2004 Custom Brent Swain 36

A proven performer, this boat is ready to head back to the tropics or take on the North West Passage. Built by a marine surveyor and professional carpenter. Recently sailed from Mexico to Hawaii to BC - she is ready to head out again.

Post refit 2022 Survey comments: “very good condition” and regular scheduled maintenance shows a pride of ownership and a commitment to safe boating”

Assumable moorage on application.

Name............................................................... Ide’fix IV

Year...................................................................... 2004

Designer..................................................... Brent Swain

LOA..................................................................... 35’11”

Beam.................................................................... 10’5”

Draft........................................................................ 6’6”

Hull                                        Origami Constructed Steel

Deck..................................................................... Steel

Steering................................................................ Tiller

Keel.................................................... Modified Fin Keel

Rudder............................................. Skeg Hung Rudder

Fuel.................................................................... 40 Gal

Water.............................................................. 200 Gals

Holding Tank..................................................... 10 Gals

CONSTRUCTION

 Steel Origami constructed hull, deck and keel. Modified fin keel ½” mild steel plate on the shoe with ¼” plate on the sides. Hull is 10 Gauge mild steel reinforced every 18” by 1”x1”x1/4” angle iron stitch welded on 6” spacing. Decks are 1/8” mild steel plate with 1”x 3/8” reinforcement on 12” centers. Cabin sides, pilot house sides and cabin tops are all 1/8” mild steel plate with 1”x 3/8” deck beams welded on 12” centers.

 Rudder is steel transom hung with a skeg, stainless steel pintles on stainless steel gudgeons. Mid ships, forward hatch and companionway door are marine grade welded aluminum.

 Stern and bow pulpits and lifelines are 1” schedule 40 316 stainless steel pipe. Handrails and all exterior fittings are 316 stainless steel with exception of the removable cockpit seats which are wood. Ports and pilot house windows are 1/2” thick plexiglass bedded with 3M UV caulking.

 fiberglass smooth finish on a steel hull with no filler.

 A complete paint job was done in October 2018 using Imron on hull, decks, and house. The last haul out was completed January 2022 when the hull was sandblasted below the waterline and 4 coats of epoxy primer and 3 coats of bottom paint were applied.

INTERIOR

 Lovely interior with varnished Arbutus hardwood and red cedar. Cabin sole is old growth Douglas Fir. A very high level of finish by a professional carpenter.

 The main accommodation is in the forward in the v berth with extensive storage for a vessel of this size.

 The saloon features settees on both sizes and yet more storage and a large bookcase

 The navigation station is to stbd from which an offshore watch can be kept (in the warm and dry). Outboard of the navigation station is an berth under the side deck.

 A quarter berth is port and aft and would be comfortable in any sea state.

 Massive lighted storage compartment – starboard aft.

 The center companionway is a cupola with an insulated aluminum door.

 Raised pilothouse for great visibility, comfort, and ventilation.

 Excellent ventilation throughout

 Head: 1 : New Raritan head (2022)

 Cockpit: secure offshore cockpit with cushion plus a wraparound sea above the tiller. Full set of cockpit cushions.

 Deep bilge

 Sleeps: 6

 Heat: Sigmar Diesel Bulkhead Heater with new fuel pump (2023)

GALLEY

 Very secure seaworthy galley.

 The galley is L shaped with dish lockers below the side deck, a set of 3 drawers, pot storage below the stove and a spice pantry aft of the stove and beside the port quarter berth.

 Double burner stove/oven

 Stainless steel sink with foot pump

 Icebox

MECHANICAL

 Engine: Bukh DV48 Turbo Diesel with Hurth gearbox

 Hours: 1400

 Propeller: Campell Sailor 3 blade

 Cutlass bearing replaced 2022

 Excellent insulation. Amazing access.

 Wet exhaust although the skeg was built with a keel cooler so conversion to keel cooling is possible.

 The engine is mounted partially below the cockpit and access is good when the engine box is hinged forward.

ELECTRICAL + PLUMBING

 House Battery: 2 x AGM 6V Golf Cart (2022)

 Start Battery: LT Gp 31 (2021)

 Battery Charger: Nautilus

 Inverter: Xantrax Pro 1800

 Dual alternators: Delco 60 amp plus Delco drive line alternator for the house bank

 Zena 150 Amp welder plus welding helmet.

 Solar 2 x 50W Azimuth (2022) plus MPPT Solar Controller (2022)

 Battery monitor

 Wiring: Marine grade

 LED navigation lights

 Water tanks refurbished in 2021

 2 x 20 Lb Aluminum propane tanks.

INSTRUMENTS

 Chartplotter: Raymarine Axiom (2022) – viewable in the saloon or from the cockpit.

 GPS: Raymarine RS150 (2022)

 Autopilot: Raymarine ST2000 (2022) with remote plus Sayes Rig Wind vane

 Radar: New Raymarine Quantum 2 (2022)

 Depth Sounder: Standard Horizon

 Satcom: Iridium Go (2022)

 Long range comms: Icom MC802 SSB with AT140 tuner

 VHF: Icom IC-330 (2022) plus West Marine handhelds

 AIS: Raymarine 700 AIS Class B transmit/receive.

 Barometer: Victory

 Compass: Dirigio 6” – Beautiful traditional helm compass

 Charts: Mexico, Polynesia and much of the Pacific

SAILS

 Mainsail (Storch) with mainsail cover replaced in2019

 110 % (Storch) plus extra jib

 Staysail

 Storm Staysail

 Symmetrical Spinnaker

 Drifter

RIGGING + DECK GEAR

 Mast: Birds mouth Red Cedar – repainted 2018

 Boom: Red Cedar

 Spreaders: Yellow Cedar

 Standing rigging – Stainless wire with spliced eyes – 2005

 Folding mast steps to the masthead – great for finding your way through ice or coral !

 Halyards replaced 2022

 Adjustable whisker pole

 Winches: Anderson 28ST 1-28, Anderson 16, 2 x Anderson 40ST. Once you use an Anderson winch you do not go back

 Adjustable back stay.

 Incredibly robust deck gear – oversized bollards and cleats.

 Extra high stanchions for increased safety. Solid rails – no flimsy lifelines.

ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT

 Tender: Peapod design

 Outboard crane: Custom in 2022.

 Double anchor roller

 Primary Anchor: Rocna 55 lb – you are not dragging !

 Rode: 150’ 3/8 plus 200’ 5/8”

 Secondary Anchor CQR 45 lb

 Secondary rode: 60’ plus 150’ 5/8”

 Stern Anchor: Bruce 45 lb

 Stern Rode: 150’ ½”

 Windlass: Massively powerful stainless steel manual drum winch

 Massive arch for the solar and antennas (2022)

 Swim ladder

 Dickenson BBQ (2022)

 Extensive safety equipment

 Very extensive spare parts and supplies

 Full boat cover – custom fit with detachable sections. Great in the tropics or up here in the rainy PNW

MAINTENANCE

 Tanks repainted in 2022 plus new inspection ports added.

 Port light lenses replaced (2022)

 Last haul-out and anti-fouling: April 2022

 Last zinc(s) change: April 2022

 Last engine oil change: Dec 2022