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K38111

Sea Sprite 27

Lying

Cornwall

Builder

Clarke Ryder, Bristol, Rhode Island, USA.

Year

1981

Price

£13,750

LOA

27' 11"

Sail area

approx 420 sq ft main and genoa

Brief details

LWL

20' 0"

Rig

sloop

Little known in the UK, the Sea Sprite 27 is a pretty traditional long-keeler in GRP, looking much like a counter-sterned version of a Twister. Imported from the USA, this yacht is VAT paid in the EU.

Beam

8' 10"

Cabins

saloon & forecabin

Draught

4' 3"

Berths

4

Displacement

7,600 lbs

Engine

Atomic diesel

Ballast

3,600 lbs

BHP

11

Keel type

Long keel with encapsulated lead ballast and keel-hung rudder

Bill Luders (1909-1999) was a US racing sailor in the 1930s, and ran a boatyard building many famous racing yachts, including Americas Cup 12 metre class boats. His designs were built by other yards, many by Cheoy Lee in Hong Kong, as well as the Sea Sprite 27/28s, 30 and 34 series of boats built in the USA.

About 800 Sea Sprites of various sizes were built in the 1970s and 1980s by different builders, though all the 27s and 28s were built by Clarke Ryder. The 27 was later renamed as the 28 without any obvious physical changes. She is a very traditional design, with long keel, counter stern and a coachroof without a raised doghouse, which nevertheless gives 5' 10" headroom below.

The moderate displacement hull has extensive inner GRP mouldings, and has ballast encapsulated in the keel.

The heads compartment is between saloon and forecabin, with basin and heads on either side. There is a shower, but this has foot pumped cold water only, and below the grating the water drains to the bilges to be pumped out later by the cockpit bilge pump.

Photographs

January and
July 2011

The saloon has 5' 10" headroom throughout, and the saloon table folds, slides and stows against the bulkhead to starboard,
increasing space in the saloon when the table is not used.
Sea Sprite 27 long keeled yacht for sale
The starboard saloon berth is 6' 3" long, and the port berth is 6' 10" long - most American boats
have at least one berth for really tall people!. The forecabin has a vee-berth with infill, 6' 3" on each leg of the vee.

Photographs January 2011

The Universal Atomic 5411 diesel is a fresh water cooled 11 bhp twin-cylinder engine of
approx 500 cc capacity, from Universal Motors (later becoming Westerbeke) of Wisconsin, USA.
It is based on the Japanese Kubota Z-500 industrial engine block, hence
routine spares availability is fairly easy. A manual is online here

Sea Sprite 27 long keeled yacht for sale

Equipment List:

Engine details

Universal Atomic 5411 2-cylinder diesel (Kubota based), fresh water cooled, shaft drive

Fuel tank capacity

not known

Propeller

two bladed

Batteries

two batteries with 0-1-2 switch

Battery charging

engine alternator

Sails and deck equipment

Rig details

Sloop rig, 9/10ths fractional, alloy spars with S/S standing rigging of unknown age, except forestay replaced 2009

Mainsail

North Sails, recut by Penrose to lift boom to accommodate sprayhood frame

Genoa

North Sails roller genoa

Genoa furling

Furlex - new 2009

Spinnaker

with pole

Other sails

Spare smaller roller genoa

Primary winches

2 x Barient 18

Halliard winches

2 x Barient 10 on coachroof

Bower anchor

CQR with 50 metres chain

Kedge anchor

Fisherman with chain and warp

Steering

Tiller

Steering compass

Ritchie bulkhead compass

Warps & fenders

4 warps and 4 fenders

Miscellaneous

Cockpit sprayhood - new 2003

Navigation Equipment and instruments

GPS

Garmin 128

Log/speed

SR Mariner

Depth sounder

SR Mariner (faulty)

Windspeed/direction

NASA Clipper - new 2003 (currently not connected to masthead unit)

VHF radio

NASA SX35 with DSC - new 2003

Safety/emergency equipment

Lifebuoy

horseshoe

Danbuoy

 

Bilge pump

manual in cockpit

Fire extinguisher

dry powder

Interior

Cabin layout

Forecabin/heads/saloon

Berths

4

Water tank capacity

not known (GRP tank under cabin sole)

Cooker

Plastimo Neptune 2000

Coolbox

large coolbox (no refrigeration)

Heads

Jabsco PAR marine WC

Miscellaneous

Beaching legs

 

These particulars are believed to be correct but cannot be guaranteed and are subject to confirmation by the purchaser subject to still being available.

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