BRANTA -

BRANTA ... now berthed in Blaine Washington. This was the very first Nautilus 40 ...built in 1979 ...I believe.

BRANTA ... Bowsprit & anchor roller

BRANTA ... stern swim ladder

BRANTA ... skeg-hung rudder ..the only Nautilus that has ... the rest all have balanced spade rudders

BRANTA ... in winter storage

BRANTA ... cockpit helm ... manual hydraulic steering

BRANTA ... companionway sliding hatch with louvered lockable companionway doors ... aft window shades

BRANTA ... 12 volt solar panel and mainsheet traveler in front of companionway slide on pilothouse deck

BRANTA ... mast is a HOOD Stoway mast with furling winch inside the front of the mast at the gooseneck. ( the winch handle stuck in can be seen here ) Last versions of this mast allowed mainsail furling to be done remotely

BRANTA ... the mainsail furling winch is mounted internally at the front of the Hood mast, at the level of the gooseneck.

BRANTA ... inside pilothouse ... looking aft ... port & starboard single berth/settees (shown with backrests and leeboards up) and p & s wet lockers. The Volvo diesel sailddrive is under the floor (rug)

BRANTA ... pilothouse ... 3 cyclinder Volvo diesel saildrive under floor ... individual cyclinder heads.

BANTA ... pilohouse ... starboard side steering staion with helm chair in up position

BRANTA ... pilothouse ... electrical panel beside helm chair

BRANTA ... pilothouse ... port side navigaiton chair shown in lounging down position ... chart table with chart storage are outboard. Dinette table shown foreward.

BRANTA ... dinette ... kerosene lantern over dinette table on port side

BRANTA ... dinette ... heater with chimey shown just aft of mast. Aft dinette seat houses a Grunert freezer

BRANTA ... U-shaped galley ... with top-loading Grunert refrigeration and dry food locker aft

BRANTA ... head ... manual Wilcox-Crittenden toilet pumps to holding tank ... oval ss sink with hot & cold pressure water.

BLUE HERON - Denis & Sandra Nagy

This Boat was built in 1984 by Aztec Yachts.

BLUE HERON ... MPS in light air.

BLUE HERON ... Interior helm station to starboard and nav. station to port ... both the helm chair & the nav. chair are in the down, or lounging position. In the 'UP' position, both chairs give a clear view foreward through the windshield.

BLUE HERON ... port side wheelhouse ... aft lounging swivel chair with navigation chair in down position ... the table between folds flush against the port side cabinets.

BLUE HERON ... looking foreward ... dinette to port and galley to starboard. Centre line deep sink allows a secure postion while working in galley. The microwave above the stove was not original equipment.

BLUE HERON ... head with shower to port side ... former hangin locker now houses the washer-dryer. Draawers underneath.

The Blue Heron up for sale in a boat yard in New Zealand

This was the last Nautilus 40 built. It was also the only 2nd built by Aztec Yachts.

N40- #? _ Starboard side settee makes a long 6ft-6in singel berth. The wet lockers are accessed by lifting the lee board/settee cushion.

N40- #? _ The port side settee/berth is shown here with the backrest folded under the side decks and hard lee board up, making a great seaberth for heavy wheather. Both port and starboard settees covnerth in this manner.

N40- #? _ Inside helm chair ... shown in up steering position ... teak footrest on bulkhead. Chair drops to lower lounge position.

N40- #? _ Electrical panel to starboard ... beside the helm chair

N40- ? _ Perkins 4 cycl Diesel under pilothouse floor ... looking foreward

N40- ? _ galley on starboard side ... looking foreward. This galley had a vented range hood made of teak lined with s.s. as original equipment. I do remember that as the original owner's request ... but who was he.

N-40- ? _ Galley on starboard, infront of the inside helm station ... looking aft

N40-? _ Head to Port side ... overboard/holding tank switch-over valve ... I think

N40 - ? _ vee Berth
in forepeak