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Welcome to Veleiro Tucano


The search for a true bluewater boat began in 2009, and late in 2010 an interesting sailboat became available in Ft Lauderdale, that was repossessed by the bank, and neglected for a while.

Norseman at Fort Lauderdale
The Norseman 447, very unusual boat in Florida, because of its relatively deep draft of 6.4".
The boat has an excellent design and sailing characteristics, known as a "performance cruiser".

After sometime negotiating and bidding on the auction process, the boat was finally purchased in early November 2010, and brought to Miami Hurricane Cove boatyard to start the work.


First the bottom had to be completely sanded to remove the old blistered paint, a new undercoat and paint applied.

After the bottom was done the boat was moved to the back of a friend's house at the Miami River, where it stayed for 9 months, and a lot was done as one can see on the pictures.

Boat on a channel near Miami Airport

Finally in August 2011 the boat already renamed Tucano move to Dinner Key Marina, in Coconut Grove.

Tucano at Dinner Key Marina

The Boat



Dimensions
LOA: 45 ft 0 in
Beam: 13 ft 0 in
LWL: 37 ft 6 in
Maximum Draft: 6 ft 4 in
Displacement: 28000 lbs
Ballast: 12000 lbs

Norseman 447

The Norseman 447 was designed by Robert Perry,  an award winning yacht designer based in Seattle, Washington. Among his designs are some of the most successful cruising yachts in modern cruising such as the Tayana 37 and Valiant 40. Through his career he has designed boats for many well recognized names in the yachting industry, such as Tayana, Cheoy Lee, Valiant, Baba, Ta Shing, Islander, Passport and Saga.

Tucano is hull # 6, built in 1980 in Taiwan. The boat was previously named Resilience, when she was purchased in Nov 2010 in Ft Lauderdale FL, after being neglected for sometime, as shown on the pictures. She had some water damage inside from rain water, and several items "removed" from the boat.


The boat before purchase in Ft Lauderdale FL

Tucano at Dinner Key Marina, Miami FL - After renovation

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