WHITING SOUTHERN CROSS

Southern Cross was built in 1985 of three skin heart kauri with fibre glass/
epoxy resin by Alan Porter in Whangaparaoa to a custom Paul Whiting design.
She is 26mm hull thickness copper riveted to large laminated frames. This
construction makes her very strong with good thermal and noise insulation.
She has a low hours Yanmar4JH5E diesel and ZF gearbox swinging a three
blade Gori folding propeller (with overdrive). Six knots @ 1800 rpm. Theres
a spare starter motor, belts, impeller, filters etc on board, along with a supply
of other spares.
The boat sleeps seven, vee berth forward, a double in the saloon and quarter berths. New upholstery and craftsmen
built teak joinery throughout. 200 litres of fuel and 300l of fresh water in stainless steels tanks. Good seagoing
galley with four burner and oven stove. Isotherm 12 volt fridge/freezer. Eberspacher diesel heater for snug winter
sailing - very economical on fuel and electricity.
B&G Hornet depth sounder, new Watchmate AIS receiver (not installed) ICOM SSB radio and ICOM VHF. Two
house batteries and a start battery are charged by 2 x 300 watt solar panels and an Aerogen wind generator. Aries
wind vane self steering and rope drum on steering wheel.
Southern Cross also comes with a Southern Pacific RIB and 2hp Yamaha outboard. 3 anchors (Rocnor and 2
CQR) with 70m recently regalvanised 10mm anchor chain and Simpson Lawrence manual windlass. Sail locker
includes a Doyle cruising headsail on the Profurl furler, a spinnaker and MPS with sock, plus a light #1 genoa and
storm jib, plus six hank on sails which are perfectly useable.
We have owned her, and lived aboard, for 12 years but, in our present circumstances, dont use her much and
would like to see her continue with appreciative owners. There is a comprehensive collection of documentation
from her history, magazine articles and book covers and study plans.