1932 Golden Dawn Class River Cruiser - £1,999

Status : SOLD

Lying : Norfolk Broads - Viewing strictly by appointment through Topsail

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General Specification

Builder : O A King, Wroxham
LOA : 10.67m (35ft 0in)
LOD : 9.14m (30ft 0in)
Beam : 2.74m (9ft 0in)
Draft : 0.91m (3ft 0in)
Keel : Fin

Construction

• Wood carvel construction
• Larch on oak
• Mahogany cabin sides
• Trakmark covered decks
• Lifting coachroof (hinged at front)
• Spacious cockpit
• Transom replaced in 1994 approximately
• Seams routed above waterline and filled with white Purflex (similar to Sikaflex)
• Recent new planking (2014-17)
• Broads laminated rudder blade
• Long fin keel (half wood, half cast iron)
• 5 new stainless steel keel bolts installed 1990
• Steel channel doubler fitted abaft keel to correct hog
• Bilge area and hog treated with several coats of polyester resin
• Wintered ashore annually
• Last surveyed 2014 (condition report)
• Last afloat 2017 (not launched 2018 season)

Rigging & Sails

• Gaff rig
• Counterbalanced hollow laminated mast (top top 4ft replaced recently)
• Solid laminated boom
• Hollow laminated gaff and topsail spar
• Mast, boom, gaff and topsail spar all by Peter Charlton of Neatishead
• Bamboo jib boom
• Bamboo jib pole
• Stainless steel standing rigging (renewed in 2005 approximately)
• Running rigging renewed as required and all in serviceable condition
• 2 x sheet winches
• Wykeham-Martin headsail furling gear
• Mainsail (1998, Saturn Sails)
• No.1 jib (2010, McNamara Sails)
• Self-acting No.2 jib (1993, Jeckells)
• No.3 jib (1993, Jeckells)
• Striped top-sail (2008, Richard Parker)
• All sails in good condition

Mechanical & Electrical

• 5hp Mercury Saildrive outboard (2014)
• Outboard controls in cockpit
• 110AH 12V battery
• Tiller steering

Accommodation

• 4 berths in 2 cabins
• Foam mattresses for all berths (replaced 2003 approximately)
• Hinged lifting cabin roof providing standing headroom at aft end, reducing going forwards
• Vanessa gas cooker (2 burners & grill) and sink (cold supply via foot operated Whale pump), both in cockpit
• Heads compartment midships with chemical toilet and slide-out washbasin (cold supply via foot operated Whale pump)
• Port and starboard polythene water tanks in forepeak
• Traditional Pembroke-style mahogany cabin/cockpit table
• Pitch pine floorboards throughout
• Radio/cassette player

Equipment

• Boat Safety Scheme certificate (expires June 2021)
• 2 x Rule bilge pumps
• Full length cover
• Simple cruising cover
• Mud weight
• Rond anchors
• Quant pole
• Boathook
• Various mooring warps
• Various fenders

Remarks

This lovely old lady was painstakingly restored to her original layout by her previous owner and she consequently oozes with traditional charm and character! Purchased by the current owner in 2014 (and in the same ownership since June 1989 prior to this), she is now sadly for sale due to lack of time. Understood to sail well, she is very spacious and is an ideal family sailing cruiser.

UPDATE JUNE 2019: Quick sale required! This yacht is understood to be in generally sound condition. Whilst she would benefit from a limited amount of work and cosmetic tidying, she could easily be brought up to a standard that would reward the owner and see her afloat this season.