Kanter 51 mistress V yacht

Specs

Builder: Kanter

Designer: Dieter Empacher

Flag of Registry: Canada

Dimensions

LOA: 51 ft 0 in

Beam: 14 ft 3 in

LWL: 41 ft 6 in

Minimum Draft: 7 ft 0 in

Maximum Draft: 7 ft 0 in

Displacement: 42800 lbs

Ballast: 20000 lbs

Engines

Engine 1:

Engine Brand: Perkins

Engine Model: 4-236

Engine Type: Inboard

Engine/Fuel Type: Diesel

Engine Hours: 4000

Engine Power: 85 HP

Tanks

Fresh Water Tanks: 3 Aluminum (315 Gallons)

Fuel Tanks: 2 Aluminum (220 Gallons)

Accommodations

Number of twin berths: 2

Number of double berths: 2

Number of cabins: 3

Number of heads: 2

Accommodations

The pilothouse/raised salon is accessed directly from the cockpit bridge deck. Three steps down from the cockpit brings you to the bright pilothouse with its excellent visibility and 360 degree views.  A settee, club chairs and cocktail table are to port, the steering and  nav. station are to starboard.  Plenty of storage is found here.  A few steps down and aft of the pilothouse is a generous air conditioned owner’s suite with centerline queen berth and en-suite head to starboard with a separate stall shower to port.  The size of the private aft cabin is similar to what one would expect in a center cockpit design with the benefit of a much more comfortable aft cockpit. 

Master Cabin

A center line queen with lots of storage and hanging locker provide comforts normally reserved for center cockpit vessels.  The en-suite head is to starboard and the separate shower to port. This private owner’s suite includes plenty of drawers and cubbies along with hanging locker.

Guest Cabins

There are two guest cabins forward of the deck salon, one with V berth and one with upper and lower berths.  Both cabins have hanging lockers and shelves and share a head and shower.

Galley

Good locker space, new Corian countertops and holding plate refrigeration system. 

Perkins 4-236 80 hp diesel main engine

Engine transmission (2000)

Side Power 24V bow thruster (cockpit control joystick)

Reverse Cycle Ocean Breeze 24,000 BTU air conditioner with programmable digital climate control

New Force 10 hot water heater 220 volts (2006)

New Sea Frost 12 volt refrigerator & freezer systems (2006)

3-bladed bronze max prop (feathering)

3 electric bilge pumps and one manual bilge pump

1 ¾” stainless steel shaft

Both heads replaced with Raritan Electric units, including new hoses and clamps

Deck and Hull

Designer’s Comments:  "The hull form with powerful aft section assures excellent reaching performance and the fine waterline entrance provides good upwind capability.  The keel has been designed for maximum lift and the hull has moderate wetted surface for better lighter air performance.  In heavier air and at 15 degrees heel, the yacht will pick up added form stability which, with her longer waterline, will give a calculated speed of over 9.4 knots.  The high aspect rudder ensures good control under all conditions."

Urethane hull insulation.  Hull and topsides were faired and painted in 2004.

Custom arch with two wind generators and antennas

 

Concluding Remarks

Mistress V is one of the few aft cockpit pilothouse sailing yacht designs that really works at 51’.  Dieter Empacher created a special offshore cruising yacht that has a true pilothouse which gives a proper inside steering station and a comfortable lounging/dining area.  Dieter Empacher was chief designer of Little Harbor Yacht Design.  His Kanter designs, like his work for Ted Hood, offer excellent sailing performance with a displacement hull that is comfortable and dry.  Kanter is one of North America’s most experienced metal boat builders.