1978 Kent Class/Kent 8 Metre Motor Sailer - £8,500

Status : SOLD

Lying : Norfolk Broads - Viewing strictly by appointment through Topsail

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General Specification

Designer : Ian Hannay
Builder : Norfolk Knights, Horning / Lancer Marine, Oulton Broad
LOA : 8.23m (27ft 0in)
Beam : 2.59m (8ft 6in)
Draft : 0.91m (3ft 0in)
Displacement : 2,955kg
Ballast : 1,077kg
Keel : Long with bilge plates

Construction

• GRP construction
• Original pale blue gelcoat finish to hull topsides
• Grey paint finish to decks, cockpit and coachroof
• Long encapsulated keel with bilge plates
• Deck saloon
• Non slip decks
• Large aft cockpit
• Fixed windscreen
• Will pass under all Broadland bridges (including Potter Heigham at about 6ft 2in)
• Last surveyed 2012
• Wintered ashore annually since 2012
• No known signs of osmosis
• Antifouled 2020

Rigging & Sails

• Bermudan masthead sloop rig
• Alloy mast/spars
• Stainless steel tabernacle
• Pole system for mast lowering/raising
• 2 x sheet winches
• Sailspar headsail roller reefing gear
• Mainsail (good condition, approximately 10-12 years old but used for only a few seasons)
• Genoa (good condition, approximately 10-12 years old but used for only a few seasons)
• Storm jib
• Old mainsail
• Sail cover

Mechanical & Electrical

• 29hp Nanni N3.30 3 cylinder diesel inboard engine (professionally installed 2012, serviced annually, only 251 hours from new at time of writing!)
• Wheel and tiller steering
• Single lever control
• Nanni instrument panel plus fuel gauge
• New prop shaft and propeller 2012
• New plastic fuel tank 2012
• 12V engine start battery (about 70Ahr)
• 12V domestic battery (about 120Ahr)
• Rewired 2012
• Battery isolation switches
• 12V switch panel with circuit breakers
• Shore power
• Shore power lead
• Small solar panel for trickle charging over winter
• 230V battery charger
• Inverter (converts DC to AC)
• Rectifier (converts AC to DC)

Accommodation

• 5 berths in 2 cabins
• Berth cushions for all berths (good condition)
• V-berth (2 x singles) in forecabin
• Dinette converts to double berth
• Quarter berth
• Galley with stainless steel sink (pressurised H&C supply) with drainer, Flavel Vanessa gas stove (2 burners, grill & oven), worktop, insulated cool locker and dedicated stowage
• 230V/12V coolbox
• Various pots, pans, crockery and cutlery
• Separate heads compartment with Jabsco sea toilet (no holding tank) and hand basin (pressurised H&C supply)
• Hot water provided by calorifier and 230V immersion heater
• Webasto diesel fuelled cabin heating
• 12V cabin lights (most LED)
• 2 x gas bottles (not full) in twin gas locker
• Curtains and floor coverings where fitted
• Lots of storage space throughout including hanging locker
• Good headroom at approximately 1.9m (6ft 3in) max
• Escape hatch in forecabin with access footholds

Equipment

Navigation Equipment

• NASA Target 2 depth
• NASA Clipper log (untested/not used by vendor)
• Steering compass (not currently fitted)
• VHF radio (not DSC, not currently fitted)
• Masthead navigation light
• Deck level navigation lights
• Barometer

Safety Equipment

• Boat Safety Scheme certificate to 19th January 2023
• Fire extinguishers
• Fire blanket
• Stainless steel pulpit and pushpit rails
• Stanchions and guard wires
• Stainless steel boarding ladder mounted on transom
• Horseshoe life buoy
• Manual bilge pump
• 12V auto bilge pump
• Carbon monoxide alarm
• 12V lamp
• Horn

Deck Equipment

• Anchor windlass and Samson post
• Plough anchor
• 2 x mud weights
• 2 x boat hooks
• Various warps
• Various fenders
• Sprayhood
• Cockpit enclosure (stainless support can be removed and also serves as mast support)

Other Equipment

• 12V vacuum cleaner
• Spare deck paint for cockpit
• Custom made cockpit cushions

Remarks

The Kent 27 / 8 Metre Class Motor Sailer offers great accommodation in her deck saloon, with large panoramic windows making the cabin a pleasant place to be regardless of the weather! With lots of gear, this well appointed cruising yacht offers a low hours Nanni diesel inboard engine, full cockpit tent (essentially making her large cockpit into an additional cabin!), well equipped galley, spacious heads compartment, cabin heating, good headroom and ample space and berths for up to five, making her an ideal family cruiser. She was purchased by the current owner in 2012 with plans for coastal/inshore cruising in Scotland, but due to an unexpected change of circumstances she has since regretfully (but happily!) only been used as a motor cruiser on the Norfolk Broads (with her mast, spars and sails mostly kept ashore in storage) - and she arguably suits this purpose very well, with her low air draft allowing access to all of the Broads river network. Presented in good order throughout, and afloat and in commission, this is a great family sailing - or motor - cruiser! A quick sale is desired.

PLEASE NOTE: The vendor is willing to arrange for the mast to be re-stepped at his cost prior to completion of a sale if required by the purchaser.

MOORING: It's understood that the vessel's current southern Broads mooring (drying, not where vessel was photographed) may be transferable to the purchaser (annual cost approximately £1,400, currently being paid for monthly).