Gaff ketch 56’ x 50’wl x 16’ x 7’ + 14’ b’sprit UK flag and owner . Lying Greece £160,000
Built in Rostock as an engineless sailing fishing boat in 1927. Rebuilt in UK as a yacht between 1980 - 1997. Long keel canoe stern. Carvel planked larch on massive oak frames, bottom replanked in 1980 and Cascover sheathed for full protection. 1980 iroko over ply deck on new deck beams. Ply and iroko wheel-house. Varnished iroko bulwarks and capping rail.. 10tons lead int ballast all well secured.. Hydraulic steering to hollow, oil filled steel rudder..Varnished iroko sky-lights, bronze deck hatches.
Gaff ketch rig on 1980 hollow varnished keel stepped masts by Nobles of Bristol with fidded topmasts
Galv mast fittings.Hand spliced galv wire rigging to ext chain plates.. 24v deck capstan winch. 3-reef mainsail, mizzen, boomed stays’l, inner jib on roller furling gear, outer jib, main and mizzen topsails, main stays’l. All sails by Liam Sails of Hong Kong first use 1995 in as new condition setting 1100 sq’
Kelvin RS6 6-cyl 150hp @1500rpm dieselwith exhaust driven turbo, indirect cooled. Kelvin 2.5:1 hydraulic single lever controlled box to 4-blade 1997 bronze prop with bronze tail shaft and s/s intermediate shaft gives 7knts @ 1200rpm. @ 4gph. 1200 nm range from 2500 litres steel engine room tank. 156 litres header tank. Onan 12Kw 240v diesel generator, double muffled. Constavolt. Shore power. 2 engine driven alternators. 2 x 12v domestic batteries; 2 x 12v engine start; 1 x 12v generator.
3 twin berth cabins, owner’s double berth ensuite cabin, two heads and showers. Saloon, galley all in superb teak and oak joinery. 1300 litres water in 2 galv steel tanks. Grey and black water tanks.Hot air cabin heating/cooling. Fully equipped incl hydraulic windlass, radar, GPS, dinghy etc. Schwalbe is one of the finest vessels of her type afloat. Very full specification, plans, surveys, stability tests etc
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