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B4798	Westerly Centaur			Lying	Cornwall
Builder	Westerly Marine Construction Ltd., Waterlooville, Hampshire.			Year	1978
Builder				Price reduced	£8,950
LOA	26' 0"	Sail area	384 sq ft main and genoa	Brief details
LWL	21' 4"	Rig	Sloop	The Centaur is one of the most popular British yachts ever, about 2,500 having been built from 1969 to 1984. Centaurs are strongly built, offer excellent headroom and accommodation for their size, and sail well. She had an osmosis treatment in 1996, and has had the keel roots strengthened. This is a well looked after example: the engine has recently had a rebuild, and she has a near new mainsail.
Beam	8' 5"	Cabins	2
Draught	3' 0"	Berths	6
Displacement	6,700 lbs	Engine	Volvo diesel
Ballast	2,800 lbs	BHP	23
Keel type	Twin iron bilge keels

The Westerly Centaur was designed in 1968 by Jack Laurent Giles as a more modern and roomier replacement for the existing Westerly 25. She was probably the first mass-production yacht to have had the design tank-tested before a prototype was built, and this, plus Laurent Giles's earlier experience with bilge keel designs, was probably the reason for the Centaur's good performance under sail.

Looking at a roomy 26 foot boat with good headroom and a powerful diesel makes many people regard Centaurs as motor-sailers. They are not - they actually sail very well, although as bilge-keelers they are always going to be slower to windward than similar sized fin-keelers.


This boat has fairly new upholstery, and the headlinings ( a perennial problem with older Westerlys ) are in good condition, with a neatly done series of wooden strips supporting the lining in the saloon.

	Photographs September 2008
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Below: The saloon has a total of four berths, with quarterberths aft on both sides, but the present owners use these solely for stowage. An echo sounder and GPS are on a hinged panel by the companionway, with a VHF radio in a locker.

Equipment List:
Engine details		Volvo MD11C 23 bhp diesel, rebuilt 2007
Fuel tank capacity		10 gallons
Propeller		three bladed fixed
Batteries		90 AH service battery and 110 AH engine starting battery
Battery charging		35 amp engine alternator
Sails and deck equipment
Rig details		Gold anodised Proctor alloy spars, S/S standing rigging of unknown age
Mainsail		Hong Kong Sails, slab reefing - new 2008
Genoa		Barter & Huggett roller genoa
Genoa furling		Rotostay
Primary winches		2 x Gibb
Halliard winches		2 x Lewmar
Bower anchor		25 lb Danforth with 90 ft 5/16" chain
Anchor windlass		Simpson-Lawrence manual windlass
Kedge anchor		15 lb Danforth with chain and warp
Steering		Tiller
Autopilot		Autohelm 1000 tiller pilot
Steering compass		Plastimo bulkhead compass
Warps & fenders		4 warps and 6 fenders
Miscellaneous		boom tent and sun awning
Navigation Equipment and instruments
GPS		Garmin 120XL
Log/speed		mechanical through-hull log
Depth sounder		Seafarer
VHF radio		Icom
Safety/emergency equipment
Lifebuoy
Bilge pump		manual
Radar reflector		Firdell Blipper mast mounted
Fire extinguishers		2
Interior
Cabin layout		Forecabin/heads/saloon
Berths		5
Water tank capacity		12 gallons
Cooker		gas - 2 burner and grill
Heads		SL400
These particulars are believed to be correct but cannot be guaranteed and are subject to confirmation by the purchaser subject to still being available. For further information or to arrange a viewing, please contact Yachtsnet on 01326-212234 or

The particulars detailed herein are intended to give a fair description of the vessel but their accuracy cannot be guaranteed. These particulars are not a part of any contract or offer, and are supplied on the understanding that all negotiations shall be conducted via Yachtsnet Ltd., who are acting as brokers for the vendor. The vendor is not selling in the course of business unless otherwise stated. The prospective purchaser is strongly recommended to check the particulars, and where appropriate, at his own expense, to employ qualified agents to carry out surveys, structural and/or mechanical & electrical checks or tests

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B4798

Westerly Centaur

Lying

Cornwall

Builder

Westerly Marine Construction Ltd., Waterlooville, Hampshire.

Year

1978

Price reduced

£8,950

LOA

26' 0"

Sail area

384 sq ft main and genoa

Brief details

LWL

21' 4"

Rig

Sloop

Beam

8' 5"

Cabins

2

Draught

3' 0"

Berths

6

Displacement

6,700 lbs

Engine

Volvo diesel

Ballast

2,800 lbs

BHP

23

Keel type

Twin iron bilge keels

Photographs September 2008

Click here to open a new window with selected supersized photos

Below: The saloon has a total of four berths, with quarterberths aft on both sides, but the present owners use these solely for stowage. An echo sounder and GPS are on a hinged panel by the companionway, with a VHF radio in a locker.

Equipment List:

Engine details

Volvo MD11C 23 bhp diesel, rebuilt 2007

Fuel tank capacity

10 gallons

Propeller

three bladed fixed

Batteries

90 AH service battery and 110 AH engine starting battery

Battery charging

35 amp engine alternator

Sails and deck equipment

Rig details

Gold anodised Proctor alloy spars, S/S standing rigging of unknown age

Mainsail

Hong Kong Sails, slab reefing - new 2008

Genoa

Barter & Huggett roller genoa

Genoa furling

Rotostay

Primary winches

2 x Gibb

Halliard winches

2 x Lewmar

Bower anchor

25 lb Danforth with 90 ft 5/16" chain

Anchor windlass

Simpson-Lawrence manual windlass

Kedge anchor

15 lb Danforth with chain and warp

Steering

Tiller

Autopilot

Autohelm 1000 tiller pilot

Steering compass

Plastimo bulkhead compass

Warps & fenders

4 warps and 6 fenders