Original spec list

This is Blue Opal‘s original spec sheet, from an invoice dated June 1998.

Description Cost (GBP)
Victoria 34 to standard specification 91,274
Alternative hull colour 418
Teak laid & paid cockpit seats and sole 2410
Cutter rig FOC
Epoxy coating below waterline 573
Name in gold letters 38
Selden Furlex for staysail 1123
Storm trisail 497
UV guards for furling headsails 344
Mainsail cover 169
Signal halyards 37
Selden gas kicker 316
Rigging screw covers 101
Radar reflector 193
Storm trisail track 535
Fully battened main 2396
Selden RCB car system 1298
Tri-white light to masthead 179
Wheel steering 1625
2 U-bolts for safety harness 78
Lifeline gates 542
Horizon 1500 electric windlass 1503
30 metres of chain 80
2 Solarvents 256
Sprayhood 434
Dodgers with name 192
Winch handle pocket 33
Outboard bracket 84
Binnacle cover 108
Tank Tender system 304
Master Cabin layout FOC
Third battery / charge splitter 283
Pressurised hot & cold water 1045
Additional water tank 246
Manual fresh water backup 135
12 V refrigeration 913
Holding tank 614
Upholstery in lieu of standard 220
Curtain tracks 107
Chart table light 66
Stowages of aft corners of forward berths 196
Fiddle on galley worktop 28
Auto gas shut-off 111
Automatic bilge pump 218
Fire blanket 41
2 fire extinguishers 114
Galley strap 51
Commissioning 604
Boat mark registration 28
ICS Navtex 4+ 568
Autohelm ST50 Tridata 568
Autohelm ST50 Wind 666
Autohelm ST50 Tridata repeater 295
Autohelm ST5000+ autopilot 1892
Autohelm D-GPS 695
Yeoman plotter 400
Autohelm SL72 radar 2082
Swiftech M168 VHF with Hawk 483
External waterproof speaker 108
Shore mains 488
Immersion heater 128
25A battery charger 439
3 kW heater with 3 outlets 1719