Contessa 26 for sale in United Kingdom for £6,995 ($8,636)

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The Contessa 26 was a joint project between David Sadler and a young and enthusiastic Jeremy Rogers. Taking inspiration for the wooden folkboats Rogers was building at the time. With her all GRP construction the first Contessa 26 launched in 1966 and immediately proved to be a highly capable little yacht with some of the early yachts putting up notable results in both inshore and longer distance, offshore races.

English

The Contessa 26 was a joint project between David Sadler and a young and enthusiastic Jeremy Rogers. Taking inspiration for the wooden folkboats Rogers was building at the time. With her all GRP construction the first Contessa 26 launched in 1966 and immediately proved to be a highly capable little yacht with some of the early yachts putting up notable results in both inshore and longer distance, offshore races. The design was the foundation of successful partnership between Sadler and Rodgers who went on to design and build several other Contessa designs.

The Contessa 26 AQUARELLE is a much loved example of the class benefitting from upgrading and modernising in recent years. Now reluctantly offered for sale he inventory highlights include:

Yanmar 1GM10 marine diesel engine

Featherstream 3 blade bronze feathering propellor

Simard TP1000 tiller pilot

NASA Clipper Duet Depth, Speed and Log instrument

Tack Tick wireless wind system

Comar AIS-MULTI receiver

Standard Horizon GX-150E DSCVHF with CommandMic in cockpit

Origio spirit fuelled galley stove

Lavac manual marine toilet

Harken roller reefing system

Rocna 10kg anchor on chain/warp rode

Lying ashore at Craobh Marina the Contessa 26 AQUARELLE is available for immediate viewing.

CONSTRUCTION

Hull Construction:

Single piece GRP moulded hull with encapsulated keel

Hand consolidated, monolythic laminate

Topsides finished in blue paint

Underwater hull coated with a preventative epoxy treatment in 1995

Underwater hull finished in red antifouling

Deck & Superstructure Construction:

Single piece GRP moulded deck incorporating coachroof superstructure and self-draining cockpit

Non-slip moulded texture panels to finish deck and coachroof

Teak slats to finish cockpit seating

Moulding finished in white paint

Keel & Rudder:

GRP encapsulated long keel

Lead ballast

Full depth pintle hung rudder with prop aperture

MACHINERY

Engine:

Yanmar 1GM10 marine diesel engine (1986)

10hp

Single cylinder, naturally aspirated, raw water cooled

Mechanical reversing marine gearbox

Single lever morse control

Maintenance & Performance:

Engine service yearly - last serviced winter 2022

Cruising speed under engine 4.5kts

Set of cruising spares aboard

Propulsion & Steering:

Stainless steel propshaft

Featherstream 3 blade, bronze feathering propeller

Autopilot:

Simrad TP1000 tiller pilot

ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS

Voltage systems:

12VDC onboard power system

Battery Banks:

Battery 1 – 1x 12VDC, 110Ah lead acid

Battery 2 - 1x 12VDC, 110Ah lead acid

Alternator:

Single engine driven alternator

General:

Solar Panel – Trickle charging batteries

12VDC charging sockets at chart table

PLUMBING

Fresh Water:

Manually pumped fresh water system

Manual cold water tap in galley and heads

Bilge Pumps:

Manual bilge pump x2

TANKAGE

Fuel:

Single diesel tank

Tank capacity 22L

Consumption approx. 0.75l/h cruising at 4.5 knts

Fresh Water:

Single fresh water tank

Tank capacity 60L

NAVIGATION & COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT

On Deck:

Depth/Speed – NASA Clipper Duet

Wind – Tack Tick wireless system

Magnetic Compass

Below Decks:

GPS – Garmin eTrex-H

Communications Equipment:

AIS – Comar AIS-MULTI receiver, connecting to PC

DSC VHF – Standard Horizon GX-150E DSCVHF with CommandMic in cockpit

Navtex – NASA Clipper

DOMESTIC EQUIPMENT

Galley:

Stove – Origo 3000 spirit stove, gimbal mounted

Sink – With manually pumped cold water tap

Heads:

Toilet – Lavac manual marine toilet

Sink – fold out with manually pumped cold water tap

ACCOMMODATION

Forepeak

Two single berths in V-layout with infill to create double

Shelves above bunks, outboard forward

Storage in lockers beneath

Heads:

Door to forepeak and heads are closed to create a thwartships heads compartment

Lavac manual marine toilet located outboard to port

Bulkhead mounted, fold out wash hand basin with manually pumped cold water tap

Galley/Nav Station:

Located forward of saloon.

Galley unit outboard to port with cooker mounted on gimbals above storage unit.

Selection of lockers below and outboard.

Worktop area to starboard with inset sink below cover panel centrally.

Nav instruments mounted outboard of worktop

Fold out section of worktop to extend Nav table work space.

Selection of lockers below worktop

Saloon:

Located between companionway and galley/nav station

Bench settees outboard port and starboard

Settees convert to single bunks which extend aft under the cockpit to extend bunk length

Batteries located beneath starboard bunk

DECK EQUIPMENT

Rig:

Keel stepped masthead sloop rig

Anodised alloy mast and spars

Stainless steel standing rigging, fully replaced in 2009

Harken roller reefing system on forestay

Slab reefing mainsail

Block and tackle kicker

Mainsheet horse upgraded with block and tackles to pull mainsheet to windward

Winches:

Primary Winches – 2x Lewmar Evo 15, self-tailing, two-speed

Secondary Winches – 2x Harken 9, single speed

Mast Mounted Winch – Lewmar 6, single speed

Sails:

Mainsail – White dacron, slab reefing

Genoa – White dacron, roller reefing

Spinnaker

Canvas Work:

Mainsail Cover

Sprayhood

Spraydodgers

Boom Tent

Anchoring & Mooring:

Bower Anchor – Ronca 10 with chain (8m) and warp (50m) rode

Kedge Anchor – Danforth anchor

Mooring Warps – Selection

Fenders – Selection

Boat hook

General:

Single bow roller

Stainless steel pulpit rail

Deck mounted stainless steel stanchions supporting single, plastic covered stainless steel guardwire

Deck mounted alloy mooring cleats forward and aft

‘Panama’ fairleads forward

Hardwood grabrails running the length of the coachroof, outboard

Stainless steel liferaft cradle mounted on coachroof between sprayhood and mast

Moulded cockpit coamings with winches mounted on coaming top

Bench seats to port and starboard sides of cockpit with lockers beneath aft sections of both

Mainsheet horse mounted aft of cockpit.

Small section of deck aft of cockpit with hatch to access lazarette locker

Stainless steel pulpit rail

Outboard storage bracket located to port side of rail.

SAFTEY EQUIPMENT:

General note on safety equipment: Any safety equipment such as liferafts, Epirbs, fire extinguishers and flares etc. are usually personal to the current owner(s) and if being left on-board as part of the sale of a used vessel may require routine servicing, replacement, or changing to meet a new owners specific needs.

Navigation Lights:

Masthead tri-colour and anchor light

Steaming light

Navigation lights

DISCLAIMER

In this case we are acting as brokers only.

The Owner is not selling in the course of a business. whilst every care has been taken in their preparation , the correctness of these particulars is not guaranteed. The Purchaser is strongly advised to check the particulars and where appropriate at their expense to employ a qualified Marine Surveyor to carry out a survey and/or to have an engine trial conducted which if conducted by us shall not imply any liability for such engine on our part.

This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice