ground and electrolysis bonding system
  
• Two 12 VDC outlets and eight 110 VAC GFI outlets
  
  
  

ELECTRONICS

• Standard Horizon VHF radio with RAM remote
  
• Raymarine ST60 depthsounder and repeater
  
• Raymarine ST60 knotmeter and repeater
  
• Raymarine ST60 apparent wind speed/ direction indicator and repeater
  
• Raymarine ST60 Multi
  
• Copper band ground plane in hull for possible SSB antenna installation
  
  

DECK/COCKPIT

• PVC foam cored deck and wheelhouse - hand laid up with biaxial laminates
  
• Custom diamond pattern fiberglass non-skid with contrasting gelcoat color
  
• Mainsheet traveler bridge with adjustable mainsheet traveler car
  
• Nine wheelhouse windows with tempered glass
  
• Six oversized stainless steel deck and mooring cleats, four recessed deck chocks, two anchor rode deck pipes
  
• Two cockpit coaming storage compartments
  
• Bow platform with two anchor retainers and rollers
  
• Double rail stainless steel bow and stern pulpits, with separate running lights
  
• Stainless steel stanchions with double lifelines and port and starboard boarding gates
  
• Interior and exterior independent dual Edson wheel steering systems with Ritchie compasses, engine controls, stainless steel destroyer type wheels, and pedestal guard with wheel brake
  
• Drop down transom door/boarding platform and swim ladder
  
• Exterior teak grabrails
  
• Thru-bolted teak toe rail and upper rub rail with stainless steel striker
  
• Gloss varnish on all exterior teak (6 coats) Option - reduced exterior teak for easy maintenance
  

MAST, RIGGING, WINCHES AND SAILS

• Oversized custom aluminum Awl-gripped keel stepped mainmast
  
• Bow/foredeck and sidedeck lights, international tricolor and anchor masthead light
  
• Solid stainless steel chain plates thru-bolted to transverse knees with 1/2" stainless steel bolts
  
• Navtec solid stainless rod rigging with external tangs and open barrel turnbuckles
  
• Andersen stainless steel winches: Two 68ST two-speed self-tailing primaries, two 52ST two-speed 12 VDC self-tailing main sheet and main halyard ,two 28 two-speed halyard, and three self locking winch handles
  
• Owner's choice of sailmaker
  
• Main for Leisurefurl, yankee jib, and lazy jacks
  
  

SAFETY EQUIPMENT, MOORING AND ANCHOR GEAR

• Flares, radar reflector, six Type 1 lifejackets, first aid kit, fog horn, flashlights, three ABC fire extinguishers
  
• Emergency tiller, wood seacock plugs,
  
• CQR 65# and Danforth 20H anchors, two 200' 5/8" nylon anchor rodes with 50' 3/8" HT chain, dock lines and fenders
  
• Spares kits for engine, head, and electrical system
  
• Owner's manual with systems diagrams
  
  

CONSTRUCTION, COMMISSIONING, SEATRIALS, AND DELIVERY

• Site inspections welcomed and photographs supplied during construction
  
• Boat delivered in the water in Rhode Island with all systems tested and working
  
• Owner checkout, seatrial, and docking drills.
  
  

PRICES AND SPECIFICATIONS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE 12/08

Shannon 52 RDP single engine (left) and twin engine (right)

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