Lotte is a custom-built Adams 45 designed by respected Australian naval architect Joe Adams and constructed by a professional shipwright in Port Stephens, NSW. Launched in 1987, she is a substantial offshore cruising yacht combining classic Adams performance characteristics with practical long-range cruising capability.
 

Built as a masthead cutter with fin keel and skeg-hung rudder configuration, Lotte offers a highly capable balance of directional stability, manoeuvrability, load-carrying ability and offshore comfort.
 

Following acquisition in 2011, the vessel underwent an extensive owner-led refurbishment and systems renewal program culminating in recommissioning during 2022. The refit focused on structural integrity, systems reliability, offshore redundancy and long-term cruising practicality.
 

The result is a technically refined bluewater cruiser with significant investment in core systems and infrastructure. Lotte presents as a highly capable offshore cruising platform with only minor cosmetic finishing tasks remaining.

• Vessel Name: LOTTE
• Registration: FT990N
• Designer: Joe Adams
• Model: Adams 45
• Original Launch Year: 1987
• Builder: Custom Shipwright Build
• Re-Launch Year: 2022
• Location: New South Wales, Australia
• Rig Type: Masthead Cutter
• Hull Configuration: Fin Keel
• Rudder Type: Skeg Hung Rudder
• Steering: Cable / Aries Wind Vane

• Hull professionally grit blasted and recoated
• Carboguard / Carbothane coating systems applied
• Complete vessel rewiring
• Standing and running rigging renewed
• Mast and boom professionally refinished
• Navigation electronics upgraded
• Plumbing systems renewed
• Interior joinery and linings refurbished
• Hydraulic anchoring system redesigned
• New radial-cut mainsail installed
• Extensive mechanical servicing and renewal completed

• Engine: Ford Lehman 2712E 80hp Diesel
• Approximate Hours: 2000
• Transmission:  Borg Warner Velvet Drive AS14-71C - Ratio 2.57:1 
• Cooling: Bowman Heat Exchanger
• 2 x Bowman Oil Coolers - Engine and Transmission Oil
• New R&D Marine Split Half Coupling
• New R&D Flexible Shaft Coupling
• New R&D Flexible Engine Mounts
• Entire wet exhaust system replaced
• Vetus NLP90 HD Waterlock
• Vetus NLPG90 Gooseneck Muffler
• Vetus 90mm Exhaust Hose
• Vetus Splash Stop Fuel Reservoir
• Alternator: 85A Bosch
• Shaft Seal: PSS Dripless Shaft Seal
   

The engine has benefited from ongoing servicing and cooling system upgrades during the refit and remains a respected and proven long-range cruising platform.

• Diesel Fuel Capacity: 570 Litres
• 2 x 160L saloon fuel tanks
• 1 x 250L keel fuel tank
• Fresh Water Capacity: 600 Litres
• 3 x 200L stainless-steel freshwater tanks
• Waste Holding Capacity: 200 Litres
• 1 x stainless steel tank
• All hoses replaced - marine grade waste, hot and cold.
• New water pump and accumulator
• Calorifier hot water system - 80 litres

• Complete vessel rewiring with tinned marine cable
• Independent engine starting system
• 2 x 100Ah starting batteries
• BEP 12 Switch Panel with 600-DCSM Systems Monitoring
• 4 x 100Ah AGM house batteries
• Victron 12/20 Smart DC-DC charger
• Balmar 614C Smart Regulator
• Victron Smart Charger - solar regular
• Lithium-upgrade compatible architecture
• Noland R11 Engine Data Converter

• Raymarine VHF radio
• Raymarine E95 multifunction display
• Raymarine SeaTalkNG backbone
• Raymarine autopilot system
• S3 course computer
• 12v hydraulic pump and type 3 linear drive
• External gyro stabilisation
• AIS receiver.
• Fusion stereo system
• 4G antenna system

• Standing rigging 6 years service
• Running rigging renewed
• Spectra halyards fitted
•  New radial-cut mainsail
• Yankee headsail
• Self-tacking staysail
• Lazy jack mainsail bag system

• Hydraulic anchor deployment system
• Engine-driven hydraulic pump
•  Multiple remote operating positions
• 12v DCV operated
• Rocna 33 primary anchor
• 5kg plough secondary anchor
• 100m 10mm galvanised chain
• 100m nylon anchor rode

• AFT Cabin - Double Sleeps 2 x Adults
• AFT Cabin has an ensuite - hold/cold water and toilet (manual)
• Forward Cabin - V Berth sleeps 2 x Adults + 1 x Child
• Forward Cabin has an ensuite - hold/cold water, shower and toilet (12v)
• Saloon settee sleeps 2 x Adults
• Revarnished timber joinery
• Renewed ceiling linings and insulation
• Renewed trim panels
• Renewed saloon upholstery
• Renewed bunk mattresses and covers
• Replaced acrylic windows throughout vessel
• Gas stove
• Gas piping and fittings renewed - certified
• BEP Marine 600-GDL gas detector system.

Lotte presents as a substantial and comprehensively upgraded offshore cruising yacht benefitting from extensive systems renewal and owner investment.
 

The vessel remains operational and cruise-capable, with the majority of major structural, mechanical and systems work completed. Several minor cosmetic finishing tasks remain typical of an owner-refit vessel of this scale.