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LOCATION
Ipswich United Kingdom
YEAR
1973
LENGTH
30.31 ft.
Condition
Used
Name
Alceator
Year
1973
Make & Model
Tornado 31
Boat type
Sail
Length
30.31 ft.
Fuel Type
Diesel
Location
Ipswich United Kingdom
Beam
10.01 ft.
LWL
22.18 ft.
The Tornado 31, a Frank Butler design, has good performance with a well balanced helm and the traditional layout below offers up to six berths. Still in her original ownership from new, the boat has been well maintained and carefully used over the years and is a much loved family favourite. Well presented and wonderfully original, a delightful classic family cruiser.
Viewing by appointment through the Suffolk office.
The Tornado 31, a Frank Butler design, has good performance with a well balanced helm and the traditional layout below offers up to six berths. Still in her original ownership from new, the boat has been well maintained and carefully used over the years and is a much loved family favourite. Well presented and wonderfully original, a delightful classic family cruiser.
Viewing by appointment through the Suffolk office 01473 659 681.
The accommodation offers up to six berths in two cabins with full standing headroom. V berth forward with infill. |Opening hatch to deck. Full width heads compartment with marine toilet and washbasin. Hanging locker opposite. In saloon, settee berth to port with dinette opposite. The table lowers to convert it into a double berth. Quarter berth to port with galley opposite. Gimballed two burner gas hob with grill. Sink drainer. Manually pumped water supply. 60 gallons freshwater capacity. Eberspacher diesel fired hot air central heating.
Located abaft the companionway, Bukh DV20 twin cylinder 20hp diesel engine. Electric or hand start. Seawater cooled. Shaft drive to two bladed propeller. Single lever control. 12 gallons fuel capacity in stainless steel tank giving approximately 200 miles range at 5 knots cruising speed. Maximum speed under power 6.5 knots.
Masthead rigged sloop. Anodised aluminium mast and boom. Stainless steel standing rigging (2005). Polyester running rigging (2005). Slab reefing mainsail. Bulldog headsail furling system. Two Barlow sheet winches. Two Barlow halyard winches. Whisker pole.
Built in 1973 by Playvisa to a design by Frank Butler. White GRP hull. White GRP superstructure with moulded non-slip to deck. Aft self draining cockpit. Fin keel. Skeg hung rudder. Wheel steering.
Engine Horse Power
20.0
Max Speed Knots
6.5
Cruising Speed
5 knots
Propeller Type
2 Blade
HULL
Hull Material
Fiberglass
Designer
Frank Butler
Ballast
1475
OTHER
Drive Transmission Description
Direct
Displacement(kgs)
3350 kilograms
Keel Type
Fin Keel
Water Tanks Capacity
227.12 liters
Fuel Tanks Capacity
45.42 liters
The Tornado 31 is a 30 feet long that boasts a 10 feet beam. This 1973 diesel Tornado 31 is powered by a Bukh DV20, with 20.0 horsepower, capable of reaching a maximum speed of 6.5 knots and a cruising speed of 5 knots. The Tornado 31 is made of fiberglass.