Description

32ft Wooden Gaff Cutter, built 1914, A pleasure Yacht. commissioned as a "one-off " design, elements of her similar to the King’s Lynn fishing smacks of that time. She was reported to have been a retirement gift to a boat yard foreman.
The Gaff rig was converted to Bermudan rig in the 1950’s.
In the 1990's her rig was redesigned ,she reverted to a Traditional Gaff Cutter. she underwent a large refit carried out by the shipwrights/ engineers of Kings Boatyard at Pin Mill.
Comprehensive ownership history, records of the Works carried out, images of her sailing as a Bermudan Cutter in the 1980's. Old survey report 2015 present ownership of 10 years. Stood ashore undercover.

Specifications

Accommodation

Step into the accommodation, over engine box, 2 x cabins.
Galley station, with a gimballed Taylors two burner hob and oven ( paraffin), Galley sink opposite is a navigation station. with Chart space and stowage.
Saloon has opposing settee berths. Both sinks have manual pumps to extract fresh water.
Under the mast deck. “Heads”, a Simpson and Lawrence sea toilet with a slide out sink over to starboard, a Hanging locker, opposite.
Fore cabin a Double V berth, Fore hatch over.

Construction

Carvel planked Pitch pine planking on sawn oak frames. a long keel with both internal and external Lead ballast keel. Open aft deep cockpit ,
Decks are Self coloured varnished pine, caulked. rounded stem and a counter stern.
All the upperworks are of Columbian pine,used again for the cabin sides and cockpit. All deck surfaces, cappings and rails are varnished.
1990 structural restoration was carried out by Kings Boatyard Pin Mill. new sheer strake planks deck coverings and a cockpit refit.

Equipment

Main anchor
Kedge anchor
Manual windlass.
Fender and warps
2 x heavy duty batteries, 12v circuit.

Navigation Equipment

Tiller Steering.
VHF radio
Furuno GPS navigator.
Visual wind indicator at the masthead
Autohelm Tridata Raytheon ST60 Tridata NASA Targetdepth units visible in the cockpit and at the chart station
Plastimo steering compass
Ball and cones plastic shapes.

Engine(s)

Perkins Perama M30, 30hp diesel engine, shaft driven. freshwater cooled
Darglow Feather Stream Propeller.

Sails & Spars

Deck stepped varnished Douglas Fir mast. Stands in a Tabernacle.
All varnished spars: a hollow boom, a gaff and bowsprit.
Oak Bitts. 6 x Bronze shroud plates, stainless steel main horse.
4 x Gibb No 8 sheet winches, Timber cleats for the use of headsails and mainsheet. Parelle beads and mast hoops. Traditional wooden blokes and tackle
Sail Wardrobe: Main sail, Tan, a Topsail in serviceable condition
Furling headsail in white, Hanked headsail Genoa in white serviceable
Hanked headsail (large ) in Tan in Fair condition, Hanked headsail (small ) Tan in fair condition.

Electrics

2x Heavy duty Batteries
12v electric circuit.

Safety Equipment

Manual bilge pump under the engine an electric pump under the saloon cabin sole.
Horseshoe life ring. 2 x Fire extinguishers ( expiry dates unchecked) , fire blanket.
Timber guard rails secured to the coach roof.

Disclaimer

Disclaimer: The Company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.

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