2010 Loch Broom Post Boat & Trailer - £7,250

Status : NOT FOR SALE

Lying : SW Scotland - Viewing strictly by appointment through Topsail

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General Specification

Builder : Character Boats of St Annes on Sea, Lancashire
LOA : 4.42m (14ft 6in)
Beam : 2.03m (6ft 8in)
Draft : 0.53m (1ft 9in)
Keel : Long

Construction

• GRP construction
• Simulated clinker hull
• Original gelcoat finish (green topsides, cream cockpit and decks)
• Long shallow keel (draft 18in aft, 12in fwd) and shallow bilge keels (5-6in deep, approx. 3ft long) aiding stability and windward performance
• Barn door style hardwood rudder with curved hardwood tiller
• Hardwood floors, seats, thwart and gun whales
• Polished stainless steel mast and hull fittings
• Large lockable storage lockers forward and aft, plus smaller lockers amidships port and starboard
• Outboard well (starboard aft)
• RCD category C certified for 5 persons
• Weight : 480kg
• Typical towing Weight : 640kg

Rigging & Sails

• Gaff Sloop rig
• Varnished timber mast/spars
• Bowsprit (33in long, can be sailed without bowsprit)
• High boom position when sailing (safety feature, reducing accidental striking of heads by boom when tacking or gybing)
• Mainsail (2010, tan)
• Furling jib (2010, tan)
• Sail area by design : 12.5sqm (135 sqft)

Mechanical & Electrical

• AVAILABLE BY SEPARATE NEGOTIATION (£500) : 2.5hp Yamaha 4 stroke, long shaft, water cooled, outboard motor (2017, as new, just serviced)

Equipment

• Galvanised, easy launch/recover, low axle, unbraked road trailer with extended tow bar (overhauled 2022 at cost of £500 - new suspension units, new hubs, new bearings, new wheels, new spare wheel, new 50mm hitch, new jockey wheel, step-on mudguards)
• Unused tan sprayhood and stainless steel frame (cost £1,000 new)
• Overall cover
• Pair of oars
• Pair of rowlocks
• Bilge pump
• Drain bung fitted in keel
• Fenders

Remarks

From the manufacturer's website:

"The Post Boat is based on the Loch Broom Post Boat; a small, clinker-built sailing vessel which was used for delivery of mail to the remote community on Loch Broom, Wester Ross. The original Post Boat is now in the Irvine Maritime Museum, Scotland."

"While made in fibreglass to ensure easy maintenance, they retain the charm and many characteristics of the wooden originals. This very attractive craft gains attention wherever it is seen."

The Loch Broom Post Boat is a beamy and stable family cruising dinghy, with a very roomy cockpit thanks to her long keel and the absence of a centre plate box. She offers good windward performance and good ability on all points of sail, and is not slow on tacks and gybes. Conveniently she doesn't require a braked trailer due to the overall gross weight of boat and trailer being below 750kg.

This Loch Broom Post Boat is just 12 years old and is presented in all but as new condition having spent most of her life unused and in storage! With 'sail away' prices for a brand new Post Boat starting at £15,600, this example would appear to be very good value!

DELIVERY: Currently lying Dumfries and Galloway, south west Scotland. The vendor is willing to deliver within the UK for the cost of fuel and any other expenses incurred.

PLEASE NOTE: The vendor is selling in the course of business, but is not registered for VAT.