Victoria Frances 26 for sale in Dartmouth United Kingdom

Remarks :

The Frances 26 is an early Chuck Paine design originally designed for his own personal use, made for fast, simple sailing. They offer a mix of day sailor and offshore cruiser and since their introduction in 1974 over 200 have been built on both sides of the Atlantic with one known to have circumnavigated. Shebeca is a very fine example of this capable yet compact cruising yacht and been exceptionally well kept and maintained by her current owner. She was out of the water antifouled and serviced in February 2022 and is now berthed on the River Dart awaiting new adventures with her next owners.

Accommodation :

Sleeps 4 in 4 single berths in 1 cabin plus saloon

Cabin:

• Companionway steps
• Ample shelving and stowage
• Blue upholstery
• Starboard side Navigation station with large port facing chart table
• Instrument/switch panel.
• Saloon table
• Portlights
• Coach roof windows
• Timber flooring
• Curtains
• Barometer & Clock
• 2 x single berths forward
• 2 x single berths stern
• Seating
• Hanging rail

Galley:

• Portside linear galley
• Work surface
• Origo 2-burner Gas cooker
• Cutlery / crockery
• Stainless-steel sink

Heads:

• New Jabsco manual marine toilet

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.
Inventory :

Anchoring and Mooring Equipment:

• 25 lb CQR anchor 
• Bruce anchor  
• New 8mm anchor chain
• Boathook
• 6 x fenders
• 8 x mooring warps

Navigation Equipment:

• Lowrance HDS 5m Chartplotter
• Auto pilot
• NASA log / speed (2021)
• NASA wind indicator (2021)
• Compass
• NASA echosounder (2021)
• Lowrance VHF with AIS receiver

General Equipment:

• Sprayhood new 2021
• Cockpit canopy new in 2020
• Stack Pack sail cover
• Cockpit cushions
• Lazy Jacks
• 1 x cockpit locker
• Teak cockpit grating  

Safety Equipment:

• Stainless steel pushpit, pulpit and lifelines
• Radar reflector
• Automatic bilge pump
• Manual bilge pump
• Flares
• Foghorn
• Water level alarm
• Jackstays
• Navigation lights

Mechanical :

Hull & Construction

• Hand-laid GRP hull
• Moulded non-slip surface to deck, coachroof and cockpit coamings
• Tiller steering
• Long keel

Engine:

• Yanmar GM
• 9 HP
• Diesel
• Cruising speed 5 knots
• Maximum speed 5.5 knots
• Sea water cooled
• Last service Feb 2022
• Shaft drive
• Engine access under companionway steps

Electrical:

• 12v system
• 2 x batteries both 2020
• Victron battery charger
• Shore power
• Solar panel

Tankage:

• Stainless Steel fuel tank (45 litres capacity)
• New freshwater tank
• Manual water system

Deck & Rigging:

• Bermudan sloop rig
• Kemp spars
• Stainless-steel standing rigging (2011)
• Running rigging
• Slab reefing mainsail  
• Headsail furling
• Plastimo roller furling system
• Spinnaker pole
• Stack Pack
• Midship spring cleats
• Lazy Jacks
• Wooden coach roof grab rails 

Sails:

• Mainsail
• Spare Mainsail
• Genoa
• Spinnaker
• Main and Genoa washed and serviced 2022

Winches:

• 2 x Gibb genoa winches
• 3 x Gibb Halyard winches