Description

After 11000 miles and 23 years she's finally for sale. 1992 Classic model. 5000 of these popular trailer sailers were built. This one has been trailed to Windermere and sailed as far as Skye and Holland. Reliable 9.8hp engine 2019 used only about 100 hours. There is spacious open plan accommodation, amazing internal volume for a yacht of this size and built-in solid foam buoyancy. 500kg of water ballast, a swing keel and kick-up rudder results in this make being trailerable and versatile. There is, however, no trailer with the yacht.

Specifications

Accommodation

For a 26' yacht it has an amazing amount of accommodation. There are 5 bunks. The owner had done extended cruises with 3 people on board. There is a large double berth under the cockpit and a substantial V berth. A port side berth complete the sleeping accommodation. The cockpit seats 4 comfortably and has waterproof cushions.

Stern double berth under the cockpit

V berth

Sink and double meths burner

Folding table

Construction

GRP. Lift keel, water ballast, built in solid foam buoyancy.
The rudder is "kick-up" so it can be lifted easily. The draft with keel down is 2m, with keel and rudder up only 2'.

Cockpit

From cockpit looking forward

From foredeck looking aft

Port side

Starboard side

Equipment

There is a 12v battery charged by a 25W solar panel on the foredeck. This powers nav lights, vhf radio, bilge pumps, internal light, 12v outputs to charge phones, etc and the Navico autotiller.

Electrics

Autotiller

Kick up rudder

Navigation Equipment

Autotiller

Autotiller

Engine(s)

Evinrude 9.8
New 2019.
Done about 110 hours; very reliable. 1 gallon of fuel lasts about 3 hours at moderate revs.

2019 9.8HP evinrude

Sails & Spars

Main with 2 reefs, spare main.
Roller reefing 125% genoa, spare genoa.
Cruising chute as in the main photo on the Mersey.

On a mooring

Safety Equipment

2 anchors, horseshoe, danbuoy, lifejackets.

Danbuoy

Horseshoe

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