This classic 161ft 1961 Robert Clarke 37ft Sloop offered by H. Attrill & Sons is an iconic design featuring an impressive racing heritage for both inland and offshore regattas. Built with teak and mahogany planking, bronze fittings on oak frames, she is a fast and well-built yacht. Fitted with Beta Marine BV1305 35HP diesel engine, she enjoys low running costs and easy maintenance. Inside, traditional interior of timber construction is functional and comfortable. A range of instruments including a Merlin Smart Guage battery monitor provide detailed navigation data. Finished with a spacious saloon, two berths forward, galley and navigation station, she provides a roomy and comfortable cruisng experience. A perfect combination of speed and functionality, this classic sloop is a great investment prospect waiting an enthusiastic skipper.
English
With some iconic designs to his name, including the likes of ‘GYPSY MOTH III’ for Sir Francis Chichester and ‘BRITISH STEEL’ for Chay Blyth; Robert Clarke had a reputation for drawing fast yachts which were pleasing on the eye. AN SULAIR is one of a series of designed Clarke produced between 35’- 45’ all very similar in style including CORABIA. All for the yachts have proven extremely capable offshore cruisers while being capable of winning at regattas.
AN SULAIR has been in the current ownership since 2002 During this period she has wintered ashore annually; enjoying a period of time in the shed each year for her annual maintance program to be completed. With health issues now restricting her owners enjoyment of the boat AN SULAIR is offered for sale with an inventory ready to sail away. Inventory highlights include:
Teak/ Mahogany planking on oak frames Beta BV1305 marine diesel engine
Bronze folding propellor
Merlin smart alternator controller
Merlin Smart Guage battery monitor
Baby Blakes manual marine toilet
Dickinson Alaska diesel fired stove
AN SULAIR is available for viewing by prior appointment, she will be coming ashore for winter storage ashore at the end of September 2021.
CONSTRUCTION Hull Construction:
Teak / Mahogany carvel planking
Oak wood keel
Oak timbers
Oak stringers and beam shelve
Galvanised metal strap floors
Deck & Superstructure Construction:
Oak deck beams
Metal deck beam in way of mast
Marine ply subdeck with lead Teak side decks
Mahogany coachroof sides
Marine ply coachroof top finished in treadmaster panels
Cockpit built in mahogany
strong>Keel & Rudder:
Bolt on lead ballast keel
Bronze keelbolts inspected and torque checked annually
Laminated hardwood rudder with bronze rudder stock
MACHINERY Engine & gearbox:
Beta Marine BV1305
35hp @ 3600RPM
4 cylinder, naturally aspirated, indirectly cooled
Mechanical reversing marine gearbox
Maintenance & Performance:
Engine last serviced Spring 2021
2667 recorded running hours @ August 2021
Propulsion & Steering:
Stainless steel prop shaft
Bronze 3 bladed folding Gori propellor
Autopilot:
Raymarine ST2000+ tiller pilot
ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS Voltage systems:
12VDC onboard power system
Battery Banks:
Engine Battery – 1x 12VDC 75Ah lead acid
Battery Bank 2 – 1x 12VDC 100Ah lead acid
Alternator:
Single engine driven alternator.
12v/55amp
Merlin Smart controller
Battery Monitor:
Merlin Smart Guage
General:
12VDC auxiliary charging socket
USB charging socket
PLUMBING Fresh Water:
Manually pump cold water only system.
Manually pumped tap at galley
Bilge Pumps:
Electric Bilge Pump – auto and manual switching
Manual Pump – 1x modern diaphragm pump 1x Traditional bronze stirrup pump
TANKAGE Fuel:
Single diesel tank
Galvanised steel
Approximate capacity 120Lts
Fresh Water:
Double fresh water tank.
Galvanised steel
Approximate capacity 400 Lts
NAVIGATION & COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT On Deck:
Depth
TackTick
GPS Repeater
VHS Repeater Speaker
Below Decks:
GPS – Garmin GPS128 with NMEA plug-in for serial port
Mounting for TackTick instrument.
Communications Equipment:
DSC VHF – Cobra Marine MRF77BGPSE
DOMESTIC EQUIPMENT Galley:
Galley Stove - Flavel Vanessa 2 burner and grill gas cooker, gimbal mounted
Oven – Flavel Vanessa stand alone oven unit, fixed in position
Stainless steel sink
Manually pumped cold water tap
Heads:
Baby blakes manual marine toilet
Heating & Ventilation:
Dickinson Alaska diesel stove
Lighting:
Bulkhead mounted lighting throughout interior
Overhead lighting under side deck in galley
Parrafin lamps x 3
Entertainment:
Kenwood radio/CD head unit
Speakers in saloon
ACCOMMODATION Summary of Accommodation:
Twin forward cabin
Saloon with two single berths
Galley
Quarter berth
Accommodation Finish:
Traditional interior of timber construction
Bulkheads and unit bases finished in white paint. ( West Coast Finish)
Varnished mahogany trims
Solid teak soleboards
White painted deckheads
Varnished mahogany slats to finish hull sides
Description of Accommodation from Forward: Forward Cabin:
Access to chain locker forward
Two single berths in V-berth layout
Infill to create double
Drawers beneath bunks with cave lockers below
Heads:
Forward of mast to starboard
Forward facing Baby Blakes marine toilet mounted aft
Hanging locker opposite to port
Saloon:
Centrally mounted saloon table with double drop leaves
Bench settees port and starboard, both converting to single bunks with ‘trotter box’ to extend length of port bunk.
Small storage unit forward of port berth with counter top, drawer below and locker above
Shelves outboard of seats overhead with louver doored lockers aft
Cave lockers outboard of seat back and bin lockers beneath seat bases
Galley:
Aft of saloon to port
Gimbal mounted cooker forward with fixed oven beneath
Worktop aft with inset stainless steel sink
Selection of storage outboard of galley cooker and worktop
Nav Station:
Compact chart table to starboard aft of settee
GPS mounted outboard
VHF mounted overhead
Selection of drawers beneath
DECK EQUIPMENT Rig:
Keel stepped, double spreader, masthead sloop rig
Mast of laminated spruce construction
Boom of roller furling type, spruce construction with bronze end fitings, converted to slab reefing
Whisker pole of spruce construction, rectangular profile
Self taking boom for jib of spruce construction
Standing rigging of stainless steel wire with chromed bronze bottle screws
Profurl roller reefing system on forestay
Secondary forestay for self-tacking jib, rigs on boom with track forward of mast
Winches:
Primary Winches – 2x Barlow 34, two speed.
Mast Winches – 1x Barient, single-speed, self-tailing 2x Bronze single speed
Sails:
Mainsail – White Dacron, slab reefing with 3 full reefs ; Hood :Recut 2019
Mainsail #2 - Original Light Weather Main
Genoa – White Dacron, blue UV strip, roller reefing
Self-tacking Job – White, hank-on, rigs on boom.
Cruising Chute
Reefed Stay Sail
Canvas Work:
Mainsail cover
Sprayhood
Cockpit tent – rigs over boom
Forward deck hatch cover
Cockpit tonneau cover
Tiller cover
Anchoring & Mooring:
Bower Anchor – 45lb CQR on 40m x 10mm chain rode
Kedge Anchor – CQR + 30Mt x 10mm
Manual Windlass – SeaTiger 555 with chain gypsy and warping drum
Mooring Warps – Selection
Fenders - Selection
General:
Galvanised stemhead fitting with double bow rollers.
Stainless steel pulpit and pushput rails
Stainless steel stanchions mounted on bronze deck fittings
Double tier stainless steel wires with gates port and starboard
Samson post centrally forward
Belfast type mooring cleats forward
Mahogany grabrails on port and starboard sides of coachroof
Track for self-tacking Jib boom forward of mast
Dorade vents port and starboard sides of mast
Primary winches mounted outboard of cockpit
Mahogany cockpit coamings
U-shaped seating in cockpit with lockers beneath
Short section of deck aft of cockpit
Bronze mooring cleats aft
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:
LED Anchor Light
Tri Colour Mast Head
Low level navigation lights
Life saving:
Gas Alarm
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.
