1955 Dauntless 18 Sailing Cruiser - £5,950

Status : SOLD

Lying : Norfolk Broads - Viewing strictly by appointment through Topsail

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General Specification

Builder : Dauntless Boatyard, Canvey Island, Essex
LOA : 5.49m (18ft 0in)
Beam : 1.98m (6ft 6in)
Draft : 0.51m (1ft 8in)
Maximum Draft : 0.91m (3ft 0in)
Keel : Centreboard

Construction

• Wood clinker construction
• Believed built late 1950's
• Oak on greenheart
• Mahogany, marine ply and West System decks
• Cabin professionally rebuilt 1990's
• New keel, hog, centre board casing, port and starboard garboard planks, two new planks, six new frames and new tabernacle base 2012
• New (transom hung) rudder blade 2016
• Re-varnished 2019
• Hull repainted 2018
• Professionally maintained
• Wintered ashore annually (not launched 2020 due to covid-19)
• Last inspected for insurance purposes 2012 (boatyard condition report)

Rigging & Sails

• Bermudan sloop rig
• Wood mast/spars
• Mast stepped in wood tabernacle
• 2 x sheet winches
• Recent new running rigging
• Mainsail (white, good condition)
• Working jib (tan, good condition)

Mechanical & Electrical

• 10hp Yanmar diesel inboard engine (installed 1995, well maintained)
• Tiller steering
• 12V battery (2018)

Accommodation

• 2 berths in 1 cabin
• Varnished interior
• Wooden drop leaf cabin table over keel casing
• 12V cabin lights
• No stove, sink or toilet currently fitted

Equipment

• Boat Safety Scheme certificate to 2022
• Fire extinguisher
• 12V bilge pump
• Cockpit cover (2016)
• PVC overall winter cover
• Mud weight
• 2 x rhond anchors
• Various fenders
• Various mooring warps

Remarks

A very characterful and much admired little auxiliary Bermudan sloop. Very well maintained by what is arguably one of the very best boatyards on the Norfolk Broads, and owned by the current family for some 25 years, she is now sadly offered for sale as the owners are retiring from sailing. A really lovely little sailing cruiser! Sensible offers will be considered.

MOORING: Wintered ashore northern Broads. It's understood that a mooring on the southern Broads may potentially be available to the purchaser.