Sailing cruising yacht Bavaria ft LOA with 8 berths in 3 double cabins plus saloon. Fin keel.
Excellent condition cabin version of this popular yacht. 'Dotty Dot' has the standard 1.7m draft fin keel giving access to most creeks rivers and anchorages without fear of going aground and has side opening gates for those who may struggle to get over the guard rails. She has Vectran cloth fully battened Sanders mainsail replacing the original Dacron sail with Rutgerson rollers making raising and lowering easier and faster than usual. There is an extra reef compared to the standard yacht, so the main can be reduced by 70%, very useful once the wind gets over 30 knots. The 140% genoa is also a Sanders make with Vectran cloth. The engine is a Volvo HP Diesel with saildrive giving 8 knots maximum speed. Winches are Harken 2 speed with a electric anchor windlass. Mast and Rigging are Selden with Furlex headsail reefing. The standard rigging was replaced by Ocean Rigging of Lymington three years ago as a planned maintenance precaution. The Raymarine electronics include speed, depth, log, wind, radar, autohelm, gps all interfaced through a C70 chart plotter plus DSC VHF radio. The domestic equipment includes fridge, gas oven, hot water calorifier, 2 x 140 Ah Varta batteries with shore supply battery charger. There are fore and aft 150l water tank and the diesel tank also holds 150l. There is a sugar scoop bathing platform with ladder and hot/cold fresh water shower. The yacht has never been grounded heavily or suffered serious damage. She has competed in the Round the Island Race at least 10 times and in , only 2 yachts out of the 55 yachts in the Bavaria Owners class crossed the line ahead of us so sailing performance is very good. The yacht has crossed the Channel 12 times with a best time of eight and half hours from the Needles to Alderney. The yacht is routinely maintained to keep it in first class working order and was last dry docked for fresh antifouling in May . There are too many safety features and extras to list here which are not included on the standard yacht. For instance the engine compartment has an extra bulkhead to prevent clean agent fire extinguisher medium from disappearing into the bilges and and fire resistant lagging on the seawater cooling inlet hoses. Galley has stainless steel protection on all surrounding non fireproof surfaces and extra clipping on points and jackstays have been fitted on deck. The battery compartment has an extractor fan as hydrogen gas is produced during battery charging. There is a Jabsco sea toilet which is changed every two years as are the major hoses. There is a large black/grey water holding tank to comply with European and inland waterway regulations with deck pump out which was an optional extra at the time of purchase not on the standard yacht. The large through hull valve was replaced this year. The lifejackets number 10, eight of which are Ocean Safety manual 150N professional versions which are equipped with spray hoods and lights, newly serviced June . There is a 4 man little used inflatable on board. Two anchors, main is 45lb plough anchor with exceptional holding and 50m of chain plus kedge anchor with 10m of chain and 50m of warp. The yacht is generally 7 berth but ours has a modification to the saloon table to allow it to convert to a double berth. The yacht has some 6ft 6" headroom. Please note that the price below includes VAT which has been paid. The yacht is currently afloat Lymington where any interested buyer would be welcomed aboard for a test sail with no obligation whatsoever. This is a genuine retirement sale and we will be very sad to see her go. Please note that the comparable new yacht is now over Ā£. Ad ID: Delivery Service Consumer Credit