Sun Dog

I came across this Rogger 35 MK2 for sale in Ipswich (2007) and she looked like she would be an eminently suitable boat for the West of Scotland, (where it has let’s face it, been known to rain a little); and after checking her out with a surveyor and subsequent sea trial I ended up buying her. Then with the help of my mate Marcus we sailed her up to Scotland. The decison to buy her has proven to be a good one, because whilst she will never win races, she is without doubt a really practical and safe boat, well suited to the climate, and also to our need for a boat suited to comfortable family “boating”.

Apart from the “workboat/lifeboat hull shape” which I fell in love with, other factors that swayed me, included the fact that she had been totally refurbished/rewired in 2004 to a very high standard and also had a brand new Perkins 92hp engine fitted at the same time. I would doubt very much if there are many Rogger Motorsailers in better overall condition that Sun Dog, and she is without doubt, a credit to her previous owners.

As at time of purchase in 2007:

The following has been copied from the original brokers literature, with subsequent annual upgrading work listed at the foot of the page.

Dimensions

LOA: 34′ Beam: 11′ 4″ Draft: 4′ 0″

Engine(s): Perkins Engine(s) HP: 92 Cruising Speed: 6.0
Max Speed: 8.0

ELECTRICAL
Battery charger
Electrics – Totally professionally rewired in 2004
Solar panels
Shore power
2 x fuel tanks
Bow thruster & engine fitted in 2004
New R&D coupling & 45mm stainless prop shaft fitted 2004
New stern bearing fitted & stuffing box repacked in 2005
Engine room gutted and repainted 2004

NAVIGATION
GPS
Chart plotter – Raymarine 530 & secondary “back-up” plotter
Auto pilot – Raymarine 300 & remote control
Echo sounder
Wind speed
VHF radio
Compass
Clock
Nav lights
All instruments new 2004/5

DECK
Anchors, 35lb CQR & 64m heavy chain, 20lb Danforth kedge with chain & 60m warp
Winches 6 – Lewmar mainsheet winch new 2004 & Lewmar reef winch new 2004
Extra cleats 6 x custom stainless steel cleats new 2004
PushPitPulPit – Pulpit & lifelines new 2004
tanchions guardwires
Boarding ladder
Hatches
Opening ports
Cockpit table
Warps fenders
Windscreen wipers – 2 x Pantograph wipers new 2004

Cockpit locker
Wheel steering in wheel house
Tiller steering in cockpit
Self contained gas locker
Stainless steel mushroom vents new 2005
Teak handrails on wheel house & coachroof
Saloon fixed windows replaced
Skylights to wheelhouse new 2004

CANVAS
Cockpit cover – Dark blue new in 2004
Sail cover – Dark blue new 2004

SAFETY
Lifebuoys
Bilge pumps
Fire extinguishers

INTERIOR/DOMESTIC
4 X Berths
2 X Cabins
Teak & holly flooring
Interior joinery in teak & Afromosa
Alcantara cloth covered upholstery new 2004
Curtains
Stereo
Chart table
Saloon table
Hanging locker
Wet locker
Heating – Force 10 Cozy Cabin gas heater fitted 2004
Shower tray fitted
Wash basin
Cooker
Oven
Refrigerator
Hot & cold pressurised water system
Water heated via calorifier & immersion fitted 2005
Water tank capacity (500 litres)

2008: Upgrade work

New wind instrumentation on masthead along with a new Raymarine 60 series wind instrument fitted to replace the old unit.
New VHF/DSC Radio fitted in wheelhouse.
New float switch fitted to activate automatic bilge pump.
Main compass reset by Thomas Gunn.

2009: Upgrade work

New tan mainsail (Owen Sails)
New tan stackpack (Owen Sails)
Cage built over gas heater vent to prevent genoa sheets fouling.
All winches including mast winches renewed to Lewmar self tailers apart from the mainsheet winch, as it’s better being a standard winch.
New stainless steel grab rails manufactured for the sides of the wheelhouse.
New teak block made for under the mast and also for the reefing winch.(what a job finding solid Burmese teak!)
Underside cleaned and anti-fouled with new main anode plus bow thruster anodes replaced.
Renewed the top guardwire on both sides.
New bilge pump.
Rubber buffer cleaned prepared as per Sika techincal dept advice and re-sealed top and bottom with Sika 291 to prevent water ingress and subsequent staining of the hull.
Prop cleaned and polished.
Brightwork varnished.

2010 Upgrade Work

New Garmin HD Radar on Scanstrut gimballed frame.
New Garmin 4012 Chartplotter.
New Garmin AIS600 fitted.
New Echomax active radar fitted.
Raymarine 530 moved down below.
New (small) Invertor for laptop.
New flexy red light fitted at chart table.
New combined tricolour & anchor light.
New combined steaming & deck flood light.
Swan neck fitted and old deck connections removed – all cable connections are now internal.
New reefing arrangement and clutches fitted to mast and boom.
New stainless steel grab rails on doors.
Cleverly designed and constructed chart storage unit built into the boat.