Description

The Golden Hind 31 "Keppel" as featured for many years in Practical Boat Owner and other publications is now reluctantly for sale. Cruised extensively throughout Europe with a Decade service carried out in 2012/13 including full engine overhaul, new rigging, new Treadmaster and much more. Excellent opportunity to acquire this cherished and much publicised cruiser that has been set up for comfortable cruising in all conditions, particularly the Mediterranean

Specifications

Accommodation

The accommodation offers up to four berths in two cabins with 6'3 headroom to saloon. Forward cabin with V berths, with infill converting to a double berth. Storage above and below berths. Opening hatch to foredeck. Heads compartment to starboard with Jabsco sea toilet with holding tank. Vanity unit with moulded sink and pull-out H&C shower. Storage cupboards. Hanging locker opposite to port. Saloon with settee berths port and starboard with storage above and below (one with optional berth widening facility). Navigation area aft to starboard. U Shaped galley opposite to port with Techimpex gimballed two burner cooker with oven and grill. Twin stainless steel sinks with H&C freshwater supply and drinking water filter. Generous storage. Steps up to cockpit, with seating and stowage under. Full interior LED lighting. Curtains. Smoked glass opening windows throughout.

Saloon

Galley

Navigation area

Forward cabin

Heads

Saloon

Saloon - Starboard Side

Saloon - Port Side

Construction

Built by Golden Hind Marine to RCD Ocean standard up to hull, deck and cabin construction plus all structural bulkheads in 1998, fitted out by owner and launched in 2000. White GRP hull with Oxford blue sheerstrake with Iroko rubbing strake and toe rails. GRP cockpit and lazarette. Cabin and decks of Iroko and marine plywood with all exterior facing plywood epoxy sheathed and finished with a minimum of two coats of 2-pack paint. Encapsulated lead double ballast in long fin keel. Teak coach roof grab rails. Tiller steering to skeg hung rudder. Aft self draining cockpit. Self draining to bilge, anchor and gas lockers.

Forward Decks

Forward Decks

Bow

Decks & Coachroof

Cockpit

Aft Decks

Equipment

35lb Delta bow anchor with 30m of 8mm chain and 20m of warp
FOB Kedge anchor and transom roller with 16m of 6mm chain plus extendable length of anchor plait warp.
Manual anchor winch
Stainless steel pulpit, pushpit, stanchions & lifelines
Mainsail cover
Cockpit awning
Dodgers
Bimini with demountable side and rear panels
Cockpit tent
Sprayhood
Various fenders & warps
Mast supports for inland waterway cruising
Bathing ladder

Navigation Equipment

Plastimo bulkhead steering compass (2000)
Navico 300 tiller pilot (2000)
Garmin 152 GPS (2010)
NASA AIS Radar (2010)
NASA AIS Transponder (2010)
Standard Horizon DSC VHF (2010)
NASA Sting Ray echo sounder (2000)
NASA Target St Weather information (2000)
Clock & barometer
Full navigation lights

Engine(s)

Located abaft the companionway. Nanni 29hp diesel engine. Electric start. Freshwater cooled via heat exchanger. Shaft drive to fixed three bladed propeller. Single lever engine control. Maximum speed 7 knots. Cruising speed 5 knots. Engine removed and overhauled in 2013.

Engine

Sails & Spars

Masthead cutter rigged sloop. Gold anodised aluminium mast and boom. Whisker pole. Stainless steel standing rigging (2013). Terylene running rigging (much renewed 2013).

2 x Mainsail
Genoa
Staysail
Storm jib
All sails triple stitched throughout and in excellent condition

Electrics

Alternator charging to 2 x 12 volt batteries (2013)
12 volt switch panel
240 volt shorepower
Sterling alternator regulator
Battery charger
Voltwatch volt monitor
Immersion
Demountable 30w solar panel

Safety Equipment

Life belt
MOB Recovery belt and line

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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