GANESH is hull number two of the Swan 66 series and was delivered in 2008. She was customized at build for an experienced owner and is perfectly set up for shorthanded long-range cruising. Purchased in 2020, she is now with her third owner and has benefited from various works in the last few years, including mast out and full rig service / NDT, plus painting of mast and boom in 2021. More recent upgrades include new batteries 2026, plus new Doyle main and genoa, in 2025.ConstructionRCD Status: The yacht conforms with the essential safety requirements of Directive 94/25EC or RCDII (2013/53/EU as appropriate (Recreational Craft Directive) and is categorised A – “Ocean”. Hull, Deck & Superstructure Construction:Scantlings, materials and workmanship throughout are consistent with the construction of a light hull, but without any sacrifice of strength of stiffness.The hull is built in a female mould using vacuum assisted resin infusion.The bottom is of single skin construction, the topsides of foam-cored sandwich, using glass/aramid hybrid fibre reinforced vinylester laminate.A high proportion of the fibres are unidirectional, giving a stiff laminate with excellent strength and fatigue properties.Structural bulkheads are manufactured by using vacuum assisted resin infusion, and of foam-cored sandwich with carbon fibre skins, and laminated to hull and deck.Stiffener flanges are unidirectional carbon lay-ups over foam cores or hollow double bias glass formers.Engine beds are of GRP with steel inserts; special care is taken to assure rigid foundation and proper adhesion to hull.Gelcoats are of weather resistant NGA type.Topside colour is white, boot top, cove stripe and coaming stripe in green.Clear gelcoat below waterline.Flotation reference marks at bow and stern.Bottom treated with epoxy primer for improved blistering resistance, and antifouled.Composite main shroud chain plates bonded to hull and to reinforced structural knees.Recessed stainless steel headstay chainplate and deck level composite backstay chain plates attached to hull structure. Keel & Rudder:The keel is lead casting alloyed with antimony and bolted to a bottom grid.Keel bolts are of high-tensile stainless steel.Foam filled blade with carbon fibre/epoxy skins and carbon fibre stock, supported by two self-aligning bearings.MachineryEngine & Gearboxes:Steyr 166hp, 120 kw engine with inline generator.Engine space internally sound insulated.Propeller area sound insulated.Lubricating oil change pump, 24v, connected to both main engine, generator and gearbox.Main engine cooling water is discharged with exhaust gases through transom; silencers provided with drain tap.Thermostat-controlled water cooling with heat exchanger on engine; seawater intake with strainer; discharge through exhaust system. Maintenance & Performance:Engine hours – approx. 6,500 as of December 2025.Main engine serviced three times/year (oil, filters, impeller), plus full service once/year. Propulsion & Steering:Dual steering gear, sheaves provided with guards to prevent jamming.Lightweight steering quadrant bolted to rudderstock.2 x 1.20m destroyer type stainless steel wheels; 2.0 turns H.O. to H.O.Pedestals with roller bearings and friction brake.Emergency tiller stowed in lazarette.Propeller shaft made of high-tensile corrosion resistant steel with flexible shaft couple.Drip-free shaft seal.Shaft supported by rubber bearing at bracket and stern tube.670mm three-bladed folding Varifold propeller, plus weed-cutter. Bowthruster:MaxPower VIP 250 HYD 24 volt bowthruster, new motor 2024.Separate battery bank (new 2024) and charger.Electrical SystemsVoltage Systems:24v DC system with insulated return.230v AC is a three-wire grounded system.Wires are dimensioned to minimize voltage drop.A lightning protector on the masthead is connected with heavy cable to a keel bolt.AC System:The AC system can be fed either by the diesel generator, shore power or the inverter. Connection to battery charger, refrigeration and water heater resistor.Outlets provided with earth fault protection.12/24v outlet in cockpit.12/24v outlet on mast. Battery Banks:Battery sets are located in ventilated GRP boxes.Gel cell service batteries, 24v 720 Ah – new May 2026.Gel cell instruments battery, 24v 290Ah (20h) – 2024.AGM start battery, 12v 75Ah.The engine and diesel generator have their own start batteries. Battery Chargers:The service batteries are charged by a 140A alternator on the main engine or by:2 x Mass 24/75amp battery charger working on AC, located aft of chart table.Mass Sine 24/2500 VA 230v inverter with transfer switch – new January 2026. Alternators:The main engine starting batteries are charged by a 55a alternator on the main engine.The diesel generator starting battery is charged by a 35a alternator on the genset. Generator:10.2kW Panda 230v AC diesel generator with sound shield.Generator hours – approx. 5,000.In 2023 the generator was out of the vessel for a full overhaul and service.Two-stage silencing exhaust system with fiberglass silencer and gas/water separator for diesel generator.Generator cooling water is discharged below waterline; silencers provided with drain tap. Shore Power:Shore power connection; 230v 50a 50Hz; provided with polarity alarm, main switch and land connecting cable.Additional 230V shore power inlet including isolation transformer 7kVA 230V out for USA and Caribbean. Panels and Controls:Diesel generator panel at chart table (within electric panel).DC and AC main panel aft of chart table.Protected by Perspex door.In separate locker near main switchboard: main switch and fuses, earth fault test panel.Cockpit panel with main engine controls, switches for mast flood light, spreader lights, foghorn, compasses and navigation lights, dimmer for boom lights and compasses.Plumbing SystemsFresh Water & Water Heating System:Separate heat exchanger for the consumable fresh water is included in the engine water cooling circuit, making hot water available whenever the engine is running.The consumable water can be heated either with engine cooling water or with a heating element working on AC.Pressurized and heated water; total hot water capacity of 80 litres (21 USG).Sea cocks of bronze for all through-hull connections below waterline outside engine space, closing flush with outside and located in accessible positions.Bronze seacocks in engine space. Watermaker:Seafresh H2016D (S), 24volt pure DC. Output 250 l/hour (66 USG), including auto fresh water flush.Refitted 2021, new membrane 2025. Bilge Pumps:5 x bilge pumps:3 x electrical submersible pump with automatic switch 150ltr/min (39 USG), in forepeak, main bilge and lazarette.2 x hand pumps Whale Titan 100 ltr/min (26 USG).Outlets above waterline.Chain locker/forepeak manual pump.TankageFuel:Total fuel capacity of 1,300 litres (343 USG) in 3 x welded stainless steel tanks (1 x 500 litres, 2 x 400 litres); provided with baffles, inspection covers, sounding plug and vent pipes.Fuel valve chest with return valve for each tank.Dual Separ SWK 2000/5UK fuel filter/water separator with water alarm on feed line to engine and a single SWK 2000/5K for diesel generator.Tanks are vented to deck edge.Diesel tank level gauges. Fresh Water:Total water capacity of 500 litres (132 USG) in welded stainless steel tank; provided with baffles, inspection covers, sounding plug and vent pipes.1 x filler line from deck terminating at valve chest under saloon floor.Water tank level gauges.Tank vent pipes terminate at galley sink. Grey/Blackwater Holding Tanks:Total grey water capacity of 210 litres (55 USG).Total black water capacity of 210 litres (55 USG).Navigation EquipmentSuunto 135mm magnetic compasses on steering pedestals.Hydraulic autopilot B&G Hydra driving the steering quadrant with control panel in cockpit.Wempe Quartz clock and barometer in saloon.B&G H3000 Hydra autopilot ,with alternate back-up control system.B&G H3000 system with some renewed displays:MFD at chart table.MFD at aft cabin.MFD at crew cabin.3 x Maxi displays on mast.2 x MFD at helm, one on each pedestal.B&G Zeus 12 screen at helm.Furuno GP39 GPS.E80 repeater at the helm.Compass on port pedestal.B&G radar.SeaMe radar target enhancer.Radar antenna on post at stern.PC computer and screen, with TimeZero – new 2021.Shuttle – with USB connections.Furuno Navtex NX700.Sailor 6222 VHF-DSC.Inmarsat C-Distress alarm box.Iridium SC4000 voice/data (no contract).Domestic EquipmentGalley:240 litre (63 USG) refrigerator.125 litre (33 USG) refrigerator.130 litre (34 USG) freezer.24v refrigeration system, new in 2021, incl. temperature exchange / intercooling with bronze plate in the hull.4-burner Techimpex gas stove and oven, gimballed and provide with fiddles.Infrico dishwasher.Manual gas shut-off cock adjacent to stove.Remote controlled shut-off and leak detector near gas bottle with control switch, warning light in galley and manual bypass.Quooker ST water boiler unit 800w 240v 3-litre capacity.Galley sinks drain through seacocks. Heads/Showers:Single lever mixing faucets for washbasins, galley sinks and showers.Washbasins and showers drain to sump tanks (7-litre capacity each). Sump tanks are emptied by electrical or manual whale pumps. Outlets above waterline.3 x Tecma electrical toilets, fresh water flush. Discharging to holding tanks with indication at ¾ and 1/1 level. Holding tanks emptied by electric pump or deck suction line.Deck shower starboard side aft in lazarette. Heating & Ventilation:Exhaust ventilators in heads and galley.Galley extractor hood fan.Air inlet with water and sound trap, outlet with blowers in engine space.Separate outlet for diesel generator cooling air with blower.Battery boxes ventilated to outside.Air conditioning with reversed cycle, Webasto blue cool premium 50,000 BTU/14.6kW, 230v with 2 x rotary compressors – completely overhauled 2023.External heating unit Webasto Thermo 90 ST, 24v/9.1kW, with blowers and local controls in cabins, galley and saloon. Includes separate shore power inlet and cable. Entertainment:Kenwood stereo radio players in saloon and owner´s cabin.Pioneer cockpit speakers. Lighting:12v DC lighting with voltage stabilizer.Reading lights for all berths.Floodlight down on mast, spreader lights.Boom lights with dimmer and switch.AccommodationSummary of Accommodation:9 berths in 4 cabins.Teak with hand rubbed satin finish is used for all visible woodwork.Cabin bulkheads and partitions of teak-faced plywood.Lightweight floorboards with laid oak veneer (with grooves), providing access to the bilge.Topsides where visible lined with teak battens.Overhead lined with removable panelling covered in vinyl. Same material on inside of coachroof coamings.Roller blinds/mosquito screens for hinged deck hatches.Cabinets, tables, bureaus, seats, dressers etc. Have rounded corners.Doors, partitions and panelling throughout are teak faced plywood.Wood companionway ladders.Mattresses and Scandiflex batten system for owner and guest fixed berths.Foam mattresses for Pullman berths and crew.Berths equipped with canvas leeboards.Blinds for side windows. Note: The layout of the crew head and the aft head are different than pictured here. Description of layout from forwards: Forepeak/Fo’c’sle:Watertight collision bulkhead aft.Rails for hanging sheets etc. and spinnaker storage. Forward Crew Cabin:Single berth on port side with Pullman above.Hanging locker and storage on starboard.Hella ventilation fan. Crew Head Compartment:Forward of crew cabin.Washbasin.Sink.Tecma toilet. Port Guest Cabin:Double berth.Pullman above double berth.Hanging locker. Forward Port Head:Forward of port guest cabin.Electric toilet.Washbasin.Separate shower stall, with access both to port head and to starboard cabin. Starboard Guest Cabin:Bulkhead was removed to open to passage in 2020/21 refit.Wide lower berth.Pullman upper berth.Hanging locker. Forward Head / Day Head:Electric toilet.Washbasin.Shower.Aft of starboard guest cabin, with access to starboard guest cabin and doubling as day head with access to passageway. Saloon:L-shaped settee with dining table and 2 x chairs inboard, on port side.L-shaped settee with coffee table on starboard.Outboard lockers, bookshelves.Separate wine, spirits and glasses lockers forward.Storage behind settee and under seats. Galley:To port and aft of the saloon.4-burner stove and oven, with extractor hood over.Corian counter tops.Stainless steel sinks, inboard.2 x refrigerators above countertop.1 x top opening freezer, aft and outboard.Dishwasher aft below counter.Quooker water boiler.Stowage under floorboards.Large garbage locker beside sink. Navigation Area:To starboard and aft of the saloon.Nav desk and seat.Shelves, lockers, drawers and space for instruments and radios on angled panels. Aft Owner’s Cabin:Double berth to port with drawers below.Sofa to starboard, which can act as a sea berth.Stowage under sofa.Lockers outboard above sofa.Hanging locker forward of bed.Drawer stowage.Aft companionway access to rear cockpit, with extra step added.Lockers aft under companionway.Extra-large oilskin locker in passageway with blower/heater.Hella ventilation fan by the bed.Mirror on forward bulkhead. Aft Head:Electric toilet.Washbasin.Shower.Deck EquipmentRig:IG: 90’2” / 27.50m.J: 24’5” / 7.45m.P: 82’10” / 25.25m.E: 24’11” / 7.60m.Mast out and full rig service / NDT, plus paint mast and boom – 2021.The carbon mast is stepped through the deck onto a composite mast step.Tie rods from mast collar to step.Harken deck gear.Roller bearing lead blocks for halyards and slab reefing at mast partners.Aluminium jib sheet T-tracks with cars.Lead block for jib sheets.Mainsheet single point deck attachment on coachroof, double-ended sheet led forward along boom to gooseneck, down to deck, and aft to cockpit below deck.Roller fairleads integrated in pulpit bases forward and in pushpit bases aft.Spars are built of standard modulus carbon fibre and painted white.Three-spreader rig with discontinuous shrouds and swept spreaders, built by reputable mast builder.Mast of oval section, with Antal 60 track for full-batten mainsail.Tapered masthead with 4 x halyard sheaves.Footsteps, four pairs.Navtec rod standing rigging.Reckmann hydraulic furler for forestay (recessed).Removable inner stay.Park Avenue type boom with hydraulic outhaul and arranged for single line reefing with 2 x reefing lines.Carbon spinnaker pole (currently in storage and track on mast removed).4 x lazy jacks on each side.2 x deck blocks for runners.1 x pair of cars with stoppers for jib sheets.Navtec hydraulic rig controls:Boom vang with high-pressure return.Tensioners for backstays, mainsail outhaul, inner forestay , and for jib halyard on side of mast.Hydraulic mast jack with spacer and removable manual pump – one of the hydraulic pistons new from 2021, used just once.Power sail controls:Recessed Reckmann hydraulic headsail furler.Hydraulic controls on helmsman panel.Powered winches for jib, mainsheet and halyards.Note: Revision of hydraulic system in 2021.Running rigging:Ropes of Vectran or Spectra with Tylaska snap shackles. Winches: Harken self-tailing electric powered winches.2 x primary sheet winches B980.3 STE 2-speed.2 x secondary/mainsheet winches B980.3 STE 2-speed.2 x halyard winches B70.2 STE 3-speed, on coachroof.2 x 60.2 manual runner winches. Sails: Doyle mainsail – 2025.Doyle jib – 2025.North Sails staysail – 2023 (set on a removable cable so it can be installed when needed or stowed away).North Sails gennaker (older, with roller).Fore Triangle: 1102.6 sq.ft / 102.4m2.Main Sail: 1308.9 sq.ft / 121.6m2.Jib: 1026.9 sq.ft / 95.4m2. General:Cockpit table.Modified pushpit with custom made teak seats.Starboard pedestal modified by current owner.On foredeck, hinged hatches to deck stowage and anchor windlass.Flush hinged sail hatch and openable deck hatches of composite construction.Main companionway lockable sliding hatch of tined acrylic with sliding dropboard plus aft companion.Hinged hatch to lazarette in cockpit.Foghorn on mast, manual and automatic control. Anchoring & Mooring Equipment:C-Quip 200 folding mooring cleats, 2 x 400mm on foredeck and 2 x 400mm aft, plus 2 x amidships.Recessed electric windlass, Lewmar Ocean 3000 with gypsy – refit 2025. Button control with 1m cable, plus remote control.Chain locker with hatch.Manual folding out anchor arm.1 x CQR 75lb anchor on folding arm.1 x Fisherman 60lb anchor stowed below deck.Anchor chain.Anchor line.Mooring lines.Air fenders with lines and covers. Plastic fenders with lines and covers.Boat hook. Covers, Canvas & Cushions:Sprayhood for companionway.Padded canvas stowage cover for cockpit table.Bimini.Sun awning fitted on boom.Grey leather upholstery in the saloon.Beige leather sofa in owner´s cabin.Crew covers with zippers for berths and settees.Cover for cockpit table. Tender & Outboard:AB 3.4m alloy bottom inflatable dinghy.Safety Equipment Stowage for liferaft in starboard cockpit locker.Arimar liferaft.Other safety equipment to suit Spanish registry requirements, including:Jackstays.Jotron SART20 radar transponder.Sailor SP3520 handheld VHF GMD55. Fire-Fighting Equipment:Electrical deck wash/fire pump with connection on fore deck, hose provided.Softex total flooding system for engine and generator space with remote control at main companionway.3 x portable fire extinguishers in interior.2 x fire blanket in galley.1 x portable fire extinguisher in port cockpit locker.