37VT03 Hiaqua - Lord Nelson Victory Tug (LNVT)

37VT03 Hiaqua

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Yvonne & Randy
HIN: HAO370030883 more photos
Hull Laid: August 1983
Yard: Hai O Yachts, Taiwan

Tracy Arm, Alaska 2015

Princess Louisa Inlet, BC

Owner	Bought	Sold	Boat's Name	Home Port
Randy Miller & Yvonne Bates	Oct 2014		Hiaqua	LaConner, WA
Joe and Laurie Payne	Oct 2006	Oct 2014	Hiaqua	Bremerton, WA
Bent and Marie Blichtfeldt	May 1994	Oct 2006	Compass Rose	Vashon Island, WA
Frank B. Von Culin	Dec 1993	May 1994	Compass Rose
George Stevenson			Compass Rose	Kingston, WA
Rich Norman			Compass Rose
Ted Ritter¹	1983		Compass Rose	Newport Beach, CA

About the Owners Past and Present

Yvonne Bates & Randy Miller: Yvonne is a retired pharmacist and Randy is a retired Industrial Designer involved in product design, development, engineering and manufacturing. Yvonne & Randy have spent over ten years exploring the Pacific Northwest waters in Hiaqua, cruising summers north to Desolation Sound, the Broughton’s, Central Coast of BC and four trips to SE Alaska.

The Payne's: Payne’s upgrades included a new engine and mast.

The Blichtfeldt's: Took over Compass Rose when she had 1,700 engine hours. They cruised her to S.E. Alaska and in 3 months covered 3,500 miles.

Frank B. Von Culin: Died shortly after buying Compass Rose.

George Stevenson: Changed out the three bladed prop for a four bladed one.

Ted Ritter: "I am the original owner of Hull #3 which I named Compass Rose (after the mine sweeper in the UK war film "Cruel Sea" …still have a DVD copy on board the current Compass Rose.) I cannot tell you how tickled I was to see that subsequent owners made good use of her and added some excellent cruising extras. Just as flattering was that he name was retained for what 23 years! I purchased CR while working as Western Ad Mgr for Cruising World magazine in Newport Beach. I had her docked next to the Rusty Pelican restaurant….oh those were the bachelor days! She was delivered to Port of Long Beach. off loaded from a pier into the water and a bee line made for a nearby fuel dock. Lord Nelson was an advertiser of Cruising World. I first spotted the blueprints at a Seattle Boat Show in 1982 with designer Jim Backus. The rest is history.

As a footnote I was the one who designed
the "stained glass" dolphin shower doors which I was delighted to see are still there! (Photo in the 2006 brokerage ad.) Compass Rose was an incredibly fun boat to own and always turned heads at Catalina Island and Newport Harbor. I recall a girlfriend being startled in the galley one morning one the hook at Catalina by a curious couple in a dinghy 10 feet away. She had to duck down as she was still in her sheer nightie….OK, nuff said on that one. : )

My previous boat was a Pacific Seacraft Orion 27 sloop. My first run to Catalina on CR was an eye opener….auto pilot, punching along upwind at 8 knots. dutch door half opened with the stereo in the background….hmmmm, says I this is pretty damn good.

I also did a 10 day return vacation/delivery from the Abacos, Bahamas to Palm Beach, FL on a slightly later hull owned by Loren Hart of Lord Nelson. Happy to report that the Victory tug is a superb Bahamas cruiser…modest draft, protected prop and rudder and miserly on fuel. " The preceding came from two June 2009 emails.

Dimensions

LOA: 37' 0"
Beam: 13' 2"
Draft: 3' 6"
Displacement: 20,500 lbs
HIN: HA0370030883
USCG Doc #665508

Layout

Galley to port
"L" shaped salon w/ ottoman & settee to port (storage under seating)
Loose teak side chairs & end table, to stbd
Engine room access thru Galley pantry door w/ walk around engine to port side
Pilot house has single engine-room floor-hatch to port (no ladder)
Stateroom has double seat to starboard w/ drawer & storage under, 4 drawers fwd under bed, hanging locker to port

Tankage

Diesel: 200 gal, 6 self-leveling black iron tanks w/ Hart tank fill gauges. Replaced fill & supply hoses, re-plumb fuel return to rear tank, replaced & re-plumb venting to aft deck (2015)
Water: 100 gal, (42 & 58 gal) stainless steel tanks, replaced fill & supply hoses, plumbed in vent lines to underneath prt & stbd pilothouse doors & build manifold (2015)
Holding: 30 gal, under stateroom berth, polyethylene tank w/ WEMA tank gauge, replaced & replumb hoses to macerate & deck pump-out (2015)
Propane storage: (2015)
- 5 gal Alum in stack
- 4 gal Fiberglass in stack
- 1.5 gal Alum, BBQ, mounted to aft deck ladder

Propulsion

Former Engine: BMW D150 diesel engine, 4555 hours (1/2006)
New Engine: Yanmar 4JH4-HTE 110 hp Tubo, 4 cylinder diesel engine, (1/2010)
PYE motor mounts (12/2019)
Transmission: ZF 30M (1/2010)
2" Stainless steel propeller shaft
PPS dripless prop shaft seal
Prop: 24RH x 16, 4 blade and 3 blade spare stored under salon settee
Bow Thruster: Westmar 8", 5 hp counter rotating props (rebuilt 2013) )

Mechanical

Transmission saltwater cooler (2015)
Steering: Manual Hydraulic Helm Pump w/ W-H Autopilot w/ rudder angle indicator (2009)
1-1/2" Stainless steel rudder post, 3 rings of 5/16" seal (2016)
Emergency stainless tiller, port side lazarette
Stainless steel rudder
Stainless steel rudder cheeks to enable close quarter turning (2016)
Thruhulls: Replaced all (9) w/ bronze (2016)
2 Groco sea water strainers (engine & watermaker)
Water heater: Quick 10-gal, 120 VAC or engine cooling water and pressure tank (2010)
Hydronic Heating System: Heats domestic water, provides space heating & pilothouse window defogging, re-plumb system w/ 3/4" hose (new 2015)
Diesel heater: Webasto TSL17, re-plumb system w/ 3/4" hose, rewire and install thermostat (2015)
Fuel Polishing system w/ Racor Filter w/ vacuum gauge, design and install (12/2019)
Dual Racor fuel filters w/ vacuum gage & sediment bowl drains (2016)
Main Bilge Pump: Johnson 2000 (2015)
Forward Bilge Pump: Johnson 1600 (2015)
Shower sump pump: Johnson 1000 (2015)
Manual bilge pump, access below galley sink
Slurpee dry bilge pump system, fwd & aft pickups (2016)
AquaMarine Watermaker: 600 gpd /24 gph, Filters: 5 mic, 20 mic, 75 mic pleated SS Plankton (12/2019)
Raritan Marine Elegance (fresh water) electric flush Head w/ Smart Control (12/2019)
Jabsco Macerator Pump (2025)
Windshield wiper rebuilt (2016)
Engine Room Automatic Fire Extinguisher System (serviced 2021)

110Vac Electrical

Note: All factory installed copper supply cable was removed (2015)
Rewire entire system to ABYC compliant w/ marine grade tinned cable, wiring color coded & labeled w/ complete set of wiring diagrams (2015)
30A 110V Smart Plug Shore Power Receptacle (2017)
Main Distribution Panel: Blue Sea 30A ECLI Breaker, Distribution Panel, analog gauges, wiring color coded & labeled w/ complete wiring diagrams (2017)
Inverter/Charger: Xantrex Freedom 2000 (2013)
Galvanic Isolator
Bonding: Re-bond entire boat (2017)-1/2
All lighting converted to LED bulbs
(1) 110V Dedicated Shore Circuit (isolated from invert loads), (2017)
(2) 110V Inverter Circuits, (2017)
Lazarette wired w/ 110V outlet and LED lights (port & stbd) on three-way switches

12Vdc Electrical

Note: All factory installed copper supply cable and previously installed copper stranded wire was removed (2015)
Rewire entire system to ABYC compliant w/ marine grade tinned cable (color coded & labeled W/ complete set of wiring diagrams), (2015)
Convert all lighting to LED bulbs (2015)
Main Distribution Panel: (3) - 8 position Blue Sea breaker panels, analog gauges & wiring (2017)
House Batteries: (5) Fullriver DC105, grp27 AGM, 525Ah batteries, w/ Battery switch (2021)
Engine Starting: Fullriver DC105, grp 27 AGM, w/ Battery switch (2021)
Bow Thruster & Windlass Battery: NorthStar NSB-AGM31, 1150 CCA, w/ Blue Sea HD series 3000 Battery switch & 400A time delay fuse (2021)
Davit: Fullriver DC105, grp 27 AGM, w/ Battery switch (new 2019)
Charging System redesign layout & implementation w/ Automatic Charging Relays: 3x Blue Sea ML-ACR's w/ displays (2021)
Alternators: Duel 80A Hatichi w/ insolated case, wired separately to Engine Start & House batteries (2015)
Victron Energy Smart Shunt battery monitor (10/21)
Navigation Lights: Upgraded to Perko series 40 LED (2mn) Anchor & Navigation (2015)
Solar Panels on Pilot House roof: 420 W panels, w/ MPPT Solar Charge Controller w/ remote (2017)

Electronics

NUC computer w/ Rose Point Coastal Explorer chartploter system installed (12/2019)
Advantech 15" non-glare monitor (12/2019)
VHF: ICOM M605, cable & antenna (3/2020)
Standard Horizon floating Handheld VHF radio (2017)
Sitex MDA5, Class B AIS, send/receive & GPS puck (3/2020)
Radar: Koden-Sitex 4kw, 42" open array (2010)
Airmar 220 Weather Station, NMEA 2000 (wind speed, direction, air temp, barometric readings) (4/2017)
NMEA 2000 Backbone installed (4/2017)
Airmar DT800 235W, NMEA 2000 depth transducer (10/2023)
Raymarine Dragonfly 7, fishfinder w/ NMEA 2000 chirp depth transducer (2016)
High water alarm (2015)
High temperature alarm (2015)
Stateroom: Add 3" Topper to 4" Bed Foam and 1" Rat hair air spacer underneath (2017)
Head remodel & cleanup: (2016)
- Lower floor 5", fabricate removable laminate floor
- Relocate water supply, 2" waste lines & 4" heating below floor
Pilothouse Remodel: (2019)
- Remove all add-on electronic devices
- Redesign main electronics panel layout with instrument modules & electronics built-in & cover surfaces w/ Black Laminate.
- Fabricate instrument modules and silkscreen nomenclature
- Nav table insert over stairwell
- All surfaces covered w/ black laminate
- Wire in USB ports
Shower repair: (2023)
- Remove shower pan, dry rot, repair floor, re-set pan, seal & varnish
- Design, fabricate & install towel drying racks
Design, develop & fabricate Bug Screen covers for Stateroom, Head & Shower Portlights (9/2022)
Bilge was pressure washed, cleaned, sanded and painted w/ Bilgecoat (2015)
Engine Room was totally sound proofed, walls & ceiling w/ 1" foil backed insulation sandwiched w/ rubber membrane (2015)

Exterior

Remove (11) factory leaky S/S frame windows in Salon and aft Pilothouse, fill and seal jamb openings & paint (1/2015)
Install (11) Diamond Sea Glaze, tinted tempered 1/4" glass windows w/ bug screens in Salon & aft Pilothouse (5/2015)
Bulwarks & above waterline Hull repair: (Jan-May 2016)
- Grind out cracked and damaged areas, dried out to remove moisture, repair & seal w/ barrier coat
- Cracks in freeing ports repaired
- Haws hole trim rings removed, fill & seal voids
- Bronze rub rail removed and teak trim sanded
- Paint Bulwarks, Hull & Boot stripe w/ Awlgrip Paint
Hull repair below the waterline: (Jan-May 2016)
- Remove all bottom paint
- Remove all thru hulls and fill 4 unused holes
- Grind out all blisters, remove moisture & dry hull, flood coat bottom with epoxy filler mixture & sand smooth
- Apply two coats of West Systems epoxy barrier coat
- Apply two coats of Sharkskin bottom paint
Replace & bed Haws rings
Replace new SS rub rail & caulk
Install (7) new bronze thru hull valves
Install Raymarine Chirp depth transducer
Clean Prop, Rudder and Bow Thruster props
Install SS Rudder Cheeks
Re-bed SS bow stem
Apply new Graphics
Brightwork refinish: (Spring 2016)
- Aft Salon doors
- Pilothouse Navigation light boards
- Cap rail and fascia board
Re-chrome plate fender pad eyes and mount (Spring 2016)
Sumbrella cover for Pilot House front windows (2017)

Ground Tackle

James Nilsson V1000 Windlass (rebuilt & re-chromed 2015)
#6, 65 lb Forfjord safety anchor (re-galvanized anchor 2015)
425' of 7/16" chain (Galv. GR.40 I.S.O. Acco), (marked at 25ft & 100ft segments)

Deck Equipment

Forespar folding mast w/ pneumatic assist & boom (2011)
Dingy launch & recovery: Two Warm 800 lb capacity 12 vdc electric hoist winches w/ hand controls & dedicated battery, rewired (2025)
Spreader deck lighting
Radar deflector
Upper deck dinghy storage with Weaver dinghy mounting chocks (2015)
Upper deck storage boxes, port & stbd
Upper deck Kayak cradles (2019)* Saltwater anchor washdown system: (2015)
Aft Deck freshwater washdown (2016)
Outdoor Table, mounting, 2 deck chairs w/ sun umbrella (2016)
BBQ Mounting design & fabricate w/ Propane (2016)
Downrigger, Fishing Rod holder and Pot Puller mount system, design & fabricate (2016)
Telescoping Boarding Ladder, (in Port Lazarette)
Steady sail, stored in stack (2016)
Signal bell
Throw life ring, stbd side
MOB Life Sling, stbd side
Docking lines & 6 fenders
Boat hooks
Stern Tie Reel, 600 ft of 3/8" yellow floating line, Custom design & fabricated, mounts on aft deck ladder & stows in lazarette (2016)

Tender & Outboard

AB 10ft Ultra Light Aluminum (2011) HIN XMO84051F11
Torqeedo 1103 Electric Motor (2/2023)

Spares Carried Onboard

Jabsco Macerator 18590-2092, (fwd stbd side stateroom)
Prop: 24RH x 16, 3 Blade, (under settee seating)
S/S Exhaust elbow, (fwd stdb side stateroom)

Bates/Miller Summary of HIAQUA Upgrades from 2015 forward

Hull Exterior – Complete blister and moisture removal, repair & paint
- Bulwarks & above waterline – Grind out cracked & damaged areas, remove moisture and repair (including haws holes & freeing ports). Paint with Awlgrip linear polyurethane enamel
- Hull repair below waterline – Remove all thru hulls, Grind out blisters, remove moisture, flood coat bottom with epoxy filler mixture, refairing, epoxy & barrier coat, bottom paint. Install new bronze thru hull valves,
- Clean & sand teak rub rail & apply new SS trim rail, re-chrome fender pad eyes
- Grind clean all running gear, coat and install rudder cheeks, zincs
Windows - Replace leaky Salon and aft Pilothouse windows w/ Diamond Sea Glaze tempered, tinted windows w/ screens
Ground Tackle – James Nilsson windlass, rebuilt & re-chromed, Forfjord anchor sandblasted & hot dipped galvanized
Electrical – Removed all AC/DC copper wiring
- Rewire entire AC/DC system to be ABYC compliant w/ marine grade tinned cable, color coded, labeled w/ complete set of wiring diagrams of all systems
- All batteries replaced, Smart plug shore power & 110 Vac Distribution panel, main 12Vdc charging system redesign w/ Blue Sea ML- ACR’s , Victron Smart Shunt battery monitor, bonding system, all lighting converted to LED, dual alternators (separate house & engine battery banks)
- Main Distribution Panel totally re-machined using Blue Sea 30A ELCI Breaker module and (3) 8 position Blue Sea breaker panels (current breaker technology, replaceable, lighted, labeled and changeable)
Electronics – New Computer, Chartploter, Non-glare monitor, VHF radio, Antenna, GPS, AIS send/rec, Floating Handheld VHF, NMEA 2000 backbone, Weather station, 2x NMEA 2000 depth transducers, Starlink Satellite system, Solar panel power supply system w/ MPPT controller
Mechanical –
- All hoses (fill, plumbing, supply, drain, vent, heating, fuel, water, waste and etc) have been replaced (excluding hydraulic steering)
- Main bilge pump, fwd bilge pump, water pumps, washdown pump, slurpee pump, shower sump pump, macerator pump
- Watermaker, Diesel/Hydronic heater system, Electric flush freshwater head, Fuel polishing system
- Replace oxidized Aluminum H2O access covers w/ clear plastic covers
- Refrigeration system – Compressor, cold plate, copper lines, controls, temp gauge & lighting
- Diagrams of all Mechanical Systems & updateable scheduling Maintenance Spreadsheet
Interior –
- Complete re-upholstery of Salon, Pilothouse, Stateroom with Sunbrella, new foam & silhouette blinds
- Head remodel - Lower head height 5” to 19” seat height, replumb waste lines “out of sight”
- Shower remodel – Remove shower pan to & repair dry rot in floor, design, fab & install towel racks
- Stateroom – Design, develop & fabricate Bug Screens covers for Portlights, add topper on bed
- Pilothouse – Remove all add on electronics, redesign and simplify main navigation panel look w/ modular layout (Alarms/gauges, Heating, Lighting ), powder coated panels w/ silkscreen graphics, all surfaces in black laminate, build table insert over stairwell, add USB ports.
- Galley remodel – Install laminate counter, new double sink, single handle faucet w/ sprayer. Refinish refer countertop w/ epoxy finish
- Salon – Design & build integrated Cubby storage unit behind port settee back cushion
- Engine Room - Total soundproof walls & ceiling w/ 1" foil backed insulation sandwiched w/ rubber membrane, Install high output port side engine room blower, high water alarm & high temperature alarm
Exterior –
- Cap Rail & exterior teak refinished w/ Petite Captains 1015 varnish
- Kayak racks, Aft deck table & chairs w/ sun umbrella, easy access MOB Life Sling deployment outside stbd pilothouse door
- Design, develop & fabricate Stern Tie Reel that mounts on aft deck ladder and stows in lazarette
- Sunbrella cover for Pilot House front windows

Payne's - 2008/2009 Improvements

Refinished all exterior teak.
Removed 5kW Northern lights genset on rear deck and it's accessories.
Replaced house batteries with 4 AGMs group 27.
Relocated inverter.
Rebuilt exhaust system
New ProMariner three stage battery charger.
Added Shore power generator switch.
Added battery isolator between house and start bank.
Added new Italian made 10gal hot water heater just outboard of the galley sink.
Added a pressure tank (potable water system).
Added a raw water anchor wash down (used toilet inlet thru hull).
Added a sewage pump out pump.
Install propane tank in stack re-plumb with new rubber gas hose.
Moved door up on stack and put it on the port side.
Removed half of the pilot houses' paneled ceiling to access wires.
Replaced cable steering with hydraulic steering.
Replaced sink in galley with an asymmetrical one (larger on one side).
Removed hand pumps on each side of sink.
Used a paint product as new counter top
Sound insulating the engine room with a paint (multiple coats to get thickness of 40-50 mils).

Original Purchase Information²

Date Ordered	Buyer/Brokerage	Hull Laid	Hai O's Cost to Build³	Shipping (from Taiwan)	Misc. Expenses⁴	Admiralty Ltd. Profit	Date Arrived in US⁵	Closing Sale Date	Approximate Delivered Price⁶
6/8/1983	Ritter, T	8/83	$4,9639.64	$7436.1	$901.25	$9,359.11	10/28/1983	10/28/1983	$67,336.1

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