Description

A charming Classic wooden Sloop, very similar lines to the Blackwater Sloops. Commissioned in 1934 for a Group Captain, built and designed by the highly regarded Shipwright Mr G.E.Cardnell of Steeple (the father of the Cardnell Brothers Boatyard of Maylandsea). She was built to Lloyds A100 standard.
There is a comprehensive file of documents and letters to go with her. Including original design and build letters sent and received between the designer, the shipwrights and the commissioning customer.
Between 2012 -2016 she underwent an extensive restoration and refit, both inside and out.
Sold away from the East Coast in 2023. To be SOLD with her Twin axle Road Trailer .
She is again available and requiring a new custodian. She requires recommissioning, she has stood ashore under cover for sometime.
All the professional made coachwork berth cushions and sails are in dry store.
Vessel ashore and under cover.
Viewing by Arrangement in Saul Gloucestershire
Note Most of the images were taken by MJLewis Boatsales 2021-2023, prior to her present ownership.

Specifications

Accommodation

The cabin has been likened to a Tardis. It has been beautifully reworked. Mostly varnished mahogany with a new panelled deck head.
She boasts a hot and cold pressurised water system, stainless steel water tank, an emersion heater, to a single wash basin in the galley area.
A single Origo single burner spirit stove All bought materials and equipment were new and went unused for several years after the overhaul.
The cabin lighting has been converted to 12v LED lights. Oil lamp
In the fore cabin a new Jabsco sea toilet, hidden away under the starboard side berth in the forepeak . A privacy door between the cabin areas. 4 x single settee berths all of a generous length. All new berth cushioning, in blue high quality velveteen upholstery. Hatch in the foredeck.

2021

2021

2026

Construction

Carvel planked mahogany planking on Oak frames. 500kg iron ballast keel. A counter stern. Underwent a total refit 2012-2016.
Hull was completely stripped out, her interior furniture and fittings all restored or rebuilt , re varnished. The exterior hull planking was burnt off and re caulked.
Decks are Pitch Pine planked covered with marine ply, epoxy sheathed and painted with nonslip paint finish.
A generous open aft cockpit with surround bench seating and lockers.
All the interior woodwork has been sympathetically restored, whilst being updated to create a surprisingly spacious interior.
She has been kept under a cover, ashore for a while.
The topsides require re-painting and antifouling,
She would need time to take up again.

All new electrics 2021

Equipment

Deck fittings mostly Gunmetal bronze. ( Unseen).
CQR Anchor and anchor chain in the forepeak.
Kedge anchor with warp
mooring warps and fenders.
Twin Axel Road Trailer.
Winter deck cover

Navigation Equipment

Tiller steering
The engine box doubles as a chart table and navigation station.
Navigation gauges mounted on a swing out board, to be seen whilst on the helm.
Compass
Dataline speed and depth sounder
Dataline wind system (mast head anemometer requires installation)
Lowrance Globalmap - 3500GPS chart plotter.
Autohelm tiller pilot.
Clock and barometer fixed to forward bulkhead.,
Navigation lamps - to be fitted.

Engine(s)

A Lister Petter AC1 diesel engine 6hp. Inboard. sited internally within an engine box, on the starboard aft quarter. Shaft driven to a single twin bladed feathering propeller. Newly installed 2018.After her major overhaul.

Engine Box

Engine box and companionway

Sails & Spars

Bermudan Sloop Rig.
Spruce Mast and Boom with all new 2016 stainless steel fittings.
A Long mast of 31ft.
The Boom, was shortened when the auxiliary engine was fitted.
Engineless sailing days. Stainless steel backstay levers.
Suit of Sails unknown ,.....
Please note that none of the Rig, Sails or Spars have been viewed by the Broker.

Electrics

She has a 13amp ring main sockets shore power.
2kw inverter with change over
LED cabin lighting .
Heavy duty battery, isolation switch .

Safety Equipment

Fire extinguisher
Automatic electric bilge pump
Manual bilge pump.

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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