1950s Wooden Daysailer Sloop & Trailer - £9,500

Status : NOT FOR SALE

Lying : Cornwall - Viewing strictly by appointment through Topsail

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General Specification

Builder : Unknown
LOA : 7.01m (23ft 0in)
LOD : 7.01m (23ft 0in)
LWL : 5.18m (17ft 0in)
Beam : 1.75m (5ft 9in)
Draft : 0.99m (3ft 3in)
Keel : Long

Construction

• Wood carvel construction
• Builder and date of build unknown (but probably of Swedish origin as similar to BB17 and Mini Dragon)
• Mahogany on steamed elm and ash
• Fastened with bronze screws
• Varnished topsides with white boot top
• Full ('dead drop') keel with keel hung rudder
• Cast iron ballast keel with iron keel bolts (renewed c. 2013)
• Painted sheathed marine ply decks (all new during rebuild)
• Bronze stemhead fitting
• Varnished mahogany coamings
• Painted sheathed marine ply cuddy coachroof forward
• Varnished mahogany (tongue and groove) fore hatch
• Varnished cockpit sole boards
• Internal stainless steel chainplates (new during rebuild)
• Completely rebuilt by retired professional shipwright c. 2010-2016
• Out of commission ashore (West Scotland) c. 1990-2010
• Lightly used and professionally maintained since 2016
• Last surveyed December 2018 (with 9 points noted, but no actions recommended)
• Currently stored ashore under cover
• Total towing weight : Less than 2 tons including trailer

Rigging & Sails

• Fractional Bermudan Sloop rig
• Keel stepped solid spruce mast (varnished)
• Spruce roller reefing boom (varnished)
• Stainless steel standing rigging (less than 10 years old and only ~3 years in service)
• Single adjustable backstay
• Running rigging (less than 10 years old and only ~3 years in service)
• 2 x Lewmar 6 sheet winches
• Mainsail (2012 by Leitch of Tarbert, partially battened, good condition)
• Genoa no. 1 (2012 by Leitch of Tarbert, good condition)
• Genoa no. 2 (2018 by Leitch of Tarbert, excellent condition)
• Working jib (fair condition)
• Spinnaker (Jeckells, good condition)
• Alloy spinnaker pole

Mechanical & Electrical

• No engine
• Tiller steering
• No 12V system installed

Equipment

• Road trailer (2015, Tex Engineering at cost of over £3,600)
• Plastimo Mini-Contest compass
• 9kg Bruce anchor with 4m 8mm chain and 4m braided warp
• Manual bilge pump
• Cockpit cover

Remarks

This very pretty day sailer is thought to be of Swedish origin and is understood to be in lovely condition throughout having been completely rebuilt by a previous owner (a retired professional shipwright) to an extremely high standard, and very lightly used since. The rebuild included renewal of the decks and sub-structure, new keel bolts and other centre line fastenings, new standing and running rigging, new sails and a complete cosmetic refit. She offers an open cockpit, with small cuddy coachroof forward offering weather protection for gear and crew, and the potential for 'camping' onboard overnight under cover. Easily handled under sail, she comes complete with an as-new road trailer and is easily towed behind a modest family car. This opens up countless opportunities to sail whenever and where ever, both in the UK and abroad, as well as potentially reducing winter storage costs should space at home allow. Delightful!