Swan 68-004 Explotadot was the first Swan 68 to feature four guest cabins with a galley forward arrangement, allowing greater separation from guests and crew. In 2000, she was sold to her second owner and relocated to the Baltic Sea under the name ‘Cygnus Montanus’. In 2004, her third owner moved her to the south of Italy under the name ‘Cardillo Forever’ and made the first major refit in 2006/2007 where many systems were upgraded and a new bow-thruster installed. In 2013, she was sold to her current owner and spent the majority of 2014 undergoing a complete refit in Genoa
In 2019, the boat made a new refit in order to be prepared to cross the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean.
Some highlights of the new refit include:
- New freezer and fridge system. We changed the old one for a new 24v system:
- Frigomatic Paris 35F 12/24v, and evaporator 130H R134a N.T.
- Dometic Cold Machine 85, and Serie 80 evaporator VD-15
- Dometic Cold Machine 95, and Serie 90 evaporator VD-16
- New Air Conditioning system. Changed the old system for a 3 new Dometic kit.
- Dometic MCS T12 (12.000 BTU/H)
- Dometic MCS T16 (16.000 BTU/H)
- Dometic MCS T16 (16.000 BTU/H)
- Total: 44.000 BTU/H
- New Water Maker. Changed the old HRO System for a modern one.
- HRO Parker Seafari, 1.800-2/285 l/h, 220v
In addition, a refit in the engine room which consist in:
- Main engine: Amendment of the Perkin 180 hp.
- Generator: Amendment of the Kohler Diesel 20Kw.
Change of the old hoses and pipes for new ones, new LED illumination and a new fire extinguisher system.
Other jobs:
- New 2 batterie packs: total 810 Ah
- Maintenance of all 10 seacocks
- New Ocean Chef 3 cooker (GN Space Galley)
- New ICM for the Tracphone V3IP
- New fenders, 6 new Fend equip: Maxi Stow HD inflatable fender (100 x 30cm) heavy duty
- New spray hood, main cover, exterior cushions cover
- New Elvstrom Cruising Asymmetric: 317m2, with an Oxley 80x54 snuff
- New 100m chain Galv. 12mm Cal-TP36
- New Life raft, Lalizas SOLAS A (8 people)
Swan 68-004 ExplotadotSwan 68-004 Explotadot was originally launched in 1993 as ‘Solleone’ for the chairman of Nautor’s Swan. She was the first Swan 68 to feature four guest cabins with a galley forward arrangement, allowing greater separation from guests and crew. In 2000, she was sold to her second owner and relocated to the Baltic Sea under the name ‘Cygnus Montanus’. In 2004, her third owner moved her to the south of Italy under the name ‘Cardillo Forever’ and made the first major refit in 2006/2007 where many systems were upgraded and a new bow-thruster installed. In 2013, she was sold to her current owner and spent the majority of 2014 undergoing a complete refit in Genoa.
In 2019, the boat made a new refit in order to be prepare to cross the Atlantic and Pacific ocean. Some highlights of the new refit include:
- New Freezer and Fridge system. Replacing the old one for a new 24v system
- New Air Conditioning system. Removing the old fan coils system to a new and modern one
- New Water Maker. Changing the old HRO system for a new HRO Parker Seafari 250 l/h system
- Overhoul to the Main engine and Generator, and reconditioning the engine room
- New pack of batteries (810 Ah)
- New Cruising Asymmetric sail from Elvstrom (317m2), with a Oxley 80x54 snuff
- New cooker
- New 100m chain, galv. 12mm cal-TP36
And much more…
Explotadot is currently in the Caribbeans.
HULL & APPENDAGES
The hull is of single skin construction using glass/aramid hybrid fibre reinforced polyester laminate. A high proportion of the fibres are unidirectional, giving a stiff laminate with excellent strength and fatigue properties. Structural bulkheads are of plywood laminated to hull and deck with foam strips between. Stiffener flanges are unidirectional lay-ups over foam cores. Engine beds are of GRP with steel inserts. Mast is stepped through the deck onto a galvanized steel mast step
Finish
- White Awlgrip snow white hull with blue cove and stripes,
- Hull and Deck was painted on 2014
- 68-004 was built with an extended transom giving a length of: 21.27,
- Transom open transom door for swimming vas installed on 2014
Steering
Rudder is foam filled GRP with high strength stainless steel stock, supported by two roller bearings
Cable steering gear sheaves provided with guards to prevent jamming. Aluminum steering quadrant bolted to rudderstock. 70" recessed destroyer type wheel with elk hide cover, 1.4 turns H.O. to H.O.
Pedestal with roller bearings and friction brake. Emergency tiller stowed in lazarette.
DECK
General Information
Deck is of GRP sandwich construction with foam core, and glued and through-bolted to the hull.
High density core under the deck fittings
Coaming and coach roof are painted white using Awlgrip paint system in 2014
New flush deck hatches in 2014
New 12mm teak deck in 2014
Teak toe-rail
Deck Equipment
Lofrans Titan electric windlass recessed in locker with remote control, drain and hand pump for chain box
1 CQR anchor 75 Ib.
New 100m chain Galv. 12mm Cal-TP36
Spare Danforth 27 kg anchor
Stainless steel TV antenna post aft deck starboard side
Outboard mounting bracket
Bowsprit for Gennaker
Pulpit with seat, stainless lifelines, gates in lifelines and in pushpit.
Seawater deck wash
Fresh-water hot & cold, deck shower
Stowage of three aluminium LPG bottles in self-draining locker under helmsman's seat.
Winches
Harken five function hydraulic power pack
- Primary 2 x 1100/3 STA hydraulic
- Secondary 2 x 980/3 STA hydraulic
- Main Halyard 1 x 66/2 STA hydraulic
- Traveller 2 X 42/2 STA
- Halyards 2 x 66/2 STA
- Mainsheet 1 x 70/3 STC Electric New 2014
- Halyards/Reef 2 x 56/2 STA
- Foreguy 1 x 46/2 STA
Sailing Hardware
- Roller bearing deck blocks for halyards and slab reefing at mast partners.
- Aluminium genoa sheet tracks with recirculating ball bearing cars.
- Aluminium staysail sheet tracks with recirculating ball bearing cars.
- Aluminium main sheet traveller with recirculating ball bearing car
- Deck gear by Harken, reconditioned on 2014
INTERIOR
General
All joinery work is done in accordance with the best yacht practice, using first-grade materials.
Teak with hand rubbed satin finish is used for all visible woodwork.
Floorboards with laid teak veneer, providing access to the bilge.
Quick pins provided for lifting the floorboards.
Topsides where visible lined with teak battens.
Roller blinds/mosquito screens for hinged deck hatches new on 2014
Cabinets, tables, bureaus, seats, dressers etc. have rounded corners.
Doors, partitions and paneling throughout are teak-faced plywood.
Door sills have stainless steel chafing pieces.
Self-engaging latches with bumpers to hold doors in open position.
Hanging lockers are equipped with rods and hooks and have bottom drawers where possible, and their doors are provided with louvers for ventilation
Drawers are secured with latches.
Wooden companionway ladders with non-slip steps
Overhead LED lighting throughout yacht
Reading lamps at each berth
Red nightlights throughout
Interior Arrangement
Forward Cabin (Crew Cabin)
- Access from galley,
- Fixed wooden berth to starboard with Pullman berth above,
- Work bench and sail stowage to port.
- Crew head/shower forward with lockers, mirrors and sink.
Forward Amidships Cabin (Guest Cabin)
Guest cabin port side forward of saloon (door from the saloon) with berth outboard and a folding Pullman berth above. Mirror on bulkhead, lockers; private ensuite head / shower area, mirrors, storage lockers and vacuum WC
Aft Port Cabin (Guest Cabin)
Fixed lower double berth with Pullman berth above,
writing desk, storage lockers,
ensuite head/shower with vacuflush toilet, sink, mirrors and storage lockers
Aft Starboard (Guest Cabin)
Fixed lower berth with Pullman berth above, storage lockers
Ensuite head/shower with vacuflush toilet, sink, mirrors, and storage lockers
Aft Cabin (Owner’s Cabin)
Owner’s cabin aft with large centre-line double berth,
Desk / vanity unit port side,
Settee to starboard, large hanging lockers,
Ensuite head forward to port with white Corian surfaces, Vacuflush toilet
Perspex door to separate shower stall with teak grating.
Mirrors, heated towel rack and storage lockers
Saloon
L-shaped settee on port side, with dining table;
Bookshelves and lockers outboard; two removable teak chairs fix on centerline.
L-shaped settee sofa with coffee table to starboard with lockers,
Entertainment systems all new 2014
Galley
Located on the Starboard side of the yacht forward of saloon with access to saloon and crew quarters
Two sinks and dishwasher are located inboard
Corian counter tops
Oven space outboard lines with stainless steel
Storage lockers, Washer and Dryer new 2014
New Ocean Chef 3 cooker (GN Space Galley), 2019
Galley Equipment
Extractor fan
Microwave oven
Sea water tap in sink
New Freezer: Dometic ColdMachine 95, and Serie 90 evaporator VD-16, 24v (2019)
New Fridge: Dometic ColdMachine 85, and Serie 80 evaporator VD-15, 24v; and, Frigomatic Paris 35F 12/24v, with evaporator 130H R13a N.T., 24v (2019)
Extra 24v fridge compressor for cool box under galley
New Candy washing and dryer machine, 4kg.
Engine Room
Engine space internally sound insulated for maximum noise reduction.
fire resistance meeting SOLAS B-15 requirements.
Drip tray integral with engine bed
ENGINE & SYSTEMS
A refit in the engine room was done in 2019, which consist in:
. Main engine: Overhaul on the Perkin 185 hp. Cylinder head cover rectification, replacing the turbine, water pump and diesel pump, as well as the piston rings, some valves and the main propeller shaft.
. Generator: Overhaul on the Kohler Diesel 20Kw. Cylinder head cover rectification, and changing piston rings.
. Changing the old hoses and pipes for new ones, new LED illumination and a new fire extinguisher system
Major service in 2014, removed from boat, stripped and rebuilt, gearbox service
Replacing n: 4 silent block engine
Overhaul turbine, heat exchangers and Injector, control compression engine
Replacing diesel fuel level indicators and h2o
Total fuel capacity 1400 litres in three separate steel tanks
3 blade MaxProp feathering propeller, reconditioned in 2014
Dual Separ SWK 2000/5UK - fuel filter / water separator with alarm on feed lines
Bow Thruster (installed 2008)
Max Power R200 hydraulic retractable bow thruster
with one battery banks (6 batteries) 1000 Amp (new 2018)
PLUMBING SYSTEMS
General
All systems are based on reliable components with world-wide service.
Fresh Water System
Total fresh water capacity l. 1.580 in four steel tanks
New Water-maker HRO Parker Seafari, 1.800-2/250 l/h, 220v (2019)
55LT Quick inox hot water heater (new 2014)
Fresh water pump Gianneschi (new 2014)
Black Water System and Toilet System
4 Vacuflush toilets with fresh water and 1 with seawater (crew cabin)
Stainless holding tank for one head with electric pump out
Sump tanks with electric sump tank pumps for all showers and wash-basins (except for crew)
sea cocks reconditioned in 2019
Bilge Pump System
One auto/manual switch electric pump for engine bilge and one for emergency directly connected with sea water engine cooling
Four bilge pumps, two electric with one auto/manual switch, two manual Whale Titan
VENTILATION SYSTEM
Air conditioning
New Air Conditioning system. Changed the old fan coils system for a 3 new Dometic kit.
- Dometic MCS T12 (12.000 BTU/H)
- Dometic MCS T16 (16.000 BTU/H)
- Dometic MCS T16 (16.000 BTU/H)
- Total: 44.000 BTU/H
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
AC System
Shore power 230v / 110v AC, 230v outlets inside
Victron Skylla 75 A battery charger for service batteries
Inverter, Victron Atlas 24 / 3.000 W
Replacing all thermal electric panels 24Ve220V
Installation command generator of electric panel
Replacing old light (neon Vetus) behind the mirrors of bathrooms with LED strips
· Replacing lights behind furniture dinette with LED strips
Charge combo pack radio with Victron 3000 w inverter new 2014
Northern Light 22 KW diesel generator new 2014
The generator is mounted inside proprietary sound shield.
DC System
Service batteries, 380 Ah 24v (New 2019)
Engine starting batteries, 135 Ah 24v (New 2014)
Generator start batteries 12v (New 2014)
Separate radio battery bank 8 batteries Victron VMG (460Amp) New 2018,
Separate battery bank 6 for bow thrusters, new 2018
Installation new charger combo pack radio with Victron 3000w inverter New 2014
Hydraulic bank is used for the 2 x 5 kW central hydraulic and the auto pilot pump
Battery banks are located aft of the engine room
New 2 batteries pack: total 810 Ah
ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS
Compasses
Magnetic steering compasses at helm adjustable for global balancing
B&G Zeus Touch2 Multifunction Color Display Touchscreen 7” at the wheel (March 2014)
Dedicated autopilot compass
B&G Halcyon gyrocompass new 2014
Sailing Instruments
Brookes and Gatehouse Hercules 690 instruments: -
- 2 x Jumbo repeaters at mast
- 3 x analogue repeaters in cockpit
- 3 x MFD units at helm plus one at cockpit
Windex unit
B&G Zeus Touch2 Multifunction Color Display Touchscreen 9” at the nav station (March 2014)
B&G Zeus Touch2 Multifunction Color Display Touchscreen 7” at the wheel (March 2014)
B&G Broadband Radar 4G on the mast 1st spreader New 2014
Simrad NAIS-400 Class B AIS Sys New 2014
Simrad NSPL-400 VHF/AIS antenna splitter
Simrad GOFREE WiFi1 wireless Module (to connect Apple I-phone/Ipad) New 2014
Simrad NEP-2 Network Expansion Port New 2014
B&G ZG100 GPS 10Hz antenna with built in rate compass (providing heading data for Radar Chart Overlay and Head Up) New 2014
Simrad NMEA 2K/SimNet/Ethernet cables and accessories New 2014
Navionics Platinum+ Cartography Mega Wide Mediterranean
Communcation Systems (all new 2014)
Yachtspot Internet Wi-Fi system that searches for public ”hot-spots” and broadcasts them onto the yachts local area network (LAN/WLAN)
Communications WiFi, 3G to PC
Moxa G205A Poe 5 port full Gigabit unmanaged Ethernet switches with 4 IEEE 802.3 af/at PoE ports
Moxa EDS205A 5 port ethernet switches 10/100 BaseT(x) RJ45 connector
2 Netgear WNAP320 Access point Wireless-N 300Mbps IEEE 802.11b/g/n at saloon and AFT cabinMF/HF Radio
Yachtspot 4G+ WiFi
Cable LMR400 to 1st Spreader (25m), connectors
Banten 01990 GSM-UMTS antenna for 3G at 1st Spreader
Cable LMR400 to 1st Spreader (25m), connectors
Banten 02188 WiFi antenna for 3G at 1st Spreader
Aerials
Yachtspot 4G+ WiFi
Cable LMR400 to 1st Spreader (25m), connectors
Banten 01990 GSM-UMTS antenna for 3G at 1st Spreader
Banten 15209 Professional VHF antenna 1.2m at top mast
Satellite Communications
New ICM for the Tracphone V3IP (2019)
Antenna mounted on transom post
Installation iridium satellite phone with desk station
Entertainment Systems
Antenna TV SAT KVH M7 mounted on Mast
Amplificator Denon AVR X-2000
TV LG “40” in Saloon
TV LG “32” in owner cabin
BLUE RAY – DVD SAMSUNNG
Outside – Inside Sony speakers
Computer Systems
Aqua PRO2 PC 12-24v DC powered, ultra rugged marine PC at navigation station
Fanless design and solid state hard drive, provide totally silent and reliable operation
Compact - measures just 30cm x 27cm x 7cm!
Ultra low power consumption with auto power on
AMD A6-3500 processor for exceptionally fast processing speed
Integral Radeon HD65XX graphics for fast 3D performance on MaxSea TimeZero
8GB Ram
6 USB ports
4 NMEA isolated port
Supplied with Windows 8 home premium operating system (on UK versions)
2 x NMEA Ports and 4 x USB Ports (2xUSB3)
Fitted with CD/DVD RW
64GB solid state hard drive
Yachtspot 12” Touch Screen Monitor at the nav station
MAST & RIGGING
Masthead triple spreader rig with discontinuous Navtec rod rigging,
Mast, Nautor aluminium painted in white in 2014
Rig was removed on 2014
Standing rigging tested with ultrasound, replaced as necessary, 2014
Harken track for fully battened mainsail, lazy jacks
Reckmann R5 manual furling headstay with furling drum recessed below deck level
Navtec hydraulic panel System V with 5 functions (backstay, inner forestay, babystay, boom-vang and flattener) reconditioned in 2014
All halyards and all running rigs are new (2014)
Boom
Carbon fibre Park Avenue boom, Withe Paint new 2014
Hydraulic outhaul system
Arrangement for three reefs in the main sail
2 Built-in deck lights
Lazy jacks
Running Rigging
All ropes are Dyneema new 2014
EQUIPMENT
Teak cockpit table in forward cockpit
Cockpit cushions new 2014
Bimini over aft cockpit new 2014
Sun awning new 2014
Carbon passarelle new 2014
Four mooring lines
New fenders, 6 new Fendequip: MaxiStow HD inflatable fender (100 x 30cm) heavy duty
New spray hood, main cover, exterior cushions cover
Tender
3,60 m. Inflatable tender, Zodiac
Yamaha 9.9 HP outboard engine,
Safety Equipment
Man overboard module mounted on stern pushpit
Various fire extinguishers, foam / C02 I powder, New 2014
Fire blanket
New Liferaft, Lalizas SOLAS A (8 people)
Jon Buoy
Overboard system module on stern rail
409 EPIRB on stern rail
SAILS
Sail
Year
Sailmaker
Material/Notes
MAINSAILS
2014
Full-batten Mainsail
Italy, 3DL Carbon. 3 reefs
UPWIND
2014
North Sails Genova
Italy, 3DL Carbon
2014
North Sails Stay sail
Italy, 3DL Carbon
2009
Montefusco
Storm Jib, Dacron
DOWNWIND
2019
Elvstrom
Cruising Asymmetric, 317m2
2014
Elvstrom
Italy, Code 0
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