1947 40′ Custom Irving Sloop

Boat Name
Sparkle

Specs
Builder: Alex Irving
Designer: Norm Schwartz
Flag of Registry: United States
Keel: Fin
Hull Shape: Displacement

Dimensions
LOA: 40 ft 0 in
Beam: 8 ft 2 in
LWL: 36 ft 0 in
Length on Deck: 40 ft 0 in
Minimum Draft: 6 ft 3 in
Displacement: 12000 lbs
Ballast: 5000 lbs
Bridge Clearance: 45 ft 0 in
Headroom: 6 ft 0 in

Engines
Total Power: 15 HP

Engine 1:
Engine Brand: Electric Yacht
Year Built: 2013
Engine Model: IBL 180
Engine/Fuel Type: Other
Location: Center
Engine Hours: 100
Propeller: 2 blade propeller
Drive Type: Direct Drive
Engine Power: 15 HP

Cruising Speed: 5 knots
Maximum Speed: 7 knots

Accommodations
Number of single berths: 4
Number of double berths: 1
Number of heads: 1

Electrical Equipment
Electrical Circuit: 12V


Rebuild 2008/2009:

• Re-Planked with Silverbali above waterline and Sapele Below Waterline
• Re-Framed with Laminated Fir 
• New Laminated Stems, Forefoot and Horn Timber
• New Bronze Fasteners throughout
• New Deck Beams and Decks from Dynel and Plywood
• New Mahogany Cabin and House Sides
• New Mahogany Coamings
• New Teak Hatches
• New Kaneelhart Guards and Toerails
• New Hollow Sitka Spruce Boom
• New Carbon Fiber Spinnaker Pole
• Retained Original Lead Keel w/ Monel Bolts, Deadwood and House Roof, and Original Mast
• Rudder Custom Wood/Epoxy with 3" Stainless Steel Shaft (New 1999)
• 1 1/4" Stainless Alloy Propeller Shaft w/ 2-Blade Stainless Alloy MaxProp Propeller
• Navigation Lights: LED 

Rigging and Sails:

• Standing Rigging: 1x19 Stainless Steel Swaged (New 2013)
• Running Rigging: Endura Braid Halyards, Nylon Sheets, etc
• Winches: (2) Lewmar Self-Tailing Primaries, (2) Lewmar Secondary Winches, (2) Cabin Top Bronze Winches, (3) Bronze Winches at Mast, (1) Bronze Winch at Boom. Bronze Winches take Standard Winch Handles
• Rope Clutches
• Harken Sail Track and Blocks
• Sails: Fully Battened Mainsail (NW Sails), Light #1 Genoa (Custom), Heavy #1 Genoa (1973 but still very good), #2 Jib (NW Sails), Asymmetrical Spinnaker (Custom w/ Leah Kefgen), (4) Spinnakers. All Sails in Good Condition.
• Carbon Fiber Spinnaker Pole (New 2009)
• Boom Tent included

Electrical System:

• Ship's System: 12V
• (4) 12V Deep Cycle for Electric Motor (New 2019)
• (1) 12V Deep Cycle House 
• Electric Bilge Pump: Rule 500GPH w/ Automatic Float Switch
• Manual Bilge Pump: Whale

Anchor:

• Danforth w/ 25' Chain and 150' 3/4" Rope Rode