2004 Unique River Cruiser Class Sailing Cruiser - £17,000

Lying : Afloat Norfolk Broads - Viewing strictly by appointment through Topsail

General Specification

Designer : Owner under professional guidance
Builder : Owner under professional guidance
LOA : 10.06m (33ft 0in)
LOD : 8.69m (28ft 6in)
Beam : 2.44m (8ft 0in)
Draft : 0.91m (3ft 0in)
Keel : Fin

Construction

• Wood construction
• Built by vendor under professional guidance between 2001 and 2004
• Marine plywood (West System epoxied at build) on mahogany frames
• Double chine
• Cast-iron fin and bulb keel weighing around 3/4 ton
• 8ft long cockpit providing more space than many traditional River Cruisers
• Cabin nearly 9ft long
• West System epoxied marine ply decks (repainted 2015)
• Traditional forward-hinged lifting roof assisted by springs
• Topsides repainted annually since new except 2017 as vessel little used in 2016
• Other paint and varnish-work renewed on a rotating basis and all within last 4/5 years
• Wintered ashore annually since new
• 2004 condition report available (required by insurers prior to initial launching)

Rigging & Sails

• Gunter sloop rig
• Wood mast/spars
• Spruce mast (2012 by Colin Buttifant, replaced after original was attacked by hooligan woodpecker!)
• Mast counterbalanced and stepped in tabernacle for easy lowering/raising
• Varnished bowsprit (2014)
• Stainless steel standing rigging (all less than 5 years old except original gaff spanwire and forestay)
• Wykeham Martin roller furling on self-tacking jib (2014, cream, approximately 100 sq ft)
• Smaller hank-on jib (2004, white)
• Mainsail (2004, white, approximately 300 sq ft)
• Larger gaff mainsail with integral topsail (2014 by Michael McNamara, cream, approximately 500 sq ft)
• Sail cover (maroon)
• Running backstays
• Current RCC handicap -9 with bigger rig
• RCC handicap previously -10 with smaller rig
• Currently set up for single handed sailing

Mechanical & Electrical

• 6hp Mariner outboard (2015)
• Removable transom mounted outboard bracket
• 85Ahr 12V battery (approximately 2014)
• Battery isolation switch
• 12V distribution panel protected by circuit breakers

Accommodation

• 2/3 berths in one cabin
• Berths can be configured as 2 x single berths or 1 x large double/triple of 6ft 3in x 7ft 9in plus trotter boxes
• Berth cushions for all berths
• LPG (Calor propane) stove with 2 rings, grill and oven
• Sink (in cockpit) with 12V cold supply
• Jabsco sea toilet (2015, no holding tank)
• Cabin table (can be rigged with roof up or down and also in cockpit)
• 12V cabin lights
• Traditional forward-hinged lifting roof (maroon side curtains) assisted by springs
• Curtain and carpets where fitted

Equipment

• Overall stem to stern cover
• Full awning covering cabin, cockpit and aft deck (10ft long, over 6ft headroom) with side rails and two windows each side
• Quant pole
• Short and tall mast crutches
• Bilge pump
• 2 x fire extinguishers (1 new for BSS April 2017)
• Fire blanket
• Safety ladder
• Navigation lights
• Clock and barometer
• 2 x mudweights
• 2 x rhond anchors
• Various fenders
• Various warps
• Boat Safety Scheme certificate (expires April 2021)

Remarks

Built by the owner under the guidance of two of the best boat builders in Norfolk, this is a very unusual opportunity to purchase a very young River Cruiser Class yacht! Describing her as his "greatest personal achievement", the owner states that she is so well balanced that even in the strongest winds, three fingers are enough to hold her right up to the point of broach. Offered in excellent condition throughout, this is a beautiful and unique Broads yacht that is surely a great credit to her owner. Very regretfully for sale due to impending retirement and a host of new plans and commitments that accompany it!