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M351210	Tufglas 33 or Seacracker 33			Lying	Hampshire
Builder	Tyler Boats, Tonbridge, Kent			Year	1982
Builder	Tyler Boats, Tonbridge, Kent			Price	£24,500
LOA	32' 10"	Sail area	577 sq ft main and genoa	Brief details
LWL	24' 0"	Rig	Sloop	A classic fast cruiser-racer from the 1970s/80s, the Seacracker 33 was also known as a Trintella IIA and Tyler Tufglas 33. Like all Van de Stadt designs, they have an excellent reputation for performance and seaworthiness. In many ways they are comparable to the Contessa 32, although slightly longer, narrower and heavier. This yacht was extensively refitted internally by her present, very experienced, owner from 1996 onwards.
Beam	9' 2"	Cabins	saloon + forecabin
Draught	4' 8"	Berths	5
Displacement	10,430 lbs	Engine	Yanmar 3HM35
Ballast	4,480 lbs	BHP	35
Keel type	Encapsulated fin keel with lead ballast and rudder on half skeg

The Seacracker 33 and Trintella IIA designs are essentially the same boat, designed by Van de Stadt in 1965 as a fast seaworthy cruiser-racer. The Trintellas were originally built in Holland by Anne Wever, and in the early 1970s the design was taken up by Tylers of Rochester in Kent, the UK-built boats being very slightly more heavily constructed than the Dutch versions. Just 12 Seacracker 33s were built by Tylers before they changed the name to the Tufglas 33 in 1976. Production of these continued until 1978 when a fire at the factory destroyed the moulds. Tyler hulls and part complete boats were sold to many yards for fit-out, and this yacht appears to have been one of the hulls sold out of the yard, as although the hull plate shows her to be a "TG33", the launch date is believed to be 1982.

Externally, they resemble Contessa 32s and S&S 34s, with moderate beam, long overhangs, and a wineglass section fin and skeg hull with an excellent ballast ratio, all these characteristics producing good seagoing performance with high ultimate stability.

The forecabin berths are 6' 4" long on the vee, with an infill (not shown) to make a double.
The heads compartment is between saloon and forecabin, with a pull-out washbasin
over the marine WC, with a hanging locker opposite,

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Saloon headroom is approx. 5' 10" aft . The two saloon settee berths are 6' 3" long,
with the aft ends extending into trotter boxes unsder teh chart table and galley

As these boats are inevitably compared to Contessa 32s, the interior appears perhaps slightly larger than the Contessa, this impression aided by the greater headroom aft under the doghouse, and on this yacht in particular by the fold-away saloon table

Photographs December 2010

	Photographs December 2010 - snow and ice still on decks after cold snap

This is a very well sorted and well equipped example of a classic fast cruiser. If you are looking at Contessa 32s or similar boats, look also at these less well known but equally fast and seaworthy yachts.

Equipment List:
Engine details		Yanmar 3HM35 3-cylinder 35 bhp diesel, shaft drive, raw water cooled, reconditioned 2007
Fuel tank capacity		12 gallons
Propeller		three blade fixed - new 2009
Batteries		2 x 110AH
Battery charging		Engine alternator and Gunson shorepower battery charger. NASA Clipper battery monitor
Sails and deck equipment
Rig details		Sloop rig, Kemp alloy spars with S/S standing rigging of approx 15 years age
Mainsail		Slab reefing
Genoa		Wilkinson Sails
Genoa furling		Rotostay
Spinnaker		Cruising chute
Primary winches		2 x Lewmar 40
Secondary winches		2 x Gibb 28RA
Halliard winches		2 x Lewmar 8 and 1 x Lewmar 7 on mast
Bower anchor		35 lb CQR with 30 metres chain and 30 metres warp
Anchor windlass		Simpson-Lawrence manual windlass
Kedge anchor		Danforth with approx 20 metres chain
Steering		Tiller
Autopilot		Autohelm ST2000 tiller pilot
Steering compass		Magnetic bulkhead compass and Autohelm fluxgate compass
Handbearing compass		Autohelm personal compass
Warps & fenders		4 warps and 6 fenders
Miscellaneous		Cockpit sprayhood, clock, barometer, some engine spares
Navigation Equipment and instruments
Radar		JRC1000 LCD radar - new 2005
Chartplotter		Raytheon RC520 with C-Map Superwide chart cartridge
GPS		Garmin 128, also Garmin 120XL
Log/speed		Autohelm Tridata
Depth sounder		Autohelm Tridata
Windspeed/direction		Autohelm
VHF radio		Silva S15 with DSC and Navtex display - new 2005
Navtex		displays on Silva VHF screen
Radio receiver		Ripspeed radio/CD/MP3 player
Safety/emergency equipment
Lifebuoy		Horseshoe with floating light
MOB equipment		OSCAR
Radar reflector		Firdell Blipper mast mounted
Bilge pump		auto electric and manual pumps
Fire extinguishers		2
Interior
Cabin layout		Forecabin/heads/saloon
Berths		5 ( vee-double in forecabin/two settee berths with trotter boxes in saloon, plus quarter berth aft of chart table )
Water tank capacity		30 gallons
Cooker		Eastham Maxol two-burner, grill and oven, gas
Coolbox		refrigerated coolbox
Heads		Jabsco PAR
Miscellaneous
Cradle		Steel winter cradle
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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M351210

Tufglas 33 or Seacracker 33

Lying

Hampshire

Builder

Tyler Boats, Tonbridge, Kent

Year

1982

Price

£24,500

LOA

32' 10"

Sail area

577 sq ft main and genoa

Brief details

LWL

24' 0"

Rig

Sloop

Beam

9' 2"

Cabins

saloon + forecabin

Draught

4' 8"

Berths

5

Displacement

10,430 lbs

Engine

Yanmar 3HM35

Ballast

4,480 lbs

BHP

35

Keel type

Encapsulated fin keel with lead ballast and rudder on half skeg

The forecabin berths are 6' 4" long on the vee, with an infill (not shown) to make a double. The heads compartment is between saloon and forecabin, with a pull-out washbasin over the marine WC, with a hanging locker opposite,

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As these boats are inevitably compared to Contessa 32s, the interior appears perhaps slightly larger than the Contessa, this impression aided by the greater headroom aft under the doghouse, and on this yacht in particular by the fold-away saloon table

Photographs December 2010

Photographs December 2010 - snow and ice still on decks after cold snap

This is a very well sorted and well equipped example of a classic fast cruiser. If you are looking at Contessa 32s or similar boats, look also at these less well known but equally fast and seaworthy yachts.

Equipment List:

Engine details

Yanmar 3HM35 3-cylinder 35 bhp diesel, shaft drive, raw water cooled, reconditioned 2007

Fuel tank capacity

12 gallons

Propeller

three blade fixed - new 2009

Batteries

2 x 110AH

Battery charging

Engine alternator and Gunson shorepower battery charger. NASA Clipper battery monitor

Sails and deck equipment

Rig details

Sloop rig, Kemp alloy spars with S/S standing rigging of approx 15 years age

Mainsail

Slab reefing

Genoa

Wilkinson Sails

Genoa furling

Rotostay

Spinnaker

Cruising chute

Primary winches

2 x Lewmar 40

Secondary winches

2 x Gibb 28RA

Halliard winches

2 x Lewmar 8 and 1 x Lewmar 7 on mast

Bower anchor

35 lb CQR with 30 metres chain and 30 metres warp

Anchor windlass

Simpson-Lawrence manual windlass

Kedge anchor

Danforth with approx 20 metres chain

Steering

Tiller

The forecabin berths are 6' 4" long on the vee, with an infill (not shown) to make a double.
The heads compartment is between saloon and forecabin, with a pull-out washbasin
over the marine WC, with a hanging locker opposite,

Click here to open a new window
with selected supersized photos