Persistence is a well appointed cruiser
Persistence has so many cruising amenities that it is hard to believe that it is a fast boat! When racing head to head against a sister ship with smaller engine, no oven, no refrigeration and no running water Persistence quite often won!
Canvas
Dodger with removable side panels and bimini that can be connected to dodger to stay dry
Easy Sail Handling
Doyle Stack Pack mainsail handling system and Harken roller furling with an easily handled do-everything genoa cut 110% headsail.
Plumbing
Oversized head compartment with sink and shower head. Large sink in galley and shower in cockpit.
Fresh water tank under stbd settee and another in vee berth. Pressurized hot and cold running water
Cooking
Force 10 three burner stove and oven. All regulators and gas lines replaced in 2022. Also stern rail mounted SeaBqueue barbeque
Top loading refrigerator/cooler. Electric powered by shore power or engine powered with Sea-Frost when under weigh
Dining Comfort
Large folding dining table in cabin that seats six
Folding table in cockpit and comfy custom cockpit cushions
Getting There (and back)
Lots of power with oversized 3 cylinder Yanmar 3GM30F. Frers 33 normally has 2GM20.
Navigation station with DSC radio and chart plotters at helm and nav station
See other vessels on either chart plotter via AIS and let others see you with the AIS trasponder
Never be Cold
Bus heater as well as marine deisel heater for cold deliveries and cool nights at anchor
Persistence has many amenities for comfortable coastal cruising. Thick comfortable cushions on 6'4" bunks, auto helm, heat, hot water and many other features that make a week aboard very comfortable. Yes this boat can race and win but no one said you had to be uncomfortable to do it!