1977 Pandora 700 - £4,500

Status : SOLD

Lying : Norfolk Broads - Viewing strictly by appointment through Topsail

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General Specification

Designer : E.G. Van de Stadt
Builder : Rydgeway Marine, Oulton Broad, Lowestoft
LOA : 7.01m (23ft 0in)
LWL : 5.72m (18ft 9in)
Beam : 2.11m (6ft 11in)
Draft : 1.14m (3ft 9in)
Keel : Fin

Construction

• GRP construction
• Original gelcoat throughout (not painted!)
• Cream/pale yellow hull, white decks and coachroof
• Fin keel version
• Moulded non-slip decks
• Anchor locker
• Last antifouled c. 2019
• Wintered ashore every other year under current ownership
• No recent survey

Rigging & Sails

• Bermudan Sloop rig
• Alloy mast/spars
• Hinged mast step
• Stainless steel A-frame for mast lowering/raising
• 2 x halyard winches
• 2 x sheet winches
• Mainsail (slab reefing)
• Jib
• Genoa
• Cruising chute
• All sails and standing and running rigging understood to be in good condition

Mechanical & Electrical

• 5hp Honda 4-stroke outboard motor (new c. 2016, manual start)
• Outboard last serviced c. 2019, but very little used since due to covid-19 lockdowns
• Portable fuel tank
• Tiller steering with tiller extension
• Outboard lock
• Wooden battery box
• No battery and so 12V electrics unused/untested during current ownership
• Fused switch panel (not verified working)

Accommodation

• 4 berths in 1 cabin
• V-berth forwards
• Single settee berth and single quarter berth aft
• Sleeping areas could easily be separated with privacy curtain
• Re-upholstered interior
• Galley providing gimballed Flavel Vanessa stove (2 burners & grill, gas supply not currently used/connected but pipework understood to still be in situ), stainless steel sink (manual cold supply) with drainer and stowage
• Chemical toilet (housed under V-berth)
• Escape/ventilation hatch (over V-berth)
• Lots of storage space throughout
• Curtains and floor coverings where fitted
• Good sized cockpit (with cockpit enclosure, thereby enabling cockpit to be used as living space when moored up, regardless of weather!)

Equipment

• Broads Safety Scheme certificate to April 2026
• Fire extinguisher
• Manual bilge pump
• 2 x horseshoe lifebuoys
• Stainless steel pulpit and pushpit rails
• Stanchions and guardwires
• Single bowroller
• Mudweight
• 2 x rhond anchors
• Wooden paddle
• Various fenders
• Various mooring warps
• Cockpit enclosure (green) on stainless steel frame
• Cockpit cushions (green)
• Pair of wooden washboards
• Seafarer speed instrument (not verified working)
• NASA Target depth sounder (not verified working)
• Masthead wind indicator

Remarks

With her pleasant and very homely interior (with recently re-upholstered berth cushions), and more space than is normal for a couple or small family to spend time and overnight on board thanks to her cockpit enclosure, this Pandora 700 also benefits from having her original gelcoat finish throughout, including her hull, thereby minimising ongoing maintenance (more time sailing, less time painting!). In the current ownership for some 8 years, she is now offered for sale to make time for other hobbies. A very well presented example, and an ideal first boat/sailing cruiser.

Please note, no trailer is included or available with this boat.