1996 Taswell 56' _{(17.07 m)} 56

Accommodations

COSMOS offers a very spacious three-cabin layout with owner’s cabin aft and two guest cabins forward, all with private heads. Her full-beam salon, u-shaped nav station, full-length galley and workshop forward further enhance her capabilities as a long-range, comfortable live-aboard cruising yacht. The interior joiner work is all varnished teak with solid trim and door frames, with veneers on large surfaces. Cabin soles are varnished teak and holly, with white suede overhead panels (new 2011). There are screens for portholes and hatches, light blinds for hatches, and curtains throughout. Upholstery is green Ultrasuede, with additional fitted covers for main salon. There are also fitted mattress covers for all berths.

MASTER STATEROOM

Beginning aft is the master stateroom with centerline berth, a bureau each side and vanity/bureau forward with (14) drawers total. There are numerous lockers, as well as a double hanging locker. Five opening portholes and a large deck hatch provide great light and ventilation. An ensuite head and shower stall is forward to port with wash basin, Vacuflush toilet and storage lockers. Outboard the shower is a Splendide washer/dryer (new 2016). Access forward is through the galley to starboard

GALLEY

A long galley stretches from the aft cabin to main salon along the starboard side. There is exceptional counter space and numerous storage lockers, along with large refrigerator and freezer compartments – all ideal for long-range, self-sufficient cruising. Additional features include:

• Twin stainless steel sinks and faucets (all new 2016)
• Corinite countertops
• Alpes Inox 4-burner stainless stove and oven (new overhead exhaust fan and light, 2016)
• Two 24VDC Danfoss refrigeration systems for refrigerator and freezer, (older unused independent Grunert 220 volt holding plate refrigerator/freezer system)
• Panasonic microwave oven
• Stainless Isotherm 24V drawer fridge (new 2020)
• Icemaker
• Broan trash compactor
• Fresh and salt water pressure systems for galley sink
• Pura UV filtering system (drinking water)
• Full galleyware

NAV STATION

Aft and to port of the companionway is a large, u-shaped nav station with an upholstered swivel/sliding chair, lots of working countertop space all around and numerous storage lockers. Main switch panels are inboard with flush-mounted nav instruments outboard.

MAIN SALON

The companionway stairs bring you directly into the main salon, which features a large u-shaped dining area to port with a varnished dining table, and centerline settee inboard with custom bar storage. To starboard is a full-length settee. Two opening hull ports each side provide a light and airy feel while seated, in addition to overhead deck hatches and full-length cabin portlights.

GUEST STATEROOMS

Forward of the main salon is a unique two-cabin layout that provides great versatility. To port is a guest stateroom with a double berth. There are numerous drawers, lockers, bookshelves, hanging locker and a private head forward with Vacuflush toilet. The guest stateroom to starboard has two upper/lower berths, bureau, bookshelves, hanging locker and an additional private head forward. Both private heads lead to a shared stand-up shower stall.

FOREPEAK

Forward of the shower is a forepeak workshop area with sail storage, drawer and cabinet storage port and starboard and a hanging locker. The forward sail bin can be accessed through either the forward cabin or the large deck hatch. In the bow is the chain locker with crash bulkhead, with space to store mooring lines, small outboard, spare anchor, hoses etc.

Electrical

• 12/24 volt DC and 120/240 volt AC electrical systems
• AC and DC breaker panels with amp and volt meters
• 30 amp shore power inlet with 30 amp power cords and adapters
• Onan 6.5 kVA generator (2590 Hours) with enclosed sound shield
• (6) 8D Lifeline AGM house batteries (new 2017) and one engine battery
• Mastervolt 24 volt/50 amp battery charger (new 2018)
• Vanner 3600 watt inverter/charger
• Vanner battery equalizer
• Xantrex Sine Wave 1800 watt 120V inverter
• Prowatt Sine Wave 800 watt 240V inverter
• 130 amp 24V DC Balmar alternator
• Balmar MC-624 charging regulator
• LED light fixtures (new 2020)
• LED overhead lighting 
• Courtesy lights throughout

Electronics & Navigation

• Raymarine a125 chartplotter/radar at nav station (new 2017)
• Raymarine 12 kW 4' open array radar (new 2017)
• Raymarine a90 hybrid chartplotter/radar at helm (new 2016) 
• Raymarine autopilot, including S100 RF remote and complete spare unit (new 2016)
• Sirius satellite data system interfaced with Raymarine instruments. 
• Raymarine instruments with (5) repeaters above companionway (all new 2016)
• Ship’s computer with OpenCPN and SignalK.
• ICOM M802 SSB radio (new 2016) with new AT140 (new 2020)
• ICOM M504 VHF at nav station, wired into NMEA for GPS/Distress (new 2016)
• Remote microphone for ICOM M504 in cockpit
• ICOM M424G VHF in cockpit (new 2016)
• Loud hailer speaker on mast, for PA, horn, or radio monitor
• ICOM M15 hand-held VHF radio
• Clarion stereo (new 2016) with (10) speakers, Bluetooth.
• Office scanner and printer in nav station cabinet
• Danforth compass at helm, recently rebuilt

Mechanical

• Yanmar 4LH-HTE 144 hp diesel engine (apox. 2,221 hours)
• American 24 volt electric bow thruster 
• Maxprop 3-blade propeller, stainless shaft and self-aligning shaft seal
• Spurs weed and rope cutter
• Electric oil change pump
• Dual Racor fuel filters
• Engine room blower for added engine ventilation
• Wema tank level indicator for water/fuel
• (3) Automatic bilge pumps
• (1) Manual bilge pump in cockpit
• Portable 220 volt bilge pump
• Sea Recovery Aqua Whisper 70 GPD 220 volt water maker
• Barnaclean electronic antifouling system
• Marine Air air conditioning system with (2) zones in main salon and aft cabin (both new 2005)
• (3) Vacuflush marine toilets with PVC discharge hoses

Mast, Sails & Winches

All sail handling controls are led back to the cockpit for easy short-handed sailing.

MAST

• Allyacht Spars (Australia) extruded anodized aluminum double-spreader mast, with doubled section at mast step for strength, and removable truck at head for service
• Leisurefurl in-boom roller furling mainsail system
• Profurl 24V electric furling for genoa
• Profurl manual furler for staysail with running backstays
• 316 S/S (1x19) stainless wire rigging with insulated backstay
• New high modulus main halyard (2022)
• Sailtec hydraulic backstay and boom vang
• Carbon fiber whisker pole 
• Dutchman boom brake – model BB750
• Storm trysail track with dedicated sheave and halyard
• Aqua Signal tri-light with strobe
• Firdell radar reflector

SAILS

• Offshore Hydranet fully battened furling mainsail
• Hydranet 110% genoa with new cover 
• Dacron staysail with new cover 
• Asymmetrical spinnaker with control sock
• Storm trysail

WINCHES

• (2) Andersen #66 self-tailing electric primary winches
• (2) Andersen #52 self-tailing electric winches for main halyard, boom furling and staysail
• Andersen #58 self-tailing mainsheet winch
• (2) Lewmar #56 self-tailing mast winches

Hull & Deck

The hull is molded fiberglass with longitudinal stringers, shoal draft Scheel keel and skeg hung rudder. The hull is 1.5" thick at the waterline and considerably thick at the bilges - they don't build them like this anymore! Molded transom swim platform with laid teak decking, steps, painted rub rails with stainless striker, and (10) opening hull portholes. White Gelcoat hull with green cove stripes, green boot stripe and blue bottom. The deck is molded fiberglass with balsa core, laid teak decks and molded hard dodger with fixed tempered tinted glass windows.

Additional features:

• Stainless steel stemhead fitting with double anchor rollers
• Aluminum toe rails
• (10) Lewmar deck hatches
• (13) Lewmar opening port lights
• (4) Framed portlights
• (6) Dorade boxes with stainless cowl vents
• Stainless bow and stern pulpits with teak seats
• Mast pulpits
• Triple stainless wire lifelines, 32” high 
• Chain locker sealed and drained overboard with forward watertight bulkhead
• Large aft lazarette with separate vented propane locker
• Two vented dinghy fuel storage lockers on transom
• Genoa and staysail tracks with fairleads
• Mainsheet traveler system
• Radar mast S/S 316 mounted on aft deck with outboard motor hoist davit
• Custom cockpit pedestal with Edson cable steering system
• Varnished teak stern rail, cockpit table, drink holder, steering wheel rim and companionway doors
• Teak cockpit grating
• Fold-down swim ladder at transom

DECK EQUIPMENT

• Simpson Lawrence V4000 24 volt anchor windlass
• Spade S-200 galvanized anchor with 400’ 3/8” G4 chain
• Reserve 45 lb. stainless demountable plow anchor with rode and chain
• Fortress FX55 anchor
• Fortress FX125 Anchor (new 2021)
• Salt water deck/anchor wash
• Fitted covers for steering wheel, pedestal, deck hatches, aft stern rail, and bow seat.
• Full deck awning cover, foredeck to transom (new 2016, never used)
• Windshield wipers for hard dodger
• Achilles 11’ Aluminum double floor dinghy
• Tohatsu 20hp (2020) and Yamaha 8 hp outboard engines with lazarette and pushpit storage mounts
• Dinghy lights, Aquasignal with LED bulbs (portable white x 2, bicolor x1)
• Custom folding bimini with full cockpit side enclosures and sun screens 
• Full set of high density cockpit cushions
• Bosun chair (2)
• Fenders and docklines 
• Numerous spares

Upgrades & Maintenance

• All standing rigging replaced in 2021, swage uppers and mechanical lowers. Chainplates removed, inspected, electropolished,reinstalled, all new bolts.
• New 2019 Achilles AX-335HB aluminum dinghy, double floor, hypalon tubes, with custom chaps and under the floor fuel hose.
• New 2020 Tohatsu MFS20E 20HP dinghy motor, just beyond break-in period, easily gets 5-6 people up on plane. Has electric start capability but not used. 
• Walker Bay 10 dinghy
• New Kato Marine Island stainless davits with upgraded 6:1 lifting hardware cam cleat option
• New solar panel mounting brackets on davits with 400W panels and dual Victron MPPT chargers
• New Yanmar turbocharger 
• New Spade S-200 Galvanized anchor with 400’ G43 chain New stainless 24V drawer refrigerator in galley cabinet.
• Two new Danfoss/SECOP 24V air cooled refrigeration systems for built in refrigerator and freezer installed in parallel and redundant with older 240v grunert cold plate refrigeration system
• New fuel management manifold with individual engine shutoffs and four-way (Bow (52g), Lazarette, Main (200g),Reserve (15g)) selector supply/return, fuel transfer pump, and polishing system.
• New fuel hose to the lazarette to pump/polish fuel in/out of jerry cans to any internal tank. New fuel hose to bow locker with new removable 200L bladder tank.
• New 24V to 12V Victron DC-DC charger to charge start battery from house bank and high output alternator
• New Victron shore power 120V to 240V isolation transformer New Victron battery shunt and monitor display with bluetooth New cellphone booster/amplifier with spreader mount antenna.
• Prewired for satellite phone / Iridium system antenna to Nav station New varnished wood lee boards for berths.
• Six jerry cans, 10gaIs each, with o-ring cap, no pouring spout, just pump into tank using fuel polishing manifold! 
• Upgraded battery wiring and new Class T fuse blocks on both 24V and 12V mains New Caframo BORA cabin fans (4 locations)
• New ships computer with OpenCPN, signalK, and related marine software. 
• Complete spare autopilot electronics (compass, computer, control head) and hydraulic ram. Complete spare Icom autotuner (AT-120) 
• New deck shower on transom with inside shutoff
• Custom fabricated clear acrylic deadlights for all 10 opening portlights
• New custom welded stainless exhaust riser with replaceable stainless mixing elbow from HDI Marine with flexible high temperature silicone exhaust hose 

Maintenance: 

• New WEMA fuel gages 2020 Yanmar Impeller serviced fall 2023
• Generator water pump replaced summer 2023, rebuilt spare pump in reserve Danforth compass rebuilt with new gIobe,diaphragm, fluid, and lights Hydraulic backstay cylinder rebuilt at Newport Hydraulics 2022
• Hydraulic boom vang cylinder rebuilt at Newport Hydraulics 2022 Hydraulic pump and control panel rebuilt at Sailtec in 2021 Water/oil temperature gauge replaced on generator 2021
• Salon A/C water pump replaced Forward bilge pump replaced 2022 Main bilge pump replaced 2023
• Overboard holding tank pump replaced 2019 New low-level bilge pump installed 2023
• Installed thermostatic mixing valve on hot water heater
• Main fuel tank drained, cleaned, and inspected inside great condition, slight exterior rust Stbd side, 2021
• Reserve fuel tank drained, cleaned, and inspected great condition, 2019 New zippers on bimini in 2022
• Replaced cockpit stereo speakers 2022
• Varnished exterior companionway and exterior doors 2023 Varnished dodger eyebrow 2023
• New salon table protective cover 2021
• New bushings on spurs line cutter 2021

Deep list of cruising spares/supplies including RO membrane, filters, pumps for systems, alternator, hoses, belts, etc. Complete spare autopilot including hydraulic ram, compass, computer, and control head.

Safety

• Avon 6-man life raft mounted on stern rail (repacked Oct. 2016)
• Revere 8-man liferaft in valise below deck (new Oct 2021)
• Safety strobes and day signals
• Carbon Monoxide detector
• ACR EPIRB
• Lifesling MOB rescue system
• Jacklines
• (6) PFDs
• (2) Inflatable PFDs with harness
• Para-Anchor drogue
• 12V marine horn mounted on dodger
• Fireboy automatic fire extinguisher system in engine room
• Extinguishers in each cabin

Disclaimer

The company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change or withdrawal without notice.