Archives: Sailing yachts

Wooden ships comments on this 1930 Berthon gaff cutter

 Planked in pitch-pine all copper rivets and bronze screw fastened to sawn oak frames at approx 3’ centres with 2 x steam bent timbers between.

Heavy oak floors with some galvanised strap floors.

Long external lead keel.

Transom hung iroko rudder.

Teak deck over a ply sub deck.

Varnished teak coach-roof coamings.

Sheathed ply coach-roof deck.

Varnished teak sliding entrance hatch, fore hatch and toe rails.

The cock-pit has been rebuilt recently with heavy varnished iroko seat lockers each side.

Bridge deck in ply opens to access the top of the engine.

Twin doors to the cabin entrance.

Gaff cutter rig on varnished mast and spars.

Solid Oregon pine mast,stepped on the keel. Stripped to bare wood and seen with a sealer coat of varnish. Fitted with cheeks and bolsters at the hounds and a sheave in the mast head.

Solid Oregon pine boom with original bronze roller reefing gear and bronze outer end fitting, stripped to bare wood and seen with a sealer coat of varnish.

Solid pine gaff fitted with bronze leathered saddle, stripped to bare wood and seen with a sealer coat of varnish.

Solid pine bowsprit.

20’ bearing out pole with bronze fork end.

Running back-stays on bronze Highfield levers.

Substantial boom crutch on bronze poles.

Sails

New mainsail in red terylene, appears unused.

New staysail in red terylene appears unused.

Selection of old sails which may well be the originals in wonderfully soft, cutched red canvas and probably not a lot of use.

Galvanised wire standing rigging, appears to be new.

Terylene running rigging.

Original varnished wooden blocks.

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

Machinery

Beta 10hp diesel engine seen removed from the yacht.

This engoine was bought new in 2000, fitted in the yacht but rarely run.

Fuel tank to stbd of the engine under the cock-pit seat.

Sea water filter.

New electrical switch-board

Accommodation. Currently fitted with 2 berths.

Fore peak.

Blake sea toilet partitioned off to stbd. Locker to port.

Bulkhead with central aperature to saloon cabin.

Port and stbd settee berths.

Galley in the after port corner with Taylor gimballed paraffin cooker.

Chart desk in the after stbd corner. Engine controls and various instruments above the desk.

Steps up to the cock-pit.

5’7” head-room.

The interior joinery appears to be largely modern and incomplete.

Equipment.

New galvanised anchor and chain

Nav light boxes in the rigging

We are fortunate in having a fairly well documented history of this yacht.

She is Part 1 registered and the registration is still current.

She was bought by the previous late owner in 1974 then lying in Dover and moved to S Wales.

On that owner’s retirement to the Isle of Wight he moved her to Cowes.

A survey in the autumn of 1995 revealed some serious problems so the owner set about a major refit with the assistance of Cowes boat builder Eddie Richards.

Study of several survey reports from the refit period and the invoices we have identified the following work completed:

The yacht was almost completely refastened above and below wl with all new copper nails and roves and bronze screws in the hood ends and garboards.

New ends have been scarphed in to quite a few planks both sides, forward and aft above the water-line, The keel was dropped off and rebedded,

The stern post and after dead-wood were replaced.

All new galvanised m/s floors and engine bed gusset supports.

2 new stainless steel fuel tanks.

A new engine was fitted.

A new deck was laid in teak over a ply sub deck. The coach-roof deck has probably been replaced as well.

New sails supplied.

New galvanised wire standing rigging.

Between 2000 and 2010 the yacht does not appear to have been sailed very much at all while the owner pottered around himself on the internal joinery to little effect.

Following the owner’s death the yacht lay unused on her mooring for 2 years

She was bought recently in order to save her, secure her and give the yacht the time required to find a new owner to continue with the refit and get her back into commission.

He put her ashore in Cowes, had her cleaned and covered. The masts were stripped and sealed and properly stored.

In October 2013 he had her transported to Devon for further work scheduled for next spring if not sold previously.

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 64′ Danish fishing boat .

This vessel is a major project.  Please be aware that she is not ready for sea in her current condition and requires significant work to the hull in order to make her seaworthy.  Her present mooring is not available with the sale so she will have to be moved soon after change of ownership.

Builder:

Bjorn and Jacobsen, Frederickshavn, Denmark

Year:

1935

History:

Built in Denmark almost certainly as a fishing boat on the traditional lines with bluff bows and that lovely elliptical counter stern that is such a signature of the Danish boats.

She was sailed to Grimsby during WWII where she was used for many jobs, including fisheries, as a supply vessel and later as a dive boat.

Bought by the current owner in 1989.

Construction:

Heavy oak planking on closely spaced square section oak frames, all fastened with iron dumps.  Some planking has been replaced in recent years using Iroko.

New solid straight laid Iroko deck, caulked and payed.  A pop deck has been created stretching some 30’ forward of the stern.  This deck at the level of the capping rail provides an enormous amount more space within the hull.  All new deck beams throughout.

Rig:

She has the basis of a gaff ketch rig which has not been completed.  Mainmast is stepped in a galvanised tabernacle on the main deck.  Sampson post takes the heel of the bowsprit.  Other spars are available but not finished.

Machinery:

Gardener 6LXB, completely rebuilt with less than 100 hours running time.  New crankshaft, pistons, liners and heads.  PRM 3 in 1 gearbox to 3 blade fixed pitch bronze propellor.

24 and 12 volt alternators.

6Kva Watamotor generator properly installed.

Accommodation:

Access to the ship through the midships wheelhouse just forward of the raised deck.  Hydraulic wheel steering with an external wheel position on the stern.

Steps down on the port side over the large engine box.

Full breadth saloon with a galley on the port side.  Steps down going forward to four sleeping cabins with two separate heads with showers.

Aft of the engine space going into the counter is a large space in need of conversion.

This is a fine big boat in need of someone with some skills and time to take her on and finish the work.  There is a large inventory with the ship.  The engine and generator alone are worth more than the asking price.

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 Adrian Thompson Open class race yacht

Alices Mirror needs no introduction to those who have been on the short handed race circuit over the last 25 years.  Designed and built in 1982 by the legendary Adrian Thompson of ‘Paragon’ and Team Philips’ fame.  This Iconic shorthanded racing yacht has been subject to a recent comprehensive refit to a very high standard and is absolutely ready for her next sailing adventure

LOA                                        32’4”

Beam                                    8’7”

Draft                                      6’7”

Designer:

Adrian Thompson

Builder:

Adrian Thompson

Year:

1982

Construction:

Constructed using cold moulded 3.5mm diagonal layers of mahogany glued with SP epoxy resin.  Longitudinal spruce stringers on the hull and deck for rigidity.

Laminated spruce ring frames and 60cm centres throughout the length of the hull.  Bulkheads and interior joinery are designed and constructed to stiffen the hull and add strength.

Spade rudder with tiller steering  and deep fin keel.

Integral self draining cockpit with deep thwarts.  Coachroof is an integral raised part of the deck, moulded as one for strength.  Aluminium framed portholes.

Rig:

Double spreader fractional Bermudan sloop rig on a custom built Selden aluminium keel stepped mast. Mast and boom new in 2008.  Rig is supported on an alloy space frame built into the boat.  Vertical compression posts welded to struts on the outboard end to take the chainplates.

Selden aluminium slab reefing boom.

Stainless steel rod rigging replaced in 2008.

Large sail wardrobe.

3 pairs of Lewmar self tailing winches around the cockpit.

Mainsail          Quantum         2008

Headsail          Quantum         2008

No.3 jib            Quantum         2008

No.4 jib

Storm jib

4 spinnakers

Machinery:

Beta 13.5hp 2 cyl diesel installed new in 2000.

Stainless steel shaft to 2 blade folding propeller gives 7 knots max speed.  1.2lt/hr consumption at cruising speed.

32lt fuel tank.

Accommodation:

Steps down from the companionway over the engine box.

Sparse interior designed primarily for racing but sympathetically converted to make the yacht more comfortable as a fast cruiser.  2 full length quarter berths stretching under the cockpit thwarts with foam mattresses.

Forward of the berths is a sliding centreline concave seat to allow crew to work at the galley and chart desk.

Chart desk to starboard with sliding draw under and electronics above.  Galley to port with single burner gimballed meths stove and a plastic sink.  Large storage area forward for sails, warps etc.

Inventory

Deck Gear

2 halyard winches
4 sheet winches
1 anchors
(Danforth)
5.00m of chain
50.00m of warp
New winches and deck hardware in the recent re-fit.
Carbon pole 2008

Safety Equipment

2 bilge pumps (2 manual / 0 electric)

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 Sylvestre Langevin Bermudan cutter

Built by Whisstocks of Wodbridge in 1981 and commissioned in 1982, to a design by French naval architect Sylvestre Langevin.

With only one owner from new, she was built for short handed go anywhere sailing and to compete in offshore yacht racing successfully campaigning in two double handed Round Britain races in 1982 and 1985, a single AZAB (Azores and Back) race in 1983 and the first Yachting Monthly Triangle race in 1984.  She has also been cruised extensively around the UK and Ireland, northern Spain, Brittany and a four year stint sailing in the Baltic.

Needless to say the boat has proved herself time and again as a cruising yacht and a fast offshore race yacht.  Her cockpit and deck layout is such that a single handed sailor can work the boat easily and safely, but there is also enough space to accommodate a good size crew in the cockpit while still being able to operate the winches and tiller.  The interior is spacious with two separate cabins when sailing with a group, with well planned and constructed joinery that functions properly at sea.

The boat underwent a major refit during the winter of 2012/2013 with a full photographic record available.  She is now in superb condition and ready for a new owner to take her on as a fast blue water cruising yacht, capable amateur racing yacht or simply a comfortable and spacious cruising yacht.

Recent survey and all construction plans available.

The hull is a very modern design with a straight raked stem, rather flat sheer and retrouse counter stern.  Round bilge sections with a deep fin keel and separate spade rudder.

Constructed with cold moulded technique using Columbian pine speed strip and four diagonal layers of mahogany laminated over the top and finished with a light sheathing of epoxy glass cloth.

Laminated mahogany ring frames throughout the hull.  The frames in way of the mast are of extra large scantlings to provide the necessary strength.

Wooden floors throughout the bilge with a stainless back bone plate over the full length of the keelson to take the keel bolts.

Spruce beamshelf with mahogany deck beams.

Deck is yacht laid teak joggled to a king plank over a marine plywood sub deck, re-seamed and caulked in 2013.

Teak toe rails all round, new in 2013. Stainless stanchions and guard wires.

Coackroof coamings are varnished marine plywood, decreasing in height all the way to the forward end where they merge with the deck.  One long aluminium window each side.  Coachroof deck is yacht laid teak over a plywood sub deck.

Distinct camber to the foredeck and a rake on the side decks make it easy and safe to move around the boat when she is healed.

Large foredeck with Lewmar forehatch.  Handrails on the coachroof deck with polished chrome dorade vents.  Staysail sheet track over the coachroof just forward of the mast.

Chainplates are inboard on the sidedecks making movement along the decks easy.  The cockpit is deep and safe with plenty of room.  Bridge deck forward with a centre line sliding hatch and small spray hood over.  Tiller steering.

Rig

Bermudan cutter rig on deck stepped Kemp alloy mast.

Slab reefing Kemp alloy boom with twin alloy spinnaker poles.

All spars made to special design particularly for this yacht.

Dyform stainless steel standing rigging, new 2000,  to stainless internal chainplates.  Stainless tie rods hold the chainplates to the centreline of the yacht.

10mm forestay with recent Harken roller furling gear.

Single lowers, intermediates and uppers all of 10mm

10mm standing backstay with hydraulic tensioner

8mm running backstays with Lewmar block and tackle tensioning

Comprehensive running rigging with duplicated hallyards.

Winches

All Lewmar self tailing winches.

Pair of No.48 genoa sheet winches on the cockpit coamings

Pair of No.42 spinnaker sheet winches on aft cockpit coamings

Pair of No.42 hallyard winches on the coachroof

Pair of No.40 pole uphaul winches on the coachroof

Single No.40 reefing pennant winch

Sails

Mainsail                       North Sails

Mainsail                       North Sails

Yankee No.1               Sanders

No.1 staysail                Sanders

No.2 staysail                North Sails

Trisail                          North Sails

Spinnaker                    North Sails

Additional sails from before the roller furling system was fitted

Light genoa                  North Sails

Heavy genoa                North Sails

No1. Yankee               North Sails

No.2 yankee                North Sails

Light drifter                 North Sails

All sails have been exceptionally well maintained and are in superb condition.

Mainsail cover and oversized bags for all sails.

Machinery

Hawker Siddeley Marine Piranha P4 45hp marine diesel based on a Volkswagen engine.  Engine removed in 2012 for a complete overhaul.

Hydraulic gearbox with single lever controls to stainless steel shaft and a 3 blade folding bronze propeller.  Cruising speed of 6 knots at 0.5 gallon/hour.

48 gallon stainless fuel tank located under the aft cabin bunk.

Batteries

4 x 12 volt heavy duty batteries located under the aft cabin bunk.  Separate engine start and domestic battery banks. New 2012.

Charging from engine alternator or from Sterling 240/12 volt 30 amp battery charger when connected to shore power. Charger new in 2012.

Accommodation                      7 berths + childs berth

Spacious interior with 2 separate sleeping cabins outside of the saloon.  Ample storage, plenty of handholds throughout and full standing headroom.

Steps down over the engine into the saloon with the galley to starboard.

Taylors 2 burner gimballed gas stove with oven and grill.

Twin stainless steel deep sinks with pressurised hot and cold water.  Hot water from engine heated calorifier.

Tiled work surface with deep locker under on the outboard side.

Large locker storage space above and below the galley.

Forward facing chart desk on the port side with instrumentation and electronic switchboard.
Drop leaf table on the centreline with a U-shaped settee to starboard.  Short settee berth to port with a diesel fired Taylors cabin heater at the aft end.

Pilot berths port and starboard that are very comfortable and easy to use sea berths.

Heads compartment forward on the starboard side with a Blakes Lavac sea toilet and stainless hand basin.

Forward cabin has twin V-berths with a centre insert to create a double

Passageway going aft from the saloon on the port side to the aft cabin.  Small heads compartment on the port side.

Very large double berth under the cockpit.  Opening Lewmar portholes into the cockpit well.

Inventory

Garmin GPS 120XL

Shipmate VHF with cockpit handset

B&G Hydra 2

B&G log and sounder

B&G windspeed

Autohelm ST4000

Clock and barometer

CD player

Spray hood

Warps

Fenders

Firdell radar reflector

Tiller extension

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 6 Ton Hillyard

The 6 ton Hillyard was one of the smaller designs from David Hillyard of Littlehampton, who was one of the most successful builders of all times, starting in the 1920’s and producing a range of yachts until the end of the wooden boat building period in the 1970’s.

Hillyard yachts are very functional, not fast or close-winded racers but safe, sea-worthy and immensely practical. Examples have cruised world wide proving their strengths over many years.

Hillyard is probably best known for his centre cock-pit, aft cabin, canoe stern design but he also built a few aft cock-pit yachts in various sizes and Bugler is one of the aft cock-pit 6 tonners.

Built with an aft cockpit configuration giving her a substantial main saloon and a forward cabin  with 6’ headroom throughout the main saloon.

The hull is attractive and well proportioned, heavy displacement,  long keel, carvel planked with a full round bilge.

The lines are enhanced by her gentle sheer towards the spoon bow and a slight lift to the canoe stern.

First sold by Wooden Ships in 1985. The owner at that time noted “owner since 1978… sailed as a family boat over 5000 miles, Lake District to the Golfe de Morbihan…safe and sea-worthy yacht …. experienced some bad weather…. complete confidence in her…. bowsprit added 1982….delighted with improved performance.”

Sold again by Wooden Ships in 1993 out of Dartmouth , she spent some years in Poole where she has had a major professional refit before coming  to Plymouth in 2011.

Due to poor health the owner has not been able to give her the time or use she deserves and offers the yacht for sale at a very reasonable price hoping for a new owner who will be able to make full use of this deserving yacht.

Planked in 1” mahogany all fastened with copper nails and roves to steam bent oak timbers (54 pairs) on an oak back-bone with elm dead-woods.

Substantial re-planking was undertaken during restoration and the entire hull was grit-blasted, epoxy coated and finished to a high standard. We have a photographic record of the work.

Long external iron ballast keel. Stainless steel keel bolts fitted new in 2006.

Heavy oak floors.

The original T&G pine deck which was originally canvas covered has been retained and overlaid with a ¼” ply deck in the past.

In the refit this deck has been similarly grit-blasted back to clean timber, plywood replaced as necessary and epoxy coated prior to paint coatings being applied.

Varnished mahogany toe rail and rubbing strake emphasise the very sweet sheer.

Typically Hillyard galvanised gas pipe railings all round provide safety on deck.

Timber rudder with the stock in a galvanised steel tube through the canoe stern, the stock exiting on the aft deck with a fine curvy laminated tiller.

The heels of the bowsprit and the bumpkin are both lodged against Sampson posts providing strong points for mooring.

The cock-pit is particularly comfortable with deep, varnished mahogany coamings, varnished mahogany lids on the seat lockers each side, open above to the under side-deck stowage space with T&G boards forming the sides of the well.

The cock-pit sole is not self-draining so a cock-pit cover is required when the yacht is left on the mooring but the inlaid mahogany sole can be lifted for very good access to the engine etc below.

Access to the space in the canoe stern aft through locker doors at the aft end of the cock-pit.

Typically Hillyard, access to the cabin is by a full height door which slides to port, doing away with the necessity of a sliding hatch with associated leaks requiring only a slight stoop on stepping down into the cabin.

The varnished mahogany cock-pit coamings extend forward to form the coach-roof coamings.

Both port and stbd coamings and the fwd coach-roof coaming were all replaced in mahogany in the 2006 refit.

The coach-roof extends forward only as far as the mast.

The coach-roof deck retains the original T&G pine but now with ¼” ply overlay, epoxy-glass sheathed and painted. The roof shows a most attractive camber tapering down in height and camber towards the front.

Two bronze port holes in the forward face of the coamings. Fixed oval glass windows in the side coamings.

The hatch on the fore deck takes the form of a traditional sky-light with fore and aft ridge and opening lights each side.

Bermudian sloop rig on varnished box-section mast stepped in a new 2006 stainless steel tabernacle on the deck against the fwd coach-roof coaming. Single spreaders.

Stainless steel standing rigging fitted new in 2006.

Twin lowers and cap shrouds.

Single standing back-stay to the bumpkin.

Mast cap fore stay to the outer end of the bowsprit.

Bob-stay and whisker stays to the bowsprit fitted new 2010.

Galvanised rigging screws to internal galvanised steel chain plates. The chain plates have an external stainless steel washer plate.

Winches

Pair of bronze Lewmar sheet winches on the cock-pit coamings.

Halyard winch mounted on the mast.

Varnished boom with Turner Pattern roller reefing sheets to a galvanised horse across the tiller on the aft deck with new 2006 tufnol blocks, jamming cleat on the lower block.

Plastimo roller furling headsail

Sails both 1985 overhauled 2008 and 2010

Mainsail in red terylene.

Jib on roller furling gear.

Engine

Yanmar 2GM 16hp 2-cylinder diesel engine installed in 1988. Centre line to centre-line 3-blade prop.

2006 full recon with new injectors, exhaust system and flexible mounts.

Single lever controls to Yanmar gear-box.

6knts cruising speed.

Electrics

2 x 12 batteries  located in the entrance step on 12v circuits.

The yacht was completely rewired in 2010 using marine grade tinned cable.

New switch board to stbd of the entrance door with all circuits protected by breakers

8 new 12v cabin lights fitted in 2009

Tanks

100 litre stainless steel fuel tank to stbd of the engine.

100 litres fresh water in a stainless steel tank to port of the engine.

Accommodation.      4 berths.      6’1” head-room midships.

V-berths in the fore cabin under the fore deck. Bunk lengths 6’+

Varnished mahogany bunk boards, new cushions in 2006 with blue fabric covers.

Exposed hull sides with slates all painted out white. In-laid varnished sole boards.

Lift-out retaining board at floor level contains boots etc under the bunks.

Chain well forward of the bunk ends with visible Sampson post.

Good light and ventilation from the sky-light above which also gives standing head-room.

Passage from the fore cabin to the saloon cabin down the port side through duck-down bulkhead door.

Heads compartment to stbd with full standing head-room under the fwd corner of the coach-roof.

Jabsco sea toilet with lockers above under the side deck. New sea-cocks in the refit.

Saloon cabin with slightly staggered port and stbd settee berths. New cushions and blue fabric covers in the refit including seat cushions and back rest squabs against the exposed ship’s side.

Fine drop leaf mahogany table.

Side board at the fwd end of the port settee

Forward end of the stbd settee against the heads compartment bulkhead.

Galley at the aft end of the port settee, rebuilt in the refit with a Plastimo 2500 2-burner and grill stainless steel gas cooker against the cock-pit bulkhead with stainless steel heat protection on the bulkhead over and mahogany shelves above.

Stainless steel galley sink in a work surface under the side deck. Whale foot pump fresh water, pumped over-board.

Cupboard in the after stbd corner contains the electrical switch-board and wiring.

Step to the sliding door to the cock-pit. Batteries under the step.

Inventory

Plastimo compass

Autohelm sounder

Autohelm log

VHF radio

Auto-pilot on the tiller.

Horse-shoe life buoy

Fire extinguisher

Manual bilge pump.

12v bilge pump on float switch.

CQR  anchor

100’ ¼” chain.

Manual windlass

Cock-pit cover.

Fore hatch cover

Mainsail cover

Warps and fenders

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 29′ Bermudan sloop

Designer:  F.B.R.Brown, Burnham.

Builder:  Robert Samson

Year:  1973

2014 survey available.  New batteries and prop shaft bearing 2017.  A well kept boat for which the owner is open to offers!

CONSTRUCTION

7/8″ Utile planking copper rivet fastened to steamed oak frames at 6″ centres.

Yacht laid solid teak deck joggled to a king plank with varnished teak coverboards and toe rail.  Afromosia coachroof coamings with sheathed plywood coachroof deck.

External 1.6ton iron ballast keel with iron keel bolts.  Self draining cockpit.  Tiller steering.

RIG

Deck stepped alloy mast. Alloy boom and spinnaker boom.  Roller reefing.  Mast removed and re-wired with new navigation lights in 2004.

Stainless steel standing rigging.  2 mast winches. 2 cockpit winches.

Bermudan sloop rig.

Sails:

Original set of Jeckells sails 1973, main, no. 2 jib, storm jib and spinnaker, only used storm jib and no. 2 jib, in good condition for age.

Saturn sails 1991 – Mainsail,  No. 1 Jib and Genoa all in very good condition

New mainsail cover 2018

ACCOMMODATION

4 berths with a quarter berth to starboard, two saloon settee berths and one forward in the focsle. Headroom 6ft.

Baby Blake sea toilet new in 2003. Wash hand basin.  Interior completely re-painted in 2012.

New gas cooker – Plastimo 2 burner & grill. SS sink, hand water pump.

ENGINE

RCA Dolphin 12hp 2 stroke twin cylinder petrol engine with centrifugal clutch, installed in 1981.  Gives 5 knots at 1/2 gallon per hour

6 gallon mild steel fuel tank that was removed, cleaned and replaced with new pipe work in 2004.

Waterlok exhaust silencer new in 2008.

Original engine but very well maintained –  bottom end re-built 2008, new piston rings and top end over haul 2013.

12 volt bilge blower installed to remove any dangerous fumes.

NAVIGATION

SX35 DSC Nasa VHF

Piranha 2X depth sounder

Lead line

Steering compass mounted into cockpit bulkhead

Wasp trailing log

Hand  bearing compass (Iris)

SAFETY

Safety lines/ 2 harness

Danbouy

Handy billy

I lifejacket and 1 buoyancy aid staying with boat

Fire blanket

2 manual fire extinguishers, 1 automatic

Autohelm 200

Radar reflector

Carbon monoxide alarm and gas detector, bilge blower

Whale 25 bilge pump

Attwood v750 bilge pump with float switch

MISC

Waveline Inflatable 2.7 mt.  New 2011.

Yamaha outboard 2hp recently re-built

Cockpit cushions

1 long, 1 short boathook

Misc fenders, 3 new fender covers

Several  ropes

CQR anchor and chain

Spinnaker pole

Barometer/clock

Plastimo 2 burner /grill gas cooker –  new 2010

Various crockery/pans etc.

Land storage bogey

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

The original Laurent Giles Peter Duck was designed by Laurent Giles for the author Arthur Ransome before the war. The design was revived in 1961 in a slightly modified form and between 1961 and 1970 38 boats were built by Porter and Haylet proving the popularity of this fine little cruising yacht.

This was the very last boat built in 1970

The design is typical Laurent Giles and remarkably similar to the famous Vertue, just bigger.

Long keel, transom stern, good freeboard and beam make her a stable, dry yacht with excellent sea-keeping capability.

Recent survey available.

Planked in 1” Iroko fastened with copper nails and roves to 1” x 1.5” steam bent oak timbers at 6” centres.  Oak floors with a few galvanised steel strap floors.

Long external 2.5ton iron ballast keel, galvanised keel bolts last drawn 1994. 70kg of internal trimming ballast.

The hull was Cascover sheathed from new which gives a great peace of mind to any new owner.  The cascover has been repaired in several places on one side using epoxy sheathing.  The hull underneath was found to be in excellent condition.

Topsides stripped back to bare wood in 2011 and repainted.  The hull was found to be excellent with no remedial work need.

Deck is constructed of yacht laid teak on a marine plywood sub deck, seams payed with sikaflex.

Varnished Iroko coachroof coamings raised to a dog house aft.  4 aluminium framed portholes each side and a large aluminium framed window in the dog house each side.

Varnished iroko fore hatch and cabin entrance hatch in the dog-house. Grab rails on the coach-roof and the dog-house.

Deep toe rail all round with varnished iroko capping.

Galvanised pull pit and stanchions with guard wires alll round.  Stanchions re-galvanised 2012

Deep self-draining cock-pit with slatted varnished teak seat/lockers each side. High step to the centre line cabin entrance in the varnished cabin bulkhead, twin louvered doors and sliding hatch to the cabin entrance. Tiller steering to transom hung rudder.

Rig

Fractional bermudian ketch rig on varnished masts varnished booms.

The main mast is stepped in a galvanised tabernacle on the coach-roof. Single spreaders with jumper struts above. Main mast with twin lowers and intermediates, diamonds round the jumpers above. Twin standing back-stays.  Galvanised wire standing rigging to internal galvanised chainplates.

The mizzen mast is stepped in a shoe in the cock-pit sole. Single spreaders.  Galvanised standing rigging to internal galvanised chain plates. Mizzen mast with single cap shrouds round the spreaders and back-stays on tackles to the quarters

Standing galvanised inner forestay, jib on Wickham Martin roller furling gear to the end of the bowsprit with stainless steel stay.

Winches

2 mast winches on the main mast and 4 cockpit winches.  All non self tailing Barton.

Sails

Mainsail                       Jeckells                        158sqft                        1989                Fair Condition

Mizzen                         Jeckells                        67sqft                          1990                Good

Mizzen Staysail           Jeckells                        170sqft                        1970                Good

No.2 Jib                       Jeckells                        100sqft                        1970                Fair

Storm Jib                     Jeckells                        45sqft                           1970                Good

Yankee                          Jeckells                        130sqft                        1998                Good

Machinery

Perkins 4107 35hp 4cyl diesel installed new in 1970.

PRM gearbox with single lever controls.  Stainless steel centreline shaft to 3 blade bronze propeller gives 5 knots cruising speed at 0.6 gallons/hour.

25 gallon steel diesel tank under the port cockpit seat.

Engine has done 2500 hours which is low for a Perkins of this type.  Serviced annually, starts first time and runs with no smoke.

Batteries

2 x 12 volt batteries under the port cabin seats.  Charging from engine alternator with a smart charge regulator.

Accommodation                      4 berths.

V-berths in the fore cabin, good head-room under fore hatch in the coach-roof above.

Bulkhead doors to port heads compartment with Simpson Lawrence sea toilet. Stainless steel hand basin slides out above the toilet and stows back under the side deck. Two hanging lockers opposite to stbd.

Twin mahogany doors in the white painted bulkhead open to the saloon cabin with port and stbd settee berths.  Solid fuel stove against the forward bulkhead on the port side of the saloon.

Lockers and shelves behind, stowage under.

Single drop leaf varnished mahogany table with 3-compartment cutlery recess in the surface.

Part bulkheads aft to stbd, outboard facing chart desk.

Galley to port with gimballed plastimo 2-burner stove with grill.

Single stainless steel sinks drains overboard with foot pumps for fresh water from galvanised water tank under the starboard cabin bunk.

Crockery stowage in a rack above the cooker.

White painted bulkheads and deckhead, varnished mahogany coamings and joinery.

Well-cambered coach-roof unencumbered by deck beams gives 6’ head-room in the saloon cabin.

Gas bottle in gas-tight locker in the lazarette.

Inventory

Sestrel steering compass

Clipper duet sounder

VDO mechanical log

NASA DSC VHF

Navico tiller pilot

MLR FX312 GPS

Radar reflector

4 lifejackets

Life buoy ring

2 fire extinguishers

35lb CQR

30 fathoms chain

16lb Bruce

55lb Fishermans

Simpson Lawrence 500 2 speed windlass

Sail covers

Cockpit dodgers

Cockpit cover

Small sprayhood

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.

Fenders

Wooden ships comments on this Bristol Channel Pilot cutter

Original Bristol Channel Pilot Cutter built 1899 by Halford, Gloucester.

Refitted in present Canadian ownership 2004- 2012

In this recent refit the following work was completed:

New deck,  deck beams,  bulwarks,  rail caps,  knightheads,  arch board, rudder trunk, Burmese teak cockpit, cockpit framing and deck, bitts, quarter bitts, wale strakes, mast partners, topmast spreaders, pin racks

Some frames replaced with Purple Heart

Some planking replaced with fir

Some keel bolts replaced with silicone bronze

New interior

All standing rigging replaced new

Ironwork re-galvanised

Mast pulled, repaired 2010

New main boom, new topmast, new bowsprit

New 2012 engine, transmission, exhaust, fuel, water, battery, plumbing, and electrical systems installed

2012 Beta Marine 75 hp engine on a hydraulic drive out port quarter with Darglow feathering Featherstream propeller.

Dripless seal at shaft/hull

Anti-siphon exhaust with new thru-hull

Sea strainer on water intake with new thru-hull

Raycor fuel/water separator

Fuel gauge

New plastic fuel tank – capacity 27 gals

 New electrical systems throughout – all wiring, fuse panel, etc.

65 amp and 175 amp house alternator

Battery monitoring display system

New 6 volt (x2) house batteries and 12 volt starter battery

Bilge/Fire water pump option

Equipment

Sails

All made in UK, Dacron, old but serviceable

Mainsail, main topsail, Flying jib, Staysail, working staysail, Drifter.   Total sail area 1700 sq ft.

Ground tackle

New anchor windlass/winch

300’ of ½” chain anchor rode

110lb Fisherman anchor

75 lb. Danforth

75 lb. folding Fisherman

25lb. Danforth kedge anchor with chain & rope rode

Navigation

2012 Raymarine chart plotter/sounder with platinum chart series and new transducer

Sestrel Compass

2 x handheld VHF.

Equipment

New Shipmate Model 211 woodstove

New icebox

New freshwater tanks

Water calorifer option– heated potable water

Traditional oil lamps and electric lights

10’ wooden dinghy circa 1920-1940’s vintage

18’ pilot’s sweeps

Fender boards, Fenders, Boathook, Pike pole

Sun awning

Mainsail cover

Coast guard requirements (flares, fire extinguishers, life rings, etc.)

Various associated tools, hardware, and spares

Portfolio of old letters, history, documents, photos, etc.

Recent

Best Restored Sailboat 2012 Victoria Classic Boat Festival

Bottom anti-foul painted October 2014

Topsides painted September 2014

Anodes replaced  October 2014

2010 Survey available

Vessel is completely operational and ready to go

Accommodation.

8 berths.     6’2” headroom throughout

Plan: Traditional pilot cutter layout.

Forecastle: 2 berths fwd with chain locker

Amidships: galley to stbd, head to port

Saloon: two pilot berths and benchs down each side of folding gimballed table

Aft cabin: double berth to stbd, two tiered single berths to port, Chart table to port, engine hidden under companionway steps.

Head:  chemical                      Waste tank: none

Basins:

Location. 1 in head, 1 deep galley sink  Drain overboard, manual waste pump

Hot water system:  yes – not attached   Heat source: engine

Water tanks:    2       Capacity      100 L        Location  blige       Material soft bladder

Galley cooker:         Shipmate model 211 woodstove (new 2012)

Origo 2 burner spirit              Gimballed – no

Galley sink:             s/s  – Drain overboard –  Pumped

Cabin heater: solid fuel –  provided from Shipmate 211

Notable features of the cabin:

Recently restored following traditional original pilot cutter layout.

Bright and clean.

Many original bronze/brass fittings, original table, handholds etc .

Oil lamps and Electric lamps

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.

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 Kings Ametyst cutter

The Kings Ametyst cutter was a popular and successful racing yacht designed for RORC Class III by the little known Polish designers Z.J. Milewski and M.F. Plucinski.  They were looking to design a yacht that could be constructed at a low price so as to give keen a sailors a competitive yacht at affordable prices.  As part of the original advertising, some of the main features of the yacht were described as:

• Light but strong and reliable construction
• Graceful silhouette
• Speed and manoeuvrability combined with stiff and comfortable behaviour at sea
• Comfortable cruising accommodation for five persons
• Sail plan suitable for racing but easily operated when single handed
• Exceptionally high standard of workmanship and finish

The yachts were built in Poland, an area that was becoming known for producing quality boats at very reasonable prices, and the design was very modern and forward thinking.  While many designers were still producing long keeled yachts, albeit with a more cut away forefoot than in previous decades,  the Kings Ametyst had a split fin keel and skeg hung rudder, reducing her wetted surface area and improving performance.  This type of design became common place in later years, but not all designers at the time were bold enough to step away from the conventional ideas of underwater profile.

The centre cockpit allows the boat to be split with a separate aft cabin giving three different living areas which is useful for both cruising and racing.

The design has been well proven over the years, including a 6000Nm single handed voyage from Poland to the USA in 1963 by American yachtsman Stanley Jablonski, which included a run in with Hurricane Beulah.

2010 survey available.

Sail area                                   490sq.ft.

ROC rating                               22.2 ft.

This example was built in 1965and is hull number 50.  In her present 25 year ownership she has voyaged to the Mediterranean and underwent a major refit starting in 1995.

Planked in 7/8” West African mahogany copper rivet fastened to alternating steam bent and laminated oak frames.  Hood ends are bronze screwed.  Keelson, stem and stern post are all laminated from white oak and African mahogany.

Mixture of grown oak and galvanised strap floors held through the back bone with galvanised bolts.

In the 1995 refit, all metal floors were removed and straps were replaced with new galvanised ones and new floor bolts.  All necessary repairs carried out to frames beneath the floors.

Fin keel constructed of laminated white oak, mahogany and pine with a 1.7 ton cast iron ballast keel.

The underwater hull was then stripped to bare wood, left to dry for a long period, and sheathed with epoxy and glass cloth under the supervision of the surveyor using specifications provided by SP Resins.  This has created a hull that makes no water, is absolutely stiff and has no worries of suffering damage in tropical waters.

Yacht laid 5/8” teak deck over a ¼” marine plywood subdeck.  The deck seams were raked out and re-payed with Sikaflex in 1995.

Varnished mahogany coachroof with recessed Perspex windows.

Self draining cockpit, copper lined, with mahogany thwarts.  Cockpit well is deep and protected with comfortable seating and easy access over the bridge deck to the main cabin.

Tiller steering with the tiller protruding over the top of the aft cabin coachroof.

Decent amount of working deck space all round.  Twin roller stem head fitting with twin fairleads and a pair of large mooring cleats.  Stainless pulpit, guard wires and stanchions all round.

Varnished mahogany forehatch with a low teak toe rail all round.

Rig

Bermudan cutter rig on deck stepped varnished spruce mast.  Mast was new in 1989 by Noble Spars.

Roller reefing varnished boom with bronze goose neck and reefing mechanism.

Stainless steel standing rigging new in 2010 with stainless rigging screws to internal stainless chainplates.  Twin lower shrouds, single intermediate and single capshroud.  Twin back stay, inner forestay and outer forestay.

All running rigging led back to the cockpit for ease of handling.

Sails

Mainsail           Penrose Sails                236sq’             4 yrs old                      Very good

Genoa              Penrose Sails                315sq’             3 yrs old                      Very Good
A large wardrobe of older sails, all in good condition, including several staysails and jibs, Yankee, Spinnaker, Storm Jib and trysail.

Machinery

M20 Perkins Perama 18hp diesel installed new in 1992.  Very smooth and tidy 3cyl marine diesel that has been well maintained and serviced regularly.

Twin lever control Hurth gearbox with a centre line stainless steel shaft to a 3 blade bronze propeller gives 5 knots cruising speed at 1-2 litre/hour.

Shaft and Flexi coupling new in 2005.

14 gallon stainless steel diesel tank under the cockpit sole.

Batteries

3 x 12 volt batteries in an original lead lined battery box.  Dedicated engine start battery with two domestics.

Charging from engine alternator and shore power system with sterling intelligent charger.

Accommodation                      5 berths

These little yachts have an enormous amount of useable interior volume for a 33’ boat.  The benefit of the centre cockpit is that it splits the accommodation into 3 separate areas which is very useful whether racing or cruising.

The aft cabin is entered through the sliding hatch with steps down. U-shaped berths give ample space for 2 people with the tiller stock between the berths.  Sitting headroom throughout the aft cabin.

Steps down over the bridge deck into the main cabin.  Engine is recessed behind the companion steps and under the cockpit sole.  To starboard is a varnished drop leaf mahogany table with seating around against the hull sides.

Galley to port with a small work surface and single stainless steel sink which drains overboard.  2 burner gas stove recessed into a gap under the deck head.  Water from 2 x 35 gallon welded plastic water tanks each side under the cockpit.  Electric pressure pump with hot and cold running water.

Heads compartment to port with a manually pumped sea toilet

Hull is lined throughout with varnished mahogany slats.

Forward cabin through a central passageway.  Twin v-berths with large storage lockers beneath and full height hanging lockers.  Anchor locker forward of the berths.  Forward cabin is again panelled with varnished mahogany slats.

Inventory

Sestral steering compass

NASA sounder

NASA thru’ hull log

Standard Horizon DSC VHF

Raymarine ST4000 Tiller Pilot

Garmin 120XL GPS

Smarter Chart 500 plotter with AIS

Hand bearing compass

Victron 250W inverter

24v Eberspacher heater

Solar panel

Horse shoe lifebuoy with lights

4 x safety lines

2 x fire extinguishers

2 x fire blankets

Offshore flare pack

Radar reflector

Danforth bower anchor

20lb CQR anchor

120m of 8mm chain

100m of 25mm warp

Avon Redstart inflatable dinghy

Sprayhood

Boom Cover

Full winter tent cover

12 various fenders

Ample 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.