Description

'Firefly' is a Victoria 26 designed by Chuck Paine and built to a high standard by Northshore in 1988. She had many upgrades at the time including, a windlass, Eberspacher heater, a full suite of electronics, pressure water system, fridge, cooker and an a upgraded fit out. Since then additional upgrades and maintenance have taken place as detailed in the listing. She is capable yacht suitable for longer distances as well as local cruising with a long keel and modest draft making her suitable for the East Coast and indeed many other sea area as has been proved by many intrepid owners of this type. Her additional unique selling points would be that she has standing head room, not often found in a 26ft yacht with good sea keeping qualities, standing rigging steadily replaced throughout ownership, most running rigging replaced, new roller reefing, new sails including genoa and fully battened mainsail with lazy jacks and will be sold with a yard cradle. She is antifouled and ready to go!

Maintenance Log - 2020
Hull and Deck
• Antifoul 1 x 2.5ltr Black
• Cleaned and renovated teak deck with Wessex Cleaner
• Refitted fuel skin fitting in cockpit sole
• New grommet for gas locker
• New hose for gas bottle
• New horse shoe life buoy and light
• Replace leaking fresh water filter
• Forepeak freshwater tank replaced
• Serviced regreased all Blakes seacocks
• New hull anode
• Replaced all portlight seals (source of deck leak)
• Steam cleaned all cushions
• Varnished internal bright work (except forepeak)
• Cleaned Bilge
• Removed all deck U Bolts and re-seated with Sikaflex
• Removed deck cleats and re-seated with Sikaflex
• Replaced anchor with 25lb CQR
• Replaced shackle
• Replaced Kedge anchor and secured in port locker
• New Plastimo Compass
• Hull Polished Ferricula
• 12v for cool box
• Repaired Hatch Garrage
• Carbon monoxide alarm
• Stern heal extension to block gap between stern post and rudder to prevent rope fouling

Mast and Rigging

• Serviced and repaired roller reefing
• Replaced masthead light
• Repaired masthead transducer
• Temporary join for VHF and Wind Transducer at deck level
• Replace Backstay
• Serviced Backstay Tensioner
• Inserted shims for gooseneck
Engine and Engine Bay
• Deep sea seal found to be leaking badly
• Engine removed and fitted standard greaser type stern tube seal on flexible hose
• Inspection hatch fitted to facilitate maintenance
• New RH 3BL 12x10 propellor fitted
• New Impellor
• New oil and filter
• Antifreeze and winterized
Maintenance Log – 2021
Hull and Deck
• Replaced bilge pump
• Reworked pump hose as there was no swan neck and was letting in water – replaced with new hose and swan neck
• Deck oil applied
• Hull polished
• Serviced Winches
• Replaced Bi-colour light
• Patched spray hood and coated with waterproofing
• New name vinyl’s
• Antifouled with Hemple (changed to Micron CSC)
• VHF call sign acquired
Mast and Rigging
• New sail cover
• Replaced Cap shrouds
• Reefing lines reworked
• New Hawk Antenna + cable soldered 259 plug under deck
Engine and Engine Bay
• Flushed tank and replenished with fresh diesel + anti bacteria solution
• Replaced Oil and filter
• Replaced Primary and Secondary Filters
• Impellor replaced with gasket
• Engine anode replaced with gasket
• Bilge cleaned
• Batteries replaced
• Antifreeze and winterized

Maintenance Log – 2022
Hull and Deck
• Replaced cockpit drain hose
• New socket and reposition for autohelm
• Varnished tiller and repositioned bracket for autohelm
• New centre fairlead
• Polished Hull
• Antifouled with Micron CSC and Hard Antifoul for prop and boot top
• Re-wired and re-soldered masthead transducer
• Service seacocks
• Socket for flag staff
• New Dodgers
• Repaired gelcoat ware on cockpit combing from r/r line


Mast and Rigging
• Backstay tensioner greased
• Reefing lines returned to original system (lines lead to mast)
• Boom end fitting removed and shuttle blocks inspected
• Whisker pole and rigging tested
Engine and Engine Bay
• New Impellor and gasket
• New oil and filter
• Replaced secondary filter
• Antifreeze and winterized

Maintenance log 2023
Hull and Deck
• New Bounty Red two pack stripe painted
• New Sprayhood
• Teak deck cleaned and brightened with Wessex
• Teak epoxied with west and 207 clear hardener – 10yr
• Hull polished
• Antifouled with Micron CSC and Hard racing for boot top and prop
• Serviced mainsheet car
Mast and Rigging
• Replaced 5mm Forestay with new staylock terminals
• New Furlex 104s Roller Reefing + stanchion fairleads
• Mainsail cleaned and serviced
Engine and Engine Bay
• New primary filter
• Oil and filter replaced
• Checked engine anode – found to be good and replaced gasket

Maintenance Log 2024
Hull and Deck
• New sacrificial anode
• Teak deck additional coat of clear 207 west epoxy
• Removed and re fitted toe rail fittings
• Varnished Toe rail
• Varnished coach roof hand rails
• Varnished rudder stock and tiller
• New roller reefing sheet
• Polished and waxed hull
• Antifouled with Micron
Cabin
• All seacocks cleaned and regreased
• Varnished cabin soul
• General clean
Engine Bay
• Replaced automatic bilge pump
• Cleaned bilge
• Replaced secondary filter
• Replaced impellor
• Replaced air filter
• New oil filter
• New oil

Maintenance Log 2025
• New Genoa
• New Fully Battened Mainsail
• New reefing lines and pennants
• New B&G with GPS,AIS and DSC VHF
• New 9” B&G Vulcan plotter
• Antifouled
Engine Bay
• Oil and filter service
• New impellor

Maintenance Log 2026
• New lower shrouds
• New topping lift
• New main halyard
• New Tri White masthead light
• New hull anode
• Polished hull
• Antifouled

Specifications

Accommodation

Very practical layout. A pilot immediately to starboard of the companionway and a galley to port with a Neptune cooker with hob, oven and grill together with fridge and sink with pressure water system. Moving forward to starboard a fold down chart table with a hanging locker adjacent and saloon table, with seating for two. To port there is a full berth with batteries housed underneath. To port are the heads with sink. Past the midships bulkhead is the forepeak with a double V berth.. All upholstery is a hard wearing sand coloured fabric and there is good stowage throughout.

Construction

GRP

Equipment

Deck Equipment
- 25lb CQR with calibrated chain for a manual windlass.
- jack stays
- guard lines with pelican hooks to facilitate boarding
- sockets for boarding ladder and boarding ladder
- Centre Cleat
- 1 x Barton 3 way clutch 1x single
- 1 lewmar deck winch
- 2 Anderson Primary winches
- Spinlock Jammer for R/Reefing control line
- Outboard Bracket

Navigation Equipment

-Plastimo Contest Compass
-New B&G 9'' Vulcan Plotter with Northern European chip 2025
-New B&G V60 DSC VHF with AIS and GPS 2025
-Navigation lights, Bi colour and stern with New Masthead tri white + anchor light 2026
-Tiller Pilot
-Clock and Barometer
-Raymarine ST60 Wind
-Raymarine ST60 Multi
-Stowe Depth
-Stowe Navigator

Engine(s)

Below the companion way is a well maintained 1997 Yanmar 1 GM10 Engine powering a shaft driven fixed3 bladed propellor. Stern tube has standard greaser type stern gland and cutlass bearing. The Engine is electric start and has single lever control. The fuel tank is approximately 40 litres. In the bilge directly below is the an automatic or switchable pump.

Sails & Spars

-Masthead Bermudan Sloop
-Deck stepped with an alloy mast and boom together with a telescopic whisker pole.
-Stainless rigging replaced as specified in maintenance log.
-Inner forestay to accommodate storm jib.
-New Furlex 2022.
-New Fully Battened Main 2025
-New Genoa 2025
-Spinnaker
-Storm Jib
-Lazy Jacks
-Dodgers 2022
-Spray Hood 2023
-Sail Cover 2023
Old main and Jib available

Safety Equipment

- Manual Bilge Pump
-electric bilge pump
- x2 Fire Extinguisher
- Fire blanket
- Horseshoe Lifebuoy
- Danbouy

Location Map