Blue Tango

Overview

GENERAL CONSTRUCTION:

• Solid hand-laminated fiberglass hull with epoxy barrier coat
• Hand-laminated fiberglass deck and superstructure
• Hull to deck mechanically fastened and bonded
• Double laminations at the chine, keel, and running hardware locations
• Uni and bi-directional FRP laminate per schedule
• (4) full-length longitudinal engine stringers
• Multiple athwartships frames for maximum hull stiffness
• 3/4” structural bulkheads padded at the hull and bonded
• Raised double chine
• Molded FRP upper and lower rub rails with a heavy stainless steel cap
• Top grade (#316) stainless steel exterior and deck hardware
• Reichold Hydrex vinylester resin for the entire boat
• Underwater exhaust
• Vacuum-bagging for the lamination process 

EXTERIOR

General

• Wide FRP swim step with SS swim ladder
• Port, starboard, and transom boarding doors
• Contrasting non-glare, non-skid decks
• (11) Manship SS portlights (rebedded in 2025)

Cockpit

• Hydraulic steering
• Rudder angle indicator
• SS ladder with FRP steps to the boat deck with Manship hatch
• Large lazarette storage locker with gas assist shocks
• Deck storage lockers with molded inner liners and drains, port and starboard
• Convenience storage cabinet with a covered sink
• H&C fresh water and single lever faucet
• H&C fresh water shower in molded FRP cabinet
• Rudder shelf
• Oval teak caprail at cockpit 

Foredeck

• Foredeck storage lockers
• Anchor platform of molded FRP with SS roller & chock
• SS CQR anchor
• 300’ X 3/8” high test anchor chain led deep to the bilge
• Rope locker
• Maxwell hydraulic windlass with dual direction, 3-station control, chain stopper, and anchor roller 
• SS bow pulpit and safety railings (1 1/4”)
• (1) Manship SS deck hatches painted to match gelcoat

Flybridge

• Folding bimini 
• Helm console with full throttle instrumentation
• Hynautic hydraulic steering with SS “destroyer” type wheel
• (2) Pompanette AS21 helm chairs with custom piping
• Seating/dining settee with storage under and teak grates
• (2) tables with Corian tops
• Radar arch of molded FRP
• Danforth compass

Boat deck

• Low-profile Brower 1000 lb. davit 
• 14' Highfield tender w/60HP Yamaha (new 2022)
• Plexiglass  hatch over access to cockpit ladder
• SS safety railings (1 1/4”)
• Molded in deck scuppers drain to the waterline

INTERIOR:

General

• Furniture quality, hand-rubbed satin finish, Burmese teak cabinetry, bulkheads, and wall surfaces 
• Cedar-lined hanging lockers
• Push/release cabinet door and drawer latches
• Vinyl headliner throughout, except for Formica in heads
• Tempered and tinted window glass throughout
• Quality carpeting with padding (except galley & Pilothouse)
• Teak and holly sole in the galley and the pilothouse
• Quality AC and DC lighting throughout
• Halogen overhead lighting with dimmer switches
• Quality hardware on interior doors and cabinets
• Quality locking hardware on opening windows and doors

Pilothouse

• Helm console with complete engine instrumentation
• Engine warning lights, in addition to gauges
• Dimmer switch for instrument lights
• Hydraulic steering with a wood destroyer-type wheel
• Indicator panel showing system readiness
• (2) Pompanette Platinum Series helm chairs
• AC/DC distribution panels and generator controls
• Seating/dining settee with upholstered cushions
• Built-in “L” seat and teak hi-lo table (converts to berth)
• Sliding doors to side decks, port and starboard
• Stairway to Flybridge - with SS Manship cedar hatch
• Stairway to the forward stateroom
• Custom fabric valances
• Overhead hatch
• Danforth compass
• Sub-Zero refrigerator 
• (2) Overhead teak handrails

Salon

• Built-in TV cabinetry in the starboard aft corner
• Custom fabric valances 
• 2" Wood blinds 
• U-settee with lift top storage (converts to berth)
• (2) Custom chairs (New 2026)
• Hi-lo solid teak table with crank base

• Soffets with LED lighting
• Lambrequins at window top & sides
• Crown molding
• Overhead teak handrail

Galley

• New, updated countertops installed in 2025
• New Stainless steel sink
• Three-burner glass cooktop
• Microwave/convection oven
• White Formica-lined drawers and cabinets
• Slide out shelves in the cabinets and the pantry
• Sub-Zero under-counter refrigerator
• Sub-Zero under-counter freezer
• Exhaust fan
• Disposal
• Stacked washer/dryer
• Broan Trash Compactor 

Heads

• New updated countertops with porcelain sinks
• Tecma toilets
• Sealand sanitary hoses
• Sealand monitor panel
• White Formica-lined drawers and cabinets
• Ventilation blowers
• Teak and holly sole in the guest cabin
• Custom tile floor in the master cabin

Staterooms

• Custom innerspring mattresses in master and guest staterooms
• Drawer & cabinet interiors finished in white Formica
• Cedar-lined hanging lockers with automatic lights
• Soffets with LED lighting in the Master stateroom
• Hinged forward berth

TANKS & PLUMBING:

• (2) FRP freshwater tanks in the lazarette
• (1) molded FRP freshwater tank under the forward sole
• (1) molded FRP 70 gal. holding tank under fwd. sole
• (3) aluminum fuel tanks in the engine room, epoxy-painted and insulated. Tank faces covered with aluminum-clad hardboard
• Hart Tank tender
• Clean-outs and shutoff valves on all tanks
• Supply lines from aft, the lowest tank corners
• SS fuel supply manifolds with sight gages
• Copper tubing fuel supply lines are color-coded
• Saltwater washdown system
• HRO Watermaker
• Dual Racor freshwater filters
• Bronze sea cocks on all through hull  fittings
• Bronze sea strainers for engines and the generator
• (5) Rule 1500 bilge pumps with float switches
• (1) Whale Gusher hand bilge pump
• (2) Rule 800 shower sump pumps
• (3) Bronze gate valves at watertight bulkheads
• (1) Bilge water alarm
• Fresh water washdown at fore and aft decks, engine room, and cockpit

ELECTRICAL:

• 12KW Northern Lights generators (1125 Hours)
• 12VDC / 110VAC / 220VAC systems
•  Inverters Chargers
• “Smart” charger for all batteries
• All batteries in covered FRP boxes
• (2) 50-amp shore power connectors on the port side and transom
• (1) telephone/CATV connector on port side
• Glendinning Cablemaster #CM-7/12V at starboard lazarette (50' cord)
• 5-point switch for 110VDC panel
• TV coax at salon, V-berth, and master stateroom 
• Speaker wiring
• All wiring color-coded
• Complete AC/DC circuit breaker panels
• Wiring installed for the inverter system
• New LED Aqua Signal navigation lights
• (8) 12VDC exterior overhead deck lights
• (2) 12VDC cockpit floodlights
• (9) exterior safety lights at deck level
• (6) 110VAC engine room lights
• Quality interior lighting throughout

ELECTRONICS:

Pilothouse

• Furuno NavNet
• (2) Computer screens at PH dash to run the Furuno and Computer systems
• AutoPilot Simrad AP-20
• Furuno Radar 
• B&G Network Wind 
• ACR emote spotlight control
• Maxwell anchor remote 
• Rudder angle indicator 
• Bennett trim tab controls 
• Icom M602 (VHF)
• Xantrex inverter control 

Flybridge 

• Simrad AP-20 autopilot
• Furuno Navnet 
• Icom M602 VHF
• Maxwell windlass control
• Rudde angle indicator 
• Bennett trim tab controls 

MECHANICAL:

• Wesmar stabilizer & bow thruster system
• 57,000 BTU CruisAir A/C 
• Maxwell windlass
• (2) Dual Water/Gas separators for generator exhaust
• Engine room access from cockpit and salon hatches
• Engine room fully insulated with high-density foam and aluminum barrier shield
• (2) 4” engine room blowers with PVC ducting
• Bilges finished in smooth polyester paint
• Main engines installed on heavy SS engine beds
• Molded FRP engine drip pans
• (2) Dual Racor 1000 MA fuel filter for each engine
• Engine room hatch “dog downs.”
• SS fuel manifold system 
• FRP Water Tanks
• Aquamet #22 SS propeller shafts
• Quality bronze V and intermediate struts with cutlass bearings
• SS hydrodynamic rudder blades
• Bennett 12” X 54” trim tabs with two station control
• Emergency tiller
• Stacked washer/dryer

MISCELLANEOUS:

• Sport deck with SS u-rails
• (3) Two-arm parallel windshield wipers
• (1) windshield wash system
• Stern flagstaff and socket
• (4) Polyform fenders
• (5) Braided dock lines, good condition