Sailing yachts
32′ McGruer Bermudan Sloop
(REF: 18161)£SOLD
Full specification
Wooden ships comments on this 32′ McGruer Bermudan Sloop
From the drawing board of James McGruer and Built by Harry Feltham in Portsmouth, who built 8 yachts to this design between 1954 and 1962. Albertine is a fine little 8-ton (Thames Measure) sloop. She is quite narrow with a fine underwater profile and a large wetted area, and as such is very seaworthy, with her solid construction adding to the feeling of a very well-found yacht. She also has a good turn of speed.
She has been well cared for over the years with all jobs attended to as needed, including keel bolts in 2009/10. She had a quite extensive renovation in 2004 and still looks very good.
A clever use of available interior space makes her a practical cruising yacht for a couple or young family. She would suit those who appreciate the strength of tradition and quality that went into these boats.
Lying ashore in Argyll .
Construction
- Mahogany planking above waterline
- Iroko planking below waterline – copper fastened to oak frames
- Wooden floors
- Elm backbone
- Coachroof and cockpit in varnished iroko
- Cast iron ballast keel (dropped, shot blasted and new keel bolts 1998
Accommodation – mahogany interior joinery, Headroom 6’+. 5 berths
- Forecabin with full size berth to port and narrower/occasional berth to starboard
- Heads Compartment/Locker opposite
- Saloon with berths port and starboard
- Quarter berth aft to starboard
- Mahogany interior joinery
- Galley to port with 2 burner, grill and oven cooker, s/s sink and pots/china stowage
- Navigation table to starboard
Engine
- Bukh DV 20 diesel, 20 hp -rebuilt 1995
- Conventional gearbox & shaft
- Folding propeller
Rig
- Keel stepped, white painted alloy mast with pitch pine, varnished boom
- White painted alloy spinnaker pole
- Stainless 7mm 1x19mm forestay, capshrouds and backstay
- 6mm 7x19mm lower shrouds
Sails
- Mainsail 2004
- Working jib 2004
- No. 2 genoa
- No. 1 genoa
- Storm jib 2004
- Spinnaker
Canvas
- Mainsail cover, forehatch cover and sprayhood in navy, UV resistant, synthetic canvas -new 2004
- Boom tent in off-white same material -new 2004
Navigation / Electronics
- Silva base station VHF 2006
- Eagle GPS Chart Plotter (interfaced with VHF) 2006
- Stowe Depth Sounder
- Stowe Log
- Stowe Wind Speed/Direction Indicator
- Sestrel gimballed steering compass
- Plastimo Iris bearing compass
Deck / Anchoring
- Electric anchor windlass
- Rocna main anchor with 150′ of galvanised, 3/8″ chain
- 20 lb Fisherman kedge anchor with 3/8″ chain and 20mm multiplait rode
- 10 fenders
- Jackstays on coachroof
- S/S pulpit, pushpit, stanchions and guardrails
Safety
- 6-man valise life-raft
- AquaSignal navigation lights
- Fire extinguisher x 2
- Fire blanket
- Horeshoe lifebuoy
- Whale manual bilge pump
- Rule automatic, electric bilge pump
- Disclaimer:These particulars have been prepared in good faith from information provided by the Vendors and are intended as a guide, Wooden Ships cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. The Purchaser should instruct his agent or surveyor to validate all details as necessary and satisfy himself with the condition of the vessel and its equipment.
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Disclaimer:
These particulars have been prepared in good faith from information provided by the Vendors and are intended as a guide, Wooden Ships cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. The Purchaser should instruct his agent or surveyor to validate all details as necessary and satisfy himself with the condition of the vessel and its equipment.
