Wooden Ships Comments on this Sandbanks Yacht Co. Bermudan Sloop

Built by the Sand banks Motor Co. in 1939.  It is understood she was designed by Eric H. French but it is also thought Fred Parker was involved in this design.

She was built for Arthur Strohmenger, inventor of ARC welding who then sold her to Lord Lyle of Westbourne in 1947 who used her in the Solent, before she was bought by Californian yacht broker Augustus J Newman.  She eventually came to Dartmouth in 1972 where she has been based ever since.

Bought by the current owner as a project boat to use in his retirement, however other projects have taken priority so she was never completed.  The boat has been sat ashore for a few years and is in need of some significant repairs including new fore and aft decks.  She appears to have a very good rig and engine.

This is very much a project but for the right person would be a worthwhile task and she would be a lovely boat once completed.  She shallow draft and easily handled rig make her ideal for coastal exploration, enabling her to explore upstream where deeper boats cannot go.

Length on Deck                 30’3”

Length Waterline             28’

Beam                                    9’

Draft                                      4’

Thames Tonnage             9TM

Construction

Carvel planked in mahogany, caulked and payed.

Grown oak frames fastened with bronze screws.  4 steamed oak intermediate timbers fastened with copper nails and roves.

Large grown oak floors across the centreline with keel bolts passing through them

External lead ballast keel with bronze keel bolts.

Raised foredeck currently straight laid teak over plywood.  It is in very poor condition with a rotten subdeck and will need replacing.  The aft deck is of the same construction and in similar condition.

Large aft cockpit with teak coamings and teak thwarts.

Superstructure of varnished teak with glass windows either side.

Rig

Masthead Bermudan sloop rig on a keel stepped varnished wooden mast.

Varnished wooden roller reefing boom.

Stainless steel standing rigging of unknown age but seemingly in good order.

Mainsail and headsail in tan, both in good condition.

Machinery

Volvo Penta 2003 30hp 3 cylinder diesel engine.  Installed approximately 1993.

Currently out of the boat and has been checked over by an engineer.

Centreline fixed 3 blade bronze propeller gives 6 knots cruising speed.

30 litre GRP fuel tank in starboard locker.

Accommodation

Port side door into the wheelhouse.  Originally she had a helm position inside but this has been moved out into the cockpit.

Spacious saloon in the wheelhouse with galley to port.  The galley joinery is in poor condition and will need replacing.

Port side passage going forward with a heads compartment to starboard, Baby Blake sea toilet discharges directly overboard.

Forepeak is fitted with a plywood sole making a large double berth.  No upholstery.  Could be altered to suit a new owner with either a double or 2 large single berths and space between.

Full specification and details available upon request

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.

Wooden Ships Comments on this Parhams Folkboat

English Folkboat built by Parhams of Emsworth in 1963.  Built to Folkboat lines but in carvel planking and with an extended coachroof to give more space below decks and standing headroom.

She has been in the present ownership from 1988-1993 and again from 2006 until the present day and has been well cared for with planned annual maintenance and periods of professional repairs when required.  New standing rigging in 2018, some keel bolts replaced in 2019 and a meticulous varnishing program every winter.

Cruised extensively around the south coast, West Country and northern France from her Plymouth base this is a well loved and used Folkboat that is being offered for sale due to health reasons.

Length on Deck                 25’4”

Length Waterline            19’

Beam                                    7’

Draft                                      4’

Construction

Carvel planked in Honduras mahogany fastened with copper rivets to steam bent oak timbers.  Varnished mahogany transom.

Hull is splined above the waterline to give a fair finish.

Sawn oak floors across the centreline

External iron ballast keel with a mix of bronze and stainless steel bolts.  2 bolts replaced in stainless in 2019 including the one under the engine.  2 other bolts replaced in 2007.  Bolts pass through the floors in usual Folkboat way.

Painted plywood deck with varnished mahogany toerails.  Deck new  and toerail in 1990.

Varnished mahogany coachroof coamings made from a single board of mahogany.  Sheathed plywood coachroof deck.  Front end of coachroof replaced in 2010.  Coachroof deck refurbished and a new sliding hatch fitted in 2004.

Raised dog house aft with bronze framed window each side.  2 opening portholes either side in the comaings.

Varnished mahogany forehatch set into the forward end of the coachroof.  Hand rails on the dog house roof.

Non-self draining cockpit with tiller steering on a  transom hung rudder.  New rudder bearings in 2010.

Varnished teak cockpit thwarts wit lockers below.  Bridge deck at forward end.  Main sheet track across the cockpit.  Scrubbed teak sole.

Rig

Fractional Bermudan sloop rig on a deck stepped alloy mast.

Alloy slab reefing boom.

Stainless steel standing rigging to external stainless steel chain plates.  Rigging new in 2018.  Chain plates new in 2007.

Single lower shroud and a cap shroud over a single set of spreaders.  Jumper struts support the upper section of the mast.

Single adjustable backstay.

Tab roller furling system on the jib.

Mainsail in fair condition, jib and spinnaker in good condition.  New UV strip on jib in 2018.

Pair of bottom action tuffnell cockpit sheet winches

Machinery

Yanmar 1GM10 single cylinder diesel installed new in 2005.

Stainless shaft to a centreline fixed 2 blade bronze propeller gives 4 knots cruising speed, 5.5 knots max using 1.5 litres/hour.

New shaft and stern gland in 2018.  New cutlass bearing and refurbished stern tube in 2019.

10 litre fuel tank under the aft deck.

2 x 12 volt batteries for engine starting and domestics.  Charged from the engine alternator and a fixed solar panel on the aft deck.

1 manual bilge pump and 1 auto electric bilge pump.

Accommodation

3 single berths with 5’6” headroom under the dog house.

New bunk cushions in 2016.

Steps down over the engine box with a quarter berth to starboard going aft under the cockpit thwarts.

Storgae locker to port with drawers.  Port side settee berth with sitting headroom.

To starboard is the galley with a single stainless sink and space for a portable gas stove.  Manually pumped fresh water from a 10 litre plastic tank up forward.

Moving forward into the forepeak with a large single berth and storage space.

Johnson SPX manual sea toilet on the centreline, discharges directly overboard.

Equipment

Suunto bulkhead steering compass

Clipper sounder

Silva VHF radio

Valise 4 person life raft, needs servicing

Lifebuoy

Manual bilge pump

Electric auto bilge pump

Radar reflector

20lb CQR anchor with 40’ of chain

Fenders

Warps

Mainsail, fair condition, pre 1988

Jib, good condition, 1990

Spinnaker, good condition, pre 1988

Mainsail cover

Tab headsail roller furling system

Pair of Tuffnell sheet winches

Bunk and berth cushions

Curtains

Ensign and staff

Cockpit cover

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.

Wooden Ships Comments on this BB17 Dayboat

BB17 designed by Borg Bringsvaerd and built in Oslo in 1962.

In commission every year since 2010, except for 2020, and refitted as necessary.  Decks replaced in 2010 along with new standing rigging in 2018.

Brand new road trailer in 2021.

The BB17 is a Norwegian design and a larger sister to the very sweet looking BB11.  The BB17 was a welcome upgrade, offering a larger cockpit and enough interior space for a couple of berths and some shelter making her ideal for weekend sailing.

They offer simple and enjoyable sailing with enough capability to undertake coastal passages.

Length on deck                 24′

Length waterline              16’2″

Beam                                    6’9″

Draft                                      3’6″

Construction

Carvel planked mahogany hull, bronze screw fastened to steam bent oak timbers

Antifouled August 2021.  Topsides finished with Deks Olje.

Sawn oak floors across the centreline with galvanised throat bolts.

External iron ballast keel with stainless steel bolts.  2 bolts, one at either end of the keel are iron.  The keel bolts pass through the sawn oak floors.

Marine plywood decks finished in Deks Olje.  Decks new in 2010.

Small coachroof with varnished mahogany coamings.  Sharply radiused coachroof deck in straight laid mahogany boards, helps increase headroom below.

Varnished mahogany toe rails and rubbing strake.

Good size cockpit with varnished mahogany thwarts and sole boards.  Drawers under the aft deck.  Cockpit and interior finished with Teamac varnish.

Rig

Fractional Bermudan sloop rig on a deck stepped oiled wooden mast.

Stainless steel standing rigging to internal stainless chain plates.  All standing rigging new in 2018.  Single lower shrouds and a single cap shroud over the spreaders.  Jumper struts support the upper sections of the mast.  Adjustable backstay.

Alloy boom, plus spare wooden boom.  Lazy jacks on the mainsail.

Pair of non self tailing cockpit sheet winches.

Main andjib from Elvstrom.  Spare main and jib from Nicholson Hughes.  Also a spinnaker and all fittings to fly it.

Mainsail cover

Machinery

Outboard bracket on the transom to take an engine of the buyers choice

Accommodation

Simple cabin space with 2 berths and sitting headroom.

Equipment

As new road trailer from PDMS, Staffordshire, bought in May 2021

Elvstrom Mainsail and jib

Nicholson Hughes mainsail and jib

Spinnaker

Spinnaker pole

Running and standing rigging, new 2018

Alloy boom and spare wooden boom

Cockpit cover

Fishermans anchor with warp

Fenders

Whale manual bilge pump

Outboard bracket

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.

Wooden Ships Comments on this Sparkman & Stephens sloop

This yacht has undergone a major refit in 2021 to replace the entire rig and repair the hull as necessary after being dismasted in a previous ownership.  All work professionally done to a high standard under the supervision of a surveyor, full survey report available.

Designed in 1975 by Olin Stephens as a yacht for mass production in the USA which was to be known as the Tartan 37.  A plan for a British variant, the Condor 37, was developed for the European market and approximately 12 of these are known to exist.  This vessel was built as the plug from which the mould was produced, but it had always been intended to complete her as a finished yacht.  The bare hull was taken by H E Wright who fitted out and completed her as a cruiser racer.    She has been cruised and raced successfully by several previous owners with appearances at various classic regattas.

Olin Stephens himself came to the UK and met with Wright during the build and fit out process to discuss the boat and offer advice.

She is also a very comfortable and easily handled cruising yacht, capable of being short handed and with plenty of space aboard.

Very well maintained, she is a stunning looking yacht in nice condition.  She has the benefit of a more modern design which offers a lot of interior volume for the length, with the relatively high freeboard and wide beam adding to this interior space.  The teak deck and varnished teak coamings, cockpit and toe rails add a touch of classic charm.

Over the summer of 2021 she has undergone a major refit to for a complete new rig after losing her mast in an accident with the previous owner.  All repairs to the hull have been carried out professionally and the complete rig including sails is brand new.

2021 survey available.

Length on Deck                                 37’6″

Length Waterline                             28’6″

Beam                                                    11’6″

Draft                                                      6’7″

Construction

5 layers of cold moulded diagonal mahogany planking.

Steamed oak timbers all copper fastened.

Yacht laid teak deck glued to a marine plywood sub deck.  Varnished teak cover boards, toe rails and king plank.  Professionally laid in 2008.

External lead ballast keel with bronze keel bolts.  Skeg hung moulded GRP rudder with wheel steering.

Varnished teak coachroof coamings with a sheathed plywood coachroof deck.

Spacious self-draining cockpit with a bridge deck. All laid teak with varnished sides and coamings.

Rig

Complete new rig supplied by Euro Spars and commissioned by Perfomrance Rigging of Hamble in 2021.

Masthead bermudan sloop rig on a keel stepped alloy spar.  New mast with tapered top section from EuroSpars.

Alloy slab reefing boom and alloy spinnaker pole.

Stainless steel standing rigging to internal stainless steel chain plates.  Rigging all new in 2021 to new chain plates.  The bulkhead around the chain plates has been re-designed and strengthened.

Hydraulic adjustable backstay.

Facnor LS180 headsail roller furling system, new in 2021

4 x Lewmar self tailing cockpit sheet winches

2 x Self tailing Lewmar winches on coachroof for running rigging

2 x self tailing Lewmar mast winches

New mainsail and Genoa from Sanders Sails, 2021.

Machinery

Engine has under gone a major refit in 2021 including a thorough service, new engine beds, new diaphragm and all new water and fuel hoses.  Full set of invoices for this work are available.

Volvo Penta 2030 3cyl 30hp diesel with a sail drive.  Installed new in 2000.

3 blade feathering ‘J’ propeller gives 6 knots cruising speed.

20 gallon stainless fuel tank.

New stainless steel fresh water tanks 2012, along with calorifier off engine and mains power.  Pump system replaced in 2012.

4 x 110AH batteries 2013/14.  Charged from engine alternator or through shore power.

Inverter for independent 240v supply, new in 2012.

Installed shore power system.

Accommodation

6 berths including a double quarter cabin, single quarter berth, pilot berth and two saloon settee berths.

New upholstery in 2018.

2 sets of steps down over the engine box.  Door to quarter cabin to port.  Quarter berth to starboard with deep storage drawers outboard.

Chart desk facing outboard to port with a berth below and a fixed varnished teak seat.  New switchboard fitted and all electronic nav instruments in easy reach.

LargeU-shaped galley to starboard with gimballed Force 10 gas stove, twin stainless sinks and plenty of storage.  New 12 volt fridge fitted in 2019.

Main saloon with port and starboard settee berths and storage lockers outboard under the side decks.

Starboard side door into the heads compartment forward of saloon with a Jabsco manual sea toilet, hand basin and shower.  Hot and cold pressurised water.

Vast forepeak stowage for sails and warps.

Huge lazarette stowage area

Red/white switchable LED lighting to saloon, heads and nav station.

Natural ventilation from Goiot deck hatches and dorade box ventilation over galley and nav station.

Full specification and details available upon request

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.

Wooden Ships Comments on this Morecambe Bay Prawner

Built by Crossfields of Arnside in 1936, probably as a fishing vessel but her early history is not well known.

A history of the Crossfields yard can be found here: http://arnsidearchive.org.uk/?MARITIME_HERITAGE:Crossfields_of_Arnside

In a previous ownership she had a major refit which included complete re-fastening of the hull, new deck, deck beams and coachroof, new mast and all new rigging.

She is currently in need of a cosmetic tidy up but appears to be structurally sound.

She has no engine, there is an outboard which mounts on a bracket on the quarter which pushes her along very satisfactorily, plus there is a large sculling oar which is extremely useful.

An attractive looking boat with a well documented recent refit history, in need of tidying up.  Good headroom and space below decks considering her dimensions.

Length on Deck                 29’6”

Beam                                    9’9”

Draft                                      3’6”

Construction

Planked in some kind of pine fastened with 2.5” galvanised screws to heavy sawn oak frames.  The hull was totally re-fastened in 2008 with any necessary plank repairs.

Sawn oak frames are in pairs, fastened through with galvanised bolts.  Frames are 3.75” x 3.5” at 12” centres.

Grown oak floors across the centreline

External iron ballast keel fastened with iron bolts.

Straight laid iroko deck, screw fastened to iroko deck beams with caulked and payed seams using butyl rubber.  Deck structure all new in 2006.

Coachroof with iroko coamings, finished with gloss paint externally.  Sheathed plywood coachroof deck.  All new coachroof in 2006.

Bulwarks all round on stanchions mounted through the cover board. Varnished capping rail.

Rig

Gaff cutter rig on a keel stepped varnished wooden mast.  Varnished wooden boom, gaff yard and bowsprit.

Mast and bowsprit new in 2011 from Noble Spars.  Varnish on all spars needs stripping and replacing.

Galvanised wire standing rigging, parcelled and served in the traditional way, with dead eyes and lanyards to external galvanised chain plates.

Rigging all new in 2011.

3 strand running rigging with varnished ash blocks.

Tan mainsail, topsail, 2 x staysails and jib.

Machinery

Mercury 5hp long shaft 4 stroke outboard engine mounts on a bracket over the port quarter.

External fuel tank.

Sculling oar over the stern for close quarters manoeuvrability.

2 x Zenith 6volt 224ah deep cycle batteries charged with a solar panel.

Accommodation

Steps down from the wide companion hatch into the main cabin.

6’ headroom under the coachroof.

Iroko work surface to port with a stainless sink set in.  Bronze hand pump for fresh water.

To starboard is a large space previously fitted with a solid fuel cabin heater but could be finished with a galley stove or have another cabin heater installed.

Saloon has a settee berth either side, both of 6’2” length.

Pansy charcoal stove forward end of the saloon, recently fitted.

Passageway either side of the mast into the forepeak which has a large double V-berth with the forehatch over.

Full specification and details available upon request

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.

Wooden Ships Comments on this Kim Holman 26

The classic Holman 26, designed by Kim Holman and built by Uphams of Brixham in 1963.

She has been in the current ownership since 1990 and has cruised Wales, Brittany and the West Country.

Properly maintained with periods of professional refit work when required, updated rigging as necessary, new wiring and an engine rebuild.

A nice honest example of the class.

Length on Deck                 26’2”

Beam                                    7’6″

Draft                                      4’2″

Thames Tonnage             6TM

Construction

Carvel planked in mahogany on Canadian Rock Elm timbers, all copper rivet fastened.

Sawn wooden floors across the centreline

External iron ballast keel of 1.4 tons.  Iron keel bolts.  1 bolt drawn in 2014 and found to be in good condition.

Mahogany coachroof coamings with stainless framed windows.  Coamings all new in 1997.

GRP sheathed plywood coachroof deck. Painted wooden hand rails with varnished forehatch and companionway.  Both hatches renewed in current ownership.

Painted mahogany toe rails with stainless steel pushpit, pulpit and guard rails.

Non-self draining cockpit with varnished mahogany thwarts and varnished cockpit sole grating.

Tiller steering on a transom hung rudder

Aft deck replaced, cockpit rebuilt and hood end planks repaired approximately 20 years ago.

Rig

Masthead Bermudan sloop rig on a deck stepped anodised aluminium mast.  Anodised aluminium slab reefing boom.

Stainless steel standing rigging to internal stainless steel chain plates.  Chain plates new in current ownership.  Rigging replaced as necessary in current ownership.

Single standing adjustable backstay, twin lower shrouds and a single cap shroud over a single set of spreaders.  Forestay to stemhead takes hanked on headsail.

Mainsail, genoa, No.1 jib, No.2 jib, spinnaker and ghoster all in good condition.  Age of sails unknown but all in good or serviceable condition.

1 mast winch and 2 x Lewmar 25 non-self tailing 2 speed cockpit sheet winches.

Machinery

Yanmar 1GM10 single cylinder diesel.  Rebuilt by Fowey Marine in 2014.

Single lever controls to a centreline fixed 3 blade bronze propeller.  Gives 4.5 knots cruising speed at approximately 1 litre/hour.

Stainless steel fuel tank of 6 gallons (27 litres) in the cockpit locker.

Single 12 volt battery for engine starting and domestic power.  Charged from engine alternator

Boat re-wired in 2000.

Single manual bilge pump.

Accommodation

Fitted out with 2 single berths in the saloon.  W single berths in the forepeak could be reinstated by fitting new cushions.

Interior re-painted in 2020.

Steps down over the engine box with galley to port and chart desk to starboard.

Galley has a paraffin Optimus 155 2 burner stove set on gimbals.

Water from a 20 litre plastic jerry can.

Chart desk faces outboard.

Half height bulkheads with grab handles separate off the main saloon.

Settee berth either side with a trotter box at the aft end of each.  Upholstery in good condition.

Storage space behind each bunk and under the deck head.

Passageway forward with heads compartment.  Baby Blake sea toilet to starboard which discharges directly overboard.  Heads compartment refitted in 2020, Baby Blake rebuilt.

Hanging locker opposite to port.

Forepeak used solely for Sail stowage instead of the usual twin V-berths.  The joinery for the V-berths is still there but she would need new cushions in order for them to be used as berths.  Forehatch over.

Equipment

Sestrel Minor steering compass

Seafarer 701 sounder

Walker Knot Master trailing log

ICOM ICM411 DSC VHF

2 x lifejackets

Life buoy

Cockpit dodgers, new 2021

25lb CQR anchor

73’+ of ¼” galvanised chain

15lb CQR kedge anchor

Various warps of 160’, 102’ and 70’

Mainsail, 156sqft

Genoa, 190sqft

No.1 jib, 125sqft

No.2 jib, 53sqft

Spinnaker

Ghoster, 200sqft

Spinnaker pole

Backstay tensioner

Running and standing rigging

2 x Lewmar 25 non-self tailing 2 speed sheet winches

Mast winch

Yanmar 1GM10 engine

12 volt battery

Bunk and berth cushions

Optimus paraffin stove

Water jerry can

Ensign and staff

New wire for standing rigging, enough for both cap shrouds

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.

Wooden Ships Comments on this Tumlare Sloop

Designed by Knud Reimers and built in Sweden in 1934 as Tumlare No.9, originally called Keb.

This distinctive design, developed from the Scandinavian Skerry Cruiser type, dates from the 1930’s when the great Swedish designer Knud Reimers was at his best.   There are classes of Tumlares racing in many countries round the world, described by Uffa Fox as “the most advanced type (of cruiser) in the world….” A class grew up in UK at Aldeburgh and St Mawes but the design really came to fame after Adlard Coles won the 1950 Trans-Atlantic Race in Cohoe a slightly stretched version at 32’ confounding the critics who maintained that small yachts were incapable of off-shore voyages.

The Tumlare has a slim, slippery hull with long drawn-out forward sections and that distinctive Scandinavian canoe stern with the rudder hung on the back.

Purchased by the current owner from Holland in 2004, she had a refit period where the majority of the galvanised steel frames were replaced with laminated oak.  In 2007 her deck was replaced with epoxy sheathed plywood and in 2014 her keel bolts were replaced.

She differs from many Tumlares in that her rig is slightly larger and her mast is deck stepped, thought to have been done in Holland in the 1990’s.

Used for day sailing on the south coast, she is not an immaculate example but the structural elements have been cared for and she is out sailing on a regular basis.  Priced sensibly taking into consideration the cosmetic refit that will likely be required.

It also seems she has a little more sheer in her hull compared to some other Tumlares, a subtle element that seems to enhance her looks and makes her a very pretty yacht.

Length on Deck                 27’3”

Length Waterline             21’2”

Beam                                    6’3”

Draft                                      4’3”

Construction

Carvel planked in a close grain Scandinavian pine.

Steam bent oak timbers fastened with copper rivets.  Originally the boat was built with galvanised frames and these have been replaced with laminated oak throughout most of the hull, although a few galvanised frames still remain.  This work was done in 2006.

Galvanised plate floors across the centreline tied into the keel bolts.  New floors in 2006.  They are side fastened to the frames so can easily be unbolted and replaced when necessary.

External lead ballast keel of 1 ton fastened with stainless steel keel bolts, all new in 2014.

Epoxy glass sheathed plywood deck laid on pine deck beams.  New deck in 2007.

Varnished mahogany coachroof coamings with a painted plywood coachroof deck and bronze port lights.

Non-self draining cockpit with varnished mahogany coamings, cockpit feels slightly larger than some other Tumlares with a little more space.

Rig

Fractional Bermudan sloop rig on a deck stepped varnished spruce mast.  Varnished spruce boom.

The rig has been altered from the normal Tumlare design, slightly enlarged with the forestay further forward and the mast further aft.  This was done in Holland at the same time as she was converted to deck stepped to increase space below.  The hull has been strengthened with 2 plywood ringframes, hanging knees and larger deck beams to take the pressures of the mast.

Stainless steel standing rigging to internal stainless chain plates.  Twin lower shrouds and a single cap shroud over the spreaders.  Jumper struts supporting the mast head.  Standing backstay to the masthead and running backstays to the jumpers, tensioned with block and tackle.

Fully battened slab reefing mainsail, 1996.

Large 180% genoa, 1996

No.1 jib, 2003

No.2 jib, 2007

Spinnaker, 1996

She has an under deck roller furling system for the genoa but it is not currently in use.

2 pairs of Lewmar 6 non-self tailing cockpit sheet winches.

All control lines and running rigging are led aft to the cockpit.

Machinery

She has a bracket to carry an outboard engine on the port quarter.

30ah battery to run the bilge pump with solar panel for charging

Auto electric bilge pump and a annual

Accommodation

Basic interior offering 2 berths in the saloon and storage space forward.

Galley to port with an Origo single burner stove mounted on a gimballed frame.  Plywood shelving unit to starboard for storage.

2 single settee berths without fitted cushions.

Large space forward that could be used as V-berth if cushions were made for it.

Inventory

Plastimo steering compass

Alloy spade anchor with 3m of chain and 50m of warp

Fishermans kedge anchor

Range of warps

Origo stove

Jerry cans for water

Fully battened slab reefing mainsail, 1996,  Fair condition

Large 180% genoa, 1996,  Good condition

No.1 jib, 2003,  Fair condition

No.2 jib, 2007,

Spinnaker, 1996,  Good condition

Mainsail cover

Headsail under deck furling system (not fitted)

4 x Lewmar 6 non-self tailing winches

30ah battery

Solar panel

Electric bilge pump

Manual 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.

Luke Powell Gaff Cutter For Sale

Wooden Ships Comments on this beautiful sailing yacht

Designed and built by Luke Powell of Working Sail, launched in 2012 for the present owners.  The 64ft sailing boat Freja was the eighth cutter built by Luke.  She was designed from the beginning as a private sailing yacht, not for charter, and has been meticulously maintained by her diligent owners ever since.

Each winter, the boat is stripped down and fully covered. Every spring, she is painted, varnished and cleaned, machinery and rigging serviced, and the boat generally kept up to an exacting standard.

Video of Luke Powell Gaff Cutter Sailing Boat Freja

Since she was launched, Freja has sailed around 25,000Nm, much of it with just the husband and wife owners aboard.  She has proved to be an easily handled boat and is particularly fast in light airs.  The owners have pushed the boat and know her ways extremely well. They have much knowledge about the yacht, which will be passed on as much as possible to her new owners.  She is a joy to sail, easily handles heavy weather and has been a very safe and comfortable cruising boat.

A beautiful-looking yacht in superb condition, ready for a new chapter.

She is currently berthed in Sweden, but the owners would sail her back to the UK for a new owner.  If brought back to the UK by the current owners, there will be no need to pay VAT upon arrival.  If sold to an EU buyer, VAT will not be charged on the sale price.

Footage below of Freja sailing with other boats at the Baltimore Wooden Boat Festival in 2018

Luke Powell Gaff Cutter Freja video

Length on Deck                 42’

Length Overall                   64’

Beam                                    12’2”

Draft                                      7’

Air draft                               66’

Displacement                    18 tons

Wooden Ships Comments on this Holman Sterling Bermudan Sloop

Designed by Kim Holman, this Sterling was built by his brother Jack at the Uphams yard in Brixham in 1965, the last of 19 Sterlings built.

Often thought of as the cruising sister to the Twister, these boats are a delight to sail and have a generous volume for their dimensions with a large comfortable cockpit, good headroom and 4 berths.

This yacht was bought by the current owners after being laid up ashore for a number of years and has been brought up to a good standard in recent years, cruised extensively around local waters and lavished with much care and attention.

Her rig, rigging and sails were all new and first used in 2018.  The engine has had a complete rebuild and is in very good order.  The interior has been painted, had new upholstery and the galley refitted with a new stove and sink.

The owners have changed their sailing plans and moved on to a larger yacht for more extended cruising so wish to find a loving new home for this nice yacht.

2018 survey available with a full list of work done since that time.

Length on Deck                 28’

Length Waterline             22’

Beam                                    8’6”

Draft                                      4’9”

Thames Tonnage             7TM

Construction

Carvel planked in mahogany above the waterline, pitch pine below.

All copper rivet fastened to steam bent Canadian Rock Elm timbers.  Bronze screws in the hood ends.

Varnished mahogany transom with a transom hung rudder.

2 ton external iron ballast keel fastened galvanised steel keel bolts.  Some internal lead trimming ballast.  2 bolts removed in 2012 and found good.

Sawn oak floors through the midships sections with galvanised throat bolts.  Galvanised strap floors in the ends of the hull with galvanised floor bolts.

Marine plywood deck sheathed externally in GRP and finished in non=slip deck paint.

Varnished teak toe rail all round.

Stainless steel pushpit and pulpit, stanchions and guard wires.

Stainless twin roller stem head fitting with bronze fairleads and large cleats.

Varnished teak coachroof coamings with bronze framed windows.  Twin plywood bulkheads and large laminated knees support the deck structure in way of the mast step.

Sheathed plywood coachroof deck with teak handrails and dorade vents.

Self draining cockpit with teak faced plywood thwarts.  Large hatch in cockpit sole to gain access to stern areas.

Varnsished teak sliding hatch and cabin doors.

Rig

Masthead Bermudan sloop rig on a deck stepped alloy mast.

Mast and boom both new from Selden, first installed on the boat in 2018.

Selden alloy boom with a new stack Pack system for stowing the mainsail.

Furlex 200S roller furling headsail system

Stainless steel standing rigging, first used in 2018.  Internal stainless chain plates.  Twin lower shrouds and a single cap shroud over a set of spreaders.  Twin standing backstays to the quarters.

Mainsail and genoa first used in 2018.

Pair of bronze Lewmar non-self tailing bottom action cockpit sheet winches.

2 x Harken 8 and 1 x Harken 6 non-self tailing mast winches.

Machinery

Yanmar 1GM10 single cylinder marine diesel installed new in 2008.

Engine overhauled in 2019 with new main bearings and oil seal, re-ground crankshaft, new big end shells, new piston rings and reconditioned cylinder head.

Single lever control with a stainless shaft to a centreline 3 blade fixed bronze propeller.

15 litre plastic fuel tank fitted new in 2020 with a built in electric pump for easy filling.  New pipe work fitted.

2 x 12 volt batteries, 90ah domestic battery and separate dedicated start battery.

Charging from engine alternator which is regulated by a Sterling Universal Advanced digital 4 step charge regulator, or when connected to shore power through the Sterling 10amp smart charger.

Stand alone diesel fired hot air heating system with built in fuel tank fitted in port cockpit locker with a duct into the main cabin.

Accommodation

4 berths including a large double in the saloon and twin berths in the forepeak.

All new upholstery in 2018.

Steps down into the main cabin over the engine box with galley to starboard and chart desk to port.

Chart desk faces outboard with storage drawers below and lockers outboard under the deck head.

Galley has an LP Voyager 4500 2 burner gas stove with oven and grill, set on gimbals.  All recently fitted.  Single stainless sink with manually pumped fresh water.  Good quantity of storage space around the galley.

Half height bulkheads with grab handles separate off the main saloon.  Originally the boat had 2 single berths with trotter boxes, however the starboard side trotter box has been lost with the installation of the new galley stove and this berth is now a bit shorter.  The current owners have equipped the boat with the necessary foam to create a large double berth athwartships in the saloon, very useful when in harbour.

Storage space behind each settee back and under the deck head.

Saloon table is a clever design used by Holman that folds away against the forward bulkhead when not in use.

Centreline passageway going forward with a manual Jabsco sea toilet to port which discharges directly overboard.  Hanging lockers to port.  The doors of the two bulkheads close up to create a large heads compartment right across the breadth of the boat.

Forepeak has two single berths with a chain locker between and storage beneath.  Forehatch above.

Full specification and details available upon reques

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.

Wooden Ships Comments

10 ton Hillyard ketch built by Hillyards in 1968.

One of the later design evolutions with a hard chine to increase internal volume.

Bought by the present owner in 2014, she had previously been in the same ownership for over 40 years and had been maintained to a very high standard.  In the present ownership she has had a thorough cosmetic overhaul inside and out making her a very smart and tidy yacht.  She has also had a new rudder stock, re-caulked garboard seams and all new sail and hatch covers.

She also has a relatively new all over winter cover to fit around the masts making an ideal storage environment when ashore.

This is a very smart yacht but also quite original that has not been messed about with too much.  She is an extremely comfortable cruising boat for a couple with a large aft berth and spacious saloon, plus she is very easy to handle with her moderate split rig meaning no individual sail is particularly large or difficult.

A really nice quality Hillyard with plenty of volume for her length and ideal for liveaboard cruising.

Survey from 2018 available.

Length on deck                 33’

Beam                                    9’7”

Draft                                      5’3”

Thames Tonnage             10TM

Construction

Carvel planked in mahogany copper rivet fastened to steam bent oak timbers.

Built with a chine which was a design evolution for the Hillyards giving more interior volume for the same beam.

Oak floors across the centreline.

The bilges have been set with concrete between the floors from original.

Cast iron ballast keel with steel keel bolts.  Keel bolts inspected in situe by a surveyor in 2018.

Sheathed plywood deck with Treadmaster patches recently applied.  Mahogany toe rail and rubbing strake all round.  Stainless steel stanchions, pulpit and pushpit.

Varnished mahogany coachroof coamings with recent quadrant and nosing in varnished mahogany

Sheathed plywood coachroof decks finished in non-slip deck paint

Varnished mahogany open backed wheelhouse with a canvas cover over the aft end.

Metal davits mounted on the transom.

Rig

Bermudan ketch rig on deck stepped varnished wooden masts in stainless tabernacles.

Varnished wooden booms with roller furling on the mainsail.

Stainless steel standing rigging to internal stainless chain plates, professionally fitted in previous ownership.  Chain plates have stainless plates around them at deck level to help seal against leaks.

Mainmast has twin lower shrouds, a single cap shroud and twin standing backstays.

Mizzen mast has a single lower, single cap and a jumper strut to support the top of the mast.

Forestay with a roller furling system for the genoa.

Twin varnished spinnaker poles to set twin headsails for downwind sailing if required.

Machinery

Mercedes Benz Om636 4cyl 36hp diesel in tidy condition.  Regularly serviced, recent fresh water pump and hoses.

Centreline fixed 3 blade bronze propeller.

50 gallon steel fuel tank to starboard in engine space

50 gallon water tank to port in engine space.

4 x Exide 12 volt 115ah marine batteries.  Charged from 35 amp engine alternator or through Victron 30 amp shore power charger.

Pressurised hot water system with a gas boiler.

Accommodation

4 berths in 2 cabins including a large double in aft cabin and 2 single saloon settee berths.

2 heads compartments.

Over 6’2” headroom.

Steps down from the cockpit into the aft cabin which has a very large double berth full breadth.

Heads compartment to port with a Baby Blake sea toilet which discharges directly overboard, hand basin with pressurised hot water.

Step down form the cockpit into the main saloon with chart desk to starboard and galley to port.

Chart desk has large storage space below and electronic instruments above.

Galley has  a gimballed Plastimo Neptune 2 burner gas stove with oven and grill.  Stainless sink with draining board and pressurised hot and cold water.

Main saloon in very smart condition with a port and starboard settee berth.  Storage space below the settees and behind the seat backs.

Dropleaf varnished mahogany table set to port.

Diesel fired cabin heater forward in smart condition.

Storage lockers on forward bulkhead either side.

Starboard side door going forward with a large heads compartment.  Baby Blake sea toilet which discharges directly overboard.  Shower with pressurised hot and cold water, teak grating over a tray which is emptied with an electric pump.  Stainless hand basin on starboard side.

Moving forward with hanging storage either side and a forepeak used solely for storage.  Anchor locker right in the bows.

Full specification and details available upon request

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.