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HIN: HAO370030883 more photos
Hull Laid: August 1983
Yard: Hai O Yachts, Taiwan
| Owner | Bought | Sold | Boat's Name | Home Port |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe and Laurie Payne | Oct 2006 | 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 | |||
| Rick Norm | Compass Rose | |||
| Ted Ritter1 | 1983 | Compass Rose | Newport Beach, CA |
About the Owners Past and Present
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 blue prints at a Seattle Boat Show in 1982 with designer Jim Backus. The rest is history.
As a footnote I was the one who design 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 girl friend 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.
Layout
- "L" salon sette
- Galley to port
- Pilot house has single engine-room floor-hatch to port
- Stateroom has double seat to starboard
Mechanical and Engine Detail
- BMW D150diesel engine, 4555 hours (1/06)
- Prop 24x15
- Westmar 8" Bow thruster
- Pressurized fresh water system with expansion tank
- Water heater (from 120 VAC or engine cooling water)
- Webasto furnace
- Rebuilt exhaust system
Electrical
- Heart HD1800 inverter
Galley
- Force 10 propane 3-burner stove
Electronics
Deck
- Maxwell Windlass
- 65 Fjord anchor with 400' 3/8" chain
- new mast & boom
2008/2009 Improvements as reported at Tug Talk Bremerton
- 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.
- New ProMariner three stage battery charger.
- Added Shore power generator switch.
- Replaced alternator with 150A dual pulley unit.
- Added battery isolator between house and start bank.
- Added new Italian made 10gal hotwater 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.
- Removed big white box off dingy deck (it held a propane tank) and put tank into stack.
- Put in new rubber propane 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
- Removed hot water expansion tank which had been installed at the helm (just forward of the wheel).
- Sound insulating the engine room with a paint (multiple coats to get thickness of 40-50 mils).
Related Documents
- Yacht World Listing: yw2006hull3.pdf
- Hull #3 is written up in Western Boatman magazine Oct 1984, Lord Nelson Victory 37 Tug, Cover photo, p. 37-39
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