2002 Darling Yachts Custom Aluminum 72′ – (No Luxury Tax)

Accommodations

• all Corian counter tops with machined ridges to prevent water from running on floors
• all faucets are top-of-the-line Kohler
• Galley sink and bar sinks are Kohler cast iron, Head sinks are Corian
• showers in the master head and the guest head are cultured marble in Sea Foam Green
• fresh water Microphor toilets use very little water, fully serviced
• raised panel cherry interior walls finished to furniture grade finish
• cherry cabinets with raised panel rounded corners on all edges
• all doors are of raised cherry and are arched w solid brass hinges and Baldwin door handles
• pre-finished maple interior floors with micro groove
• individual tongue and groove wood ceilings, sprayed white with cherry beams
• solid maple staircase w indirect light in riser of each step
• stairway to pilothouse crafted in Birdseye maple
• salon to port has an overstuffed sofa and two chairs w footrests all in matching Hunter Green leather
• dining room to port has six matching chairs in Hunter Green leather
• the two cherry side tables in salon and the dining room table have black ebony surrounds made from a mottled oak log buried in an English moat for over 500 years
• spacious walk-in pantry with nine locking oversized drawers and nine large shelves c/w Dyson vacuum
• spacious luggage storage room (attic) accessible from the companionway located above the master head
• all closets are cedar-lined tongue and groove
• large hanging closets in the guest stateroom and the master stateroom
• master stateroom berth is king size box foundation and mattress w storage drawer beneath
• ceiling height in master stateroom is more than 7′
• guest stateroom is two twin-sized bunks arranged in an L-shape with the foot of one bunk under the head of the upper bunk
• fully enclosed aft cockpit w 12-panel Stamoid canvas and plastic windows
• 52″ LG OLED TV, DVD changer, Bell ExpressVu satellite TV receiver,  Bose surround sound, Onyko AM/FM receiver, remote speaker control box for Bose speakers in pilot house, master stateroom, cockpit and boat deck
• SiriusXM satellite radio system
• Sony 32″ flat screen TV in master cabin
• Sony 9″ color model KV-9PT60 flush mounted in helm station
• cockpit and swim grid have new “NU Teak” EVA floor covering
• Flagship Marine central electric heat
• Webasto diesel furnaces in main deck and pilothouse areas
• infrared heater element on aft deck
• fishing rod storage on ceiling of aft deck
• all AJR windows are double glazed and tinted w screen on each
• five stainless steel portlights in master stateroom and master head (7″ x 16″ x 2″ w screens)
• master stateroom has two 19″ square hatches with sky screens (blinds and blackout screens)
• all windows except for windshield have 1″ hunter green venetian blinds
• two large aluminum hatches to engine room with gas assist in aft cockpit
• four hatches for mechanical space access: one in companionway, one in galley, one in pantry and one in master stateroom

Galley

• U-shaped galley to starboard midships with excellent widow views over oversized Kohler cast iron sink
• Corian counter tops
• upper and lower cherry finish drawers and cabinet storage
• separate bar sink w cover (faucets currently removed)
• Thermador glass top electric range with convection oven and downdraft vent
• Bosch dishwasher
• Panasonic Inverter Series over-the-range microwave
• Sub-Zero full-sized refrigerator
• Sub-Zero full-sized freezer
• Jenn-Air trash compactor
• Asko washer and dryer are both located in their separate compartment behind their own door off dining room

Helm

• helm spans the full 12′ width of the pilothouse
• Glendinning electronic shift & throttle controls with two additional bridge wing stations
• Hynautics PSO-1175-1 power assist steering
• hydraulic bow & stern thrusters
• Simrad Robertson Model AP20 auto pilot with AP21 remote, RFC35R fluxgate compass, RF 300 rudder feedback
• three remote outlets for AP21 remote, one in main console and one on either wing station
• electric Stidd Series 500 high-back admiral and mate helm seats in chrome and custom Hunter Green leather
• Edson 26″ teak wheel with teak rim and highly polished chrome bronze hub
• three pantographic windshield wipers on reverse raked pilothouse windows (designed to withstand 300mph winds)
• twin hood doors w multiple dogs on both sides of helm
• a triangular cherry table with L-shape settee sits behind helm for guests
• built-in office desk along rear window offers a panoramic view and plenty of storage

Navigation & Electronics

• Furuno Model FR-7112 radar 12″ display, Model RW-6537 6′ open array antenna
• Furuno Model FCV-667 colour video depth sounder
• Garmin GPS Map 215 with toggle switch to allow chart display to be shown on the main computer monitor
• FLIR TG165 thermal imaging camera
• Furuno Model FS-1503 SSB radio
• TracVison TV dome antenna w subscribed Bell ExpressVu TV service
• Standard Horizon GX2342S VHF radios (3), two at helm one in dining room
• Raytheon 430 loud hailer and intercom w stations on the boat deck, the cockpit, the engine room and the corner cabinet near the galley
• Carlisle & Finch 350 watt Xenon 20 million candlepower manual searchlight in chrome with master control station
• Buell triplex model TS air horns
• Kahlenberg Model M-511 whistle control. (Allows automatic sounding of fog horn every two minutes, as well as buttons for emergency and navigation signals and an “At Will” button)
• electrocatalytic model CM-2 corrosion monitor system
• ground current detection meter
• Davis Weather Monitor II instrument including rain gauge
• single analog rudder angle indicator plus another associated with the autopilot
• Advanced Control Technologies programmable digital anchor chain counter
• drag anchor alarm output is wired to a siren
• KVH 1000 fluxgate compass
• Ritchie 5″ flush mount magnetic compass
• Chelsea 5.5″ brass ship’s clock that chimes the appropriate amount of “bells” every 30 minutes
• Chelsea 5.5″ brass helm station barometer
• HP Pavilion a1430n navigation computer, c/w recent Nobeltec charts
• HP Officejet 6310 all-in-one printer mounted on pull out shelf in helm cabinet
• HP 15″ fully adjustable computer monitor at helm station
• eight red alarm lights at helm station for engine and generator Racor filters; four for bilge pumps; and engine room Halon fire suppression system
• Tankwatch system for fuel, water and waste tanks
• brass inclinator

Electrical System

• four Marinco 50A single phase shore power connections.-two on the port bow, two on the starboard bow, one each on the outside of the port and starboard sides of the transom
• 30A shore power is available w adapters
• four phone and four CATV connections, one on each corner
• Glendining 90′ retractable power cord system
• two 12 KVA isolation transformers with “Zinc Saver”
• in total there are eight Northstar 8D AGM batteries on board
• each main engine has an 8D AGM start battery
• each genset has its own Group 27 start battery
• two 8D house batteries behind port genset for power to main level, engine room and mechanical spaces
• hydraulic system and davit operates off of a single 8D battery
• three 8D Rolls flooded batteries run all items connected to the inverter
• locker aft of the pilothouse contains two rolls 8D AGM batteries for navigation equipment
• two ProMariner 40A 12V battery charger (2019)
  
• single Xantrex “True Charge” 40A battery chargers
  
• battery cable replacement (January 2019)
• remote generator/shore power control panel
• 200A main AC circuit breaker panel, 36 circuit and 24 circuit
• Lightning Protection System consists of 2′ pointed lightning rod on top of mast, (2) 1″ braided aluminum conductors bolted to mast and to vessel, two 2′ x 2′ double thickness unpainted aluminum plates on bottom of hull on either side of keel (meets ABYC standards)
• approximately forty light fixtures throughout the vessel; including chandelier, wall sconces, night lighting, etc.

Waste Disposal

• MSD system is a Microphor USCG approved marine sanitation device rated at 15 person capacity. An additional valve-selected 130 gallon holding tank is available
• Two Microphor Model LF-210, elongated toilets, colour is “Bone”, uses 1/2 gal. fresh water per flush and operates on air pressure from air compressor.
• 5.5hp Campbell Hausfeld air compressor with large 30 gallon storage tank. (operates air horns and toilets)

Mechanical

• twin Cummins 450hp Diamond C series diesels have had regular servicing
• ZF transmissions w 2.901 reduction
• a pair of Westerbeke 32kW gensets have approximately 3100hrs. each
• fuel transfer pumps between all tanks
• AlgaeX fuel scrubbers on all fuel lines with dual Racor filter/water separators on each engine
• Nibral 5-bladed props by Austral 32″D x 29.5″P
• 3″D propshafts with water cooling, new dripless PSS shaft seals
• all raw water strainers are Groco bronze. Engines – SD-2000S; generators and heat pumps are SA-1000S,water maker and raw water wash down pump are ARG-750

Deck

• 14′ boom has a 12V winch for hoisting supplies to boat deck and drawing out canopy for sun or rain
• upper deck is 18’x25′
• four spreader lights mounted on mast; two facing forward and two aimed at boat deck
• TracVision dome satellite antenna on main mast
• all polished stainless steel twelve main 15″ cleats, plus six 8″ stainless cleats, two 6″ cleats, four 10″ pop-up cleats, and seven 6″ pop-up cleats
• custom made polished stainless steel deck railings
• Magma rail mount kayak/paddleboard racks
• all 3″ stainless rub rails
• 12″ diameter bronze ship’s bell engraved with “NORTH”
• security system consists of alarms on all doors, smoke and fire alarms, rate of temperature rise in engine room, low ambient temperature and high water (phone dialer automatically dials a programmed number in the event of an alarm and allows you to determine the type of alarm)
• Barnaclean System has two controllers and 60 resonators epoxied to the inside of the hull to provide protection against barnacles and zebra mussels
• oil change system allows you to change fluids in both engines, both transmissions and both generators
• the entire boat has sprayed on foam insulation approximately 3″ thick
• there is also sound insulation between the engine room and mechanical space with the main level
• four built-in storage lockers on Portuguese bridge, four on back of pilot house, six extra large on forward wall of cockpit, six small in transom and two under the seats on the foredeck
• three fiberglass deck boxes for line storage
• fire protection consists of a large Halon 1301 system for the 1,500 cubic foot engine room, three large ABC extinguishers, one small ABC extinguisher, two foam extinguishers, single Halon-type hand extinguisher
• engine room bilge pumps comprised of two Rule 3,700gph DC and a single Rule 1,800gph AC units plus both gensets can operate as an emergency bilge pump by throwing a 3-way valve
• mechanical space bilge pumps comprised of two Rule 3,700gph DC units
• hull paint is Dark Green Imron H4024
• Kingsley teak steamer chairs (2) w cushions and side table
• SoftTub spa with filter and heater on aft deck
• custom designed hydraulic davit system installed 2012
• the davit is attached to the transom only allowing a “clean” swim grid
• davit lowers the RIB straight down to allow drive off and on loading (rolls forward to tie down)
• new 16′ Highfield aluminum center console RIB with 2020 Yamaha 90hp 4S outboard

Ground Tackle

• Muir hydraulic windlass w cordless remote
• 200 lb. galvanized plow-type primary anchor
• 400′ of 3/8″ high test galvanized anchor chain (new 2019) w chain stopper
• self draining anchor chain locker
• high pressure fresh water anchor washdown pump with nozzle in bow operates automatically when anchor is being raised
• Fortress model FX85 spare anchor w rode
• Simpson Lawrence C1250 stern capstan winch mounted in transom

Additional Information

• Height from water line to top of pilot house is 20′ 6″ (mast lowered)
• All tankage was inspected October 2017
• Last bottom paint February 2019
• all genset and main engine oil, transmission, coolant and Racor filters replaced May ’22
• Both main engine gear boxes serviced May ’22
• All zincs, thru-hulls and thru-hull hoses replaced May ’22
• Stuffing boxes replaced with new PSS dripless shaft seals May ’22
• Microphor heads fully serviced May ’22

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