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P661111	Nicholson 32			Lying	Hampshire
Builder	Halmatic Ltd.			Year	1966
Builder	Halmatic Ltd.			Price	£22,500
LOA	32' 0"	Sail area	594 sq ft	Brief details
LWL	24' 0"	Rig	Sloop	One of the classic long-keel cruisers, this Nicholson 32 had a new engine in 2003, which in six years use has just run 400 hours. She has been ashore now for two years, and has just completed a full professional osmosis treatment. She has been in the same ownership for over 25 years.
Beam	9' 3"	Cabins	Saloon & forecabin
Draught	5' 6"	Berths	5
Displacement	13,690 lbs	Engine	Volvo MD2030
Ballast	6,835 lbs	BHP	28
Keel type	Long keel with encapsulated lead ballast

The Nicholson 32 was designed in 1962 by Peter and Charles Nicholson of Camper & Nicholsons, then one of Britain's most prestigious custom boatbuilders, as a good value mid-sized cruising boat. The Nicholson 32 was the first time the company had set up series production, and early boats were completed by an aircraft company under contract, as Nicholson's yard was not set up for mass production.

The Nicholson 32's long-keel hull was a development of the wooden South Coast One Design hull form, and was aimed as a cruiser-racer type. The waterline length of 24 ft was at the time the minimum allowed to compete in offshore racing events.

The hulls were all moulded by Halmatic, and from 1966 onwards the boats were both moulded and completed by Halmatics. The design went through many minor modifications over the years from Mk I to Mk VIII, and the last boats built (Mk X and Mk XI from 1972 to 1981), had modified mouldings and a slight increase in hull size. Around 370 Nicholson 32s were built by Halmatic over the years, with a few more made in Australia. Few other yacht designs of this size have remained in production for such a long period.

Prices when new ranged from £4,900 in 1964 to £24,000 in 1980

The hull has been refinished after the osmosis treatment, but not yet antifouled.
The photo below shows her in the shed during the epoxying process.

By modern standards Nicholson 32s are massively strongly built, and remain popular
as economical go-anywhere cruisers. They have a very high reputation for seaworthiness,
many having made long ocean passages.

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	Photographs November 2011
	The heads compartment is separated from forecabin and saloon by sliding doors.

A "Pansy" charcoal heater with flue is mounted on the saloon forward bulkhead, but can be quickly removed and stowed away, as in the photo above.


The interior of the Nicholson 32 was clearly designed in the age of regular chart work, with a large stand-up chart table by the companionway. A coolbox is fitted under the aft end of the chart table. The saloon has two berths, with the port side berth converting to a double. Saloon headroom is a maximum of 6' 0" aft.

Photographs November 2011

Photos above and below August 2011,
shortly before the osmosis treatment
work was completed

This is a thoroughly sorted boat, with no signs of the hard use that many Nicholson 32s have had. She is for sale now only because of the owners advancing age.

Equipment List:
Engine details		Volvo Penta MD2030 28 hp diesel, freshwater cooled, installed late 2003, run 400 hours. Serviced last just before lay-up ashore in 2009, and not run since.
Fuel tank capacity		15 gallons
Propeller		three bladed, shaft drive with Volvo shaft seal
Batteries		2 x 100AH (one leisure battery, one starting battery)
Battery charging		Engine alternator, shorepower charger and Aerogen 4 wind generator
Sails and deck equipment
Rig details		Sloop rig, Alloy spars (mast original, boom new 1998) with S/S standing rigging new 2000. Mast climbing steps fitted.
Mainsail		Sanders Sails, single line slab reefing, new 1998
Genoa		Sanders Sails roller genoa, new 2001
Genoa furling		Dynafurl
Spinnaker		Sanders Sails cruising chute
Other sails		Two spare jibs
Primary winches		2 x Barient 24
Halliard winches		2 x bronze winches on mast
Bower anchor		35 lb CQR with 5/16" chain
Anchor windlass		manual windlass
Kedge anchor		35 lb Danforth
Steering		Tiller
Autopilot		Raymarine ST2000 tiller pilot
Steering compass		Plastimo bulkhead compass
Warps & fenders		6 warps and 8 fenders
Miscellaneous		Cockpit sprayhood, dodgers, cockpit cover, Sestrel clock and barometer set in saloon
Navigation Equipment and instruments
Radar		JRC 1000 monochrome LCD radar
GPS		Garmin GPS 126, also a Garmin handheld GPS
Log/speed		Raymarine ST60 Tridata
Depth sounder		Raymarine ST60 Tridata
VHF radio		NASA SX-25
Navtex		NASA Navtex Pro Plus
Radio receiver		Panasonic radio/CD player
Safety/emergency equipment
Lifebuoy		with floating light
Radar reflector		mast mounted
Bilge pump		Henderson manual
Fire extinguisher
Interior
Cabin layout		Forecabin/heads/saloon
Cabin heating		"Pansy" charcoal stove - stows away when not in use
Berths		5 (Vee-berth in forecabin, saloon has single plus dinette convertible to double)
Water tank capacity		two tanks - 35 plus 15 gallons. Pressurised supply to galley and heads
Cooker		Plastimo Neptune 2000 two-burner, grill and oven
Coolbox		Waeco refrigeration in icebox
Heads		Lavac - recently serviced with new parts
Miscellaneous
Dinghy		Avon Rover 2.8 inflatable - little used
Outboard		Mercury 3.3 two-stroke- new approx 2004
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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P661111

Nicholson 32

Lying

Hampshire

Builder

Halmatic Ltd.

Year

1966

Price

£22,500

LOA

32' 0"

Sail area

594 sq ft

Brief details

LWL

24' 0"

Rig

Sloop

One of the classic long-keel cruisers, this Nicholson 32 had a new engine in 2003, which in six years use has just run 400 hours. She has been ashore now for two years, and has just completed a full professional osmosis treatment. She has been in the same ownership for over 25 years.

Beam

9' 3"

Cabins

Saloon & forecabin

Draught

5' 6"

Berths

5

Displacement

13,690 lbs

Engine

Volvo MD2030

Ballast

6,835 lbs

BHP

28

Keel type

Long keel with encapsulated lead ballast

The hull has been refinished after the osmosis treatment, but not yet antifouled. The photo below shows her in the shed during the epoxying process.

By modern standards Nicholson 32s are massively strongly built, and remain popular as economical go-anywhere cruisers. They have a very high reputation for seaworthiness, many having made long ocean passages.

Click here to open a new window with selected supersized photos

Photographs November 2011

The heads compartment is separated from forecabin and saloon by sliding doors.

A "Pansy" charcoal heater with flue is mounted on the saloon forward bulkhead, but can be quickly removed and stowed away, as in the photo above.

Photographs November 2011

Photos above and below August 2011, shortly before the osmosis treatment work was completed

This is a thoroughly sorted boat, with no signs of the hard use that many Nicholson 32s have had. She is for sale now only because of the owners advancing age.

Equipment List:

Engine details

Volvo Penta MD2030 28 hp diesel, freshwater cooled, installed late 2003, run 400 hours. Serviced last just before lay-up ashore in 2009, and not run since.

Fuel tank capacity

15 gallons

Propeller

three bladed, shaft drive with Volvo shaft seal

Batteries

2 x 100AH (one leisure battery, one starting battery)

Battery charging

Engine alternator, shorepower charger and Aerogen 4 wind generator

Sails and deck equipment

Rig details

Sloop rig, Alloy spars (mast original, boom new 1998) with S/S standing rigging new 2000. Mast climbing steps fitted.

Mainsail

Sanders Sails, single line slab reefing, new 1998

Genoa

Sanders Sails roller genoa, new 2001

Genoa furling

Dynafurl

Spinnaker

Sanders Sails cruising chute

Other sails

Two spare jibs

Primary winches

2 x Barient 24

Halliard winches

2 x bronze winches on mast

Bower anchor

35 lb CQR with 5/16" chain

Anchor windlass

The hull has been refinished after the osmosis treatment, but not yet antifouled.
The photo below shows her in the shed during the epoxying process.

By modern standards Nicholson 32s are massively strongly built, and remain popular
as economical go-anywhere cruisers. They have a very high reputation for seaworthiness,
many having made long ocean passages.

Click here to open a new window
with selected supersized photos

Photographs
November 2011

A "Pansy" charcoal heater with flue is mounted on the saloon forward bulkhead,
but can be quickly removed and stowed away, as in the photo above.

Photos above and below August 2011,
shortly before the osmosis treatment
work was completed