MIRADOR SHOW-n-TELL

We purchased Mirador new in February 1995 from Yacht's & Services on Lake Union in Seattle, Washington and have now sailed her over 10,000 miles.  We have sailed her as far north and west as Cape Scott at the north tip of Vancouver Island (N50' 49°, W124' 24°) and south and east to Zihuatenejo, Mexico (N 17' 38°, W 101' 33°).

We have installed every safety device and creature comfort feature we can imagine having on a 40' cruising boat.  Since we sail long distances in remote waters we have always been meticulous in the maintenance of all systems on Mirador.  Mirador has never suffered an equipment malfunction which prevented us from safely reaching our intended destination.

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 EXTERIOR  PHOTOS   INTERIOR  PHOTOS   SAILS & RIGGING  GROUND TACKLE  DINGHY  SAFETY  ENGINE  GALLEY 

ELECTRONICS & INSTRUMENTATION  ELECTRICAL  INTERIOR  OTHER INTERESTING FEATURES

COMPLETE EQUIPMENT LIST  (You can see more pictures and descriptions at Specifications.)

We have made many modifications to the systems installed by Caliber Yachts.  Some of these changes were for convenience of usage, some for ease of maintenance, and some for enhanced durability or safety.  Examples of changes we made are:

- all new anchoring system that brings the anchor loads to the hull at the water line (see the ground tackle section)
- all new sheaves in mast head and boom to reduce chance of wear experienced by other Caliber 40s which sailed blue water
- removed and reinstalled all in mast wiring in new conduit to eliminate wire slap in mast
- dual Racor fuel filters to allow "on the fly" filter changes
- new larger overlapping staysail to enhance sailing efficiency and comfort in 22 - 30 knots apparent
- genoa cars than can be adjusted from the cockpit
- aft head converted to workshop with large toolboxes and aluminum workbench

Following is just some of the newer equipment you will find on Mirador:

June - July 2007
- pump heads for both Spectra watermaker feed pumps
- Xintex propane sniffer
- Garmin 162 GPS
- Genoa sheets
- Rule 500 bilge pump

June - July 2006
- New Dodger & Bimini
- motor for Maxwell 1200 anchor windlass
- feed pumps for Spectra watermaker
- transom for Portebote
- Hydrocaps for T-106 house batteries
- RAM make for cockpit VHF
- GPS antenna's for both Garmin 128 and ICOM GPS

August 2004
- Two coats of Interlux CSC bottom paint 
- Complete inspection of all standing and running rigging with mast off the boat
- Complete rebuild of ARDIC diesel heater including fuel pump and blower

January - February 2004
- Three coats of Sterling LP paint applied from the waterline to the deck
- Two 300' sections of 5/16" HT anchor chain
- XM Radio
- New refrigeration system based on BD50 12V refrigerator compressor and controls (from R-Parts)
- Freedom 20 inverter
- stitching and clear plastic on dodger and bimini
- all new anchoring hardware on bow sprit and anchor attachment point
- redesigned anchor locker and storage area
-rebuilt Maxwell VWC1200 windlass with new reversing solenoid and remote control
- addition of more and stronger supports for bow sprit
-New Portebote 10' dinghy
-Xenon cabin lights
-18" Maxprop rebuilt by PYI

August 2003
- ICOM M710-RT HAM/SSB radio

Take a look at Caliber Yachts for lots of interior pictures and more details about construction and factory installed features.  Mirador was the last non-LRC hull (number 4072) so her tankage is different that what you'll see on the Caliber WEB site.

Here are the vital statistics on Mirador

Caliber 40 Cutter Rigged - built by Caliber Yachts, Clearwater Florida