NAKIA is For Sale!

The Hans Christian 33 is a classic long distance passage maker and is without a doubt the biggest 33 ft sailboat made. The interior is as spacious as many 40 ft boats and includes features like a queen-size bed and a separate shower, often not found on much larger vessels, making it an ideal live aboard cruiser. Hans Christian build quality is legendary. From the interior joinery to the hull layup, Hans Christian yachts are some of the most reliable and highest quality yachts in the world.

One might expect a 33 ft boat with a capacity of 95 gal fuel and 100 gal water to have very little storage space because of the large tanks. However, the HC 33 carries her fuel and water in the keel leaving all the space under the settees and berths available for storage.

NAKIA is unique among Hans Christian 33s. Built in 1982 and owned for 26 years by a couple who has continuously maintained and upgraded her, she is a prime example of a ready cruising boat.  Cruised full time since 2004 in Mexico, Central America, South America and the Pacific she is located in Honolulu, Hawaii. After making seven passages over 2,000 miles you might expect a boat to be weathered and beaten, but NAKIA is in excellent condition and all she needs is food and fuel to be ready to sail to anywhere in the world.

Many Hans Christians have badly weathered teak decks that are a maintenance nightmare. On NAKIA, all teak decks forward of the cockpit have been removed, sealed and coated with non-skid paint. The reduction in maintenance effort of this configuration is obvious, however the largest benefit comes from the reduction in heat absorption. Teak decks get very hot in the tropical sun and that heat can linger long after the sun sets. Thanks to the new deck, NAKIA is cool and comfortable even without large sun awnings.

The teak hatches have been removed and upgraded to Lewmar Ocean series hatches, again reducing maintenance and increasing reliability. An additional Lewmar hatch has been added over the pullman berth giving ample ventilation to a previously stuffy space.

The interior of NAKIA is as individual as her exterior. Two custom cabinets, one over the sink and another forward of the stove provide even more storage for the galley. The interior has been lovingly maintained throughout the years and glows with the rich color of Burmese Teak.

Interior Walk Through
Enter via the companionway into a cozy galley, to port, and main cabin. The galley has a double sink, 3-burner stove, refrigerator and ample storage space for cooking and serving utensils. Continuing forward leads into the queen-size pullman berth on the port side. Forward is the head, shower stall and chain locker. Proceeding aft on the starboard side is a large hanging locker, the navigation station and settee.  Aft to starboard is the private double berth. Engine is conveniently located under the companionway stairs.

Here is a partial equipment list. NAKIA is a fully equipped cruising boat and has extensive spares. A complete list can be provided on request.

Engine
 Yanmar 3QM30F, 30 HP
 Hurth ZF 25M transmission
 17" Maxprop

Electrical
 Balmar 90 alternator
 Qty 2 Kyocera 130 watt solar panels w/ Blue Sky MPPT solar controller
 Cruising Equipment battery monitor/regulator
 440 amp hours house battery
 Group 27 engine starting battery
 50 Amp battery charger
 Alpenglow lights w/ dual color (white/red) and dual intensity

Electronics
 Icom 502 VHF w/ remote mic in cockpit
 Lowrance Elite 4-M chart plotter
 Furuno 841 36 mile radar
 Icom 706 HAM radio
 PCT-IIex pactor modem
 NASA AIS Radar
 Garmin hocky puck GPS (for AIS, computer, and VHF)
 Furuno LS-6000 fishfinder
 SIMRAD (Robertson) AP11 below decks autopilot
 Sharp 19" LCD TV on swing arm mount

Ground Tackle
 Lofrans Tigress windlass
 55lb Delta primary anchor
 Fortress FX-55 storm anchor
 Fortress FX-35 stern anchor
 Bruce 22 lb 'position'/stern anchor
 200 ft 3/8" Proof Coil Chain w/ 100 ft 5/8" nylon, primary rode
 300 ft Yale 8 plait nylon rode w/ 75 ft 3/8" chain, secondary rode
 200 ft Yale 8 plait nylon rode w/ 10 ft 3/8" chain, stern rode

Sails
 Main w/ two reef points w/ Sunbrella cover
 Working Jib (95%) w/ Sunbrella cover (needs replacing)
 Staysail (hank on w/ boom) w/ Sunbrella cover
 Light air jib (110%)
 Nylon drifter
 Asymmetrical .75 oz spinnaker in launcher bag

Rigging
 Cape Horn self steering
 316 standing rigging throughout w/ Norseman fittings
 Profurl roller furling on forestay
 Whisker pole mounted on mast track

Safety
 Winslow 6-person offshore raft (2012 inspection good for 3 years)
 GPS EPIRB
 Solid cockpit railing
 Automatic bilge pump
 Cockpit mounted Henderson manual bilge pump

Galley
 Force 10 3-burner stove w/ broiler
 Adler Barbour Super Cold Machine ref. in re-insulated icebox
 Custom cabinet over galley sink and fwd of stove

Charts/cruising guides
 West Coast US
 Mexico (and guides)
 Central America
 Line Islands
 Cook Islands
 Tonga (and guides)
 Fiji (and guides)
 Some New Zealand

Misc
 Hardtop dodger
 Many, many spares for main engine and other systems (complete list available)

NAKIA pictures

After almost 27 years it's time to move on to another project. NAKIA is for sale. Here are a few pictures to show what we have. If you're interested, please contact svnakia@yahoo.com.

NAKIA's exterior showing the painted exterior teak. All the teak was varnished first, so if you prefer the natural look it will be easy to scrape the paint and re-varnish.

NAKIA still has the original teak deck in the cockpit. The lazarette hatch, helm seat and propane locker hatch have all been rebuilt (the helm seat twice!).

The foredeck area showing where the teak decking was removed and where the Lewmar Ocean 50 hatches were installed. The hatch in the back of this photo is not standard on any Hans Christian 33 and was added by me for better ventilation over the pullman berth. 

This photo shows more area where the teak deck was removed and replaced with non-skid. I also removed the wood Samson post and had this custom stainless one made in Mexico.

This photo shows the hatch turtle. More custom work here. The original hatch turtle was rotted and falling apart. I built this fiberglass and plywood cover to replace it. It is heavily reinforced on the bottom and is super sturdy. Also shown are the two Lewmar Ocean hatches that replaced the leaking skylight. Every time you see a picture of this part of a Hans Christian 33 you will see a cover over that skylight, this is because it is impossible to stop from leaking! NAKIA needs no cover.

NAKIA is not without exterior varnish, but we keep it under the dodger where it's protected.

NAKIA's depth sounder (fish finder) and GPS data repeater is located in the companionway out of the weather. The unit swings out so it can be viewed from the wheel, and locks flush when not in use. The Robertson AP11 control head and custom engine gauge cluster are shown.

This photo shows the custom cabinet at the end of the settee and the Sharp television mounted on a swing arm.

The companionway stairs.

Galley with 3-burner Force 10 stove, double sink and Adler Barbour cooled refrigerator.

Double sink. The faucet is supplied by both a pressure pump for convenience and foot pump for conservation. 

The head, the pump handle is for the Lavac toilet.

Another view of the head.

Head sink, faucet and cabinet.

Large hanging locker to starboard of the pulman berth.

Navigation station with custom instrument panel. In this compact install you have GPS plotter, marine VHF radio (with repeater in cockpit), dedicated AIS receiver, HAM radio and AM/FM CD player.

Pullman berth looking aft.

Pullman berth looking forward.

Port settee/saloon

Port Settee

Starboard Settee