VANDA
Motor Yacht
General Specifications & Hull Construction
“Vanda” (ex “Van Triumph”) was built in Hong Kong in 1975 by Supercraft Ltd. as a private yacht for the yard’s owner, and maintained in class with American Bureau of Shipping, with Machinery Certificate. She was renamed after the launch of his new 65m Van Triumph. In 1993 she was laid up ashore at Supercraft’s yard in Hong Kong, where she was maintained by them until a suitable idiot like the present owner was found to buy her in 2003.
The hull is constructed of Burmese teak (tectona grandis (verbacenea)), on Borneo yacal frames. Yacal is a termite resistant and very strong hardwood of the species hopea odorata (dipterocarpaceae). It is also known as “giam” in Malay, or “mai thakian” in Thailand (where it was used for the royal barges, each of which was dug out from a huge single trunk). Teak has a density of 650 kgs per cubic metre, and yacal 977 kgs per cubic metre.
Under supervision of the new owner’s surveyor and engineer, the hull was stripped to bare wood and all wood, machinery and equipment examined and renewed (where necessary), before being re-launched and recommissioned in November, 2003. She sailed from Hong Kong to Hainan Island and Bangkok in March 2004, and in 2006 to Myanmar via Singapore. In Myanmar the hull was again stripped and all caulking removed to examine condition. A small amount of soft or damaged hull planking was replaced with seasoned teak planks and the upper and after decks replaced with mature quartersawn teak planking over new epoxy sealed marine plywood. The decks and hull were then totally recaulked with new cotton and Sika caulking compounds
The interior was cleared back to the inner planking and all frames, knees and beams cleaned and repainted with epoxy primer. The engine room was primed and resealed with fire resistant coatings
HULL
Keel
11” width solid teak with 1½” outer keelson, yacal shoed with 3/8” stainless steel plate and with an additional 27” stainless steel skeg extending the full length of the keel.
Hog Frames
20” x 7” yacal bolted with 1½”dia. stainless steel bolts to keel 10” x 4” yacal, spacing 21” between centres; Engine Room (between frames 23 and 39 inclusive) spaced 18” between centres
Planking Inner Skin
Teak: 1”, fastened to frames with stainless steel bolts with layer of glass cloth and resin between inner and outer shell.
Planking Outer Skin
Teak: 11” wide planking, 1½” thickness at sides, 2” on bottom with 4” x 9 gauge bronze wood screw fastening to inner skin and stainless steel bolts to frames and stringer.
Engine Bed
7” x 15” yacal beams capped with 3/8” steel bearers set 32” apart, extending from frames 6 to 36.
Bottom Longitudinal
Stringers
3” x 1½” yacal
Spray Chine
4” x 2” yacal external along side chine with 6” x 4” internal longitudinal with 1½” chine brackets on frames.
Trim plates
9” wide, ¼” stainless steel plate bracketed 6” above chine extending 33’6” forward from transom.
Anti-cavitation plate
30” wide shaped 3/8” stainless steel plate, full transom width.
Rubbing strake
8” x tapered 6” to 4” yacal, faced with 4” x 3/8” stainless steel plate.
Watertight Bulkheads (4)
Forward collision bulkhead: 3/8” steel with 2 watertight doors to chain lockers and 2 watertight doors for forepeak access
Engine Room: ¼” steel paneled bulkheads fore and aft with watertight doors and separate insulating doors
Aft: ¼” steel bulkhead forward of steering space, no door
Deck
Beams
6” x 4” yacal
Exterior main deck
2” teak laid over ¾” epoxy sealed marine plywood.
Upper boat deck
1¼” teak over ¾” epoxy sealed marine plywood.
Diving Platform
1½” x 2” teak on braced 316 stainless steel angle bars and frames
Superstructure
Frames
6” x 3 ½” x 18 steel channels with 3” x 3” x ¼” reinforced steel angle bar
Side Wall
¾” marine plywood covered with 3/16” fibreglass sheathing
Wheelhouse Roof
¾” marine plywood covered with 3/16” fibreglass sheathing with ¾” teak decking
Wheelhouse Floor
1½” teak on ¾” marine plywood
Internal
Marine windows & portholes
Side windows custom made using 316 stainless steel with tempered shatterproof glass.
20 Portholes below deck machined from 316 stainless steel, internal diameter 12 inches, flange O.D. 16 inches, thickness 4½” with ½” armoured glass and internal ¼” steel deadlights
Forward stateroom (main deck) has 2 small stainless rectangular forward windows with stainless steel storm covers, sealed side armoured glass windows and 11” internal diameter marine aluminium portholes with deadlights,
Engine room starboard side has 11” diameter, 7” opening cast marine aluminium porthole with deadlight
Ventilators: 2 units 10” mushroom screw down, 6” internal diameter, stainless ventilators thru steel ducts from cabin rook to crew mess; Vetus design 5” internal diameter stainless steel rotatable deck cowl ventilators are of 316 stainless steel and mounted on dorades and equipped with blanks and canvas covers.
Grey/black water tanks
5 stainless grey water tanks (3 aft, 2 forward) and separate aft and forward black water tanks for sewage
Water & fuel tanks
Custom made from 316 stainless steel with outer sheathing of fiberglass mat and resin for fire protection of fuel tanks
Capacities
Fuel oil: approx 24 tons. Fresh Water: approx 8 tons.