1985 Kelt 550 Trailer Sailer - £3,500

Status : SOLD

Lying : Lincolnshire - Viewing strictly by appointment through Topsail

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General Specification

Designer : Gilles Ollier
Builder : Kelt Marine
LOA : 5.5m (18ft 1in)
LWL : 4.8m (15ft 9in)
Beam : 2.4m (7ft 10in)
Draft : 0.3m (1ft 0in)
Maximum Draft : 1.1m (3ft 7in)
Displacement : 540kg
Ballast : 150kg
Keel : Lifting

Construction

• GRP construction
• Balsa cored deck
• Lifting keel
• Original gelcoat finish to decks, coachroof and cockpit
• Hull topsides painted with International two pack 2015
• West System epoxied below waterline 2015
• Antifouled annually under current ownership since 2014
• Hull understood to be in very good condition with no sign of osmosis
• Gross towing weight just over 1,000kg

Rigging & Sails

• Fractional Bermudan Sloop rig
• Alloy mast/spars
• Mast stepped in stainless steel tabernacle
• New standing rigging (2015)
• New running rigging (2015)
• Jib roller furling gear (2015)
• Jib tension block (2015)
• Jib (2015, McNamara Sails, good condition)
• Mainsail (2015, McNamara Sails, good condition)
• Sail Area (designed) : 16.91 m2 (182.00 ft2)

Mechanical & Electrical

• 2.3hp Honda air cooled, long shaft outboard motor (2014, professionally serviced July 2019)
• Transom mounted outboard bracket

Accommodation

• 4 berths in 1 cabin
• 2 x full length berths
• V-berth/small double/children's berths forwards
• 4" berth cushions with gradual compression (Jeckells 2015)

Equipment

• Substantial single axle road trailer with spare wheel, lighting board and mast support
• High and low mast crutches
• Boom tent
• Pulpit rail
• 4 x fenders
• Boat Safety Scheme certificate to 2022
• Fire extinguisher
• Carbon monoxide alarm

Remarks

Understood to be in very good condition throughout, this Kelt 550 Micro Class/Micro Cupper trailer sailer is ideal for use on the Norfolk Broads or similar inland waterway. With her lifting keel, easily handled mast, and recent new sails, rigging and outboard, she's ready to trail and sail!