S4288

MacAlister ketch

Lying

Cornwall

Builder

MacAlister Carvall Ltd., Lymington.

Year

1980

Price

LOA

39' 6"

Sail area

not known

Brief details

LOD

36' 0"

Rig

Staysail ketch

This ferro ketch was professionally built, and when new was exhibited at the 1980 Southampton Boat Show. She is a serious passage-maker in very good order, that can be cruised or left afloat long term without worries about damage to the hull from rust (steel), osmosis (GRP) or rot (timber). After a long period of cruising, including transatlantic passages, in her previous ownership, she had a major refit in 2005-7. She has been well looked after, and has also now been rewired throughout, and has some recent new equipment.

Beam

11' 0"

Cabins

2

Draught

6' 0"

Berths

6

Displacement

9.5 tons

Engine

Yanmar diesel

Ballast

-

BHP

20

Keel type

Long keel with encapsulated iron/concrete ballast

Photographs August 2008

MacAlister Carvall were based in Lymington in the 1970s and early 80s, building a range of boats in ferrocement. Whilst most of the boats they built were fishing boats, they did build a number of yachts.

Professionally built ferrocement boats virtually ceased to be built in the 1980s, as the advantages of very high strength and low long-term maintenance from relatively cheap materials was outweighed by high labour costs. It was the labour-intensive nature of the build process that ended most ferro construction, not any defect in the material itself.

In recent years the entire wooden deck and coachroof has been renewed, with marine ply over laminated deck beams

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Equipment List:

Engine details

Yanmar 2QM 20 bhp diesel, rebuilt in 2006, with 50 hours running since then.

Fuel tank capacity

2 x 150 litre stainless steel tanks (fuel consumption 1 litre/hour at 4 to 5 knots)

Propeller

fixed three-bladed

Batteries

90 AH service battery and 90 AH engine starting battery, both new 2007

Battery charging

engine alternator (new 2008) and Rutland 913 wind charger (new 2007)

Sails and deck equipment

Rig details

Staysail ketch, Kemp alloy spars and S/S standing rigging (age of standing rigging not known)

Mainsail

Hong Kong Sails - white, two reefs with lazyjacks and cover - all new 2008

Genoa

Roller reefing No 1 genoa, white - approx 5 years old

Genoa furling

Plastimo 910S

Staysail

Self-tacking staysail, tan - new 2008

Mizzen

Tan - new 2008

Halliard winches

2 x Antal 120

Halliard winches

2 x Antal 120

Bower anchor

45 lb CQR with 70 metres 3/8" calibrated chain

Anchor windlass

Goiot heavy duty manual windlass

Kedge anchor

35 lb Delta with 10 metres 3/8" chain and 30 metres warp

Spare anchor

20 lb Danforth with 5 metres 3/8" chain and warp

Steering

Tiller

Steering compass

Suunto bulkhead compass

Warps & fenders

4 warps and 7 fenders

Miscellaneous

Cockpit sprayhood and dodgers, hatch covers, cockpit cushions (new 2008), boarding ladder, bosuns chair,

Radar

Furuno 1623 LCD radar - new 2008

GPS

Garmin 72 - new 2006

Log/speed

NASA

Depth sounder

NASA Stingray

VHF radio

NASA 5600

Navtex

NASA Target Navtex - new 2008

Lifebuoy

Radar reflector

Bilge pumps

2 x manual

Fire extinguishers

2

Interior

Cabin layout

Forecabin/heads/saloon

Cabin heating

Diesel heater

Berths

6 (double in forecabin, three singles plus quarterberth in saloon)

Water tank capacity

400 litres

Hot water

Pressurised H&C water - heating by Rinnai on-demand gas heater - new 2007. All gas piping replaced 2007.

Cooker

Parker gas cooker with 2 burners, grill and oven - new 2008

Heads

Blakes Lavac, with unused S/S holding tank

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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