1990 Drascombe Dabber MK2 & 2017 Trailer - £6,500

Status : SOLD

Lying : East Yorkshire - Viewing strictly by appointment through Topsail

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General Specification

Designer : John Watkinson
Builder : Honnor Marine Ltd.
LOA : 4.72m (15ft 6in)
LWL : 4.27m (14ft 0in)
Beam : 1.78m (5ft 10in)
Draft : 0.2m (0ft 8in)
Maximum Draft : 0.64m (2ft 1in)
Displacement : 249kg
Keel : Centreboard

Construction

• GRP construction
• White, simulated clinker, GRP hull with original gelcoat finish
• Duck egg green deck with minimal fading
• Outboard well
• Galvanised centre plate
• Wooden transom-hung rudder with tiller
• Hardwood gunwales and thwart
• All varnish work in good order
• Wooden floorboards
• Currently lying ashore on trailer

Rigging & Sails

• Lugsail Yawl rig
• Varnished timber masts and spars (by F Collar, Oxford)
• Lugsail mainsail (tan, good condition)
• Jib (tan, good condition)
• Mizzen (tan, good condition)
• Sail area by design : 10.96 sq m (118 sq ft)

Mechanical & Electrical

• 2.3hp Honda outboard motor (mounted inboard in well, runs well)
• Stainless steel outboard lock
• 7Ah lead acid battery

Equipment

• Galvanised "A" frame road trailer from Indespention (2017, less than 20 miles from new and never immersed!)
• Stronghold trailer lock
• Trailer spare wheel
• ICOM IC-M25 handheld VHF radio
• Electronic distress flare (LED)
• All round white light
• Folding anchor and warp
• Bilge pump
• Cockpit cover

Also available by negotiation if required

• 1 x Crewsaver dinghy drysuit (as new)
• 2 x Crewsaver buoyancy aids
• 1 x buoyancy cushion
• NASA echosounder (connects to 12V battery)

Remarks

Simple, rugged and seakindly, Drascombes epitomise everything that a traditional sailing dinghy should be! Whilst a little smaller than the more numerous Drascombe Lugger, the Drascombe Dabber, of which over 900 examples have been built since 1971, still carries a full yawl rig and is easily distinguished from her larger sister by her bowsprit and transom-hung rudder. The Dabber is small enough to fit in the average family garage, but still big on performance thanks to the flexibility of her sail plan. Ideal for shallow waters, she is also easy to row and to handle under power.

This 1990 example (hull number 785) is understood to be in good and tidy condition throughout. Being a late (and lightly used) example, she still retains her original gelcoat finish to her hull. Complete with a 2017 low miles road trailer which has never yet been immersed, and a 2.3hp Honda outboard motor which is understood to run well, she is fully equipped and ready to be enjoyed by a new owner. Reason for sale: Owner is 84 years old. Currently lying on her trailer at the owner's home in East Yorkshire and available for inspection.