1978 Southern Cross Masthead Rig 31' - 1978 30' SOUTHERN CROSS Masthead Rig 31'
St. Marys Georgia United States
$48,500 USD

Design

• The Southern Cross:
• Designed in 1976 by Thomas Gilmer, the Southern Cross epitomizes a traditional, double-ended cruising sailboat.
• Its underbody features a fine entry, firm midship section, and fine run aft.
• The hull topside includes a spoon bow, moderately low freeboard, and a rockered sheer.
• Propulsion options include a masthead sloop rig or a 24 hp diesel inboard auxiliary engine.
• The deck layout comprises a trunk cabin and aft cockpit for tiller steering.
• This design is considered typical for alongshore and offshore cruising in moderate weather conditions, requiring proper preparation, adequate skills, and prudent seamanship.

 

Heat and Air Conditioning

• Mermaid Thermostatically-Controlled ~8,000 BTU Reverse-Cycle Heat Pump:
• Equipped with seawater intake and an AC water pump.

 

Electronics

Navigation-Communication Electronics

Cockpit:

• Compass: Positioned in the bridgedecks aft face with a Kick Guard.
• Multi-Nav: Features a new 2015 Raymarine Model I70 providing depth, speed, wind speed, AIS, radar, GPS, and chart plotter functionalities.
• 2015 B & G Zeus T12 Touch-Screen Display and Plotter: Equipped with a 4G antenna on the mast face.
• Autopilot: Installed in 2014, Raymarine Tillerpilot with control head.

Inside Navigation Station:

• VHF Radio: New in 2014, Standard Horizon Eclipse.

Mast and Rigging

• Some Items New in 2014
• Mast & Standing Rigging:
• Masthead sloop sailplan with a wood bowsprit and white-painted Kenyon aluminum mast.
• Standing rigging includes original 1978 stainless steel 1x19 wire with swaged terminals, Nav-Tec center-stud stainless turnbuckles, and stainless bar stock chainplates.
• Rigging schedule includes a bobstay, replacement headstay inside the roller furling, split back stay, cap shroud through a single spreader, and forward and aft lower shrouds to the spreader base.

 

Sails & Running Rigging

• White-Painted Aluminum Boom with Fixed Gooseneck:
• Features a new Doyle Sails Dacron mainsail with 3 deep reefs, leech battens, and mainsail cover.
• Sheet led aft on the cabin top to a clutch and winch beside the companionway.
• New ProFurl roller furling on the headstay to fly the new Doyle full-hoist #3 genoa with sun strip.
• External Dacron double-braid halyards, led to winches with horn cleats on the mast sides.

 

Custom Interior

 

• Custom Interior Built by a Yacht Craftsman:
• Features custom stairs over the engine and a dining table crafted with 5 different woods.