1990 Ta Chiao Scorpio 72

Traditional ketch-rigged GRP bluewater cruising yacht to designs by Robert Perry and construction by Ta Chiao. Same ownership for past 20yrs and boasting a fantastic versatile 5-cabin interior layout.

 

FURTHER BROKER’S COMMENTS:

 

Built to designs by Robert Perry and constructed by Ta Chiao Shipbuilding Co. for Scorpio Marine Ltd, this beautifully appointed Scorpio 72 is one of the 30 examples built by Ta Chiao between 1982 and 1991. ALHENA has been bought from her original owner in 2001 and since then lightly used for family cruising with some occasional chartering.

 

Her specification highlights include:-

• GRP construction
• Long-fin keel configuration with fully-skegged rudder and shallow 2.20m draft
• Teak laid decks
• Perkins Sabre 220hp diesel engine
• Bowthruster
• 24vDC electrics
• Onan 20kw generator
• Inverter
• 300lph reverse-osmosis watermaker
• Radar
• SSB
• Fridges and freezers
• Microwave oven
• Electric heads
• 220vAC reverse cycle air-conditioning
• Teak interior joinery with extensive use of solid teak timbers
• Rondal Spars ketch cutter rig
• Powered furling yankee
• Lewmar winch package with electric winches
• Gennaker
• Davits
• Tender and outboard

 

CONSTRUCTION

 

RCD Status:

• RCD Status: Our understanding is that the yacht is exempt from the Directive 94/25EC (Recreational Craft Directive) as she was first placed into use prior to 16th June 1998. 

 

Hull, Deck & Superstructure Construction:

• GRP hull, deck and superstructure
• Teak laid decking

 

Keel & Rudder:

• Long fin keel
• Rudder fully supported by skeg

 

MACHINERY

 

Engine & gearbox:

• Perkins Sabre T6 3544 M240TI 6-cylinders diesel engine producting 220hp @2400 rpm
• Two air blowers – engine room and generator
• Fresh water engine cooling via raw water intake and heat exchangers.
• Reduction gearboxes
• Throttle/gear controls at upper helm with selectors

 

Performance Maintenance:

• Engine hours – approx. 5,300 as of Summer 2021
• Cruising speed – approx 9 knots
• Maximum speed – approx 10 knots

 

Propulsion & Steering:

• Bowthruster
• Wheel steering with helm controls at helm positions
• 3-bladed fixed propeller

 

ELECTRIAL SYSTEMS

 

Voltage systems:

• 24vDC primary domestic system with 24vDC starting circuit and 220v AC via Shore Power, Generators or Inverter.

 

Battery Banks:

• Battery banks in 24v and 12v circuits for start and services
• 8x 12vDC services batteries joined in parallel and series to supply 24vDC portside – serviceable
• 8x 12vDC services batteries joined in parallel and series to supply 24vDC starboard side – 2020
• 1x 12vDC generator start battery – 2019
• 1x 12vDC engine start battery – 2020
• 2x bow thruster battery bank

 

Charging / Inverter:

• Marinco 2000 Sine Wave inverter 120V AC 2000W 60Hz Output - 12V DC Input - US Plug
• 24vDC 80A Automatic battery charger
• 220vAC shore power system

 

Generator:

• Cummins Onan 20.0 kw generator – new 2021

 

Alternators:

• 1x 12vDC Engine mounted belt driven alternator.
• 1x 24vDC 60A Engine mounted belt driven alternator.

 

PLUMBING & GAS SYSTEMS

 

Fresh Water:

• Pressurised water supply via 24vDC pressure-pumps
• Hot water via engine calorifiers or via 220vAC immersion heater elements in well-insulated hot water storage tank

 

Watermaker:

• 220vAC reverse-osmosis watermaker 300lt/h – serviceable

 

Bilge Pumps:

• Electric and manual bilge pumps

 

Other Plumbing:

• Black water discharges to holding tanks

 

TANKAGE

 

Fuel:

• Approx. 2,100 litres fuel capacity in 3 x 700 litres fuel tanks. One of the three tanks is serviceable and out of order
• Approx. 100 litres day tank
• Diesel can be filled in the day tank with a dedicated pump

 

Fresh Water:

• Approx. 1,400 litres water capacity in 2 x 700 litres water tanks

 

Holding Tanks:

• Approx. 400 litre in 2 holding tanks capacity

 

NAVIGATION & COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT

 

• Furuno 68Nm 6kw open array radar scanner on mizzen mast
• 2x Authohelm ST 7000 – at upper helm and lower chart plotter
• Trimble navigation track GPS – serviceable
• Rudder angle indicator – serviceable
• Furuno GP Navigator at lower chart table
• 2x Raytheon ST 60 tridata - at upper helm and lower chart plotter
• 2x Raytheon ST 60 wind indicator - at upper helm and lower chart plotter
• Compass

 

Communications Equipment:

• ICOM VHF marine with DSC controller
• SSB trans receiver – serviceable

 

DOMESTIC EQUIPMENT

 

Galley:

• Stainless steel ALPES hob with 3x gas burners and 1x electric hot plate
• Extraction hoods
• Samsug microwave oven
• 2x front opening fridges
• 1x top opening freezers frigoboat

 

Heads:

• 24vDC electric heads
• Hot & cold pressurised water supplies
• Showers

 

Laundry:

• washing machine

 

Heating & Ventilation:

• 4x 220vAC air-conditioning units
• 1x Climma Vega Mk3 for the main saloon and starboard forward guests cabin – 2021
• 3x Marine Air System for the forward port guest cabin, crew and aft cabins – serviceable

 

ACCOMMODATION

Summary of Accommodation:

• Up to 10 guest berths in master aft twin cabins plus four guest cabins, plus two additional crew cabins in forward section. Five guest heads.

 

Accommodation Finish:

• Teak wood joinery throughout.
• Cotton multi colours upholstery in saloon.
• Varnished soleboards in all accommodation cabins
• Varnished counters in galley and heads
• Vinyl panneled headlinings

 

DECK EQUIPMENT

Rig:

• Ketch rig
• Rondal aluminium alloy spars – painted white
• Two sets of inline spreaders on main and one swept back mizzen masts
• Stainless steel wire standing rigging
• Rondal powered furling yankee
• Staysail pole
• Mast mounted spinnaker pole

                  

Winches:

• Lewmar winch package with electric winches

 

Sails:

• Dacron furling mainsail, mizzen, staysail and yankee
• Gennaker with socked – 2004

 

General:

• Teak bulwark
• Passarelle on the davits
• Stainless steel and teak side boarding stairs
• Centre cockpit stearing
• Large table for guests with icebox
• Cockpit shower
• Fore-deck davits for tender stowage

 

Anchoring & Mooring:

• Anchor windlass with twin gypsies and mooring gypsy
• Anchor with chains
• Mooring bollards

 

Covers, Cushions & Canvas:

• Bimini
• Sunbathing cushions
• Sprayhood

 

Tender & outboard engine:

• 4,20m tender
• 9,9 hp outboard engine

 

SAFETY EQUIPMENT:

 

General note on safety equipment: Any safety equipment such as liferafts, Epirbs, fire extinguishers and flares etc. are usually personal to the current owner(s) and if being left on-board as part of the sale of a used vessel may require routine servicing, replacement, or changing to meet a new owners specific needs.