Wooden Ships Comments on this Buchanan yawl

This Buchanan Yawl is a top quality yacht designed and built by the best money could afford at the time.  Alan Buchanan designed three boats for the Earl of St Germans, this being the third and biggest.  She was built by Kings of Burnham on Crouch to Lloyds 100A1, the highest of construction standards.

The Earl of St Germans was a keen sailor and commissioned Buchanan to design him a third boat suitable for comfortable and fast cruising, capable of being lived aboard all year round but also able to rate well under RORC and CCA rules so that she could race competitively in the Med and USA.  It speaks highly of a designer when a client asks for three boats to be designed one after the other, especially when the quality of build is so high and the costs involved are so large, and it is fair to say the Earl was extremely pleased with the results of Buchanan’s work.  The hull design came out of the previous experience of that office with ocean racing yachts and along with their latest research and tank testing, they developed this hull shape to give a balanced and fast yacht. It is clear from the interior layout that she was designed to be sailed with a paid crew and the owner had undisturbed occupation of the central parts of the yacht.  The crew accommodation was in the forepeak which they accessed through the forehatch meaning they never had to enter the owners cabin or the main saloon.  They would prepare the owners meals in the galley and serve them in the saloon which was divided off from the galley area by a curtain giving the owner a great deal of privacy.

She has only had 4 owners and after her early years where she covered many blue water miles, she has spent recent years in home waters, cruising gently around Scotland and Northern Ireland.  2 large refits in 2006 and 2013 saw a large amount of work being done, including replacing all bronze butt strap bolts below the waterline, new rigging and sails and a new engine plus a lot more.  She is now in need of some updating and cosmetic work to bring her up to scratch, but after a tough voyage to the south coast very recently she has shown herself to be a superb sea boat, fast and comfortable and still equally as capable as she was in her early years.  It needs to be stressed that the fundamental design and construction of this yacht were to such a high standard that the work required now pales into insignificance, this a true pedigree yacht, a shining example of British yacht design of that era and a boat worthy of bringing back up to a very high level so she can go on for the next 50 years in the same fashion.

Length on Deck                                 48’10″

Length waterline                              34’

Beam                                                    12’9”

Draft                                                      7’

Thames Tonnage                             24TM

Sail area                                               1250sqft

Construction

Hull

Planked in Burma teak all copper rivet fastened to steam bent Canadian Rock Elm timbers, 1 3/4” x 2 3/8” at 10” centres.

Butt straps made of bronze plates and bronze bolts, these were all replaced below the waterline in 2005.

Large laminated ring frames fore and aft of the main mast, supported with bronze straps.

Centreline structure is all of Iroko with Aluminium bronze strap floors.

External lead ballast keel with bronze keel bolts, last drawn in 2013.

Underwater hull gently sandblasted and re-painted in 2005.

Decks and cockpit

Yacht laid Burma teak deck screw fastened over a marine plywood sub deck.  This was a very modern way of constructing a deck at the time and has the benefit of the structural strength of the ply with the looks and durability of the teak.  Varnished coverboards, king plank and margin boards.

Deck is set on spruce deck beams on a heavy teak beam shelf all round, all fastened with bronze bolts.  Extra clamp in way of the main mast for added strength and rigidity.  All hanging knees and lodging knees in the deck structure are bronze straps.

Deck has an upstanding toe rail all round with stainless stanchions bolted to the coverboard.  Forehatch for access to forepeak, originally  the crew accommodation.

Heavy bronze fairleads and cleats, including a bronze centre cleat.  Twin roller stainless steel stem head fitting

Superb self draining cockpit designed for an offshore racing crew.  Deep enough to be safe without being awkward to get in and out of, plenty of room for 6 people to sit in comfort.  Helmsman has a separate foot well aft of the wheel in a raised position so he can see clearly over the heads of the working crew and not be distracted by the boom which finishes in front of the helm position.  The wheel steering is on a Whitlock solid drive system giving good control and feel, bronze compass binnacle with a stainless bar above around to protect it from the main sheet.

Scrubbed teak cockpit thwarts with large lockers beneath on the port side.  Varnished teak coamings with open front lockers for stowing sheet tails.

Superstructure

Very nicely proportioned coachroof with a slightly rasied dog house aft to ensure full headroom in the galley.

Burma teak cockpit coamings, all varnished, with bronze portholes.

Sheathed marine plywood coachroof deck, finished in white deck paint.  Varnished handrails and dorade vent boxes with bronze vents.

Hatch at the forward end of coachroof deck gives light and access to forward cabin.

Rig

Cutter headed Bermudan yawl rig on keel stepped alloy masts.  This is a powerful yet forgiving rig, relatively low aspect for the size of boat because of her ocean racing pedigree, plus she has a lot of configuration options which means she can be rigged to be easily handled in any weather on any point of sail.  Heading upwind in heavy weather, she will sail comfortably simply with a mizzen and staysail.

Masts are finished in white paint, new paint 2005.  Varnished spruce main, mizzen and staysail booms.  Slab reefing on main and mizzen.

Stainless steel standing rigging, all new in 2006 at Silvers Yard, Rosneath.

Stainless steel internal chainplates.

Twin spreader main mast with twin lowers, single cap shroud and an intermediate stay between the spreaders.  Single spreader mizzen with twin lowers and a single cap shroud.  Outer forestay integral with the roller furling, removable inner forestay on an over-centre lever for the staysail.  Split standing backstay with running backstays on Highfield levers.

Sails

All sails new from Saturn Sails in 2005.

Mainsail

Mizzen

Genoa on roller

Staysail hanks to inner forestay (older sail)

Winches

Pair of Lewmar ST48 primary sheet winches

Pair of Lewmar ST34 secondary sheet winches

Lewmar Non ST48 main sheet winch

Lewmar ST44 main halyard winch

Lewmar Non ST40 on the main mast

Pair of Lewmar Non ST16 on the mizzen

Machinery

Engine

Beta 38hp naturally aspirated diesel installed new in 2013, less than 200 hours running.

Hydraulic gearbox with single lever control to a centreline stainless shaft and 3 blade bronze propeller.

Batteries

12 volt electrical system.  Dedicated engine start battery and 2 domestic batteries, all new in last 12 months.

Tanks

2 fuel tanks both in stainless steel. Day tank of 30 gallons located on port side deck by the cockpit.  Main fuel tank is 60 gallons located under the cockpit sole.

2 water tanks in stainless steel, both located in the bilge under the saloon cabin sole, total of 200 gallons.

Accommodation

Berths

7 berths including the saloon.

Twin master cabin forward, large quarter berth, a single and a double sette berth p[lus a pilot berth in the saloon on the starboard side.

Saloon

This is a very comfortable and spacious boat, her depth in hold gives her a lot of headroom throughout, and the generous beam means the coachroof coamings are wide apart, opening the boat and giving her a real feeling of space.  6’3”+ headroom throughout.

The joinery is superb, mostly original and all a dark varnished mahogany.  There are some lovely details within the panelling of doors and other bits of joinery, including where the grain of different parts has been carefully selected for the best match.  This is a sign of a very high quality boat built with no expense spared, always a good start when buying a traditional yacht.

Steps down into the saloon with the ample sized U-shaped galley in the aft port corner.  Chart desk to starboard with a the large quarter berth going back in under the starboard cockpit thwarts.

The engine is set deep in the bilge so there is no large engine box intruding into the cabin space.  Standing on the engine box under the doghouse there is a healthy 6’3” of headroom.

Slight step down into the main saloon cabin with a centreline drop leaf teak table.  Port and starboard settee berths give comfortable seating for 6 people around the table.  Starboard settee berth pulls out to form a double and there is a pilot berth behind this under the deck head.  All upholstery new in 2005.

Passageway going forward on the port side of the mast with a heads compartment to starboard.

Door into the forward cabin, originally the owners cabin when the boat was built.  Two single berths, again with lovely panelled mahogany joinery, with storage under and a side cupboard behind the door.

There is a hatch going forward again into a forepeak, used now for storage and for bosuns stores.  Originally this space was the crew accommodation.  Entry was through the forehatch so the crew would not disturb the owner.

Heads

Blakes Lavac sea toilet pumps directly over board.  Installed shower with a shower tray and teak grating.  Hot and cold pressurised water from the calorifier.

Galley

Large galley with a Dometic 3 burner gas stove with oven and grill, newly installed in 2013.  Lots of storage space in lockers behind and above the galley.  Twin stainless steel sinks with pressurised hot and cold water.  Drains overboard via a hand pump.

Equipment

Navigation

Steering compass

Autohelm log and sounder

Garmin 128 GPS

Simrad VHF

Icom handheld VHF

Signal flag kit

Flare Pack

Danbuoy

Horse shoe ring with light

2 x lifejackets

2 x harnesses

Jackstays

Torches

65lb CQR bow anchor

65m of 10mm chain

CQR kedge anchor

Inflatable dinghy

Suzuki 2.5hp outboard

Boarding ladder

Boat hook

Fenders

Warps

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 Laurent Giles Wanderer Class

The Wanderer Class was a development of Hiscock’s Wanderer 111 designed by Laurent Giles and built for him in 1952. In Wanderer 111, Hiscock sailed 32,000 miles in a 3-year circumnavigation.

After his experience with Wanderer 111 he judged she would be a better ship with a little more beam and sail area and the result was the Wanderer Class.

Several were built in UK yards and quite a few by Cheoy Lee in Hong Kong who had also built 15 of the Laurent Giles Vertues, some would say a smaller sister to the Wanderer.

This yacht was built in Southampton by the previous owner and his company Launched in 1985  she is believed to be the last wooden Wanderer built in UK and  the construction was supervised by David Hopkins, Marine Surveyor from Hamble. .

Spring 2015. The owner is now in poor health and no longer sailing. The yacht has been laid up for 18 months and he has now instructed us to slash the price and sell this season.

Being built on hardwoods there is no significant opening of the hull after her time ashore. In addition to the yacht, the owner is offering all his boating equipment collected over many years including dinghies, outboard engines, sails and cordage. Full list to come.

Planked in iroko, all copper fastened to 1 ¾” x 1 ¼” steam bent oak timbers in 2 laminations to avoid inevitable fracture on the tight turn at the tuck and the bilge, heavier and closer spaced in way of the mast, on an oak back-bone.

Iron ballast keel.  Massive oak floors on every second timber with galvanised strap floor on the other timber making a very robust back-bone.

Deck laid in 2 layers of ½” ply, Cascover sheathed and painted.

5” toe rail with varnished iroko capping.

Pair of varnished wood mooring cleats on the fore and after decks. Heavy Sampson post, slotted to accept and hold the chain on the fore deck.

Totally clear side and fore decks.

Capstan-type chain windlass on the fore deck

Twin chain roller galvanised stemhead fitting.

Stainless steel pull-pit and stanchion posts with twin guard wires.

Varnished iroko coach-roof coamings with 2 fixed windows aft and 4 opening bronze port holes each side.

Nicely cambered sheathed and painted ply roof with varnished grab rails each side.

Heavy duty, varnished iroko fore hatch on the fwd end of the coach-roof.

Dorade vent in the middle of the coach-roof.

Cabin entrance sliding hatch in a garage with grab rail each side. Spray-hood over on stainless steel frame.

Deep, sheltered self draining cock-pit with high, varnished iroko coamings give a tremendous feeling of security.

Tiller steering to transom-hung rudder.

Seat/locker each side divided into 2, long locker forward, short locker aft. The locker faces forming the cock-pit well lift and hinge with the lid to give excellent access to these deep storage lockers.

Locker aft in the well to the lazarette with a glass holder on the coaming above under the tiller – just right for a whiskey glass.

Teak gratings in the well.

Large, opening ply panel in the well gives excellent access to the stern tube etc for service.

Wide bridge-deck across the front of the cock-pit.

The cabin entrance hatch is slightly off-set to stbd with a sliding hatch in a garage. Solid iroko varnished louvered washboards with optional mosquito or clear Perspex wash-boards.

Masthead bermudian sloop rig on round section, hollow, painted, built wooden mast stepped in a galvanised steel cup on the coach-roof with a similar mast section compression post below the deck.

Single spreaders. Steps up the mast.

Stainless steel standing rigging with stainless steel rigging screws to internal bronze chain plates.

Twin standing back-stays to the quarters, twin lowers and cap shrouds.

Fore stay with Harken roller furling gear.

External bronze mainsail track.

Slab reefing varnished boom with stainless steel goose neck fittings on twin mast bands

Halyards led aft through turning blocks on the mast and coach-roof to jamming cleats under the spray-hood.

Main sheet on tufnol blocks with a jammer on the lower block to a galvanised horse across the tiller on the aft deck.

Headsail sheets led through blocks on single cars on Harken tracks on the toe rails.

Winches.

Pair of new Lewmar 44 self tailing sheet winches on the cock-pit coamings.

Pair of single speed, top action Lewmar winches on the coach-roof under the spray-hood + 2 x 3-line Harken clutches.

This is the simplest rig the yacht can carry, strong, well-built and the new self-tailing winches make the headsail very manageable.

Sails

All sails original 1985 in white terylene.

Mainsail                                233sq’ with Kemp Packaway self-stowing system.

Genoa    No 1                        300sq’ on Harken Mk 3 roller furling gear.

No 2 and 3 genoas

Storm jib and spinnaker

Wooden spinnaker pole stows up the rigging.

Mainsail cover.

Bukh 20hp  2-cylinder diesel installed new in 1985. Salt water cooled.

Belt driven alternator

Wet exhaust.

Single lever controls

2 x 12v batteries in the bilge in front of the engine with change-over switch.

5 berths.

V-berths in the fore cabin with infill to make a large double berth. Drawer below in varnished iroko joinery.

Bulkhead doorway, stbd off-set, oval top and bottom, to ablutions area.

Jabsco sea toilet to port with lockers under the side deck.

The forward bulkhead door swings round to close off the WC compartment.

Opposite to stbd under the side deck is a newly built stainless steel hand basin, draining overboard, with shower head delivering H&C pressurised water allowing a shower wash, draining into the bilge.

Bulkhead door with oval top and bottom, off-set to stbd  through to saloon cabin. This door closes off either the hand basin or the saloon cabin allowing use of the heads and ablutions area independent of either the forward cabin or the saloon cabin or both.

Narrow, vertical chain locker alongside the hand basin compartment with the chain fed through a hawse pipe in the coaming above.

Saloon cabin with port and stbd 6’6” settee berths.

Pilot berth behind the port settee berth with fold-away pipe cot – probably the most comfortable sea berth in the yacht.

Varnished mahogany saloon table with fold-out flap.

Part bulkheads each side aft to:

Stbd large chart table, drawer and lockers under.

Oilies hanging locker aft under the bridge deck.

Port galley with Flavell 2-burner, grill and oven gas cooker, stainless steel sink in a work surface athwartships under the side deck. Good stowage.

Fold-down varnished flap over the cooker suitably disguises it when not in use.

Step-locker box and step over the engine to the entrance hatch.

Surface lifts and front pulls away to give good access to the engine.

Electrical controls down the stbd side of the engine step.

25 gall flexible water tank each side under the settee berths.

Hot water calorifier tank under the port pilot berth.

Pressurised water supply to galley and fwd hand basin.

Sealed, draining gas locker in the port cock-pit locker contains 2 Camping Gas bottles.

Cock-pit table on a pedestal stows away under the pilot berth.

6’2” head-room in the saloon cabin.

5’7” head-room in fore cabin.

Varnished iroko joinery and sole boards, all very thick and strong.

3 pairs of laminated hanging knees each side to the coach-roof form attractive features in the cabin as well as adding enormous strength to the structure.

Grab rails along the coamings each side.

Small side-board shelf each side over the fwd ends of the settees provide stowage space for bedding. Lockers under the side decks above each side.

Brass reading lights above the berths.

Pascal Atkey charcoal cabin heater on the fwd saloon bulkhead.

 Navigation equipment.

Bulkhead steering compass alongside entrance hatch.                                                Hand held GPS

Sounder                                                                                                                 Log/speed

ST60 wind/speed/depth                                                                                     Clock and barometer.

Wind speed indicator

Ground tackle

Danforth and fisherman anchors                                                                     Capstan chain windlass

Ample chain

Safety gear.

Hand held fog-horn                                                                                            Deck safety lines

Stainless steel boarding ladder                                                                          Life buoy.

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 28 Ton Hillyard Ketch

David Hillyard was the most successful boat builder in UK until the arrival of grp and mass boat construction.

Starting in 1920’s when yachting was becoming popular in the recovery period after the Great War, David Hillyard built little 2 ½ tonners of around 22’ – 24’. They were good little sea-boats, they were cheap and his reputation was established.

He developed his signature design after 1945 with the 9 tonner. This was a conventional long keeled yacht hull design but with a centre cockpit which allowed for an aft cabin in addition to the saloon cabin and the fore cabin.

A 30’ yacht with 2 separate sleeping cabins outside the saloon was a revolutionary design. Add a big deep centre cockpit and success was assured in the growing market for family sailing.

He introduced the bigger 36’ 12 tonner (all measurements in Thames Tonnage) with a few variations on the theme and there were several much bigger boats, including this one, the largest of his designs at 51’.

David Hillyard was a very canny builder. He adopted some build methods which were considered unconventional by the old school builders and was never afraid to introduce methods which would save money without compromising strength and safety. Unconventional he may have been but his designs and construction have stood the test of time and by far the majority of his yachts are still afloat and sailing today and in many corners of the world.

Many are the stories of his particular ways, some true, some undoubtedly mythical. He was a devout Chapel man, his boats were always supplied to the new owners with a Bible in the locker and over many years he has earned the respect of many devoted owners.

This particular boat is one of the biggest ever built by Hillyards at 28 Thames Tonnes, an enormous interior volume even for a 51’ yacht.  The original owner was looking for a yacht with the luxury of space down below, acceptable performance and “a motion that enables life at sea to be a pleasure rather than an endurance test.”  The split rig with a boomed staysail is designed to make life easy for a small crew, even when the weather becomes testing.

The boat was designed originally for comfortable family cruising, and today she is even more capable of fulfilling that role with the addition of modern equipment such as self tailing winches, roller furling headsail and a brand new Beta diesel with plenty of horse power, all contributing  to the comfort and ease with which this boat can be sailed.  She has been in the present ownership for over 30 years, in which time she has cruised extensively with a large family aboard and in  more recent years with only a small crew (the children have all flown the nest!).   She is capable of fast comfortable passages and will look after her crew in bad weather.  The acres of deck space are superb in the summer months, while the addition of the open backed wheelhouse means there is shelter whatever the weather.

This is a boat perfectly capable of undertaking any blue water voyage although she is equally at home cruising around the coast in summer months.  She is well equipped, has been well maintained, and the new engine this year means she is ready to go on doing what she has been doing for another  50 years.

Construction

Hull

Planked in 1 5/16” mahogany on heavy sawn oak frames with 3 steamed oak intermediate timbers.  Copper rivet fastened to the steamed timbers and non-ferrous nails into the sawn frames.  Hood ends and garboards all bronze screw fastened.

Iroko backbone, dead woods, stem and stern post.

Grown oak floors throughout most of the boat with some galvanised strap floors amidships.

External iron ballast keel with galvanised mild steel keel bolts, replaced new in 1996.  Some internal lead trimming ballast.

Decks and cockpit

Yacht laid teak deck glued and secret nail fastened over a marine plywood sub deck, seams payed with butyl rubber.  Scrubbed teak margin boards, cover boards and king plank.  High toe rail all round.

Decks laid on pine deck beams fixed to a heavy pine beamshelf from stem to stern.

Stainless steel twin roller stem head fitting, galvanised fairleads and large galvanised bollard cleats fore and aft.  Wide side decks and large open deck space forward of the coachroof make it easy to work the rig and move around.

Centre self draining cockpit with a solid open backed wheel shelter over the top, perfect for cruising in the UK climate.  The cockpit cover completely encloses the cockpit and rolls up when not required.  The cockpit is deep and safe with seating all round and the helm position set over to starboard.  Superb visibility all round the boat and of the rig from the helm

Superstructure

Centre cockpit arrangement allows for a large aft cabin, therefore the boat has a fore and aft coachroof.  All coachroof coamings in painted mahogany with bronze portholes.  Sheathed plywood coachroof decks with varnished teak capping rail trim around the top edge and teak handrails.

Rig

Bermudan ketch rig, cutter headed with a boomed staysail.

Deck stepped varnished wooden masts in painted galvanised tabernacles.  Wooden booms on both masts with slab reefing, the original roller reefing on the main has been abandoned in favour of the slab type reefing.

Twin spreader main mast with single cap shroud, single intermediate shroud and twin lowers.  Inner forestay to the deck, outer forestay incorporated in the roller reefing.  Split standing backstay.

Single spreader mizzen with a single cap shroud and twin lowers.

All rigging in stainless steel to s/s rigging screws and internal galvanised chainplates.

Winches

2 x Lewmar 34 ST on the main mast.

2 x Lewmar 30 ST on the mizzen.

2 x Lewmar 44ST cockpit primary sheet winches.

Lewmar 30 for reefing pennants.

Roller reefing furling line is wire to a captive drum winch on the coaming.

Sails

Full set of working sails, all in good condition and made by Hood Sails, including:

Main

Mizzen

Staysail

Genoa

Older sails, still in serviceable condition include:

Cruising chute

Spinnaker

Mizzen staysail

Storm trysail

Storm jib

Machinery

Engine

New Beta 75hp 4cyl diesel, installed 2014.  Very smart and professional installation, engine has been sprayed white to match the engine room instead of the standard Beta red.

Borg Warner Velvet Drive hydraulic gearbox to centreline stainless steel shaft and a bronze Brunton H6 Auto Prop.  Single lever Morse control at the helm.

6-7knots cruising speed, 9 knots max.  Consumption unknown with new engine.

Belt driven Jabsco bilge pump off the engine, operated with a 12v electric clutch, and can be used via the fresh water inlet as a deck wash.  Belt driven hydraulic pump for the anchor windlass.

Generator

Fischer Panda 4000, located on port side of engine room in an insulated box.

Batteries/Electrics

1 x 12v engine start battery

5 x 12v domestic batteries.

Charging from engine alternator or from C-trek chargers when either connected to mains or running generator.

Inverter for on board 240 volt supply when not connected to shore power, 240 volt sockets fitted throughout.

Tanks

Fuel – 2 x HDPE plastic Tek Tanks located under the saloon cabin sole with a total capacity of 160 gallons.  Installed new in 2004.

Domestic water – 2 x  HDPE plastic Tek Tanks under the saloon cabin sole, total capacity of 250 gallons.  Installed new in 2004.

Accommodation

Berths

9 berths in total.  Aft cabin with a large double.  4 singles  in the forward cabin.  A double and a single in the saloon.

Interior layout

Entrance to the saloon through the hatch from the cockpit.  Steps down into the saloon with 6’6”+ headroom.

Galley to starboard and chart desk area to port.  Passageway on the starboard side to the aft cabin.

Outboard on the passageway are storage lockers with entrance to the side of the engine room via a lifting hatch.  Additional access to the engine room via a hatch beneath the companionway steps.   The aft cabin has a large double berth athwartships with a separate heads compartment on the port side.  Nice varnished mahogany joinery with plenty of storage around the cabin in lockers beneath the berth and under the deckhead.  The berth can easily be folded up to provide a large dressing area.  Hatch in the aft end for access to the steering quadrant and emergency steering system.

Main saloon is spacious because of the beam, finished with white painted bulkheads and varnished mahogany trim.  Handrails all round at the coaming level.

U-shaped seating to starboard which converts to a double berth when required.  Dropleaf varnished mahogany table with clever storage arrangements built in gives comfortable seating for 8-9 people with the extra leaf added in.  Extra table doubles as a cockpit table.

Single settee berth to port, storage shelf behind against the hull plus large lockers beneath.

Eberspacher diesel fired hot air heating system fitted in the engine room provides heating to all areas of the boat.

Passageway offset to port goes forward.  Large built in mahogany drawer unit on the port side under the deck head with hanging space above.  Heads compartment to starboard.

Door into the forward cabin which has a huge cabin sole and masses of headroom.  4 single berths here, 2 on each side.  The upper two berths were removed many years ago and replaced with comfortable  pipe cots as the fixed berths were not required.   Hull sides finished with mahogany slats which allow good ventilation.  Chrome portholes in the topsides for light and ventilation.

Door going forward into the forepeak which is a large storage area.  Ample space for fenders, warps, dinghies and spares.  Forehatch above for easy access.

Heads

Both fore and aft heads compartments have Baby Blake sea toilets.

Forward heads pumps either into a waste tank or directly overboard.  Shower with pressurised hot and cold water (pumped into grey tank) and teak shower grating.

Shower also in the aft cabin heads which is pumped directly overboard.

Galley

Galley positioned in the aft starboard corner of the main cabin.

Twin stainless steel sink with pressurised hot and cold water plus manually pumped fresh (through a water filter) and salt water taps.  Waste water pumped to the grey tank and then pumped overboard.

Shipmate 3 burner gimballed gas stove with oven and grill set outboard.  Plenty of storage lockers around the galley for food and equipment.  Fully certificated and protected gas system.  12 volt spacious refrigerator with small freezer compartment.

Equipment

Navigation

Sestral steering compass

B&G sounder

B&G log

Simrad DSC VHF

Garmin GPs Map 5012

Neco Pinta Autopilot

Garmin sonar

Garmin AIS

Navtex

Seafarer loud hailer

Barograph

Lead line

Safety

8 man RFD liferaft

Jotron auto danbuoy

2 horse shoe life buoys

4 lifejackets with lights

5 harnesses and lifelines

1 child harness

6 fire extinguishers and a fire blanket.

2 search lights

Ground tackle

Bruce anchor 50kg

Fishermans anchor 50lb

CQR anchor 50lb

80m of ½” galvanised chain

25mm anchor warp

Other

Maxxon 3m inflatable dinghy

Yamaha 9.9hp outboard

Multiplait warps including

6m x 22mm

6m x 20mm

18m x 12mm

18m x 17mm

20m x 20mm

22m x 22mm

31m x 20mm

10 fenders

2 boarding ladders

Helmsman’s seat

Cockpit table (serves as extension to saloon table)

Rigging spares (NOT SURE WHAT THESE ARE??)

Deck brushes and hose

Sun awning

Star mooring hook

Heaving lines

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 22′ gaff cutter

Formerly a gaff sloop but now a gaff cutter, she was built for the Commodore of the E. Cowes Yacht Club in 1922.   She was designed as a yacht, broadly on the lines of the Itchen Ferry type, and has been raced and cruised extensively over the years.  Her present owner carried out an extensive restoration in the 1980’s, replacing the deck, some frames, floors, keelbolts, some planking, transom, along with new sails and engine.  She has only been lightly used in the last 20 yrs, attending classic yacht rallies and OGA events along the South Coast.

This is a very pretty and eye catching little yacht with a good turn of speed, and she has had the benefit of a major refit in present ownership.

Construction

Hull

Pitch pine planking copper rivet fastened to Canadian Rock Elm timbers.  New timbers replaced in the refit were of steamed oak.

External lead ballast keel with bronze keel bolts.  Bronze strap floors with some grown oak floors.

Decks and cockpit

Marine plywood deck screwed and glued to larch deckbeams.  Deck is sheathed externally, the sheathing being rolled over the curved deck edge and finished with a varnished teak rubbing strake.  Bronze deck fittings with large teak mooring cleats.

Deep cockpit, not self draining, thwarts either side with lockers under.  High bridge deck provides shelter to the cabin entrance and offers space below.  Scrubbed teak thwarts and bridge deck.

Superstructure

Teak coamings with two small bronze portlights each side.  Nicely cambered coachroof deck increases headroom below.  Wide sliding entrance hatch in scrubbed teak with a single washboard in the companionway.

Rig 

Gaff cutter rig on solid keel stepped pine mast and varnished pine spars.

Galvanised standing rigging to external chainplates.  Single lower shroud and single cap shroud each side with running backstays on bronze Highfield levers.  Inner forestay to the bronze stemhead fitting, outer forestay on a traveller.

Terylene running rigging with ash blocks.  Halyard falls led aft from the mast through turning blocks to cleats on the aft end of the coachroof meaning there is no need for a crew to go forward to set the main.

Single pair of bronze sheet winches on the cockpit coamings.

Sails

Sail area 400 sq ft.

Full set of sails, approx. 20yrs old but very little used.

Machinery

Engine

Petter Mini 7 single cylinder diesel installed new approx 1985.  Appears tidy and well installed.

Single lever control to an aquadrive coupling and a stainless shaft.

Accommodation

2 berths below with sitting headroom.  Berths are full length stretching forward either side of the mast.  Foam cushions with vinyl covering.

Aft starboard corner of the cabin is a stowage area.  Aft port corner has a small galley with a single burner Origo spirit stove mounted on a gimballed shelf.

Forward of the berths is stowage for sails, warps, fenders and the like.

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 Mounts bay lugger

Mounts Bay lugger built by Kitto of Porthleven, Cornwall in 1912 as a sailing fishing boat.  Traditional lines with long keel, straight stem and transom stern with transom-hung rudder.  This fine little ship has been extensively rebuilt and is now remarkably yachty in her presentation. She was first returned to sail in Cornish ownership in the early 1990’s when extensive hull work was done and had a further refit in Suffolk between 1998-2003. She has featured in a number of films including Iris and is now a comfortable family yacht, much admired wherever she goes.  Bought by present owners 6 years ago and she underwent a refit in 2010 including changing some interior joinery and improving systems.

Her design is typically West Country with a straight stem, transom stern, long keel and good freeboard. She is smaller than most of the West Country fishing boats and a very manageable size. Her bulwarks have perhaps been raised a little higher than original and of course she now has a coach-roof on the deck to give head-room below but this roof is below rail level and does not spoil her lines.

She carries the lug rig common to the early west Country boats before the general change to gaff and sets a goodly amount of sail on masts which are probably a little taller than a working boat would originally have carried.

The accommodation below deck is spacious for a vessel of working boat heritage, there is full head-room beneath the coachroof and plenty of berths for a family group.

Carvel planked pitch-pine all refastened with galvanised boat nails in 1992 to the 24” centres, heavy grown oak frames. A 3.5 ton external lead ballast keel was added in the refit in 1998 when the original concrete in the bilge was removed and new fabricated galvanised strap floors fitted to most of the frames. An external lead keel which had been fitted in recent years was removed and the lead melted down into T-shap ingots designed to be suspended between the frames.  Submarine ballast in the form of plasticated rubber coated lead ingots are well secured in the bilge on oak stringers across the frames.

A ¼ ton steel shoe was fabricated and fitted in 2012.

The deck beams were replaced and a new deck straight-laid in pitch-pine with the seams payed in traditional pitch.  The bulwarks were replaced with a wide varnished iroko capping rail, brass strip protection to the edges. Stainless steel pushpit rails over the capping rail at the stern add to the very secure deck area.

The coach-roof amidships with iroko coamings and sheathed in epoxy glass and painted.  The design of the coachroof has kept it below rail level so as not to spoil the sheer line.  Opening bronze port-holes each side. Sliding hatch and wash board entrance to the cabin. Traditional sky-light over the middle.

Fore hatch on the fore deck just aft of the stem. Fabricated, galvanised steel support for the bowsprit to port of the mast. Traditional oil bath anchor windlass with two handles mounted on the centreline forward of the forehatch. Prism deck lights each side. Bronze fair leads on the bulwark capping rail. Stbd side stemhead chain roller incorporated in the stemhead fitting. Cavill bars across the stanchion posts each side forward take the heavy mooring lines when berthed.

Generous side decks making it simple and safe to move around the boat.

The mizzen is well aft with a short tiller to the transom hung rudder. In front of the mast is the aft deck hatch fitted with a bronze vent. Cavill bars each side across the stanchion posts. Stainless steel rails round the quarters. Good, uncluttered space around the aft deck and helm position.

A simple, clean and uncluttered deck.

2-masted standing lug rig on solid pine keel-stepped pole masts, the masts stepped well into the ends of the hull. True to this West Country rig, she has a running bowsprit passing through a galvanised ring on rail to port of the stem, the inboard end carried on the galvanised support piller. A very long bumpkin to carry the tack of the mizzen, this spar passing over the transom through a top-opening, hinged band with the heel stepped in a heel fitting on deck thus carrying the bumpkin well steeved up. The standing rigging on a lugger is very simple with a wire from masthead to a deck eye to port and the tackle to hoist the sail to starboard which when set up acts as a shroud. Because of her relatively tall rig this boat also has running back-strays on tackles but not regularly used or necessary. The sail is bent onto the yard which in turn is hung on a hook carried on a mast band, attached to the halyard tackle. Both sails are loose footed with no booms, the sheet tackles hooked straight onto the clews and made up to the rail.

All standing rigging is stainless steel wire with chain ends to the deck. The jib is on a traveller system to the bowsprit end. The staysail is set to the stemhead. All sheets led aft close to the helm for ease of handling.

Mainsail, mizzen and jib in tan terylene by James Lawrence, 2001.

Two staysails,in tan terylene, both 1991.

Storm jib in tan terylene by Gowen Sails 1999

All jibs have wire luffs to suit the roller furling gear.

Slab reefs on both main and mizzen with reef points.

Mizzen new 2013 on a new spar.

Mizzen staysail cut from previous genoa, 2012.

Large Mizzen can be carried in light winds or used as a small mainsail for heavy weather.

1985 5-Series Ford 84hp 4-cyl diesel engine solidly mounted on the centre-line aft with PRM hydraulic gear-box and flexible coupling to stainless steel shaft and 3-blade prop offset slightly to port in a plumber block.. The engine is fresh water cooled with a heat exchanger.

Twin engine driven alternators, an 80 amp/hr alternator to the domestic bank of batteries and another to the engine start batteries.

2 X 90amp/hr 12v batteries, new in 2012

1 X 90amp/hr 12v batteries new in 2013.

Multiphase 240v battery charger

All wiring with insulated return. Sealed battery box vented to atmosphere. Engine compartment sound and flame proofing and flame proof pipes to comply with MCA regulations including a dedicated engine room fire extinguisher.

Shore power connection.  All electrical components replaced in 1998 and 2003 refits.

A rigid transparent plastic 135 litre Vetus fuel tank is fitted against the transom aft of the mizzen mast with gravity feed to the engine via large Racor filter and water separator. Vetus water lock fitted in 2003.

In the 1998 refit, all flexible pipe-work, the engine start panel, engine wiring loom, gear-box heat exchanger, engine heat exchanger and all sea cocks were renewed. A pedestal was mounted along side the mizzen mast to carry the Morse lever engine controls and the Autohelm instrumentation.

6  berths.

Heads in the forepeak with Lavac sea toilet replaced new in 2009. Hand basin with hot and cold pressurised water, tap is on a flexible pipe so it can be used for a shower either on deck or down below.  Bulkhead to the fore cabin with a double berth to port, 200l fresh water tank below this berth.  This area is under the fore deck with reduced head-room but very comfortable bunks and open to the saloon cabin which has 7’ head-room under the coach-roof.

Port side settee berth with stowage lockers beneath and a custom made fridge.  This settee forms a double berth but also has comfortable seating for 5 around the polished mahogany drop leaf table. Fridge is custom made with 2” of insulation and cooled with a 12v compressor.  single berth under the deckhead on the starboard side of the saloon.

Lage quarter berth to starboard, not quite a double size, large storage lockers The insulated hot water calorifier tank is fitted in the aft locker to the port of the engine, heated from engine or with 240v immersion heater.

Force 10 diesel/paraffin (dual fuel) stainless steel cabin heater mounted on the stbd side at the aft end of the saloon

Galley in the after port corner with single stainless sink with pressurised hot and cold water, 4-burner gimballed gas cookerwith oven and grill new in 2010.  New galley work surface in solid oak, installed in 2010 refit, good access to stowage lockers beneath and behind.

Ample stowage under the centre-line steps to deck and under the berths. Book shelf across the forward end of the coach-roof. Substantial newell post grab rails.

To stbd is a chart table with storage facing outboard, nav instruments fixed around the chart desk.

Polished oak cabin sole, varnished mahogany joinery. Pressurised H&C to galley and heads. 12v electrical circuits.

Inventory

Plastimo steering compass on binnacle, 2003

JRC Radar 1000 fitted 2000 with detachable dish antenna (for film work)

Garmin GPSMap 910 Chartplotter.

Autohelm ST50 depth and log (2003)

Raymarine ST40 chart table repeater. (2003)    NO

Raymarine 300GPS (2003)

DSC VHF with hand held link for communications while on deck

3 bilge pumps, one with float switch.

Gas and CO detector

Radio/CD player  with cabin and deck speakers.

DELTA anchor with 30 meters of 10mm calibrated chain spliced to 50 meters 18mm octaplait.

Fisherman kedge anchor.

Inflatable dinghy

2hp 2 stroke outboard

This is a very attractive vessel, a fine mixture of the traditional and the yacht, in excellent structural condition and presented in a clean and tidy condition, ready for sea. Her deck space behind high bulwarks make her safe for small children and allow easy rig handling. She is a very handy size with excellent volume accommodation.

2012 SURVEY AVAILABLE.

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 Harrison Butler Z4 Bermudan sloop

One of  about 52 built by Lockharts of Brentwood, Essex before the War, this one launched in 1939.

Length on deck                                   21’

Lwl                                                      19’

Beam                                                   7’2”

Draft                                                   4’

Thames Tonnage                                 4TM

Displacement                                      7400lbs (ballast 2700lbs)

Planked in 13/16ths pitch-pine all copper fastened to 1” x 1 ¼” steam bent American elm timbers and c. 7” centres on an oak back-bone with a few of the bent timbers cracked over the years and doubled in the past.

A pair of angle iron frames in way of the mast are cleverly set off the planking to avoid future problems.

Long external 2700lb iron ballast keel.  Keel bolts drawn 2006/7

Several ferrous strap floors are fitted on pads laid on the inside face of the planking, not on the timbers as is usual. 2011 survey reports all floors in good order.

Deck  

Original canvas covered pine deck as was traditional in those days, replaced with ply deck and sheathed with glass cloth.

Varnished teak coamings.

Teak toe rails.

Varnished teak fore hatch.

Galvanised stemhead fitting with stbd side chain roller.

Bronze mushroom vent on the fore deck provides ventilation to the forepeak.

Bronze spurling pipe for the chain.

Twin wooden mooring cleats on the fore deck, mooring cleat each on the aft deck.

Stainless steel pulpit, pushpit and single guard wires on stainless stanchions.

Varnished teak coach-roof with 2 bronze opening ports each side, teak grab rails.

Varnished teak sliding hatch and twin doors to the cabin entrance.

Varnished teak T&G cock-pit bulkhead. Engine control panel in the bulkhead to stbd of the entrance door.

Deep, very safe little cock-pit in teak, comfortable for two with scrubbed seat locker lids each side, access to stowage and 6 gall copper fuel tank under aft deck. Stowage under the side decks.

Manual bilge pump under the stbd side deck.

Scrubbed teak triangular sole board lifts to access the shaft and stern bilge.

Pin rail across the after cock-pit coaming with pegs to hold the tiller – a simple form of auto-pilot.

Sheet winches on outward canted mounts

Rig

3/4 bermudian sloop rig on varnished pine mast with bronze mainsail track, single spreaders and jumpers over, set in  galvanised steel tabernacle just fwd of the coach-roof. Twin cleats each side on the tabernacle.

Galvanised  wire rigging new 2001, twin lowers and cap shrouds to distinctive triangular external chain plate bracket..

Single standing masthead back-stay to galvanised bumpkin, twin chains down to the hull. The A-frame steel bumpkin forms part of the galvanised sheet horse over the tiller.

Running back-stays on bronze levers.

Rectangular section slab reef boom sheets to the horse on the aft deck over the tiller with modern tufnol blocks. A frame boom crutch.

Winches.

Pair of tufnol top action cock-pit sheet winches on the coamings.

Pair of top action chromed Lewmar mast halyard winches.

Sails

Mainsail 190sq’

Genoa 70sq’

Storm jib

Working jib

Boom tent New mainsail cover

Machinery

Yanmar 1GM 10hp 1-cyl diesel engine, raw water cooled flexibly mounted on theport off-set 3-blade prop, gives her 5knts.

6 gall copper fuel tank in lazarette.

12v battery under stbd settee berth.

Fused switch panel.

Accommodation

2 berths. Generous settee berths each side with good sitting head-room open right up to the stem.  Sea toilet under the joinery fwd between V-seats.

Lots of stowage space forward.

2 pairs of steel compression post mast supports forward at the fore end of the coach-roof.

Neptune 2-burner spirit cooker on surface to stbd aft, lockers under.  Varnished teak twin door locker to port aft with a flat varnished surface below to take charts; fold-up flap extends the surface over the berth.

Engine under step between, step-up to 2 doors and sliding hatch to the cock-pit.

Cushions and curtain

Equipment.

Cadiss bulkhead compass.

Raymarine VHF DSC radio.

Echopilot sounder

20lb CQR anchor with good quantity 8mm chain.

Beaching legs.

Warps and fenders.

Cock-pit cover and unused sail cover, both new 2006.

Standard nav lights

Warps and fenders

History

The yacht was surveyed at the beginning of 2001 and given a clean bill of health with a few inevitable minor recommendations.

The owner sailed her on Lake Windermere. In a hard blow she broke her mooring and was blown up through the reeds onto the bank at the top of the lake.

She took on quite a lot of water but lay over on her port side in shallow water thus saving the electrics on the starboard side.

She was towed off after the blow went through and lifted out for inspection.

The damage was very largely scuffing, some disturbed planking and a few cracked timbers.

The owner engaged a local boat builder to do some re-planking and other jobs.

Following our inspection of the yacht and the repairs we advised the owner that the quality of the workmanship leaves much to be desired. He has lost the enthusiasm to make further repairs and asked us to offer the yacht for sale at a nominal price – the value of her rig, gear and engine.

Apart from the inadequate workmanship to the planking the yacht is otherwise complete. A skilled amateur should be able to make some proper repairs to the planking fairly readily and get her back in commission without the need for a major rebuild.

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 Cheverton Crusader Bermudan sloop

The Cheverton Crusader class was designed by David Cheverton in response to a request by a local Cowes dentist, David Ramsden who wanted a family cruising yacht that was larger than the little Caravel class.  He wanted two separate cabin areas of the boat and an enclosed heads compartment in order to give his family a comfortable cruising yacht.  The Crusader is exactly that, a comfortable boat capable of good passage times with a decent amount of internal space for extended periods aboard.  The high coachroof gives good headroom throughout and all 4 berths are 6’ or more and a decent width.

The construction methods employed by David Cheverton meant his boats could be built on a small production line arrangement, reducing costs and speeding the time from order to delivery.  Strip plank construction is a quick and easy way of building a boat and the advent of epoxy glues meant it was strong and reliable as well.  Rather than sheathing the hulls as we do now, they were simply painted with a thin epoxy resin which soaked into the timber in order to protect it.  The other bonus of this construction is the lack of frames required so there is more internal space for any given dimensions compared to a conventionally built boat, so although the beam of the Crusader is not huge, every inch of it used so the saloon feels very spacious and comfortable.

There were about 50 Crusaders built in total which makes her a very successful design and they have been proven over the years as super little cruising yachts.  This yacht has had a major refit in present ownership with virtually no expense spared, but unfortunately ill health has forced the owner to move away from sailing all together.  Every inch of this boat has been inspected with all major works carried out as necessary.  She is very clean, smart and tidy and has to be one of the best examples around of this nice little yachts.

Length on Deck                                 27’6”

Beam                                                    8’2”

Draft                                                      4’3”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_RiBGImK3U

Construction

Hull

7/8” mahogany planking, glued and edge nailed.  Copper screw fastened to sawn mahogany frames 2.5” x 1.5” at approx. 18” centres.

2” mahogany grown floors.  Oak back bone with galvanised mild steel keel bolts.   3 bolts replaced in 1996, 2 replaced 2006.

Decks and cockpit

Marine plywood deck on mahogany deckbeams, sheathed in epoxy glass cloth and coated with non-slip paint.  Mahogany cockpit coamings.

Hydraulic wheel steering with an emergency tiller.  New Vetus pump and ram seals Aug 2014.  The crusader was usually tiller steering but this was converted in recent years and the wheel works extremely well with the cockpit layout.

SS and bronze deck fittings.   SS stemhead fitting.

Superstructure

Varnished mahogany coachroof coamings with a sheathed plywood coachroof deck.  Slightly raised doghouse aft to increase headroom around the galley area.

Chrome air vents on the coachroof deck with varnished handrails and a varnished forehatch.

Oval chrome plated portholes in the coamings forward with larger windows in the doghouse with chrome plated window bezels.

Rig 

Masthead Bermudan sloop rig on a varnished spruce deck-stepped mast.  Slab reefing varnished boom and a varnished spinnaker pole.

Stainless steel rigging new in 2003 with s/s terminals and rigging screws to galvanised internal chainplates.

Single standing backstay, twin lower shrouds and a single cap shroud over single spreaders.  Roller furling headsail.

Winches

Single mast halyard winch.

2 x Lewmar 16 primary cockpit winches

2 x Tufnol secondary cockpit winches.

Cockpit winches are mounted on stainless steel brackets outboard of the coamings

Sails

Fully battened mainsail and genoa by Dolphin Sails, both in good condition.   Laundered and proofed 2013.

Spinnaker is old but unused.

Machinery

Engine

Yanmar 2GMF15 18hp, 2 cyl diesel.   Approx 1985.   Yanmar gearbox, rebuilt 2011.

Centreline 3 blade bronze propeller .   Cruising speed 5 kts, max 6 kts.   Fuel consumption 1.3 LPH.

Batteries

2 x 12v Bosch batteries.  Charged from engine alternator and through charger on shore power connection. Boat completely rewired 2013.

Tanks

8 gal stainless steel fuel tank.

Accommodation

Berths   4

Saloon

Lots of headroom throughout the spacious saloon which is a key feature of these cleverly designed yachts.

Entrance to the main cabin through a sliding hatch with tall double hatch doors.  Galley area split between port and starboard at the aft end of saloon.  Electronics, VHF and switchboard is to starboard.

Full length settee berths each side with deep shelves and lockers behind and lockers underneath.

Heads 

Heads compartment to starboard forward of the saloon.

Jabsco sea toilet pumps directly overboard, all new installation.  Hand basin pulls out from under the deckhead and drains into the heads.

Galley  

Plastimo gimballed 2 burner stove.  S/S sink to starboard with hand pumped fresh water.

Equipment

Navigation

Danform Corsair compass, chrome binnacle

Bidata autohelm sounder/log

ICOM ICM503 VHF.   New aerial and cable ’13.

New masthead windex vane.

Safety

3 Lifejackets

Horseshoe lifebuoy

4 Fire Extinguishers

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.

Wooden ships comments on this Laurent Giles Peter Duck Ketch

The Peter Duck ketch is a sturdy yacht with a strong hint of the motor sailer.  She is a very competent and comfortable cruising yacht. The original Peter Duck was designed by Laurent Giles for Arthur Ransome, and subsequently, with a higher freeboard and more spacious forepeak, some 30 were built by Proctor and Haylett in Wroxham, a testament to their popularity and competence.

They are stiff dry boats with an easily handled rig and invariably a good powerful engine to get you home.

The cock-pit is deep and secure, the cabin is spacious for her 29’ on deck and they inspire a sense of confidence even in a blow.

This boat has had a thorough refit this year by professional shipwrights and is now in very tidy and ready to sail condition.  All bills, paperwork and photos associated with the work are available.

Construction

Hull

Iroko planking all copper fastened to steam bent oak timbers.

Full length cast iron keel with galvanised keel bolts.

Transom hung iroko rudder with bronze pintles and gudgeons.

Decks and cockpit

Sheathed marine plywood screw fastened to oak deck beams.   Bulwark all round with an iroko varnished capping rail.  In the recent refit a couple of soft areas in the plywood deck were removed and new plywood scarphed in and sheathed over.  The bulwark to deck joint, which is a common source of water ingress on these boats, has been carefully altered to solve the issues.

Galvanised pushpit and pulpit with galvanised stanchions all round.  All of this has been removed and bedded down on new pads and sealant with new bolts.

Pair of galvanised admiralty style bollards on the foredeck either side of the manual anchor windlass.  Stainless steel stem head fitting fitted recently with twin anchor chain rollers which carry the anchor away from the stem when lifting.  Galvanised cleats on afterdeck.

A deep and safe self draining cockpit with Iroko coamings and teak sole grating.

Superstructure

Iroko coachroof coamings with a sheathed marine plywood cabin top.  Large windows in the doghouse with 3 portholes each side in the coamings.

Varnished handrails on the coachroof, with a forehatch in front of the mast.

Rig  

Bermudan ketch on solid pine varnished masts and booms.  Mainmast deck stepped in a galvanised tabernacle, mizzen is stepped on the cockpit sole.

Standing rigging is 7mm stainless steel to galvanised rigging screws with internal galvanised  chainplates.

Fractionally rigged headsail with Profurl roller reefing system.

2 x Harken 16” 2 speed self tailing cockpit winches.

Sails

All by Richardson Sailmakers, Hamble.

Mainsail

Roller furling genoa

Mizzen

Mizzen staysail

Spinnaker

Machinery

Engine

BMC Captain 32hp diesel.  hydraulic gearbox with single lever controls to a centreline 3 blade bronze propeller.

The engine was completely rebuilt from the bottom up two years ago with the installation of a glow plug in the air intake to aid starting.  This was a problem that these engines have always suffered, and the extra glow plug has resolved all the issues.  The engine is clean and tidy, starts first time and runs smoothly.

Batteries

2 x 12v heavy duty batteries, 110ah each.

Tanks

Stainless steel diesel tank, 20 gallon capacity.

Bilge pumps

Henderson Mk5 manual bilge pump

Bronze hand pump below decks.

Accommodation

Berths                   4

Large companionway over the bridge deck accessing the main cabin.

Galley to starboard with a Flavel Vanessa 2 burner gas stove with oven and grill.  Single stainless steel sink gravity drains overboard.  Hand pumped fresh water from the tanks.  Salt water hand pump.

Chart table to port with nav equipment and switchboard.  Chart drawer under with storage lockers below.  Access to engine behind the companion steps.

Saloon with full standing headroom.  Port and starboard settee berths with centreline drop leaf table.  Plenty of storage lockers behind the settee’s.

Bulkhead with centreline double doors to the forepeak.  Heads compartment to starboard with a Simpson Lawrence sea toilet and hand basin.

Double V berth in forepeak.

Equipment

Navigation

M Tech M500 VHF radio

Plastimo bulkhead steering compass

Navman Multi speed/depth

JVC car radio with CD player

Autohelm 2000 autopilot

Garmin GPS 120xl GPS unit

GarminGPS38 hand held

XM2000 hand held VHF

Galley

Crockery

Cutlery

Pans, kettle etc

Safety

2 dry powder fire extinguishers

Fire blanket

2 horseshoe lifebuoys/light

Lifejackets

Fender boarding ladder

Ground tackle

35lb CQR anchor.

60 metres 1/2” chain.

35lb fisherman anchor with chain and rope warp

Fenders and warps.

Gear

Blue acrylic sail covers and dodgers

Blue acrylic winter covers over mizzen and main booms

Pair of stout timber beaching legs

Tennamast galvanised steel cradle

New spare propeller (courtesy of Poole Propellers)

Tender

Avon Redcrest  inflatable

Honda 4-stroke  BF2D outboard

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 Buchanan Spartan Bermudan sloop

Tidy yacht designed by Alan Buchanan, a capable and seaworthy boat for her size, typical of Buchanan boats. The present owner has owned the boat since 1997.   Following a survey in 2007 after which all recommendations were carried out the boat is now in good condition.

Construction

Hull

Larch hull planking with the top 3 planks in Iroko.   Steamed oak frames at  7” spacing.   Copper nail and rove fastened with bronze screws in the hood ends.

Iron keel bolts last drawn 1998.  Iron ballast keel  2500lb.

Decks and cockpit

Pine deck beams, overlaid with ply, GRP sheathed and painted.

Self draining cockpit.   Tiller steering.

Bronze deck fittings,  Galvanised stemhead fitting.

Superstructure

Mahogany coachroof coamings.  Coachroof deck of T&G pine, overlaid with ply, GRP sheathed and painted.

Rig

Fractional Bermudan sloop.

Stainless steel  standing rigging,  15 yrs old.  SS rigging screws.   Internal SS chain plates.

2 mast winches.  2 cockpit winches.

Mast is broken near the top and will need replacing.

Sails

Mainsail     SKB sails,  Penryn.    4 yrs.   Good condition

No 1 jib,      Jeckells                     10yrs   Good condition

No 2 jib,  No 3 jib and storm jib.    All old but serviceable.

Machinery

Engine

Nanni  240HE 10.6hp 2 cyl diesel installed approx 1990.  Cruising speed 4 kts at 2lt/hr.  Max 5kts.     Completely overhauled 2013 with new shaft and prop.

Batteries

2 x 12volt batteries  located in main cabin.  Charged from engine alternator.

Tanks

Fuel : 46 litres in SS tank under cockpit seat.

Water: Vetus plastic tank,  55L, located under sink.

Accommodation

Berths   2

Saloon

2 settee berths with sitting headroom

Heads

Chemical Sanipottie heads.

Galley

Taylors gimballed paraffin cooker.   Galley sink drains directly overboard with hand pumped fresh water.

Equipment

Navigation

Suunto cockpit compass,  and handheld.

Clipper Duet Sounder and Log

Nasa M Teck SX35 DSC

NASA AIS Receiver

Raytheon ST1000 autopilot

Ground tackle

Kobra 12kg anchor

Danforth 5kg anchor

30metres 12mm chain

30m 14mm warp

Simpson Lawrence manual windlass

Gear

Horseshoe lifebuoy

Danbuoy

1 fire extinguisher

Beaching legs

8 mooring warps

6 fenders

2 covers  (tired!)

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 22sqm Skargardskryssa Regatta yacht

This 22 sqm Skargardskryssa  was built in Stockholm in 1935 as a regatta race yacht and has a well documented history detailing her many victories over the years.  Restored by the present owners in Switzerland over an eight month period, the hull was stripped to bare wood and repainted and every fitting on the boat was removed, repaired and refitted.  The hull was found to be in very sound condition, needing little repair work.

This is a very extreme yacht, designed for flat water racing in the Baltic and exceptionally fast.  She is now in stunning condition and ready to sail.  She comes with a custom built 4 wheel trailer for transporting her, which has hydraulic brakes so can be towed behind a normal 4WD vehicle.

Construction

Hull

Baltic pine planking copper rivet fastened to laminated White Oak ribs.  All ribs are in perfect condition.  Keel in White Oak.  External Iron ballast keel.

Two large ring frames of galvanised steel help support the structure of the hull, tying the stresses of the rig into the keel.

Decks and cockpit

Douglas Fir laid deck.   Varnished Honduras Mahogany king plank and cover board with a small toe rail all round set just in from the deck edge.  Forehatch for getting sails on deck.

Single cleat on the foredeck and aft deck for mooring.

Deep cockpit with a bench thwart fore and aft allows room for the crew to work around each other.

Superstructure

Honduras mahogany coachroof coamings with chrome portholes.  Camber on the coachroof deck gives it an elegance lacking in so many boats while still allowing reasonable room below.

Rig 

Fractional bermudan sloop on a keel stepped Sitka Spruce mast.

Stainless steel standing rigging to internal chainplates.  Single standing back stay with twin runners on block and tackles.

Roller furling headsail comes through the foredeck with the roller drum mounted within the hull.

Sails

All as new condition.   Mainsail, genoa and spinnaker.

Machinery

Engine

New Yamaha short shaft 5hp outboard mounts on a bracket on the end of the transom.

Accommodation

2 berths with stowage forward for sails etc.  Sitting headroom below with full length bunks if required.  Ample stowage for spare sails, warps and fenders.

Equipment

New custom made double axle hydraulic braked trailer.

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.