Morgan Giles 43 Sailing Boat For Sale

£58,000

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Seller	Red-Ensign
RB Boat Ref	12182324
Advert Type	Sailing
Manufacturer	Morgan Giles
Model	43
Price	£58,000
Year Built	1959
Length feet	42' 6"
Length metres	12.95
Beam (ft)	9' 6"
Beam(m)	2.90
Displacement	28000
DisplacementUnits	pound
Draft (ft)	6' 11"
Draft (m)	2.11
Fuel type	Diesel
Number of engines	1
Hull construction	Wood
Location	Falmouth, United Kingdom
Country	GB
Description	NEW PRICE... Designed by FC Morgan Giles in the late 1950's specifically for the Brittania Royal Navy College in Dartmouth. Leopard spent the first 20 years as a sail training ship with the Royal Navy. Sold by the Royal Navy in the early 1980's she was then sailed by her second owners as far afield as Scandinavia and Spain. In her current ownership Leopard has benefitted from an extensive refit and coding certification for use again as a training vessel. She is a well known sight around the sailing grounds of Cornwall and is maintained to a very good standard. A true classic yacht with pedigree and practical updates. Asking price has been reduced and we recommend an early call to our office for an appointment to view. Hull Construction Carvel teak hull on oak frames, copper fastened (clenched) and roved forward of the mast (2010). Wooden floors Lead keel (4 tons) with bonze keel bolts. Teak on ply deck (new 2002). Tiller steering from self-draining cockpit Sails and Rigging Masthead Bermudan Sloop. Deck stepped gold anodised mast and boom. Stainless steel standing rigging (new 2002). Norsemann terminals with bronze Lewmar rigging screws. Slab reefing (3 reefs) Mainsail (2011) No.1 Genoa (2011) Selection of genoas, jibs, spinnakers. Storm jib Trysail Machinery Inboard Sabb 2HG 18hp diesel (1971). A classic slow revving marine diesel, still very serviceable. This has been recently fully serviced by Rustler Yachts. Dual lever controls. Slightly offset two blade propeller. 100L fuel tank under cabin sole. Three batteries (one starting, two domestic). Battery charging via VSR (voltage sensitive relay) Navigation Equipment Garmin 5108 Colour Plotter Radar Sestrel Major Compass Icom M601 VHF/DSC radio Furuno NX3000 Navtex Accommodation 5+ berths in saloon / forepeak Exceptional chart table to starboard Galley: Force 10 2 burner oven & grill; double drainer sink to port Heads: Jabsco marine toilet and wash basin 50L fresh water tanks under port saloon berth and cabin sole Ground Tackle 16kg Delta anchor on stem head attached to 60m 3/8” chain 20kg plough anchor Manual windlass Safety Gear 8 Kru auto gas life-jackets with lights spray hoods and harnesses. Flares Life-buoys fire extinguishers etc to MCA code requirements SOLAS B 8 man Liferaft Additional Equipment Avon Inflatable dinghy (6 person) Eberspacher Airtronic D5 heater Usual assortment of lines, fenders and warps Recent Upgrades 2002: Major refit including: Approx 8 cracked frames and one floor repaired/replaced (not sistered) New teak on ply deck Fore cabin interior rebuilt New heads installed New galley cooker installed New standing rigging Numerous other repairs and improvements 2003: Engine/Drive train improvements 2002-2004: Complete rewiring 2005-2007: Cockpit bench/supports/scuppers rebuilt 2009-2010 Major refit including: Refastening (roving) of the planking forward of the mast Repaint and varnishing Coach roof re-glassing/painting New running rigging New electronics including Garmin 5108 plotter New Lewmar winches (x2 40CST and x2 46CST) New main and No.1 In addition to the major works there has been an ongoing programme of incremental maintenance 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. customContactInformation Leopard is currently owned and operated by Sea Sanctuary, a marine based charity for the provision of health education. Due to expanding,demand the charity now require a larger vessel. Leopard has been restored to an excellent standard and is currently MCA Coded. She had a full out of the water survey in 2009. She has undergone significant improvement since 2009 and is a very capable yacht, offering a kindly and fast sail. Within the last six months, Leopard has had some £18,000 spent on her including four new Lewmar ST winches, two new sails, heating installed, re-wiring, the repainting of the hull and all varnish work. The work has been carried out by qualified specialised craftsmen and by Rustler Yachts, based in Falmouth. Further smaller improvements have been carried out in the heads, saloon and galley, making Leopard a very comfortable yacht.