Description
The Marten 49 Pace is a fabulous example of this cutting edge cruiser racer.Reichel Pugh Design, Full carbon construction, lifting keel, beautifully appointedinterior, professionally set up and maintained makes Pace arguably the finestexample of a cruiser racer to be found anywhere. Her recent victory in 2009Giraglia followed by 4 weeks of family cruising attests to this.Pace was delivered to its current owners in February 2008.The Marten 49 was designed for the owner who wishes to combine the sparkleand excitement of a performance racing yacht with the ability to make fastcomfortable passages whilst short handed or whilst cruising. It is designed tobe a superb family cruising yacht, a top performer at regattas and be a fast andcomfortable passage maker for distance cruising.It is differentiated from other yachts in its class by its detailed design,construction methods, and materials that combine to provide superbperformance and unrivalled functionality.The Marten 49 includes standard key features such as a lift keel for improveddraught and performance when racing and reduced draught for accessibility toharbours and anchorages when cruising.By combining the talents of designers Reichel/Pugh, SP technologies designengineers and the experience of Marten Yachts, a yacht of outstanding pedigreehas been created, possessing race-bred performance qualities with a spacious,functional layout.
Construction
HULL CONSTRUCTION- Construction is carbon fibre SPRINT with Core Cell foam cores.Reinforced at high stress areas with carbon fibre.INTERNAL STRUCTURE- Bulkheads, structural frames, longitudinals, and centre case areconstructed from carbon SPRINT materials with Core Cell foam core.CHAIN PLATES- Carbon fibre chain plates built into the hull laminatePAINTINGHull paint- The hull and deck are painted in a high quality International 2 packpolyurethane coating to a standard range of light colours- 1 Boot top stripe and painted underwater with international long lifeantifoulingCabin Top, Deck and Cockpit Paint- Painted with International 2 pack polyurethane coating to a standardrange of light colours with medium grip non-skid on all horizontalsurfacesJOINERY FINISH- All interior joinery is finished with 2-pack semi gloss polyurethane clear coatingEXTERIOR FIT OUTDeck Fittings- 6x mooring cleats, 12x 600 mm stanchions in bases, 2x aft pushpitsintegrating flag holder and stern nav. light and bow rails with separatered/green nav. lights- Double 1 x 19 wire lifelines with turnbuckles. Forestay chainplate withattachment for headsailsDECK HARDWARE- Teak toe rail forward of the mast, Two 500 cm genoa tracks with 2adjustable Genoa cars and 2500 mm mainsheet traveller track and carPAD EYES- Pad eyes for holding and parking spare halyards. Spin guy blocks, spinsheets, and barber hauler and pole down haul blocks.DECK GEAR- Spinlock jammers on halyards, reef and control lines.- Trim lines, mainsheet and halyards led under deck to winches.- All blocks are ball bearingWINCHES- Primaries: 2 x Harken B 60.3 STA or similar- Secondaries: 2x Harken B 48.2 STA or similar- Halyards: 2 x Harken B 48.2 STA or similar (1 Electric)SAILING SYSTEMS- Lifting Keel- Lifting keel is raised and lowered with a hydraulic lifting ram anddedicated hydraulic powered pumpRUDDER- The rudderstock is laminated with Carbon fibre with a composite blade.- Rudder bearings are JP3.The Yacht is built in accordance with the European CE-Certification andmeets the requirements of the CE-directive 94/25/CE for recreationalcrafts.These rules require a certain minimum standard of hull and deck strength,structural bulkheads and stringer, keel and rudder and their attachment tothe hull, safety and stability, engine installation, gas installation, sea cocks,manuals and documentation of all major installations.These specifications describe the standard boat. Marten Yachts reservethe right to vary these specifications and to make substitutions as aresult of new or alternate product, changes in technical information anddevelopments in production techniques.HANDLES- 2 x double handles with lock- 2 x single handles with lockDECK HATCHES- All cabin top hatches are Marten carbon flush fitting with polycarbonatelids. Hatches into lazarette, forepeak and anchor locker are Martencarbon flush hatches with teak deck finishWINDOWS/HATCHES/LOCKERS- 2 x port lights in cockpit - one large plexiglass sliding companionwayhatch with plexiglass washboards.- 1 large hinged aft lazarette flush hatch- 2 plexiglass salon windows set flush into the cabin topTEAK- Nominal 9-mm Teak laid deck on cockpit seat and cockpit floor andforedeckFOREPEAK- Sail storage locker in the foredeck with flush composite hatch lid. Selfdraininganchor locker with hinged flush composite hatch lidsHELM STATION- 2 x compasss on top of the steering pedestals- 6.11 Lazarette- Access through flush carbon deck hatch
Machinery
ENGINEERING & SYSTEMS- The sound insulated engine box is situated beneath the companionwaystairs and between the aft cabins- 75 HP, 4 Cyl, Yanmar 4JH 4-TE diesel engine, with leg drive andpropeller- Engine instrument panel - including RPM-meter, acoustic alarm for oilpressure and cooling water temperature is fitted in the nav station- Throttle control is adjacent to the stbd. helm stationSTEERING- Twin wheel steering, Carbon 1050 mm diameter wheels wire steeringand composite quadrant. A spare alloy emergency tiller is providedDIESEL TANK- S/S diesel tank 170 litres with shut off valve, baffles, water separator anddeck fill cap. Tank volume capacity is displayed at the nav stationFRESH WATER SYSTEM- Hot and cold pressurized water. Water tanks with total capacity of 280litres with deck fill caps and vents.- Tank volume capacity is displayed at the nav station. A 22-litre hot watertank (80 degrees C) heated by either the main engine or shore powerBLACK WATER SYSTEM- 75 Litre Polypropylene holding tank for waste of the two toilets, withelectric pump for tank discharge or direct overboard diversionANCHOR EQUIPMENT- Muir VR1250 rope/chain windlass with foot switch on foredeck- 20m 8mm galvanised anchor chain- 50m 14mm Nylon anchor warp- 16 kg Delta anchor- Carbon fold out anchor armPUMPS- Two manual bilge pumps, one in the cockpit leading from the centralkeel sump, the second mounted in the salon- 3 separate electric automatic bilge pumps are fitted in the lazarette,forepeak and keel area- 2 separate electrical pumps are installed for draining the shower sumpsFIRE EXTINGUISHERS- 3 x fire extinguishers are fitted. 2 x 1kg powder and one 2 kg x CO2extinguisher
Rig
- Code 3 Jib 2009 - 3DL construction, 860M Series built from Carbon andKevlar Yarns with Mylar Films with a Polyester Taffeta on 1 side for extradurability- Spinnaker Staysail 2008 Panelled construction built from 1.7oz MylarA1-A Asymmetric 2008 Nylon Asymmetric sail built from 0.6oz WhiteNylon. Area 227- A2-A Asymmetric 2008 - Nylon Asymmetric sail built from 0.9oz WhiteNylon. Area 238- A2-B Asymmetric 2009 - Nylon Asymmetric sail built from 0.9oz WhiteNylon. Area 238- A3-A Asymmetric 2009 - Nylon Asymmetric sail built from 1.5oz WhiteNylon. Area 191- Storm Jib Built to ORC Regulations from 9.5oz Dacron- Trysail - Built to ORC Regulations from 9.5oz DacronHALL SPAR MAST- Carbon double spreader, tapered mast. Rod rigging, windex with light,steaming light. 2 mast head halyards. Tuff luff forestay- Carbon double swept back spreader, tapered mast- Rod rigging- Windex with light, steaming light- 2 masthead halyards- Tuff luff forestay- Carbon boom with 2 internal reefing lines and outhaul, integratedattachments for mainsheet block and vang- Bow Prod A Carbon retractable bow prod is fitted to the bow.RIG SYSTEMS- The backstay is adjusted with a hydraulic hand pump- Mechanical adjustable vang via line led to cabin top- All sail adjustment lines lead aft to the cockpit- Standing Rigging- Discontinuous rod rigging, rod forestay and rod perm backstay- Turnbuckles for top shrouds and intermediates are all of easy adjustableracing qualitySAIL INVENTORY - All Sails built by North Sails - UKCRUISING SAILS- Cruising Mainsail Built in 2008 from highest quality Spectra clothincluding 3 Reefs and Ronstan Luff Hardware. 3 Full Length Battens and2 Leech Battens. Area 77- Roller Furling Jib Built in 2008 from Spectra with Vertical Battens andUV Guard. Area 56- Furling Gennaker Built in 2008 from 1.5oz White Nylon. Complete withBartels Furling Drum. Area 165RACING SAILS- Mainsail 2008 3DL construction 860M Series built from Carbon andKevlar Yarns with Mylar Films. Including 1 Reef and Carbon Battens. Sailwas fully serviced in January 2009.- Mainsail 2009- 3DL construction, 860M Series built from Carbonand Kevlar Yarns with Mylar Films. Including Carbon Battens. Sail wasdelivered in June 2009 and has been used for 1 regatta only.- Code 1 Jib 2008 3DL construction, 860M Series built from Carbon andKevlar Yarns with Mylar Films- Code 2 Jib 2008 - 3DL construction, 860M Series built from Carbon andKevlar Yarns with Mylar Films- Code 2 Jib 2009 - 3DL construction, 860M Series built from Carbon andKevlar Yarns with Mylar Films. This was delivered in January 2009 andhas done only 2 events- Code 3 Jib 2008 - 3DL construction, 860M Series built from Carbon andKevlar Yarns with Mylar Films- Code 3 Jib 2009 - 3DL construction, 860M Series built from Carbon andKevlar Yarns with Mylar Films. This sail was delivered in June 2009 andhas done only 1 event
Accommodation
Main companionway steps contoured for ease of use.NAVIGATION AND CHART TABLENavigation seat and chart table area. Electrical switchboard with fuses etc.- see Electrical system. Provision for owner selected electronicsGALLEYLarge galley has a hard wearing acrylic solid surface veneer with a builtin 3 burner gas oven, a 50 litre front opened refrigerator and a 75 litre topopening freezer operating with a 12v cooling unit. A stainless steel sink,mixer tap for hot/cold pressurized water, 4 x drawers 30 cm wide and anupper overhead cabinet for galley equipment/food storage.INTERIOR FIT OUTInterior taps and shower fittings are from Ideal Standard. Door fittings areDalco or similar handles.INTERIOR APPLIANCES3 Burner Force 10 gas cooker. Provision for a microwave operating on aninverter. Provision for an optional range hood air extraction in the galley.FLOORBOARDSFloorboards are plywood construction with oiled teak surfaces.UPHOLSTERYCushions are made from multi density layers of foam. Upholstery iscovered with Macro suede or similar material.The interior is lightweight veneer finished with English Tawa. All joineryis built and finished to Marten Yachts high quality finish. All doors are ofAluminium Honeycomb core with veneer surface. The modern interior isconstructed using a mix of painted surfaces with timber veneers; there arehandrails throughout with fabric-covered headliners.MASTER CABINWardrobe with hanger space, seat side unit and storage shelves, sidesofa seat, centre double berth 200 x 140 cm with storage beneath.There is a separate toilet / shower area with hand basin and vanity unitsforward of the owners cabin.HEAD / SHOWERIncluding manual pump toilet, moulded GRP sink, paper holder, mixertap for hot/cold pressurized water, soap and cup holder, towel hooks,front opening lockers with mirrors, electric bilge pump and one openingport light in the deck. Fresh water automatic vacuum toilets in both heads.AFT CABINSThe yacht has 2 aft cabins. Both aft cabins have a large 200 x 140 cmdouble berth. Both aft cabins have a wardrobe with a shelf above andbedside unit. Opening cockpit port light in each cabin.SALOONCurved sofa and dining table with storage under cushions, which doublesas a sea berth with lee cloth. The saloon has a large central dinette table.
Brokers Comments
The Marten 49 Pace is a fabulous example of this cutting edge cruiser racer. Reichel Pugh Design, Full carbon construction, lifting keel, beautifully appointed interior, professionally set up and maintained makes Pace arguable the finest example of a cruiser racer to be found anywhere. Her recent victory in 2009 Giraglia followed by 4 weeks of family cruising attests to this.