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Adventures of the Sailboat Questeria |
| About the Questeria |
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The Questeria is a 37' 1976 Irwin Mark III Center Console.
We bought her in 2005, having virtually no boating experience
or knowledge. We weren't ready to buy a boat, especially a 37'
sailboat, but we had just returned from visiting Fran's uncle
George and his wife Nancy, who were living on
Questeria. They made an offer on a bigger sailboat and
one of the contingencies was that they had 45 days to sell
Questeria. We just couldn't let her go to someone else.
Questeria is an auxiliary sloop with molded fiberglass hull. She has an LOD of 37 feet, an LOA of 41 feet, including a teak swim platform and bow sprit. She has a beam of 11 and a half feet and her draft is 4 and a half feet with the center board up and 8 feet with it down. She has a single diesel Perkins 50 HP engine and a cruising speed of about 6 knots. The forward cabin has 7 foot V-berths with a water tank and stowage underneath, a bureau with three drawers and storage bin. There is a teak hanging locker and starboard locker. The guest head was converted to a laundry room with a washer and dryer. The main salon has port and starboard settees with storage underneath and a fold down dinette table. The L-shaped galley is aft and to starboard. It has propane stove, microwave, refrigerator, toaster and coffee maker. The owner's stateroom is aft and has a double berth with storage underneath, bureau with drawers, single settee with storage underneath and teak hanging locker. The head has an electric toilet, vanity with sink and shower. Here is a scan of a 1975 magazine ad for the Irwin MK III that I bought off of ebay. |
| email: ron@questeria.info or fran@questeria.info |