1988 Finesse 21 (Trailer Available) - £10,995

Status : NOT FOR SALE

Lying : Lincolnshire - Viewing strictly by appointment through Topsail

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General Specification

Designer : Laurie Harbottell/A F Platt
Builder : A F Platt Ltd
LOA : 6.4m (21ft 0in)
LWL : 5.56m (18ft 3in)
Beam : 2.29m (7ft 6in)
Draft : 0.61m (2ft 0in)

Construction

• Wood clinker construction
• Iroko on oak
• Centreboard and case removed (see note below)
• Cast iron ballast
• New seacocks 2015
• Varnished hull, cabin and cockpit
• Non-slip painted decks and coachroof (cream)
• Professionally renovated and refitted 2015-2017 and very little used since
• Last afloat June 2020

Rigging & Sails

• Gaff rig
• Varnished mast (spruce) and spars
• Recent new stainless steel standing rigging
• Spinnaker pole
• Mainsail (Jeckells, January 2018, used only twice)
• Jib (Jeckells, January 2018, used only twice)

Mechanical & Electrical

• 16hp Beta Marine inboard diesel engine (2016, only 76 hours at time of writing)
• All new running gear, gearbox, prop shaft and propeller
• Full diesel tank (refueled June 2020)
• 2 x 12V batteries
• Dometic battery charger (2019)
• 12V electric system rewired 2016

Accommodation

• 2 berths in 1 cabin
• Fully refitted interior
• Berth cushions (as new condition)
• Recent new plumbing, sinks and taps
• Taylor's paraffin cooker (two burners, pan clamps and grill, as new condition)
• Separate heads compartment in forepeak with stowage and locker housing chemical toilet (new, unused)
• Davey hot pot solid fuel (wood or coal) stove with new flu and fittings
• Ample custom-built storage lockers throughout
• 12V cabin lights
• Good sitting headroom at 1.42m (4ft 8in) with standing headroom at galley with companionway open

Equipment

• Cockpit cover (red, good condition)
• Heavy duty winter cover (old but good serviceable condition)
• Galvanised pulpit and pushpit rails
• Brass clock and barometer
• Anchor and chain
• Fenders
• Volume of two pack varnish (believed to be sufficient to keep the vessel well varnished for several years!)
• Boat Safety Scheme certificate to late 2020
• Fire extinguishers and fire blanket

Trailer

• As-new custom-built twin axle trailer (cost over £4,000 August 2020) available by negotiation

Remarks

With her shoal draft designed specifically for cruising the local waters of Essex and the Thames Estuary, the Finesse 21 proved to be a very successful design, with demand for a larger version eventually leading to the development of the Finesse 24 which remained in production until the 1990s.

Acknowledged to be one of the very best Finesse 21s to have been built, and also one of the last being number 78 of 80, this example has recently (2015-2017) been the subject of a no expense spared renovation and interior refit and has been very little used since. She is now very sadly for sale due to bereavement. Unashamedly traditional in appearance, the clinker hull, sweeping lines and varnished exterior make this a very attractive little sailing cruiser. Boasting a barely used Beta 16hp inboard diesel engine and as-new sails, and with a superb high spec twin axle road trailer new in August 2020 available by negotiation, this yacht cannot fail to impress!

PLEASE NOTE: This vessel was professionally renovated and refitted between 2015 and 2017 and all items described above as 'new' or 'recent' were installed during that period. During the renovation the vessel's keel was modified for inland/protected waters use with additional ballast added and the centreboard removed.

DELIVERY: Delivery may be possible, subject to negotiation.