1988 Barnes 26/Sun Dance 26 - £8,950

Status : SOLD

Lying : Norfolk Broads - Viewing strictly by appointment through Topsail

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General Specification

Builder : Lytton Boatbuilding, Ely/Barnes-Brinkcraft, Wroxham
LOA : 7.92m (26ft 0in)
Beam : 2.97m (9ft 9in)
Draft : 1.07m (3ft 6in)
Displacement : 2,200kg
Keel : Fin

Construction

• Arransen 780 hull moulded by Lytton Boatbuilding, Ely, and fitted out by Barnes-Brinkcraft for hire as a Sun Dance 26
• GRP construction
• Large aft cockpit
• Paint finish to hull topsides (very well painted - hard to distinguish from gelcoat!)
• Original gelcoat finish to decks, coachroof and cockpit except for non-slip painted areas
• Gelcoat polished January 2019
• Antifouled January 2019
• No recent survey

Rigging & Sails

• Fractional Bermudan Sloop rig
• Alloy mast/spars
• Mast stepped in tabernacle
• A-frame with IMAX 12V winch (2019, remote controlled) for easy mast lowering/raising
• 2 x sheet winches
• Mainsail (good condition, valeted 2019)
• Jib (good condition, valeted 2019)
• Sail cover (Jeckells, restitched and reproofed 2019) with lazy jacks

Mechanical & Electrical

• Yanmar inboard diesel engine (serviced February 2019)
• Shaft drive
• Tiller steering
• New Yanmar starter motor 2019
• New alternator 2019
• 2 x new 12V batteries January 2019
• 2 x new battery isolators 2019
• New 12V charge splitter 2019
• Some new wiring 2019

Accommodation

• 5 berths in 2 cabins
• Saloon dinette converts to double berth
• Quarter berth in saloon
• V-berth in forecabin with infill to convert to double
• New berth cushions 2019
• Galley with Flavel Vanessa gas stove (2 burners, grill & oven), 12V electric fridge, stainless steel sink with drainer (hot & cold pressurised supply) and good range of dedicated stowage
• Separate heads compartment with sea toilet (no holding tank), shower and hand basin
• Hot water provided by calorifier via engine
• Hanging locker
• Folding companionway door (no washboards to store!)
• Escape hatch in forecabin
• New cabin lino 2019
• Curtains where fitted
• 12V cabin lights
• New FM radio with bluetooth and mp3 player 2019
• Headroom approximately 1.80m (5ft 11in)

Equipment

• Boat Safety Scheme certificate to June 2021
• 2 x fire extinguishers
• Fire blanket
• Navigation lights
• Stainless steel pushpit rail with integrated mast crutch/support
• Various warps
• Various fenders

Remarks

Based on the Swedish designed Arransen 780, and understood to have originally been commissioned and fitted out by Barnes Brinkcraft for use in their hire fleet as a Sun Dance 26, this sailing cruiser benefits from a number of works and upgrades completed earlier 2019, including installation of an electric winch for mast lowering! Understood to handle and sail well, and with her comfortable and spacious accommodation for four, separate heads compartment (with shower!), standing headroom, large cockpit and diesel inboard engine, the Sun Dance 26 is a great choice for family cruising! For sale due to a change of plans.