Original spec list

This is Blue Opal‘s original spec sheet, from an invoice dated June 1998.

DescriptionCost (GBP)
Victoria 34 to standard specification91,274
Alternative hull colour418
Teak laid & paid cockpit seats and sole2410
Cutter rigFOC
Epoxy coating below waterline573
Name in gold letters38
Selden Furlex for staysail1123
Storm trisail497
UV guards for furling headsails344
Mainsail cover169
Signal halyards37
Selden gas kicker316
Rigging screw covers101
Radar reflector193
Storm trisail track535
Fully battened main2396
Selden RCB car system1298
Tri-white light to masthead179
Wheel steering1625
2 U-bolts for safety harness78
Lifeline gates542
Horizon 1500 electric windlass1503
30 metres of chain80
2 Solarvents256
Sprayhood434
Dodgers with name192
Winch handle pocket33
Outboard bracket84
Binnacle cover108
Tank Tender system304
Master Cabin layoutFOC
Third battery / charge splitter283
Pressurised hot & cold water1045
Additional water tank246
Manual fresh water backup135
12 V refrigeration913
Holding tank614
Upholstery in lieu of standard220
Curtain tracks107
Chart table light66
Stowages of aft corners of forward berths196
Fiddle on galley worktop28
Auto gas shut-off111
Automatic bilge pump218
Fire blanket41
2 fire extinguishers114
Galley strap51
Commissioning604
Boat mark registration28
ICS Navtex 4+568
Autohelm ST50 Tridata568
Autohelm ST50 Wind666
Autohelm ST50 Tridata repeater295
Autohelm ST5000+ autopilot1892
Autohelm D-GPS695
Yeoman plotter400
Autohelm SL72 radar2082
Swiftech M168 VHF with Hawk483
External waterproof speaker108
Shore mains488
Immersion heater128
25A battery charger439
3 kW heater with 3 outlets1719