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25 foot bilge keel GRP Sailing boat - bilge keel with 3 foot draft and approx 7'10" beam.
This is an incredibly spacious boat and has 6 foot of headroom in the main cabin with ample storage space.
The boat has no osmosis and no leaks when she was in the water.
Comes with:
- Perkins 4/107 4 cylinder 28hp diesel engine - cooled via a heat exchanger. This is an immensely powerful engine that was fitted to these boats as standard and I used this it last year to bring boat round from the river Yealm into the Tamar and it pushed the boat along at 5 knots against a strong spring tide flooding out. The engine was well maintained by the previous owner who carried out a rolling schedule of maintenance.
- Electric bilge pump
- Various warps and fenders
- Nearly new carpet
- 12 volt socket
- Running rigging/mainsheet etc
- Roller genoa and mainsail in good condition with no rips or tears or significant stains
- Anchor and approx 30m chain
- Standing rigging renewed in the last 4 years and in excellent condition
- Mast re-wired with nav/steaming lights + vhf aerial - however these need wiring through the deck
- Cockpit cushions in good condition
- 2x 100AH hour batteries
- Shore power hookup plug with 2x sockets internally
- Foam cushions - we removed the V Berth covers and used a sheet
- The table folds down to make a spacious single or cosy double berth
- Large quarter berth with port-light - no foam but I have a paper pattern for the original
- Cock-pit tent
- Sink with whale pump - new hosing fitted and plastic jerry can as a water tank (easy to keep clean and top-up)
- Built in coolbox under work surface which does an amazing job of keeping foodstuff cool
- Space for camping cooker (we used a single burner) or you could re-install gas from locker which is in cockpit - I still have bottle and original fittings
- Twin diesel fuel tanksThis boat was bought by me with the intention of carrying out a full refurbishment - however a significant increase in my workload has meant that I simply don't have the time. I did think about just launching her and upgrading her while afloat, but I don't think I'll even have the time for that! I have just used her as an occasional summer holiday base this year, while stored in the Boatyard. She is clean and tidy and comfortable for nights on board.The yard she is in is really good and the boat can be left there (storage is c£90 per month) for as long as you like.... plenty of people stay on their boats while they are laid up and there are usually lots of friendly people pottering about who will offer advice to novices (including me!). Launch costs are approx £80.She would make an ideal and safe cruiser for a family and sails surprisingly well for a bilge keeler. Her mast is approx 25 foot so is a modest rig for safe handling and reduces the chances of being overpowered when the wind gets up.Anyway... I have stripped off all the old headlining (a 3 day job that I vow never to do again), removed the toilet that didn't work, took out the old rusty cooker and improved the v-berth by adding an infill and making wood shelving/storage underneath. I also added shelves where the toilet/hanging locker was. I also added shorepower with 2 x sockets.She needs wiring for the mast/nav lights and any instruments the owner wants to add - depth/vhf etc plus internal lights. When I sailed her last year I used a hand held VHF and a leadline to determine the depth. The toilet was removed but the seacocks are still in place - a new owner may wish to replace the toilet (we used a camping portapotti) or remove the seacocks altogether. New headlining or panelling can be added to the new owners taste.