When I bought this trailer sailer in about 2000 its home was Port Vincent, South Australia. It was built in the late 70’s or early 80’s to Hartley specifications and materials, that is, timber and plywood. I was able to sail it straight away but later I found some dry rot where the hull meets the deck and in small localized patches in some of the inner frames. The next bad thing was rust in the steel center-plate which caused it to jam sometimes while being raised or lowered. Since then the boat has been an ongoing family project. The dry rot in the gunwales was dug out and a 20 mm thick plywood bulwark was fitted around the entire boat. It extends above deck level by 70 mm all round and is a little higher towards the bow. The dry-rot cavities were filled with epoxy fiberglass “mulch” then the entire deck was stripped back to raw plywood and also fiber-glassed, using a fairly heavy grade of cloth. The hull-to-deck join is probably stronger now than it was originally and completely water-proof! Sand was added to the final gel coat to make it non-slip and an oxide pigment so UV rays cannot penetrate! The patches of dry rot in the frames were also dug out and reinforced with epoxy mulch. The original deck plan was altered by adding a king post and a short bowsprit. Strictly speaking, the boat is no longer a Hartley 21. The bowsprit gives the boat 2 fore-stays instead of 1, a more versatile sail configuration and better anchor-management. These modifications have slightly increased the weight and raised the center-of-gravity so to compensate I replaced the original (rusty) steel center-plate with a thicker one (12 mm), galvanized. Getting the old one out and the new one in was a big job! I’ve sailed the boat a few times since then and the new center-plate works well with a 5-1 pulley system which is operated from inside the cabin. I always throw a couple of small sand bags into the bilge area too, for good measure. Needless to say, this Hartley 21 is not going to win races anymore but it’s great for pottering around in bays and rivers and it easily makes 3-4 knots in an average breeze. As for the cabin, the main sliding hatch has been re-built and the 2 front “portholes” have been replaced with thicker Perspex. There’s still one small patch of dry rot to be fixed in the cabin roof itself, near the forward port corner. The whole cabin top should eventually be fiber-glassed but overall, it’s pretty solid. As for the rigging, some has been replaced and new chain-plates were fitted to port and starboard. With 2 fore-stays and 4 side-stays (2 on each side), it’s unlikely the boat will ever be dis-masted! All the stays are stainless steel and of a heavier gauge than necessary in my opinion. There’s also a fully working pulley system for raising and lowering the mast single handed, on or off the water, using a jib pole which stows against the mast when not being used. This is great for getting under low bridges in river estuaries! There are 3 mainsails and 3 jibs, all usable. The boat is also equipped with ropes and cords necessary for sailing, including 1 small drum winch for the jib. The mast and boom are both aluminium. The rudder and tiller are fiber-glass and wood. There are more than enough safety vests and some in-built buoyancy units have been fitted in case of capsize. For ground tackle there’s an anchor, about 3 metres of chain and some anchor rope. A few recent electrical improvements have been made. New interior LED lights and wiring, a solar power controller and switch/fuse panel have been installed by a professional marine electrician. For cooking there’s a working twin-burner meth-fuel stove. There are 2 full length bunks and a chemical-type toilet. There’s a fairly new Tohatsu 5hp single cylinder, long-shaft o/b motor, weighing about 20kg, which has been regularly serviced and flushed with fresh water after every use. It mounts on the transom bracket alongside the rudder. The trailer is 2 years old and has been hosed down after each use. I’ve successfully launched and retrieved the boat several times from public boat ramps. It’s hassle-free once you're familiar with some steps which I'm happy to go through if the new owner wants. A 4WD vehicle is an advantage as the boat weighs around 1 tonne. The trailer is registered until February 2017 and costs $175 p/a with annual RTA inspections required. I've had no issues with getting it registered each year. I’'m sorry to be letting this boat go but I’m not getting any younger and the family has grown up and left home now! There’s still a lot of fun left in it. It's ready for the water and there's nothing important to be done. Pick up and tow away from Croydon, inner western Sydney. Inspections welcome by arrangement. Best times are weekdays before 3pm. Happy bidding! No reserve price! Paul