| Seller |
Why Boats International |
| RB Boat Ref |
12189466 |
| Advert Type | Sailing |
| Manufacturer | Auxiliary |
| Model | Gaff Ketch |
| Price |
£69,000 |
| Year Built | 1932 |
| Boat Name | Starlight |
| Length feet | 68' 0" |
| Length metres | 20.73 |
| Beam (ft) | 16' 10" |
| Beam(m) | 5.13 |
| Displacement | 66000 |
| DisplacementUnits | kilogram |
| Ballast | 12000 |
| Draft (ft) | 8' 0" |
| Draft (m) | 2.44 |
| Engine model | 5L3 |
| Fuel type | Diesel |
| Number of engines | 1 |
| Engine power HP | 90 |
| Description | A real piece of history. Built in 1932 as a Fishing trawler in Lossiemouth. Converted to a gaff ketch in the 1950s and extensively re-built in 1994/5. Your chance to own a piece of boating history with a well maintained motorsailor that can be used as a comfortable liveaboard, long term cruiser or simply a yacht to cherish and love.
WHY BOATS - LOW COST FIXED FEE PROFESSIONAL BROKERAGE |
| Tankage Fuel | 600 |
| Fuel Tankage Units | Gallon |
| Tankage water | 200 |
| Water Tankage Units | Gallon |
| SafetyEquipment | RFD 8-man liferaft
Lifejackets approx 16 – all good
Maglite torches
Searchlights
Flare gun
First Aid kit
Fire extinguishers throughout (automatic in engine room)
Engine room ventilators x 2 Jabsco 24v new
Emergency fire/sa |
| GeneralEquipment | Windlass: Radicon, type hydraulic from pto main engine, twin drum end
Chain: - Heavy long link coded, 5/8” x ~ 45 meters
Anchor: approx 50kilo Danforth
Sea Anchor: Large Plastimo
Davits: Aft re-manufactured to take larger tender, with 220volt hoist
Pots, pans, cutlery
Wheelhouse Sun Awning - new, s/steel completely surrounding w/house
Awnings aft, mid and foredeck; all hatch covers, quality Sunbrella beige material
Many ropes, warps, fenders and Tow rope |
| Cruiser accommodation | SLEEPS 9 IN THREE CABINS PLUS SALOON Internal woodwork mostly of Iroko / Teak and Mahogany - varnished
“STARLIGHT” has maintained her ‘Old World Charm’
Complete with wood burning stove in main saloon
Starlight has an immediate welcome of warmth and friendliness BOSUNS STORE:
Small work area, stowage and paint store, aft of chain locker
FWD QUARTERS:
Two mahogany Captain’s berth bunks to port with portholes over, and en-suite heads to stb.
Woollen carpets and independent exit to foredeck
SALOON:
Varnished Iroko / Mahogany, two day beds to p/s under large deck skylight.
Woollen carpets and doors to engine room.
MIDSHIP CABIN:
Cosy double with ample stowage for a couple, ventilation from deck port
ENGINE ROOM LOBBY:
220V refrigeration and stowage for laundry and oilskins
AFT OWNERS CABIN:
One double berth to port and one single or day bed to stb with en-suite toilet, wash basin, varnished Iroko, woollen carpet with independent access to aft deck and bar
LAZZARRETTE:
Very large stowage area housing rudder quadrant and steering gear DECK SALOON:
Wonderful space mainly varnished teak with daybed and table area for 4/5.
Fully equipped galley. Large varnished wheel and instrument panel with bronze telegraph & binnacle. DOMESTIC EQUIPMENT Heads: Jabsco 24 volt macerator x 2, direct no black tank
Shower: Hot/cold inside, 2x cold on deck
Cooker: Optimus Marine Gas cooker (serviceable) with on-deck locker
Aircon/Heating in saloon areas 16,000 BTU
New carpets and soft furnishings throughout vessel
24v pressurised Whale domestic water pump
220v water boiler – new 40 ltrs
220v and 24v domestic lighting throughout |
| Mechanical | 90 HP Gardner 5L3 (1946), huge torque, original manuals, o/hauled 1999
Gearbox L3 – 3:1 reduction.
Steering: heavy-duty chain and cable, cables renewed – large steering quadrant, and emergency tiller
Large rudder – tight turning, light steering, 22 turns lock to lock,
mechanical clutch for autopilot
Iron stub shaft and bronze prop shaft with white metal bearings (new 1995), grease points in and outboard, stuffing boxes in and outboard
Large Bronze 4 bladed prop approx 48” diameter
1 x Diesel day tank with 24 volt transfer pump and manual backup
Electrics
12v/ 24v / 220v including shore supply
2 x 135 Watts Kyocera Solar Panels, giving up to 8A charge on 24V
2-bank solar charging regulator, supplying independent charge to starter and service battery banks
4 x 100 Ah deep cycle, maintenance free, service batteries, in parrallel 24volt - new in 2009
2 x 100 AH start, maintenance free parallel 24 volt
1 x Victron 30A automatic charger, new in 2009
2 x Alternators 100 and 45 amp 24 volt
New wiring to w/house breakers a/c |
| Hull construction | Wood |
| Location | Malta, Malta |
| Country | MT |
| Extras | Built 1932 in Lossiemouth, Scotland by John Dunn & Sons for Souter & Edwards
Original Bolinder 60HP engine replaced with Gardner in 1947
Extensively re-built 1994/5; constantly maintained and upgraded
Ballast consists of Scottish railway/pig irons – removed & painted ‘95/2000 | HULL: | » | Carvel built approx 1 1/2” topside to 2 3/4” at garboards, Pitch pine, garboard and first planks Iroko 23/4” (1995) | | KEEL: | »
» | White ebony (very strong and resistant to worm) new (1995) plus all 22mm stainless keelbolts.
Total re-caulking and fastner check/replace 1995 | | DECK: | » | approx 2 1/4” Iroko – painted non-skid beige (excellent condition) | | FRAMES: | » | Sawn Oak of approx 6”x4” @ 8” and 10” centres. | | WEATHER BOARD: | » | Varnished Iroko approx 1 1/2” | | WEATHER FRAMES: | » | Sawn Oak approx 5” x 3” treated natural Oak. | | PAINTWORK: | » | All paintwork with MAX MEYHER – 2 pack polyurethane/Acrylic |
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| Navigational Equipment | PINTA Autopilot, overhauled heavy-duty 24 volt – with remote (original)
Shipmate CP32 GPS Chart-plotter – 2 years old
Furuno 1700 Radar 16NM
Furuno LS-4100 echo-sounder / fish-finder – 2 years old
Garmin GPS 65
VHF- ICOM M421 GMDSS 2 years old
Barometer
Heel indicator – Sestrel
Magnetic Compass – Sestrel in Brass Binnacle
Hand Bearing Compass: Sestrel
Ships Horn: 24 volt – loud old time
Charts: large Admiralty charts portfolio. 1x electronic chart |
| Rig | Gaff Ketch – Lugger rig of around 1,700sq/ft
Mainmast, Douglas Fir
Mizzen
Both masts fitted in heavy galvanised tabernacles
Standing rigging of 7x7 pswr with spliced ends on heavy bottle screws
Sails
James Lawrence – approx 1,700sqft – including:
Yankee
staysail
gib
main (requires replacement)
mizzen
topsail and fisherman, condition – fair, |
| HISTORY | Starlight was built in 1932 in Lossiemouth by John Dunn & Sons. She was sold in the 1950s to Wick and was converted to a gaff rigged ketch for a private owner in the 1960s. Starlight underwent a major re-fit from 1995 - 2000 and has been extremely well maintained ever since. Today she is berthed in Malta |
| Disclaimer | The Company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice. |
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