Strong Yachts

The Strong 45 Raised Salon

.                                              A fresh approach to an ideal cruising sailboat

         
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Introduction

This design is intended to permit considerable customization by each owner while benefiting from essential design continuity and building technique advantages that help keep the cost down. For example, because we are building a series of Strong 45's the yard is able to purchase raw materials and plate cutting in bulk lots, further reducing the construction costs.

We have dubbed these boats Strong Yachts apropos of their essential character. The ideas for Strong Yachts are based on the founder of Anchor Yacht & Ship Sales, Tor Pinney's nearly 150,000 nautical miles logged under sail, 15 years living aboard sailboats full time, and 10 years helping other sailors find and acquire the boat they want. Obviously, as the name of these vessels implies, we are aming for strengh with our boats. Aluminum hulls are the strongest in the world for their size and type - even stronger than steel! - and that translates into greater safety both offshore and close in. Other characteristics of our Strong 45 include heartwarming performance, relative stiffness (she sails upright, not on her ear; ergo...) comfort, sea kindliness, superb craftsmanship, low maintenance, clean good looks and relative affordability. Did I leave anything out?

Ah, yes. We build quite a few features into all Strong Yachts that few other boat builders, and no production builders that we know of, include in theirs. We will list some of them here in my next update. They're impressive, intelligent and based on a half-century of combined boat building and liveaboard cruising experience.

Description

Because these are semi-custom-built boats, our customers can change many of the features to suit themselves. Cutter, ketch, schooner or sloop; center cockpit or aft; raised salon or flush deck; a more plush finish; less draft... We invite each individual customer to decide how they want their boat tailored to meet their needs. Ease of customization is one of the many benefits of metal boat construction. And if customizing our stock plans doesn't do it for you, we'll create an entirely new design just for you. Whatever it takes to create your dreamboat, chances are we can do it.

Here is a brief description of the Strong 45 designed for Tor Pinney. A much more complete builder's specification is available on request: 

Hull  

• Aluminum construction, fully insulated
• Patented Strongall® construction
• Generous beam, long fin keel, inboard skeg-hung rudder
• Protruding rub rails
• Transom stern with integral, drop-down boarding/swim steps 
• Hydrodynamic shoal draft keel, combining excellent windward performance with high stability
• Divided chain locker, port side led aft for all-chain storage (port side assumes a vertical windlass)
• Stern anchor locker
• All floorboards, storage compartment lids, refrigerator tops, etc. secured for capsize
• Deep, white epoxy-painted bilges, deeper sump
• Polished natural aluminum topsides (painted hull is optional for aluminum construction; standard for steel) 
  

Deck & House

• Aft cockpit with a raised salon house and forward cabin trunk (all other configurations are also available)
• Wide side decks
• Off-white Treadmaster (or optionally painted) non-skid
• Off-white painted decks & coach house 
• Raised, 4"-to-6" bulwarks all the way around the decks
• 36"-high, heavy-gauge stainless steel stanchions. Solid railing around the stern, from the transom boarding gate to the port & starboard boarding gates. Life lines forward from the side boarding gates to the bow pulpit. 
• Custom, integrated cockpit canvas system enabling full enclosure
• Swivel-mounted wind generator aft
• Large opening hatches and portholes throughout, and dorades
• Heavy-duty, twin anchor rollers extended away from the stem head
• No exterior wood on my boat (exterior wood trim is optional) 

Rig

• Marconi-rigged cutter 
• Over-sized standing rigging with Sta-Lok terminal fittings 
• Running backstays
• Spilt backstay for easier stern boarding
• Mainsail halyard & reefing lines led aft to cockpit, large self-tailing winches, line stoppers
• Roller furling genoa and staysail halyards secured at the mainmast (port side) with separate stoppers & cleats so they can share a single winch 

Interior/Layouts

Stong 45 raised salon configurations (other options available): 

Layout Option 1

Layout Option 2

Layout Option 3

Two possible center cockpit configurations:   

• Either a warm natural wood interior or a traditional Herreshoff-style decor 
• Centerline, easy in & out, real queen bed in the master cabin
• Captain's sea berth aft of nav table converts to settee and/or workbench area in port.
• Large, accessible engine compartment with room for optional generator, etc.

Tankage

• Fuel: 180 gal
• Water: 150 gal. in 2 tanks (plus watermaker)  
• Holding: 35 gal. 

Other Notes

• Yanmar 54 hp diesel engine
• 6’4” headroom belowdecks.
• You can see out when sitting down in the raised salon